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Vol. 28, No. 39 | Richmond Suburban Newspapers | January 25, 2012
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A small crowd gathered in the meeting room of the Hanover County School Board for the public hearing on the proposed budget.
Pleas made to save jobs posed $191.6 million budget for fis- balance the budget. cal 2013 during a public hearing on Of the 102.2 jobs, 62.2 would be Tuesday, Jan. 17. classroom teachers. Their elimination The budget addressed a deficit of would reduce the deficit by just over Teachers and residents delivered personal pleas to save jobs on the just over $13.9 million, and eliminatsee PLEAS, pg. 4 Hanover County School Board’s pro- ing 102.2 positions was proposed to
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3 arrested in fatal shooting By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com Three men have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder following the weekend shooting death of 16-year-old Brett A. Wells of Mechanicsville. According to Sgt. Chris R. Whitley
Via: tough decisions for BOS New chairman: supervisors must be good stewards of citizens’ money board is going to obviously have to work together, and we’re going to have to be n his second stint good stewards of the citias chairman of the zens’ money,” the Ashland Hanover County District representative said Board of Supervisors, last week. “We’re going to G. Ed Via III is realistic as the administration prepares make a lot of tough decisions in a lot of areas.” for the upcoming budget When Via became cycle. see VIA, pg. 5 “With the economy, the
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Alma Powell, left, greeted G. Ed Via III when Hanover County was recognized by America’s Promise as one of the 100 Best Communities in 2010. He served as chairman of the Board of Supervisors that year and returns to the top county position for 2012.
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of the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office, Da’von T. Byars, 19, of the 1400 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike in the City of Richmond; Kevin M. Drayton Jr., 18, of the 8300 block of Rollins Lane in Mechanicsville; and, Xavia S. Highsmith, 18, of the 2000 see SHOOTING, pg. 8
New owners ‘excited’ with Brandy Hill Plaza By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com The 68,000-square-foot Brandy Hill Plaza at 7053-7095 Mechanicsville Turnpike in Mechanicsville has been bought by an out-of-town group known as 7055 Brandy Hill Plaza LLC. Richmond-based Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced the agreement — with a purchase price of $3.3 million — last Wednesday. According to agent Richard
L. Thalhimer, who handled the sale, the retail center was purchased through Auction.com. The group obtained the plaza “as a deed in lieu of foreclosure and will retain the center as an investment.” Thalhimer said the partners are “excited with the opportunity” the property, known in the community for its clock tower, provides. The goal, he continued, is to see PLAZA, pg. 4
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