
Staunton Earth Day celebration returns for first time in three years
The last time Earth Day Staunton was held in 2019, the Valley and the world had never heard of COVID-19, but the event’s mission remains the same.

The last time Earth Day Staunton was held in 2019, the Valley and the world had never heard of COVID-19, but the event’s mission remains the same.

Earth Day Staunton is joining forces with Kites & Critters this year to celebrate Earth Day with a family-friendly, fun-for-all day on the farm.

It’s been a week since Waynesboro City Council set the date for a September vote on a controversial proposed pet ordinance, and though it looks like City Council members aren’t on board with the limits on pet ownership in the city, those limits are still on the table at this writing.

Waynesboro City Manager Mike Hamp seemed to suggest that residents could just quietly ignore the restrictions on the number of pets they can own that he proposed as part of an update to the animal control ordinance that he presented to City Council this week.

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The first thing I thought when I read the piece in the News Leader today about an Augusta County woman who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $50,000 and got no jail time was: wonder what would have happened if she was a black woman?

Waynesboro’s Riverfest, an organization dedicated to promoting environmental conservation and watershed stewardship, will host its annual Riverfest on Saturday, April 28, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Constitution Park in Waynesboro. The event is free and open to the public.

John Denver tribute band Back Home Again is performing at the Wayne Theatre on Friday, Oct. 6.

Shenandoah National Park will celebrate Kids to Parks Day on Saturday. A full day of events is planned to get visitors up close and personal with nature.

On Thursday, September 1, WVPT, the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia’s public television station, will air the premiere of Back Home Again: A Tribute to John Denver.
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