Chris Graham: Danville just got itself a better deal

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Column by Chris Graham [email protected]   A hundred sixty jobs paying an average wage of $50,000 a year. And they cost Danville and the state $590,000. The quick math on that – we’re talking less than $4,000 a job. Which puts the $110,000 a job that Waynesboro paid to get the PGI expansion that some…

Mandatory Soap Box Derby clinic on Wednesday

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   The first mandatory clinic for participants in the Blue Ridge Soap Box Derby Classic will be held at the Kate Collins Middle School in Waynesboro at 6 p.m. Wednesday. This clinic also represents the end of registration for the May 22, 2010 race on Main Street in Waynesboro.

Smith to host roundtable discussion

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   Waynesboro City Council candidate Lorie Smith will host an informal get-together at the Waynesboro Public Library on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Smith, the incumbent in Ward D, has held three roundtable-style discussions with citizens within the last two weeks. Light refreshments will be served, and children are welcome.

Chris Graham: ‘We Report’

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Column by Chris Graham [email protected]   Many folks are familiar with the Orwellian Fox News mantras that the cable-news giant uses for branding: “Fair and Balanced News” and “We Report, You Decide.” We’ve been using the former as a sort of guide to our approach to local news here at AugustaFreePress.com for the past couple…

Smith to host get-together in Ward D

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro City Councilwoman Lorie Smith will host an informal get-together today at 6:30 p.m. at the Waynesboro Country Club. The get-together is part of a series of events that Smith is hosting to talk with voters across the city. Smith is running for re-election to City Council in the May…