Local attorney announces run for School Board

Chris Graham

Attorney Linda Schorsch Jones has announced that she will run for the At-Large seat on the Waynesboro School Board in the May 1 general election. A long-time Waynesboro resident, Jones graduated from Stuarts Draft High School in 1982 and from the University of Virginia in 1986, earning a bachelor of arts degree with honors in…

Ken Plum: Your attorney general at work

Ken Plum

In my round of community meetings several months ago I found that the most-mentioned statewide official in Virginia was Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. As the third position on the ballot of statewide elected officials the position and the person occupying it have in the past received little attention. Few were the number of Virginians over…

Attorney threatening legal action regarding petitions, assessment worksheets

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One is a bit of a fishing expedition. The other is basic First Amendment rights. And in Francis Chester’s hands, both are ticking time bombs aimed at March 11. The Churchville attorney was at the Augusta County Government Center in Verona Tuesday afternoon to hand-deliver letters to county administrator Patrick Coffield and commissioner of the…

Virginia Government: McDonnell announces AG office cuts to respond to budget shortfall

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Bob McDonnell announced today that he is cutting spending in his Attorney General’s Office by 9.1 percent and is reducing his own salary and returning his state vehicle as a response to the state’s $2.9 billion budget shortfall. “These are difficult times. This economic downturn, and sustained uncertainty, is forcing…