Waynesboro’s War Memorial Pool at Ridgeview Park is slated to open for Memorial Day weekend, May 26-28.  The pool will open again for the weekend of June 2-3 before opening full time for the season beginning Saturday, June 9.

Local anglers in the community have gained a renewed interest in fishing along the South River in recent years, recognizing it as a popular, easy, inexpensive and fun family activity, according to the director of a popular local fishing festival.

Hike it! Bike it! Paddle it! Climb it!

It’s a century or so ago, in the middle of May. Near a cabin underneath Humpback Rocks, there’s a garden with onions welling up and potatoes just beginning to sprout unseen beneath the chilly earth. Rhubarb stalks are almost ready to cut for pies, jelly and jams. On the other side of the cabin, tansy and lavender flourish in a little herb garden bordered with rocks.

Fellowship and fashion will be served up next weekend when Bethany Lutheran Church hosts a special Mother’s Day tea.

The Mental Health Association of Augusta announces its 53rd annual “May is Mental Health Month.“ Their goal is to “raise awareness about mental illnesses and the importance of mental wellness for all.“

I have twin grandsons who have a birthday coming up.  I am afraid to ask them what they want, because I am afraid they will ask for a video game. I have heard that playing video games can make children more aggressive and they are aggressive enough already. They also got a video game for Christmas and already spend too much time playing it. Do you have any suggestions for toys for preschool boys that will be good for their development and not make them any more aggressive than they already are-

City manager Doug Walker will square off against Waynesboro City Schools superintendent Robin Crowder. Jeff Fife, of the Waynesboro YMCA, will face off against Dwayne Moore of the Boys and Girls Club.

There’s a stir of excitement and activity as various organizations plan to kick off their annual concert series, bringing a mixture of indoor and outdoor music, food and entertainment to the community.

It is difficult to imagine a time when a formal education was not available for all children. However, deed records in courthouses reveal adults of earlier generations who were unable to read, write or sign deeds. Frequently an X substituted for a signature on a deed.

There have been many reactions to the difficult passage we are studying in Genesis 22:1-18. God tells Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac.

Bovine viral diarrhea (BVR) is estimated to infect 4 to 10 percent of local cattle, Dr. John Currin of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine recently told a group of Augusta County farmers.

The Waynesboro Players are busy rehearsing, putting the final touches on their individual parts for their upcoming spring production.

Mary Kirby remembers when May Day was a major celebration for tradition-minded folks in Virginia.

A free library started as a First Baptist Church Sunday School project in 1912. Mary Stevens, the teacher, located to Waynesboro with her husband. Her love of books was contagious. She asked 32 teenage women to collect and loan books to townspeople.

Tucked within the first floor of 2508 Jefferson Highway, treasures of all kinds line the shelves of Colonial Candle Crafts and Antiques.

They’re starting small, but a trio of Waynesboro organizations hopes that a concert on Friday will spearhead the return of a downtown tradition.

It’s beginning to look a lot like spring on the various farms at the Frontier Culture Museum.  The sheep on the farm are giving birth to baby lambs and the various gardens are being planted.  The museum is preparing for Wool Days on April 26-30, during which everyone is invited to come and see the new baby lambs and to see the wool sheared on the museum farms from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A painting by P. Buckley Moss of the longest remaining covered bridge in Virginia will soon be available to art collectors who wish to bring it home.

Between songs, Property lead singer Justin Earven paused to address the crowd gathered before him on Saturday night.

During the Basic City land development and manufacturing “boom” of the 1890s, the Bank of Waynesboro (circa early 1890s) operated in the Waynesboro Company building on Wayne and 11th streets (current First Baptist site).

The day was June 27, 1983 and for Sergeant Fredrick “Butch” Miller, he still remembers that day like it was yesterday as he points to an old newspaper clipping.

The fifth annual Virginia Hot Glass Festival will be held at Sunspots Studios on Saturday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Crimora Players sponsored by the Crimora Ruritans will present “The Girls of the Garden Club,“ a comedy in three acts by John Patrick, as part of a dinner theater on April 27-29.

Spring is here, and it’s time to pick from fashion’s garden. Spring fashion means flirty dresses, sophisticated shorts and sexy heels.