EMU splits pair with Juniata
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The Eastern Mennonite baseball team continued their play at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational on Tuesday and split a pair of seven-inning games with Juniata College.
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News website covering Luray, Page debuts
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LurayPageFreePress.com, a service of Augusta Free Press LLC, debuted with its first news posted to the website on Saturday, March 3. The website provides news on local government, schools, business and events in and around Luray and Page County. In addition to providing local news, LurayPageFreePress.com provides marketing, public-relations, web- and graphic-design and video-production services…
Warner talks health care
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Mark Warner had just said that Congress won’t be able to come up with a solution to federal-budget and national-debt issues until both Republicans and Democrats put some “skin in the game” to work toward a compromise solution. A member of the audience at the Waynesboro YMCA put those words back at the centrist Democrat,…
Let AFP build your Facebook Brand Timeline … for only $99!
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Facebook has opened the power of Timeline to business, industry and nonprofits. Act now – 0nly $99! You may have noticed something new with your Business Facebook Page. Facebook is now allowing businesses to change to its Timeline design – similar to what it already rolled out for personal Facebook pages. Whether you’re ready or…
Go mobile – for $99! – with AFP
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– One in two mobile phones in use today are smartphones – iPhones, Droids, Blackberries. – Two in three mobile users in the 25-34 age demographic use smartphones. – Nearly 7 percent of all web traffic comes from smartphones.
Uncle Henry’s Favorites at WTA’s Gateway
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Uncle Henry’s Favorites Old-Time String Band will bring their unique version of the music that was the hallmark of the mountain culture. The performance will be a homecoming for the band’s fiddler/guitarist Pete Vigour who was raised in Waynesboro. Joining him will be Ellen Vigour on mandolin, Jim Childress on fiddle and guitar and Mark…
Application period for Ray Houser Scholarship opens
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The Staunton Music Guild officially opened the application process for the newly established Ray Houser Scholarship on March 5. The scholarship fund was established in 2011 by the Staunton Music Guild in honor of Mr. Houser’s dedication to radio broadcasting, music, and his steadfast commitment towards helping others in his Shenandoah Valley community. Ray Houser…
Hunter Mabry: Policy toward Israel short-sighted
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With elections now over, this is a good time to take note of other important concerns needing our attention. One of these is our government’s recent action as reported in your news story, “US cuts UNESCO funding concerning Palestinian vote” (New Virginian, Nov. 1, 2011). The Obama administration was forced to take this action in…
Warner: We all need ‘skin in the game’ to solve debt, budget issues
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Mark Warner might be in D.C., but he’s definitely not of D.C. “No matter how many challenges you’ve got in the Valley or on City Council or others, they are not as wacky as the people that I work with up in D.C.,” Sen. Warner, D-Va., said during a visit to Waynesboro on March 2….
WWRC Foundation elects new officers
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The Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center Foundation elected new officers and board members at a recent meeting. Officers for 2012 include Emmett Toms Jr. of Waynesboro as president, Thomas Jorgensen of Greenwood as vice-president, Kathy Jencks of Fishersville as treasurer, Charles Frank Hilton of Harrisonburg as secretary, and Hiawatha Nicely Jr. of Daleville as past-president.
