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GRADUATION DAY Early voting available for 2021 ceremonies to be held at Meadow Event Park Democrats’ June Primary Staff Report news@mechlocal.com
ASHLAND – Hanover County Public Schools, with the support of the Hanover County School Board, will host this year’s graduation ceremonies at the Meadow Event Park in Doswell on Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 19. According to Dr. Michael Gill, superintendent, two outdoor ceremonies will be held each day in the Festival Loop (one in the morning and one in the early afternoon) “to celebrate our tremendous graduates and maximize the number of guests that may attend.” In accordance with the Governor’s executive order on COVID-19 restrictions and guidance from the Virginia Department of Education, up to three guests per graduate may attend the ceremony. “The ceremonies will be livestreamed for loved ones who are unable to attend in person,” Gill said. “Holding the ceremonies outside at the Meadow Event Park allows us to welcome all of our graduates and accommodate more guests at each ceremony than what would have been possible at each school’s football stadium, while also providing a safe environ-
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Mechanicsville High School: 9 a.m. Friday, June 18 Hanover High School: 2:30 p.m. Friday, June 18 Patrick Henry High School: 9 a.m. Saturday, June 19 Atlee High School: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 19
HANOVER – The Democrat Party has called a Primary Election for June 8 to determine the candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general in the Nov. 2 General Election. Teresa F. “Teri” Smithson, VREO, Director of Elections/General
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ment,” he continued. “We recognize that the number of guests is fewer than what is normally allowed at graduation. In these uncertain times, however, we are pleased to have crafted a plan that will allow our students to graduate together in front of as many friends and family as possible under the state’s current restrictions,” Gill said. The superintendent concluded by saying, “We sincerely hope that this plan, which
Registrar, said, “Historically, Hanover County has less than 20% turnout for these types primaries. There will be no Republican Party Primary.” She did say that there are a few different ways to cast your ballot including in-person at the Early Voting Center. “Remember, you no longer need a reason to vote early,” she said. see VOTING, pg. 12
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Ashland Fourth Fridays Joel Klein/The Local
Nine-year-old Brody Johnson is proud of the magic wands that his grandmother made for Winter Tulip Fairies at the Fourth Fridays event that kicked off Friday in in Ashland.
see GRADUATION, pg. 9
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