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Hanover starts voluntary water conservation With the recent dry weather pattern having caused low water levels in the James River, Hanover County and other localities in the metro Richmond area — Goochland and Henrico counties and the City of Richmond — are asking customers to observe voluntary water conservation measures, effective immediately. The request was announced on Tuesday, Sept. 14, by County Administrator Cecil R. “Rhu” Harris Jr. Voluntary conservation will help local governments see WATER, pg. 4 `
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Vol. 27, No. 21 | Richmond Suburban Newspapers | September 22, 2010
School district boasts 9th SOL accreditation which places great value on est school districts, this is the its public schools. Indeed, this longest record of 100 percent Hanover County Public year’s report of student achieve- accreditation in our state. We Schools is among 18 school divi“Hanover can now claim that 100 sions in the metro Richmond percent of its schools have been fully area to have received full accredited for nine consecutive years.” accreditation on the 2009-2010 Standards of Learning assessSTEWART D. ROBERSON ments. Superintendent This morning, just after the report was released, Dr. Stewart ment in Hanover is directly have no reason to believe that D. Roberson, superintendent, attributable to the genuine we will not extend that record said “Reports such as these teamwork which exists across to 10 consecutive years in 2011. According to the report, 98 affirm the tremendous level of our fine county.” percent of Virginia’s schools “Hanover can now claim hard work and focus, which meet SOL for standards for stuis always on display by our that 100 percent of its schools dent achievement in English, students, teachers and school have been fully accredited for mathematics, history and scileaders. We are all fortunate to nine consecutive years,” he see SOL, pg. 4 ` live and serve in a community added. “Among Virginia’s larg-
By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
Jurisdictions unite to halt home burglaries By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com With more than 80 residences falling prey, a multijurisdictional investigation, which included the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office, has put a Chesterfield County couple behind bars. Maurice J. Becton, 29, and Dominyce J. Brown, 24, both of the 5200 block of Castlewood Road, have been arrested and are now lodged in Chesterfield County and Powhatan County, respectively. According to Capt. Michael J. Trice of the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office, more than 20 law enforcement agencies
are sharing evidence tion of four search to determine the warrants — three in extent of Becton Chesterfield County and Brown’s activiand one in the City ties over the course of Richmond — and of 2010. apprehended two He said an extenindividuals suspectsive and coordied of being responnated investigation sible for this crime began in early 2010 spree. BECTON BROWN when Investigators “Burglaries are throughout Central not only a financial Virginia identified a trend of residential hardship on homeowners, but these crimes burglaries in rural areas. On Monday, Sept. 13, area law enforce- also violate the feeling of security in what see BURGLARIES, pg. 4 ` ment agencies contributed to the execu-
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Judge J. Overton Harris, left, administers the oath of office to Hanover County’s new sheriff, Col. David R. Hines, during a promotional ceremony Sept. 16 at the government complex.
Hines sworn in New colonel becomes 53rd sheriff
Hines became the county’s 53rd sheriff following the retirement of Col. V. Stuart ur priCook, who had served since orities haven’t 1990. He is filling Cook’s changed,” unexpired term, which runs Col. David through Dec. 31, 2011. R. Hines said on Friday, The new sheriff a day after being calls his predecessor sworn in as a “mentor, friend, sheriff, Hanover inspiration.” They County’s top law have worked enforcement closely together officer. “The prisee HINES, pg. 14 ` orities remain the same as they were yesterday.”
By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
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