Powhatan Today –04/13/2022

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Vol. XXXV No.. 41

April 13, 2022

Supervisors take step back on tax rate adoption Board to extend first tax bill due date to June 15 Editor’s note: Because of a production error, two pages in the April 6 issue of the Powhatan Today were not printed. A story on the tax rate was not printed completely, so it is being printed again here.

By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

POWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors had to take a step back from its vote to keep the county’s real estate tax rate unchanged at 79 cents after it came to light that there had been a miscalculation in how the county’s assessment growth was calculated and a public hearing would now be required.

The board voted in a 3-2 split on Monday, March 28 to set the calendar year 2022 real estate tax rate at 79 cents per $100 of assessed value. The vote on an offi-

cial resolution for that decision came about a week after the board decided in the same split to keep the tax rate unchanged at 79 cents in a March 22 workshop, not realizing they needed a formal resolution to do so.

Chair Mike Byerly, who represents District 3; Steve McClung, District 2, and Karin Carmack, District 5, voted in favor of the 79-cent tax rate. David Williams, District 1, and Bill Cox, District 4, voted against.

But one of the few steps in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget process the board thought it had accomplished was actually not valid based on new information the county received the day after the March 28 vote from the Virginia Department of Taxation. The new information came after inquiries Williams made about concerns over this year’s tax rate calculations.

According to that information, the county was not using the correct calculations to determine the equalized tax rate that resulted from the 10.4% increase in the county’s total assessed value of real property, county administrator Ned Smither told the board in a complicated budget workshop held Friday, April 1.

Instead of 79 cents, the new calculations show the equalized tax rate – the tax rate that would levy the

same amount of real estate as last tax year when multiplied by the new total assessed value of real estate – would be 75 cents.

That means if the board decides to stick with its decision to keep the tax rate the same at 79 cents, the difference between the lower equalized tax rate and the proposed rate three board members have been favoring would represent a 4-cent increase for taxpayers, or about a 5.3% increase.

But the possible increase itself – or the discussion about whether to lower the tax rate after all – were not the main focus of the April 1 workshop. Instead, supervisors were more focused on making sure the timeline was set that would both give the public the opportunity to have input on the rate and get it adopted with enough time to mail out the first half of the calendar year 2022 tax bills in June.

The revelation of the miscalculation sparked the need for a few necessary adjustments. The 5.3% increase means a public hearing must be held, which will now happen at the May 2 board of supervisors meeting. see TAX RATE, pg. 4

Health Day aims to empower seniors Day care is latest victim of theft of catalytic converters

By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

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POWHATAN – Education and empowerment were the goals of the day at the Community Matters Health and Wellness Day recently held for Powhatan residents age 55 and above.

About 80 seniors attended the special event designed to connect them with resources, offer a nice day out socializing, and send them home with a few goodies. The event was held Wednesday, April 6 at the Powhatan Rescue Squad Building.

Organizer Jayne Lloyd, who coordinates the weekly Community Matters gathering for local seniors, said seniors represent a large portion of the Powhatan community, and she hopes those who attended left feeling respected and appreciated.

“They are the part of our community that was at the greatest risk during COVID and also experience incredible seasons of change in later years of their lives. I think when

By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND

Free glaucoma testing offered by Virginia Eye Institute was one of the many perks for seniors attending the Community Matters Health and Wellness Day held April 6. Above, technician Kevin Smith administers a glaucoma screening test to Adrienne Phelan, left, while marketing director Melissa Casanova speaks with local resident Joyce Evans.

events, resources and considerations are made regarding their interests, desires and needs they feel valued. I hope that is what they experienced today in a small way,” Lloyd said after the event last week.

The Health and Wellness Day saw 18 vendors setting up for three hours inside and outside the building to provide information and a few services, all for free.

Virginia Eye Institute administered glaucoma screenings, Dominion Energy handed out energy efficiency kits and Life Care Family Medical offered blood pressure checks.

The sponsors for the event were Dominion Energy, Anthem HealthKeepeers, United Healthcare and County Seat Restaurant and Gathering Place.

POWHATAN – A local daycare is the most recent victim of an ongoing issue Powhatan and other jurisdictions are facing of having catalytic converters stolen off of vehicles.

When Firefly Childcare on New Dorset Circle lined its children up on the morning of Wednesday, April 6 to go on field trips, workers were shocked when they turned on the facility’s 14-passenger vans to hear strange, loud noises, said Dr. Jane Chalkley, CEO of Firefly Childcare.

“We were going to the public library for story time – the younger kids were – and the older children were going to go to Skate-A-Way,” she said, adding the children were lined up and ready to board the vans.

Realizing something wasn’t right, one of the workers checked and discovered that all three of Firefly’s vehicles had their catalytic converters stolen from them, Chalkley said. Surveillance footage showed the thefts occurred at about 1 a.m. that morning, with five catalytic converters taken off the three vehicles.

Chalkley said she was grateful Fire-

see SENIORS, pg. 5

see CATALYTIC, pg. 6

Blessed Sacrament serves up ‘Black Coffee’ PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND

Blessed Sacrament Huguenot presented its production of Agatha Christie’s ‘Black Coffee’ on April 8 and 9.

Cast members were Xiomara Zuniga, Berkeley Roudabush, Lily Hickey, Josh Decker, Sara Cline, Parker Gill, Dorian Page, Patrick Mynes, Nic Honsharuk, Julian Alcazar, Harrison Lee, Grant Howerton and Victoria Sweeney. Understudies are Katie Book, Lydia Roberts, Victoria Sweeney and Edmund Camara.

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Sat. April 23rd 4pm-10pm Rain or Shine Free Admission For Kids 12 & Under a la carte Available To Purchase Bring lawn chairs

Tickets can be purchased at Powhatan Moose Family Center, New Horizon Bank, and Barham Seafood No coolers allowed

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O B I T UA R I E S LARRY THOMPSON THOMPSON, Larry Edward, "Granddaddy," 71, of Farmville, went to his heavenly home on Friday, April 1, 2022. He is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Debbie; son, Matthew and his wife, Ria, of Pflugerville, Texas; daughter, Whitney Lipscomb and her husband, Robert, of Farmville; five grandchildren, Tyler, Ethan, Robbie, Nora and Jack; mother-in-law, Betty Sauer; his L. THOMPSON dog, Maddie; and his four precious cows, Molly, Maggie, Lincoln and Patty Poo. He was born on March 30, 1951, in Powhatan, Virginia. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam before joining the Virginia State Police in 1980 as a trooper. He married the love of his life, Debbie, on February 25, 1983. He eventually transferred to DMV,

where he served as a special agent and was instrumental in starting their motor carrier division, working there until he retired in 2014. In retirement, he could be found driving his tractors, tending to his hay fields, enjoying his cows and helping his neighbors. A special thank you to Johnston-Willis neuroscience ICU nurses, Mike, Doug, Tiffany, Ashley, Alaina and Dr. Charles Miller, also nurses, Kathy Burns, Holly Lockwood, Debbie Upson and Renee Cosby, Dr. Manmohan Khokhar, for their care, love and support. The family received friends in the Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, Powhatan, Thursday, April 7, 2022, from 4 to 7 p.m. A funeral service was held at The Barn at Timber Creek, 525 Holman Mill Road, Farmville, Va. 23901, on Friday, April 8, 2022, at 11 a.m. Interment Trinity Memorial Gardens, 22490 Prince Edward Hwy., Rice, Va., with a reception following at The Barn at Timber Creek. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that all donations be made to Bethlehem Baptist Church, P.O.

Box 66, Dillwyn, Va. 23936.

RAMONA THOMPSON THOMPSON, Ramona Sharpe, 69, was born in Martinsville, Va. She graduated from Fieldale-Collinsville High School in 1970. Upon her move to Richmond in '83, she continued her love of travel. She was an avid reader, loved gardening, sewing and painting/drawing. Ramona was preceded in death by her mother, Opal Price; father, Leonard Sharpe; brothers, Larry and Gayle; and sis- R. THOMPSON ters, Sandra and Betty Ann. She is survived by her wonderful son, Marcus; daughter-inlaw, Caroline; and her only grandchild, Autumn. She was an amazing mother, grandmother and friend to many. She loved her family the most!

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, April 13

Community Matters is a resource for all Powhatan seniors interested in learning, staying active and socializing. The free weekly event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday at the Rescue Squad Building, 3920 Marion Harland Lane. It includes weekly activities, presentations and informal courses.

Information on times for various offerings and use of the space will be available ahead of time by calling the Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670 and selecting option #3 to hear the recording. Call program coordinator Jayne Lloyd at 804-6980438 with questions or interest in sharing your knowledge on a topic.

Powhatan County Public Library is open for in-person services. The library is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Library bathrooms and meeting rooms are now open again and rooms may be reserved. Books to Go and Curbside Print services will continue to be available. Books to Go is a convenient contactless pick-up option for those who prefer to quickly obtain library materials in traditional formats. With Books to Go, patrons may reserve print materials, DVDs, and audiobooks online or by phone. Patrons have two options: place items on hold online through the catalog at www. powhatanlibrary.net or call the library at 804-598-5670 to request items.

Online hold placement is available 24/7. Depending on their account settings, patrons will be notified that their Books to Go order is ready for pickup either by phone or email. Items are packaged in a new paper bag labeled with the patron’s last name.

The bag is then placed on a table in the atrium. PCPL’s Books to Go pickup is available during open hours.

Items are held for three business days.

The limit of 20 holds per cardholder per day and the 50 item checkout limit per card will remain in effect. Curbside print/copy service will continue to be offered. 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. The library book drop continues to be open 24/7 for patron convenience; however, patrons are asked to return mobile hotspots in the bin below the Books to Go table in the atrium during business hours. The library is once again accepting donations and the Friends of the Library bookstore is open during library business hours. Visit www. powhatanlibrary.net for more details and like the library’s Facebook page for all the latest, up-to-date library news and information. People may also call 804-598-5670.

The Free Clinic of Powhatan serves patients at its location at 2320 Skaggs Road. Services at the Free Clinic include medical, dental, dietary, counseling, and women’s health. Patient appointments are by appointment only. Registration for new patients is Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. by appointment and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays by walk-in.

Administration hours are from 2 to 8 p.m. on Mondays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. Medical appointments are from 2 to 8 p.m. on Mondays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays. Dental appointments are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays, noon to 8 p.m. on Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. Behavior health appointment hours are from 2 to 8 p.m. on Mondays, 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursdays.

Contact 804-598-5637.

Thursday, April 14

Powhatan County Public Library will hold a weekly Story Time at 10:30 a.m. Participants will read stories, sing songs, learn finger plays and more!

Weather permitting, the program will be held outdoors; in inclement or cold weather, the program will be held indoors at the fireplace.

Business 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

meets at 6 p.m. at The County Seat Restaurant in the back room. The group is for survivors, caregivers and family members to listen and support each other. For more information, contact Sue Bird at 804-212-8651 or Patty Hicks at 804-375-3499.

Chapter President Sandy Duncan at sandy6284@msn.com.

Have you seen the viral glass painting trend on TikTok? Local teens aged 13-18 (grades 6-12) are invited to join Powhatan County Public Library to learn how to create anime glass paintings! The event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Contact Brooke at pcplteens@powhatanlibrary.net.

Graceland Baptist Church will present The Last Supper Reenactment on Maundy Thursday at the church, 975 Dorset Road. The event is at 7 p.m. and doors open at 6:30 p.m. Holy community will be served. For more information, contact the church at 804-598-3481.

Join Powhatan United Methodist Church (PUMC) for Easter Family Fun at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 16. This free community event will include egg hunts for youth ages 0-10; praise and worship; snacks and crafts. PUMC is located at 2253 Rosson Road in the village of Powhatan. Contact church office at 804-598-4438 for questions.

The original Powhatan AA meets from 7 to 8 p.m. every Thursday in the Powhatan Village Building.

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

Powhatan Stars Cancer Support Group, formerly known as Powhatan Supporting the Alliance and Respecting Survivors (STARS),

The Powhatan Republican Committee’s monthly meeting will be held at Rosa’s Italian Restaurant.

Social time is at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m.

Graceland Baptist Church, 975 Dorset Road, will have a live presentation of the Easter Story presented by the special needs community at 2 p.m. in the church’s garden. All are welcome and will be given a palm branch to welcome Jesus in Jerusalem. The event will include a story and music.

Habitat For Humanity - Powhatan depends on volunteers and donors. Habitat is blessed with the community’s helpful, kind and generous participation. The Habitat Store at 1922 Urbine Road will be open on the first and third Saturdays of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

During this pandemic, anyone coming into the stor must wear a facemask.

The office is located in the Habitat Store and the office number is 804594-7009. Call and volunteer! Donate!

Help us build!!

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

The Christian Motorcyclists Association Powhatan chapter Living Wheels will meet at 6 p.m. at Company 4 Fire station at the intersection of Route 711 and Judes Ferry Road. Find out what they have been doing, and where their next ride or event will be. For more information call Tom Barnes at 804-690-4884 or Mark Lewis at 804-432-1831.

May Memorial Baptist Church will host an Easter Egg Hunt. Please join us for refreshments on the lawn at 9:45 a.m. with the Egg Hunt immediately following at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m.

Monday, April 18

Library for All is Powhatan County Public Library’s club for adults with disabilities and their caregivers. There will be crafts, stories, movies or even a guest speaker. Caregivers are required to stay with attendees during the program. The upcoming programs are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the following Tuesdays: April 19 and May 17.

Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center, which is located at 6137 Old Buckingham Road, provides yearround therapeutic horseback riding exclusively for veterans with special needs and disabilities. Focusing on veterans in Central Virginia, the goal of this program is to improve the quality of life for the participants through activities that are positive to their cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being. As of Jan. 1, 2021, the program is also welcoming first responders to come ride with the program. From April through October, volunteers are asked to arrive at 9 a.m. and the riding sessions begin at 10 a.m. Upcoming dates are: April 19 and 27; May 3, 17 and 25; June 7, 14 and 22; July 12, 19 and 27; August 2, 16 and 24; Sept.

13, 20 and 28; Oct. 4, 18 and 26.

In November, volunteers are asked to arrive at 10 a.m. and the riding sessions begin at 11 a.m. Upcoming dates are Nov. 1, 15 and 30. There are no sessions in December. LDEC is able to provide a variety of services to the veterans because of dedicated volunteers. Those who would like to help and have fun at the same time are asked to consider becoming a member of one of these teams. For more information about Lonesome Dove, visit http://ldequestrian.com/ or contact 804-318-6485.

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

Awaken to Hope Al-Anon meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

The new Bridge of Reason AA meeting is held at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Powhatan Mennonite Church, 3549 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan.

It is an open, decision and literature meeting for Powhatan, Goochland, and Cumberland counties.

Sunday, April 17

Upcoming

It’s time for Powhatan Junior 4-H Camp!! Give your child the opportunity to make friends and learn new skills this summer at 4-H Camp the week of July 4-8 at Jamestown 4-H Center.

Space is available but filling fast.

Scholarships are available. Need more info? Contact the Powhatan Extension Office at 804-598-5640. Check out the registration portal for 4-H Camp at the Powhatan-Goochland-Hanover 4-H Camp website: https://sites.google. com/vt.edu/ghp4hcamp/home.

The Virginia Department of Forestry has announced that a 4 p.m. Burning Law is in effect now through April 30.

Residents are not allowed to burn materials until after 4 p.m. if they are within 300 feet of woodland or grass brushland leading into woodlands. A fire must be attended at all times if within 150 feet of woodland or grass or brushland leading into woodland.

No fuel may be added or fire rekindled after midnight. The law applies to camp fires, warming fires, brush piles, household trash, stumps, fields of broomstraw and brush, or anything capable of spreading fire. There is a maximum fine of $500.

Seeking youth to participate in a Next Generation Youth Market. Join other young people as they learn the basics involved in “owning your own business.” Meet and gain tips from successful entrepreneurs, while developing life skills—marketing, records-keeping, decision-making and public speaking. Educational workshops take place on Thursdays after school starting May 12 through June 2. The 2022 market dates are June 16, July 21 and Aug. 18.

At this time, they will each make a reusable sign to promote their business (supplies provided). Once the workshops are complete, youth have the opportunity to collaborate and setup along with adult vendors to sell their produce and/or products this summer during the Powhatan Village Farmers Market. The youth market is open to all Powhatan youth ages 9 -17. Fee to participate is $5 per child. Registration is required through Powhatan Extension at this link: https://forms.gle/j2NBci7TuVe7tBzX8.

For more information, contact the Powhatan Extension Office at (804) 598-5640 or email Cathy Howland, 4-H Extension Agent, at chowland@ vt.edu.

Senior Connections will be coming to Powhatan County Public Library at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20 with a Medicare Assistance presentation.

They will provide free and unbiased assistance related to Medicare. Their team will answer any questions people may have related to Medicare.

The session is free. No registration required. Contact the library at 804598-5670 or library@powhatanlibrary. net.

Powhatan County Public Library’s Teen Anime Club will meet from 4 to 6 p.m. on the following Thursdays: April 21 and May 5 and 19. Come watch anime with the Teen Anime Club! Bring manga, notebooks, cosplays, or other projects to work on. We will watch a different anime each meeting. For local teens aged 13-18 (grades 6-12).

Application required to join. Pick up one at the library front desk. Pick up an application at the library and turn it into the front desk. Contact Brooke at pcplteens@powhatanlibrary.net.

Tuesday, April 19

Saturday, April 16

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

Mobility Matters is once again available to all Powhatan seniors 55+.

Weather permitting, on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., four beach cruiser senior bicycles are available to borrow and enjoy in the Village area. No reservations necessary. Volunteers will be available to assist with the lending process, which involves accessing the bike(s) from the Mobility Matters trailer in the parking lot, leaving a drivers' license while bike is in use and signing a waiver. Find our Mobility Matters volunteer inside County Seat Restaurant, inquire at the register if you need help locating the volunteers, but they will be wearing a lanyard as well. These bicycles are three-wheeled, easy to use and a fun way to enjoy movement, fresh air and community! Contact program coordinator, Jayne Lloyd with any questions or to volunteer to help with this project at 804-698-0438.

Extension specialists and industry experts share timely topics for farmers in the Virginia Cooperative Extension Ag Today, held virtually at 9 a.m. every Thursday. These updates are relevant and brief and are recorded for folks who can't join on that day and time.

Podcasts (audio only) are posted on Westmoreland VCE webpage and YouTube video recordings can be found at https://www.youtube. com/ playlist?list=PL7_2QUVzrPXD pYsV2HY11CH8KBrluifyO. Contact Stephanie Romelczyk (sromelcz@ vt.edu) for information on joining the meeting live. Watched or listened to VCE AG Today? Let us know how we are doing! Find our survey here: https://vce.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/ SV_6fiYBb914AYRdn7.

Anonymous (NA) meeting will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday at PCC Church, 4480 Anderson Highway, Powhatan, Room 102.

It is an open discussion meeting.

Wheelchair accessible.

The Beef Cattle Production 360 Discussion Group meets at 6 p.m.

New members are always welcome to join if you are a seasoned beef cattle producer or just getting started. Prior to the pandemic the group typically started with a pot luck meal. Meetings have currently either been held virtually or on farm socially distanced with masks. For more information, contact Rachel Henley at 804-598-5640 or rachelhenley@vt.edu.

The Powhatan Junior Woman’s Club meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month from September to May. The nonprofit volunteer organization is open to women over the age of 18. The club promotes friendship, community service and leadership. For information about the club, meeting locations or becoming a member, call Joy Matkowsky at 804-492-3038.

A Powhatan Hope Narcotics

Water main break impacts 111 customers

By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

POWHATAN – A water main break in the area of the eastern Route 60 corridor on Thursday, April 8 caused the Flat Rock Service Area between the eastern county line and Flat Rock to experience low water pressure or no water.

The break occurred around 6 a.m. April 8 on an active construction site and the line was repaired later that day, according to utilities manager Johnny Melis.

County utility staff started receiving low water level alarms in its water tower via a monitoring systems around 7:30 a.m. and immediately began investigating, he said. At around 7:40 a.m., staff began receiving complaints from customers that they did not have water via the afterhours utility emergency phone line. A few minutes later Chesterfield County Utili-

ties, who Powhatan purchases water from, also contacted the county about unusually high water use from Powhatan. The leak was located by utility’s staff at 7:45 a.m.

Public water customers were asked to conserve water and reduce all non-essential water use, and the county issued a boil water advisory as a precautionary measure only for Powhatan County Utility customers in the Flat Rock Service Area.

“A boil water advisory is a routine precautionary measure that is used when there is an event that could contaminate the water supply such as a loss in positive water pressure due to a water main break or low water tank levels,” Melis said.

Several businesses closed or were limited in the services they could provide due to lack of water and/ or the subsequent boil water advisory, he said.

During the incident, a mix of 111 commercial and

residential water accounts were impacted with the large majority being commercial, he said. Fortunately, Powhatan County Public Schools were closed for spring break because they would have been impacted as well.

The section of water main that needed to be repaired was isolated from the system and water was restored to the remainder of the water system around 9:30 a.m., Melis said. Utility staff did flush fire hydrants throughout the system. To remove the boil water advisory, the county was required collect a series of water samples 24 hours apart and have bacteriological testing performed.

“The turnaround time on the results of the bacteriological testing is 24 hours. When the test results show that the sample are absent bacteria, the boil water advisory will be lifted,” he said over the weekend.

The boil water advisory was lifted on Saturday, April 9.

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Earth Day event set for April 22

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During their March 28 meeting, the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors passed a proclamation recognizing April 22 as Earth Day and urging all citizens to join in the Powhatan County Earth Day Celebration from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 22 at the Courthouse Green in the Village of Powhatan.

The supervisors commended the hard work and dedication of the local Earth Day Coalition, which is comprised of the Powhatan County Anti-Litter Council, Powhatan County, Virginia Cooperative Extension – Powhatan Office, Powhatan County Administration, Powhatan County Public Schools, Monacan Soil and Water Conservation District and Powhatan Chamber of Commerce. The proclamation recognized that Powhatan County is a vibrant rural community that protects, preserves and encourages the responsible use of its natural resources to ensure a strong sense of place where residents enjoy open space, farming, and superior outdoor recreational opportunities. Shown are Cathy Howland, from left, Betty McCracken and Gay Bartlett.

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The Goochland – Powhatan Master Gardeners Association will hold its 16th annual Spring Garden Festival from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at Reynolds Community College, 1851 Dickinson Road, Goochland. This annual outdoor event of the Goochland-Powhatan Master Gardener Association (GPMGA) in cooperation with Reynolds Community College and the Virginia Cooperative Extension is a free, family-friendly event that is a celebration of all things related to gardening.

Spring Garden Fest 2022 will

feature the much loved GPMGA Plant Sale. The plants in this sale are selected and grown by the master gardener volunteers because they are suited to Central Virginia gardens.

These plants are sold at great prices as a fundraiser to help the volunteers in their community work with the Virginia Cooperative Extension.

During the festival, attendees are also welcome to visit the Ask the Master Gardener station for gardening help or shop the festivals’ fun gardening and arts-related vendor booths. The festival is open to all free of charge and will include a food truck with food for purchase, a bluegrass band for your listening pleasure and a sale of plants grown by the students in the Reynolds horticulture program. Plenty of parking is available in the Reynolds Commu-

nity College parking lot.

For a small registration fee you can increase your gardening knowledge through classes, workshops and tours offered throughout the day. Examples of class topics include growing low maintenance flowers, gardening in the riparian zone, identifying native plants as friend or foe, garden insect identification, and vegetable gardening in small spaces.

If you like to learn by doing then you can take advantage of hands-on workshops on building self-watering plant containers, cultivating shiitake mushrooms, or creating your own mosaic art. Online registration for these educational opportunities is available at http://www.gpmga.org or contact the Goochland Cooperative Extension office at 804-5565841.

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Classes for seniors focus on tech Contributed Report Community Matters is offering technology assistance classes in Powhatan County Public Library’s conference room to those “55 & forward!” Depending on response, this will be the first in a series.

From basic computer literacy and functions to settings on your smartphone. Is there something

you've always wanted to know more about when using your device?

The first session on “Windows laptops, Android cell phones” will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 20 in the library conference room.

The second session on “MacBook, iPad, iPhones” will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 27 in

the library conference room.

Space is limited. For more information, contact the program coordinator at 804-698-0438 or RAServices.PVA@ gmail.com. Session content will be determined by registrants.

If you pre-register, include a general topic or question you'd like to ask

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and bring your device to the session. Instructors will try to accommodate all topics.

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POWHATAN LIONS CLUB

46th Annual Steer Roast

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 (RAIN or SHINE)

Beef and Music Festival set for May 6 Contributed Report The Beef and Music Festival is The Blessed Sacrament Huguenot School’s only major fundraiser.

Every year, hundreds of people gather together on Barham-Sowers Field to enjoy BBQ, live music by The Illbillys and Pumphouse Blues, entertainment and both live and silent auctions. It is a fun, relaxed evening for the extended BSH family and Powhatan community to come together, catch up with friends and raise money for BSH. There will be children’s activities, including a petting zoo and pony rides.

Adult, student and children's tickets are available for purchase and will cover food, beverages and a chance to be entered into the raffle. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased to win prizes, LARRY THOMPSON THOMPSON, Larry Edward, “Granddaddy,” 71, of Farmville, went to his heavenly home on Friday, April 1, 2022. He is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Debbie; son, Matthew and his wife, Ria, of Pflugerville, Texas; daughter, Whitney Lipscomb and her husband, Robert, of Farmville; five grandchildren, Tyler, Ethan, Robbie,

Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad Field 3920 Marion Harland Rd - off Route 13 in Powhatan Village.

Lions Steer Roast

Located behind the Four Seasons Restaurant.

GATES OPEN AT 5:00 PM-MEALS START AT 6:00 PM.* Take-out meal service available at the gate. Sliced Beef Brisket, sides and beverage catered by Wildwood BBQ - Live entertainment by Legal Tender Party Band - 50/50 Cash Raffle SAVE $5 – buy Advance Tickets for a $25 donation ($30 at the gate) - See any Lions Club member or call 804-794-1440. Children under 12 free.

You may also make tax deductible donations to the Powhatan Lions Club Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization.

C R I M E R E P O RT Arrests One female was charged on March 30 with contempt of court. (Misdemeanor).

One male was charged on April 1 with parole violation (M).

One female was charged on April 1

with concealment, price alter merchandise (M).

One male was charged on April 2 with possession of controlled substance (Felony) and firearm: possession with Schedule I or II drug (F).

Incident report March 28 to April 3 - Incident type & total calls Advice Animal calls Assist Attempt to locate BOL Child welfare Civil Damaged property Disabled vehicle Disorder/ disturbance Domestic Follow-up Fraud Funeral

28 24 12 9 1 2 2 1 11 4 7 2 3 1

Gunshot calls Hold-up alarm Investigation Larceny Lockout Missing person MVAs Panic alarm PD alarm Phone threat Project lifesaver Psychiatric Pursuit Reckless driver

2 1 8 6 5 1 15 1 18 2 1 3 1 7

Recovered property 1 Road rage 1 School threat assessment 1 Sex offense 1 Shoplifting 2 Suspicious 22 Traffic hazard 10 Traffic stop 99 Transport 3 Trespass 2 Underage possession 4 Unknown emergency 17 Warrant service 6 Welfare check 4

Come support your community.

Bring eyeglass and hearing aid donations - collection bins will be available.

Adults with valid photo ID may purchase a beer and wine wrist band for $5 at the event.

E-mail for any questions you have to PowhatanLions@gmail.com Website is www.e-clubhouse.org All net proceeds go to local, regional and national charities - no administrative fees or salary payments are taken.

Powhatan Today, April 13, 2022

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Appeal overturn will allow solar farm case to progress

By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

POWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors recently granted an appeal that will allow Beldale Solar to move forward in having its case for a conditional use permit for a solar farm fully heard by the county.

During the board’s meeting on Monday, March 28, one of the most debated agenda items was a substantial accord appeal by Belale Solar that passed in a split 3-2 vote.

Chair Mike Byerly, District 3, Steve McClung, District 2, and Karin Carmack, District 5, voted to overturn a March 1 decision by the Powhatan County Planning Commission. David Williams, District 1, and Bill Cox, District 3, voted against.

The board’s decision was not an approval of the solar farm itself. On March 1, the planning commission voted in a 3-2 split to find Beldale Solar is not in substantial accord with the 2021 Comprehensive Plan. The solar

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Advertising requirements to make sure the public has the required 30-day notice to be informed about the public hearing created its own discussion about giving the treasurer’s office enough time to process and mail out the tax bills in May. The discussion ultimately resulted in the board voting unanimously to inform treasurer Becky Nunnally of its intentions to extend the due date of the first tax bill by 10 days to June 15, 2022. The decision requires a formal resolution, which the board stated its intention of passing at its April 11 workshop with the Powhatan Economic Development Authority. That meeting happened after press time.

Determining a rate During the March 22 and 28 meetings, the tax rate was a hot topic among the board members. Both times, McClung, Byerly and Carmack stayed true to a plan outlined by the board of supervisors in 2021 (McClung had not been elected yet) to set and stick with a tax rate from year to year and stop making it a “political football” tossed around each budget season.

On the flip side, Cox and Williams, while agreeing they had voted for that stable rate plan in 2021, said they could not have known at the time what people would be facing right now in terms of inflation, especially at the gas pumps.

While they did not give a firm figure at the time, they argued the real estate tax rate should be lowered to give taxpayers some relief.

company appealed that decision.

By voting to overturn the planning commission’s findings and find the case to be in accord with the comprehensive plan, Beldale’s case to apply for a conditional use permit (CUP) will go back to the planning commission for another CUP hearing.

Beldale is requesting a CUP to permit a solar energy farm in the Agricultural-10 (A-10) zoning district on a portion of a property located about 1 mile north of the 5000 block of Anderson Highway along the western edge of Cartersville Road in western Powhatan County.

The subject properties consist of 2,942.26 acres, but the maximum project area subject to this request is 350 acres. The subject property is designated as Rural Areas and Protected Lands on the Countywide Land Use Plan Map in the 2021 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan.

The board heard a presentation from Drew Price and attorney Karen Cohen representing the solar farm case.

Price gave a presentation on the project, which he said proposes to use 10% of the total property and leaves the other 90% as wooded and managed forest areas. He add-

While these discussions were still ongoing, Williams separately reached out early in March to a representative at the Virginia Department of Taxation about the calculations Powhatan was using.

Powhatan’s calculations used the change in assessed value from Jan. 1, 2020, to Jan. 1, 2022, which are the dates of the county’s last two assessments, Smither told the board. Powhatan only voted in 2021 to go to annual assessments instead of bi-annual assessments.

Based on the calculations the county was originally using, there was a 7.7% increase in assessed value offset by a 7.1% decrease in the real estate tax rate (when the supervisors lowered the rate from 85 cents to 79 cents), a difference that would not have required the county to hold a public hearing for a tax increase as it was within the 1% tolerance range, Smither explained to the board in a March 31 email.

But the information from the state that came March 29 and was verified the next day showed that the county needed to measure the assessment change from the last tax landbook, which was issued in summer 2021 prior to Powhatan’s “short tax year,” a tax period required for the county’s transition back to calendar year billing. The 79-cent rate went into effect with the short tax year bill.

“We learned we had done it wrong.

After receiving guidance from our teammates at the state, we prepared revised calculations and determined that we need to advertise a 75-cent equalized tax rate in advance of our 79-cent tax rate plan for the proposed fiscal year (2023) budget, resulting in a complete rescheduling of our public hearings,” Smither said. “So, yes we tried to get it right; yes,

ed it would protect 40% of the property, totaling 1,184 acres of wetlands, riparian buffers and perimeter buffers.

Price also outlined some of the project parameters, such as screening and buffering, and compared them to language in the comprehensive plan to make the case for why it is in substantial accord.

Cohen gave a more technical legal argument for why the case is in substantial accord with the comprehensive plan.

There was no public hearing on the case, but nine people who spoke during the first public comment period touched on the issue, either with brief comments or more lengthy arguments. Several argued against the project, citing concerns such as runoff impact on waterways, its incompatibility with the rural landscape, and neighbors not wanting it. Other speakers supported the project, with their comments focused more on supporting Beldale’s efforts to allay concerns and create a safe, efficient project.

The board of supervisors had a brief discussion about see SOLAR, pg. 7

we didn’t, and we are now fixing it.”

sioner of the revenue’s office.

Advertising

Board interactions

Smither originally proposed to “start the clock” on the 30-day notice for the May 2 public hearing with an advertisement in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Saturday, April 2. However, there was pushback immediately from Cox, who argued the Powhatan Today is the paper of record for the county and would be where more citizens would be likely to see the notice.

“This is for the citizens of Powhatan; this is not to run your clock,” Cox argued.

Cox initially proposed a motion to make the Powhatan Today the newspaper of record to comply with the public notifications but later withdrew the motion when the board decided on a different approach to best serve the citizens.

That decision, which the treasurer said would be hugely helpful, was to extend the due date for the first 2022 tax bill from June 5 to June 15. This approach gives the treasurer’s office more leeway to deal with issues that may arise with a new software system they began using in the fall that has not functioned as planned to date. It would also give the public the full amount of time to learn about and respond to the proposed real estate tax rate. The board decided the best way to do that was to go ahead and advertise in the Times-Dispatch on Saturday but then also advertise in all four April issues of the Powhatan Today.

Williams made a point of saying that any delays on the June tax bill are the fault of those “right here at this table” and not the treasurer’s office or commis-

Smither pointed out in his initial explanation of the miscalculation that Williams asked the question of the state representative on March 8. While he appreciated the supervisor seeking the right answer, Smither said he wished Williams had posed the question to county staff instead so they could have researched it, found the mistake on their own and moved on it more quickly without the need to reschedule any public hearings.

Carmack also asked pointed questions about which board members had met one-on-one with Smither to discuss the budget, and he replied he had met with Byerly, McClung and Carmack.

Williams responded to Smither’s comment about the timing, saying he asked for more information to make sure staff was doing things correctly, and bristled at the implication that the delays were his fault.

Referencing an earlier comment made by Smither that he refers to them all as Team Powhatan, Williams argued “we are not a team. People see it every time they tune into one of our meetings.”

He also argued that staff morale is very low.

Before the board moved on to other topics, Byerly rounded out the conversation by saying they all want to do right by citizens and avoid errors. From his conversations with the state and others, Byerly said Powhatan is apparently “not the only county in this bind.” He said Williams bringing the attention to the issue did end up being a plus for the county.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

SUNDAYS 8:00 AM in person service in the church 10:30 AM in person service in the church (livestreamed) www.stlukespowhatan.org All are Welcome For more information visit www.stlukespowhatan.org Route 711 at Three Bridge Road 794-6953

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

Worship Service at 10:00 AM Meeting at 2375 Skaggs Road, Powhatan.

ECCPCA.ORG

598-8844

Genito Presbyterian Church 2910 Genito Rd. Powhatan, VA

372-9074

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

Providence Presbyterian Church “Worshiping and Witnessing in Western Powhatan since 1825”

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

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Night 7:30 p.m.

Worship Service 11:00 am All Are Welcome!

3308 Pleasants Road, 598-4970 1/4 mile off of Route 711 Located 1950 Ridge Road Russ Cress, Pastor (Rt. 627) 598-0733

St. John Neumann Catholic Church Sunday School 10 AM Worship Service 11 AM Pastor John Engle 603-933-0141 3540 Old Buckingham Rd. www.pmchurch.net

Meeting Sundays in Farmville, Fork Union, Midlothian, Powhatan and Online.

Visit pccwired.net for services times & locations.

598-1174 pccwired.net

2020 Red Lane Road Powhatan, VA 23139

1801 Huguenot Trail Sunday Worship 10am Bryan M. Holt, Pastor 804-378-3607 www.EmmausChristianChurch.org https://www.facebook.com/2emmaus/

Rev. Walter G. Lewis, Pastor Living As Christ’s Disciples Within Our Hearts and Beyond Our Doors 2253 Rosson Rd.

Just off Rt. 13 in the Village

598-4438

Worship: 8:30 & 10:30am

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

Mount Calvary Baptist Church Pastor, Larry B. Collins Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 7:30 p.m.

Office 804-598-2398

Advertise in

598-6090

Saturday - 5 p.m.

Sunday - 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

598-3754 www.sjnpowhatan.org Located behind Flat Rock Village Shopping Center

Church Directory.

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PHOTOS BY LAURA McFARLAND

The Community Matters Health and Wellness Day held April 6 included, clockwise from top left, free blood pressure tests from Life Family Medical (shown is Joyce Evans receiving a check from nurse practitioner Ashley Hill); plenty of booths manned by companies and nonprofits aimed at educating and empowering seniors; a free lunch that seniors ate both inside and on the patio, and a magic and juggling show put on by Jonathan Austin.

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But there were also a variety of other vendors talking about health care, devices that help seniors stay independent, fitness, saving money on bills, hearing loss and continuing education.

Lloyd said she was excited to have booths set up representing county resources through Powhatan Fire and Rescue, Powhatan Sheriff’s Office and Powhatan County Public Library.

All of the seniors also were provided with a free lunch from Slideways Mobile Bistro, a magic and juggling show from Jonathan Austin, and a chance to win door prizes donated by some of the vendors.

Gunda Card, who has lived in Powhatan for 12 years, said she was pleased a friend told her about the event because she was impressed with everything it offered. She had her eyes and blood pressure checked and got information to take home to learn more about local resources.

“I really give the people in there a lot of credit for doing this for us,” Card said while standing outside the Rescue Squad Building waiting for her free lunch to be cooked.

Eventually, all people who reach a certain age potentially may need the kind of information on services like rides to medical appointments, and now she knows there is an agency in the county that offers it, she added.

“We live out in the countryside, and if I ever need something, I want to know who to call and I know somebody is out there who can help me,” she said.

Powhatan native Barbara Jeter came to the event with her husband, Huston, to see what information was being offered. Despite living here all her life, she pointed out the county has grown exponentially, so there are many people she doesn’t know. She was looking forward to opportunities to socialize with new people.

Adrienne Phelan, who moved to Powhatan nine

SECOND ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH

years ago from New Jersey, found the Health and Wellness Day informative and a great way for her and a friend to learn about the resources in the county.

“It is good to know they are available for when I need them. … The more information the better,” she said.

One of the best aspects about the day was meeting so many new people and hopefully sparking their interest in becoming more involved with Community Matters, Lloyd said.

“I would say it was probably 75% seniors that I had never met before, that had never been to Community Matters. It was amazing having time to talk to them about the different programs we are trying to improve, whether it is offering the bikes or having classes at Community Matters,” Lloyd said.

Community Matters will have a new structure beginning with the April sessions. The second Wednesday will still have the same format of being open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with social time, games like bingo and no presenter.

But the community group will start offering classes for the following Wednesdays. At the April 20 session, there will be a Storytelling class at 10 a.m. and a noon class on learning basic words in Greek.

On April 27, seniors can learn about Emergency and Disaster Preparedness at 10 a.m. and attend a Houseplant Exchange at noon. People will be asked to bring clippings or propagations to share along with any information on the plant type or story behind how they acquired it. All sessions are still free and held at the Powhatan Rescue Squad, 3920 Marion Harland Lane.

For more information about upcoming sessions, the Powhatan Library has a recording that is regularly updated at 804-598-5670 Option 3.

Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

1059 Dorset Road Powhatan, VA 23139 Reverend Mark A. Divens, Sr. Pastor

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

GREENBRIER BAPTIST CHURCH “God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

We walk by faith and not by sight” – Pastor Darnell Carruthers

Sunday School: 10:00-10:45 a.m.

Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.

4731 Bell Road, Powhatan, VA 23139 804-598-5491

2095 Red Lane Road 1/2 mile off Rt. 60 on Red Lane Road 804-598-2455 www.redlanebaptist.org Worship Service 9:00 a.m.

Small Groups 10:30 a.m.

2390 Emmanuel Church Road 804-372-9254 www.newwalkbible.org Sunday Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM Bible Study Wed. 7:00 PM

Holly Hills Baptist Church www.HollyHillsBaptist.org

(Independent Bible Believing)

Randy Blackwell, Pastor Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Youth Ministry 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m.

379-8930 1659 Anderson Highway 3½ miles east of Flat Rock

Wednesday Night Classes for all ages at 6:15

Dr. James Taylor, Pastor

5680 Cartersville Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139 Pastor Gregory L. Beechaum Sr. “The church where Jesus is Alive” 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

Baptist Church “A Church Where Love Never Fails!”

Pastor Otis B. Lockhart, Jr.

Muddy Creek BAPTIST CHURCH Baptist Church MOUNT ZION

Rev. Bryan Stevens, Pastor 10 a.m. – Worship Service 8:30 a.m. – Church School

Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.

Worship - 11 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Service - 7:00 p.m.

Pastor Jeff Beard, MA, MBA 3470 Trenholm Road www.muddycreekbaptist.org

Advertise in Powhatan Today’s Church Directory.

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

804-375-9404

Hollywood

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

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

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 Vern Gilmer, Pastor

Service times are 8:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.

Worship online at 10:15 a.m.

2202 Old Church Road www.powhatanbaptist.org

“Your Community Church” 2901 Judes Ferry Road Powhatan, Va 23139 804-379-8223

Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.

Morning Service at 11:00 a.m.

Bible Study Every Wednesday Night at 6:30 p.m.

3964 Old Buckingham Road

Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

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

FIRST ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH

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

3920 MAIDENS RD., POWHATAN

804-598-2301

Evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Brad Russell, Pastor 598-4241

Family Worship Center

598-2763

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Mid Day Bible Study 11:30 a.m.

Contemporary – 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.

Worship – 11 a.m.

Children’s Worship – 11 a.m.

Praise & Worship – 6 p.m.

Lighthouse Youth – Wed. 5:30 p.m.

Bible Study – Wed. 6:30 p.m.

Children’s Worship (all ages) – Wed. 6:30 p.m.

Miracles of God Sp. Needs Service: 2 p.m. the 2nd Sat. of each month 598-3481 • 975 Dorset Road www.gracelandbc.org

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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BSH students have fun on the farm

PHOTOS BY LAURA MCFARLAND

Blessed Sacrament Huguenot welcomed Virginia Repertory Theatre’s production of ‘The Little Red Hen’ on April 6 for the 3-year-olds through third graders.

Cast members who are part of the 47th touring season were Monique Davis (Cow), Kevion Blow (Horse), Emma Cooley (Hen), Chewie Moore (Sheep) and Conor Meehan (Pig).

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fly’s large bus was in the shop getting inspected so it’s catalytic converter wasn’t stolen as well.

“I felt like there must be some desperate people out there to steal from a childcare (facility),” she said.

Sheriff Brad Nunnally said the theft of catalytic converters from vehicles has been an ongoing problem in Powhatan and elsewhere and that the county has made arrests in the past in relation to catalytic converter thefts.

Kaitlin Frazier was arrested on June 30, 2021, and charged with possession of burglary tools, destruction of property/monument, tampering with vehicle and receiving/buying stolen goods <$1,000.

Spencer Lloyd was arrested Feb. 25, 2022, with possession of burglary tools, destruction of property with intent <$1,000, attempted petty larceny <$1,000 not from a person, and entering property to damage.

A catalytic converter is a device that looks like a small muffler along with the exhaust system. It is designed to convert the environmentally hazardous exhaust emitted by an engine into less harmful gasses.

To do this, manufacturers use platinum, palladium or rhodium. In recent years, the values of these precious metals have increased significantly, and many investigators are attributing the dramatic increase in catalytic converter thefts to rising metal costs, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

“The pandemic has had significant impacts on society. We have a lot of disenfranchised youth that are unemployed, and outreach programs are shut down or limited due to COVID. There is frustration and anger in

society. We also are seeing public safety resource limitations and withdrawal of proactive policing due to budget constraints. I’ve been studying this for almost 30 years; when you have a perfect storm like this, we see that manifest in crimes against automobiles,” said NICB President and CEO David Glawe.

Powhatan County had 16 incidents each in both 2020 and 2021 of catalytic converter larcenies, according to Madeline Espigh, crime analyst for the Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office. Between Jan. 1 and March 31 of this year, the county had already seen nine incidents, she added.

“As you can see, for 2022 Quarter 1 alone, we are already over halfway to the total number of catalytic converter larceny incidents for the previous two years,” Espigh said, adding that the larceny at Firefly was not included in that number or any of the other figures she provided.

Of those combined 41 incidents in 2020, 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, 29 involved vehicles at businesses; eight at churches; three at personal residences and one at a school.

Vans – primarily commercial vehicles – were the most targeted vehicle types, accounting for 24 of the vehicles involved in the incidents, Espigh said. Other targeted vehicles were pick-up trucks (nine), SUVs (nine), sedans (seven), buses (two) and one hatchback.

Of the 53 vehicles that were victimized, 44 were located less than 1 mile from Anderson Highway and nine were more than 1 mile away, Espigh said.

While protection against larcenies is difficult to guarantee, Espigh offered some tips for both commer-

PROTECTING YOUR FAMILY, ASSETS, AND RETIREMENT

cial and residential locations.

For commercial locations: Park fleet vehicles in secured, alarmed and welllit yards.

Always lock vehicles and set alarms.

Install surveillance cameras and ensure they are working properly and actively recording (not simply live streaming). Park vehicles within view of the surveillance cameras in order to capture any suspicious activity.

Both commercial and residential owners are advised to run vehicles regularly. Vehicles with catalytic converters removed will sound abnormally loud. Being able to provide law enforcement with a narrow time frame in which a crime occurred increases the possibility of a positive outcome from an investigation.

For residential locations: Park in a garage or in a secured parking area.

Install a bright, motion sensor light to dissuade potential thieves.

Consider installing surveillance cameras aimed at the location of parked vehicles that actively record footage (rather than simply live streaming).

Always lock vehicles and set alarms.

Residents or business that discover a vandalism or larceny of catalytic converters from a vehicle should make a report with the Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office immediately upon discovery by contacting the Powhatan County Public Safety Communications department non-emergency number at 804-598-5656.

Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

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Spring Fling Gourmet food and dessert bar Entertainment throughout the evening Auction of unique items (Event will be inside & outside under a tent) benefiting

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Sunday morning musings about superheroes

By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

The sound of cat food clinking against a metal bowl a few feet from my head inspired this column.

Over the weekend, I made a quick foray into North Carolina to see a pregnant friend who is now more than ready for the new baby – the placeholder name for the little girl is Asparagus – to arrive. As there is no guest room, I slept on the couch, which I knew going in, so there was no surprise there.

The wild card with sleeping on the couch in the living room of a house with children is usually how you are going to be woken up in the morning. But for me, it is actually how I am going to choose to accept the FINAL wake up.

For some of you, this column will be the farthest from reality you can imagine simply because your morning routine is more predictable than a cat getting excited playing with a laser pointer. (That was last night’s activity before conking out on the couch.) You set your alarm, you have a rooster’s crow or you have some kind of magical internal clock that has been waking you up at the same time every day since mornings were invented.

I am the opposite of that. Not only am I a night owl by nature, but the nature of life not being predictable combined with a propensity for not going to sleep at a set (or sometimes even reasonable) time means mornings can at times feel like a chore. Oh, and I have more pre-programmed snooze alarms than Powhatan has churches.

Back to this morning, as I am writing this column mostly in real time. I love my friend’s children, but a few of them are a little more rambunctious in the morning than my sleep-deprived brain can handle.

Two in particular, a 9-year-old girl named Aurelia and an 8-year-old boy named William, like me as much as I adore them and want to hang out in the morning seconds after I open my eyes.

That means I am very deliberate about when said opening of the eyes happens. It did not happen at 7

a.m. when William fed the cat in the aforementioned cat bowl a few feet from the couch, which I am informed happens like clockwork at 7 every morning.

“But one time when we noticed the time it was 7:05,” William tells me while balancing on his pregnant mother’s birthing ball. Why is this thing in the living room?

Nor did it happen when I heard the plastic cacophony of what sounded like a million Legos being poured onto the floor upstairs or when I heard the sizzle of sausage in the nearby kitchen (my nose was stopped up so it wasn’t the smell).

But I was becoming conscious at that time, which is what got me thinking about the art of waking up at my friend’s house through the years. I am sure many of you can relate. There is the cat on your head wakeup; the baby cry wake-up; the “who is pounding on the wall” wake-up; the “he hit me” wake-up,” and my personal favorite – the “Miss Laura” whispered with an angelic smile wake-up.

So I decided to grab my laptop and write down a few musings. And then William and Aurelia joined me and it all became too precious not to share.

By the way, Aurelia just admired my pajamas, which have “Is it Friday yet?” written on the top.

Less than 30 seconds later, for some completely unknown reason the brother and sister were alternating lines of the “Fuzzy Wuzzy” rhyme. Now they are reciting it together. Am I in “The Shining” right now?

“We are very awake in the morning, unlike other people,” William informed me sagely. Like I didn’t know that.

One time, when these two were toddlers and we slept in a little too long, the amount of destruction they wreaked on the house, including some of my stuff, was epic. Seriously, it was Category 5 tornado level toddler destruction.

Currently, Aurelia is getting her hair ready for church, so William is bored and rolling listlessly on the birthing ball and listing all the things he doesn’t have time to do before church.

“I can’t take the dog for a walk because I am too

Faking it until you make it

By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist

You live somewhere long enough, and you think that you’ve seen everything. It’s certainly the case when considering Richmond’s history and a series of scandals that reflect a part of the city’s past that many find forgettable.

Every city has that sort of past – a collection of swindlers, thieves and others who brought disgrace to themselves and the city and left the remainder of us with a dicy story that still arouses attention decades later.

One of those infamous names in Richmond history that you don’t often hear about is Clyde Pitchford, a flamboyant broker who arrived in Richmond in the early 1980s.

Now, any long-time resident will tell you that the city loves its blue bloods, and a Gant shirt and accompanying Weejun loafers had a stronger pull here than most places.

Then, and even now, the city revolved around the remnants of a Southern class system that placed undue importance on the smallest of things; and pedigree meant more than accomplishment. Appearances always mattered, and who you were seen with or where you lived often determined your career and social status.

This town loved a success story, especially the sort that targeted that elite group of FFVs and the throngs who lived only to one day be a part of that group.

Clyde Pitchford entered that world with a bang, and his resume of prestigious private schools and a privileged background seemed real enough. Investors were impressed with his luxurious condo and his chauffeur-driven car, and Richmond’s man about town was known for his generous tips.

The bawdiness and greed of the generation contributed to an environment where few questioned Pitchford’s credentials, even the numerous banks that were issuing loans to the broker and his companies; or how he accumulated the wealth to sup-

port such an expensive lifestyle.

All of those questions were rudely answered in early 1986, when Pitchford left town with about $1 million worth of investors’ money. Eventually captured, Pitchford became the focus of conversation in the city, and many were happy to boast of their association with the once respected broker. Many others hoped they’d never hear his name again.

Officials auctioned off Pitchford’s expensive furnishings that included pricey art pieces and valuable antiques. True to his nature to the end, Pitchford requested that some of his expensive suits and ties be spared from the humiliation of a public auction.

After the captured broker was returned and convicted, he served about six years of a 25-year sentence and settled near Franklin, Virginia. In 2011, he was found in that home the victim of an apparent suicide.

A friend in Franklin told me years later that Pitchford was a respected member of the Southhampton County community and enjoyed an anonymity that protected him from curious onlookers or industrious reporters. Many in the area were unaware of his sordid past.

He kept a low profile and, to my knowledge, never discussed the scandal publicly. As years passed the story faded in to the semi-closed past of a city that knows how to forget the bad times.

It wasn’t the first time that Richmonders had been duped by unsubstantiated heroes who rode in on white horses and left in handcuffs. Nor would it be the last.

Pitchford’s bizarre tale is rarely shared, especially by those who were victims of his fraud. It’s reasonable to assume that those who lost the most are willing to say the least.

But,the lost money wasn’t the only thing that made Richmonders want to forget the story. It was a much deeper wound to the fabric of a community that so wholeheartedly accepted the brokers’ promises and fell prey to guarantees backed by pedigree only.

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young to go outside by myself. Also we don’t have a dog,” he says, rolling back and forth, with his stomach on the ball.

He is contemplating what he can pull out and play before it is time to go to church. There isn’t enough time for the train tracks, he is musing. Abruptly – “no it’s not Laura. It’s not Friday.”

Apparently this is no longer a column about the art of waking up because William and I have been distracted by an ecstatic cat playing with an avocadoshaped toy with catnip in it.

I thought it would be interesting to see if I could write this column based on my early morning musings without once saying to anyone, “I am trying to concentrate, can you give me a little quiet.” The results have been fascinating and it is hard to keep a straight face.

Aurelia is back from getting her hair done by her mom and then getting dressed for church. She is showing off her red sequined coin purse, which looks lovely with her beautiful hairstyle and dress.

Meanwhile, William is in the kitchen reading corny jokes from a magazine to one of the adults.

What is the most dangerous vegetable to have on a ship? A leek!

Before I know it, the adults are involved, and a messed up (as in told wrong, not inappropriate) joke about who would win in a fight – Batman or Darth Vader – has turned into an actual debate about who would win in a fight –Batman or Darth Vader.

“Darth Vader has a laser,” William argues.

“Do you know how much money Bruce Wayne has? He has enough money to build a laser,” I retort.

“Who is Bruce Wayne?” Aurelia, who is sitting on another couch trying to read a book I gave her for Christmas, chimes in.

And the ultimate answer to the question of who would win in a fight – Batman or Darth Vader – that I am sure you have been waiting on pins and needles to hear?

Chuck Norris.

Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

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the solar project, with McClung and Carmack giving their reasons for wanting to overturn the planning commission’s ruling and Cox giving his reasons for upholding it.

Other business handled at the meeting included: The board voted unanimously to fix the calendar year 2022 personal property tax rates. The personal property, business personal property and machinery and tools taxes were all set at $3.60.

The disabled veterans personal property, volunteer fire and rescue personal property and handicap modified vehicles taxes were all set at $0.0001. Smither explained that the taxes are not allowed to be free, which is why the amount is so minuscule.

After a lengthy argument, the board initially voted 3-2 to pass a resolution fixing the calendar year 2022 real estate tax rate at 79 cents, but revelations about miscalculations and a follow-up workshop on April 1 made this vote invalid. See full story page 1A. The board voted unanimously to amend the county’s code of ordinances to increase the maximum relief on taxes for the elderly and people with disabilities from $800 to $1,600. This change will take place for the June 5, 2022, tax billing. Smither

told the board this change would cost the county about an additional $200,000.

The board decided in a 3-2 vote to pass a resolution amending the county’s subdivision ordinance to remove Powhatan County’s specific access management standards. This provision will revert site plan access management to Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) standards.

This amendment removes the vehicular access management section of the Powhatan County Subdivision Ordinance. This section contains access management spacing standards in excess of VDOT regulations. By removing and editing this section of code, Powhatan’s access management standards revert to the regulations found in the VDOT Road Design Manual.

The board discussed this move at length, with some worried that the county doesn’t have better criteria for waivers and others concerned loosening the standards would encourage the kind of development local residents have said they don’t want. Byerly, McClung and Carmack voted to revert to VDOT standards while Williams and Cox voted against.

The same three board members carried an approval of a rezoning case that was a companion case for an adjacent parcel previously heard see REZONING, pg. 8

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Flat Rock Elementary administrators get slimed

PHOTOS BY LAURA MCFARLAND

Flat Fl att R Rock ock Elementary l principal i i l Tanja j Atkins-Nelson ki l and d assistant principal Meghan Ellis got slimed April 1 to fulfill a promise to their students. The event was a celebration of the school’s Boosterthon efforts to raise more than $32,000 to be used toward the school’s needs. After getting slimed, the class from each grade level that raised the most got a chance to throw water balloons at the administrators, who smiled and danced their way through the hilarious event. Students raised money by doing a Boosterthon Fun Run that saw students walking a track and having family, friends, FRES staff and local companies pledge funds. Ellis pointed out a Boosterthon event in 2020 was the last schoolwide event held before the COVID-19 shutdown, so they were pleased it would be such an integral part of returning to normal in 2022. The 2020 Boosterthon goal was $20,000 and the school raised $28,032. Boosterthon funds will be used for playground and courtyard updates, STEM activities and other special events.

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by the board. However, in this vote, Williams and Cox abstained from voting, saying they either didn’t support the given options or wanted more information.

The board voted to rezone 1.2 acres of land on the south side of Route 69 just east of Urbine Road from Agricultural (A-10) to Commerce Center (CC). The owners, who have stated future plans to turn an existing house on the adjacent parcel into a restaurant, needed the rezoning for the purpose of running a driveway across one corner on the Urbine Road side for access to the property.

This was another heated debate that encompassed the future use of the building and opposing opinions from the planning department staff and the county attorney about whether the restaurant project would even be possible since the building has sat vacant for so long.

The board unanimously passed three separate conditional use permit cases. The first was to allow a country inn within the A-10 zoning district on a parcel at 2521 Huguenot Springs Road. The applicant plans to utilize the historic home and land for overnight accommodations and a small addition will be con-

structed on an existing summer kitchen to create a tea house for events.

The board also approved an accessory dwelling for a property at 2724 Valley Springs Road that will be used partially as an office and partially as a place for aging family members.

The third case was a CUP to allow a child day care center within the Residential Utility (RU) zoning district at 1510 Holly Hills Road. The CUP will allow an existing child day care operating by right in the home to add more children.

The board of supervisors heard a presentation from Judy Cain-Oliver, a member of the Senior Action Committee.

The group of Powhatan residents is working to bring attention to the needs of the aging population in the county. The presentation, which was requested by Carmack, focused on meeting the needs of local seniors through a variety of resources, but especially surrounding the need she and others in the community see for a senior center.

At that point, the committee had gotten the involvement of community stakeholders, held at least two town halls to gauge community feedback, and put out surveys asking residents what needs they

want to see met.

Cain-Oliver pointed out that the information they have received so far is based on 199 completed surveys, with 97% of them supporting the need for a senior center. Most of those who supported the idea expressed the desire for a senior center that features social and recreational activities as well as valuable information aimed at seniors.

According to 2020 statistics, there are more than 5,000 seniors living in Powhatan comprising 17% of the population.

While there are multiple sources that provide services and resources for the aging population, there is little coordination of services and resources, which may affect accessibility, she said.

Byerly was the only board member to speak following the presentation, thanking Cain-Oliver for sharing and pointing out that seniors do make up a significant portion of the county’s population and that there is an opportunity to help improve the county’s relationship with seniors.

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The public hearing is for the purpose of allowing the public to question and comment on the proposed real estate tax rate.

All citizens are invited to attend and share their views on the proposed rate within such reasonable time limits as shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors.

The County of Powhatan proposes to increase property tax levies.

1. Assessment Increase: Total assessed value of real property, excluding additional assessments due to new construction or improvements to property, exceeds last year’s total assessed value of real property by 10.4 percent.

2. Lowered Rate Necessary to Offset Increased Assessment: The tax rate, which would levy the same amount of real estate as last tax year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of real estate with exclusions mentioned above, would be $0.75 per $100 of assessed value. This rate will be known as the “lowered tax rate”.

3. Effective Rate Increase: The County of Powhatan proposes to adopt a tax rate of $.79 per $100 of assessed value. The difference between the lowered tax rate and the proposed rate would be $.04 per $100, or five (5) percent. This difference will be known as the “effective tax rate increase.”

Individual property taxes may, however, increase at a percentage greater than or less than the above percentage.

The Board may also consider a lower tax rate than the one identified in this paragraph, in which case the “effective tax rate” may be reduced or eliminated.

4. Proposed Total Budget Increase: Based on the proposed real property tax rate and changes in other revenues, the total budget of Powhatan County will increase from last year’s by 6.0 percent exclusive of special revenue funds, capital projects and enterprise funds.

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Softball seniors are leading by example

By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

During a practice early in the season, Powhatan softball head coach Marie Crump pulled her five seniors aside and stressed the importance of their leadership and what it means to be a captain.

Despite being topheavy in leadership with five respected and talented 12th-grade players in Carsen Hogston, Payton George, Emma Phillips and sisters Joy and Savannah Johnson, a deeper look into the roster shows a team heavy on youth, with those five seniors being surrounded by two freshmen, six sophomores and no rising seniors.

The conversation from Crump held a deeper significance for the group, who understand that this season presents an opportunity to make a deep playoff run while also building a foundation for the future.

“She told us how it was really important for us to lead the other girls

and to lead them strong,” George said.

Sitting at 4-1 to start the season, the Indians have flourished in their first five games, largely based on the strength of the college-bound talents of the Johnson sisters and Hogston, as well as the years of chemistry that this group has cultivated together.

“We are looking for them to help set the expectations and standard of excellence for the team, and with such a young and inexperienced group this year, it becomes even more important for them to step up to that task,” Crump said.

With George, Hogston and Phillips all coming from junior varsity to start their Powhatan softball tenures and the Johnsons playing all four years on varsity, this group has developed a complete understanding of what each player does best.

“We’ve all talked with each other on how we can improve on the team and how we can all work together,” Phillips said.

PHOTO BY ROBBY FLETCHER

Senior outfielder Carsen Hogston comes up to bat in a matchup against the Goochland Bulldogs on March 16.

The group has also faced tons of obstacles beyond their control over the last four years. Navigating a canceled sophomore season and a shortened junior season with a

modified playoff format made it hard for them to get many opportunities at a deep playoff run, but with a normal year in their senior season, they all understand the magni-

tude of this final run.

“We haven’t really had a lot of softball in the past three years so this is our last opportunity together to finally get something to happen and

finally have a season,” said Phillips.

A big part of reaching the heights they expect to hit revolves around how see SENIORS, pg. 2B

Freshman holds top spot for Indians

By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

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Powhatan local R.J. May was honored with the Jefferson and Walentas Scholarships at UVA .

Powhatan’s May earns prestigious UVA scholarships

By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

Maggie L. Walker wrestling star R.J. May has once again found himself in elite company.

This time though, it’s for his work in the classroom.

The Green Dragons senior that’s heading to the University of Virginia next fall was honored as one of 16 recipients for the Jefferson and Walentas Scholarships. The award for the two scholarships covers the entire cost of attendance for four years at see MAY, pg. 2B

Emma Carter was just 4 years old when she first picked up a tennis racket.

Now a freshman at Powhatan, she’s the girls tennis team’s undisputed No. 1 player in her first year on the team, displaying rare levels of savvy and experience on the court that head coach Anne Louise Maliff says she hasn’t seen from a newcomer in her three years of coaching at Powhatan.

After losing five seniors last season and sporting a roster full of talent but short on experience, Emma’s role on the team acts as the promising beacon of overall development that the team as a whole hopes to follow.

Emma says her parents played a large role in her interest in the sport early on, with her mom playing the game as a hobby and her dad challenging her to quick games in their driveway.

After that early introduction, she then started taking private lessons.

“I started taking lessons, and I really liked it and I got really into it and started playing with older kids,” she said.

While her first experiences with the sport started at 4, Carter’s journey into competitive play really started at 8 years old, when she joined USTA Junior Team Tennis or “JTT.” After getting into a more advanced level of play with multiple matches against quality opponents, Carter decided to shift her focus toward softball, though she picked up the racket for the occasional friendly match or clinic.

She played softball for three years before getting back into tennis in her eighth-grade year.

At that point, she realized tennis was the sport where she most wanted to dedicate her time.

The change to tenniscentric training also came on the heels of her family’s move from Midlothian to Powhatan in August 2020, right in the early wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emma’s mom, Shan-

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Freshman tennis player Emma Carter is the No. 1 player for Powhatan. The team has started the season with a 1-4 team record.

non Carter, says that the small and familiar tennis community they’ve been around since Emma’s days with JTT allowed them to gauge where Emma might rank at

Powhatan, and they felt confident that she could be a potential No. 1 player as early as her first year. see FRESHMAN, pg. 2B

C&F C&F BankBank’s AthleteAthlete of the Week of the Week BASEBALL ALL-STAR WHO: ANDREW CHEATHAM WHAT HE DID: On a day where the Powhatan Indians baseball team honored legendary head coach Gregg Conner with the changing of their field’s name, senior Andrew Cheatham

helped complete an epic comeback win for Powhatan over the Monacan Chiefs.

After coming back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game in the seventh, the Indians had a chance to win in an extra inning when Cheatham hit a single to start things off. He then stole second off the pitch and third off an errant toss to find himself

in scoring position.

After senior Thomas Robinson hit a sacrifice fly, Cheatham was greeted by his teammates at home for the winning run to cap off an excellent win in front of a major figure in Powhatan sports.

The next day in a 3-2 win over James River, Cheatham also went one-for-four at bat along with a walk.

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Knights sweep Kavaliers, but fall to Chargers in rematch

By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

Coming off their first loss of the season against Isle of Wight last Friday, the Blessed SacramentHuguenot Knights took to the fields again last week and had rematches against both Isle of Wight and Kenston Forest.

While the result against Isle of Wight was the same as the first meeting with a 2-0 loss, the Knights still had a solid week all-around, sweeping the Kenston Forest Kavaliers with a 3-0 win.

Taking on the Kavaliers on April 4, the Knights took to their home field and opened the scoring in the 20th minute with a goal from eighthgrade striker Nick Hickey.

With an assist by centerback Patrick Maynes, Hickey was able to bury a shot past the keeper for his sixth goal of the season.

Kenston Forest did well in keeping the score low for the rest of the half with a stingy defense that controlled the middle of

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they lead the rest of the team.

Responsibilities like leading warmups, making sure everyone has the proper gear on, finishing drills first and being vocal about how to fix mistakes have all been aspects that the team’s veterans have stressed.

Creating strong habits has been crucial to the consistent results the team has had early in the season.

“We want to push everyone to be the best that they can be all throughout the season so we can finish off strong,” Savannah Johnson said.

Hogston, who is having a stellar season in the outfield and with the bat in her hand, says leading by example has been her approach to guiding the

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Being listed as the top singles player comes with plenty of responsibility and pressure for any tennis player at the high school level, with that position being the test of a team’s overall quality when the top athletes face off.

Still, even as a freshman, Emma is just taking every experience in stride, using each opportunity to build on her own game.

“I just go out and do my best,” she said. “Tennis is such a mind game.

I never let my mind take over what I’m doing, and I always just focus on one thing at a time.

I’m playing a lot of seniors and really good people so I’m not always going to win, but I’m always going to try my best so I think that’s all that really matters.”

In Powhatan’s first five matches of the season, Emma has seen plenty of things to feel good about with her game as well as areas that she feels need improvement.

She’s completely confident in her shot power, but says her ar-

the field, but it wouldn’t be long into the second half before Nick’s older brother, senior Kenny Hickey, doubled the lead in the 68th minute with a curling shot from the edge of the 18-yard box for his third goal of the season.

Ten minutes later, the lead grew to 3-0 for the Knights after speedy eighth grader Ryder Hansen found space in front of the net with an assist by Nick Hickey to give the Knights their second win over the Kavaliers this season.

Two days later, the Knights found themselves in yet another rematch, this time against a Chargers team that stifled their typically explosive offense for a rare loss. The results were eerily similar in the second go-around, even down to the opening goal of the game. Like in the first game, the Chargers opened up their scoring with an early penalty kick after a foul in the box to take a 1-0 lead before the Knights could start developing a rhythm.

The Knights continued

fighting for a goal with constant pressure, but the defensive adroitness of the Chargers forced empty-handed scoring chances until the halftime whistle sounded.

Just after the second half started, the Chargers got back on the scoresheet to make it 2-0 when a

team, though she says it has its own challenges.

“I want the girls to observe how myself and the other seniors act,” Hogston said. “I hope that they pick up on our actions and follow in our lead.

It’s tough but rewarding being a leader sometimes, especially when our team is as young as we are.”

Joy Johnson says the team’s hot start puts a lot of the players in uncharted territory, and that when the team eventually has an off-day, it’s important to maintain composure as a person that others look up to.

“Most of the team has never played at the level we are playing at so, as seniors, we have to lift each other up and stay positive when everything may not be going our way or we’re just having

an off day,” she said.

George says her experience with the seniors she used to look up to has allowed her to take a more patient approach in her leadership, making sure she does more than just boss people around.

“I kind of try to be a little easier on them now that I’m a senior because I want them to see that I’m there to help them and not just tell them what to do all the time,” she said.

With 14 games left in the season, the Indians hope to use every game as a learning experience for the younger side of the roster. With that being said, they still want to balance that patient approach with the same brand of winning softball that’s gotten them to the top of the Dominion standings.

eas of focus during the team’s rematches in the second half of the season are to get to the ball quicker to avoid getting lobbed, to work on her shot placement and to improve her physical strength.

She feels all these aspects to her game will be improved by the end of the season with more practice and in-game action.

With every new challenge, Emma seems eager and willing to tackle it and use it as a learning experience to improve her game on the court.

Shannon says as long as her daughter enjoys the game and feels confident in handling the workload of a prospering athlete and student, she’ll have her parents’ full support.

“I always want it to be fun for her, if it stops being fun you need to scale back a little bit,” Shannon said. “Even though she is very good at it and has a very competitive edge to her and always has since she was a little girl, I still want it to be fun. This is her sport and we 100% support her in it and want her to have a good time with it.”

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF AMANDA HATFIELD

Left, senior striker Stephen Dinora pressures Isle of Wight prior to forcing a turnover on April 6.

Right, senior Alessandro Robuschi dribbles into the midfield.

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UVA, and features a yearly spending stipend, a co-op at Oxford and a chance for travel studies.

Over 800 schools participate in the selection process for the scholarships, with each school ultimately being represented by one nominee that had to write an essay along with a brag sheet detailing why they should receive consideration.

After being the accepted nominee from the scholarship foundation, May and the thousands of other accepted applicants had to go

scramble in the box led to a goal.

Blessed Sacrament had a few major chances to get on the board to keep the hopes of a comeback alive, including a wellplaced cross by sophomore William Fichter being cleared out of the box and a breakaway attempt

by junior Alessandro Robuschi being saved by the keeper.

The chances to score were there for the Knights, but the Chargers locked in and held on for another 2-0 victory over their rival. The hope for revenge will have to wait for the Knights, who could po-

tentially face the Chargers in the conference tournament.

Blessed Sacrament has a lengthy break until its next game, playing again on April 25 in the team’s first matchup of the season against Southampton Academy. The game kicks off at 5:30 p.m.

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Top left, Savannah Johnson makes contact on the ball. Top right, Emma Phillips hits a line drive against Monacan. Left, Payton George stays in the outfield before the pitch.

through multiple rounds of regional interviews with a scholarship committee. May says it was his first time in that type of interview setting, but his experience talking to reporters during his wrestling career helped with his preparation.

“I’ve never done a large panel interview over a Zoom call before, but I do think all the times I’ve been interviewed by Powhatan Today and the coaches I’ve had to reach out to in terms of wrestling did help,” May said.

“I was pretty comfortable.”

After that, four kids from the Richmond region were selected as finalists, which led to an-

other set of interviews that focused on the student’s leadership ability through his or her work in the classroom and in their extracurriculars.

May again felt his time in wrestling gave him an advantage to exhibit the type of leadership quality they were looking for.

“A lot of my athletics and academics work hand in hand, they both help each other,” he said. “As much as my academics have helped further my wrestling career, wrestling was really a big part in my response to the interview questions and the way that I view things.”

After the conclusion of the final round of interviews, May and 15

other students from around the country were granted the prestigious honor of winning the scholarships.

May later learned that he received the Echols Scholarship as well, which is part of UVA’s Arts & Sciences program that allows the scholar greater flexibility and course load perks in their academic requirements.

With no general education requirements, May says he plans on going for his master’s degree in the area of government and politics while also entering the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy after his sophomore year.

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Left, senior R.J. May stands atop the podium after winning the 182-pound VHSL Class 3 state title while honoring Kieran Hathaway, who past away in January. Right, May takes control of New Kent wrestler Nathaniel Fly’s arm and goes for a takedown in the semifinals. May won in a 5-3 decision to move forward to the title match.

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Hello everyone I would like to introduce myself, My name is Patrick I am around 5 years old, I am up to date on shots, and I am a playful, loving and a sweet young man. About a month ago I was found very sick, I was underweight, and had some abrasion on me. I was immediately picked up, and taken to the vet where I was treated for my wounds, I was put on a slow feeding schedule, and was given lots of blankets, and love. I am now very happy and healthy, and am searching for my forever home. I can get very excited when I see my people, but I do calm down. I will need some basic training because no one ever took the time to teach me anything.

If you are interested in meeting me and getting to know me better, Please contact 804-598-5672 and the staff will be happy to schedule a time for a meet and greet. I really look forward to meeting you.

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 Sheriff’s Office | Division Of Animal Control Phone: 804-598-5672 | Fax: 804-598-5109

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Notice is hereby given that the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors will conduct public hearings on Monday, April 25, 2022, at 6:30 PM in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium (3910 Old Buckingham Road) regarding the following matters.

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O-2022-15 Case #22-01-AFD: Roger Walker has requested that tax map parcel #50-27 be added to the Appomattox River AFD. The proposed addition is approximately 24.5 Acres in size and will be added to the 1,083.14 Acres already incorporated into the AFD. The parcel is located along the Appomattox River and is adjacent to Tax Map Parcel #51-3 which is included in the core of the Appomattox River AFD. Tax Map Parcel #50-27 is located near the southeast end of Worsham Rd. The parcel is currently zoned Agricultural-10 (A-10) and resides in Electoral District #4: Powhatan Courthouse/Macon.

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O-2022-16 Case #22-02-AFD: Kathy Toombs has requested that tax map parcel #50-27A be added to the Appomattox River AFD. The proposed addition is approximately 24.5 Acres in size and will be added to the 1,083.14 Acres already incorporated into the AFD. The parcel is located along the Appomattox River and is approximately 400 feet west of #51-3 which is included in the core of the Appomattox River AFD. Tax map parcel #50-27A is located near the southeast end of Worsham Rd. This parcel is within a mile of the already established Appomattox River AFD and would be contiguous if Tax Map Parcel #50-27 were to be added to the AFD. The parcel is currently zoned Agricultural-10 (A-10) and resides in Electoral District #4: Powhatan Courthouse/Macon.

O-2021-27 (Adoption of the 2021 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan): The County of Powhatan requests review and adoption of an amendment to the Powhatan County 2021 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan, updating certain maps and updating the Transportation Plan. The Long-Range Comprehensive Plan is a general guide for public officials, citizens, and other stakeholders regarding the physical development of Powhatan County, establishing a framework for decision-making. §15.2-2223 of the Code of Virginia requires that every governing body adopt a Long-Range Comprehensive Plan. The current Powhatan County Long-Range Comprehensive Plan was adopted on October 25, 2021.

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O-2022-13 Fee Schedule Amendment: Amending the Powhatan County Code of Ordinances, Appendix A Fee Schedule, to increase Building Inspection Fees, Water and Sewer Rates, Fire and Rescue Fees and Other Administrative Changes O-2022-14 Redistricting: This amendment repeals and replaces Chapter 34 (Elections) Article II (Election Districts, Precincts) of the Powhatan County Code of Ordinances.

This update is required to maintain County compliance with VA State Code Section 24.2-304.04 and ensure population equity between voting districts as a result of the 2020 U.S. Census.

Members of the public may also participate remotely by joining a webinar at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83998792911 or by dialing in by phone at 1-929-205-6099 OR 1-312-626-6799, then typing in the webinar ID 839 9879 2911. During the public comment period, participants may raise their hand using the zoom controls on the computer screen, or (if dialing in) by pressing *9 on a phone.

The meeting may be watched live by visiting http://powhatanva.gov/432/Live-Streamof-Powhatan-County-Meetings.

Public comments may also be submitted to administration@powhatanva.gov or by leaving a voicemail at (804) 598-5612. Any comments received prior to 5:00 PM of the date of the public hearing will be recorded in the meeting minutes.

All interested persons are invited to participate in the public hearings and to present their views and/or to submit written comments. Persons requiring special assistance to view or participate in those hearings should contact the Powhatan County Administrator’s Office at (804) 598-5612 at least three days prior to the meeting. Full text and documents related to these proposals can be reviewed by contacting the County Administrator’s Office at administration@powhatanva.gov or (804) 598-5612.

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Unexpected Dr. Pimple Popper Dr. Pimple Popper Body Parts Hoard-Buried Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office The 700 Club Å Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond King King “There-Crooked” ›››‡ “The Time Machine” (1960) ››› “Time After Time” (1979, Drama) “Love-Forecast” “A Royal Runaway Romance” (2022) Golden Golden Golden Golden The Mentalist Å The Mentalist Å The Mentalist Å The Mentalist Å The Mentalist Å Flip Flip Flip Flip Fix My Flip (N) Å Hunters Hunt Intl Hunters Hunt Intl Beat Beat Restaurant: Im. Beat Beat Chef Boot Camp Beat Beat ›› “Fist Fight” (2017, Comedy) Charlie Day, Ice Cube. ›‡ “Nobody’s Fool” (2018) Å “Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows” ›››‡ “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” (2011) “Bruce Almighty” ››‡ “Con Air” (1997, Action) Nicolas Cage. Å “Enemy of the State” (1998) CMT Crossroads (N) Å CMT Campfire CMT Crossroads (In Stereo) › “Coyote Ugly” Swamp People Swamp People Swamp People (N) (In Stereo) Swamp People (In Stereo)

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“Twist of Faith” (2013) Å Dream Dream Dream Dream Vacation House Vacation House Dream Dream Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners N.Y. Undercover N.Y. Undercover Martin Martin ›› “Fist Fight” (2017) Charlie Day. “Fantastic Beasts Where to Find Them” ›› “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” (2018) “Con Air” (1997) ››› “The Fifth Element” (1997, Science Fiction) Bruce Willis.

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NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime Dan Abrams Live Banfield Å IT Cosmetics Å Skechers (N) (Live) Susan Graver Style (N) (Live) Å Home Office Finding Your Roots Call the Midwife (N) Sanditon-Mast Before We Die (N) Austin City Limits No Passport Vpm Tell Me Stroud Untamed Search-Justice: Rise of Nazis CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom Newsroom American Voices Mehdi Hasan Ayman (Live) Å “Paper & Glue” (2021, Documentary) Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Sunday Night Life, Liberty Revolution Sunday Night Life, Liberty “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” ›››‡ “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004) Basket NBA Basketball NBA Basketball Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Flight Attendant Flight Attendant The First 48 Å The First 48 Å The First 48 “Chain of Death” (In Stereo) The First 48 Å Bar Rescue Å Bar Rescue Å Bar Rescue Å Bar Rescue Å Bar Rescue Å ›› “50 First Dates” ›› “Couples Retreat” (2009) Vince Vaughn. Å ›› “50 First Dates” (2004) Naked and Afraid Naked and Afraid (N) (In Stereo) Å Naked and Afraid (In Stereo) 90 Day Fiance: 90 Day Fiancé “Ketchup to My Mustard” Unexpected (N) 90 Day Fiancé (N) Lone Star Law Louisiana Law Lone Star Law (N) Louisiana Law Lone Star Law ›››‡ “Frozen” (2013) Voices of Kristen Bell. Å “The Parent Trap” ››‡ “The Lion King” (2019) Two Men Two Men Two Men Two and Half Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men “Shoes-Fishermn” ›››‡ “Easter Parade” (1948) ››› “King of Kings” (1961) Å “Love, Classified” Calls the Heart “You Had Me at Aloha” (2021) Golden Golden “Overcomer” (2019) “God Bless the Broken Road” (2018) ›› “Sweet Home Alabama” (2002) Å Home Town Å Home Town Å Building Roots (N) Home Town Å Home Town Å Tournament Tournament of Champions (N) Å Guy’s Games Guy’s Games ›› “First Sunday” (2008, Comedy) Ice Cube. Å Payne As. Liv ›‡ “Blue Streak” ››› “Captain America: Civil War” (2016) ››› “Captain America: Civil War” (2016, Action) Chris Evans.

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“Love at Shore” “Baby, It’s Cold Inside” (2021) Golden Golden Golden Golden Castle (In Stereo) Castle (In Stereo) Castle (In Stereo) Castle (In Stereo) Castle (In Stereo) Dream Home Dream Home Celebrity IOU Å Celebrity IOU Å Celebrity IOU Å Beat Beat Spring Baking The Julia Child Bake or Break Å Chopped Å ››› “The Best Man” (1999) Taye Diggs. ›‡ “The Perfect Guy” (2015, Suspense) Sanaa Lathan. Å ››‡ “Jeepers Creepers” (2001, Horror) “Jeepers Crpr 2” ›› “Underworld: Blood Wars” (2016) Better Call Saul (Season Premiere) (In Stereo) Å Call Saul ››› “Ocean’s Thirteen” (2007) Å Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike History’s-Mysteries History’s-Mysteries History’s-Mysteries I Was I Was I Was I Was

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Powhatan Today, April 13, 2022

LEGAL DISPLAY ADS

LEGAL DISPLAY ADS

LEGALS

LEGAL DISPLAY ADS

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION For Powhatan County Public notice is hereby given that the Board of Equalization for Powhatan County, will meet on the day’s hereafter listed for the purpose of hearing complaints of inequalities including errors in acreage.

Upon hearing such complaints, either oral or written, the Board will give consideration AND INCREASE, DECREASE OR AFFIRM such real estate assessments. Before a change can be granted, the taxpayer or his agent must overcome a clear presumption in favor of the assessment. The taxpayer or agent must provide a preponderance of the evidence that the assessment of the property is not uniform with the assessments of other similar properties or that the property is assessed in excess of its fair market value.

Appointments will be scheduled every 20 minutes to minimize waiting. To appear before the Board of Equalization, please call 804-598-5799 from 8:30 A.M. and 5:30 P.M. Meetings of the Board to hear objections will be held at: 2270 Mann Road, Powhatan, VA 23139.

The date(s) and time(s) are: May 25, 2022 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Additional dates and times will be scheduled if necessary and advertised) By order of the Powhatan County Board of Equalization

CLASSIFIEDS PLACE YOUR AD TODAY

(804) 746-1235 ext. 2

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Benefits of this part-time, contract opportunity with the Richmond Times-Dispatch team: • Manage your own schedule and free up most of your day; work only 3-4 hours between 1-6 a.m. daily • Excellent supplemental income – Earn up to $1,800 per month All you need is a dependable vehicle and a valid Virginia driver’s license for consideration.

Signing bonus is for a limited time, so don’t miss out.

Contact us NOW at Richmond.com/Carriers or (804) 649-6872 to learn more.

Homes for Sale

Residential for Rent

Real Estate Policy All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Virginia Fair Housing Law, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, or handicap.”

Apartment Referral Services Policy Apartment referral service companies sell lists of available apartments for rent in your area.

Please read contracts thoroughly to ensure that you understand and agree to all the terms and the cancellation policy of the contract.

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law.

All persons are hereby informed that all the dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

HOMES FOR SALE

Rentals Available in Powhatan & Surrounding Areas

5603-01

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HOMES RENTALS ACREAGE

WANTED RESIDENTIAL WANTED: RENTAL HOME WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF POWHATAN. OVER 1200 SQ. FT. UNDER $1600/PER MONTH. EXCELLENT CREDIT & INCOME, FLEXIBLE MOVE IN DATE. PLEASE CALL OR TEXT, SCOTT 804-258-2718.

Business & Service Directory CONCRETE WORK Bernard’s Concrete Services Concrete, Retaining Walls, Pavers, Brick, Sidewalks. Install & repair.

Free Estimates. Licensed & Insured.

References. Call or Text 804-874-9184

LAWN SERVICES A &C Lawn Care - Leaf Removal, Mulching, Aerating, Pruning, Grass Cutting, Hedge Trimming, Storm Removal & More! Free Est. Licensed/Insured.

Call 804-514-2459 or 804-398-9122

POWER WASHING Affordable Quality Wash Houses, Decks & More! Lic & Ins. Call 804-550-2345 /873-5125. Serving Powhatan for over 25 years.

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SIDING Miller’s Exterior Works All types of repair jobs, or new jobs! Specializing in replacement windows, decks, replacing entry doors, wheelchair ramps & all your handyman needs. Insured.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS POWHATAN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Notice is hereby given that the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors will conduct public hearings on Monday, April 25, 2022 at 6:30 PM in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium (3910 Old Buckingham Road) regarding the following matters.

Ordinance O-2022-13 Amending Appendix A Fee Schedule of the Powhatan County Code of Ordinances to update certain fees and to increase the following fees:

Fee

County Code

Recruitment

Commercial/MultiFamily – Trade Permits (plumbing, electrical, mechanical, range hood, fire suppression, alarm, tanks)

$50.00 Plus $7.00 Per $1,000.00 Value of Work Performed

$70.00 Plus $7.00 Per $1,000.00 Value of Work Performed

Commercial/Multi-Family – Permits (building, pool, elevator, tent)

$50.00 Plus $7.00 Per $1,000.00 Value of Work Performed

$70.00 Plus $7.00 Per $1,000.00 Value of Work Performed

One and Two Family Dwellings Permits (building, pool, elevator, tent)

$50.00 Plus $7.00 Per $1,000.00 Value of Work Performed

$70.00 Plus $7.00 Per $1,000.00 Value of Work Performed

One and Two Family Dwellings – Trade Permits (plumbing, electrical, mechanical, range hood, fire suppression, alarm, , tanks)

$50.00 plus $.04 per Sq. Ft. of Finished Living Area

$70.00 plus $.04 per Sq. Ft. of Finished Living Area

Re-inspection fee after 2nd fail, or not ready on the first inspection

$50.00

$75.00

$35.00

$55.00

Small Mechanical Ride or Inflatable Amusement Devices (each device)

Fee

County Code

Current

Proposed

Building Inspection Fees: (Continued) Circular ride or flat ride less than 20' above the ground

$55.00

$75.00

Spectacular ride that cannot be inspected as a circular or flat ride

$75.00

$100.00

Concession go-kart tracks up to 20 karts ($10.00 each additional)

$-

$300.00

Zip lines (per line, example: between each launch and landing)

$-

$150.00

Certificate of Occupancy – Change of Occupant for Life Safety and Fire Safety Inspections

$100.00

$150.00

Basic Life Support

$540.00

$590.00

Advance Life Support Level 1

$640.00

$690.00

Advance Life Support Level 2

$920.00

$950.00

Ground Transport Mileage

$11.00 per mile $12.00 per mile

Fire and Rescue Fees:

GENERAL The Richmond Times-Dispatch is seeking Full-Time Distribution Supervisors.

Job Responsibilities: To recruit, motivate and train carrier force to provide good service while increasing/ maintaining circulation volumes and meeting service goals. Assist in maintaining overall distribution center operations.

All Distribution Supervisors are responsible for achieving consistent, proper and on-time delivery to subscribers.

Handle customer’s problems and service requests to the customer’s satisfaction. Work with carriers to meet retail collection goals and resolve problems with retail outlets. Collect all open routes and collect payments from carriers. As a Distribution Supervisor, you are responsible for the successful overall performance of your assigned area within the distribution center. Starting salary is $40,000 plus commission.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Valid Drivers’ License and proof of insurance required, the ability to work well with others in a team environment and the ability to follow all Company policies and procedures including but not limited to attendance standards. Education and Experience: High School diploma or equivalent. Must successfully pass Criminal Background Investigation.

Please contact Teresa Brandon 804-8017653 tbrandon@timesdispatch.com or Gregory Whitlow 804-640-3360 gwhitl ow@timesdispatch.com

Proposed

Building Inspection Fees:

TREE SERVICE Bernard’s Tree Service Tree Removal, Stump Grinding, Landscaping, Cleanout, Mulching, Planting & More! Free Est. Licensed & Insured References. Call or text 804-874-9184

Current

Utility Fees: Water Fee - Bi-monthly Commodity Charge Cost Charge per 1,000 gallons

80-72

$7.07

$7.42

Wastewater Fee Bi-monthly Commodity Charge Cost Charge per 1,000 gallons

80-72

$7.00

$7.35

Public comments may also be submitted to administration@powhatanva.gov or by leaving a voicemail at (804) 598-5612. Any comments received prior to 5:00 PM of the date of the public hearing will be recorded in the meeting minutes.

All interested persons are invited to participate in the public hearings and to present their views and/or to submit written comments. Persons requiring special assistance to view or participate in those hearings should contact the Powhatan County Administrator’s Office at (804) 598-5612 at least three days prior to the meeting. Full text and documents related to these proposals can be reviewed by contacting the County Administrator’s Office at administration@powhatanva.gov or (804) 598-5612.

Powhatan Today, April 13, 2022

Page 6B GENERAL Cook needed for a 28 bed assistant living facility in Powhatan.

Immediate Opening!

Please call 804-598-5415

Recruitment CONSTRUCTION & TRADES

INSTALLATION & REPAIR

CDL DUMP TRUCK & LOW BOY DRIVERS

HVAC Service Technician Needed We are looking for an experienced service tech for residential and light commercial.

Top pay, 3+ wks paid vacation. All benefits of working for a big company with the flexibility and freedoms of a small family owned business.

Contact us at 804-355-7767

Full or or Part time . Top pay for qualifed applicants Call: Southern Paving Corp. (804)794-4100.

Cleaning Services

Landscaping

Plumbing

YARD CLEANUP & JUNK REMOVAL

Emergency Service Residential & Commercial Work

Will clean junk from Attics, Basements, Garages, Hauling Brush Piles, Furniture, & Appliances.

Powhatan Pump & Plumbing, Inc

804-514-2938

598-2468 Reasonable Rates • Water Pump Service

Electrical Serving Powhatan, Cumberland & Surrounding Areas

Residential • Commercial • Industrial

Jay Robinson (Owner) Licensed & Insured cumberland_electrical@yahoo.com

24 Hr. Emergency Service No Job

(804) 492-3335

Too Small

TAYLOR cling Recy We Buy Scrap Metal & Autos Copper • Aluminum Brass

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cell - 804.714.7777

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Driveway grading Gravel road maintenance Gravel spreading & hauling Lot clearing & grading Topsoil & fill dirt hauled

SEPTIC TANK CLEANING

Kirby Williams

24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE AVAILABLE

804-347-3299

Pet Sitting

FOR FAST, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, CALL TODAY!

(804) 598-1049

Lida’s Pet Sitting

Heating and Cooling

Tree Service

Peace of Mind When you can’t be there

Sales • Service • Installation • Water Heaters • Attic Fans

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All Makes All Models All Brands

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Southside Virginia’s Oldest Storage Shed Manufacturer

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Custom Built Storage Sheds, Barns, Garages and Animal Buildings

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Pump Services

Miscellaneous

B&W TREE & YARD WORKS, LLC Licensed & Fully Insured for YOUR Protection FREE Estimates Tree & Stump Removal • Leaf Removal • Yard Work Hauling - Mulch, Gravel, Stone

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Plumbing

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING Call Dorton Bros., Inc. to schedule a FREE Estimate on Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating Systems. Ideal for homes, garages and additions. Financing available!!

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Home Improvement

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Call for an Estimate 804-513-5385

Office: 804-598-3931 Cell: 804-938-9940

Water Treatment RICKY STEPHENS PLUMBING NJ MPL #12851

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