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Paula Tyree of Interim Healtcare will deliver a talk on “Discussing Physical and Emotional Heart Issues” at the Waynesboro YMCA on Wednesday, March 23, at noon. The talk is cosponsored by the Waynesboro Y and the Waynesboro Senior Center in conjunction with the 2011 Big Read. A lunch of lasagna, salad and a light dessert…
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The Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce introduce today a free Chamber RX drug discount card. Chamber RX is a program of Chamber Solutions, a Norfolk-based firm providing services to chambers of commerce. The card is offered in an effort to make prescription drugs more affordable, especially to people with no health insurance or those…
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The minutes are counting down. “I’m pumped. Let’s get it on!” said Marvin Ward, the president of Awesome Wrestling Entertainment, a Virginia-based professional-wrestling promotion with aspirations toward the big time. AWE will mark its launch Saturday night with its first live event at Waynesboro High School. The main event pits former WWE superstar Jimmy Wang…
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The polls are now open in the Wildlife Center of Virginia’s campaign to name a red-tailed hawk – a non-releasable hawk that will soon be visiting schools as one of the Center’s environmental ambassadors. The Center is taking online votes in this Name-the-Hawk contest through Monday, Feb. 21, and everyone is encouraged to participate. To…
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When you work box office at a movie theater, you become very practiced in the art of people watching. I realize that makes me sound like a complete creep, but its something that cannot be helped. You notice when an elderly couple in their Sunday best come in to view a matinee showing of “Jackass…
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Redevelopment team members for the Mill at South River in Waynesboro announced today that the project has successfully completed a $5.5 million voluntary remediation and site preparation phase of the property redevelopment. It is the largest known voluntary Brownfield investment by an individual in Virginia and ranks in the top 7 percent in size of…
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Winners of the local Waynesboro Elk Lodge Hoop Shoot recently competed in the Central Virginia District Hoop Shoot in Fredericksburg. The Waynesboro Basketball club had five members advance to this district competition. Pictured are Brie Moore, who competed in the 12-13 age category; Meredith Lloyd, who competed in the 8-9 age category; Sarah Sondrol, who…
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Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Linda Hershey announced today that John R. “Jay” Crawford has been hired as the Chamber’s director of membership development. Crawford comes to the GARCC after serving as the director of communications for the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce and the vice president of the Greene County…
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DuPont Community Credit Union continued to demonstrate the availability of credit by once again growing total loans for the fourth quarter for 2010 compared to the same period for 2009. The Waynesboro-headquartered credit union, which operates nine branches in the Central Shenandoah Valley region, reported that $41.6 million in loans were funded during the fourth…
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The Waynesboro Economic Development Authority, in conjunction with the Strategic Plan Task Force, has announced that Moran, Stahl & Boyer has been selected to assist with the development of the city’s Economic Development Strategic Plan. MS&B has over 45 years experience in site selection and economic-development consulting with clients nationwide, including Augusta, James City, and…
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