FMS PGs win in first game without UVa. recruit

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After a 30-day holiday layoff, Fishburne Military School’s postgraduate basketball team returned to action on Wednesday night at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista and returned to Waynesboro with a 21-point win over the Knights JV squad. The Caissons accomplished the 84-63 victory without the help of starting point guard and team captain Teven Jones….

Local attorney announces run for School Board

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Attorney Linda Schorsch Jones has announced that she will run for the At-Large seat on the Waynesboro School Board in the May 1 general election. A long-time Waynesboro resident, Jones graduated from Stuarts Draft High School in 1982 and from the University of Virginia in 1986, earning a bachelor of arts degree with honors in…

Youth Night Talent O’rama at the Gateway

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The Richard Adams Variety Show will feature the Youth Night Talent O’rama on Friday, Jan. 13, at WTA’s Gateway, 329 W. Main St. in Downtown Waynesboro. The evening will be a celebration of local youth and their talents. Performance is at 7:30 p.m. The host of the show, Richard Adams has assembled an impressive cadre…

United Way of Greater Augusta’s Volunteer Center Launch at local Senior Centers

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United Way of Greater Augusta will launch their Volunteer 2012 initiative at area Senior Centers on Friday, Jan. 20. The Volunteer Center is an online center approved by the Virginia Office of Volunteerism and Community Service to serve our region. Over the next 12 months, the UWGA Volunteer 2012 initiative is to Give 20 Hours,…

A new way to learn languages

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A new world language-learning resource, Powerspeak Languages, is now available at Waynesboro Public Library. Powerspeak Languages is a new online language learning course that uses a variety of methods to engage learners. The core languages available are Spanish, French, German, Mandarin Chinese, and English for ESL learners. Each course uses a variety of multi-sensory activities…

Community Emergency Response Training offered

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The Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro and Augusta County will be offering Community Emergency Response Training. The course will be held on Thursday mornings, Jan.12–March 15, from 9–11:30 a.m. at the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission Office at 112 MacTanly Place in Staunton. This nine-week course uses a standard curriculum designed by the Federal Emergency…

Film company debuts doc series

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First stop: Waynesboro. The next stop: public television? That’s the goal of an upstart Waynesboro filmmaking company. “Basically what we want to do is find a way for our films to be seen by people,” said Mark Miller, the director of photography at Alpha Vision Films, which premiered its “Truth on the Table” documentary film…