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Volume 66 Number 30 • August 5, 2021
Let the sunshine in The end of summer may be in sight, but there is still time to visit the annual Alvis Farms Sunflower Festival, which runs through this Sunday. For more information on the event, visit www.alvisfarmsva.com. Photo by Anna Stenberg
Weekend water outings scrapped after Goochland sewer line break By Roslyn Ryan Editor
While a sewer line break in Goochland’s eastern end has now been repaired, a recreational water advisory issued by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) remained in effect as of Tuesday. According to Brookie Crawford, a spokesperson for VDH, the advisory that was put in place to warn
those heading to the river of possible adverse health effects was expected to be revised on Wednesday. Goochland County officials confirmed that the issue began on the evening of Tuesday, July 27, when a sewer line break occurred along River Road near the Henrico County border, releasing around 300,000 gallons of untreated sewage into a nearby ditch. The break led to the closure of River Road for several hours before it
reopened around midnight. County utility customers were not impacted by the break and no service disruption occurred. Representatives from Goochland County Department of Public Utilities, Henrico County Department of Public Utilities, Goochland County FireRescue, Goochland County Sheriff ’s Office, Henrico County Division of
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County announces new hires in Community Development and Financial Services offices Contributed report
Goochland County has announced that Mary Anna Twisdale has joined the County as the new Director of Financial Services and Raymond Cash Jr. has joined as the new Assistant Director of Community Development. see Staff > 3
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