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Volume 64, Number 29 • July 18, 2019
St. Matthew’s United Methodist welcomes new pastor. See page 3 S
Stamey lauded for dedication to county
Life ON THE line
By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Photo by Roslyn Ryan
Having led the charge on several complex county projects, including the Central High School Cultural and Educational Complex, new Animal Protection and Adoption Center, and the development of Goochland’s 25-year Capital Improvement Plan, Deputy County Administrator Derek Stamey has no problem embracing a challenge. Simply put, give Stamey a mountain and he will find a Stamey way to move it. It was precisely this quality that recently earned Stamey the Marcia Mashaw Outstanding Assistant Award from the Virginia Local Government
Goochland Emergency Medical Dispatcher Tammy Witt demonstrates the new system she and her colleagues use to help callers communicate exactly what their emergency is and what kind of help they need.
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County dispatchers can now give callers detailed instructions — and it’s already helping to save lives By Roslyn Ryan Editor
As a Goochland County dispatcher, Tammy Witt is often the person on the other end of the line when someone calls to report any one of countless issues, from a critical medical emersee Dispatch > 3
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