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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] Silence. Absolute silence. That’s what we’ve gotten from Bruce Allen regarding the effective firing of city manager Doug Walker that he helped engineer. The official word, according to a News Leader reporter with whom I spoke Thursday, is that Allen is out of town, and…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] It would seem to buttress the case of the ultraconservatives that the average tenure of a city manager was five and a half years according to the International City/County Management Association, given that Doug Walker will be finishing up five and a half years in…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] How about the sudden about-face of our would-be mayor? “I don’t see any need to air out our discrepancies and our differences. Kind of give Mr. Walker respect,” Tim Williams said in a voicemail message to the News Leader that was reported in that paper’s…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] The man who would be mayor slinked out of the city-council chambers quietly through a back door. He didn’t want to face the group of close to 50 people who had just given the man that he had asked three weeks ago to submit his…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The new ultraconservative majority on Waynesboro City Council hasn’t been seated yet, but it is already effectively in charge down at City Hall. Backroom maneuvering instigated by city-council members Frank Lucente and Tim Williams and Councilman-elect Bruce Allen has pushed city manager Doug Walker to step down from his post…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] “We’re going to undo everything you’ve done the past five years. You don’t want to be around for that.” That’s what they told Doug Walker. Not exactly Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out, but it’s pretty close. And…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Multiple sources are confirming to the Augusta Free Press that Waynesboro city manager Doug Walker will tender his resignation to Waynesboro City Council tonight. A closed session to “discuss the resignation of an employee” was added late today to the agenda for tonight’s regular business meeting. A second closed session…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] If what I was told is right, Tim Williams isn’t as much considering a run for mayor as a run for mayor is being considered for Tim Williams. And I’m guessing what I was told is right. The Man Who Otherwise Would Be Mayor, Frank…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Poll Question: How are gas prices affecting your daily life? Cars are our freedom. They’re how we get to work, go on vacation, make it to the parents’ house for Sunday dinner, travel to and from play practice and baseball and soccer games after school. Our freedom is…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A musical produced and starring “American Idol” contestant Colton Berry is coming to the stage at Kate Collins Middle School in Waynesboro Friday, May 23, through Monday, May 26. Company opens Friday night. Showtime for each night of the production is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased…
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