AFP plans Fashion Showcase

Crystal Graham

Augusta Free Press LLC has teamed up with MDH Events to present Holiday Fashion Showcase on Sat., Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Gateway in Downtown Waynesboro. “It’s a time of year where we all want to be as fashionable as possible,” said Crystal Graham of Augusta Free Press. “As part…

Chris Graham: Get your business in the paper

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“My husband,” the caller was telling me, or I should say, selling me, “is an expert at finding financing options for people who think they have credit issues.” “OK.” “I think that’s a good news story.” I didn’t. Actually, what this clearly was to me was an attempt by a small-business owner to get a…

Concert to benefit hospice group

Chris Graham

The Waynesboro Seventh-Day Adventist Church will be hosting its third annual Christmas Benefit Concert to support Augusta Health Hospice of the Shenandoah on Thursday, December 1 beginning at 7 p.m. This free-will donation event is open to the public and will be a fantastic evening filled with festive talent while raising funds for Hospice of…

Habitat honors local volunteers

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Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Habitat for Humanity’s Hope for Homes Gala honored Fund Tom Montgomery, owner of Old Colony Construction in Staunton, for more than 14 years of outstanding service in philanthropy. Montgomery noted that he enjoyed supporting Habitat and his other causes because it was more fulfilling to give during his lifetime and see the benefit firsthand….

Clinic receives award for health practices

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The Augusta Regional Dental Clinic announced today it has been honored with the Virginia Rural Health Association’s prestigious “Best Practices in Rural Health” award. The award is given annually by the Virginia Rural Health Association to recognize a program or institution that exemplifies commitment and service to the advancement of rural health in Virginia. The…

Busy weekend at Gateway

Chris Graham

Escape from the overload of turkey, guests and football by joining one of the weekend specials at Wayne Theatre Alliance’s Gateway at 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro. On Friday, Nov. 25, the final round of WTA’s Top Comic Competition will be held at 8 p.m. And on Saturday, Nov. 26, the multi-talented Jesse Harper…

Auditions for Players production

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The Waynesboro Players will hold auditions for a production of Pirate Appreciation Day by local author and playwright Matthew Warner on Sunday, Nov. 27, and Wednesday, Nov. 30. The auditions will be held at the Waynesboro Players Warehouse, 722 E. Main St., Waynesboro, from 6-8 p.m. on both Nov. 27 and Nov. 30. Pirate Appreciation…

Giving Thanks

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What are you most thankful for this Thanksgiving? That was the question we posed to several members of the Boys & Girls Club in Waynesboro this week. “I’d have to say … well, my parents., because they’re very helpful. They care for me and all that … and my brother and my sister. They’re, like,…

Inside the Radio Hour

Chris Graham

Augusta Free Press LLC was at the November installment of the Wayne Theatre Alliance’s River City Radio Hour at the Gateway Theatre in Downtown Waynesboro. If you missed this month’s Radio Hour, you missed Richard Adams and The Boogie Kings, Hank Fitzgerald, comedian Irv Beadles and the River City Players finishing out another installment in the…