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Volume 63, Number 48 • December 6, 2018
Goochland residents attend annual Farm Bureau Convention. See page 2
Couple powers up celebrated holiday display
Supervisors honor local recipients of Purple Heart
For over a decade, home on Rockville Road has been a must-see on light tours
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GHS set to vie for state title. Page 7
Everyone has his or her own ideas about what constitutes the official kick-off to the holiday season, but for many residents of Rockville the question was settled over a decade ago. For them, the true first true signal that Christmas is around the corner comes with the flick of a switch, the one that powers on the light display at 2375 Rockville Road. The fact that the display — lovingly and painstakingly arranged each year by David and Bobbie DeHart – has become something of an iconic holiday staple is largely thanks to the couple’s determination in the face of any obstacle to derail their mission. Over the years, despite health challenges and the occasional battle with bad weather — more than once they have lost a large inflatable yard decoration to violent wind gusts — the couple see Lights > 3
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Goochland County veterans wounded while serving in combat will now have a visible reminder of their community’s gratitude. Recently, the county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution designating Goochland as a Purple Heart County, honoring the service of the men and women who have received the nation’s oldest continuously issued military decoration. First awarded during the Revolutionary War, the Purple Heart is pre-