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Item by Chris Graham Where did Waynesboro get its name? A new publication being put out by the Waynesboro Historical Commission tell you everything you want to know on the subject. The publication – Waynesboro Virginia and General Anthony Wayne – is available at the Plumb House Museum, the Waynesboro city tourism office and at…
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Item by Chris Graham The Third Fridays concert series in Downtown Waynesboro is back this coming Friday night with a performance by Molimo. The acoustic-rock band is made up of members Jim McAvoy, Kevin Crowe, RW Smith and Tom Serrano. The concert will be held in the former Radio Shack building in Willow Oak Plaza…
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Story by Chris Graham A fall referendum on several capital-improvements projects is close to being on the ballot in Waynesboro. As much rancor as there has been in the River City regarding government spending in recent months, city-council member Lorie Smith thinks the autumnal discussions could be quite beneficial.
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham PUSH: Waynesboro decides to hold fall capital-projects referendum I don’t know who will get the upper hand out of this one. Certainly the moderate majority on city council is thinking that it will be their side – and that a victory in November will spell doom for their…
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Story by Chris Graham Score one for the underdogs – nTelos Wireless is now the exclusive wireless provider of Virginia Tech football. “We are pleased to partner with nTelos for our upcoming football season – and we are looking forward to the co-promotional opportunities the sponsorship includes, and to endorsing the nTelos brand,” Virginia Tech…
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Item by Chris Graham Waynesboro’s win in the Valley League finals last week has propelled the Generals into the top 10 of the national summer-league baseball rankings. The Generals stand at sixth in the PGCrosschecker.com Summer 16 poll after taking the league title in four games over 2006 Valley champ Luray. Waynesboro was also the…
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Column by Chris Graham Just when you think the Waynesboro political scene couldn’t get any weirder … A group comes forward and says that Lorie Smith needs to recuse herself from further votes on the stormwater improvements that are in line to begin later this year because her husband is now in charge of overseeing…
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Item by Chris Graham Waynesboro culture is on the web – and residents can browse what’s going on in the River City with a click of the mouse. The Waynesboro Cultural Commission has launched www.waynesboroculture.com – which features a calendar of events and links to area arts organizations, festivals and more. Organizations and businesses that…
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Column by Chris Graham I’ve got a suggestion for Waynesboro City Council that could get them out of the corner they’ve put themselves in regarding stormwater-system improvements. The next time there’s a big storm in the River City, dispatch somebody from public works to the end of the rainbow and seize whatever the leprechaun has…
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Column by Chris Graham The numbers from the balloting in Waynesboro in yesterday’s 24th Senate District Republican Party primary jumped out at me right away.
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