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The Principals
Chris Graham | Create Your Badge
Chris Graham is a 15-year veteran of print and web media, radio and television.
He has covered two presidents – Bill Clinton and George W. Bush – in addition to conducting numerous one-on-one interviews with former Virginia governors George Allen, Jim Gilmore, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, current governor Bob McDonnell, and a host of other newsmakers in Richmond and on Capitol Hill.
Chris is the co-owner and editor of AugustaFreePress.com and The New Dominion Magazine.
He is the web editor and media and public-relations coordinator for the Waynesboro Generals Valley League baseball team, the web-content editor for the Waynesboro Family YMCA, a member of the United Way of Greater Augusta Board of Directors and the chairman of the Waynesboro Democratic Committee.
He has as well published two books, Stop the Presses, a humor column collection, and Judge Not, a political thriller. He also co-authored with Patrick Hite Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall. That book was released in September 2006.
Chris is a veteran of The News Virginian, a Waynesboro-based daily newspaper, and The Charlottesville-Albemarle Observer and The Shenandoah Valley Observer, both weeklies.
He has won 15 Virginia Press Association awards for his reporting and writing.
Crystal Abbe Graham | Create Your Badge
Crystal Graham is a 10-year veteran of the news industry in Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley and a graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in communications.
She is the co-owner of Augusta Free Press Publishing and publisher of AugustaFreePress.com and The New Dominion.
Until November 2004, she served as co-host and assistant producer of “Virginia Tonight,” a live news and public affairs program that aired every weeknight. Although the show was cancelled, a program that aired in 2004 on “The Passion of the Christ” was named a finalist for the national Telly Awards competition in March 2005.
In addition to television, Crystal also has an extensive background in print newspapers, having served as managing editor of The Shenandoah Valley Observer and The Charlottesville-Albemarle Observer. She began her career working as the lifestyles editor at The News Virginian in Waynesboro.
Crystal has won eight Virginia Press Association awards for her design and writing work.
She is an independent jewelry consultant for Cookie Lee Jewelry.
She is the past vice president and a founder of Successful Women’s Alliance Network, and a member of the Waynesboro Exchange Club, and Waynesboro Democratic Committee.
Crystal has volunteered with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Book ‘Em Foundation, Boys and Girls Club, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Kiwanis Club of Waynesboro, Riverfest, Waynesboro Family YMCA, Vector Industries, Waynesboro Players and Wayne Theatre Alliance.
She also organized the Hokie Fundraiser in Waynesboro following the tragedy of April 16 which raised $1,000 for the Hokie Spirit Fund established by Virginia Tech. In 2008, she organized a remembrance ceremony to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy. In 2005, she traveled to Long Beach, Miss., to cover the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
In 2007, she had her first book, Crystal Clear, published. It features a collection of columns she has written and is available at Amazon.com.
About the AFP Website
The Augusta Free Press launched on July 2, 2002 – a service of what became Augusta Free Press Publishing, which is also the parent company of The New Dominion Magazine, and a thriving book division that has published Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall, Judge Not, Where Was God? The World Trade Center Disaster seen through a Chaplain’s Eyes and Adventures in Warnerland: My political soap opera in Mark Warner’s Virginia.
The site serves as a portal into life in the Shenandoah Valley – in a region encompassing Augusta County and the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro and surrounding areas.
Website Mission Statement
AugustaFreePress.com is a community forum that aims to inform, educate and as appropriate instill vigorous and ethical debate on the issues of the day that matter to the people of the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia.
The Internet is a tool for fostering this kind of social enlightenment that our foremothers and forefathers could only have dreamed of having at their disposal – and we aim to ensure that it is used in this forum to those purposes for which our mutual betterment is the highest goal.
Contributor Guidelines
- Submit articles and columns to Chris Graham, editor, at freepress2@ntelos.net.
- There is no word limit – either a minimum or maximum – on submissions. It is suggested that pieces that are longer than 2,500 words in length be reviewed by the author to ensure that it is necessary to tell a story or make a point to go beyond that word count. But that will be left to the discretion of the author.
- There is no limitation on frequency of submissions. Neither is there a requirement that submissions be made on any kind of recurring basis (i.e. once a week, once every two weeks, once a month).
- The editor will be responsible for any copyediting and proofreading. If you as author come across any errors that might have missed the editor’s usually keen eye, please let him know by e-mail that a correction needs to be made.
- All articles and columns are to appear under the byline of the author. At the author’s request, an e-mail address for the author can be published with the story to allow readers to comment directly.
Forum Guidelines
- Comments of a personal nature or of a nature that focuses on making personal attacks on the author of an article or column or a person offering a commentary to an article or column will be deleted from the site – and the person making the offending comment will be prohibited from participating in forums for 30 days.
- Regular commenters who want to become regular contributors of articles and columns are encouraged to do so – contact Chris Graham, editor, at freepress2@ntelos.net to express your interest to that end.
AFP Books
Safe at Home: A Season in the Valley (2009-Sports)
By Austin Gisriel
Safe at Home: A Season in the Valley takes readers behind the scenes with the New Market Rebels Valley League baseball team as the team and the people who run it get ready for and then play the 2009 baseball season.
Buy at 539 W. Main St. or online.
Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall (2006-Sports History)
By Chris Graham and Patrick Hite
Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall is a comprehensive book covering the players, coaches and memories of University Hall at the University of Virginia.
Join us as we look back at the memories from more than 40 years in U Hall.
Buy at 539 W. Main St. or online at Amazon.com
Shenandoah Moon (2008-Historical Fiction)
By Duane Hahn
Set in the Shenandoah Valley during the 1930s, Hahn’s novel tells the story of the building of the Shenandoah National Park, the government Intervention, love and the CC boys.
Buy at 539 W. Main St. or online at www.hahn-arts.com/?page_id=29.
Crystal Clear: A Collection of Columns (2006-Memoirs)
By Crystal Graham
Collection includes columns on fear, encouragement, heartache, culture, obesity and the humor found in everyday life.
Buy at 539 W. Main St. or online at Amazon.com
Judge Not (2005-Political Thriller)
By Chris Graham
Every small town has its own tales to tell. Waynesboro author Chris Graham fleshes out the details of the macabre happenings in Ruetown in his first novel, Judge Not, a political thriller that follows reporter Andrew Floyd as he blazes a trail into the parlors to ferret out the identity of the real killer – before he himself meets his own final judgment.
Buy at 539 W. Main St. or online at Amazon.com
Stop the Presses: A Collection of Columns (2004-Humor)
By Chris Graham
Stop the Presses, a collection of columns by Chris Graham, is a 260-page book complete with more than 100 columns that will make you laugh and make you cry – covering everything from weather to politics to the various and sundry vagaries of daily life.
Buy at 539 W. Main St.or online at Amazon.com
AFP Products
SHOP COMMUNITY TEES
Waynesboro, Va., Community T-shirts Available!
Augusta Free Press partnered with LogoNation and other local businesses to produce the community’s first T-shirt! Show your Waynesboro, Va., pride by wearing one of these T-shirts – or buy them for other fans of Waynesboro! Available in limited quantities in sizes Medium, Large and Extra Large!
Price: $10 each
SHOP APPAREL AND MORE
Augusta Free Press Online Store
New Dominion Magazine Online Store
SHOP COOKIE LEE JEWELRY
Cookie Lee Jewelry is all about providing the hottest trends at an amazing value. With fashion designs that range from classic to eclectic, there’s something for everyone!
Shop at 539 W. Main St. or browse online at www.cookielee.biz/crystalgraham.
SHOP MARK MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY
New Dominion Magazine photographer Mark Miller showcases some of his work in our foyer.
Shop Miller’s photographs from the Wayne Theatre.
Shop at 539 W. Main St. or online at www.markmillerphotography.com.
Subscribe/Donate
AugustaFreePress.com is offering voluntary subscriptions to its news content to readers.
The voluntary-subscription package is offered at a rate of $5 a month or $50 annually.
Subscription Packages
Monthly Basic Subscription: $5 per month
Annual Basic Subscription: $50 per year
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Questions
If you have any questions about our subscription/donation packages, please contact editor Chris Graham at 540.949.6574 or at freepress2@ntelos.net.
