No more big bangs?

Chris Graham

We may have seen the last community Fourth of July celebration in Staunton. At least that’s what I’m hearing. “Our committee is going to meet at the end of the month to make decisions about whether this festival goes on next year or not,” America’s Birthday Celebration organizer Terri Corey told me before Saturday’s big…

Tumbleweeds

Chris Graham

Ask me what Waynesboro’s biggest problem is, and I’ll tell you this – people here love telling you how nobody here seems to have a clue of what we need to do to move Waynesboro forward, but when push comes to shove on that, folks don’t seem to want to do anything about it other…

It’ll be OK, Andy

Chris Graham

I could feel the sting. “We’re not off to quite the start we wanted to be. It’s not a disastrous start or anything,” Andy Chalot told me as we talked for a puff piece for the upcoming Generals Magazine. “We’re still 11-9 and over .500. But we had a couple of games that we should…

Unemployment up slightly in May

AFP

Unemployment ticked up a bit across the Valley in May, though the slight increases were called seasonal by a Virginia Employment Commission economist today. Waynesboro still has the highest unemployment rate locally, at 9.1 percent, up from the 8.8 percent mark in April, according to VEC data released today. Staunton was up from 6.9 percent…

Meet the Generals

Chris Graham

Waynesboro Generals fans are invited to stay after the home game with Fauquier on Thursday night for a meet-and-greet with Generals players. Fans are invited to take photos and get autographs for 30 minutes after the game at Fishburne Military School Park at Kate Collins Field. Tables and chairs will be set up around the…

Generals get off the schneid

AFP

Waynesboro used a solid pitching performance from Ricky Marshall to break a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Rockbridge Sunday night at The Fish. AFP editor and Waynesboro Generals general manager Chris Graham talked with Marshall and assistant coach Kurt Davidson after the game about the win. He also takes us behind the…