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Volume 64, Number 3 • January 17, 2019
Snow days gone by: Looking back on the way things once were. See Page 6
Volunteer leave now offered for Goochland employees
Event will highlight traumatic reality of addiction By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Policy allows staff to use up to eight hours of paid time to serve community groups By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Thanks to a recent change in county policy, Goochland County employees now have the option to use eight hours of paid leave per year in order to volunteer with organizations directly tied to the county. But while the measure passed unanimously during the Board of Supervisors’ first meeting of the year on Jan. 2, not all board members wholeheartedly embraced it. see Leave > 3
Heading into the 2018 popcorn sale fundraising season, Goochland Boy Scout Beck Garnett made it his goal to outsell every other scout in the nation. Last week, he learned he’d done that ... and then some.
In an effort to combat the devastating effects of drug abuse, the area Rural Substance Abuse Awareness Coalition will present a workshop aimed at educating Goochland residents on current issues relating to addiction in their community. “Hidden in Plain Sight: Drug Awareness, Rural Trends, and Stories From Our Community” will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 30 at the Central High School Cultural Education Center (2748 Dogtown Road). Featuring stories from those who have faced addiction themselves or watched loved ones grapple with the issue, the event will highlight current drug trends and the way they are impacting youth behavior.
see Boy Scout > 16
see Workshop > 2
Photo by Shelby Lum/Richmond Times-Dispatch
Beck Garnett, the Boy Scout’s top national popcorn seller last year, hopes to now help other scouts perfect their own sales techniques.
Pop Star Goochland Scout breaks records en route to being nation’s top popcorn seller
By Roslyn Ryan Editor
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