Local scholarship winners

Chris Graham

Item by Chris Graham [email protected] DuPont Community Credit Union recently announced local winners from the Greater Augusta area in its annual college-scholarship program. The winners were chosen from a field of more than 140 applicants. The winners were: – Heather Bowling, Buffalo Gap High School, daughter of Margaret and George Bowling. – Danielle McEwen, Fort…

Immigration issues in the 24th GOP race

Chris Graham

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…

Farmers for Hanger: Farm bureau endorses Republican’s re-election bid

Chris Graham

Column by Chris Graham  For Emmett Hanger, being conversant in agricultural issues isn’t an election-year strategy. It’s a way of life. “I think he’s more effective because he understands the realities that we face out here every day,” said Gerald Garber, a Weyers Cave farmer who remembers Hanger, a Mount Solon Republican, from their days…