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Augusta Free Press LLC and Awesome Wrestling Entertainment are teaming up on web and marketing efforts aimed at pushing the Virginia-based wrestling promotion into the big time. “I’d guess you’d call us a tag team,” AFP principal Chris Graham said of the partnership, which has the Waynesboro-based media-services company in charge of the development of…
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The first River City Radio Hour of 2011 will feature two audience favorites. Gwynne Wood and Kevin Chisnell, both of whom performed at WTA’s annual outdoors concert in August, will bring their unique talents to the January performances. Gwynne Wood performs in the local music scene with her father and uncle as, “Gwynne Wood &…
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The Department of Veterans Affairs office at the Salem Medical Center will hold an outreach event at the Waynesboro Senior Center, 325 Pine Ave., Waynesboro, on Thursday, Feb. 24, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The purpose of this event is to share information about VA health services, resources, VA Health Care enrollment and eligibility,…
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The New Dominion Magazine is spinning off a new print product highlighting local and regional tourism with its March 2011 issue. Stories, photos and information items will focus on hot tourist spots and things to do in the spring and summer in the Valley and Central Virginia. The award-winning staff of Crystal Graham, Chris Graham…
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It’s going to feel somewhat “Raw” or “Impact”-ful, but what Marvin Ward hopes you’re thinking when you leave the show at Waynesboro High School on Feb. 5 is, “That was awesome!” The “Superstars of Pro Wrestling” card will serve as the launch of Ward’s new national and international touring company,
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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