Breaking down the 24th Senate race

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham He had to fend off perhaps the fight of his political life in June with a party-primary challenge from Rockbridge County businessman Scott Sayre. With the change of seasons from summer to fall, 24th District Republican Sen. Emmett Hanger would seem to have if not the second-biggest fight of…

Addressing the issues in the Wayne

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham The final candidate forum of the 2003 local election season – featuring the three candidates for the Wayne District seat on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors – drew 105 people to the Wilson Memorial High School auditorium Thursday night. Republican incumbent Tom Sikes and independent challengers Wendell Coleman and Larry…

81+11 equals …

Chris Graham

Column by Chris Graham  The Virginia Department of Transportation is staring down the barrel of a $6 billion gun with regard to improvements that need to be made to Interstate 81. And the transportation folks are working with two private outfits – Fluor Virginia and Star Solutions – to look at how the project might…