Winter Weather Advisory for Greater Augusta area

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A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Waynesboro-Staunton-Augusta area from 1 p.m. Tuesday through 6 a.m. Wednesday. Snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are possible. Snow will begin early Tuesday afternoon and will be heaviest between 4-10 p.m. Tuesday. Temperatures will be in the lower 30s at the outset of the storm…

Cultural Commission announces Short Film Competitition

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The Waynesboro Cultural Commission will host its first film competition in 2011. The competition called the 2011 Waynesboro Short Film Competition is open to all Virginia residents or students studying in Virginia. There is no entry fee. The finalists in the competition will be screened by Jody Kielbasa, director of the Virginia Film Festival. Cash…

First Aid Crew Auxiliary provides Christmas dinner for Vector employees

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The Waynesboro First Aid Crew Auxiliary provided a Christmas dinner for the employees of Vector Industries in Waynesboro. The meal marked the 27th year that the crew has provided the Vector Christmas dinner. After the meal, Vector Industries recognized all employees who had made valuable contributions towards Vector’s success in 2010. Pictured from left to…

Streetscape projects awaits jumpstart

Chris Graham

An agreement between the city and the state awaiting approval by Waynesboro City Council is all that stands in the way of the long-awaited continuation of the downtown streetscape project. City Council will consider the proposed agreement at its meeting tonight at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building in Downtown Waynesboro. The meeting begins at…

Police: No charges in fatal emergency-vehicle crash

Chris Graham

No charges will be placed in the Dec. 8 accident involving a Waynesboro First Aid Crew rescue vehicle that struck an SUV as it was proceeding to an emergency call. A joint investigation of the accident by the Waynesboro Police Department and the Virginia State Police concluded that Karen Green, 56, drove her Nissan Sentra…

Weather update: Cooling trend, snow showers possible Friday

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The warm weather of the past few days is leaving us. The National Weather Service forecast for the Augusta-Staunton-Waynesboro area has highs in the upper 30s Wednesday and around 40 on Thursday. Snow showers are in the forecast for Thursday night into Friday with lows in the lower 20s. The chance of snow is 40…

Downtown Man

Chris Graham

So what’s it like living in Downtown Waynesboro? Same as how it is where you live, just less going on. But I have hope. It will all turn around. Some day. Probably after I’m gone, unfortunately. I’d been wanting to live in a downtown since going to a dinner party in Downtown Staunton several years…

Study series on Progressive Christianity

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro is presenting a study series on Progressive Christianity: Reclaiming Christianity for All. The series begins on Tuesday, Jan. 11th at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro, 565 Pine Ave., Waynesboro. This nine-session series will explore an interpretation of Christianity that is inclusive, innovative and informed and…

Police investigating thefts from cars

Chris Graham

Waynesboro Police are investigating a series of thefts from unlocked vehicles reported at different locations in the northeast part of the city on New Year’s Eve. In all, 15 vehicles were entered, and property was stolen from nine vehicles between the evening of Dec. 30 and the morning of Dec. 31. The vehicles that were…