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Beginning Sept. 1, the care for stray or abandoned dogs, cats and other companion animals in Augusta County and the cities of Waynesboro and Staunton will change. Residents of the three localities will need to call their local Animal Control Services to have these animals taken into care as needed. Residents of Augusta County should…
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Last season’s 1-7 record is a distant memory. There’s a new look and feel at Fishburne with coach Dan Baranik coming in from the college ranks to take over the Caisson program. The new look and feel is evident at the end of practice. Baranik is focusing on conditioning. “We’re going to play four quarters,”…
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The Boys & Girls Clubs is pleased to announce it has received a $195,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Education. The Boys & Girls Clubs will use these funds to support the afterschool program for Kate Collins Middle School students at the Waynesboro Boys & Girls Club. The 21st Century Community Learning Centers program…
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The Wayne Theatre Alliance’s Gateway will host its first comedy night on Friday, Aug. 26. The performances are at 8 pm and 10 pm at 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro. The August performances will be followed in September by the Gateway’s Top Comic Competition. The Aug. 26 performances will be presented by the Charlottesville…
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Completing the first month at the Gateway in Downtown Waynesboro are Brent Hull and Joe Tyree. The duo will present a range of pop and rock tunes on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 8 pm. Hull and Tyree are long time members of the popular Maybe Tomorrow band which was formed in 1995. The group has…
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The Waynesboro Area Learning Tree announced today that it has won a $25,000 grant from USDA Rural Development to go toward funding its ongoing job-training efforts. “Our goal at WALT is to provide the finest selection of computer-training courses to help educate and motivate local citizens to be able to compete in today’s job market,”…
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United Way of Greater Augusta announces collaboration between United Way and the Rotary Club of Staunton for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library from the District Rotary #7570 in the amount of $3,000, which will be matched by the Staunton Rotary Foundation with an additional $3,000. The funding will cover an addition of 200 children to…
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VirtualWaynesboro.com relaunched Augusta Free Press LLC is partnering with Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. on the relaunch of www.VirtualWaynesboro.com. The website provides news, blogs and videos highlighting goings on in Downtown Waynesboro. The site was originally launched in March 2011 as a video-only site. Content from Augusta Free Press and from blogger Kathy Johnson will be…
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Downtown Waynesboro has many cute little shops to offer tourists and locals alike. River City Art and Wine Emporium is in a class all of its own. Opened in 2008, the shop was originally started to fulfill a longtime dream of proprietor Eileen O’Rourke. She hoped to open a shop that would sell her excellent…
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Waynesboro Public Schools Superintendent Robin Crowder said today that the school system will need to postpone the planned opening of the Wayne Hills Center until Aug. 22. The Wayne Hills Center will house operations for the city’s pre-K and Phoenix programs. The Center had been scheduled to begin operation with the rest of the schools…
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