Landes lauds GA action on capital improvements

Chris Graham

Item by Chris Graham [email protected] State legislators today approved a $2.6 billion bond package that will fund a host of important infrastructure improvements across the Commonwealth. State Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, talked up the improvements that will be in the works in the Greater Augusta area as a result of the action in the…

Rasoul, Richardson talk budget, taxes

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Bob Goodlatte threw down the gauntlet. “Their budget proposal calls for $683 billion in new taxes over the next five years. That would mean a tax increase for more than 116 million American taxpayers, who will face an average tax hike of $1,800. And while obviously businesses large and small…

A ‘special child’ responds to special care

Jim Bishop

Column by Jim Bishop Jenny Hummel of Weyers Cave, our daughter, won’t forget the time and place when she was told for certain – son Jacob, our grandson, has autism. She and husband Dallas knew for some time that “something was wrong” with their youngest son. He had difficulty responding to voices, seldom maintained eye…

Big fish in a small media-market pond: These broadcast mainstays in Valley, Charlottesville aren’t going anywhere anytime soon

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] When you’re a TV weatherman, a trip to the local burger place can be a challenge not unlike the 10K races that Eric Pritchett runs when he’s not standing in front of a television screen telling us what Mother Nature has in store for us tomorrow. “What’s it going to…

Inside the Beverley Manor District race

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham Jim Bailey announced his retirement from Augusta County politics earlier this year, leaving the Beverley Manor District seat on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors an open seat. The contenders for the seat – Democrat Lee Godfrey and Republican Jeremy Shifflett – answered questions on the issues of the…

Riverheads District candidates speak out

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham Nancy Sorrells is running for her first re-election to the Riverheads District seat on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors in next month’s general elections. The independent will face the challenge of a Republican Party nominee, farmer Michael Shull, on the Nov. 6 ballot. Sorrells and Shull both talked…

Board of supervisors forum Thursday night

Chris Graham

Item by Chris Graham Candidates for the Augusta County Board of Supervisors will be addressing growth and development issues at a forum scheduled for Thursday night. The candidates forum – sponsored by the Augusta Community Partnership – will be held at the Weyers Cave Community Center at 7 p.m. WHSV-TV3 news anchor Bob Corso will…

Landes hosting Code Commission meeting in Staunton

Chris Graham

Item by Chris Graham A two-day meeting of the Virginia Code Commission will get under way tomorrow at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton. Commission chairman Steve Landes will host the meeting. Del. Landes, R-Weyers Cave, has made it a priority in his time in the Virginia General Assembly to work with the commission to…