County to hold waste-collection event

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Augusta County’s Annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Augusta County Government Center in Verona. The following will be accepted from households only: solvents, paints (oil based only), fuels, antifreeze, used oil, lead-acid batteries, rechargeable batteries, mercury devices, fluorescent bulbs, computers, computer…

Tribute to Sinatra at the Gateway

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Rob Zappulla Quintet will bring their unique tribute to Frank Sinatra to the Gateway in Downtown Waynesboro on Saturday, Oct. 1. “Come Fly with Me” features the music of the great Sinatra from his days with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra to the showrooms of Las Vegas.  The five decades of the career of the unique…

Gateway to present country-music sensation

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Nineteen-year-old country sensation Cody Purvis will appear at WTA’s Gateway on Friday, Sept. 30, at 8 p.m.  Named “2011 Best Emerging Artist” by C’ville weekly, Purvis is on his way. Born and raised in Charlottesville, Purvis gets his country music roots honestly. His mom and dad both sang in country bands. At the age of 2, he was singing…

Chris Graham: He’s right

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He’s loud, no question, but he’s right. He is David O’Brien, and he’s been known to those who watch Waynesboro City Council meetings on the city public-access channel over the years as the guy who makes a lot of noise about a lot of things. He’s making noise these days about the deal approved recently…

Augusta Health Foundation awards $125K in local grants

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The Augusta Health Foundation, established by the Augusta Health Board of Directors in 2001 to support health initiatives and support partner health-improvement organizations in the community, has awarded $125,000 in single year grants to 12 local agencies. “This year, 2011, is a landmark year for the Augusta Health Foundation,” says Linda Gail Johnson, executive director…

Dinner to open up anti-gang efforts to local faith-based groups

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The SAW Coalition Recruitment and Recognition committee will be conducting an educational dinner for area faith-based churches in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County on Thursday, Sept. 22. The dinner will inform the attendees about the impact that gangs and drugs have on our community and how churches can help to combat the issues facing our…

Gateway’s Top Comic opens Friday night

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WTA’s Gateway will present the first round of the Top Comic Competition on Friday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m. The Charlottesville Comedy Roundtable will organize the Gateway Top Comic Competition.  The best new comics from Richmond, Charlottesville and the surrounding area will descend upon Waynesboro to battle it out for the title of Top Comic….

Tony Wright: Enemies within and enemies without

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We just commemorated the 10th anniversary of 9/11 two Sundays ago, and our president “tips his hat” and tries to travel the country “selling” a “jobs package”! That’s a job for the private sector, not the federal government.  We have a federal deficit of over $14.5 trillion!  Does anybody realize what a chunk of change…

DCCU remembers founder, Tichenor

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Dr. Robert L. Tichenor, 93, the last surviving founder and long-time director of DuPont Community Credit Union passed away recently. Dr. Tichenor was the first person appointed director emeritus in 2006 after 47 years of distinguished service to the credit union. “The DuPont Community Credit Union family was very sad to hear of Bob Tichenor’s…