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Volume 65, Number 38 • September 17, 2020
Supervisors OK satellite voting office
Goochland poet’s first book inspired by a desire to help By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Registrar says increased efficiency will be one benefit of added location By Roslyn Ryan Editor
In an effort to prepare for what promises to be a record number of residents voting absentee in the upcoming Nov. 3, 2020 election, Goochland County has approved the creation of a voter satellite office to be located at the county Parks and Recreation Building. Goochland County Registrar Ryan Mulligan made the request for the additional location during the Board of Supervisors Sept. 1 meeting, explaining that the move would help make the process of registering to vote absentee more efficient for residents by separating that activity from other election-related business taking place at the Registrar’s new office next door. The facility is already owned by the county and no extra equipment will be required, see Voting > page 5
Photo by Roslyn Ryan
Honoring those lost in 2001 terror attacks Goochland High School Marine Corps JROTC cadet Garrett Faes stands next to the American flag during a ceremony commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. The event took place at Company 1 in Manakin Sabot, where a piece of one of the towers is part of a permanent memorial to victims.
When she set out to publish her first book of poems, Goochland resident Lisa Tyler had only one specific goal in mind. More than anything, she says, she simply wanted to put something positive out into the world. With the pandemic tightening its grip on the U.S., “I saw everything people were going through,” remembers Tyler. “In the midst of adversity people look for hope, and that’s what my poems are all about.” Her new book, “Lily Tyler Amongst Thorns,” was a labor of love, and saw her returning to a craft she has enjoyed since childhood. She says she began putting the poems down on paper in March, sometimes jotting just a word or two and occasionally setting the work aside for a few days until she was ready to return to it. Now, the 58-page collection, Clay explains, is available to help inspire those who may be see Poems > page 4
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