‘This Is Awesome!’ AFP, Awesome Wrestling Entertainment partnering on web, marketing

Chris Graham

Augusta Free Press LLC and Awesome Wrestling Entertainment are teaming up on web and marketing efforts aimed at pushing the Virginia-based wrestling promotion into the big time. “I’d guess you’d call us a tag team,” AFP principal Chris Graham said of the partnership, which has the Waynesboro-based media-services company in charge of the development of…

Richmond Police drop case to force return of documents released under FOIA

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The ACLU of Virginia has learned that lawyers for the Richmond Police Department do not plan to continue their efforts to force Mo Karn, a member of a local anarchist group, to return police manuals and other documents she received pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request she made last September. Karn requested the…

Man arrested in 1991 Waynesboro murder

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A Greenwood man was charged Wednesday in the 1991 murder of a woman on North Bayard Avenue. Linwood Roosevelt Johnson, 53, was indicted by a grand jury on Monday in connection with the case, which was reopened in September after the Virginia Department of Forensic Science obtained a DNA hit during a routine review. The…

Mike Scott: The comeback kid

Chris Graham

The conventional wisdom that had been forming on Virginia senior Mike Scott: If he ends up needing to miss the rest of the 2010-2011 season due to the lingering ankle injury that had sidelined him since September, he won’t be coming back. My individual wisdom on this: He’s probably not an NBA talent, but he’s…

Mike Scott: The comeback kid

Chris Graham

The conventional wisdom that had been forming on Virginia senior Mike Scott: If he ends up needing to miss the rest of the 2010-2011 season due to the lingering ankle injury that had sidelined him since September, he won’t be coming back. My individual wisdom on this: He’s probably not an NBA talent, but he’s…

Radio Hour returns with Wood, Chisnell

Chris Graham

The first River City Radio Hour of 2011 will feature two audience favorites. Gwynne Wood and Kevin Chisnell, both of whom performed at WTA’s annual outdoors concert in August, will bring their unique talents to the January performances. Gwynne Wood performs in the local music scene with her father and uncle as, “Gwynne Wood &…

McDonnell names redistricting panel

Chris Graham

Gov. Bob McDonnell on Monday signed an executive order creating the Independent Bipartisan Advisory Commission on Redistricting, though its powers are limited to a review and recommendation capacity. “As Virginia redraws its legislative districts later this year, the process should take place in a manner that is fair and open,” McDonnell said in naming the…

Cultural Commission announces Short Film Competitition

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The Waynesboro Cultural Commission will host its first film competition in 2011. The competition called the 2011 Waynesboro Short Film Competition is open to all Virginia residents or students studying in Virginia. There is no entry fee. The finalists in the competition will be screened by Jody Kielbasa, director of the Virginia Film Festival. Cash…

Bad news for UVa. hoops: Scott to miss remainder of 2010-2011 season

Chris Graham

The expected bad news regarding Mike Scott’s injured left ankle was confirmed Monday. The 6-8 senior will miss the remainder of the 2010-2011 season due to the need for a second operation on the ankle. Scott, who leads Virginia in scoring (15.9 points per game) and rebounding (10.2 rebounds per game), had arthroscopic surgery on…