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Vol. XXXIII No. o. 48

June 10, 2020

Coming together with hope for change By Laura McFarland Editor

OWHATAN – Barely a word was spoken as the large group marched through the Powhatan Village. They had gathered in front of the county administration building at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 6. The Rev. Jerimy Ford offered a prayer to the people gathered in “one voice and one heart” and asked God to help them “move forward from this place and this moment to radically change the world.” They want to make sure “this step is the first of many,” he prayed.

When the prayer finished, the white pastor put a little African-American girl named Lizzie Caudle, whose family attends Passion Community Church where he works, on his shoulders and started the slow walk on sidewalks to the Powhatan County Courthouse followed by at least 100 people. When they arrived, they stood silently in a circle in front of the courthouse, many with a fist raised in solidarity. Then the first voice cried out “no justice, no peace,” another shouted, “I can’t breathe,” and the group began clapping before turning to listen to the see CHANGE, pg. 3

PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND

Protestors gather in front of the Powhatan County Courthouse on June 6 during a peaceful march organized by the Powhatan Anti-Racism Coalition.

Powhatan High School Class of 2020

School board hears grim picture of possible cuts Extra-curricular activities, athletics, and staff reductions considered By Laura McFarland Editor

PHOTOS BY LAURA McFARLAND

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While Powhatan High School did not hold its official graduation as scheduled in June, staff put together a drive-through Senior Day Celebration on June 6 to honor seniors. Shown above are Joshua Jordan, left, and Mary and Maxine Labons. See more photos page 6A.

POWHATAN – The Powhatan County School Board had a grim discussion on Monday about the impact of possible reductions in county funding to its fiscal year 2021 operating budget that may be considered.

The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors approved 90 percent of the county portion of the school board budget on May 14 with the understanding they would work with the school board to determine how to handle the other 10 percent, or about $2.33 million. The see SCHOOL BOARD pg. 4

Board of supervisors adopts budget it will advertise By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors recently voted to advertise the fiscal year (FY) 2021 County Budget assuming an 88 cent tax rate and a 94 percent collection rate. During the board’s meeting on Monday, June 1, the four members present unanimously voted to advertise the budget prepared by staff ahead of a public hearing that will be held during the board’s meeting at 6:30 p.m. on June 22. Chairman David Williams, who represents District 1; Mike Byerly, District 3; Bill Cox, District 4, and Karin Carmack, District 5, approved advertising the budget presented without discussion. Larry Nordvig, District 2, could not make the meeting. The board will continue to discuss the budget in several meetings planned for the

next few weeks. Supervisors may choose to adopt a budget less than what is advertised, but they cannot adopt one higher than advertised. The FY 2021 County Administrator Proposed Budget’s General Fund amount is $57.67 million. This is an increase of about $1.3 million over the FY 2020 Adopted Budget General Fund amount. The total proposed FY 2021 Operating Budget without transfers is $88.02 million. This is roughly a $2.06 million increase over the FY 2020 Adopted Budget. The advertised budget is based on an 88 cent tax rate, which is the same as the current rate. It also presumes the county will see a 94 percent collection rate on real estate, 95 percent collection rate for personal property (vehicles) and all other personal property at a collection rate of 94 percent. The board has been reviewing charts that show various scenarios they might consider with the tax rate depending on

the anticipated collection rates. They have been saying for weeks that they will wait until the end of June to pass the budget so they have the most updated picture of the collection rate at that time to best understand what local revenues the county will be working with moving forward. Some of the key features of the county administrator’s recommended budget include: Less than one third of the salary requests from county departments ($407,854) were funded, and one area makes up the majority of that funded amount. Out of the proposed $127,203 suggested in the budget, $122,505 is for part-time wages for the fire and rescue department to fund half of the back fill days and the remainder of the part-time positions. The proposed budget does not include the 2 percent employee raise that was being discussed earlier in the year tosee BUDGET pg. 5

Local residents join in prayer for unity and peace By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – A small group of people met last week on the lawn of the Powhatan County Courthouse to unite in prayer for their county, state, and country. The Rev. Brad Russell, pastor of Old Powhatan Baptist Church said the gathering on Thursday, June 4 by a small group of people was a recognition of the need to pray for peace and unity.

PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND

Local residents gather for a prayer meeting on the lawn of the Powhatan County Courthouse on June 4.

“We want churches in Powhatan and believers in Christ to come together and to pray. We know that there are lots of voices and lots of opinions and lots of hurt, and we want to stand together for what is true and just and right, and we know taking our needs to God is the best way we can do that,” Russell said. At about 11:30 a.m., the pastor welcomed the people who had gathered at the see PRAYER, pg. 5

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The Free Clinic is here for Powhatan Contributed Report The Free Clinic of Powhatan is open, serving patients during these difficult times of COVID-19. COVID-19 has affected each one of us in many ways. For some it is in social isolation, working from home, children to teach, and still many others have lost their jobs, income, businesses, etc. and are facing very difficult, frightening times. The Free Clinic is there for you and the community if: You are ill and… You no longer have health insurance;

You do not have the funds to pay for medical, dental, counseling help, medicine, etc.; You are having emotional difficulties – sad, anxious, abusing alcohol, drugs; or You are having difficulties with relationships in the family due to these stressful times. The clinic has new monetary levels so more people can register and receive these valuable services. Call 804-5985637 for information about registering for the Free Clinic.

C R I M E R E P O RT Arrests • One male was charged on May 28 with entering a property with intent to damage (Misdemeanor), destruction of property/monument (M), possession of controlled substances (Felony), breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony (F), and grand larceny (F). • One female was charged on May 29 with possession of marijuana (M) and traffic: defective equipment, use or have on vehicle.

• One male was charged on May 30 with phone: damage line, prevent summoning law enforcement (M), assault and battery of a family member, and petty larceny not from a person. • One male was charged on June 1 with possession of marijuana (M), concealed weapon violation (M), and reckless driving – excessive speed (M). • One male was charged on June 1 with driving a motor while intoxicated (M).

O B I T UA R I E S ROBERT ESTES SR.

JAMES GRAHAM III

Robert Truman Estes Sr., 86, of Powhatan, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Doris S. Estes; two daughters, Donna Estes of Goochland, Lisa Gits (Jacques) of Powhatan; one sister, Grace Munchel of Florida; one brother, Buddy Hazzard of Chesterfield; seven grandchildren, Melissa, Nicole, Shawn, Tyler, CarESTES ly, Phillip, Dylan; six great-grandchildren, Lauren, Ryan, Landon, Holden, Adelynn, Collins; and a devoted friend, Kristy. Robert was preceded in death by one son, Bobby T. Estes Jr. A Celebration of Life was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2020, at 2693 Rocky Oak Rd., Powhatan, 23139. Bob said BYOB for the celebration. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Powhatan Equine Rescue League, P.O. Box 986, Powhatan, VA 23139. Online condolences may be made at bennettbardenfh.com.

James Milton Graham III, 80. It is with great sadness that the family of Jim Graham announces his unexpected passing on Monday, June 1, 2020, due to complications during surgery. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Doris Womack Graham and James M. Graham Jr. of Richmond, Va., where Jim graduated from Thomas Jefferson GRAHAM High School in 1958 and then the University of Alabama after serving in the U.S.N. Jim is survived by his devoted partner and husband of 40 years, Hal Kam of Orinda, Calif.; and his loving sister, Patsy Graham Willis of Richmond, Va.; many friends and relatives. He was a brilliant member of Mensa, an accomplished computer programmer and a financial counselor as a hobby. He loved returning to Richmond for TJ reunions, gardening, movies and music, as well as traveling around the world. Arrangements for a memorial service will be announced at a later date.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, June 10

Thursday, June 11

To help limit the spread of COVID19, the Powhatan County Public Library will be closed to the public until further notice. This includes meeting room reservations. While the library is closed, the book drop will also be closed. Fines accrued during the closure will be waived. Library WiFi and e-branch resources are available 24/7. For details, contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670 or library@powhatanlibrary.net. Powhatan County Public Library will hold Facebook Storytime at 10:30 a.m. on the library’s Facebook page, www.facebook. com/pg/powhatanlibrary. Feeding Powhatan will hand out meals for children in coming weeks while schools are closed. The nonprofit food pantry will hand out meals from 1 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays during the school closures at 2408 New Dorset Circle (next to Community Life Church). Income guidelines apply. Visit us on Facebook at Feeding Powhatan or call 804-303-6431. Pre-register at https://docs. google.com/ forms/d/e/1FAIpQL Sf9VL8VDTKVkjnTvSjnSbjkYUU Smnrm9TSJ4F1DwohdHeH_HQ/ viewform The Free Clinic of Powhatan, located at 3908 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan offers health services (medical, dental, mental health, women's health) free of charge for uninsured and low income residents of Powhatan County. Administration hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. On Thursdays, lab services are from 9 a.m. to noon and patient hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Mondays, registration for new patients is from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and patient hours are from 4 to 8:30 p.m. All patient visits are by appointment. For more information, contact 804-5985637.

The Mill at Fine Creek is now offering a new Thursday night event series to bring live music and drinks under the stars. The Moonlight, Music and Moonshine series will be held at the outdoor venue of The Mill at Fine Creek at 6:30 p.m. and will welcome new performers to play music under the stars while guests enjoy wine and cocktails. Tickets are $10 and will be sold at the door, first come first serve. (If you would like to call and check seat availability that evening, you can reach us at 804-379-8211 ext. 1.) The event will be following the CDC and governor’s guidelines with distance assurances making this series at The Mill at Fine Creek the prime social distanced outing venue. Limited tickets are available for 21+ adults. The event will be weather permitting with cancellations listed on The Mill at Fine Creek’s Facebook page.

The Powhatan Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Tuesdays and 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays at 2500 Batterson Road. Contact the pantry at 804-372-9526 or powhatanvafoodpantry@gmail. com.

The original Powhatan AA meets from 8 to 9 p.m. every Thursday in the Powhatan Village Building.

Anderson Highway, Powhatan, Room 102. It is an open discussion meeting. Wheelchair accessible

Tuesday, June 16

Monday, June 15

A Powhatan Hope Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday at PCC Church, 4480

Powhatan County Public Schools has found five locations to park school buses that will give Wi-Fi access to students who need it. The Wi-fi enabled school buses are part of the school district’s plan to help families with poor connection to the internet as they work to continue the 20192020 school year while distance learning. The five locations of the school buses are: Little Zion Baptist Church, 5680 Cartersville Road; Muddy Creek Baptist Church, 3470 Trenholm Road; Mount Zion Baptist Church, 2591 Ridge Road; Providence Presbyterian Church, 1950 Ridge Road; Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad Sub Station, 5901 Old Buckingham Road, and Macon District Volunteer Fire Department (Company 3), 6377 Old Buckingham Road. The school division saw negligible usage at the Fire Station 5 location and moved the bus from Company 5 to Mount Zion Baptist Church in the hope that it will be a more convenient location for community members to access free internet.

The Powhatan Convenience Center is now allowing a modified schedule for disposal of “free loads,” which are small amounts of construction and demolition waste generated at a residence. They may be disposed of at no cost, no more than once per month, provided such waste is limited to the amount contained in one level pickup truck load without supplemental sides. Convenience center employees will track monthly free loads by documenting the vehicle, license plate, and a description of the individual. At this time the

AA meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.

Due to ongoing restrictions and concerns due to the coronavirus, the AARP Powhatan Tax-Aide in-person tax assistance program offered at the Powhatan library will not reopen this tax season, which ends July 15. If you are still in need of assistance, AARP Tax-Aide is providing access to selected tax preparation software so taxpayers can prepare and file their own tax returns at no cost. Log onto aarpfoundation.org and click eligibility requirements to see the options.

Available now Emergency Housing relief funds to assist with rent, mortgage or other housing concerns. Powhatan Community Action Agency received a donation from Bob and Karla Curtis for emergency housing relief for families in Powhatan County affected by COVID-19. Contact Renee Van Natter at valerie. vannatter@dss.virginia.gov or via cell at 804 814-5332.

Awaken to Hope Al-Anon meets at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church.

Powhatan AA meets at 8 p.m. every Saturday at Manakin Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.

The new Bridge of Reason AA meeting is held at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Powhatan Mennonite Church, 3549 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan. It is an open, decision and literature meeting for Powhatan, Goochland, and Cumberland counties.

Ongoing

Saturday, June 13

registration forms are available on the division and school websites. After registering, you will be contacted by school personnel to complete the process, share information and answer any questions. Welcome Class of 2033!!

With school facilities closed, the registration process for students starting kindergarten this fall at Powhatan County Public Schools will be online. Details and required documents for registration can be found on the Powhatan County Public School website www. powhatan.k12.va.us. Online

Substitute teacher charged with solicitation of a minor Contributed Report On June 5, Erik Logan Hockaday, 24, was served with three felony warrants for using a communication device for solicitation of a minor less than 15 years of age (a Class 5 felony) and one count of possession of child pornography (a Class 6 felony). These charges stem from a joint investigation between the Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office, the Powhatan Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to a release from Rob Cerullo, deputy commonwealth’s attorney. The interagency investigation began after a complaint was received from the minor’s parent or guardian that Hockaday was allegedly involved in an inappropriate online relationship with their 14-year-old son, who lives in North Carolina, Cerullo said. The case was referred to the Powhatan Sheriff’s Office for investigation by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The sheriff’s office and commonwealth’s attorney’s office immediately contacted a North Carolina police department, which made contact with the victim, who lives in their jurisdiction and is currently assisting in the investigation. The investigation determined that Hockaday is a substitute teacher at Powhatan High School and living in Powhatan County. School authorities have been notified and took immediate action regarding his employment. Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, confirmed on Monday, June 8 that Hockaday is no longer an employee with PCPS. Hockaday is currently being held without bond at Piedmont Regional Jail.

see CALENDAR, pg. 8

Local man indicted on eight charges related to shooting By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – A Powhatan man was indicted last week on two felony and six misdemeanor charges related to a May incident in which he allegedly fired more than 300 rounds of ammunition indiscriminately around his home on May 3. Joshua Sprouse, 25, of Powhatan, was indicted on June 3 by a multijurisdictional grand jury. He faces felony charges of assault and attempted malicious wounding of a Powhatan County deputy, according to court records. Sprouse was also indicted on in-

dividual counts of reckless handling of a firearm for five different guns and two counts of pointing or brandishing a firearm, all misdemeanors. On the night of May 3, Sprouse allegedly fired in excess of 300 rounds in all directions of his house in the 4200 block of Three Bridge Road, said Rob Cerullo, deputy commonwealth’s attorney. “There was no appropriate backstop. There really was no target. He was shooting primarily into the ground and there is evidence of a number of those ricocheting off the ground because we found bullet fragments in the roadway,” Cerullo said.

The sheriff’s office responded to the home shortly after 7 p.m., surrounded the house, and began attempting to communicate with the suspect in multiple ways, Cerullo said. Deputies also began stopping traffic and either evacuating people in adjacent properties or making sure they were in a safe part of their homes. “On one occasion multiple officers yelled at him to put the weapons down. He didn’t comply with that and continued to fire in his erratic fashion,” Cerullo said. The incident came to an end when Sprouse allegedly chambered a round in a shotgun and started to turn toward

where two deputies were positioned nearby, Cerullo said. At that point Sprouse was shot once in the abdomen and then taken into custody and had medical treatment administered with no further incident, he said. “The sheriff’s office used as much restraint as possible and really didn’t shoot him until they didn’t have much other choice,” Cerullo said. On May 13, Sprouse’s defense attorney, Craig Cooley, filed a motion for a competency and sanity evaluation. Sprouse, who has been in jail without bond, is set to be arraigned this week on the indictments.

The Mill at Fine Creek holds Moonlight, Music and Moonshine Series Contributed Report The Mill at Fine Creek is now offering a new Thursday night event series to bring live music and drinks under the stars. The Moonlight, Music and Moonshine series will be held at the outdoor venue of The Mill at Fine Creek at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday night and will welcome new performers to play music

under the stars while guests enjoy wine and cocktails. Tickets are $10 and will be sold at the door, first come first serve. (If you would like to call and check seat availability that evening, you can reach us at 804-379-8211 ext. 1.) The event will be following the CDC and governor’s guidelines with distance assurances making this series at The

Mill at Fine Creek the prime social distanced outing venue. Limited tickets are available for 21+ adults to keep in guidance with restrictions and to allow adequate space for all to enjoy. The grounds will open to ticketed guests at 6:30 p.m. with food and beverage sales to open at 7 p.m. Gourmet pizza, cookies and Lisa’s famous pimento cheese will be available for

purchase as well as drink features of Three Crosses Mojito’s and Strawberry Hibiscus Shine from Three Crosses Distilling Co. Various local bands will play each week starting at 7 p.m. No outside beverages or snacks are allowed. The event will be weather permitting with cancellations listed on The Mill at Fine Creek’s Facebook page.

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Powhatan Today, June 10, 2020

Keep an eye on safety as the state reopens

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s we move out of the emergency stage of the COVID pandemic, the Free Clinic of Powhatan examines what choices help us safely resume some parts of our old lives to maintain our mental and financial health. Safety is the key and it stems from the characteristics of the virus. Know the characteristics and we can easily find strategies to be out and about and safe. COVID-19 seems to have three modes of transmission. One route is via surfaces where the virus is deposited on things like door handles or silverware.

CHANGE Continued from pg. 1

Louis Armstrong, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., William Shakespeare – as well as the Bible. He talked about having his world view changed when he joined the U.S. Army 34 years ago, serving alongside a diverse range of people. But despite their different races, backgrounds, traditions, or histories, they were a “family in the surrogate sense” and the same red blood flowed in all of their veins. Serving in the army made clear to him the possibilities of global citizens and mankind as a whole, he said. Carruthers talked about the purpose of the group gathering together in the Powhatan Village – not to point fingers but to hold hands. “I did not come here to blame, I came to build. I did not come to criticize, I came to galvanize. I didn’t come to ridicule, I came to reconcile in the spirit of a vanguard and not a vigilante. I came in peace – please let that be understood,” he said. Carruthers said he hopes he can contribute to the necessary conversation about culture, cure, and carrying on as a united community. “America is currently torn between truth and tradition, conscience and culture, inclusion or exclusion, love or hate. America has two spirits warring over the same soul – alienation and isolation … divided in its domicile. America is finger pointing and not holding hands, shoving and not hugging. You see the trouble we are in,” he said. Dr. Gregory Beechaum, pastor of Little Zion Baptist Church in Powhatan, also spoke during the event, saying people can no longer lie and say they don’t see skin color – “we see it, but more importantly, we see sin and injustice in our land.” “This is not only a black and white issue; this is about right and wrong. This is an American problem. This is a human decency problem. This is a heart issue. This is a vision problem. So we are standing together today on this morning recognizing that we are different but we believe every human being has a right to breathe and live,” Beechaum said. For the United States to deliver on the promis-

overall transmission. Those large particles also provide the logic behind 6-feet-apart rules. Even as the force of a sneeze launches those particles outward, gravity pulls them down. Keeping people 2 meters (6.5 feet) from each other is far more effective than just 1 meter or 3 feet at reducing the risk of

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spreading coronavirus. According to a new review, the risk of infection when people stand 2 me-

ters away is 3 percent, compared with 13 percent if standing within 1 meter. The researchers also found that both face coverings and eye protection significantly reduce the risk of spreading the virus. The third route is more complicated. Most of the particles that come out of a person’s mouth are very small, under 5 microns. They dry out quickly in the air but can float around for hours. The slightly warm layer of air constantly wafting upward from every person—our “thermal plume”—can carry these particles up, and away. We emit them all the time. This is why being outside is less risky than being inside, and it might be why

the virus is better at infecting people in enclosed spaces. Most people get infected in their own home. A household member contracts the virus in the community and brings it into the house. In the house, there is sustained contact with others and a roof to keep the particles from dispersing. The smaller the house and the greater the number of people in it, the

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1 Sam 16:7 “…for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” Acts 10:34-35 “Opening his mouth, Peter said: “I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality, 35 but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him.”” Man plays favorites but God sees deeper than cultural or ethnic conflict. Lawlessness, however manifested, will be justly resolved. “The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,” (Matt 13:41). “BLESSED ARE THOSE WHOSE LAWLESS DEEDS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN, AND WHOSE SINS HAVE BEEN COVERED.” (Romans 4:7) Seek forgiveness! If you’re interested in further study of God’s word, meet with us Wednesday evenings at 6:30. Details on our website.

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Protestors walk through Powhatan Village on their way to the Powhatan County Courthouse on June 6 during a peaceful march organized by the Powhatan AntiRacism Coalition.

es of the Constitution, he said there must be four main changes: change must take place in the individual hearts of every human being; people must teach their children to love one another and to learn the full history of the nation; 11 a.m. on Sunday can no longer be the most segregated hour of the week, and communities must represent the different cultures within our society. “We must be protected and we must serve everyone equally. There must be unity within our families, our neighborhoods, and our schools. There must be unity in our workplaces, in our marketplaces, and in our civic arenas. There must be unity, there must be peace, there must be love, and there must be joy,” he said. To wrap up his speech, Beechaum asked the crowd to recognize a period of silence for eight minutes and 46 seconds – the amount of time that George Floyd was pinned to the ground with a knee to his neck by a Minneapolis police officer. During the silence, people alternately stood, kneeled, and sat as they prayed and meditated. Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, began to speak but was interrupted when there was a medical emergency and did not continue after it was over. State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Chesterfield, also marched but did not speak. Also at the event but not part of it was a group of men and women standing in front of the Confederate memorial statue that sits on private land within the courtsee CHANGE, pg. 8

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group began clapping before turning to listen to the speakers. Organizers of the Powhatan Anti-Racism Coalition Peace March said the hour-long event that took place in the Village was exactly what they envisioned. Jordan Walthall, who started the group that organized the march, said that for their first gathering, the event was beyond successful and was “proof that our county is ready for change.” The native Powhatan resident said she cares about the community but believes it can do better. The march is where they decided to start, but in the future they want to work in the areas of education and law enforcement accountability, she said. “We want to be heard. We want people to understand that black lives do matter, and all lives can’t matter until they do,” she said. When planning the march, organizers reached out to and worked with the Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office and the Powhatan chapter of the NAACP to help bridge unity and make sure the event stayed peaceful and hopeful, said Heather Kerns, another organizer. In addition to lining the route, some deputies and sheriff Brad Nunnally walked in the march. “This is just the beginning; we are here to spark change. We are here to really make this community better, and this is just step one. We are going to continue to move forward and really bring a change to Powhatan,” Kerns said. The main speaker for the event was the Rev. Darnell Carruthers, pastor of Greenbriar Baptist Church in Powhatan. He said his pride in speaking to the gathered crowd stemmed not from selfaffirmation or a political agenda but “from the warmth felt by this community quilt that I am now laying eyes on – a quilt wherein we are all a patch connected to another.” The pastor gave an impassioned speech using wisdom of old to demonstrate the continued need for change today, quoting a diverse range of historical figures – John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington,

Someone touches the spot and gets the virus on their hand and then puts their hand near some entry point into the body—eyes, nose, mouth. To stop transmission via surfaces, we wash our hands and disinfect surfaces. A second route is through large droplets, like those someone gives off in a cough—or up to 40,000 of them at once in a sneeze, traveling 100 meters per second. They’re bubbles of liquid like saliva. Large droplets are the reason people think cloth masks are a good idea. While a simple cloth mask isn’t a perfect barrier against the output of coughers and sneezers, if everyone wears one, it drives down

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two boards will hold a joint meeting about the topic at 6:30 p.m. on June 11. Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, gave a presentation to the school board on Monday, June 1 during the meeting held via Zoom on possible cuts the school board may need to consider if the supervisors were to approve a final budget with anywhere from a 2 percent to a 10 percent reduction in county funds. Some of the more stark areas the school division would have to look to first if cuts are required include eliminating field trips, eliminating athletic, extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, cutting all department budgets by 10 percent, and laying off employees. Jones said he wanted to show the school board what some of these cuts might look like but stressed repeatedly he was hoping they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to make any of them. In conversations with supervisors he has spoken with and with interim county administrator Bret Schardein, Jones said he has suggested leaving the school budget whole, especially since the board of supervisors plans to appropriate the budget quarterly as more information is known. Jones pointed out that the final budget the school board sent to the supervisors already included a $1.36 million reduction from the numbers they had been working with in April. The school division was originally expecting a $1 million increase in state funds, but saw that number reduced by $460,206 when the General Assembly amended its budget in April. The division was also expecting a projected $904,438 increase in local funds, but dialed that back to a level county funding request after it became clear supervisors probably wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t favor an increase. When the board of su-

pervisors follows through on plans to appropriate funds on a quarterly basis, at that point the county will know what the revenues are and can make accurate reductions if necessary, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody knows what revenues are going to be and us making cuts now to me is the wrong order to do it in when we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what they are going to be. We may end up cutting something that we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to cut,â&#x20AC;? Jones said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I am not advocating any of these, but my goal in showing these to the board and to the public is simply that these are the things that we would have to take a look at if we made cuts at 5, 8 or 10 percent and to give an idea of the magnitude of those cuts and how deep those cuts would have to be.â&#x20AC;?

Understanding the budget One of the points Jones stresses every budget season is what a small percentage of the roughly $50 million schools budget is considered variable costs. Showing a pie chart breaking down the fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020 budget, he pointed out that 84.78 percent of the PCPS budget ($40.9 million) is payroll and benefits. Fixed plant operations, which includes electricity, heating oil, water, telephone, maintenance contracts and supplies, accounts for 7.05 percent. Fixed instruction and vehicle (4.03 percent) includes professional contracts, school resource officers, regional school tuitions, postage and postage meter/ copier leases, vehicle fuels and supplies, and software and licenses. Variable costs cover items such as instructional and office supplies, textbooks, association memberships, equipment replacement, and other miscellaneous items, Jones said. Those expenditures account for only 4.15 percent of the PCPS budget, or

about $2 million. Jones said he wanted the board members and the public to keep that in mind as they looked at what it would take to further reduce the schools budget in one of four different scenarios: a 2 percent reduction is $466,935; a 5 percent reduction is $1,167,338; an 8 percent reduction is $1,867,740, and a 10 percent reduction is $2,334,675. Before going into the reduction options, Jones offered a few considerations for board members to keep in mind. Within that variable costs line item is technology equipment. If PCPS doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spend $278,400 on technology equipment, it loses $232,000 in state revenue. The likelihood of distance learning being a continued necessity for the foreseeable future makes technology spending essential, he said. The school division will only realize minor savings in FY 2021 with SunTribe Solarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new solar panels ($15,273) and energy savings from TRANE ($2,752 to $17,377). The division is projecting it might finish the current fiscal year with an estimated $950,000 in savings. The school board wants to establish a revenue stabilization fund where it can roll those unused dollars at the end of the fiscal year.

Non-personnel reductions With anything more than a 2 percent decrease in the budget, the school division would have to reduce personnel. But before that happens, Jones gave the school board a look at some of the areas where non-personnel reductions may be considered. A 10 percent cut to all material and supply budgets would save $97,234, he said. Restricting all non-essential travel, such as teachers going to conferences, would save $29,276. Eliminating all field trips that

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arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t educationally required and the driver pay and fuel it would save would bring a reduction of $74,127. Finally, eliminating all athletic, extra-curricular and co-curricular activities would save $298,247, he said. This would largely be in the area of coach stipends for athletics and sponsor stipends for clubs and activities such as yearbook, drama, marching band, or winter guard. All combined, these four areas of reduction represent a total of $498,884 in savings, Jones said, adding that roughly covers a 2 percent reduction in county funds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There really arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any other options that we can come up with â&#x20AC;Ś these are really what we have when it comes to these options. More than a 10 percent cut in materials and supplies means we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t operate our schools and we really cut into our core business of instructing students,â&#x20AC;? Jones said. With anything above that level, the school division â&#x20AC;&#x153;would have to look at teachers or other staff for personnel reduction as part of a reduction in force,â&#x20AC;? he said. In the comment periods at the start and end of the meeting, most of those who shared their opinions were speaking about possible cuts to athletics and extracurricular programs. Dozens of comments were sent to Jones via email or the Zoom chat feature protesting the idea of cutting these areas. In particular, choir, band, and theater were brought up repeatedly by parents and students and the positive impact they have had on students was stressed. During the discussion, the point was made that the school division doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even known if and when the Virginia High School League will give permission for sports teams to resume. If that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen, at least

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for a time, that would represent more savings. Jones argued this as another reason to approve the full budget and appropriate funds as more information is known.

Personnel reduction options Not wanting to identify particular positions that would be considered in cuts, Jones said he tried to keep the cost analysis general when looking at potential personnel cuts. He gave the salaries of a 10-month teacher with a master’s degree ($54,514); instructional assistant ($18,280); clerical ($30,772); trades such as maintenance/mechanic ($32,938), and bus driver ($17,420). To give an example of how a higher cut might affect the school division, he gave the following scenario: based on a 5 percent reduction from the county at $1,167,338 minus all non-personnel reductions listed ($498,884) above, the division would have to reduce personnel by $668,454. To provide context only, this scenario would equate to laying off the equivalent of 13 teachers or 36 instructional assistants. “If we are not willing to eliminate all field trips, if we are not willing to eliminate athletics and extra-curriculars, if we are mandated to by the board of supervisors cut at a 5 percent level, then that means we would have to reduce more staff,” Jones said. Jones also mentioned that one furlough day for all employees represents roughly $161,000 in savings. The discussion surrounding personnel reduction options became tense when Kim Hymel, who represents District 5, questioned why Jones had not included any figures regarding staff at the central office in his calculations. “The teachers and the teachers’ assistants are the heart of this whole educational system, and they are the ones that are on the front line taking care of the students and teaching them every day. In my mind, there is no way I can cut any personnel that is in the classroom. I believe that the teachers and the teachers’ assistants all need to be there,” she said. Jones said he only included the categories he did to give the board a range of costs. He purposely did not list any positions that might only have one or two employees in them and be easily identifiable, which

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taling $226,995. It does fund all or the majority of increases the county saw in health insurance and retirement benefits. The county received $671,364 in position change requests for various departments but the proposed budget only recommends funding $13,457 for six months worth of funding for fire and res-

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would be unfair to them. “If the board directs us to reduce personnel – which, again, I don’t think we should be reducing any personnel – then we would certainly take a look at central office as well as across the board what we need to be able to do that,” he said. Rick Cole, District 1, said he agreed that the school division’s budget is lean and he doesn’t want to see cuts. If furloughs are necessary, all positions would be on the table. But he said he understood that Jones was giving the board a high level look at the impact of cuts. Hymel suggested being proactive about saving immediately by looking at the cost reduction from having central office staff on furlough from July 1 to Aug. 7 except for a payroll day, finance day, or other necessary tasks. She asked staff to show how much savings that would represent since she doesn’t believe all central office staff is needed during that time. Cole disagreed with Hymel’s assessment and said he didn’t think a single board member should have the ability to ask for that “since that is such a momentous policy decision.” Valarie Ayers, District 3, said she agreed with why central office positions hadn’t been included in the general salary estimation since a position usually represents one person and the division is “trying not to totally terrify people by saying your job might be on the line.” She also stressed the need for more information before any such decisions were made, saying furloughing central office staff as of July 1 would give the board 30 days to do their due diligence, which is “unrealistic.” Susan Smith, District 2, supported Hymel’s request for information about central office with “lump sum” figures rather than specific jobs. She later added that they have to be able to communicate on this hard subject and be able to express ideas and ask questions. Jones again said he would not consider making cuts in staff, if they became necessary, without including central office in the consideration. However, he talked about the role central office staff members have played in developing the distance learning program during the pandemic and said he believes this summer will be one of the busiest they have ever had as they work on the difference scenarios of what might happen in the fall. cue’s recruitment and retention coordinator. The other six months is grant funded. County department requests not related to salary or benefits totaled just over $1 million. The proposed budget recommends funding $505,030 of that amount. The budget includes a revenue stabilization fund with a balance of $1.66 million, with the money proposed to come from this year’s tax revenue.

PHOTOS BY LAURA McFARLAND

Local residents gather for a prayer meeting on the lawn of the Powhatan County Courthouse on June 4. Shown right, Wyatt Perkins and Olivia Moffat sit on a set of stairs near the courthouse lawn along with Olivia’s mother, Jennifer, to pray.

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courthouse. He told them there would be no speeches; they were simply asked to spread out and pray. He gave them a printed out prayer guide if they wanted to use it but said they didn’t have to use it as they brought their petitions to the Lord. “He is the one who can really change our country, change our hearts, and change us,” he said. Ray Grant and Fred Long, both members of Gospel Light Baptist Church, said they came out to pray for their country. Grant talked about restoring peace to the nation. This nation does provide opportunity, and while there are people who don’t want everybody to realize those opportunities, it shouldn’t be what Christians or the country stand for, he said. Long said he prayed for the Lord to work in people’s hearts to bring about change and for the protection and wisdom of leaders to protect citizens and do what is good for people. He said he supports peaceful, respectful protest but can’t support vandalism, looting, and hurting others and was praying about

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Holly Hills Baptist Church

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MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH 2591 Ridge Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139 804-598-2051 Rev. Bryan Stevens, Pastor 11 a.m. – Worship Service 9 a.m. – Church School Wednesday Bible Study 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.

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that, too. “We care for people just like Christ cared for people in this world, and we are just praying for the people in this world. That is what we are supposed to do,” Long said, Wyatt Perkins, 17, and Olivia Moffat, 16, sat on a set of stairs near the courthouse lawn along with Olivia’s mother, Jennifer, to pray. In addition to the prayer guide points, which mainly dealt with valuing and loving others, Wyatt said he prayed for the wisdom of leaders on all sides as well as for friends and family. Olivia said she saw the gathering as a time to come together during hardships and pray over the community, for the safety of everyone, and that people are making the right decisions with peaceful protests. “I 100 percent support that movement peacefully and I think we should all be coming together right now and supporting each other and loving one another, because that is what we are called to do as Christians,” she said. Both teens also stressed the importance they see in public prayer and the open invitation that anyone can join in. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

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OLD POWHATAN BAPTIST CHURCH 3619 Huguenot Trail Powhatan, Virginia 23139 www.finecreekbaptist.org Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. Traditional Rev. David A. Simpson, Pastor

Brad Russell, Pastor 598-4241 First Worship 8:30 am Bible Study for all ages 9:45 am Second Worship 11:00 am Wed. Family Ministry 6:30 pm

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Muddy Creek Baptist Church

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Congratulations Powhatan High School Class of 2020 Photos by Laura McFarland

While Powhatan High School did not hold its official graduation as scheduled in June, staff put together a drive-through Senior Day Celebration on June 6.

School board discusses how much is not known about summer options and start of fall semester By Laura McFarland Editor

OWHATAN – Too much is still unknown about how COVID-19 will impact Powhatan County Public Schools. During the June 1 meeting of the Powhatan County School Board, Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, talked about the plans and scenarios staff continue to work on regarding this summer and the start of the 2020-2021 school year. But while staff is trying to make plans to prepare for different eventualities, Jones said direction from the state will dictate a good portion of how the coming months play out, and right now, they don’t have that full direction yet. In an email the school division sent to parents on May 26, staff announced that, due to current conditions, summer athletic and enrichment camps will not be held. Elementary and middle school students who have been chosen for summer school in preparation for next school year will be notified by school staff, as will students eligible for extended school year (ESY). “Each elementary school administrative team has identified a core number of students – 30 to 50 students – that are going to need summer school.

They have reviewed data, along with central office staff, of each student to see what they would need. And they are then contacting those parents … to let them know that we would like for them to attend summer school,” Jones said. High school students, including rising ninth-graders, may take online options for credit recovery, credit advancement, Economics and Personal Finance, Health/PE 9 and 10, and Driver Education. The division is still waiting for direction from the state on what options staff can consider for summer school, whether it is virtual classes, staff visiting homes, or small group instruction, Jones said. Planning options for the fall continues to be a big focus of staff, with a new task force looking at roughly 15 different options, Jones said. The options generally fall into three different categories: a true distance learning environment; a hybrid with students in school part time and distance learning the rest or only certain key groups coming in for in-person instruction; and face-to-face instruction for all students. “We don’t anticipate that we will start off the school year face-to-face. We could be pleasantly surprised, but we think there will be some kind of progression where we move

from distance learning or a hybrid into more of a hybrid model and then hopefully into face-to-face,” Jones said. Jones commended his staff for the hard work they have put into planning for the different scenarios and admitted “it is a little frustrating because you are planning a lot of different scenarios without knowing what the target is and what the outcome is.” In planning for the fall, the school division has to plan for eventualities such as families feeling uncomfortable sending children back to school and wanting to continue distance learning or others unable to keep students home because of childcare and work schedules, he said. “We are going to try to accommodate our community as much as we can and be as flexible as we can. We want to make sure every student is successful, but the last thing we can afford in these budgetary times is to have a bunch of students drop off our rolls. If our enrollment drops, that means we are getting less money from the state,” Jones said. “We are going to work with every family that we can to make sure we have a plan for them to keep them on our rolls and keep educating them to the best of our ability given the constraints of this pandemic.”

As the division receives more information, Jones said he anticipates presentations to and discussions with the school board for them to decide how they want to proceed. “We may not know until the end of July or even August what we are able to do to start the school year, but we’ll be prepared and ready for whatever it is,” Jones said. Kim Hymel, who represents District 5, said she has heard from constituents who are not happy with distance learning and say they are going elsewhere if PCPS doesn’t start face-to-face instruction in the fall. She said it wasn’t because the school system hasn’t tried to work with families, but they are dealing with issues such as working parents unable to juggle teaching their children. She has also talked to parents who prefer distance learning. She read off a list of questions and comments regarding distance learning moving forward. Jones acknowledged that distance learning has been a “grand experiment” that staff had to “jump into pretty quickly without a lot of planning and forethought.” While the division has done “extremely well” under the circumstances, it can and will be better if distance learning is necessary in the fall, he said.

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more infection occurs. Think cruise ships and restaurants. The virus needs exposure and time with an individual to infect him or her. COVID has an interesting quirk. There are a group of individuals who appear to be “super spreaders” of the virus. Most infected people don’t transmit the disease to anyone else; so-called “superspreaders” give the disease to lots and lots of others. Roughly 10 percent of COVID-19 cases appear to have caused around 80 percent of new infections. And some circumstances—crowded rooms, sick people exuding more virus, longer periods of contact—make some situations more likely to turn into “superspreading” events. What to do? When small expiratory particles are a concern, a superspreader’s downfall is ventilation. When you are inside, the best place to be is somewhere with good ventilation, and room to spread out. If a gathering is loud, go somewhere else. Loud means a lot of folks talking and spreading particles. Louder means more forceful exhaling and more droplet spreading. Catching the coronavirus requires more than encountering a single viral particle. The number of viral particles present when someone is exposed to it seems to matter. It determines whether a person becomes sick with COVID-19, and how sick they become. Changing any of the characteristics that make away from home dangerous—improving ventilation, decreasing the number of people present, shortening interactions, or giving people more space to spread out—helps reduce risk. Changing more than one is even better.

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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere By Laura McFarland Editor

wanted to look away so many times. I, along with millions of others in this country, watched a video of a man murdered as he cried for his mother and told arresting officers he couldn’t breathe. I watched as a man was pinned down with an officer’s knee on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, several minutes after he had obviously gone slack and was only minutes away from death. It was the closest I felt I have ever been to watching a lynching. We all know the name George Floyd now. The fallout from his death on May 25 after police in Minneapolis pinned him to the ground despite his cries for help is literally tearing apart an already broken nation. I originally started this column a few days after George Floyd’s death, but I stopped for a few reasons. First, I couldn’t find the words to describe the horror of what I was seeing. Second, the protests had started and then the looting followed. And I admit that I wanted to do something I had heard from a friend – search my heart about my own prejudices. It would be easy to say something about how George Floyd was murdered, because that is honestly what I believe happened. In fact, I pity the court that thinks it is going to find an unbiased jury to try the case of the officers involved in his death. The official autopsy said he died of a heart attack, but an independent autopsy conducted at his family’s request and released June 1 concluded George Floyd died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression. I know this will be an ongoing part of this developing story. Anyone who watches the video of George Floyd’s murder, I would hope, would say what happened was wrong. There was still plenty of silence from many people, but there also were some people who spoke up that you normally wouldn’t see taking such a position, especially involving police officers. But what about what comes after? What about the peaceful protests and the chants of “Black Lives Matter,” which rubs so many people the wrong way? What about when the first skirmishes with police happen? What about when buildings and vehicles are set on fire? What about when businesses are looted? What about when someone else dies as a direct result of the protests? What about when the things I stand against – violence, breaking the law, hatred – try to overshadow that

shared horror so many of us felt when we first saw the video of George Floyd pleading on the ground for his life? How long does solidarity last in the face of all of that? Emotionally, the days that followed George Floyd’s death were beyond draining for me. As hard as it was, I challenged myself to take it all in and then look within to see how I truly felt in the face of everything that is happening. So, the days that followed were filled with reading stories and watching videos of how our nation was being rocked by the aftermath of this tragedy. In addition to regular news coverage, I have a wide range of friends and acquaintances on social media who literally have opinions and beliefs across the spectrum. That means I heard the cries of anger and disbelief from friends who never got off message about the underlying problem of race in the United States. I saw the videos of peaceful protests happening all across the country. I saw the videos of law enforcement officers attacking protestors or shooting tear gas into crowds. I saw the videos of protestors threatening or attacking law enforcement officers. I also saw the videos and images of protestors protecting or hugging law enforcement officers. I saw the videos of looters ransacking stores. I saw the interviews with business owners – not the Target owners but the small business owners – devastated as they saw the rubble that used to be their hopes and dreams. I saw the Facebook posts that were very obviously fear-mongering or outright lies meant to support a particular world view. I saw the Facebook posts of people who were simply heartbroken and couldn’t find the words to adequately express it. I saw the descriptions of George Floyd as a martyr and the ones of him as a criminal. Lastly, I saw the many pictures of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with quotes about how violence never solves anything along with pictures of protestors in the 1960s walking peacefully arm in arm. Few, if any, of these showed how many of these same nonviolent protests ended in protestors being beaten, gassed, or shot with water from fire hoses or the people sitting in jail for simply asking not to be treated like a second-class citizen because of the color of their skin. So, after all that “taking in” of information, here is what I decided. There is nothing I can say that hasn’t

been said. It was said with the peaceful Black Lives Matter protests. It was said by Colin Kaepernick taking a knee in peaceful protest and being called unAmerican for it. It was said when celebrities used their platform to speak out about racism about industries such as film and pro-sports and being told they were misusing their positions. It was said when the family of Ahmaud Arbery cried out for justice after the 25-year-old unarmed black man was chased down while jogging through a Georgia neighborhood and shot and killed. Yes, it has been said, but, what the heck, I’ll say it, too – we have a problem with racism in this country. And just because we can drink out of the same water fountain now without it being considered illegal for some of us doesn’t mean that every problem Civil Rights activists were fighting against has been solved. If you really want to talk about what Dr. King might say about George Floyd’s murder and the cry for justice spreading across this nation as a result, remember there were pastors in Birmingham, Alabama, who thought of him and his followers as “outsiders coming in” and stirring up trouble. And his response in his letter from Birmingham City Jail included this very poignant message, which seems to be ripped from the pages of today’s news coverage. “Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial ‘outside agitator’ idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider. “You deplore the demonstrations that are presently taking place in Birmingham. But I am sorry that your statement did not express a similar concern for the conditions that brought the demonstrations into being. I am sure that each of you would want to go beyond the superficial social analyst who looks merely at effects and does not grapple with underlying causes. I would not hesitate to say that it is unfortunate that so-called demonstrations are taking place in Birmingham at this time, but I would say in more emphatic terms that it is even more unfortunate that the white power structure of this city left the Negro community with no other alternative.” – MLK, August 1963 Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

L E T T E R S TO T H E E D I TO R Powhatan Food Pantry grateful for those who stepped up in a crisis

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Dear Editor, The Powhatan Food Pantry and the Coalition of Powhatan Churches would like to thank the people of Powhatan County for their generosity and compassion shown by the many donations of food and monetary gifts we have received over the past months. The Powhatan Food Pantry works through the Coalition of Powhatan Churches, which is comprised of all churches within the county who wish to participate in our endeavors to help the people of Powhatan, not only through providing food, but also in other forms of assistance based on needs. We would like to give a special shout out to those who have filled unique needs during this time, such as sewing masks for our volunteers and to these local restaurants: Smok N Pigz for allowing us to purchase ground beef when we were faced with shortages of meat; Dinwiddies Convenience Store, Sheetz, and Kentucky

Dear Editor, As a supervisor one the most important aspects of my job is to be a good steward of the citizens’ tax dollars. I take that charge to heart. As a citizen, it is YOUR money and you need to know how it is spent, where it is spent, and when it is spent. I will repeat the mantra…knowledge is power and when you are armed with knowledge you can make informed decisions. Below, I hope I can offer some clarity on the financial aspect of county budgeting. When you read $.88 per hundred, what does that mean? Here is an example on how it works. Say your house is worth $300,000 (assessed value). You calculate how many $100 dollars go into $300,000. So, $300,000 divided by $100 = $3,000. You then take that $3,000 x .88 (our current real estate tax rate) = $2,640. That is what you are paying total each year. Your board of supervisors sets your local real es-

Fried Chicken, who share weekly with us; and to White House Catering of Richmond, who continued to donate food despite having to close his own business. Heart-n-Soul Animal Foundation donated cat and dog food through our local veterinarian, Claws and Paws, and Virginia Premier donated new shopping bags. We would not be able to meet the needs of our citizens without the continued support of our local Food Lion, Walmart, and Feed More. We have been brought to tears over the many donations we have received from individuals and churches who continue to share with us despite their own challenges. Finally, thanks to our many volunteers from all over the county who give the most precious gift of all, their time, out of their own love of God and desire to serve Him and others. Patsy Goodwyn Chairman, Coalition of Powhatan Churches 8460 Times Dispatch Blvd., Mechanicsville, Va 23116 Phone: 804-746-1235 Toll Free: 877-888-0449 Fax:804-344-8746

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tate tax rate. How is my house assessed? Powhatan does their housing assessments every two years to keep up with market values. This is when you may see an individual walking around your house looking at your new garage you just built or any other changes you made. This may increase the value or assessment of your home. The commissioner of revenue oversees your housing assessment. What does the phrase revenue neutral mean? Essentially, a locality can adjust their tax rate, so you pay the same amount in taxes this year as you did the previous year. This year we had an overall 16 percent average increase in real estate assessments. So, simply put, houses are valued 16 percent more this year than they were two years ago. Using the above calculation $300,000 x 16 percent = $348,000 (newly assessed value of your house); $348,000 divided by $100 =

$3,480. Then $3,480 x $.88 = $3,062. So, if we vote this June to keep the same tax rate of $.88, you will have an increase in taxes of $422. The revenue neutral rate for 2021 is $.80 with a 97.8 percent collection rate. This brings me to the following. What about collection rate? Typically, Powhatan has a great collection rate of citizens that promptly pay their tax bill. Our typical collection rate averages 97.8 percent, overall, very strong. But a little historical data for perspective, that rate dropped to 94 percent in 2008 with the market crash. That brings me to the challenges of this year, which is predicting what our collection rate will be amid the COVID-19 crisis. We are in unprecedented times and we will essentially need to vote on a tax rate and budget while literally doing a best assumption on what our collection rate will be. Why does it seem I just see LETTER, pg. 8

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after the medical emergency, they brought their cooler of water bottles to share with the protestors. Ken Morrison, commander of the Powhatan troop, said they weren’t there officially representing Camp 1382 and not everyone present was a member. They were simply “concerned citizens of Powhatan” who were not coming from a “place of antagonism or aggression.” Given how Confederate statues in Richmond have been vandalized, the group was “coming from a place of uncertainty because nobody contacted us,” he said. He added that the group did not know who would be coming to the march and that, if he had known that it would be mostly Powhatan residents, they wouldn’t have been as concerned. The march drew people of all ages and different races. Dalynn Prince of Powhatan said she attended because she wants to see people come together and truly be treated equally. Seeing all of the people standing side by side was emotionally overwhelming, she said. “To see the love from all sides – black, white, no matter what your race is – that was the biggest part of everybody coming out,” she said. Prince said she was especially impacted by the silent recognition of Floyd and was praying and crying as the seconds ticked by. “For a man to be on the ground for that long saying he can’t breathe – that could have been my brother, that could have been my father, that could have been anyone out here, so it was very emotional,” she said. Paul Myers of Midlothian attended the march with his wife and four children. Myers grew up in Powhatan, is involved in groups here, and wanted to support friends who were coming. He and his wife agreed it was important to bring their children to the march. “I think it is important to set an example to show them that we want to treat everyone with kindness and stand up for people when they are being wronged,” he said. Many people may be silent on this issue because they don’t want to “rock the boat” or seem to be getting political, Myers said. “But this isn’t political, this is a human rights thing,” he said. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

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paid this bill? Some localities bill real estate and personal property once per year while other bill two times per year. Why twice? It is all about cash flow and predictability. Powhatan’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. So, we are currently working on our budget for 2021. What does the county do with all this money anyway? Shown right is a pie chart that will help you

onset of COVID-19. If you are having difficulties/issues (sad, anxious, not sleeping, having alcohol issues, etc.) and need to talk to someone, the Free Clinic’s services are available with no cost to you. The clinic has professional counselors and a psychiatrist that are on staff at the clinic. This service is available to our community to help you get through this stressful and difficult time. For more information, contact 804-598-5637.

subject to available capacity. Any resident attempting to dispose of free load material on Saturday or Sunday will be turned away.

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convenience center will also resume metal recycling and oil/antifreeze/ paint collection but will NOT accept any fee-based materials such as tires, appliances or materials in excess of the monthly free load. Commercial businesses are NOT permitted to use the convenience center. Free loads will only be allowed Tuesday to Friday

PHOTOS BY LAURA McFARLAND

Protestors gather in front of the Powhatan County Courthouse on June 6 during a peaceful march organized by the Powhatan Anti-Racism Coalition. The two main speakers of the event were the Rev. Darnell Carruthers, top left, and Dr. Gregory Beechaum, top right, both Powhatan pastors. The large group silently marched on the sidewalk from the county administration building to the Powhatan county courthouse. Near the end of the speeches, Beechaum asked those present to observe a silent recognition for eight minutes and 46 in honor of George Floyd. Many people chose to kneel during the silent recogntion, shown at bottom.

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Some were cancer survivors or cancer patients, and many others were friends or loved ones of people who had suffered with cancer. Organizers are trying to reach the volunteers from that 1996 Relay to show their appreciation for the great event that they founded and passed down. If you participated in the first Relay For Life of Powhatan in 1996, contact Carol Beach at cmasten01@hotmail.com. Visit www.relayforlife.org/powhatanva.

Revenues by Source Expenditures by Function understand where your Federal, Debt Service, Administration, 4% hard-earned money goes General 3% 13% Public Safety, 10% State, Property Taxes, and where the county gets 36% Health & 49% its revenue. *Disclaimer Welfare, 5% these pie charts are from All other, 9% the 2020 adopted budget and may change slightly in 2021. How does Powhatan’s real estate tax rate comOther Local, pare to our neighbors? 5% Other Taxes, Schools, 58% Here are a few to give you 7% perspective: Goochland, PIE CHARTS REGARDING THE POWHATAN COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 2020 ADOPTED BUDGET SUBMITTED WITH LETTER $.53; Chesterfield, $.95; Cumberland, $.77; HaFor more information shops all throughout June are June 11 (joint with Zoom. nover, $.81; Henrico, or to follow along, the as we need to vote on a schools), 15 and 29. The Karin Carmack $.87; Amelia, $.48, and board of supervisors will budget and tax rate by June meetings are all at 6:30 5th District Board of New Kent, $.79. be holding budget work- 30. The budget workshops p.m. and can be joined via Supervisors

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Senior spotlight Multisport standout Kurtz a leader on the diamond Staff Reports

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Powhatan High School’s Brandon Eike lets loose a pitch in a 2020 home baseball preseason scrimmage.

The seniors of Powhatan baseball By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor Powhatan High School senior D.J. Herring actually started out playing football when he was younger. But, in reflecting on something his mom would tell him, Herring said that whenever he was at football practice, there was always a baseball practice going on, and his attention was always on the baseball field. His mom talked to his dad, saying: “I think he’s meant to play baseball,” to which his dad agreed. So after two to three years of being on the football field, his parents moved him over to the baseball field when he was still in elementary school. His foray into baseball was later than most – he had played just one season of coach pitch before transitioning to baseball with the student-athletes pitching – but he really fell in love with the game. “I never looked back once I started playing baseball,” Herring said. “That was just my sport and I’ve just loved every minute of it.” His fellow Powhatan High School varsity baseball seniors, Caleb Kersey and Brandon Eike, have both been playing since they were around 4 years old. Eike started playing T-ball for the Dixie Youth League and stuck with it ever since then. Kersey first got into the sport because of his grandfather, who put the bat in his hands when he was little. From that point on, Kersey loved baseball. “He has a lot to do with everything I achieved,” Kersey said. “He was the first real coach I’ve ever had.” His grandfather knew whenever something was wrong mechanically, and he knew how to fix it, which helped Kersey a lot in the long run. “He still helps with everything,” Kersey said, “and can always tell when I need to fix my swing or something simple.” Kersey loves the game, especially the competitive part of it. Just when you think you’ve got the lead, the oth-

Powhatan’s Caleb Kersey (7) rises from sliding across home plate for a run in a 2019 season home game; Powhatan’s D.J. Herring (18) eyes home plate from between first and second bases during a 2019 home game versus Monticello. Herring in that play had a walk-off hit to ensure Powhatan’s 11-1, five-winning win over Monticello.

er team can have a big inning, he said. “I also like baseball because of how much time it takes and the work you have to put in to be good,” Kersey said. Eike loved how hard the game of baseball was. “It was always a challenge and I always liked to be challenged in what I did,” Eike said. “I just really picked it up from there and enjoyed it – the challenge of it.” For Herring, there was just something about having good chemistry with eight other guys on the field at one time. “Most everybody on the baseball team, they all talk 24/7. They’re all at the gym together, they’re all practicing together, they’re all hanging out with each other on weekends,” Herring said. “When a team has good chemistry, they’re going to be a hard team to beat, and last year, we were a hard team to beat.” Powhatan, which featured some standout freshman contributors, several seniors and a ton of depth, achieved a 12-7 season in 2019 and delivered multiple memorable moments. In a

home game versus Orange County, the Indians had tied the visitors 3-3 and took them all the way into the eighth inning. That’s when Kersey unleashed a big hit to put himself on second base. From there, his teammate, Aidan Voorhees, laid down a bunt. The visitors tried to retire Voorhees. But the throw skipped past first base. Kersey capitalized. He raced all the way home, crossing the plate to notch the walk-off run and lift Powhatan past Orange, 4-3 on Voorhees’ bunt. A week before that at home, Powhatan had walked-off against another opponent – Monticello – via the 10run mercy rule in five innings. Powhatan did so off of Herring’s sole at-bat at home in 2019. Herring all-in-all had three at-bats total that year – “I didn’t care – I had just wanted to make the team so badly. Just getting those at-bats was just something extra,” he said – and in that at-bat, he drilled a line drive into center field to bring home the walk-off see BASEBALL, pg. 2B

Wherever you put him on the baseball field, Robbie Kurtz could make a big play to bolster his Blessed Sacrament Huguenot baseball team’s successes. A lockdown shortstop, reliable hitter and go-to pitcher in relief situations, Kurtz contributed to BSH achieving its first 10-win season since 2012. The multisport student-athlete in 2019 batted .500 with 29 hits, 30 RBI, 19 runs scored, five doubles, three triples, 14 walks and nine stolen bases. He was named to First Team All-State on the 2019 Division III Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association’s All-State baseball team. In the Knights’ 2020 season opener – a 6-1 win over Amelia Academy – Kurtz combined with fellow pitcher Carson Conner to pitch a two-hitter. He was coming off of a memorable senior boys basketball season, in which he achieved his 1,000th career point on the same night that fellow senior and longtime teammate Raymond Avery achieved his 1,000th, and Kurtz helped the Knights put together their first winning season in boys basketball since 2015. Unfortunately for Kurtz and his Knights baseball team, the spring season was cut short, as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic led to all Virginia schools closing and VISAA subsequently cancelling the rest of the spring sports seasons. Kurtz talked about how and when he first got into baseball, his favorite memories, the life lessons that baseball taught him and how he reacted and has since responded since the cancellation of the baseball season due to COVID-19. Powhatan Today: How did you first get into the sport and how long have you been playing? Robbie Kurtz: I first got into baseball see KURTZ, pg. 2B

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Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s Robbie Kurtz watches for the incoming pitch at the plate during a 2019 baseball game. Kurtz ended his high school athletic career as a leader both on the baseball field and basketball court.

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directly through the middle of the uprights, and cleared the low bar to send his Knights into a 10-8 lead. It was a 40-yard kick.

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“What a performance!” Hawkins’ teammate and quarterback Trevor Parker exclaimed. “Straight down the middle every time! That man is crazy!”

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“We haven’t had a kid come in here and do that in a long, long time,” said Hawkins’ head coach Gary Brock. “I think our guys on the sideline were sitting there with their mouths wide open: I can’t believe he hit that. But the thing is, he’s been hitting those in practice. He’s been hitting all the way up to like 47. Tremendous game by him, it really was. Very fortunate.”

With his Blessed Sacrament Huguenot football team down by onee point and stalling out at the opposition’s 23-yard line in the ird quarter of an Aug. 16, 2019, home football game versus ppahannock County, the BSH senior and multisport athlete p t up for the field goal attempt at the 30 yard line and, with s foot, sent the ball sailing through the air. It arched up, flew

It was Hawkins’ first varsity football game. BSH won the game, a benefit for BSH alumnus Sean McQueen, over Rappahannock County, 31-14.

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run and ensure Powhatan’s winning score of 11-1. “I just remember seeing that ball come off the bat,” Herring said. “I remember I just started throwing my hands in the air when I was running down to first base.” Eike, who’ll be attending the University of North Carolina and playing for the Tar Heels as a two-way player, showcased his explosive versatility throughout all of last season. In the same game that he batted 3 for 3 with two doubles and two RBI in Powhatan’s 5-1 Senior Night win over Albemarle, he struck out 15 batters as the winning pitcher. In Powhatan’s 11-0 regional tournament win over King George, Eike again struck out 15 batters, tossed a one-hitter and batted 2 for 4. One of his favorite memories came from his sophomore year, when he and his Powhatan teammates walked-off against Hanover in the 2018 regional semifinals to reach the state tournament. “That was pretty awesome, that night,” Eike said. “Just the crowd and just how we came back was awesome.” Eike played rec league ball in his early years, competed for Powhatan Middle School, joined the high school varsity level as a freshman and played travel ball since he was 9. He played for RISE Baseball a while back and then mainly with the Canes the past two summers. Last summer, he and his Canes National 17u team won the Perfect Game WWBA 17u National Championship, 8-3 over Dallas Patriots 17u Stout, at the LakePoint Sports Complex in Georgia on July 5. They also won the Wilson Premier Championship East (2020 Grads) title, and Eike was named the tournament champion. He started every game with Powhatan High School since ninth grade, originally playing at third base before shifting over to shortstop. His postseason accolades included making the All-State and All-Region teams as well as earning Region 4B Player of the Year honors in 2019. “I think I just brought energy, and just giving it my all every day,” Eike said. “Every day I come out and try to set the tone with hard work, and that’s just probably what I lived off of my four years here, just working hard every day, getting better.” Powhatan head baseball coach Gregg Conner, who will be inducted into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020, described Eike as a quiet guy who leads by example. “He works really hard,” Conner said of Eike. “He works hard at practice, he works hard on his own. He does all the little things that it takes to get where he’s gotten.” Kersey played for numerous travel teams, including the Powhatan Bucks when he was in coach pitch and the Powhatan Predators when he was in 12u. He also played showcase for RISE. He’d always told coach that he could play anywhere in the outfield. His main position for Powhatan in high school was center field. For the varsity team, he brought speed, the ability to get on base and the ability to make the plays in the field to help out his pitchers. Kersey was an impact player at the plate in games during his junior season. He led his teammates with three RBI in Powhatan’s 12-0 five-inning rout of Louisa when he walked in a runner with the bases loaded, then hit a two-run single in the following inning. In Powhatan’s 11-1 rout of Monticello, Kersey sparked a seven-run second inning when he delivered a two-run, go-ahead triple. He also scored twice both in Powhatan’s 5-1 win over Albemarle and in the 11-0 regional triumph over King George. “I really felt he was going to have a big breakout year,” Conner said of Kersey. “He got his chance to play some last year and really worked hard at his game.” Prior to varsity, Herring’s years of playing baseball were with the Powhatan Little League. Most recently he competed for the Powhatan Majors under head coach Jamey Richardson, and the Majors overcame a rough season to not only play in the 2019 Dixie Youth Baseball World Series, but also win a game in the Series, 7-2 over North Carolina in Louisiana’s sweltering heat. “We went down there and we had two days to ourselves before open ceremonies. They introduced all the teams, and so our first game, we went out there high-spirited,” Herring said. “From the get-go, man, we were just on them . . . I remember our coaches were so excited. We went back to the hotel and everyone was so wound up. “We were just ready to go. It was a great experience being around that group of guys,” Herring said. “That win in Louisiana, we

earned that win.” When Herring didn’t make the baseball team around his 10th grade year, he was distraught because he had worked so hard to try and make it. But his dad was the one who kept telling him to just keep being a team player – keep being that guy who always has his head up. Herring would go on to make the varsity team his junior season. “I always kept my head up high and I always brought everybody else up, and Coach Conner told me that he kept me on the team because I was such a great team player, and that is something that I’ll never forget,” Herring said. “He always told me that I was always there keeping everyone’s head up, making sure everybody was tuned in, ready to go, and it was just awesome playing on that team. “That is something I’ll cherish forever.” Conner said Herring brought leadership and maturity to the team and worked hard at being a leader. “You have to have some seniors step up and lead the way and set examples and make sure guys are doing what they’re supposed to do,” Conner said, “and he did a great job of that.” For Kersey, it was the friends he made and the coaches on the team who made Powhatan baseball a unique team to be a part of. “That was the best coaching I’ve ever had,” Kersey said. In 2019, Powhatan had three coaches – Conner, former longtime Cosby head coach Tim Lowry and longtime Powhatan coaching legend Bob Baltimore – who combined for 122 years of coaching experience at that point. “That’s just something you don’t really find anywhere,” Eike said. “There’s always something to learn every single day, no matter how good you are.” “One of the greatest aspects of Powhatan baseball is the coaching staff,” Herring said. “During study hall, sometimes the players would go down and see coach and just sit in there with him and talk for a little bit . . . you could just pick up things that you didn’t know before, and all you had to do was just sit there and listen. “He’s just such a smart person on the baseball field. Whenever he was talking, I was always right there, just listening, just soaking it all in.” All of the coaches were great, Kersey said. “Coach B (Baltimore) had the jokes, Coach Conner had the knowledge and some jokes here and there, [Duane] Partusch always knew what was wrong, and [Eric] Mead knew how to fix a swing,” Kersey said. “You know when you walk on the field every day what they expect, and you just know you need to get the job done, no questions asked,” Eike said, adding that he enjoyed every single one of his teammates. “They’re all unique in their own way, brought their own little thing to the field every day,” Eike said. “I feel like we meshed well together.” “Everybody pretty much is hanging out and doing something with another guy on the team, always,” Herring said. “We always get together and we go to Gold’s Gym up in Westchester and we go fishing, we go to Drive Shack, and we like to do a bunch of fun stuff together. We all have just close friendships and we’re all tight and we all get along and that’s just the best thing about being involved with a group of guys like this. “It’s just your chemistry and your relationship. It outweighs anything else, honestly.” “I really had some good friends that will stick with me for the rest of my life,” Kersey said. “The teammates were amazing and I wish I got the chance to play with them.”

A promising season wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic Going into this season, the expectations, Eike said, never really changed; the coaches never really looked at who they’d lose from season to season. “We’d still have the same expectations year in and year out, which I really liked,” Eike said. “No matter how many arms we had, how many position guys, it was always the same expectation: go out there and play hard.” “We always had high expectations,” Kersey said. “I just wish we could’ve proved it because I felt like we were underdogs moving to a different division.” Powhatan had moved from the Charlottesville-heavy Jefferson District to the Dominion District, where the Indians would face neighboring teams from Chesterfield County and South Richmond. Herring said they had players who “just started living in the gym.” “We were ready to eat this year, because

people were thinking that we weren’t going to be so good because we’d lost our catcher and a couple outfielders. “We were ready to go out there and we were ready to prove everybody wrong,” Herring said. “We were ready to go 20-0, honestly. We had that mentality this year.” But the COVID-19 pandemic began to grip the nation, and a few days before Virginia High School League’s spring sports could enter the regular-season stretch, the seasons were postponed, and then cancelled altogether. Herring remembers how, on that Friday, March 13, they were taking batting practice, and the manager told them school had been cancelled for two weeks due to the coronavirus. “We all stopped, and we all sat there,” he said. They were all frozen. As they sat there, Herring texted his dad, asking, “What do you think’s going to happen?” And Herring’s dad told him: “I would prepare to not have a season.” “I remember just reading that – and my dad’s usually not wrong about stuff like that, I always trust my dad – and I remember just reading that and my heart just sunk,” Herring said. “I thought about my grandparents because they had always told me to keep trying, keep pushing yourself in the gym and you’ll get that starting spot one day, you never know. But I remember working so hard to try and get better at my trade – and I remember just thinking . . . man, I don’t know if I’ll be able to play this year or not. “It’s like someone took all the emotion out of you and you’re just there. It was a very crazy feeling. Very crazy feeling. You just felt empty, like you had worked so hard for something and then it just all just stopped instantly. It’s just over.” “I was really upset, mad at first because I had high expectations for the team and the season,” Kersey said, “and it sucks that we couldn’t show it.” For Eike, losing his senior season has motivated him even more to get ready for college baseball next year. He knows that, when he arrives at UNC, and with all the seniors from this year coming back, it’s going to be harder. “I’m going to have to really prove myself,” Eike said, “and come ready to roll.” Kersey looked at all this as: everything happens for a reason. So he’s been working a lot on fixing the little things in his game so that he can play at the next level. For Herring, it’s given him motivation to appreciate all the moments he’ll have in college. “That is one thing that I am learning from this, that nothing is permanent. Even school can be cancelled for three months,” he said. “It shows me that, when I go to Virginia Tech, that I need to soak up as much of the experience as I can while I can get it, because one day – when I graduate or if I transfer and go someone else, who knows – but one day, that experience is going to be over.” But he will have those memories to take with him.

Going into the future with life lessons from the game Herring plans to major in biochemistry at Tech and hopefully become a high school science teacher. Kersey is looking into studying international relations and business, and he’s definitely looking to play at the next level. In addition to playing for the Tar Heels, Eike plans to major in exercise and sports science and hopefully become a physical therapist. From baseball, Eike learned to always keep your head down and put in the work. “I don’t worry about outside noise,” he said. “Just keep your head down and work and it’ll pay off.” For Kersey, baseball made him realize that you can always come back, no matter the circumstances. Helping him create some of the best moments of his life during his baseball journey were his family and friends – especially his mom. “I would like to say how she did an amazing job for putting me on the right path, especially as a single mother.” One thing Herring will never forget from baseball is that, no matter how distant you get with the friends you used to play with, they’ll always greet you and talk to you as if you still play with them. “I know, if I saw these guys on this team 10 years from now and we haven’t talked hardly since high school, I know I could still walk up to them and be like, ‘What’s up? How’re you doing?’ And they would immediately act the same way,” Herring said. “The relationships you build with baseball are unmatched.” Conner said Eike, Herring and Kersey continued to uphold the tradition of what Powhatan baseball does through their roles as seniors who led by example and worked hard.

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during elementary school, when I was looking for something different to play other than soccer. I have been playing baseball for about 10 years. PT: What made you fall in love with the game? Kurtz: I think the uniqueness of baseball and the challenge it posed made me fall in love with the game. PT: What do you feel you brought to the field and to the team that helped you contribute? Kurtz: I felt like I brought a good positive attitude and energy to the team as well as leadership and accountability that was needed. PT: What was it like playing with your team in that sport? What were your teammates and coaches like? Kurtz: Baseball was always something that I enjoyed because of my teammates and coaches. I was always able to have a good time with both of them and they really pushed me into being the best I could. PT: What are your favorite memories from games, practices and/or hanging out with your teammates? Kurtz: My favorite memories would have to be beating Collegiate my freshman year, and team lunches at Osaka after Saturday practices. PT: Are there life lessons or takeaways that go beyond the field that the game helped you to see or realize? Kurtz: Baseball has taught me many life lessons through the years such as leadership, accountability, and humility. Most of all, though, it has taught me how to deal with failure, because in baseball, failure happens more than success, and you have to learn how to put failure behind you, learn from it and move on. PT: How tough was it for you to find out there would be no spring sport season due to the coronavirus pandemic? Kurtz: Baseball season being cancelled due to coronavirus hit me pretty hard because it was so unexpected. I didn’t expect it to end like this and it was sad knowing that I would never get to play BSH baseball again. PT: How are you staying in shape, and has losing the spring season given you extra motivation towards your goals? Kurtz: I have been staying in shape by working out and doing what I can during this quarantine to prepare me for my future. It has given me extra motivation to embrace and appreciate everything because you never know when it’s going to end. PT: Is there anything else that you would like to add? Kurtz: I would definitely like to play college athletics and losing this spring season has motivated me to pursue that more because I don’t want my sports career to end like this.

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COUNTY OF POWHATAN, VIRGINIA PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND TAX RATES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021 (FY 2021) The Board of Supervisors of Powhatan County will hold a public hearing for the purpose of public information and fiscal planning regarding the annual operating budget and tax rates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 (FY 2021). This meeting is being held electronically in accordance with Virginia Code Section 15.2-1413. On Monday June 22, 2020 at 6:30 PM. Instructions on how to view or participate in the meeting can be found at the end of this notice. The public hearing is for the purpose of allowing the public to question and comment on the proposed annual operating budget and tax rates. All citizens are invited to participate and share their views on the proposed issues within such reasonable time limits as shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors. A summary of the proposed annual operating budget is available for public inspection on the County’s website at www.powhatanva.gov or by appointment from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M weekdays at the County Administrator’s Office at 3834 Old Buckingham Road, Suite A, Powhatan, Virginia. The synopsis of the proposed operating budget and tax rates are published solely for the purpose of public information, discussion and comment. Proposed amounts and proposed tax rates do not represent decisions of the Board of Supervisors to appropriate funds or adopt tax rates.

Funds Summary Proposed Operating Budget

5603-01

Business & Service Directory

FY 2020 Adopted

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FY 2021 Proposed

56,366,020 $

Increase (Decrease)

57,667,694 $

% Increase (Decrease)

1,301,674

2.3%

Social Services Fund

1,763,874

1,832,094

68,220

3.9%

CSA Fund

1,827,846

1,944,120

116,274

6.4%

3,500

(3,500)

-100.0%

687,275

0.0%

2,667,712

2,591,994

(75,718)

-2.8%

Utilities Capital Projects Fund

188,000

166,000

(22,000)

-11.7%

Capital Projects Fund

899,000

(899,000)

-100.0%

1,662,064

100.0%

48,206,597

48,777,785

571,188

1.2%

1,413,121

1,428,121

15,000

1.1%

2,734,202

2.4%

Grants Fund - Law Library Fire and Rescue Fund Utilities Fund

Revenue Stabilization Fund School Operating Fund School Food Service Fund Total Proposed Budget

$ 114,022,945 $ 116,757,147 $

Less Transfers: Social Services Fund

607,204 $

656,106 $

896,665

841,967

(54,698)

2,094,262

2,018,544

(75,718)

Utilities Capital Projects Fund

188,000

166,000

(22,000)

Capital Projects Fund

899,000

(899,000)

1,662,064

23,346,750

35,000

50,000

15,000

CSA Fund Utilities Fund

Revenue Stabilization Fund School Operating Fund* School Food Service

48,902

Total Transfers

28,066,881 $

28,741,431 $

674,550

2.4%

Total without Transfers

85,956,064 $

88,015,716 $

2,059,652

2.4%

*The School budget was adopted at the 5/14/20 meeting at 90% of the local transfer for a total of $47, 871, 231. The full amount is shown while the Board discusses the additional 10%.

Real Estate Property

Tax Year 2020 Tax Rate $0.88

Tax Year 2021 Proposed Tax Rate $0.88

Machinery and Tools Personal Property Business Personal Property Disabled Veterans Personal Property Handicapped Modified Vehicles Volunteer Fire/Rescue Personal Property

Tax Year 2019 Tax Rate $3.60 $3.60 $3.60 $0.0001 $3.60 $0.0001

Tax Year 2020 Proposed Tax Rate $3.60 $3.60 $3.60 $0.0001 $0.0001 $0.0001

The Real Estate 2021 Tax Year is July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 with taxes due November 5, 2020 and June 5, 2021. The 2020 Tax Year for all other property is January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 with taxes due June 5, 2020 and November 5, 2020. Members of the public may participate remotely by joining a webinar a thttps://us02web.zoom. us/j/83998792911 or by dialing in by phone at 1-929-205-6099 OR 1-312-626-6799, then typing in the webinar ID 839 9879 2911. During the public comment period, participants may raise their hand using the zoom controls on the computer screen, or (if dialing in) by pressing *9 on a phone. The meeting may be watched live by visiting http://powhatanva.gov/432/Live-Stream-ofPowhatan-County-Meetings. Public comments may also be submitted to administration@powhatanva.gov or by leaving a voicemail at (804) 598-3639. Any comments received prior to 5:00 PM on Monday, June 22nd, 2020 will be recorded in the meeting minutes. All interested persons are invited to participate in the public hearings and to present their views and/or to submit written comments. Persons requiring special assistance to view or participate in those hearings should contact the Powhatan County Administrator’s Office at (804) 598-5612 at least three days prior to the meeting. Documents related to this proposal can be reviewed by contacting the County Administrator’s Office at administration@powhatanva.gov or (804) 598-5612.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR POWHATAN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Pursuant to Section 15.2-1427 of the Code of Virginia, notice is hereby given that the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing on Monday June 22, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. This meeting is being held electronically in accordance with Virginia Code Section 15.2-1413. Instructions on how to view or participate in the meeting can be found at the end of this notice. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comment on the following: • Ordinance O-2020-09 Amending the Powhatan County Code of Ordinances, Appendix A Fee Schedule, to update certain fees and to increase the following fees:

County Code

Fee

Current

Proposed

$20.00

$25.00

Convenience Center Fees: White Goods with CFC’s e.g. air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, ice machines Court Fees: Courthouse Security Assessment

30-70

$10.00

$20.00

Copies of the proposed ordinance may be reviewed by appointment only at the Powhatan County Administrator’s Office located at 3834 Old Buckingham Road, Suite A, Powhatan, Virginia, during normal business hours, or on the County website at www.powhatanva.gov. All interested persons are invited to participate in the public hearing. Members of the public may participate remotely by joining a webinar at https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/83998792911 or by dialing in by phone at 1-929-205-6099 OR 1-312-626-6799, then typing in the webinar ID 839 9879 2911. During the public comment period, participants may raise their hand using the zoom controls on the computer screen, or (if dialing in) by pressing *9 on a phone. The meeting may be watched live by visiting http://powhatanva.gov/432/LiveStream-of-Powhatan-County-Meetings. Public comments may also be submitted to administration@powhatanva.gov or by leaving a voicemail at (804) 598-3639. Any comments received prior to 5:00 PM on Monday, June 22nd, 2020 will be recorded in the meeting minutes. All interested persons are invited to participate in the public hearings and to present their views and/or to submit written comments. Persons requiring special assistance to view or participate in those hearings should contact the Powhatan County Administrator’s Office at (804) 598-5612 at least three days prior to the meeting. Documents related to this proposal can be reviewed by contacting the County Administrator’s Office at administration@powhatanva.gov or (804) 598-5612.

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POWHATAN COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The Powhatan County Board of Equalization will hold public hearings pursuant to Section 58.1 3378 of the Code of Virginia-1950, as amended, for the purpose of equalizing real estate assessments and for hearing complaints of alleged irregularities due to lack of uniformity or errors in acreage. Upon hearing such complaints, either oral or written, the Board will give consideration AND INCREASE, DECREASE, OR AFFIRM such real estate assessments. Before a change is granted, the taxpayer, or his agent, must overcome a clear presumption in favor of the assessment. The taxpayer or agent must provide substantial evidence that the property is not uniform with other similar properties or prove that the property is assessed in excess of its fair market value. Meetings of the Board to hear objections will be held at 3910 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, VA 23139. The date(s) and time(s) are: June 16th, 2020 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM June 23rd, 2020 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM June 30th, 2020 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM LEGAL DISPLAY ADS

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE COUNTY OF POWHATAN INTENT TO AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 ADOPTED BUDGET There will be a public hearing on the proposed amendments and appropriations to the Fiscal Year 2020 adopted budget at 6:30 pm on June 22, 2020. This meeting is being held electronically in accordance with Virginia Code Section 15.2-1413. Instructions on how to view or participate in the meeting can be found at the end of this notice. On May 9, 2019 and June 13, 2019 the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors adopted the Fiscal Year 2020 Powhatan Operating Budget in the amount of $114,022,945. The Code of Virginia Section 15.2-2507 states that any locality may amend its budget and must hold a public hearing if any such budget amendment exceeds one percent of the total expenditures of the currently adopted budget. Resolution R-2020-33 amends the FY2020 adopted budget in the amount of $2,537,023 for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, which is 2.225% of the original budget. The resolution is available for review in the County Administrator’s office by appointment only. All public meetings are accessible to persons with handicap conditions Members of the public may participate remotely by joining a webinar at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83998792911 or by dialing in by phone at 1-929-205-6099 OR 1-312-626-6799, then typing in the webinar ID 839 9879 2911. During the public comment period, participants may raise their hand using the zoom controls on the computer screen, or (if dialing in) by pressing *9 on a phone. The meeting may be watched live by visiting http://powhatanva.gov/432/Live-Stream-of-Powhatan-County-Meetings. Public comments may also be submitted to administration@powhatanva.gov or by leaving a voicemail at (804) 598-3639. Any comments received prior to 5:00 PM on Monday, June 22nd, 2020 will be recorded in the meeting minutes. All interested persons are invited to participate in the public hearings and to present their views and/or to submit written comments. Persons requiring special assistance to view or participate in those hearings should contact the Powhatan County Administrator’s Office at (804) 598-5612 at least three days prior to the meeting. Documents related to this proposal can be reviewed by contacting the County Administrator’s Office at administration@powhatanva.gov or (804) 598-5612.

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