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Waynesboro: Wayne Theatre Alliance announces departure of executive director

The Wayne Theatre Alliance announced that its executive director, Tracy Straight, “has concluded her tenure,” per a release issued on Thursday, in which the Downtown Waynesboro-based nonprofit’s board wished Straight “every success in her future endeavors.”

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