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August 5, 2020

Division offers virtual and hybrid school models By Laura McFarland

will remain on the hybrid schedule for at least the first nine weeks, but if the situation goes well, the school division hopes to bring more students back to the classroom all five days. However, Jones stressed this is a fluid situation involving constant reassessment and possible sudden changes as needed. (See more details about the two models on page 5A.) Voting for the combination hybrid and virtual models were chairman Joe Walters, who represents District 4, Rick Cole, District 1, and Susan Smith, District 2. Voting against it were Valarie Ayers, District 3, and Kim Hymel, District 5. The difficult vote followed several hours of information gathering and discussion at the July 28 meeting, but it was

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OWHATAN – Families with students starting school at Powhatan County Public Schools on Aug. 24 will have the option of either attending via virtual learning or going in-person two to three days a week and doing the rest virtually. On Tuesday, July 28, the school board voted 3-2 in favor of the virtual and hybrid models recommended by PCPS staff for the start of the 2020-2021 school year. Barring changes from the state level, families will choose between a full virtual model where they commit to that option for at least the first semester and a hybrid return to school model that will see students returning to school either part-time or full-time, depending on their ages. A hybrid model will be in place for all students for the first three weeks, at which point pre-kindergarten through third-grade students will began face-toface instructions full time, said Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent. Grades four to 12

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PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND

The Powhatan County School Board listens to a presentation on the start of the 2020-2021 school year at its July 28 meeting. After receiving new information, the board voted 3-2 in favor of adopting a model where families can choose either virtual learning or a hybrid model of learning.

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Supervisors adopt resolution in support of 2nd Amendment

BSH to return with full in-person classes

By Laura McFarland

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POWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors recently voted unanimously to adopt a resolution in support of Powhatan County citizens’ and visitors’ fundamental right to keep and bear arms. During the board’s meeting on Monday, July 27, the supervisors passed a resolution that declared that Powhatan “shall not exercise any authority granted to it by § 15.2-915(E) of the Code of Virginia to regulate or prohibit the otherwise legal purchase, posPHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND session, or transfer of firearms or amA large crowd attended the board of supervisors meetmunition.”

POWHATAN – Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School has announced that it will be open for inperson classroom instruction five days a week for all students when its new school year starts on Aug. 25. Blessed Sacrament will have record enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year, with the local private school already experiencing a long wait list for its early childhood and elementary school classes, said Paula Ledbetter, head of school. The school’s maximum capacity for early childhood and elementary

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ing on July 27 with many of them expressing support of a resolution to defend the Second Amendment.

This law, which went into effect on July 1, 2020, gives a locality the right to adopt an ordinance that prohibits the

possession, carrying, or transportation of any firearms, ammunition, or combination of the see BOARD, pg. 7A

school is about 200 students, which has already been met, she said. The school still has spots in its middle and high school classes, but she added the middle school is filling up quickly. The school’s ideal capacity is about 350 students total, and enrollment is currently on track to meet that goal, she added. “There are moments where it is overwhelming, but I am extremely grateful because for years we have worked to be in this place. Despite enrollment is increasing because of COVID and a health crisis, we have worked very hard to have our school in this position where we can accomsee BSH, pg. 2A

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o b i t ua r i e s MARY ARBOGAST

CAMERON AYERS

Mary Eilene Kyle Arbogast, 84, of Powhatan, widow of Duane Rex Arbogast after 63 years, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. She is survived by her children, Lyndon Rex Arbogast of Roanoke, Fletcher Duane Arbogast, Linda Kalene Arbogast both of Midlothian; one brother, five sisters, five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and six greatgreat-grandchildren. Mrs. Arbogast was a member of Eastern Star ARBOGAST Midlothian Chapter and Graceland Baptist Church. Services to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Graceland Baptist Church, 975 Dorset Rd., Powhatan, Va. 23139. Online condolences may be made at bennettbardenfh.com.

Cameron Wesley Ayers, age 41, left us much too soon on Friday, July 24, 2020. He was born on September 29, 1978, in Richmond, Virginia. Cam was a much-loved husband, father, son, brother and friend. He grew up and attended school in Powhatan, Va., then went on to attend VCU in Richmond, where he received a bachelor’s degree in art history. Cam achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 823 in Powhatan. Cam loved music, art and spending time at the AYERS river. He will be remembered for his quiet intelligence, warmth and wicked sense of humor. Cameron is survived by his wife, Merry Wilson; his son, Adrian Wesley Ayers (and his mother, Heidi); his parents, Nancy and Richard Ayers of Powhatan; his brother, Chris Ayers (Alix and Wren) of Starkville, Miss.; his grandfather, Adrian Van Huizen; uncle, John Van Huizen of Vienna, Va.; and aunt, Ann Van Huizen (Steve) of Golden, Colo.; his aunt and uncle, Jean and Pat Goodwin of Manassas, Va.;

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and cousins, Meredith Smith (Darren) and Tiffany Goodwin-Cheatham (Aaron). Friends and family will gather for a natural burial and tree planting at a date to be announced. In lieu of flowers, contributions would be appreciated to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.

GARRY MOORE Garry Wayne Moore, 54, of Powhatan, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 30, 2020. He is survived by his daughter, Taylor Bailey (Dane); a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, friends; his beloved companions, BooBoo and Sonny. The family received friends on Sunday, August 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Hwy.(Rt.60), Powhatan, and where services were held MOORE on Monday, August 3 at 11 a.m. Interment Pine Grove Cemetery, Amelia. Online condolences may be made at bennettbardenfh.com.

C O M M U N IT Y C A L E N D A R Wednesday, Aug. 5 XX Powhatan

County Public Library has reopened to the public, but due to COVID-19related safety measures, it will be open for limited hours and occupancy, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. For now, the library is closed on Fridays. Books to Go and Curbside Print services will also continue to be available; however, once the building reopens, the pickup stations will move to the library atrium. Library staff will continue to be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday to provide service and support to patrons. Library programs will remain online at this time. Face coverings are required inside the library. While Powhatan County remains under a local state of emergency, the library restrooms will remain closed to protect public health and safety. The library meeting rooms are also unavailable until further notice. Contact the library at 804-598-5670 or library@powhatanlibrary.net.

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County Public Library is still offering Books to Go. Patrons may reserve print materials, DVDs, and audiobooks online or by phone. This provides a contactless pick-up option for those who prefer to obtain library materials in traditional formats while the building is closed to the public due to COVID-19. To take advantage of this service, patrons have two options: place items on hold online through the catalog at www.powhatanlibrary. net or call the library at 804598-5670 to request items. Online hold placement is available 24/7. Phone service is available Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Holds placed after 4 p.m. (online or via phone) will be available on the next business day. Staff will contact patrons by phone when items are available for pick up. Items will be packaged in a new paper bag labeled with the patron’s last name. The bag will be placed on a table at the main entrance of the library. When patrons are notified that their items are available for pick-up, the order must be picked up by 4 p.m. that day. Due to limited stock, items not picked up will be placed back into circulation and patrons may place another hold for pickup. Limit of 10 holds per cardholder per day and 50 items checked out total per card. Library WiFi and e-branch resources are available 24/7. Ccontact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670 or library@powhatanlibrary.net.

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County Public Library is now offering

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Curbside Print. Patrons may submit one printing/ copying request per day for up to 10 pages of black and white printing at no charge. Requests may be submitted via email to print@ powhatanlibrary.net. Staff will notify the patron via email when the print request is ready for pickup on the table in the library atrium. XX Powhatan

County Public Library will hold Facebook Storytime at 10:30 a.m. on the library’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/pg/ powhatanlibrary.

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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.

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Network International (BNI) Powhatan chapter meets virtually from 8 to 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday. Visit Www. BNIVA.com for information. To attend a meeting as a guest contact Chapter President Sandy Duncan at sandy6284@ msn.com.

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Powhatan Lion’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the County Seat Restaurant. Contact Mike Jones at 804-794-1440 for more information.

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Powhatan Village Farmers Market is held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. every Thursday on the grounds of Bienvenue, an event center located at 3841 Old Buckingham Road. Come support local farmers and producers. The farmers market is scheduled to run through the end of September with the possibility of follow-up pop-up markets in the weeks after, depending on weather. Visit https://rvagriculture.org/.

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Powhatan Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursdays, 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.

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Mill at Fine Creek is now offering a new Thursday night event series to bring live

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modate an increase in enrollment,” she said. BSH staff received word in late June from the Catholic Diocese of Richmond saying that the school would be permitted to open its campus for full-time instruction for all students if the state stayed in Phase 3 of the governor’s reopening plan, Ledbetter said. While they are building contingencies for how they would operate in Phases 1, 2, and 3, they began moving ahead with the full intention of being back in the classrooms. After that, “word got out,” Ledbetter emphasized. The

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 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. XX The

Huguenot Beekeepers Association is a group of experienced and beginner beekeepers that are dedicated to promoting beekeeping in our communities and supporting each other in our beekeeping activities. The group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. in the auditorium of the Powhatan Village Building, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan. Visit https:// huguenotbeekeepers.org.

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

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Powhatan Rotary Club meets at 7:30 a.m. every Thursday at the County Seat Restaurant.

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

Friday, Aug. 7 XX Feeding

Powhatan is a nonprofit food pantry that exists to feed people who are struggling financially in the Powhatan community. The pantry will be open from noon to 3 p.m. on Fridays at 2408 New Dorset Circle (next to Community Life Church). The food pantry will begin its fall hours starting Aug. 12, which will be from 5 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday. Income guidelines apply. Visit us on Facebook at Feeding Powhatan or call 804303-6431.

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

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Cumberland County Landfill Alert (CCLA) group will

school saw a spike in enrollment applications when Chesterfield County announced it would be opening the school year in an all virtual model. “The phones started ringing in early July. Once Chesterfield made their decision we were flooded with phone calls and emails,” she said, adding there have also been several applications for Powhatan families. A return to school task force started meeting in July, with subcommittees focusing on questions surrounding transportation, environmental cleaning, communications, health and safety, technology, athletics, and instruction – both on campus and virtual,

have a Community Townhall Meeting at 3 p.m. at 11 Davenport Road, Cumberland. People may also access the meeting by calling 1-571-3112 and entering the code 378814-269. Find out updated information concerning the proposed mega landfill and the effects it may have on Cumberland and surrounding counties.

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Powhatan 4-H Summer Photography Contest will be taking submissions through Aug. 10 from youth ranging from 9 to 18 years old. Share your award winning photos of your summer shenanigans during COVID-19! Organizers want to see what you've been up to this summer. There are three categories: 1) Out and About in Nature; 2) "Stay"cation Fun; 3) Keeping it Cool. The contest is open to all Powhatan youth - no adult assistance is requested. If you have questions concerning this virtual contest, contact Cathy Howland, Powhatan 4-H Extension Agent, at 804-5985640 or chowland@vt.edu.

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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.

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

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Coalition of Powhatan Churches has available resources to help people who would like assistance in learning to manage their finances. If you know of anyone who needs or would like to have this service, or to get more information, call Robin Cupka at l-804-8019851.

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gardening help available! Are you worried about your roses, hydrangeas, boxwood, dogwood trees or tomatoes? Would you like an insect, plant, or tree identified? Send us an email (send us your photos too!) and we will try to answer your horticultural questions at the Master Gardener Help Desk. We send our most perplexing cases to Virginia Tech's lab for further analysis. Email gpmastergardener@ gmail.com.

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County Public Library has partnered with Powhatan County Public Schools and Virginia

Ledbetter said. From the start, their goal in planning a return to the classroom was about finding a balance between following safety guidelines and giving students a sense of normalcy, Ledbetter said. There will still be rules about face coverings for staff and students, depending on their ages, as well as social distancing guidelines, changes to cleaning schedules, and adjusting class schedules for safe movement around the school. One of the school’s biggest advantages when planning how movement around campus would work is that the individual classrooms all have outside access

Cooperative Extension/ Powhatan 4-H to offer Imagine Your Story, a Summer Learning Challenge. Participants may register by visiting www. powhatanlibrary.net and clicking the “Summer Learning Registration” button. Summer Learning runs through Aug. 31. Participants can earn chances to win a summer prize raffle all summer long. As part of the Summer Learning Challenge, adults and teens are also invited to provide feedback and reviews of library materials. Each submission will earn the participant an entry into a summer prize drawing. In addition, teens may now pick up Summer Challenge Kits from the library. Each kit contains information about virtual teen programs like a short-film contest, which be posted on Discord, as well as materials for other summer activities, including journaling. Participants at teen events will receive additional entries for the summer prize drawing. Monthly Summer Learning Challenge Kits for children ages 2-12 may now be picked up from the library. Each kit contains a new book, materials and instructions for art and science projects, as well as additional enrichment activities. Summer Learning Challenge Kits help battle “summer slide” by encouraging children to find the joy of reading and provide opportunities for children to build their own library. Future kits will be available July 13 and Aug. 3. Kits will also be distributed from both Feeding Powhatan and Powhatan Food Bank each month. Contactless pick up of Summer Learning Kits and Teen Summer Challenge Kits may be arranged by calling the library at 804-598-5670. All kits are available while supplies last. XX 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.

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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@

with covered walkways, making for a very different environment than a single enclosed building with shared hallways, Ledbetter said. “We have always known our outdoor campus is a unique opportunity for us. So we knew we wanted to make every effort to utilize our outdoor space for students to be able to eat in the cafeteria, to really make sure they are not sitting in one classroom all day every day – they are still able to move about,” she said. Ledbetter said the fact that the school is capable of meeting the increased need is directly because of the generosity of donors. In 2019, Keith and Kathleen Brow-

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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 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!!

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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 2019-2020 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.

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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 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 see calendar pg. 5A 

er, the grandparents of the late Arabella Stuart Brower, a former BSH student, donated more than $1 million for renovations and upgrades to the school in her honor. Their contributions and the donations of others were responsible for renovations to facilities, technology updates, and new equipment purchases such as Chromebooks. “I truly think that happened for a reason and the timing happened for a reason. Without that and even just the simple addition of additional Chromebooks, we would not be able to be in such a good position where we are prepared for the opening of school,” Ledbetter said.

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Company 2 puts new heavy rescue vehicle into service By Laura McFarland

done-in house on this vehicle was staggering. We were able to save approximately $25,000 on labor by using our in-house talent to mount equipment, reupholster the seats, install new chargers and

Editor

OWHATAN – What did you get for your 50th anniversary? The Huguenot Volunteer Fire Department got a new heavy rescue vehicle! Last week, the department took delivery of a 2009 Pierce Lance from LCFR Rescue Company 20, Town of Leesburg in March 2020. As soon as it backed into the station, the station’s rescue committee got to work to personalize the vehicle. Hundreds of hours were spent re-configuring compartments, updating the hydraulic rescue tools, purchasing new technical rescue equipment to give firefighters additional capabilities, developing training programs, and much more. “This vehicle is essentially a ‘tool box on wheels,’” firefighter Taylor Goodman said. “It carries highly specialized equipment to help rescue people that are trapped in, on, under, or over things; can shore up collapsed buildings; carries extra air bottles for firefighters going into the smoke and flames, and much more. Its primary role is to extricate victims from complicated auto accidents.” The hundreds of hours volunteers (with their mechanical backgrounds) put into the project saved the county tens of thousands of dollars and gives members an "investment" into the rig. The training included most of Huguenot’s career staff as well as about 40 members from Company 2, Goodman said. “Since this vehicle would rarely, if ever, be staffed by the other fire companies, we focused on our members. We had over 50 personnel attend the introductory training sessions,” he said. As far as outfitting and training on the rig, COVID-19 did not slow down the process too much, Goodman said. The station organized smaller

flashlights, and so much more. Not only did we want to be good stewards of the taxpayers’ money, we have ‘our’ time and effort in the vehicle, and the pride that comes along with it,” Goodman said.

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It is a tradition at Huguenot Volunteer Fire Department for members to push the rig back into the bay to put it in service. Below left: During training on the department’s new rescue in June, Brandon Johnson led a review of the Paratech tripod head and new Hydrafusions as well. Below right: Training continued in June on the new rescue as the Huguenot Volunteer Fire Department prepared it for service. Life Member Floyd Greene kneels while explaining components under the vehicle. He led 45 volunteer and career members through orientation over that week.

groups for the training and while prepping the vehicles. Delays in getting equipment were minimal. This new vehicle allows firefighters to carry far more equipment, including new items to allow them to better stabilize tractor trailers and large trucks involved in a crash, he said. With longer hoses on the extrication tools (“Jaws of Life”), firefighters can get people out of wrecked cars that are down an embankment. The new truck also has a self-contained fire suppression system, allowing firefighters to extinguish a fire at the scene of a crash. Rescue 702 entered service at 7:15 p.m. on July 27 - exactly six years to the day after the new Engine 702 was place into service. After taking a photo with the new heavy rescue on July 27, the members pushed it back into

the station. The Push-In ritual dates back to the 1800s, when horse drawn pumpers were used throughout the nation’s fire service, said Daniel DeHart, firefighter. Horses commissioned for service would be washed along with the pumper at their newly assigned firehouse and backed into the firehouse bay. The firefighters would then fit the new horse with its harness placing the company in service. After every run, firefighters had to hand push their pumpers back into the bay and ready themselves for the next alarm. Purchasing the used heavy rescue truck for $183,000 was approved by the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors in September 2019. A new vehicle can cost up to $815,000, so fire and rescue was thrilled to find a 2009 model with impeccable service records that would meet the county’s

needs with some additional upgrades, Goodman told the board at the time. The purchase of the used vehicle allowed Company 2 to get a very well-maintained vehicle for about 30 percent of the cost of a comparably sized and equipped new one, Goodman said last week. The price of the vehicle was low enough to allow the use of excess monies to purchase more modern equipment, as well as equipment that they had never been able to carry before. “The amount of work

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The family of James (Jim) Byerly wishes to thank everyone for the meals, calls, cards and support shown to us. There is no way we can express personally how grateful we are! Every contact meant so much to us. In such a difficult time, we realized how much you cared for Jim. For those who wish to come, we are having a Memorial Service on August 14, 2020 3PM, at Powhatan Mennonite Church, 3540 Old Buckingham Rd. Powhatan, VA to honor and celebrate Jim’s life.

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Board reviews highlights of return to school Editor

Survey results Jones shared the results of surveys sent to both families of students and educators to get a sense of their preferred return-to-school model. The staff survey saw 83.3 percent participation with 514 responses. The family survey had 2,406 families respond, representing 3,696 students (85.4 percent). The two surveys asked what would happen if the school board chose a full return to the classroom. On the parent survey, the responses were: 71.4 percent full-time return; 23.5 percent virtual learning; 4 percent other; 1 percent homeschooling, and 0.1 percent private school. The teacher response was: 69.7 percent said they will return full-time on site; 21 percent asked to be considered as a fulltime virtual learning instructor, and 9.2 percent said other.

When asked about what they would do if the school board selected a hybrid plan, the parent response was: 76.8 percent hybrid, 19 percent virtual; 1.3 percent homeschooling; 1.1 percent private school, and 1.9 percent other. Among teachers, the response to a hybrid plan was: 77.1 percent said they will return fulltime on site; 13.3 percent wanted to be full-time virtual learning instructors, and 9.6 percent said other. Regarding teachers having their wishes to teach virtually granted because of concerns or comfort level, Jones said first consideration would be given to those with health risks. The division would try to accommodate others with concerns such as a high-risk family member but he couldn’t guarantee it. Depending on the demand and the subject matter, some teachers may be asked to teach both virtual and in-person classes. see HIGHLIGHTS, pg. 5A

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POWHATAN – The July 28 meeting that saw the Powhatan County School Board voting 3-2 in favor of a combination virtual and hybrid model for the start of the new school year was an information-packed meeting that covered a wide range of topics. The meeting included both a presentation from Virginia Department of Health professionals and a comprehensive look at Powhatan County Public Schools’ proposed approach to return to school by Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent. With a plan now chosen by the board, the weeks leading up to the first day of school on Aug. 24 will be spent ironing out details. Jones made it clear that everyone should be prepared for a fluid upcoming school year as the division learns and makes necessary adjustments. Here are some of the

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really the culmination of weeks of work and consideration. Each school board member conceded no decision would satisfy all PCPS families. During the meeting, the board heard a public health presentation from Dr. Al-

exander Samuel, health director of the Chesterfield Health District of the Virginia Department of Health, and Brad Porter, district epidemiologist. Jones also laid out a great deal of new information for the board, including survey results from students and parents and

The Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Example

John 14:31 â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Śbut so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me. Get up, let us go from here.â&#x20AC;? It was Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; highest goal to obey His heavenly Father. His submission to the Father made His sacrifice for the sins of all mankind so effective. He died for and shed His blood for our sins. He rose from the dead on the third day. It is now our turn to do His will. He said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.â&#x20AC;? (John 14:15) Today He is Savior. One day He will be your Judge. He invites you to His will. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in further study of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s word, meet with us Wednesday evenings at 6:30. Details on our website.

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Hey Everybody, Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s me Pinky. I am still healing from my surgeries, but I am ready to find my forever home. I have called this place home for over a year now, and really want my own place. The people here are awesome, and so was my foster. You see I recently had to have both ACLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s repaired in my back legs, and with the help of a great rescue, foster mom, and my family at the shelter I have become such a new, wonderful, and full of life pup. If I had 1 thing to say I needed work on it would be the fact I can get a tad mouthy, especially with toys. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just because I get so excited with being played with I forget to mind my manners. Please come see me, and you will see what an amazing pup I am. Please call 804-598-5672 and schedule an appointment to meet me. Hope to see you soon.

If you would like to help the animals in our care, you can do so by donating to our medical fund at Claws and Paws, 4313 Anderson Hwy., Powhatan, VA 23139 Powhatan Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office | Division Of Animal Control Phone: 804-598-5672 | Fax: 804-598-5109

returning staff members; recommended COVID-19 mitigation strategies for inperson schooling; transportation options, and technology and instructional parameters for virtual learning. (See Highlights story on Page 3A) Jones said the low number of COVID-19 cases in Powhatan combined with the comprehensive health plan the division developed made him feel comfortable recommending the hybrid and virtual combination. Under the current plan, he believes the school district could safely meet the American Academy of Pediatriciansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; guidance of spacing students 6 feet apart. Increasing the number of students with a full return to school would mean spacing them 3 feet apart with masks required. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel comfortable starting off the school year in that return. I hope we get there â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I hope we get there soon. I feel for parents that have childcare issues, and I believe our children need to be back in school,â&#x20AC;? Jones said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I also think we have an obligation to our staff to make sure that they are safe and that the students are safe.â&#x20AC;? A survey was sent out to PCPS families on July 29 asking them to make a binding decision on their chosen back-to-school model. The deadline for that survey was Aug. 4.

Next steps Staff was allowed into buildings beginning Aug. 1 to rearrange classrooms and remove personal items to free up space, Jones said. The school division will submit its instructional plan to the Virginia Department of Education. Schools will finalize their master schedules and students on the hybrid model will be assigned to the AA or BB schedules. As the division gets a clearer picture of how many students will attend virtually, teachers will be

assigned based on need and preference, Jones said. In early August, teacher training continues with 15 hours of professional development. Parent training will be held the week of Aug. 21.

Board perspectives Instead of discussing the new data, each board member made a statement before the vote was held. Each one mentioned the struggle of making this decision as they considered health and safety data and staff and parent input. Several members also mentioned seeing a shift from wanting to return to the classroom full time to seeing the value of the hybrid approach. Hymel talked about District 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s struggle with poor or no access to internet, making full-time, inperson instruction the best option for them. Even with hotspots and Wi-Fi enabled school buses, students would struggle with doing virtual assignments. Despite that hardship, she wants to protect the community, which becomes more of a challenge if large groups of people start gathering, she said. Hymel acknowledged she has changed her mind several times on this issue, but the bottom line for her was not wanting to see any students or teachers die as a result of being exposed to COVID-19 at school. Smith heard from parents in favor of both virtual and in-person instruction. Initially she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the hybrid model, but that changed as she studied it more, received more information about it, and began to hear feedback from parents who recognized it as a good compromise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me the parents are asking that we do make the best choice that we can make and the safest choice but at the same time do what we can to get these children back in the school building for some face to

face. I feel like your proposal here has done that. You have given them choices,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. An emotional Ayers talked about struggling with a decision that has been the â&#x20AC;&#x153;hardest one I have made in 25 years of service.â&#x20AC;? Much of her comments focused on the role schools and teachers play in studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to say I believe now and always have that our teachers and staff are heroes, no less so than any essential worker. They are our childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sources of not only learning but encouragement, support, excitement over new concepts, safety, and even love. Our children are suffering at home without them. Our schools are much more than places to learn; they are safe havens for many students,â&#x20AC;? Ayers said. Ayers supported a combination of virtual learning and a five-day in-person return to school for those who want that option. Her decision was based on hours of study and research, hearing from teachers and her constituents, and confidence in the divisionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health plan, she said. She added that her biggest concern about the hybrid plan was the question of safe, quality care for elementary school students when not in school. Despite wanting to be optimistic about a full return to school, Cole worried about the model based on past experience with parents sending children to school knowing they are sick and how the country as a whole has handled COVID-19. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do worry because we are a country and we have a mentality that we are free. Some of us believe we are free to do whatever we want to regardless of how that might impact someone else. And I am very afraid that should we bring back everyone in the building at the same time, that we are going to have students and maybe some

CHURCH DIRECTORY

St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church SUNDAYS 8AM Holy Eucharist (Quiet Service) 9:15AM Christian Formation (Sunday school for children & adults) 10:30AM Holy Eucharist All are Welcome

For more information visit www.stlukespowhatan.org Route 711 at Three Bridge Road 794-6953

The Bridge

Genito Church Presbyterian â&#x20AC;&#x153;Building a Bridge of Hopeâ&#x20AC;? Isaiah 58:12 Church 2910 Genito Rd. Powhatan, VA

598-2086 Worship with us this Sunday Church service @ 9:30 AM Sunday school @ 10:30 AM

Sundays: Morning Worship 10:00 AM Wednesday: Family Life Night 7:00 PM 2480 Academy Road 598-7159 Pastor: Johnathan M. Whichard

Providence Presbyterian Church

EVERGREEN COMMUNITY CHURCH (PCA) Proclaiming & Practicing the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Worship service at 9:30 AM Meeting at Flat Rock Elementary School

598-4970

598-8844

Located 1950 Ridge Road (Rt. 627) 2/10th of a mile north of Rt. 13

Rev. Robert Barnes

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Meeting Sundays in Amelia, Farmville, Fork Union, Midlothian, Powhatan and Online. Visit pccwired.net for services times & locations. 598-1174 pccwired.net

Powhatan United Methodist Church Living As Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disciples Within Our Hearts and Beyond Our Doors 2253 Rosson Rd.

Just off Rt. 13 in the Village

598-4438

Worship: 8:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

www.powhatanumc.us Weekday Preschool (ages 2-5)

598-6090

Mount Calvary Baptist Church 2020 Red Lane Road

Powhatan, VA 23139 1801 Huguenot Trail Sunday School 9am Pastor, Larry B. Collins Sunday Worship 10am Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 6:45pm Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study Bryan M. Holt, Pastor 7:30 p.m. 378-3607 www.EmmausChristianChurch.org Office 804-598-2398

Community Church Dr. Cavell W. Phillips, Pastor Where there is Unity, there is always Victory. A church â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where you are welcomeâ&#x20AC;? Wednesday: Bible Study Join Us For Sunday Worship 6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30pm ( 60 Minute 11:00AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30PM Warm Up To Sunday ) Powhatan Village Building 3910 Old Buckingham Road ucc4me.org Powhatan, VA 804-256-4411

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Powhatan Christian Fellowship Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

Worship Service 11:00 am Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 am Wednesday Night 7:30 p.m.

www.EvergreenPowhatan.com

staff, that seem to think that freedom extends to them within our school buildings. Maybe I am wrong; I hope I am wrong. But I think we would be remiss if we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t at least plan for that possibility,â&#x20AC;? Cole said. Cole also initially supported a full-time return but said his viewpoint shifted as he gained more insight into the challenges the schools face. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have had teachers email me personally very concerned about being back in a building with 25 students in the same classroom for six hours a day or five hours a day,â&#x20AC;? Cole said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And teachers at the high school say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I am going to be exposed to 100 different students over the course of the day. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care how much social distancing I do, the chances of me being exposed to something one of those children brings to school is going to be fairly significant.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Schools should open with caution, learn from the situation, and work toward increasing the number of students attending school all five days, he said. In his comments, Walters focused on how impressed he was with the hard work of staff, the feedback from staff and parents, and understanding all of them had valid reasons for supporting the different models. The school board is looking for the best answer but knows it is not a perfect answer, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think every single one of us recognizes that no matter how we vote, there are going to be people we make very unhappy. â&#x20AC;Ś That is difficult to deal with, but I thank the community â&#x20AC;Ś for your engagement,â&#x20AC;? Walters said. Before the vote, Ayers pointed out that regardless of the outcome, Powhatan needs to come together as a community to do what is right for the community and the children.

3308 Pleasants Road, 1/4 mile off of Route 711 Russ Cress, Pastor 598-0733

St. John Neumann Catholic Church Rev. Walter G. Lewis, Pastor Saturday - 5 p.m. Sunday - 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. 598-3754 www.sjnpowhatan.org Located behind Flat Rock Village Shopping Center

Call 804-746-1235 ext. 2 for details.

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Return to learning models

CALENDAR Continued from pg. 2A

are NOT permitted to use the convenience center. Free loads will only be allowed Tuesday to Friday subject to available capacity. Any resident attempting to dispose of free load material on Saturday or Sunday will be turned away.

Hybrid model Â&#x201E; For the first three weeks of school, students in prekindergarten through third grade will follow the same AA/BB schedule (half go to school Monday and Tuesday and half Thursday and Friday). Wednesday will be an intervention and support day. First few weeks teach safety guidelines and practices. Â&#x201E; Starting the week of Sept. 14, preK to third grade begin face-to-face instruction five days a week. Â&#x201E; For the first nine weeks, students in grades four to 12 attend in-person classes on an AA (Monday, Tuesday) or BB (Thursday, Friday) schedule with Wednesday as intervention day. On four

day weeks, there is no intervention day. Before the end of the first nine weeks, the health services team will decide if more students can return to school full-time. Â&#x201E; Families with students in different grade levels will be placed in the same AA or BB schedule. Â&#x201E; Schools may elect to provide face-to-face instruction for students with disabilities, including private placements, with physical distancing. Students will only attend such programs if the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team agrees it is appropriate and with parent consent.

Virtual learning Â&#x201E; Families that choose virtual learning will commit to stay with this model through the end of the first semester on Dec. 18. Â&#x201E; Model involves a consistent daily schedule that will provide engaging online instruction, including virtual two-way interactions with teachers and classmates. All classes, including electives and resource classes, will be offered virtually. Â&#x201E; Students will participate in both scheduled real-time learning through video conferencing sessions and independent learning experiences. The division is working on guidelines for the maximum time students will be in front of a screen, depending on their grade level. There will be built-in breaks and an hour for lunch.

HIGHLIGHTS Continued from pg. 3

Parents were also asked if they would transport their children to school daily if the school board chose a full return or a hybrid plan. The responses were: 46 percent said yes; 35.3 percent said no, and 18.7 percent said other. Buses were a big issue at previous meetings as everyone wondered how they would manage social distancing while being fiscally responsible. Based on how many families are willing to transport their students, Jones said the division has received approval from the health district to

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Â&#x201E; The schools will be taking attendance daily and grades will be assigned as if students were in a physical classroom. Â&#x201E; Other features include: instructional support and enrichment activities provided through regularly scheduled virtual sessions; opportunities for in-person instruction and academic intervention as needed, and physical activity incorporated into the school day for prekindergarten through eighth-graders. Â&#x201E; Students enrolled in full virtual learning will also be able to participate in extra or co-curricular activities and have access to meals provided by the school system through a weekly pickup system.

have one child per seat. Parents were asked if they would need Wi-Fi hotspot if virtual learning was necessary. In response, 75.06 percent said no and 24.9 percent said yes. Parents were also asked if they had internet speed fast enough to support virtual learning, which is 25Mbp download, 3Mbps upload. In the response, 77.1 percent said yes and 22.9 percent said no.

Health data The board heard a public health presentation from Dr. Alexander Samuel, health director of the

Chesterfield Health District of the Virginia Department of Health, and Brad Porter, district epidemiologist. Samuel talked about how new COVID-19 is in terms of human exposure, which means health professionals are constantly learning new data and reevaluating their positions on the virus, its transmission, prevention methods, and treatment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The spread of the virus is clearly linked to human interaction, meaning that mitigation strategies like social distancing, when practiced, do work,â&#x20AC;? he said. Currently, Powhatan is

The Free Clinic of Powhatan is open and serving the community throughout this pandemic. The clinic has now expanded its mental health/counseling services to be able to serve more folks in the community that are going through difficult times since the 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 Clinicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. Although the 25th annual

Riparian forest buffers are the trees, shrubs, and other vegetation along our waterways that provide the James River and its tributaries with the protection they need. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no better place to spend time outdoors than along a creek or river. Wildlife depends on buffers for food, shelter, and water. We can work with you to restore buffers on your property by selecting native tree and shrub species that support the wildlife you want to see more of and the clean water that fish depend on. Eligible Virginia Counties ! ! " # # $ $ % &

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Graceland Baptist Church Dr. Ronald Wyatt, Jr., Pastor

Contemporary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:30 a.m. Sunday School â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:45 a.m. Worship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11 a.m. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Worship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11 a.m. Prayer/Bible Study â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wed. 6:30 p.m. 2095 Red Lane Road Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Worship (all ages) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1/2 mile off Rt. 60 on Red Lane Road Wed. 6:30 p.m. 804-598-2455 New Generation Praise & Worship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.redlanebaptist.org Sunday 6 p.m. Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Lighthouse Youth â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wed. 5:30 p.m. Small Groups 10:30 a.m. Miracles of God Sp. Needs Service: 2 p.m. the 2nd Sat. of each month Wednesday Night Classes for all ages at 6:15 598-3481 â&#x20AC;˘ 975 Dorset Road Dr. James Taylor, Pastor www.gracelandbc.org

Holly Hills Baptist Church

5680 Cartersville Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139

(Independent Bible Believing)

Pastor Gregory L. Beechaum Sr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The church where Jesus is Aliveâ&#x20AC;?

www.HollyHillsBaptist.org

Randy Blackwell, Pastor Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. Youth Ministry 6:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 PM

379-8930 1659 Anderson Highway 3Â˝ miles east of Flat Rock

9:00 a.m. ---- Sunday School 9:45 a.m.----- Prayer & Praise 10:00 a.m.--- Sunday Morning Worship 5th Sunday at 11 a.m. Hour of Power 7:30 p.m. ---- Tuesday Night Worship & Bible Study

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Church Where Love Never Fails!â&#x20AC;? Pastor Otis B. Lockhart, Jr.

SUNDAYS AT 10AM 1348 ANDERSON HWY POWHATAN VA 23139 RISENCHURCH.US

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Muddy Creek BAPTIST CHURCH Baptist Church Sunday School - 9:45 am Worship - 11 am Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Service - 7:00 pm Pastor Jeff Beard, MA, MBA 3470 Trenholm Road www.muddycreekbaptist.org

375-9212

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804-375-9404

Baptist Church

11 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Worship Service 9 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Church School Wednesday Bible Study 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.

*3 years of help and assistance to evaluate needs and perform buffer maintenance as needed.

see HIGHLIGHTS, pg. 7

Hollywood

Rev. Bryan Stevens, Pastor

*100% of the project cost including design, site preparation as needed, materials, & installation.

Sunday School 9:45-10:45 Sunday Morning Worship will begin at 11:00 a.m.

2591 Ridge Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139 804-598-2051

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Praise and Worship Service

Sunday School: 10:00-10:45 a.m. Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. 4731 Bell Road, Powhatan, VA 23139 804-598-5491

The Riverside Center for Excellence in Aging and Lifelong Health is offering â&#x20AC;&#x153;Caring for You: Mind, Body and Soul,â&#x20AC;? an educational course at no cost for caregivers of individuals

growing forests for clean water

Reverend Mark A. Divens, Sr. Pastor

â&#x20AC;&#x153;God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. We walk by faith and not by sightâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pastor Darnell Carruthers

with memory loss, including Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease. This new program consists of 10 short and informative lessons. Participants will benefit from: learning new skills and tools to increase self-care and confidence as a caregiver; a fully online course with lessons accessible at anytime from anywhere without scheduling or leaving home, and microlearning, allowing caregivers to learn information in brief bursts (five to 10 minutes) that they can apply quickly to their demanding lives. Lessons include: Caring for Your Mind: Guilt and Fear, Frustration, Loss and Grief; Caring for Your Body: Body Mechanics, Sleep; Caring for Your Soul: Spirituality, Being in the Moment Together, Just for You; and Caring for Your Mind, Body and Soul: Identifying and Accepting Help. Register online for this free educational course supporting caregivers at: https://learning. virginianavigator.org/. Contact Riverside Senior Care Navigation at 1-888597-0828 or email: senior. carenav@rivhs.com.

James River Buffer Program

1059 Dorset Road Powhatan, VA 23139

GREENBRIER BAPTIST CHURCH

Relay for Life of Powhatan originally scheduled for May 2 was postponed, organizers are still hoping to put it on later in 2020. As part of the 25th anniversary celebration, organizers want to honor the volunteers who started this wonderful event. In 1996, a spirited group of Powhatan volunteers held the first Relay For Life of Powhatan. They worked together to raise money for the American Cancer Society. 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.

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

2202 Old Church Road www.powhatanbaptist.org

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Community Churchâ&#x20AC;?

598-2763 Sunday School at 9:30 am Morning Service at 11:00 am Bible Study Every Wednesday Night at 6:30 pm 3964 Old Buckingham Road

Sundays 10:00 AM Wednesday 6:30 PM Experiencing the presence, power and person of Jesus Christ

Loving, Investing, Fulfilling, Empowering Senior Pastor Justin Wilson Sunday Service 10:30am 2410 New Dorset Circle www.Communitylifechurchpowhatan.org Feeding Powhatan Open 3rd Wednesday of the month

FIRST ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday 10am, 11am & 6pm Wednesday 7pm

3920 MAIDENS RD., POWHATAN

804-598-2301

Evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Worship on the Lawn Service Times 8:30AM and 10:15AM OPBCKids during 10:15AM service

Family Worship Center 2901 Judes Ferry Road Powhatan, Va 23139 804-379-8223

Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Mid Day Bible Study 11:30 a.m.

Brad Russell, Pastor 598-4241

Travis L. Keith- Pastor Church Office: 794.7054 1530 Cook Road (Rt. 636)

www.glbcpva.org

Just Across from South Creek Shopping Center!

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Cumberland County Cumberland answers FAQs about start of school year Editor’s note: With the start of the 2020-2021 school year only days away, Cumberland County Public Schools shared a list of frequently asked questions on its website to help families prepare. 1 . When will schools reopen? Schools will open on Aug. 10, with students participating in remote learning for the first nine weeks. 2. What will learning look like when schools reopen? Students will receive remote learning for the first nine weeks of school, which will be provided Monday through Friday of each week unless otherwise designated on the division calendar. Each teacher will provide a detailed schedule outlining expectations, assignments, and teacher-contact information. Guidelines for submitting assignments and grading will be provided by individual teachers. 3. What will Open House look like this year? Each school will host a drivethrough Open House. Details will be communicated to families. Cumberland County Elementary School will hold Open House on Tuesday, Aug. 11 from 9 to 11 a.m. and from 3 to 7 p.m. Cumberland Middle School will hold Open House on Thursday, Aug. 6 from 3 to 7 p.m. in the bus loop of Cumberland County Elementary School. Cumberland High School will hold Open House on Thursday, Aug. 6 from 3 to 7 p.m. in the bus loop of the Cumberland Middle/High School Complex. 4. What school supplies will students need? Each school will post on its webpage a recommended supply list. 5. If students or staff members need to enter the building, how will they be screened for COVID-19? Students and staff will be provided a COVID-19 health checklist. Parents must screen children daily. Staff will use the checklist. All staff and students will have their temperature taken prior to entering the building. The Cumberland County Public Schools Health Plan can be found at https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws. com/documents/asset/uploaded_ file/807528/Cumberland_County_Public_Schools_Health_Plan. pdf. 6. What happens if a student or staff member displays symptoms of COVID-19? Staff members will go home. Students will go to a designated area where they will remain so-

cially distanced and await parent pick-up. 7. If my child is sent home with a fever, what am I asked to do, as a parent? If students are sent home with a fever, it is recommended that you contact your family healthcare provider. If it is determined that your child has COVID-19, please inform the school nurse. 8. If my child tests positive for COVID-19, when may he/ she return to school? Employees and students should report any positive results of COVID-19 tests to their immediate supervisor or building principal. If an employee or student tests positive for COVID-19, CuCPS will collaborate with the department of health to notify impacted students, families, and staff. Decisions about any potential school closures will also be made in collaboration with the health department. 9. What happens if a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19? If a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19 and had symptoms, he/she may return 10 days after symptoms first appeared. He/she must be fever-free for at least 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medication, and have improved symptoms. Depending on your healthcare provider’s advice and availability of testing, you might get tested to see if you still have COVID-19. If you are tested, you can be around others when you have no fever, respiratory symptoms have improved, and you receive two negative test results in a row, at least 24 hours apart. A student or staff member who tests positive for COVID-19 but had no symptoms can be around others after 10 days have passed since being tested. Depending on your healthcare provider’s advice and availability of testing, you might get tested to see if you still have COVID-19. If you are tested, you can be around others when you have no fever, respiratory symptoms have improved, and you receive two negative test results in a row, at least 24 hours apart. 10. Will there be any changes in school cleanings? The frequency of cleaning and disinfection is substantially increased (beyond the division’s typical protocol prior to the pandemic). Cleaning and disinfecting protocols are consistent with CDC recommendations and include expectations for cleaning frequently-

touched surfaces and transport vehicles. 11. Will my high school child be able to take “Behind-theWheel” to obtain his/her license? Yes. The guidelines from the Virginia Department of Education will be followed. Contact Cumberland High School for additional information. 12. How will breakfast and lunch be served to students? During remote learning, meals can be picked up on Mondays of each week at the Randolph Fire House, Cumberland Middle School, or at the Cartersville Rescue Squad Building. In addition, meals can be delivered to students’ homes. Call 804-492-4212 for additional information. Delivery calls should be made by Thursday of each week to ensure delivery on Monday. 13. Will students be required to wear masks? As of now, students will not be required to wear masks; however, masks will be strongly encouraged. 14. Will staff members be required to wear masks? Yes, staff members will be required to wear masks when they are within 6 feet of students. 15. Will field trips be planned for students this year? Field trips will primarily be virtual this school year. 16. Can my child transition from remote instruction to hybrid instruction, and vice-versa, throughout the school year? Yes, we will be flexible in order to meet the needs of families; however, please be reminded that during the first nine weeks, all instruction is remote. 17. What instructional accommodations are being made if my child does not have access to the Internet? We realize that some students are not able to access the Internet at home. We have Internet access points located at the following areas: Sharon Baptist Church: 1130 Plank Road, Farmville; Shiloh New Covenant Church: 1665 Anderson Highway, Cumberland; Ramans Midway Market: 3156 Cumberland Road, Cumberland; Mama D’s Country Store: 1368 Columbia Road, Columbia; Jones Chapel Baptist Church: 947 Trents Mill Road, Cumberland; and Cartersville Rescue Squad: 1667 Cartersville Road, Cartersville. SSID: Kajeet SmartBus PW: smartbus This is a highly filtered system.

Access to educational needs are open, including email, downloads, and uploads. Devices will be active at all locations from 7 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. No one is allowed in any area after dark. Maintain all social distancing rules. Do not park in any area that is not designated as a parking space. Other Open Access: n New Life Farmville (9 Mahan Road, Farmville): Guest network only; filtering rules apply. Use the upper parking lot. Playground is off limits at all times. Maintain all social distancing rules. Do not park in any area that is not designated as a parking space. No one is allowed in any area after dark. n Front of Cumberland Middle School: Student emails are used for logging in; normal school filtering rules apply. Maintain all social distancing rules. Do not park in any area that is not designated as a parking space. No one is allowed in any area after dark. Where needed, flash drives will be used to download content, and paper copies of instructional materials will be provided. We continue to research funding options to increase Internet accessibility. 18. Will there be SOL testing this year? The Virginia Department of Education will provide guidance on this. 19. Will student work be assessed/graded? Yes, student work will be graded. School personnel will communicate the grading process to families. 20. Will there be sports and other extracurricular activities this school year? Yes. The Virginia High School League has provided the following guidelines: n Season 1 (Winter) Dec. 14 – Feb. 20 (First contest date – Dec. 28) basketball, gymnastics, indoor track, swim/dive, wrestling; n Season 2 (Fall) Feb. 15 – May 1 (First contest date – March 1) cheer, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, volleyball; n Season 3 (Spring) April 12 – June 26 (First contest date – April 26) baseball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field. 21. Will attendance be taken for students during Remote Learning Instruction? Yes. Attendance will be monitored using guidelines provided by the Governor’s Office and the Virginia Department of Education. Remote attendance will be

taken for students based on time spent with teachers (such as participation in virtual lessons, phone calls, or emails) and task-completion (such as submission of assignments). Remote check-ins will be conducted by phone for students who are unable to go online. PreK-5 students will have daily meaningful interactions with their teacher or appropriate school staff. Secondary students (6-12), will have meaningful interactions with each of their teachers or another staff member on a weekly basis, with attendance checks occurring on other days. (A “meaningful interaction” is a two-way engagement between a student and staff member that allows for feedback or input from the student on successes and challenges.) All students will be expected to participate in learning. 22. What could cause instructional plans to change throughout the school year? Decisions related to increasing or decreasing the size of in-person classes will be made in collaboration with the local health department. Factors that may impact this decision include, but are not limited to, confirmed cases in the school division, a progression or regression of phases designated by the governor, recommendation of the local health department, and local and state-wide health data. 23. Can parents and students come to the school to talk with teachers, administration, or guidance? During the first nine weeks, CuCPS staff may be contacted by phone or email. 24. What is the plan for students enrolled in CODE RVA? We are waiting on guidance from CODE RVA. 25. What is the plan for students enrolled in Governor’s School at Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC)? Primary instruction for students enrolled in SVCC Governor’s School will be remote; however, there will be scheduled labs that require students to go on campus. Transportation will be provided by CuCPS. 26. What is the plan for students taking classes at Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC)? Primary instruction for students taking classes at SVCC will primarily be remote; however, there will be scheduled labs that require students to go to the campus. Transportation will be provided by CuCPS. Additional information is forthcoming.

Cumberland Library institutes changes to support and protect patrons Contributed Report Cumberland County Public Library staff members have kept busy since the pandemic began. Offering curbside service only to patrons beginning on March 16, the library closed completely on April 8 with only one employee reporting to the building until the middle of June, when the remaining staff began to return. Even while closed, the work of the library continued. The entire library collection was inventoried and weeded. Many of the deleted books were given to the school system for distribution to students, while others were placed either in the book sale room or on a cart of free books located on the library’s front porch. In addition, other changes included revamping the children’s area, creating more display spaces, updating many non-fiction selections to newer editions, and creating “Classics & Award Winners” sections throughout the library to highlight those books’ lasting value to literature. Of all the changes since March, however, library director Lisa Davis is most excited about two that have taken place over the last few weeks. The first is a change in the library’s scheduled hours, which started Aug. 3. “Because of a waiver approved at the

state level, the library will be closing an hour earlier on Mondays, but will be open an hour later on both Thursday and Friday. Our patron hours will now be Monday from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. We hope this adjustment will give our patrons, especially those who work during the day, enough time to visit the library during the week,” she said. The library’s board of trustees also approved the forgiveness of all existing patron fines through July 31, 2020. In addition, any long overdue or lost items can be returned through Aug. 31, 2020, with all fees and/or fines forgiven as well. “I was already able to forgive almost $2,000 in fines for our patrons through the board’s action,” Davis said. “This will enable people who had previously returned items but still had existing overdue fines to check out materials once again.” Because of the pandemic, library services are currently limited and the number of patrons allowed in the building has been reduced. Patrons may come inside to print, copy or fax as well as use library computers for 30 minutes. The number of computers in use has been cut in half, but computer time may be increased to an hour if no one

is waiting. More time may be possible for specific situations, such as completion of online classwork or job applications, and is handled on a case-by-case basis. In addition, a wireless printer was purchased to allow patrons to print from their own devices. Davis said, “Our printer has its own email address. Patrons send the information they need to the email address and the charge is the same as for regular printing or copying.” At the moment, patrons may not come inside to use their own devices or to browse the shelves. The library’s wireless internet was made available 24/7 in April with no password required to use it and can be used on the premises. Because of issues over the last couple of weeks, the library’s router was recently replaced in order to make wireless access more dependable. As far as checking out library materials, individuals may request items through the library’s website, by phone or by email. Books, DVDs, audiobooks and magazines continued to be ordered throughout the closure with everything received since January 2020 listed on the library’s website under “What’s New.” When the materials are ready for pickup, patrons are notified. They may then come inside to get the materials or the staff will deliver it curbside for those

who request it. “Even after the pandemic comes under control, we will still be offering curbside service,” Davis added. The Virginia Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard is being watched closely to determine the continued level of patron services in Cumberland. Currently, the state’s positive case numbers (based on date of onset of symptoms) closely mirror where Virginia was in the middle of May – just before the numbers peaked and then dropped for a month before rising once again. With the local school system deciding to go virtual with required student participation for the first nine weeks, the library staff knows that patrons will need more help during the next couple of months. “As long as we’re able to provide services safely, the public is welcome under the current limitations,” Davis said. “However, if the numbers in the county and/or the state begin to drastically increase, then we may have to revisit the services we can offer without endangering the health of our staff as well as our patrons.” For more information, call the library at 804-492-5807, visit https://www.facebook. com/ccplva/, or visit https://www.cumberlandcountypubliclibrary.org/.

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PHS staff pulls off fantastic graduation feat By Laura McFarland Editor

owhatan High School staff members deserve a huge round of applause for the graduation feat they pulled off on July 25. Putting on a successful graduation ceremony of any kind has to be difficult. Pulling off five backto-back ceremonies and all that entails – including cleaning between them and working to maintain proper social distancing throughout – is a Herculean effort. Here are the basics. The school had about 250 students out of a graduating class of 317 commit to attending the special in-person ceremonies, which were held as early as the division could manage under the current state guidelines. It is disappointing that all of the graduates of the Class of 2020 couldn’t be there for the event because they worked hard for 13 years to achieve that recognition and suffered through the loss of some of the best moments of their senior year as a result of COVID-19. With those 250 students who said they could attend, the school planned five graduation ceremonies honoring 50 graduates in each. This allowed for them to be adequately spaced out in one section of the PHS auditorium and their family and friends – each graduate was allowed four guests – to be seated together in designated spots throughout the auditorium. When the students and their families arrived at their allotted graduation time, they were split up. The family members were escorted into the auditorium to sit in specially numbered seats spread around the room that

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two in any building or location owned or controlled by the locality for governmental purposes. This list includes buildings, public parks, recreation or community centers, and at permitted events and adjacent streets. The board was given a choice of two resolutions to vote on at the meeting, both of which said the Powhatan government would not enact such an ordinance. Before the vote that passed unanimously, the board voted 3-2 against adopting a resolution that also featured stronger language and direct references to how the board would provide “zero funding for enforcement of any pretended laws, regulations, judicial opinions, or other edicts which violate our Declaration of Independence and any of the above-described federal or state constitutional provisions.” Chairman David Williams, who represents District 1, Bill Cox, District 4, and Karin Carmack, District 5, voted against that resolution. Larry Nordvig, District 2, and Mike Byerly, District 3, voted for it. The scene last week was reminiscent of a similar meeting on Nov. 25, 2019, when the board of supervisors at the time voted 3-2 to pass a resolution declaring Powhatan a Second Amendment Sanctuary County. But there were two key differences. While there was high attendance at the July 27 meeting and 14 people spoke about the resolution during the public comment period, the numbers were significantly lower than the standing-room-only meeting in 2019. The speakers were no less passionate, mostly asking the board of supervisors to send a

saw them spaced apart from other guests. The students were taken to a back hallway, where a long line of 50 chairs sitting 6 feet apart was set up for them to sit while they awaited instructions and the start of their ceremony. When that time came, they too got the experience of coming into a room with their fellow students and loved ones wearing their graduation cap and gown to the sound of “Pomp and Circumstance.” Now, about the ceremony. Yes, it was shorter. I would say the ceremonies averaged about 45 minutes each, with little differences because of minor changes in the ceremony and how it ran. But while I was not a graduate or a family member in any of these ceremonies, I left the graduations that day feeling the students were given one of the best possible solutions they could have gotten under current circumstances. Principal Mike Massa read some staggering achievements of the Class of 2020 that were no less impressive even if you heard them multiple times. Powhatan’s five school board members took turns addressing the students at the different ceremonies. Valedictorian Rachel Stegner, salutatorian Talmadge Wheat Fralin, and class president Riley Little spent the day at the school and spoke to all five groups of graduating seniors and they definitely deserve special recognition for that selflessness. Each of the students still had that moment of hearing their name called and the applause that followed, walking across the stage, and receiving the diploma they worked so hard to achieve. And when it was all over, the students met their parents in a portion of the parking lot where they still had

strong message. Some even specifically asked for the board to vote for the version with the stronger language. Of note, sheriff Brad Nunnally was one of the speakers, saying he pledged to resist “all manners of legislation that restrict our natural rights that are listed in our Constitution.” However, he didn’t see the need to mention funding for his office in a resolution right now because his office and the commonwealth’s attorney’s office are in agreement not to prosecute unconstitutional measures. Another notable change was that, while in 2019 the supervisors adopted a resolution brought forward by an audience member with a stronger stance than was originally proposed by the board, last week’s meeting saw the supervisors voting against the resolution with the more strident language. Nordvig brought forward the first resolution last week, saying the previous board had made its statement in support of defending Second Amendment rights but the current board had not. He said he used a template provided by the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) but added additional content, including excerpts from the Declaration of Independence and the language about withholding funding for the enforcement of unjust laws. This is the version that was voted down. Carmack put forward a version of the resolution that used the VCDL’s template without adding to it. This is the version that was passed unanimously. Nordvig gave a passionate presentation that painted a grim picture of what is happening in the nation, including in nearby Richmond City, and the potential threat this could pose to

Powhatan County. In his presentation, he showed images of “mobs” burning vehicles in Richmond, talked about the rising instances of violence and death related to riots across the nation, played a video tying the Black Lives Matter movement to Marxism, and insisted that Americans’ natural-born rights and constitutionally guaranteed rights are being infringed upon, including the right to bear arms. The most significant change in his version of the resolution, having the language about providing “zero funding” to enforce unjust laws, was meant to give it “more teeth.” Nordvig insisted this was not an effort to defund the sheriff’s office, saying it gives the board the power to defund a single act, such as the enforcement of an unjust gun control law, without impacting the rest of the office’s budget. “A single act can be defunded. I don’t have to defund traffic control to defund something else. I don’t have to defund responding to a medical emergency to defund something else. I don’t have to defund showing up for a domestic violence scene or a drug overdose to defund something else. This board can decide to defund a little, a lot, however much dollar amount we want to. We have that power,” he said. Cox gave a presentation on why he was supporting the VCDL resolution instead of the one proposed by Nordvig. He first clarified that a resolution is a formal expression of opinion or intention and is advisory in nature, not an ordinance that requires something be done. Cox took issue with the language in Nordvig’s version talking about “pretended laws,” asking “in whose eyes is this an illegal law? Who decides where it violates the Constitution, the

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time on a hot but clear day to take photos together, with their diplomas, and with their fellow students before leaving the high school for possibly the last time. While they were doing that, staff members were inside getting ready for the next ceremony. Of special note, Dr. Jason Tibbs, director of facilities, went through the auditorium with a hydro-static sprayer to sanitize the seats between ceremonies. A special shout-out to him for enduring my Ghostbusters jokes. Another special shout-out goes to Julian Toman, a former PHS student who was asked to take photos of all five graduations. The photos are going to be made available to families for free, which is a great bonus. Were there some things people probably missed? Absolutely. It is a shame that the entire class couldn’t be there together to share the same ceremony after many of them have shared so many memories for most, if not all, of their school careers. I hate that the students didn’t get that final handshake from their principal telling them, “Congratulations, you made it.” I remember it being an empowering moment at my high school graduation, but I absolutely understand why it wouldn’t have been wise with our current precautions. And I missed my favorite moment of any graduation ceremony, which is always the cap toss at the end – simply because it is a moment of pure joy. But there were so many more things to celebrate, most importantly, the students and making sure they felt recognized on their graduation day for what they had achieved. For making that happen, I’ll say it again, PHS staff members deserve a huge round of applause.

Declaration of Independence, and what process do they use to do that?” Cox compared this language to the mentality used by “mobs” in Richmond and other cities operating under the notion that “every individual has the moral right to decide for himself or herself what is permissible.” Cox also argued that providing zero funding for enforcement is defunding the sheriff’s office and is also an attempt to tell the sheriff and his deputies which laws to enforce. “That is not our decision. They don’t need any help from us. They need zero help from us,” he said. An obviously angered Nordvig said he was greatly offended by being compared to “rioters, looters, burners, and murderers.” He argued that while the justice system is necessary, it is not always right or just. Carmack talked about submitting the VCDL version of the resolution because it is clear and concise. She also raised an issue with the language about withholding funding from the sheriff’s office. Williams assured residents that Powhatan has a board of supervisors and constitutional officers that are committed to upholding Second Amendment rights, which he agreed are under attack. Byerly affirmed that the oath of office he took to become a supervisor included a commitment to uphold the Constitution and Bill of Rights. He recalled attending the November 2019 meeting as a regular citizen and seeing the outpouring of support for the Second Amendment. He said he would be voting to support Nordvig’s version of the resolution right before the first vote was taken.

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in the Central Region, which is considered at a moderate burden level with a steady, or unchanging, transmission direction. As of Aug. 1, Powhatan has seen 127 positive cases of COVID-19 with nine hospitalizations and four deaths, according to the health department website. In Powhatan the highest number of cases of COVID-19 were in ages 40 and above, although there have been cases of patients in their 20s and 30s and in the 0 to 19 age group, Porter said. While much about the virus is still unknown, some of what health officials do know includes: children don’t contract the virus at the same rate adults do; children are more likely to have mild symptoms or be asymptomatic, and hospitalization and more severe outcomes are linked to underlying chronic disease, Samuel said. However, health officials do not know the role of children in transmitting the virus, he said. Samuel added that most adults have mild symptoms or are asymptomatic, and seniors ages 65 plus and with chronic medical conditions are at the highest risk. Steps that can be taken to reduce risk include: staff and students staying home when ill; social distancing with a goal of 6 feet when possible and a minimum of 3 feet with a face covering when not; encouraging face coverings for all ages; teaching hand hygiene and establishing good routines, and environmental see HIGHLIGHTS, pg. 8 

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cleaning such as regularly wiping down high-contact surfaces. The division has already asked families to screen students at home for symptoms before school. In his presentation, Samuel mentioned the staff doing additional screening. Jones said the division reached out to Samuel the next day for additional guidance and he responded that current guidelines do not do not recommend schools doing symptom screening. Samuel didn’t recommend a minimum age for face coverings but said it is recommended when “developmentally appropriate.” Safety measures should be added in consideration of working with younger children. PCPS’s health plan has to be approved by the health department before a school division can return to inperson instruction, he said. Samuel also talked a little about the division’s process if someone tests positive for COVID-19 or there is an outbreak. The school’s health plan, which can be found at http://www. powhatan.k12.va.us/, has a full description of steps a school will take if that happens.

Virus mitigation Regarding creating a safe environment, Jones laid out several strategies the division will implement to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 including: routine cleaning with increased frequency and use of EPAregistered disinfectant cleaners; additional disinfecting and cleaning in highly used areas; hand sanitizing stations throughout common areas; a minimum of one new custodial position at each building through CARES Act funds, and reallocating some evening staff to focus on cleaning during the day. Each building will have face coverings for every staff member; disposable masks in adult and youth sizes; an ample supply of hand soap and paper towels; new hand dryers (middle and high schools); hand sanitizing stations; hydro-static sprayers, and signage about social distancing, masks, hand

washing, etc. Each classroom will also be equipped with hand sanitizer; sanitizing canisters; sanitizing spray, and paper towels. Kim Hymel, who represents District 5, raised concerns about Service Solutions, the company contracted to clean all school facilities, which had issues even before the pandemic. She wanted a way the division can ensure cleaners are doing their jobs well for the safety of students and staff. At the facilities and HVAC system level, some of the measures included: increasing the frequency of filter changes on all systems from once a quarter to every two months; having exhaust fans run for 24 hours a day, seven days a week; maintaining a humidity of 40 percent or more; introducing additional fresh air into buildings through increasing outdoor airflow through HVAC systems, and running ventilation units in occupied mode a few hours on the weekend.

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Jones pointed out that, unlike in the spring, schools are not completely closed and off limits for making arrangements for students without reliable internet. The school system made major software and hardware purchases in preparation of the new school year. Some of the changes include the Schoology system being used by all students instead of only the middle and high school students; purchasing more teacher webcams; adding additional Chromebooks to help move toward a potential one-to-one program with the elementary schools, and purchasing additional hotspots for teachers and students.

Whether it is the days students are at home on the hybrid model or in cases where short-term virtual classroom is necessary all week, lack of internet access is a significant problem in Powhatan. Jones talked about putting two additional school buses with wireless internet access out in the county. Cellular internet hotspots will be available again for checkout. Pocahontas Landmark Center will have a dedicated space and schedule for students to access the internet. The division will also identify times when schools are open after hours for internet access.

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His career continues Powhatan alum, catcher Waters making transfer to Georgetown College By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor POWHATAN – Trevor Waters had initially joined Longwood’s baseball team as a walk-on his freshman year. But before the spring season started, they let him go. So during that season, the Powhatan High School Class of 2019 alum worked on his own, then came back out to play for American Legion Post 201’s team this summer. Waters got into the transfer portal, and he ended up hearing from Georgetown College in Kentucky. Waters recalled them saying that they liked what they saw based on both the Longwood fall ball games he played and the see WATERS, pg. 2B

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American Legion Post 201 baseball’s Connor Woodel throws a pitch in last Tuesday’s game at Shepherd Stadium.

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Trevor Waters catches for Post 201.

A hole in one Staff Reports Eric Childress Sr. last Sunday hit a hole in one at the Mill Quarter golf course in Powhatan. He achieved the feat using his 7 iron on the 16th hole. He has now hit two aces on two different holes while using the same 7 iron.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS – Going into Tuesday night’s game at Shepherd Stadium, American Legion Post 201 coach Eric Mead had made up his mind that his team would pitch by committee. It paid off. Four Post 201 pitchers held host Post 284’s bats to four hits and one run through the first six innings – a stretch that ultimately proved crucial for the visitors when 284 took advantage of a couple of fielding errors and tightened the lead to 7-5. With a teammate on base, Post 284 standout and Thomas Dale alum Drew Camp, who’s been a home run threat all summer, stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the seventh, representing the home team’s tying run. Carter Dawson took over the mound to face him. “Don’t put it down the plate” was the thought that he said

American Legion Post 201’s Caleb Kersey beats the tag from the catcher to score a run on the slide home in his Seniors’ game at Shepherd Stadium.

went through his mind. He was trying to work outside – his two-seam was working well – and he used commentary from the dugout to fuel himself. His last throw to Camp was a 3-2, two-out pitch. Camp skied it high and deep into right field. It fell into the waiting glove of Caleb Kersey.

Post 201 endured to win it 7-5. “Those pitchers did a really good job all night long,” Mead said. Goochland’s Billy Thackston, who attends Christ School in Arden, North Carolina, got the start for Post 201 on Tuesday night. He said the key was to “just throw strikes and let them hit it and let the defense do the work, knowsee POST 201, pg. 2B

Racer Jackson wins Wally trophy Staff Reports

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Eric Childress Sr., seen hitting his first hole in one two years ago, hit his second last Sunday in Powhatan.

Carter Jackson hoisted a Wally trophy on July 18 when he won the 2020 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Eastern Conference Finals championship in his 6-9 age group at zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. He also led Dinwiddie-based Virginia Motorsports Park Team 1 to the track’s third team championship. Jackson, who with his family recently moved to Powhatan from Cartersville and will be a fifth grader this fall, outpaced Erin Willing in the final, 11.923 (11.90 dial) to 11.970 (11.97). The Eastern Conference Finals make up one of two national events in the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing see JACKSON, pg. 2B

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Junior dragster racer Carter Jackson, who recently moved to Powhatan, won the Eastern Conference Finals Championship in his age group.

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in the bottom of the first inning of a July 21 home game at Powhatan High School to help his American Legion Post 201 team fend off Post 137 6-3, with the game shortened to a little less than five innings due to weather. “I think he’s been looking for that at-bat since he’s gotten back and started playing,” Post 201 head coach Eric Mead said, adding: “Certainly in that first inning, the bats were certainly alive.”

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Powhatan County junior dragster racer Carter Jackson (center), pictured with mom Leslie and dad Bobby, celebrates winning the Eastern Conference Finals Championship in his age group and earning his first Wally trophy.

JACKSON Continued from pg. 1B

League. The Wally is considered the most elite trophy on the NHRA drag racing circuit, and Jackson’s goal was to win one in the 11.90 junior dragster bracket before advancing to 8.90 due to recently turning 10 years old. Jackson has been racing a junior dragster since he was six. He is the back-to-

back winner in the 2018 and 2019 Holiday Jr. Jam 6- to 9-year-old gamblers race at Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina. His parents Bobby and Leslie Jackson bought him a 2020 Mike Bos junior dragster, and his new motor is currently in the works. Carter has a goal of winning more Wally trophies in the 8.90 class and eventually the 7.90 class, to which he will advance in his teenage years.

Carter’s biggest influences are NHRA driver John Force and his dad Bobby Jackson, who raced junior dragsters back in the 90s. He was a two-time track champion at Virginia Motorsports Park. Carter races locally at Virginia Motorports Park and Richmond Dragway. He and his family also travel to various tracks up and down the East Coast. His goal is to eventually drive a top fuel dragster or funny car in the NHRA when he grows up.

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ing that I have a great defense behind me.” He struck out one batter on a full count and held Post 284’s first nine batters to two walks and one earned run off of two hits. Behind Thackston in the second inning, Colby Cheatham hit the ground on a catch in right field, and Alex Balisteri, after just missing what would have been a spectacular diving catch on Camden Weston’s RBI single into the left field corner, quickly recovered to relay the ball to third baseman Brandon Eike, who tagged out Weston trying to stretch his double into a triple. After Thackston, Post 201’s Andrew Cheatham pitched two innings, striking out three and allowing one hit. He overcame a 3-0 count to fan Camp on three straight strikes. Carson Conner of Blessed Sacrament Huguenot made his first pitching appearance in a Senior Legion game during the fifth inning. While he walked two, he didn’t allow any hits or runs. Behind Conner, shortstop Josh Boelt pumped his fist shortly after flipping the ball to second baseman Cameron Shields, who in turn zipped it to first baseman James Nelson to complete a 6-4-3 double play. Connor Woodel struck out the side in the sixth inning to go along with his two quality at-bats, which included a run scored and a line drive single into center field in the third. While Stone Talley was on the hill

WATERS Continued from pg. 1B

rundowns and stats from this summer’s games with Post 201. From there, Waters committed to Georgetown. “It means so much because I thought that my career was going to be over,” said Waters, who will be going as a catcher. “To be able to keep playing baseball is just amazing.” “When things didn’t work out good for Longwood, Trevor didn’t give up. He wanted to continue to play baseball. He loves the game,” said Waters’ Post 201 baseball coach Eric Mead. “For him to get an opportunity to go to Georgetown College and play, I think it’ll be a good fit for him. I think he’s going to enjoy himself and play good baseball down there for them.” Mead said Waters, who this summer caught multiple base runners trying to steal second and third, “does a very good job of running the infield and knowing the game and knowing where he’s at.” “All year long, he’s called his own pitches. We haven’t called any pitches from the dugout at all,” Mead said. “He’s been very smart on his pitch selections. He’s just an all-around good guy that you love to have behind the plate.” The Georgetown Tigers compete in the Mid-South Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Waters is looking forward to fitting into whichever role they tell him

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Andrew Cheatham pitches for American Legion Post 201 last Tuesday.

for just two-thirds of the seventh inning, Mead said he pitched very well and noted that the fielders made two errors behind him on a dropped catch in shallow left-center and a missed grab on a ground ball down the firstbase line. Dawson closed out the game, facing only Camp. All six Post 201 pitchers combined to scatter four hits, five runs and eight walks and strike out seven. Sitting fastball and adjusting to offspeed pitches, Woodel led off with a single to kick-start a five-run third inning in which Post 201 seized the lead for good. The visitors scored their five runs on a walk, a hit by pitch, two wild pitches and a groundout to the shortstop from Talley. Woodel in the sixth helped stretch Post 201’s lead a little further when he advanced to first on a hard-hit ground ball and a shortstop error, allowing

Kersey to dash home and beat the tag on the slide across the plate. Nelson, who batted 2 for 3 with two RBI, a run and a double, gave Post 201 a 1-0 lead in the first inning when he smacked a single into right field to plate Christian Chambers, who overall scored two runs. Eike walked in the go-ahead run in the third inning, scored a run in that same frame and doubled to the left field wall in the sixth. In addition to tagging out Weston in the second inning, Eike reacted in an instant to a line drive hit hard to him in the seventh, reaching over and snatching the laser out of the air from third base. “You’ve got to be on your toes every play, ready to roll,” he said. For Eike, it’s just been good to get back on the field this summer. “I think we all needed it.”

he needs to be in, and also to doing the best he can. Before he takes the next step, he’s been able to enjoy one more summer playing with guys he’s known for more than a decade. “Even the guys from Midlo, I’ve played with them my whole life,” he said. “Especially seeing guys like Brandon (Eike) – who are going to top-tier ACC schools – that I’ve been friends with since I was seven years old . . . it’s great.”

Post 361 fends off Post 201 7-4

Their last game of the summer Brandon Eike played his last game for Post 201 this summer on Thursday versus Post 361. Powhatan High School’s Class of 2020 graduate was slated to leave Sunday for the University of North Carolina, where he’ll play Division I baseball for the Tar Heels. “It’s been a pleasure with him being here and being able to play with us. We’ve certainly enjoyed having him on the team,” Mead said of Eike. “He brought a big stick to the team, which is certainly going to be missed. But we’ve got a lot of big hitters on the team that we’ll be able to finish off the last week with no problem at all.” Carter Dawson and Connor Woodel pitched in their last game this summer with Post 201 before going on vacation. “Both of those guys, we’re looking for them to really contribute next year at Powhatan,” Mead said.

Post 361 on Thursday defeated Post 201 7-4 behind a complete-game effort from pitcher Josh Trentadue. Chance Muir gave Post 361 the lead for good in the third inning when he scored off of Jack Anderson striking out but reaching base on a wild pitch, making it 3-2. The visitors from there added a crucial insurance run in the fourth when Hayes Fallen came home before Post 201 completed a double play with the bases loaded, forcing out a runner at second and then tagging out another in between second and third. Fallen’s run helped Post 361 keep the lead when Post 201’s Cameron Shields in the bottom of the frame scored off of Stone Talley grounding out to the shortstop. Shields and James Nelson combined for another double play in the second inning; Nelson shifted over and stopped cold a line drive hit by Fallen, then threw the ball to Shields to retire the runner who attempted to tag back up at third base. Nelson was also quick to react after an attempted 5-3 play came up short in the fifth; he zipped the ball to his teammate at third to put out an incoming base runner. Post 201 will play its final summer contests versus Post 125 on Tuesday and Post 39 on Thursday at Powhatan High School at 7 p.m., weather permitting.

Collegiate, Trinity Episcopal and St. Christopher’s won’t sponsor football this fall, but unlike public schools, they intend to host cross country meets and tennis matches in the autumn. Competition will be delayed until after Oct. 1 to allow schools to focus on returning to the classroom before reinstating athletics. A statement was issued by the League of Independent Schools and the Prep League, which comprises 11 private schools across the state, including Saint Gertrude, St. Catherine’s and Veritas in the Richmond area. Girls teams compete in the LIS, and boys teams are members of the Prep League. Benedictine, which competes independently, has not made a decision on fall sports. Life Christian, an independent team in Chester, plans to play football. The Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools, which includes Steward, hasn’t come to a determination. The leagues said that they will consider at a later date whether they can host girls volleyball, soccer, field hockey, baseball, softball and basketball. They currently have no plans to play football, wrestling and lacrosse, and the leagues did not address if they would consider playing football in the spring, as the Virginia High School League voted on Monday. Other lower-risk sports will continue in the winter and spring: track and field, swimming and diving and golf. Cross country meets will feature staggered start times. Instead of every runner racing against one another, each team will run the course on its own, and each runner will be timed. The runner with the fastest time will be the winner. At Collegiate, teams will continue to meet and work out and practice within restrictions, school athletics director Karen Doxey said. The school still wants its students to have a team experience, even if they can cannot play games. On Monday night, the Washington Catholic Athletic League, whose teams often schedule Richmond-area opponents, announced it won’t play fall sports either. A decision has yet to be reached in relation to whether or not Blessed Sacrament Huguenot in Powhatan will play football this fall. Benedictine, Collegiate, St. Christopher’s and Steward plan to conduct in-person classes five days a week this fall, diverging from local public school districts, which are planning remote learning to begin the year. Trinity Episcopal is planning a hybrid method.

School classification changes Five Richmond-area high schools will switch classifications in 2021, the Virginia High School League announced Thursday. Atlee, Henrico, Varina and Matoaca will drop down from Class 5, Region B to Class 4, Region B, which includes Powhatan. Manchester will move up from Class 5, Region B to Class 6, Region B. Because four schools in the Richmond area have moved to Class 4, Region B, and because Western Albemarle has also joined them, that region will now be the largest in the state, featuring 21 teams, including Dinwiddie, Monacan and all four Hanover County high schools. Every school in the VHSL is assigned a classification based on the school’s enrollment, with Class 6 as the largest and Class 1 as the smallest. Nick Vandeloecht contributed to this report.

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Man to serve three years for neglecting, starving horses By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – A selfdescribed “horse whisperer” who ran a trail-riding operation in Powhatan County has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges of neglecting and almost starving five horses to death. Nathaniel K. White Feather, 60, of Richmond — the owner and operator of the White Feather Trail Rides and Literacy Program in the 3400 block of Pleasants Road — pleaded guilty on Friday, July 31 to six counts of animal cruelty/neglect. Powhatan General District Court, substitute Judge Jacqueline Reiner sentenced White Feather to 12 months on each of the six charges but suspended six months on each charge. He is also prohibited from owning, possessing, or caring for a companion animal for the rest of his life. The sentencing followed a short, tense trial in which Rob Cerullo,

deputy commonwealth’s attorney, laid out the dangerous conditions that five horses were found in when they were taken from White Feather’s farm in March 2020. Complaints were made to the Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office as early as fall 2019 about possibly neglected horses, but White Feather assured animal control deputies he was providing the necessary care, Cerullo said. But only a few months later, authorities returned to White Feather’s farm and found the horses emaciated and with other conditions related to neglect, including no access to clean food or water and one horse that had a halter embedded in its face as if it had not been removed in months. While there was no evidence White Feather had beaten the horses in his care, Cerullo argued there was no doubt they were physically abused because they were nearly starved to death. “A beating ends; starving to death is a slow, brutal way to go,” he said.

White Feather’s defense attorney, Christopher Bain, asked for leniency in the sentencing based on his age, fears about COVID-19, a dependent elderly relative, and a lack of previous criminal history. Bain argued his client was a wellintentioned man who cared well for the animals for many months but became overwhelmed by his circumstances. White Feather had no intention of harming the horses in his care, Bain said. “I think Mr. White Feather went into this with the best of intentions, and, unfortunately, it ended in failure. He will have to live with that the rest of his life,” Bain said. White Feather didn’t testify, but when asked if he had any comments before being sentenced, he spoke of a life of loving and working with horses and a dream of building up a nonprofit that would teach inner city children to ride. He said he didn’t know why the horses got sick and that he provided them with care. The bulk of the hear-

ing focused on the testimony of Alicia Mahar, executive director of Circle A Home for Horses. White Feather began adopting horses from the Virginia Beach-based horse rescue in October 2018. In total, he took 10 horses into his care from Circle A. The biggest red flag she had about White Feather in most of the time the horses were in his care was his falling behind on the payment plan for adoption fees. She said she tried to be flexible because she knew he was starting a nonprofit. During a visit she made to the farm in September 2019, she said she expected the horses to be fatter but took into account they were supposed to be part of a riding program that would see them exercising a great deal. When Mahar was contacted in March about the neglected horses and a Powhatan deputy sent a picture of one in deplorable condition, she said she was mortified. She immediately arranged to have them picked up.

It came out during the questioning that she learned then that only five of the horses were still alive. Two deaths she had previously learned about, although only one of those was expected – a rescue horse she asked White Feather to care for during what little time it had left. The cause of the remaining horses’ deaths was not discussed in court. The five horses that were found at White Feather’s farm have all appeared to make a full recovery in the months since they were rescued – both physically and mentally as they regained some trust in humans, Mahar said. One point that Cerullo stressed repeatedly was that it didn’t take extraordinary measures to accomplish that recovery, just basic love and care. For instance, the horses were all severely in need of having their teeth floated – a process of gently filing away sharp edges or hooks to present a firm, flat surface for more efficient chewing and to prevent sores.

The horses’ teeth were so bad and their mouths so full of infected sores when they were recovered that their grain had to be soaked just for them to eat it, Mahar said. Cerullo argued, and Reiner agreed in her sentencing, that the argument about being overwhelmed might hold more water if the horses had some extraordinary medical conditions that caused a great deal of strain. But everything they needed to make them healthy again – especially feeding them so they returned to a healthy body weight – is all part of routine care of a horse. And if he couldn’t afford even that, Cerullo argued, he could have called Mahar and asked for help. “But he didn’t. He covered it up.” Reiner called the death of some horses and the near starvation of others “remarkably avoidable.” Because he needed to make arrangements for a dependent elderly relative, Reiner allowed White Feather delayed reporting until Aug. 7 to begin serving his sentence.

Invasion of the horned worms and other tomato maladies Special to the Powhatan Today

“They’re going to eat us up!” lamented Richard Gere’s character in the 1993 film, “Sommersby.” Filmed on location in Central Virginia, movie extras were horned worms “skeletizing” the tobacco plants. Unlike in the movie, if you haven’t been hit with an infestation, you’ll first notice the worm’s coal black droppings lying beneath the plants. The green worms blend in with the plants. They are voracious eaters, and just one can devour an entire tomato plant overnight. Handpicking is the best weapon. The second best is the Braconid wasp. Straight out of science fiction, this parasitic wasp lays eggs on the horned worm. Small white cylinders containing baby wasps pupate upon the horned worm and eventually eat the creature from the inside out. Yikes! Another enemy, tiny winged insects called Whiteflies, a Homoptera, congregate underneath tomato leaves or near forming buds. They are often the gatekeepers to other plant diseases. Inserting yellow sticky boards smeared with grease helps in the battle. Forceful washing with a garden hose is helpful, too. But a safe insecticide such as

Pyrethrum or BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) used as directed is even more effective. Scared yet? There are still more summer tomato maladies to consider:

Blossom end rot As the tomato ripens, a blackened area forms at the base near where the blossom originally was located. This is caused by a calcium deficiency—or the soil could be too low in pH for the calcium to be absorbed. Tomatoes require a soil pH between 6.0 and 7.0. It’s preferred to provide this calcium when first transplanting the seedlings out into the main vegetable garden. By late June, that ship has sailed in our region. A better solution might be to use a foliar spray of calcium chloride available at garden centers or on-line. It should be sprayed onto the leaves in the morning or late in the day as the spray could burn leaves if applied mid-day. Make sure plants are watered steadily as uneven watering exacerbates the problem.

ing can cause this problem. Fortunately, it rarely effects fruit formation. Avoid standing water and excessive pruning.

out the growing season will lesson or prevent this problem all together.

Poor fruit set

Plants are healthy and the tomatoes ripen normally. Then as the fruit fully ripens, yellowish patches form on the tops of the fruits. Avoid excessive pruning if possible. Leaving some leaves and branches provides shade for the fruit thus preventing damage from sun rays.

You discover you have flowers and healthy plants but few tomatoes if any. Too much nitrogen in the soil encourages green leafy growth, and the tomatoes aren’t focusing on fruit for-

Mature tomato plants begin to form curled leaves particularly near the bottoms of the plants. Wet soil, high temperatures, and excessive prun-

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mation. Were the plants situated too close or crowded when placing them out into the soil in spring? Tomatoes air pollinate but also rely on insects. Prune some of the growth to allow for ventilation.

Concentric circles and cracks appear on ripened fruit. After a dry spell and then an abundance of rain, the tomato plants greedily take up water. Even and steady watering through-

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own homegrown tomato. Silliness aside, should you have any questions or need help, contact the Powhatan Cooperative Extension office, (804) 598-5640 or email the MG Help Desk at Email gpmastergardener@ gmail.com. Virginia McCown is a Goochland-Powhatan Master Gardener volunteer with Virginia Cooperative Extension.

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If the tomato plant leaves look distorted, deformed or feathery, the problem could be caused by spraying lawn herbicides mid-day and too close to the vegetable plants. Solution? Don’t use herbicides. Or if you do, spray at dusk or early in the morning when breeze is at a minimum.

Blight You find brown spots on the tomato leaves, particularly the older leaves or those closest to the ground. Concentric circles resembling a target or bull’s-eye grow and form yellow leaves. The browning leaves drop one by one. Eventually, this spreads to the entire plant. Early Blight caused by the fungus Alernaria solani occurs all throughout the U.S. There’s little you

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ACREAGE 3070 JUDES FERRY ROAD POWHATAN, VA 23139 Eastern Powhatan, 2 acres, not in a subdivision! 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 4 fireplaces, updated master bath, walk-up attic, two-car detached garage! Large screened rear porch & deck. $384,950

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4303 THREE BRIDGE ROAD POWHATAN, VA 23139

2170 HUGUENOT TRAIL POWHATAN, VA 23139

2.24 acres, not in a subdivision! 4 bedroom, 2 bath ranch style home with brand new heat pump! Open floor plan, laminate flooring throughout. Detached 30x30 garage with electric & water. $219,950 LE NG SANDI PE

3.5 acre mini-farm! Fenced for your animals, 36x24 barn with four stalls, tack room & hay loft. 28x12 shed/garage, 30x10 barn with two stalls and storage area. Spacious two-story home with walk-out basement & walk-up attic. Lovely kitchen opens to dining area and sun room overlooking the beautiful setting. $349,950

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3410 SHERWOOD BLUFF WAY POWHATAN, VA 23139

3265 SHERWOOD RIDGE WAY POWHATAN, VA 23139

Just updated by a professional designer! Rancher with vaulted ceilings, wood floors, new kitchen and updated baths. 3 bedrooms + home office, 2.5 baths, attached two-car garage. $334,950

Spacious two-story with walk-out basement with garage! Country front porch, wrap-around deck, open great room/sun room and kitchen. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, master bedroom has two walk-in closets & private bath. $344,950

3880 LITTLE FIGHTING CREEK ROAD POWHATAN, VA 23139

Ten acres of privacy! Lovely private setting near Powhatan Courthouse. Two-story with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths. Could be used as primary residence - or build main home and use existing home as detached garage with bonus finished living area. $259,950

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396 DAVENPORT ROAD, CUMBERLAND, VA 23040 Spacious rancher on two acres! Open floor plan, three bedrooms, two full baths. Lots of space to enjoy the outdoors and gardening.

28 PINEGROVE ROAD, CUMBERLAND, VA 23040

$174,950

6123 AUTUMN BLUFF ROAD, POWHATAN, VA 23139

3.01 beautiful wooded acres! Private building site ready for your dream home. $69,950

Brand new rancher with three bedrooms, two full baths on seven acres! Open floor plan with vaulted great room! Wood floors throughout all living areas, tile in bathrooms. $229,950

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2890 BALLSVILLE ROAD, POWHATAN, VA 23139

404 PAGEBROOK DRIVE RICHMOND, VA 23238 (GOOCHLAND COUNTY)

Updated rancher with full country porch, large rear deck, HUGE DETACHED TWO-CAR GARAGE/WORKSHOP. Open floor plan with laminate flooring, three bedrooms, two full baths. $249,950

Just updated, lovely Cape with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, brand new heat pump, new flooring throughout, freshly painted interior, updated kitchen, over-sized detached two-car garage. $284,950

HUGUENOT TRAIL POWHATAN, VA 23139

17.03 acres with small pond on the property, next door to 3132 Huguenot Trail, 2.3 miles east of Rt. 522 and Huguenot Trail. $124,950

BRANCHWAY SPRINGS Beautiful wooded homesites with easy access to schools, shopping, library, park and YMCA! Lot 1 ...3.35 acres..................................................................................................................................................................... $85,000 Lot 3 ...2.4 acres ......................................................................................................................................................................$84,000 Lot 12 .2.74 acres.....................................................................................................................................................................$82,000 SOLD Lot 16..2.18 acres.....................................................................................................................................................................$84,000 Lot 18..3.11 acres..................................................................................................................................................................... $85,000

As deep as Hank Cosby’s roots run in Powhatan, he’s never been one to take his community for granted. His love for the area and its heritage have inspired him to do his best as a real estate professional. For Hank, his family’s deep local roots are a symbol of dedication to the Powhatan community. True to its name, Hank Cosby Real Estate brings the same kind of commitment to helping you achieve your goals. They know buying or selling a home is a big investment, so they commit all their energy and knowledge to helping you make the most of this exciting time. If you’re buying, selling, or renting a home in Powhatan or the surrounding communities, count on Hank Cosby Real Estate. Their time honored approach to real estate helps you see that These Roots Run Deep. Contact Hank Cosby Real Estate today -- you’ll be glad you did.