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Volume 64, Number 37 • Sept. 12, 2019
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Fisher exits sheriff’s race, offers White his support By Roslyn Ryan Editor
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Local candidates share positions during forum Fifteen candidates currently campaigning in Goochland ahead of this November’s election attended a Candidates Forum hosted by The Goochland Republican Women Sept. 5 at the Richmond Country Club. All Republican and Independent candidates were invited. Pictured in the first row, from the left, are Delegate John McGuire, Senator Mark Peake, Board of Supervisor District 5 representative Ken Peterson, Board of Supervisor District 4 candidate Don Sharpe, Board of Supervisor District 1 representative Susan Lascolette, Soil and Water Director Jonathan Lyle, Board of Supervisor District 2 candidate Neil Spoonhower, Commonwealth Attorney Mike Caudill, and Sheriff candidates Levin White and Emiel Fisher who announced that evening that he was ending his campaign. Pictured in the back row are School Board District 4 candidates Mike Newman, Delegate R. Lee Ware, Jr., School Board District 3 representative Karen Horn, School Board District 1 candidate Jennifer Mazza, and Goochland Treasurer Pam Duncan.
Major milestone: Bethel church set to mark 185 years
United Methodist Church will mark its 185th anniversary this Sunday. According to Bethel’s pastor, Rev. John R. Celebrating its journey from a one-room Hall Sr., the church has never let its size dictate log sanctuary on Cardwell Road to its current its level of commitment to both the community — somewhat roomier — modern home, Bethel see Bethel > 5 By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Goochland resident Emiel Fisher has announced that he is ending his campaign to be the county’s next sheriff. Fisher, the founder of protective services firm Rapid Deployment & Protection Worldwide, made the announcement during a candidates’ forum hosted by the Goochland Republican Women on Sept. 5. “I want to thank my numerous supporters and backers and would ask that they now back Levin White for Sheriff,” Fisher said in an e-mail on Monday. White, a career law enforcement officer, and current Goochland County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Steven Creasey are both vying to succeed longtime county sheriff Jim Agnew, who will retire at the end of this year. “I have endorsed Levin and know the people of Goochland will prosper under his law enforcement leadership,” Fisher said. “I look forward to working with Levin in the future to this end. God bless the people of Goochland, and Godspeed.”
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