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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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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] WINNERS: Waynesboro city employees They get an extra day off this year – Christmas Eve. Not for nothing, but maybe we should all have somebody legislate the rest of us extra paid holidays – at somebody else’s expense. LOSER: Mr. Congressman, Virginia had the first Thanksgiving Sixth…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] LOSERS: Megasite foes They were out in droves in 2006 – and I suspect that many of them were at the polls in Augusta County last week. In any case, they got outvoted – and I think that says a lot about where the county is on…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Yes or no – whatever Waynesboro residents end up saying about five bond issues in a nonbinding referendum on the ballot tomorrow will go a long way to determining what happens in next year’s city-council elections. “This is a good gauge for me, really, to see what the people want….
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Item by Chris Graham Jim Webb is bringing a Webb Site to Waynesboro next week. The senator will hold staff office hours at the Waynesboro Public Library on Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. Constituents in Waynesboro, Staunton and Augusta County can use the office hours to address questions related to Social Security and…
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Story by Chris Graham It was an event six years in the making – but George Hawke took it in stride. “I don’t need to read it. I know what it says,” said Hawke, holding a copy of his new historical volume, The History of Waynesboro, Virginia: 1900 to 1976, which was hot off the…
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Item by Chris Graham A food drive sponsored by Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes and the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network kicks off next week. Beginning Oct. 15, the Waynesboro and Staunton chapels of the funeral home will collect donations for the food bank. The Waynesboro chapel is located at 618 W. Main St. The…
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Item by Chris Graham Groovy, baby – I’m sure you’ll hear that catchphrase at least one time at the 26th annual Fall British Car Festival in Waynesboro this weekend. The event, sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley British Car Club, will be held at Ridgeview Park in Waynesboro on Saturday and Sunday. The car show is…
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Item by Chris Graham The Reel Rock Film Tour is coming to Waynesboro tonight – with a screening of “Chris Sharma’s King Lines,” which features perhaps the most famous rock climber in the world. The event will be held at the Spilman Auditorium at Waynesboro High School – with doors opening at 6 p.m. and…
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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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