Cracks in foundation don’t cause ‘Fracture’ to fall

Carl Larsen

Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Although there are a few minor cracks in the foundation, “Fracture,” currently playing E.B.S. (everywhere but Staunton), is too good a movie to miss. Seventy-year-old Sir Anthony Hopkins and 27-year-old Ryan Gosling play, respectively, a clever cuckold who murders his wife and an arrogant young lawyer who…

Earl Hamner blows me away

Chris Graham

Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham “Hi, Chris. I am out most of the day, but will find you somehow. Reception, maybe? Earl H.” This was what greeted me to the Festival of the Book over in Charlottesville the other day. A handwritten note on a cocktail napkin – from Earl Hamner, whom I…

Valley responds … or not

Crystal Graham

(This is the final installment in a six-part series on The Valley Responds, an effort that links the Shenandoah Valley with residents of Long Beach, Miss.)   Helping school children return to classes. Assisting an elderly couple in efforts to rebuild their home. Clearing land so that churches may resume services … The rebuilding process…

New faces on the board of supervisors

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham Nancy Sorrells has already hit the ground running in her work on behalf of Augusta County residents. The Riverheads District supervisor-elect met on Wednesday with Riverheads District school-board member-elect Chad Shomo to talk about issues of importance to Southern Augusta County residents. “We also wanted to try to begin to build…