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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Frank Lucente doesn’t like the word vision. Tim Williams, significantly, does. “We certainly need an action plan. What’s the Scripture – without a vision, my people will perish?” Mayor Williams said at Monday’s Waynesboro City Council work session, interjecting into what had been a lengthy discussion involving Vice Mayor Frank…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Five years ago, OK, as recently as a couple of months ago, we were all convinced that American manufacturing was a thing of the past. We can’t compete with Mexico, with China, where labor costs are lower, where goods can be shipped out at much lower unit prices…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] We’re slowly, patiently rebuilding our AFP archives, though honestly it wouldn’t be slow and patience-testing if there weren’t so many goldmines contained therein. Case in point – I’m scanning the files on an old hard drive for stories about local government in 2005 the other…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Robin and Linda Williams will be at their home away from home this weekend for a special performance at the Theater at Lime Kiln in Lexington Sunday night. The 7:30 p.m. show in The Bowl at Lime Kiln will feature Robin and Linda and Their Fine Group as part of…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] How’s this for a juxtaposition? Wayne Theatre Alliance chairman Bill Hausrath calls himself “an eternal optimist,” while I’m an preternaturally-pessimistic political realist. But while Hausrath is wondering aloud if the Wayne project can survive without already-promised city funding coming as expected, I think it can, or rather, that…
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] LOSING, IF NOT ALREADY THERE: Gilmore trails big-time in Valley I’ve seen internal poll numbers on the Sixth District in the Warner-Gilmore race, and let me tell you … I figured Mark Warner would end up winning the Valley, but I also figured this would be the part of the…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] “I’m sorry.” Come on, Frank. You know you need to do it. And not just to make amends to Meghan Williamson. Your ability to lead city government is on the line here.
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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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Column by Jim Bishop Right in the middle of a crazy afternoon in the office, the phone rang (again), and I was tempted to let it go to voicemail. But, I answered, and was glad I did. “Hi, Jim, this is Harvey . . . Harvey Holiday.” Was I hearing things? No, it was indeed…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] “Voices in the blogosphere had been murmuring in the tatter of keyboards that the conservative bloc had endeavored to subvert open meetings law along with city regulations in reforming the Finance Committee a week ago with only Williams and Lucente as members,” The News Virginian…
