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Vol. 35, No. 47 | Richmond Suburban News | March 27, 2019
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Community remains key to successes in HCSO By Melody Kinser Managing Editor HANOVER – For nine years, David R. Hines has held the title of sheriff and the rank of colonel. With those responsibilities, he has dedicated himself and his department to an open relationship with the community and the people they serve. In 2010, Hines succeeded his mentor, Col. V. Stuart Cook, in leading the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office. Throughout his tenure at the helm of the county law enforcement agency, he has been committed to working -or as he prefers to call it “partnering” -- with the community. Hines found himself in a new role in 2011 when he became a candidate for the seat. He ran again in 2015 and will be on the ballot in June. “We have the most outstanding support of the community,” Hines said, “and I’m
just blessed to have some of the most selfless and bright people that work at the Sheriff ’s Office. Together I truly think we’ve just made a great team.” “The team is not just the Sheriff ’s Office,” he continued.
COL. DAVID R. HINES “It’s our neighborhoods, it’s our businesses, it’s our churches, and it’s the partnership we share with other governmental officials – all of that is what has made Hanover County that safe place to live.” The word partnership comes up often when he talks
about his department and the community he, his deputies and staff serve. Sometimes, he said, “people use that term [partnership] and they don’t realize that partnerships are two-way streets; our community really does get it.” “When I talk to my peers about our relationship, I truly think some of them are in envy of what we have -and we’ve worked hard at it. We’ve worked hard at it with our Neighborhood Watch Program and our Business Watch Program. And, then, several years ago, we created our Worship Watch, which was structured on our Neighborhood and Business Watch programs, and now we have an active partnership with 150 churches in the county.” The partnerships Hines and his office have established cross state lines, especially with the program they built
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Hanover County Voter Registrar Teresa F. “Teri” Smithson, left, is shown with Ms. Theresa, who was using ExpressVOTE, a new ballot marking machine. Smithson’s office assisted students of the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (VDBVI). For more on the turn to page 5.
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ANOVER -- Hanover County Treasurer Scott Miller will seek re-election
in 2019. “Serving the citizens of the County has been both an honor and an absolute pleasure,” Miller said. Miller points to specific accomplishments in his current term to include getting statewide legislation passed that allowed Hanover County to be the first locality in Virginia MILLER to implement life-time dog licenses. see MILLER, pg. 4
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