TSA Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A

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Come to Chick-fil-A of Waynesboro for dinner with your family and raise money for students in the Technology Student Association to be able to attend their national conference in Dallas, Texas. Be sure to come between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. and tell the cashier at Chick-fil-A that you are with Wilson Memorial High School…

‘Long-awaited,’ ‘special,’ ‘surreal’ day for FMS grads

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The final order came down, and a flurry of hats flew into the air, marking the end of 35 cadet careers at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro. “It’s been long-awaited,” said Alex Burkard of Stuarts Draft, who began at Fishburne as an eighth-grader, and for whom the graduation ceremony on Saturday was the end of…

Chris Graham joins ‘Baseball in the Valley’ podcast

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Chris Graham was a guest on the debut installment of “Baseball in the Valley,” a podcast hosted by Austin Gisriel covering Valley League Baseball. “Baseball in the Valley” is broadcast live on Blog Talk Radio on Thursdays at 6 p.m. You can access archived podcasts at www.blogtalkradio.com/seamheads . Graham, play-by-play broadcaster for the Waynesboro Generals,…

City police joining Click It or Ticket patrols

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Waynesboro Police will join local and national law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates all across Virginia and the country for the 2011 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization that begins Sunday, May 22. During the mobilization, which runs through June 6, law enforcement throughout the Commonwealth will be cracking down on…

Cultural Commission offers essay-writing class

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Anyone with an opinion is invited to express it, and anyone with a story is invited to tell it, in a two-part workshop designed to help you find your own personal voice. Martha Woodroof of WMRA, who definitely has opinions and stories, is a nationally-published essayist, the moderator of FaithUnboxed.org in collaboration with On Faith…

United Way announces grant funding for 2011-2012

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The United Way of Greater Augusta on Monday announced its grant funding to local programs and services for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.    Organization Program: Area of Focus   Funding Amount American Red Cross   Disaster-Health   $ 10,000   Augusta Free Clinic   Dental-Health   $ 20,000   Big Brothers/Big Sisters   Mentoring-Education  …

Boys & Girls Club announces Photography at The Pavilion fundraiser

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A new photo contest will tell the story of the Boys & Girls Club locally while celebrating the youth-service organization’s five core values. Photography at The Pavilion will culminate with an exhibition at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton on Thursday, June 30, at 6 p.m. The exhibition will feature entrants into the photo contest…