Group holds fundraiser for VPAS, breast-cancer research

Chris Graham

SWAN, the Successful Woman’s Alliance Network, is hosting its annual Moulin Rouge Fundraiser to raise money for the Valley Program for Aging Services and Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation. The event will be held at the Oasis Club located on 305 W. Main St. in Waynesboro on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75…

Radio Hour Christmas Special

Chris Graham

The Wayne Theatre Alliance will produce its first Christmas dinner theatre Dec. 9-12 at the historic Fairfax Hall in Waynesboro. Dressed in Christmas finery, the dining room at Fairfax Hall will prove an ideal setting for The Radio Hour Remembers Christmas. Holiday guests will enjoy a special buffet before the production while being serenaded by…

Public hearing on redistricting plans

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The Waynesboro Public Schools will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. at Kate Collins Middle School to receive comments on the proposed redistricting/reconfiguration plans. Those wishing to address the School Board during the public hearing must sign up in the lobby of the auditorium between 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m….

If it’s broke, fix it

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“Government isn’t designed to do a whole lot. It’s working the way our founding fathers planned for it to.” At least Tim Williams is being honest about where he’s coming from. The quote is from a story in the News Virginian on Sunday looking at the long-delayed South River Greenway, which I’ve been writing about…

Players put on ‘Nuncrackers’

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The Waynesboro Players open a four-show production of the local favorite “Nuncrackers” Thursday night at Kate Collins Middle School. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Purchase tickets. The production is directed by Duane Hahn and stars Barbara Spilman Lawson, Sandi Belcher, Janie Ballurio, Dianne Wade Truslow and Bob Wright.

Civil War program at the Augusta County Library

Chris Graham

Waynesboro during the Civil War will be the topic of a program at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Augusta County Library in Fishersville. The Battle of Waynesboro took place in a cold downpour on March 2, 1865. The Union’s 2500 men were led by Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan and Brig. Gen. George Armstrong Custer. Confederate…

Dental Clinic to expand operations

Chris Graham

The Augusta Regional Free Clinic and the Augusta Regional Dental Clinic held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for the expanded Augusta Regional Dental Clinic. To increase the number of patients served and better meet their needs, the Augusta Regional Dental Clinic will double in both size and capacity. The new 5,000-square-foot facility will include state-of-the-art…

Nine FMS hoopsters sign D1 letters of intent

Chris Graham

Nine members of the undefeated Fishburne Military School postgraduate basketball team signed national letters of intent with Division I schools on Wednesday. “Remember what you did to get here,” coach Ed Huckaby said at a signing ceremony held at the Waynesboro prep school. The student-athletes and their parents were busy signing various bottom lines. “The…

Wayne Theatre Alliance sponsors home tour

Chris Graham

The Wayne Theatre Alliance welcomes the holiday season with its traditional Christmas Home Tour on Dec. 4. Featuring eight sites, the Christmas Tour showcases the wide variety of architectural types reflected in the Tree Streets, Waynesboro’s oldest residential neighborhood. The one-day tour begins at 10 a.m. and continues to 4 p.m. Included on the tour…