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The Top Story by Chris Graham Dickie Bell hears the question more than you would think. “I get asked quite a bit – why don’t you have your elections in November?” the Staunton City Council member said, and he admits that he doesn’t have a ready answer. Bell is among a group of members of…
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Story by Chris Graham The people have spoken – 20 percent of them, anyway. The one-in-fives who did the speaking for Staunton and Waynesboro in this week’s city-council elections in the twin cities stated loudly and clearly that they are very much in favor of the status quo.
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Story by Chris Graham The votes are in, and the winners are … Drum roll, please. OK, so there were no real surprises in Tuesday’s general elections in Staunton and Waynesboro – with all six incumbents running for re-election to the respective city councils winning handily.
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Story by Chris Graham Staunton’s all at-large election system should make for an interesting time on Tuesday. Six candidates – incumbent council members Dickie Bell, Dave Metz, Dick Robinson and Rita Wilson and challengers Doug Manning and James Welsh – are running for the four seats open on the seven-member public body.
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The Top Story by Chris Graham City-council elections in Staunton and Waynesboro are not strictly nonpartisan – but they are so nonetheless. It might not matter to most people one way or the other – after all, most people won’t be voting in today’s elections. For the one in three who will be, though, there…
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The operator of Waynesboro’s Barn Restaurant was granted bond Friday after spending more than 10 days in Middle River Regional Jail.
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In an effort to strengthen the leadership of local nonprofits, a one-day conference is being offered by the Community Foundation.
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A Providence Forge man was sentenced this week to nine years in prison for embezzling $6.7 million in funds from his former employer.
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Local and mid-term elections are coming up on Tuesday, Nov. 8. #TeamAFP has put together an Election Guide for you to read our coverage before you head to the polls.
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I saw the first “Save the Name” sign in a front yard in Waynesboro a few weeks ago, and wondered to myself why someone here would care what Staunton called its high school.
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