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Story by Chris Graham Three years of audit reports have suggested that her office is in disarray – with bank deposits made late, cash and checks left sitting in envelopes on desks and counters unsecured, wire transfers being handled improperly, tax records making it hard to tell what had been collected and what hadn’t been….
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Story by Chris Graham It’s hard to say Augusta County has done poorly for itself in the economic-development arena, with the likes of Hershey and McKee Foods and MeadWestvaco, among others, setting up shop in the county and doing good business here. But it has been apparent in recent years as the county has struggled…
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Story by Chris Graham Until Augusta Health made it public that its campus had gone smoke-free this summer, it hadn’t registered with me that the regional hospital had been effectively facilitating smoking all these years by allowing employees to take smoke breaks on the clock and setting up designated smoking areas for visitors outside. Turns…
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Story by Chris Graham Lynn DiBiase has been planning for an eventual move into a permanent home for the Staunton Senior Center for what seems like forever. “We’ve been talking about this for five years. To now be talking about floor colors, about where the ceiling fans and plugins are going to go, that makes…
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Story by Chris Graham It’s more than a name change. The new Senior Advocacy Commission has a new outlook on senior issues in Waynesboro. “Advocacy was the word that kept coming up over and over again. We see ourselves advocating for people who are seniors right now, advocating for people who will be seniors in…
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Story by Chris Graham The man responsible for the herd of fiberglass elephants up on the ridge overlooking Waynesboro earlier this year has been entertaining people here since his days in elementary school in the River City doing impressions of characters from popular television shows like “Green Acres” and “The Andy Griffith Show” in front…
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Three Waynesboro women made five dishes from Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking;” and we served them on Aug. 15.
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Story by Chris Graham Harrisonburg leaders have a vision for how to make their downtown thrive. Barry Kelley is helping bring that vision into a reality. “I know downtown pretty well. And I thought this was the perfect area for the kind of project that we were thinking about doing,” said Kelley, who with fellow…
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Dear EarthTalk: Hunting seems to be a real controversy among environmental advocates. Can you set the record straight: Is hunting good or bad for the environment? – Bill Davis, New York, N.Y.Like so many hot button issues, the answer to this question depends upon who you ask. On the one hand, some say, nothing could…
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“Heavenly shades of night are falling, it’s twilight time . . .” – The Platters (1958) Me: “Hey, wifey! You’ve gotta come out and join me on the backyard swing. The view across the (Shenandoah) mountain range is spectacular, but it won’t last long. I know you’re busy, but this is too good to miss.”
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