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The Waynesboro Area Learning Tree received a grant of $2,500 from Wells Fargo. WALT offers basic and advanced computer literacy training to the Waynesboro and Augusta County communities. For more information on WALT, call 540.943.4457 or visit www.waltlearning.org.
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The Gateway’s zany Richard Adams Variety Show will take a detour to Germany for its October performance at WTA’s Gateway on Friday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. The show promises to top any Octoberfest you have ever attended. Richard has recruited a host of specialty acts to celebrate the season. William Von Hayes and the…
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A group of Downtown Waynesboro merchants will address Waynesboro City Council Tuesday night with their concerns about the future of the Blue Ridge Classic Soap Box Derby. “While downtown is seeing positive change, several merchants are extremely concerned about the detrimental impact the derby will have on downtown businesses. For some, the street closure will…
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The Waynesboro Police Department is investigating a breaking and entering that occurred sometime between Saturday and Monday in a downtown tattoo parlor. Officers were called to Xtreme Expressions located in the 100 block of North Wayne Avenue Monday morning when employees of the business discovered the crime. It appears that the perpetrators entered the business…
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Members of the Staunton/Augusta/Waynesboro Virginia Organizing chapter and Augusta Coalition for Peace and Justice will be gathering in front of the Augusta County Courthouse in Downtown Staunton today around 3:30 p.m. in solidarity with the ongoing Wall Street protests.
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Voters in local districts that have been affected by redistricting changes will soon receive new voter cards. The Virginia State Board of Elections will begin mailing cards to affected voters this week. All voters in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County needing updated cards should receive them within approximately two weeks. The voter cards will list…
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Now, more than ever, Americans desperately need flag-waving, 2×4-wielding “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan to lead their patriotic charge against foreign enemies of this country. Duggan will go to war once again on Oct. 15, confronting the hated Arab-American oil magnate Mohammad Akbar, on the AWE Wrestling: Night Of The Legends pay-per-view extravaganza, live from Augusta Expo…
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Nineteen East Rock Senior Center members and two volunteers attended the JMU Student Nurses’ Association “Monster Mash” themed senior prom at the JMU Festival Center on Oct. 5. The ghoulish decor provided us with some gentle reminders that October has, indeed, arrived. This annual event is always enjoyed and allows attendees to win a variety…
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The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded the City of Waynesboro $100,000 in grant money from the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund for a project entitled “Retrofitting Our Way to a Healthy South River.” The City will work with several partners during the course of the multifaceted project including the Center for Watershed Protection, Central…
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Ed Huckaby had never seen it before. OK, he’s seen teams run a backdoor pick to free up a guy cutting the basket for an alley-oop pass and a slam dunk. “That was the first time I saw a team run an alley-oop for a point guard,” saw Huckaby, the head coach of the Fishburne…
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