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Staff Report An 18-year-old Waynesboro man was charged on Tuesday in connection with a shooting that police had initially said was self-inflicted. Brian H. Henkel has been charged with discharge of a firearm in an occupied dwelling in the Sept.8 shooting of Joshua Via, 21, who suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. Via has…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Former Mississippi governor Ray Mabus will be in Waynesboro on Thursday to lead a “Real Change for Rural America” community forum for the Barack Obama presidential campaign. Mabus served as governor of Mississippi from 1988-1992 and was selected as the best governor of the millennium in a 1999 poll commissioned…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Waynesboro Public Library Foundation is back on with its kickoff fundraiser for its campaign to collect matching funds for the upcoming expansion of the 600 S. Wayne Ave. library. The Foundation will run a hot-dog stand at the Kroger on Arch Avenue on Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. and Saturday…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Todd Patrick knows Waynesboro well enough to refer to the Waynesboro Town Center as the place where the old Outlet Village used to be. “I don’t know what it was, but something about the community always seemed attractive. The people were always nice, always cordial, just wonderful to be around….
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Waynesboro Public Library Foundation fundraiser set for Friday and Saturday in the Kroger parking lot has been canceled due to bad weather in the forecast for the next two days. The Foundation was going to operate a hot-dog stand at the Kroger on Arch Avenue Friday and Saturday to…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Blues Lady and a Martian Christmas story will debut at the September installment of “The River City Radio Hour” in Waynesboro next week. The Sept. 19 edition of the “Radio Hour” will take place at the Blue Ridge Christian Fellowship hall at 329 W. Main St. in Downtown Waynesboro….
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Waynesboro Public Library Foundation is commencing its campaign to assist the city in the $2 million expansion of the South Wayne Avenue public library this weekend. The foundation will operate a hot-dog stand at Kroger on Arch Avenue on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. both…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] King Golden Banshee Irish has the Friday-night gig at Stone Soup Books and Cafe in Downtown Waynesboro this week. The music starts at 6 p.m. There is no cover charge, but seating is limited. Call 540.943.0084 to make reservations.
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Story and Photos by Chris Graham [email protected] The second annual Chili Blues ‘N Brews Cook-off was pushed back a day by the dud of a storm that was Hanna, but the delay didn’t dampen turnout at the Downtown Waynesboro event. “We were right at where we were last year,” said Rick Moyer, the events coordinator…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The threat of rain and wind associated Tropical Storm Hanna has pushed the organizers of the Chili Blues ‘N Brews Cook-Off scheduled for Saturday back a day to Sunday. The cook-off will be held on Sunday with gates opening at noon in Constitution Park in Downtown Waynesboro. The weather forecast…
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