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The Local Beat column by Chris Graham [email protected] There has been some interesting discussion about how much outgoing Waynesboro city manager Doug Walker gets paid in the days since the announcement that Walker will be stepping down from his job effective June 30. The focus of the talking has been that $125,000 a year is…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] They are national champs – again. The Blue Ridge Community College Students in Free Enterprise team repeated as national champions at the SIFE USA National Exposition held May 13-15 in Chicago. More than 140 teams with more than 3,000 students took part in the competition. More than 650 business executives…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] It has to be fun. It’s called the Super-Silly Family Fun Fest. Local storyteller Barbara Spilman-Lawson will be at the center of the action at the Blue Ridge Community College Fine Arts Center. The Fun Fest is set for Thursday, June 12, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 each. Visit…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Blue Ridge Community College is offering a class for experienced motorcyclists next month. The Saturday, June 14 class will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the Weyers Cave campus of BRCC. The class will teach advanced learning techniques and give participants a chance to practice several street-riding strategies.
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Column by Steve Landes Although there are just a few days remaining until the scheduled end of this year’s session of the Virginia General Assembly, events aren’t slowing down. This is the part of the session where delegates and senators meet to work out the final details on a wide range of legislation, and when…
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General Assembly Report column by Del. Ben Cline Crossover week is the midpoint of this year’s 60-day General Assembly session when all House bills must “crossover” to the Senate, and vice versa. The week culminated in crossover day on Monday, which was the longest floor day of the session. While we have grown more efficient…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Drew Richardson is used to applying scientific principles to solve problems. Running a political campaign, though, isn’t as much about science as it is effort, effort and more effort. “My efforts in the next couple of months are largely going to be directed towards winning that convention,” said Richardson, who…
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Story by Chris Graham Emmett Hanger has come under fire from Scott Sayre in their contest for the 24th Senate District Republican Party nomination for his efforts to get legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants meeting several specific conditions to qualify for in-state tuition benefits. We asked the two candidates to discuss their positions on…
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A seed grant from a Virginia Tech initiative has helped get thousands of potentially life-saving backpacks into the hands of people struggling with opioid addiction.
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Callie (Rhodes) Schaeffer grew up playing softball on her family farm in Rockingham County, near Broadway in the Cedar Run community. She said she was too shy and nervous to try new things, such as joining an organized team.
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