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Notes from the Press column by Chris Graham [email protected] A feature story on the sixth anniversary of The Augusta Free Press is in this week’s edition of The Hook. Titled “Trend buckers: Graham family grows Valley media empire,” the piece features interviews with myself and my wife, AFP publisher Crystal Graham, in addition to perspectives…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Three local police chiefs were elected to leadership positions in the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police at the organization’s annual conference last week. Waynesboro police chief Doug Davis was elected second vice president of the VACP for the coming year. Davis also serves on the association’s Training Committee and…
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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham [email protected] I’m out in Bridgewater last Friday night to see some good old-fashioned smashmouth football in the form of the single-wing offense that dates back to Pop Warner and is currently favored by Waynesboro coach Steve Isaacs. Isaacs has won a state title with this offense,…
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] NO RULES: Free dinner at Outback Positive – I got myself a free steak dinner at the new Outback in Waynesboro last night. Positive – got to meet the owner, who seems like a swell guy. One drawback – it’s not open for lunch, only dinner. (Of course, who can…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] They don’t play football at Turner Ashby to go 5-5. Much less to go 5-5 in back-to-back seasons. The ’08 Knights don’t look like a 5-5 team. Tanner Croy threw for three touchdowns, and Cole Hart and Jamie Fellers each ran for 100-plus as TA rolled to a 56-14 win…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] So I’m telling Tim Gorman how bad I feel for him that he can’t take his two skateboarding children anywhere in Nelson County to engage in their sport of choice. And then he incriminates himself. “Actually, Chris, I take my kids to Waynesboro to skate,” said Gorman, the man behing…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Writers get the question constantly. “Where do you get your ideas for stories from?” Here’s what we want to say: “Inspiration.” And here’s what we have to admit: “We just pay attention.” “Stories are basically about people who are changed by some type of experience that they’re going through. They…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] Since nobody called, I decided to go ahead and volunteer my name to the Barack Obama VP selection team for vetting. I know it’s a longshot, but … I’m thinking that the Obama people are struggling as to which direction to take. I mean, it’s been weeks…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Highlanders String Band has the Friday-night gig at Stone Soup Books and Cafe in Downtown Waynesboro. The band plays the top tunes of the ’50s and ’60s – the 1850s and 1860s. There is no cover charge, but seating is limited, so call 540.943.0084 to reserve a table.
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Fear and Loathing in Staunton column by Chris Graham [email protected] So I was talking with a Staunton city-leader friend the other night about the apparently dormant case of the newspaper ad that spawned so much controversy on the eve of the Staunton City Council elections back in May. You might remember the bare details of…
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