ACC players of the week

Contributors

Miami sophomore quarterback Jacory Harris and Duke senior quarterback Thaddeus Lewis share this week’s Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Back of the Week honor to headline a list of ACC Players of the Week, announced today. Both Harris (three) and Lewis (two) have earned Offensive Back of the Week accolades on multiple occasions this season. Lewis…

InDepth | First draft of history: How Bob won, how Creigh lost

Chris Graham

This just in to the AFP newsroom – Bob McDonnell can now be projected the winner in the 2009 Virginia governor’s race. OK, most people still have yet to vote, but the writing is on the wall, clearly, with the Republican leading Democrat Creigh Deeds by at least 10 points in the pre-election polls. The…

David Reynolds | A conservative for Deeds

David Reynolds

This one won’t be easy. Last week’s commentary was a piece of cake. We suggested Jody Wagner for lieutenant governor and Steve Shannon for attorney general. Now for the main event between Bob McDonnell and Creigh Deeds. Writing about the gubernatorial contest last summer would have been easy. A clear picture was seen. There was…

Portion of Churchville Avenue to close for construction

Chris Graham

As part of construction on the Churchville Avenue in the City of Staunton, Churchville Avenue will be closed to eastbound traffic from North Augusta Street to Albemarle Avenue. The eastbound lane will be closed 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. The westbound lane will be open to traffic during construction. The lane closure will begin in late…

GOP, for the most part, dominating local House money races

Chris Graham

26th District Democrat Gene Hart is giving Republican incumbent Matt Lohr a run for his re-election money, literally. Aside from Hart, though, Democratic candidates contending for seats representing the Central Shenandoah Valley in Richmond are struggling to keep pace with their Republican counterparts. Hart actually outraised Lohr in the Sept. 1-30 reporting period, according to…

Watters headlines ‘Children’s Hour’

Chris Graham

The Wayne Theatre Alliance and the Waynesboro Heritage Museum presents the third “Children’s Hour” on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The featured performer will be Eve Watters. The program is ideal for school-age children and adults. Eve Watters enchants audiences of all ages with an amazing mixture of music and stories from around the world. With…