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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Frank Lucente doesn’t like the word vision. Tim Williams, significantly, does. “We certainly need an action plan. What’s the Scripture – without a vision, my people will perish?” Mayor Williams said at Monday’s Waynesboro City Council work session, interjecting into what had been a lengthy discussion involving Vice Mayor Frank…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro Vice Mayor Frank Lucente is proposing an overhaul of the city’s approach to economic development, and what he has in mind seems to have at least the initial support of the entire Waynesboro City Council. “The Economic Development Authority consists of seven good people who are pretty aware of…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro righthander Jake Cowan was honored as one of the Valley League’s players of the week after throwing a complete-game three-hitter in a 5-2 win over Covington last week. Cowan struck out 11 and walked four en route to the win. The UVa. product also picked up the win over…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The streaking Luray Wranglers have moved up to #3 in the Summer 16 rankings of summer college-baseball teams, and the just-as-hot Waynesboro Generals are not far behind. The Wranglers have won six in a row, including a win over last week’s top-ranked team in the country, the Vienna Senators of…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra will kick off its 12th concert season on Oct. 25 with Vivaldi ‘s “Four Seasons” and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “The Pastorale.” Other concerts on the schedule for the 2008-2009 year include “A Salute to the Presidency” Feb. 7-8 that will include Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait,” and…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Duffy and Matthew Thomas will play the Waynesboro Farmers’ Market today from 5-7 p.m. The Farmers’ Market will be open from 3-7 p.m. today at The Pavilion in Downtown Waynesboro. The market is open every Wednesday through the spring, summer and early fall.
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Waynesboro Generals and the Luray Wranglers both debuted in the PGCrosschecker.com Summer 16 rankings of the top summer baseball teams this week. The Generals (13-6) were ranked 11th in the poll after finishing the 2007 season at #6 after winning the Valley League championship. Luray (14-6) is #15 after…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The development business is slow right now – not surprisingly, considering that the economy is in the midst of a slowdown locally and nationally. But that doesn’t mean that Waynesboro city planner Jim Shaw is any less busy these days. “In general, when the development business is slow, a lot…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Singer-songwriter Elise Myers will be performing live at the Waynesboro Farmers Market on Wednesday and next week at the Summer of Praise Free Concert Series in Ridgeview Park in Waynesboro. Myers will be at the Farmers Market at The Pavilion in Downtown Waynesboro from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday. The Ridgeview Park…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] Will Jerry Gwaltney be Waynesboro’s next city manager? That’s what the rumor mill has cooking in Waynesboro this afternoon regarding the soon-to-be-open position. Gwaltney, who served as city manager in Waynesboro for 10 years and most recently was city manager in Danville, resigned his Danville…
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