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Progress Augusta is planning its first Drinking Liberally monthly mixer in Waynesboro on Tuesday night. The mixer is set for 7-9 p.m. at South River Restaurant and Wine Shop, 23 Windigrove Drive, Waynesboro. Progress Augusta has been holding monthly Drinking Liberally mixers in Staunton since December 2008. Find out more about the Waynesboro mixer on…
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We’re going to have some Division I-quality basketball going on across the street from the AFP office this fall and this winter. “We’ll have 10, 11 guys from this team play D1,” said Ed Huckaby, the coach of the new postgrad basketball program at Fishburne Military School, which is getting its 2009-2010 season started on…
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Add another name to the list of candidates for the Waynesboro city treasurer job. Terry Kent, 54, has thrown his hat into the ring for the seat held by embattled Treasurer Sandee Dixon. Dixon is running for a second term in the job in the face of a series of negative local and state audit…
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Dirk Robertson has a home away from home in the UK – in Waynesboro. “I have always believed in the positive effect writing, as an art, can have on the community, in general. That’s what made me want to come,” said Robertson, an author and novelist who makes an annual trek across the pond for…
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Motorists should be alert for a road closure at the Delphine Avenue railroad bridge replacement project in Waynesboro. Delphine Avenue will be closed from Hopeman Parkway to Main Street from Oct. 19 at 8 a.m. to Jan. 8, 2010 at 5 p.m. The lane closures will be 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. The lane closures will…
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Friday, Oct. 2, 9:30 – 11 a.m. – Chat-N-Play. Active play and discovery for your infant or toddler – conversation for YOU! Open to children ages 0-3 and their caregivers. Saturday, Oct. 3, 1 p.m. – The Art of Ray Yoder. Yoder’s son, Judge Yoder, gives this presentation about the art of a Waynesboro artist…
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Waynesboro Public Library is commemorating the art of long-time Waynesboro resident Ray Yoder with a special program and art exhibit. The program takes place on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. and will be given by Yoder’s son, judge Ronnie Yoder. The art exhibit, encompassing his career of 65 years, is on display for the…
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The reaction on local news blogs to the news that a former Waynesboro City Council member is facing attempted-rape allegations has exposed something about the River City. Not only are people anonymously attacking the alleged perpetrator, but the accuser herself is fodder for the gristmill. AFP editor Chris Graham wonders aloud where we’ve come to…
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Henry Cejudo used to have to borrow his brother’s shoes. “He’d work out, and I’d work out after,” said Cejudo, who as a high-school senior won the U.S. Nationals in 2006, and then against all odds won the Olympic freestyle-wrestling gold medal in Beijing in 2008. “Now I have my own shoe with adidas,” said…
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The News Virginian and NBC29 are cohosting a debate featuring 25th House District candidates Steve Landes and Greg Marrow tonight at 6 p.m. at Kate Collins Middle School in Waynesboro. Landes, an Augusta County Republican and public relations and marketing professional, is running for an eighth term in the Virginia House of Delegates. Marrow, a…
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