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Here’s how Waynesboro City Council can close the deal on a proposed industrial park without breaking the bank. Three words, two hyphenated: low-interest, back-ended loan. The idea – the city agrees to purchase the land, approximately 170 acres located off South Delphine near the Interstate 64 interchange at Exit 96, and the property’s owners, Afton…
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Online donations to the Voluntary Solar Resource Development Fund created by the 2011 Virginia General Assembly are now being accepted, the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) announced today. The Fund is intended to provide capital for a revolving loan program to be created and administered by DMME for the purpose of financing…
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You might notice the asterisk. More on that in a moment. Before we get there, let me just say – oh, yeah, this business park is no question a good idea with great potential to add to the economic base for Waynesboro. I’ve been saying that since my own campaign for City Council in 2008,…
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Dr. James McClintock, a renowned University of Alabama-Birmingham marine biologist who has conducted research in Antarctica for more than 25 years, told me the following story. “You work in a scientific lab in the quietest place on Earth — Antarctica. “There’s a Crack! Boom! “You rush to the window of your remote lab with a…
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U.S. Sens. Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner today introduced legislation that would allow oil and natural gas exploration and production off of the Virginia coast. Both senators have consistently supported safe and responsible energy exploration on Virginia’s outer continental shelf. The Virginia Outer Continental Shelf Energy Production Act of 2011 would also expand the…
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The Waynesboro Family YMCA has been a location for the Healthways SilverSneakers® Fitness Program for many years. SilverSneakers® is an innovative health, exercise and wellness program helping older adults live healthy, active lifestyles. The Waynesboro Family YMCA offers several fitness classes to get you moving. Now, Healthways SilverSneakers® has made the process to get active…
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John A. Bricker, State Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, announced today that Virginia farmers can now access nearly $1.5 million in additional funding to implement conservation practices to protect and restore the Bay and state wildlife habitat. “This has been a record-breaking year for Virginia with the state’s largest program signup to…
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MeadWestvaco Corporation will invest $285 million to construct a new, state-of-the-art biomass boiler and upgrade associated power infrastructure at its facility in Covington. The project allows the plant to become self-sufficient in energy production and significantly reduces ongoing operating and maintenance costs. The new boiler and related systems will replace two older and less cost-efficient…
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“You, who are on the road must have a code that you can live by. And so become yourself because the past is just a good bye. Teach your children well . . .” – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970) VIRGINIA BEACH – What times we live in. I’m sitting at water’s edge of…
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“Great music. Great musicians. Nourishment for the soul.” Artistic director and conductor Kenneth J. Nafziger made these promises to the audience at the start of the 19th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival. In keeping with Nafziger’s comments, the June 12-19 festival at Eastern Mennonite University featured works by Bach and Mozart, energetic vocal and instrumental…
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