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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Two events on the schedule at Stone Soup Books and Cafe in Downtown Waynesboro will give you reasons to spend Tuesday evening downtown. An African Hand-Drumming for Beginners class taught by drumming scholar Bruce Penner is being offered free of charge at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. No experience is needed to…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro is losing its third top city-government employee in the last four months. Economic-development director Meghan Williamson submitted her resignation today effective Aug. 8. Williamson had been in the post for two-plus years. Williamson’s departure comes on the heels of the departures of former city attorney Bob Lunger, who resigned…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] Here’s something that will surprise some of our readers who assume that I totally and completely have it out for Frank Lucente. He said something yesterday that we both very much agree on. I know. Gasp! The horror! In regard to the news that Outback…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s official – Rockbridge is in the Valley League. The league announced today that the Rockbridge Rapids will join the lineup in 2009. The Rockbridge team will play its games in Lexington at Cap’n Dick Smith Field on the campus of Washington and Lee University.
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The top two teams in the Valley League will square off in a doubleheader against the top-ranked team in summer college baseball next week. The #5 team in the PGCrosshecker.com national rankings, the Luray Wranglers, and the #11 team in the national rankings, the Waynesboro Generals, will play the Vienna…
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] LOSER: The House of Delegates, the Senate and Gov. Tim Kaine The General Assembly has fallen short, once again, and Tim Kaine, despite his best efforts, has failed to get any movement. Looks like we get a few more years, at least, of clogged roads with big potholes to dodge…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] Here’s some good news, depending on how you look at it. City council is going to hold a closed meeting Monday night to talk with legal counsel regarding the possible acquisition of property for the city greenway project. This greenway project, for those who are…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Keezle-Tones will play the best weekly gig in Waynesboro this week at Stone Soup Books and Cafe. The Friday-night performance will run from 6-8:30 p.m. at Stone Soup in Downtown Waynesboro. There is no cover charge. Call ahead to 540.943.0084 for seating availability.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro Vice Mayor Frank Lucente is citing the figure that a new West End fire department would only improve response times in 18 percent of the city in his argument that it would be wiser for Waynesboro to spend money on pre-emption traffic-signal devices to improve response times citywide. I…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I wrote several weeks ago about the ongoing controversy in Gloucester County down in the Tidewater area that had some compare-and-contrast points with what we’re seeing here in Waynesboro – with a political majority change on the local governing body and behind-the-scenes maneuvering leading to the ouster of the top administrator…
