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Vol. XXXII No.. 23
November 28, 2018
Supervisors at odds on Equal Rights Amendment By Laura McFarland News Editor
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OWHATAN – The question of whether Powhatan County’s local leaders should weigh in on the Equal Rights Amendment was a hot button issue last week - so much so that even whether to discuss it was a bone of contention. A board of supervisors’ workshop was held on Monday, Nov. 19 in which the main purpose of the night was to refine their legislative agenda and discuss it with Powhatan’s representatives at the state level, Del. Lee Ware, R-65, and Sen. Glen Sturtevant Jr., R-10. See full story on legislative agenda discussions on page 4. Supervisors resolved to meet earlier in the evening before the legislators were
PHOTO BY LAURA MCFARLAND
Del. Lee Ware and Sen. Glen Sturtevant meet with the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 19. The board shared its legislative agenda priorities. The only controversial one was the ERA.
scheduled to arrive and discuss a list of 11 items on the proposed Powhatan County 2019 Legislative Agenda Priorities. By far, the most contentious item on the list – and the only one in which they split – was whether the board would support the ratification by the General Assembly of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution as proposed by Congress on March 22, 1972. The Equal Rights Amendment says that “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” The amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by Congress on March 22, 1972, 49 years after it was first introduced in 1923, and sent to the states for ratification. However, by the time the first deadline and then an extended deadline in see ERA, pg. 6
Library pops up all over the county Consultant promotes tourism with local business leaders
By Laura McFarland News Editor
By Laura McFarland News Editor
PHOTO BY LAURA MCFARLAND
Library workers Kat Ames, left and Fran McCreight invite Peg Price of Powhatan to sign up for a free raffle as part of a pop up event on Nov. 19 at the Food Lion off of Academy Road.
dren. They set up a blanket for a storytime and had a few children’s books available to check out. They were also equipped to sign people
up to get their own library card, McCreight said. “We try to do one once a see LIBRARY, pg. 8
Parade to bring dose of holiday cheer
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POWHATAN – The staff of the Powhatan County Public Library loves seeing people walk through their doors, but if you can’t make it, they are trying to come to you. The library is ramping up its outreach opportunities by participating in local festivals and activities and hosting their own pop-up events around the county to remind people they are here. Most recently, two staff members put on a Thanksgivingthemed pop-up event on Monday, Nov. 19 in front of the Food Lion off of Academy Road. Administrative assistant Fran McCreight and library substitute Kat Ames were on hand to sign people up for a free raffle, give away some goodies, and offer a make-andtake turkey bookmark for chil-
POWHATAN – Maximizing Powhatan’s tourism potential has the potential to significantly benefit the county’s overall health and economy, local business leaders were recently reminded. Sandra Tanner, partnership marketing development specialist with the Virginia Tourism Corporation, was the keynote speaker of the Powhatan County Chamber of Commerce’s luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 15. Her speech was focused on the many ways business leaders in Powhatan can play a vital role in driving tourism dollars to the community. She pointed out not only how certain key tourism attractions can lead to secondary related businesses developing as a result but how im-
portant it is as a factor when future companies are analyzing Powhatan’s attraction for their employees. However, in all of that, she stressed that the tourism decisions need to reflect first what is best for the local community. “It’s things that people who want to live here or live here want. Then, the byproduct of that is people will get in a car to come here. The more people who come, the businesses grow, and then you start getting bigger businesses – hotels and things like that start coming,” she said. In Virginia, more than 60 million annual visitors spend an average of $25 billion annually in Virginia, an industry that employs 232,000 people, see TOURISM, pg. 6
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The 2018 Powhatan Christmas Parade will be held at 2 p.m. on Dec. 8 along the stretch of Old Buckingham Road from Mann Road to the courthouse area.
By Laura McFarland News Editor
POWHATAN – The streets of Powhatan County’s Village area will once again be overflowing with holiday cheer with the return of the Powhatan Christmas Parade.
The parade, which benefits the Powhatan Christmas Mother program, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 along the stretch of Old Buckingham Road from Mann Road to the courthouse area.
Sandra Tanner
see PARADE, pg. 8
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