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Volume 66 Number 2 • January 14, 2021
Lumpkins tapped as new BOS chairman By Roslyn Ryan Editor
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The Mercedes Benz C230 belonging to Charlottesville resident Xzavier Hill remained on the side of I-64 for several hours after Hill was shot by Virginia State Troopers following a high-speed chase. Hill was pronounced dead at the scene, and the shooting remains under investigation.
Man shot after leading troopers on high-speed chase Driver reportedly ignored command from troopers to exit vehicle, then displayed firearm
By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Dozens of photos and videos posted to LaToya Benton’s Facebook page tell the story of her son Xzavier’s life. There are snapshots of a smiling young boy playing little
league football, and some taken a few years later on his first day of high school. A handful of pictures show him proudly walking Benton down the aisle at her wedding. Benton has plenty to remind her of how her son lived. What she is desperately trying to understand
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now, however, is how he died. As has now been widely reported, Xzavier Hill, 18, was shot by Virginia State Police troopers in the early morning hours of Jan. 9 after a highspeed chase that began in Henrico
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The Goochland County Board of Supervisors began its first board meeting of 2021 on Jan. 5, and among the first items on the agenda was selecting a new chairman. After being nominated by outgoing chair Susan Lascolette, District 3 representative John Lumpkins was unanimously approved for the role. Lumpkins District 5 representative Ken Peterson was unanimously approved as vice chairman. Lumpkins, who is now in his first term, thanked his fellow board members for their confidence in him, calling it “an honor and a privilege” to serve Goochland County. see Lumpkins > page 3
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