INSIDE Christmas Mother among those making a difference in their community > page 6 Volume 64, Number 47 • December 5, 2019
Goochland native’s new venture aimed at helping clients thrive. See page 3
GHS student honored for video project
New rules on signage set to take effect soon
Contributed report
On to the Academy Awards? A budding young local filmmaker was recently awarded one of the top prizes in a state-wide student video contest. Goochland High School student Caden Peck learned this month that his submission to the Virginia School Boards Association’s (VSBA) eighth annual student video contest had earned him
Changes were needed after Supreme Court ruling rendered local policy unconstitutional
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By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Fife holding Santa Breakfast
When it comes to the many signs seen around Goochland County, changes are coming in January as the county ushers in its newly revised zoning ordinance regulations. Thanks in part to a 2015 United States Supreme Court ruling that deemed localities could not regulate signage based on the type of information conveyed, communities across the country have been working to rewrite their own local ordinances governing signs. As Goochland’s Director of Community Development Jo Ann Hunter explained to
Goochland’s Fife Fire Rescue Auxiliary (Co. 4 Firehouse), located at 2397 Hadensville Fife Road, will be hosting its annual free Breakfast with Santa from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Dec. 7. This cherished annual event will offer the chance to visit with friends and neighbors and enjoy breakfast — and, of course, children will have the chance to visit with Santa and receive a treat. For more information on this and a number of other Christmas events, see the Gazette’s Holiday Happenings on page 8.
Photo by Jim Ridolphi
’Dogs do it again
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Above, Bulldogs’ quarterback CJ Towles makes a spectacular run as Goochland defeats James Monroe 20-7 to claim the Class 3 Region B championship. The Bulldogs travel this week to face Hopewell in the state semifinals. For more on the win—and what’s next—see page 10.
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