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Vol. 33, No. 26 | Richmond Suburban News | November 2, 2016
Heavy voter turnout expected By Melody Kinser Managing Editor HANOVER – “We are expecting the largest voter turnout this county has ever seen.� That’s how Teresa “Teri� Smithson, general registrar and director of elections for Hanover County, views the Nov. 8 General Election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. She said she and her staff came to that conclusion following the March Primary Election. “We had 73,834 registered voters. As of this morning (Oct. 27), we have 77,515 voters.�
File photo/Jim Ridolphi
Edwin Gaskin told the Hanover County Board of Supervisors that the news keeps getting better for economic development here.
Economic development news on positive course By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local HANOVER — The news seems to get better with every update regarding economic development in Hanover County.
Last Wednesday evening, Edwin Gaskin, director of Economic Development, presented his 2016 annual report to the Hanover County see POSITIVE, pg. 4
As Hanover County voters prepare to head to the ballots Tuesday, Smithson also reminds them that they need to have their photo identification “out and ready when they arrive.� She also asked that they not forget their patience when going to the polls.� “Our polls will be especially crowded between the hours of 6 and 9 a.m. and 5 and 7 p.m., as this is the only time available for many of our full-
time working citizens and students to cast their ballots. So for the citizens that have the benefit of a free schedule Nov.8, we encourage them to vote in the ‘off-peak’ times,� Smithson added. “This will not only decrease their waiting time, but also the waiting time of our folks going to or coming from work or school. “ She is always mindful of the see VOTER, pg. 5
Congressman to address Veterans Day event HANOVER — The public is invited to attend the Hanover County Veterans Day Program, which will be presented at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the Hanover Veterans Memorial at Hanover Wayside Park. The park is located on U.S. 301 about a mile north of Hanover High School. Veterans who have served and are currently serving will be honored. U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-1, will be the Photo submitted by Nikodemas M. Reikalas
This unidentified veteran is one of many Hanover County men and women who will be honored and remembered for their service on Nov. 11.
guest speaker. The benediction and invocation will be offered by Fr. Bill Burk, OP, priest for the Church of the Creator in Mechanicsville; The National Anthem will be performed by the Honorable Charles McGee and Aubrey Stratton of VFW Post 9808 will recite the Pledge of Allegiance. For more information about this ceremony, or about the Hanover Veteran’s Memorial, call Hanover County Parks and Recreation at 804-365-7150. Information submitted by Nikodemas M. Reikalas, recreation coordinator, Hanover County Parks and Recreation.
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