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Volume 66 Number 16 • April 22, 2021
Partnership could help connect ‘underserved’ residents to broadband By Roslyn Ryan Editor
For all of the joys of living in rural Goochland — fresh air, bucolic scenery, freedom from traffic and other suburban headaches — there is one issue that will most likely make any resident’s list of cons: a lack of access to high speed
Internet service. While County leaders have wrestled with the issue for years, they have consistently come up against the same stumbling blocks. Particularly in areas with especially low population densities, broadband Internet service providers see Internet > 3
Question regarding $60 million debt for new school could be on Nov. 2 ballot By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Goochland County is now one step closer to building a new elementary school, after the County School Board voted unanimously on April 13 to petition the Board of Supervisors for assistance in obtaining the roughly $60 million that will be needed for the new school and several upgrades to current school facilities. In accordance with the vote, the school board will now ask supervisors to request that a local judge add a question see School Board > 3
Deadline approaching for Woman’s Club scholarship Contributed report
The GFWC Goochland Woman’s Club scholarship is now open and seeking applications from Goochland High School seniors who plan to attend a four-year college or university. Applicants must complete the Mabel L. Behrens Scholarship application. The application may be found in the guidance office at the high school. Requirements for the scholarship are listed in the application form. The scholarship is based on community involvement and services, academics and need. All materials for the application are due in the guidance office by April 30th, 2021. The award will be presented at the awards program in the spring. The Goochland Woman’s Club began awarding education scholarships to deserving Goochland High School students in 1979. Mrs. Mabel. L. Behrens was a founding member of Goochland Woman’s Club who was passionate about learnsee Scholarship > 4