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Seats are open on the following Waynesboro boards and commissions in Waynesboro. If you are a city resident and are interested in being considered for one of these openings, please request an application from the Clerk of Council or submit a letter of interest and resume to the Clerk at the address provided. If you…
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Nearly 18 percent of Waynesboro residents are age 65 and older, 5 percent above the national average, with growth in the senior population forecast both locally and nationally in the next 10 years that could push the numbers nationally to one in five people and in Waynesboro to one in four.
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A “Fractious Faction”? Or just good politics? The News Virginian raised the issue in a story-editorial package in its July 1 edition, a year to the day that Tim Williams was elected by his peers on City Council to serve as mayor and head up what we all assumed then was going to be a…
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Democratic Party lieutenant-governor nominee Jody Wagner will be in Waynesboro on Thursday, July 16, for a meet-and-greet with Valley voters. Wagner will stop at Chickpea’s restaurant in Downtown Waynesboro for an 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. event. Wagner served as the state treasurer under Gov. Mark Warner and was Secretary of Finance under Gov. Tim…
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Waynesboro City Council will hold a regular business meeting Monday, June 22, at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, 503 W. Main St. The agenda for the meeting:
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The first of two Waynesboro Generals summer baseball camps that had been scheduled to start today has been moved back to next week due to today’s rain. The June camp is now set for Wednesday, June 24, Thursday, June 25, and Friday, June 26, from 9 a.m. to noon each day.
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The Wayne Theatre Alliance will host its second annual Bluegrass, Blue Jeans & BBQ Festival on Saturday, June 13, from 4-9 p.m. in Waynesboro’s downtown Constitution Park on Main Street. Headlining the festival are The Hackensaw Boys, recognized by many as one of the most exciting new groups on the American music scene. This Charlottesville-based…
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Want to know how detailed the new Images of America: Waynesboro book is on the history of the River City? Coauthor Cortney Skinner wasn’t satisfied with just doing a sketch of the 18th century Tees Tavern that is looked at as the founding structure in what later became Waynesboro. No, Skinner came across an account…
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Democratic Party lieutenant-governor nomination candidate Mike Signer was in Waynesboro on Friday for a walking tour of Downtown Waynesboro and a visit with local Democrats in advance of the Tuesday, June 9, Democratic Party primary. AFP editor Chris Graham caught up with Signer to talk about the nomination race and later captured Signer’s talk with…
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Democratic Party lieutenant-governor nomination candidate Mike Signer will be in Waynesboro and Staunton for a trio of campaigns stops on Friday.
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