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

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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

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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…

Credit union announces scholarships

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For the 16th year, DuPont Community Credit Union will award $1,000 scholarships to 20 high school seniors at the DCCU Annual Meeting in late April. A total of $20,000 in scholarships to area students will be awarded at the meeting. The deadline for applications is March 7, 2011. “DuPont Community Credit Union prides itself in…

Nine FMS hoopsters sign D1 letters of intent

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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

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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…

City employee to be named honorary mayor

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Staunton City Council will pass a resolution at its meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. naming Thomas Johnson Jr. honorary mayor pro tempore and making him the official representative of the City of Staunton during the European concert tour of The French-American Gospel Music Workshop Exchange this Dec. 4-12. Tommy Johnson has been an employee of…