Annual turkey harvest sets new state record

The Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) announced a harvest of 24,447 turkeys during the 2023 spring turkey season.

Voting

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Election Day and can’t get to early in-person voting times,” said Jenifer Strozier, Goochland Electoral Board member. “It’s important in a democracy for every qualified voter to vote. Goochland has one of the highest county turnouts in the state and we want to keep that high turnout rate.”

Some opponents also took issue with having the registrar work on a Sunday. But General Registrar Ryan Mulligan said he is glad they moved up Sunday voting. “It was a solution I think everyone can live

Goochland History Revealed

NOT OF THE HEIGHTS, BUT CLIMBING

This represents the highest spring turkey harvest ever recorded in Virginia. The previous record was 20,580

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Debates over voting access have become common across the country as Democrats and Republicans argue over the importance of access vs security.

Nearby counties Powhatan and Hanover do not offer Sunday voting this year, though Powhatan has discussed it. Hanover did offer it for the 2021 gubernatorial election.

The next Goochland election will be the Democratic primary June 20 for the 57th House of Delegates seat. The next Sunday voting will be for the General Election on September 24. Voting will be open 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Registrar’s Office.

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Property Transfers

10.67 acres; Cyrus Amir Rafii to Brian W. Edmonds Sr., $240,000.

4 lots, Oilville Business Park; Goochland Investment Group Inc. to MHC 204 (Oilville VA) LLC, $3,430,000.

146 Black Walnut, Richmond; HHHunt Homes LC to James T. Donley, $573,095.

1165 Cordial Court, Manakin Sabot; Ellington Custom

Entrance

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While the property owner did not respond to several requests for comment on the matter, the move was reportedly made in an effort to stop drivers from cutting through the parking lot as an alternative to taking the current detour around the roundabout construction.

But while drivers may be frustrated with the entrance being closed, their

Homes LLC to Thomas J. Suddeth, $253,500.

532 Ford’s Road, Manakin Sabot; Kasey B. Hicks to John W. Waters, $700,000.

Lot 11, Block B, Section 4, Broad Run; Margaret Hill, trustee to Charles Crismier III, trustee, $1,365,000.

3138 Lowry Road, Columbia; Marisa Dabney to Morgan R. Wick, $238,000.

1383 New Town Road, Goochland; A. Norman De- velopment LLC to Preston Whitlock, $365,000. ire likely pales in comparison to that of business owners in the shopping center.

12380 S Readers Circle, Manakin Sabot; Eagle Construction of Virginia LLC to Bernard H. Mann, trustee, $629,026.

12001 Talavera Terrace, Richmond; HHHunt Homes LC to Kevin T. Murphy, $543,881.

186 Woodern, Richmond; Sung Han Bahk to Paul C. Messplay, $1,100,000.

According to Hui Long Lin, who owns Chef Lee Chinese Restaurant, the move brings yet another challenge to overcome as his industry continues to rebuild after the pandemic and deal with rising costs and staffing shortages.

Lin estimates that his business has dropped around 40% since the sign went up.

He said there has been talk of a lawsuit, but that one has not been filed against the property owner as of yet.

Response on social media in recent weeks has been largely in favor of Lin and others who are operating businesses in the shopping center, though some posters to a recent thread on the Goochland Living Facebook page noted that the measure does appear to be a good solution for keeping the lot from becoming a dangerous cut-through.