Circuit-court clerk candidates speak out

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham The six candidates vying for the soon-to-be-open Waynesboro circuit-court clerk job agree on … just about everything. None would institute major changes in the way the office is being run; all would stress customer service as a top priority; and all hope the voters of Waynesboro turn out to the polls…

State leaders figuring up real costs of Isabel

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham This time last year, Gov. Mark Warner was working with state-agency heads to figure out how to chop hundreds of millions of dollars from the biennial state budget to account for an expected revenue shortfall. This year, the governor and state leaders are busy trying to make sure that Hurricane Isabel…

Ready to rumble: Residents prepare for Isabel

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce executive director Ben Carter was thinking of Hurricane Camille on Tuesday. Many locals do look back at Camille whenever the region is in the crosshairs of a hurricane – as is the case right now with Isabel making a beeline for Western Virginia. But Carter…