Merck expanding – again – in Rockingham

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham It was big news last year when Merck announced that it was spending $57 million to expand its operations in Rockingham County. The bigger news this week is that the pharmaceutical maker is committing $193 million to further expand its operations in Elkton – adding 70 more jobs to the employee…

Is the Valley safer?

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., were a wakeup call for those involved in the emergency-services community in the Shenandoah Valley. “The big thing that came out of 9/11 was the thought that, hey, we’ve got to look at our policies and…

Operation MUNIS sees progress

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham The talk of the 2005 election cycle in Staunton wasn’t focused on the heated gubernatorial race pitting Tim Kaine against Jerry Kilgore at the top of the ticket or any of the other state races. It was instead on the delays in the installation of a new financial-management software…