Allied Realty names Polan new president

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Allied Realty Company—with more than 2.5 million square feet of commercial, manufacturing and distribution holdings in downtown Huntington, Kenova, Nitro and Parkersburg, W.Va.; Paris, Ky. and Waynesboro and Harrisonburg, Va.—today announced that its board of directors has elected Rebecca Polan as its new president. “One of my goals is to find ways to boost job…

Chris Graham: Time to move forward

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Remember when Waynesboro was the economic engine of this part of the Valley? Your first instinct might be to say that it still is. Look at the West End. Every chain retail store and restaurant known to American man has set up shop out there. Which is great – really, it is. It’s just that…

Hughes featured at Art Center in January

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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of January, is presenting paintings by Malcolm Hughes. Hughes feels that his painting results from a combination of two interests: that of studying the shape of natural things in all their particularity and the way things are mysteriously connected and interrelated as an ingredient of the phenomenon…

Tony Wright: Who will be the Republican nominee – and will it matter?

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The Republican nominee will be decided soon, so will you guess who it will be, and will it matter. I write this after listening to all the different voices during the Republicans final caucus, and I want to ask a question. Who do you think the final nominee and will it matter? We’ve got Mitt…

SMAC has reason to cheer at Hoki Christmas Meet

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The Shenandoah Marlins Aquatic Club, which swims at the Waynesboro Y, sent swimmers to the Hoki Christmas Meet in Christiansburg Dec. 9-11. Swimmers participating in the Hoki Christmas Meet were Alexis Brooks (15), Peyton Brooks (11), Chris Carmagnola (11), Lindsey Carter (15), Mackenzie Carter (12), Maya Chatterson (8), Nate Chatterson (6), Hailey Cook (10), Alice…

Fort Defiance volleyball raises money for breast cancer education

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The girls on the Fort Defiance High School volleyball team organized and played a “pink game” against the girls from the Waynesboro High School volleyball team in October. The girls wore special pink jerseys that evening, and proceeds from the event were donated to the Augusta Health Cancer Center’s fund for breast cancer education. The…

Erie Insurance presents donation to Habitat

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John Lasher, vice president and claims manager for Erie Insurance presents Rhonda Howdyshell, executive director of Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Habitat, with a contribution of $1,000.00 on behalf of the employees at the Waynesboro office. Erie Insurance employees throughout their service area have designated over $110,000 to help Habitat for Humanity build homes, lives and communities. Waynesboro staff…