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  • How a new tax break boosts a Waynesboro food pantry’s impact
  • How a new childcare report could change options in Waynesboro

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Partly sunny and colder, with a high of 38 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Friday: Cold; afternoon snow showers, temps: high: 33, low: 27.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 42 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• LIFEworks Bread Basket food pantry approved for local tax exemptions (newsleader.com) — Waynesboro City Council has approved local real estate and personal property tax exemptions for the LIFEworks Bread Basket food pantry on N. Winchester Avenue, freeing about $2,100 in 2025 to support its services. Leaders say the savings will help direct more grant and donation dollars toward food assistance that many Waynesboro residents increasingly rely on each week.
   

• Report: Rising childcare costs, limited availability put strain on local families (augustafreepress.com) — Families in Waynesboro, Staunton, and Augusta County are facing steep childcare costs and limited openings, with a new regional report showing expenses can consume up to 30% of income. Local groups including the Boys and Girls Club of Waynesboro and CAPSAW are proposing a regional task force, more affordable slots, better transportation, and expanded nontraditional-hours care to ease the strain on working parents.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Fishersville

  • Governor Glenn Youngkin Breaks Ground on Valley Crisis Receiving Center in Fishersville (rocktownnow.com)
  • Driver charged after stolen vehicle pursuit ends with 2 injured in Fishersville (whsv.com)
  • Augusta County: Got a call about missed jury duty? Police warn it's a scam (augustafreepress.com)

Stuarts Draft

  • What to know about Stuarts Draft Christmas Parade and the grand marshal (newsleader.com)
  • Charges pending for teen after sheriff's office pursuit through Stuarts Draft (whsv.com)

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