INSIDE New partnership aims to end county’s connectivity issues for good > page 2 Volume 66 Number 37 • Sept. 23, 2021
Goochland Day is here again Cancelled the past two years, popular annual event this Saturday promises food, music, games and the return of the beloved Goochland Day Parade
By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Writer
free outdoor festival will be bringing acres of food, music, games and vendors to the Goochland County Sports Complex this Saturday, but even that may not be able to rival what promises to be one of the day’s most memorable events: after a nearly two-decades absence, the Goochland Day Parade is coming back. “A lot of people have been asking for this for years,” said acting Goochland County Administrator Manuel Alvarez last week about the planned procession, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Goochland Holiness Church (3009 River Road West), and will end about a half mile later near Earls Rd.
Richmond Suburban News (RSN) is proud to announce the appointment of Powhatan Today editor Laura McFarland to Managing Editor of all of its publications including The Mechanicsville Local, the Ashland-Hanover Local, The Goochland Gazette and Powhatan Today. McFarland has served as editor of Powhatan Today for the past seven years and will continue in that role with additional managerial duties. McFarland said she is excited to assume her new role and looks forward to continuing her commitment to local journalism and RSN. “Getting the news that I had been named managing editor was both exciting and daunting,” she said. “Having worked for Richmond Suburban News for seven years, I feel like I have a good knowledge of MCFARLAND our news organization and am so proud of the products we produce in the counties we cover,” she added. During the past years, McFarland has formed working relationships and friendships with the RSN staff and has gained a healthy respect for the job they do. “Each member of our staff carries the workload of several people as they endeavor to produce quality newspapers in our communities every week,” she said. “I literally can’t say enough about how
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McFarland is new managing editor for RSN