
Church Hosts Christmas Dinner
Blue Ridge Chapel Church of the Brethren hosted an incredible Christmas dinner for the Waynesboro Senior Center on Friday, Dec. 7.

Blue Ridge Chapel Church of the Brethren hosted an incredible Christmas dinner for the Waynesboro Senior Center on Friday, Dec. 7.

TV commercial set to run on Comcast in the Waynesboro/Staunton market promoting December 2012 events at the Gateway Theatre in Waynesboro, Va. Spot produced by Augusta Free Press.

Barbi Moon-Theado (left) and Laura K. Knowles (right) of Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Habitat for Humanity have completed the required coursework and testing this fall through the Virginia Association of Housing Counselors to achieve the status of Certified Housing Counselor.

On Saturday, Dec. 15 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. a Community Health Fair will get underway at the Booker T. Washington Community Center, 1114 W. Johnson Street, Staunton, to provide an opportunity for neighbors and friends to come and enjoy free live holiday music, health screenings, public information booths, and toys for the children.

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced that the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission was among 37 recipients of tourism marketing grants totaling more than $543,000.

A 22-point game by Liberty redshirt senior guard/forward Devon Brown (Waynesboro, Va./Waynesboro) helped boost the Flames (5-3) to a 60-48 win at James Madison (3-5) Tuesday evening at the JMU Convocation Center.

For the 18th year, DuPont Community Credit Union will award $1,000 scholarships to 20 high school seniors and one adult at DCCU’s Annual Meeting in late April. A total of $21,000 in scholarships will be awarded at the meeting. The deadline for applications is March 4, 2013.

As the results roll in from a two-year Shenandoah Valley Regional Energy Efficiency Strategy developed and executed by the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, the program is being touted by Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Projects Coordinator, Ron Hachey, as a “shining star” among other state energy efficiency projects.

For three days this week, Fishburne Military School was one of the centers of the basketball universe. More than 80 college coaches were in Waynesboro for the Best Western Waynesboro Caisson Shootout, which featured four of the top 10 prep teams in the nation, and a plethora of future college stars.

Fishburne Military School head coach Ed Huckaby expected a good defensive effort out of his team after the Caissons gave up 100 points in a one-point loss to Gray Military Academy Friday night.
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