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Volume 64, Number 48 • December 12, 2019
Manakin-Sabot resident’s design for VMI class ring unveiled. See page 7
BOS offers support, no ‘sanctuary’ In resolution, supervisors stop short of saying residents won’t have to follow gun laws By Roslyn Ryan Editor
As word began to circulate last week that Goochland had joined the growing list of localities across the state declaring Second Amendment Sanctuary status, few were likely surprised that the county’s board members would have made such a decision. After all, Goochland’s current board members are all committed conservatives, and local pressure to embrace the “2A Sanctuary” label, as ALVAREZ evidenced by the standing-room-only crowd that attended last week’s board meeting, had been intense. The only issue? It wasn’t true. see Sanctuary > 3
Celebrating the season in Goochland Hadley Bouwens, Paisley Kowalski and Adelyn Bouwens were all smiles as they enjoyed the annual Goochland Christmas Tree lighting on Dec. 6. For more photos of holiday happenings around the county, see page 5.
Photo by Roslyn Ryan
Local theater staging ‘Redneck’ Christmas Contributed report
What if the three wise men weren’t really all that wise? What if they were just three ordinary guys, avoiding conflicts at home, who happened upon the greatest story ever told? Starting Thursday, Dec. 19, Goochland
Community Theatre will present a threenight run of “A Good, Old Fashioned, Redneck Country Christmas,” a play by Kris Bauske and directed by Jennifer Layton, at 7 p.m. in The Eagle Theater at Central High Cultural and Educational Complex. Set in modern day America and sprin-
kled with redneck humor, the play opens with Bill, Dave, and Jimmy, three men with a wagon-load of women troubles. Even though it’s Christmas Eve, and tradition dictates they should be home, drinking hot see Theater > 2
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