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Volume 57, Number 10 • March 10, 2011
Deputies discover county man dead Roommate arrested on drug charge By Ken Odor jodor@goochlandgazette.com
A Goochland man was found dead Sunday night and his roommate has been arrested on a drug charge, said Goochland Sheriff James L. Agnew Monday. Deputies went to a home in the 12900 block of Holly Lane in Manakin-Sabot to check on the welfare of Eric William Amman, 22, after a friend called from
Chesterfield County saying he was concerned about Amman. Amman’s roommate, Andrew C. McKenzie, 32, was uncooperative with the officers, saying that he didn’t know what the deputies were talking about. As deputies were verifying McKenzie’s identification, McKenzie closed the door and refused to allow deputies to enter. McKenzie then called see Death > page 5
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Budget outlines GES principal Stacey Austin takes additional cuts School transfer position in Chesterfield County still a major Goochland Elementary School Principal Stacey Austin leads students on the first day of school last fall. Austin announced last week he has accepted the principal’s job at Robious Elementary School in Chesterfield.
By Ken Odor jodor@goochlandgazette.com
Goochland Elementary School principal Stacey Austin has announced that he will be leaving his current job at the end of the current school year.
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Austin will start his new job as principal of Robious Elementary School in Chesterfield County beginning in July he said in a Feb. 22 letter addressed to the Goochland Elementary School Community. In his letter, Austin called
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the change an “unbelievable opportunity for me to grow as a professional in a larger school district.” Austin, who has worked for Goochland Schools for the past 15 years, said he looked forward to “continuing our fight for educational excel-
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lence in Goochland. However I will soon be a member of the parent group by your side pursuing our goals for the school system,” he wrote. Austin, who had served as principal at Randolph see School > page 4
get numbers last week and they showed another decrease, as the county continues to face declining revenues. Deputy County Administrator John Wack told the board that the budget was By Ken Odor based on a 3.8 percent decline jodor@goochlandgazette.com in taxable real estate assessments Goochland supervisors got with a further 2 percent decline the county administration’s see Budget > page 4 recommended FY2012 bud-
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