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It’s an innovative idea – getting books in the hands of teens as a means of promoting literacy and at the same time fighting crime. No surprise that it was a police officer who made it come to life. “I see more awareness of the importance of reading. That’s the point of all this. It’s…
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Tuesday, Oct. 19, will be Y Night at Zeus Digital Theaters in Waynesboro. Zeus will contribute $1 per ticket sold to movies at the theater on Oct. 19 to the Y’s Annual Campaign. Movies and showtimes for Zeus on Oct. 19: – Legends of the Guardians: 2:05 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 6:55 p.m., 9 p.m. –…
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I’d never before had the victim of a violent crime ask me this question: “Can you tell me why this story hasn’t been in the news yet?” Heather Owens was the victim of a brutal Aug. 28 assault in the backyard of her Florence Avenue home. The case remains at this writing unsolved. I met…
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A Downtown Waynesboro business owner was brutally attacked outside her Florence Avenue home in the early-morning hours of Aug. 28, and her attacker remains at large as police investigators continue to work leads in the case. “What got me through this … I kept saying to myself, I have to stay alive for Dylan,” said…
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Blood tests have helped determine a contributing factor to the cause of the fatal traffic crash that claimed two lives on Afton Mountain on the evening of May 12, 2010. The Office of the Medical Examiner’s findings confirm the presence of difluroethane in the blood system of Edward L. Furrow, 29, of Waynesboro, Va. Difluroethane…
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Taylor LeBaron was afraid of the number that he’d see. “Two-ninety-seven,” was what looked back at him when he looked at the scale four summers ago. Then 14, LeBaron was “shocked into reality,” he said, “that you’ve got to do something, or you’re not going to be here much longer.” Doing something, for LeBaron, now…
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AugustaFreePress.com is giving away two tickets to the John Prine concert at the Charlottesville Pavilion Saturday night at 7 p.m. To win, post a comment on the Augusta Free Press on Facebook giving us in 25 words or less a reason for us to give you the tickets. The deadline to enter the contest is…
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Today, watercolor artist Cynthia Doyle has launched new website, CynthiaDoyleArt.com. The website will sell both her original watercolor pieces and high-quality reproductions. Doyle is also using the launch of her website to bring attention to a cause near and dear to her heart. During the month of October, CynthiaDoyleArt.com will donate a portion of the…
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You see Sarah Albee at a dinner party, and you ask her what she does. She says she’s an author, and you naturally want to know what she writes about. Poop. You gulp, take a step back, and stammer, Poop? Really? “I get asked that a lot by grownups. It’s funny. Kids never ask why….
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Polymer Group Inc. today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P. This transaction is the result of the strategic review process initiated by PGI on April 7, 2010, and is expected to close prior to the end of the first quarter of…
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