Back to the past: Readers share memories of Staunton Mall
Staunton Mall is no more, but the memories are forever. Let’s take a trip down memory lane, but also look hopeful toward the future of construction at the former mall.
Staunton Mall is no more, but the memories are forever. Let’s take a trip down memory lane, but also look hopeful toward the future of construction at the former mall.

The Wayne Theatre has added a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. on Saturday for the otherwise sold out production of “Dial M for Murder.”
Pedestrian deaths in Virginia are up 34 percent this year compared to this time in 2021.
The Boys & Girls Club of Waynesboro, Staunton and Augusta County received a donation Tuesday of books and games for its new teen center.
Halloween is being celebrated in the region with haunted houses, hayrides, pumpkin picking and lots of events involving spooks, mazes, candy, crafts and fun for all ages.
A golf course, swimming pool and tennis courts may be on the property, and members still enjoy special benefits, but Orchard Creek is no longer Waynesboro’s Country Club.
Waynesboro was presented with its first AFID grant to invest in a new business in the former Virginia Metalcrafters building.
The Blue Ridge Children’s Museum will be hosting its annual Lantern Walk on Saturday, Nov. 12.
Based on the early voting numbers, around 10 percent of the people who will choose between Ben Cline and Jennifer Lewis in the Sixth District have already done so.
Politics is sure making for some strange bedfellows in Augusta County, which is blowing up over controversial comments made by the Commonwealth’s attorney at a recent Board of Supervisors meeting.
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