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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Ninety thousand dollars to raise, a 36-minute piece in Latin to learn. These kids are going to earn their Carnegie Hall stripes. “It’s hard to believe that we’re almost here,” said Amber Long, a sophomore member of the Waynesboro Concert Choir, which is leaving for New York on Friday for…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year. Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech that claimed 33 lives. Augusta Free Press Publishing is sponsoring a community vigil Wednesday morning in Downtown Waynesboro to remember the victims. We Are All Hokies: A Community Vigil…
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Photos by Nathan Combs The Photograph Augusta Free Press Publishing and The New Dominion Magazine sponsored We Are All Hokies: A Community Vigil, an April 20, 2007 event at Waynesboro High School to remember the victims of the tragic April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech. The event drew more than 500 area residents and raised…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Waynesboro Farmer’s Market is holding a Vendors’ Meeting Wednesday for those interested in becoming produce vendors. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at The Pavilion at Constitution Park in Downtown Waynesboro. The 2008 Farmer’s Market season begins April 23 and will run Wednesdays from 3-7 p.m. through…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It was hard enough getting Kitty Lough to go into an independent-living facility, harder still to get her to accept the change in her lifestyle. She never would have guessed back then that she’d miss it as much as she does now. “She’s finally gotten over the stage of saying,…
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Yeah, I know, invoking “Field of Dreams” in a piece examining the economic aspects of a proposed $20 million baseball stadium is beyond cheesy. But I do it to try to make you consider something that you might not otherwise. Namely, that the whole idea rests on the notion that a Downtown Waynesboro baseball stadium…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I wanted to learn more about what Waynesboro could be facing if it follows through the very, very preliminary plans that have been put forth regarding the possible location of a minor-league baseball team in the River City. That’s how I came across Gary Hodge and his 20-year effort to…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Guest appearances by, ahem, Elvis, the Singing Spilman Sisters and comedian Marsha Howard will highlight next week’s “River City Radio Hour.” The event is being held in conjunction with the monthly Third Fridays at the Blue Ridge Christian Fellowship Cafe and Music Hall at 529 W. Main St. Performances are…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Democratic Party gubernatorial-nomination candidate Brian Moran, the sponsor of Alicia’s Law legislation to provide monies for local law enforcement to investigate online sex predators, offered praise on Thursday for the arrest of a Stuarts Draft man who stands accused of molesting a 3-year-old girl. “The work of local law enforcement…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] He’s taking a shower one morning when he realizes something odd. Three hours have just passed, and he can’t remember what has happened. Slowly, Rob comes to learn that he has the ability to skip hours, even days, with no perceptible break in consciousness. Which is great for him, because…
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