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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Jeff Ryman got the buzz. Carnegie Hall was on the line. Could he take the call? He knew what it had to be about. And he knew it was going to be amazing news. “I was alone in the choral suite, nobody around. And I sort of felt like I…
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Story by Erin Gutzwiller If asked three months ago if running for Waynesboro City Council was an option, Jeremy Taylor would have answered a simple “no.” But since then, the current Waynesboro School Board Ward C representative decided that his “talents can help continue our reputation as a great small city and, at the same…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] “Remember me? You wrote about me a few years ago. Said I was ‘the first bag lady of Waynesboro.’ ” Of course I remembered her. Bonnie Kiblinger. Collects aluminum and just about everything else, takes it all to the recycling center, donates the proceeds to area nonprofits….
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Photos by Chris Graham The Saltimbanco Bus Tour brought a circus-like atmosphere to Downtown Waynesboro Monday afternoon. Four performers from Saltimbanco engaged the crowds in an active street performance. The appearance was a sort of preview for an upcoming series of shows at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville scheduled for…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Saltimbanco brings Cirque de Soleil back to its roots of community involvement. And it will be on the streets of Staunton and Waynesboro on Monday through the Saltimbanco Bus Tour. “We created the bus to bring Cirque back to its roots of community involvement by provoking enthusiasm for Saltimbanco through…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Moving Waynesboro Forward – The Official Chris Graham for Waynesboro City Council Website Listen to Chris Graham’s announcement speech. After 12 years of reporting the news, I’m now making it. “I have asked you all to be here today so that I can begin with you on a new…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Don’t underestimate the value of this bit of news. Megan Williamson certainly isn’t. “I have to stress that this is big news. I agree with that completely. We were very excited,” the Waynesboro economic-development director said in an interview for today’s “Augusta Free Press Show,” talking about the announcement on…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte is trying to see the positive regarding recent economic news. “This is the kind of news we need to hear with what is going on in the economy right now,” Goodlatte said while being briefed on recent successes at Clark Manufacturing facility in Waynesboro this morning,…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro is a reasonably sized city with a growing senior and disabled population – and with only limited options for people of any age and physical and mental ability level as far as public transportation is concerned. An ongoing community-needs survey being conducted by the Waynesboro Disability Services Board could…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro taxpayers won’t have to foot the bill for a lawsuit or a second referendum to resolve a legal snafu involving a recent popular vote affirming three capital-improvements projects. “I really think we’re making a mistake, but I always thought if I ever got in this dilemma, I would go…
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