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Mathers Construction Co. has been around as long as Waynesboro has been an independent city. “Mathers has always been a Waynesboro company. We have to be here. This is home,” said Dave Gauldin, who purchased Mathers in October 2009, and recently announced plans to consolidate operations of Mathers and subsidiaries Augusta Erectors Inc., Bottom Alley…
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I saw it coming, but pretended it wasn’t happening. Eventually, the problem caught up with me. Technology – specifically, nearly-outdated technology – stopped me in my (recording) tracks, mid-sentence and mid-music selection. I went back and started over repeatedly over a two-day period and finally told myself, “Houston – or Harrisonburg – we’ve got a…
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Veteran British actor David Payne will present “An Evening with C.S. Lewis,” 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22 in Martin Chapel of the seminary building at EMU. The one-man performance takes place in the twilight years of the life of the renowned British author and Christian apologist. With a display of oratory and humor that made…
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Opening Statement “I think for us as a football team, we need to concentrate on the details offensively, defensively, special team-wise. Offensively, we didn’t really get it done – one block away, lack of overall execution. Defensively there were 16 plays, I think, that we had a missed assignment on. Again I think James Madison…
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Opening Statement “I think for us as a football team, we need to concentrate on the details offensively, defensively, special team-wise. Offensively, we didn’t really get it done – one block away, lack of overall execution. Defensively there were 16 plays, I think, that we had a missed assignment on. Again I think James Madison…
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Lynne Koplitz wasn’t even back in Staunton yet, and already her mother was working her. “I get off the plane, and my mother just started in with what I wasn’t allowed to talk about,” said Koplitz, a standup comedian who is back in her adopted hometown for a benefit show for the Staunton Augusta Art…
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Founded in 1990, Valley Conservation Council has reached a milestone, celebrating 20 years of success in its mission to “promote land use that sustains the farms, forests, open space and cultural heritage of the Shenandoah Valley region.” Executive director John Eckman presented the annual Conservator of the Year award to Laura Thurman, the Staunton-based easement…
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Americans are facing a troubling reality. The economic recovery they were promised has not materialized. There’s growing talk about a “new normal”—a new way of life to take us through a long period of failed recoveries. There are, indeed, good reasons to believe we won’t go back to the old ways. But this new normal…
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We’re all getting older, but the senior population in the Greater Augusta area is also getting bigger. Sixteen percent of the area’s population is 65 or older, according to a study commissioned by the Augusta Health Foundation, a third more than the state average. Policymakers are putting more attention on the growing senior population. “I’m…
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The monsters were out in full force last week in Charlottesville to see firsthand the legend that is Lady Gaga and her famous Monster Ball. Although Gaga is known for her fashion sense and being a wackjob, she was also the most giving and caring person many of us had ever seen in concert. During…
