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Vol. XXXV No.. 51

June 22, 2022

Rising costs put strain on FY 2022, 2023 PCPS budgets By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

POWHATAN – Rising costs are putting a strain on Powhatan County Public School’s current fiscal year budget and causing concerns about budget projections for next year as well. The Powhatan County School Board got a troubling update on the fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget that ends June 30 and the FY2023 budget that begins July 1 during the June 14 meeting from Larry Johns, assistant superintendent for finance, business operations, transportation and food services. Johns outlined concerns he has not only about unexpected increases in costs for fuel, legal services and substitute teachers for FY2022 but how fuel costs, if they remain near current rates or even climb higher, are severely under budgeted in next year’s budget. “I have been worried about the budget for

months and months, just like I am sure all of y’all have been worried about price increases at the gas stations,” Johns told the board at the start of his presentation. “So I thought it would be very appropriate to update the board as to where we are with the current (2022) budget as well as the (2023) budget that we have coming up.” Following Johns’ presentation, board members asked questions and gave feedback on the information. Rick Cole, who represents District 1, pointed out that even though there are categories within the budget that unexpectedly went over budget because of inflation, it was due to the staff’s excellent practices and management that the school division still anticipates ending FY 2022 with the budget in the black. He thanked Johns, who will retire this month, for being a see BUDGET, pg. 9

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POWHATAN – If the Powhatan County Department of Social Services can be anything to the community, what Meghan Carroll wants most is for it to be a useful tool bringing positive change. Hired in April as the director to helm the complicated agency, Carroll served in the role in an interim capacity for a few months before that after former director Sharon Rochelle accepted a state-

Beth Teigen hired as school superintendent By Laura McFarland

Meghan Carroll, who became director of the Powhatan County Department of Social Services in April, said she wants the agency to be a useful tool for positive change.

By Laura McFarland

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After the June 14 meeting where she was hired as the new superintendent of Powhatan County Public Schools, Dr. Beth Teigen, right, meets the county’s three returning principals, Samantha Martin, from left, Tom Sulzer, and Constance Deal.

level position. The time since stepping into the position has been one of intense transition, Carroll said, but that has really been the case for the last few years with COVID-19 creating roadblocks for work that is usually hands-on and face-to-face. In the face of all that change, Carroll said she intends to follow the example set by Rochelle’s positive leadership because she has seen the power of what it can do. see CARROLL, pg. 10

POWHATAN – The Powhatan County School Board has hired Dr. Beth Teigen as the division’s new superintendent, beginning work on July 1. The board voted unanimously at its meeting on Tuesday, June 14 to hire Teigen, a Powhatan County resident who joins Powhatan County Public Schools (PCPS) from Henrico County Public Schools, where she is the chief of staff/deputy superintendent. She will replace Dr. Eric Jones, who retires at the end of this month. During the meeting, all of the board members welcomed Teigen, who stayed until the end and greeted people after it adjourned, and expressed their excitement to work with her. The vote to hire her ended an intensive months-long superintendent search facilitated by consultants with McPherson and Jacobson that involved gaining a wide range of input from staff, students, parents and community members. Chair Kim Hymel, who represents District 5, said 24 people applied to be the PCPS superintendent and the school board interviewed eight of them, ultimately choosing Teigen as the best fit for the job. Hundreds of hours were spent behind the scenes in preparation for all the group meetings, board meetings and interviews because the school board recognized they had an enormous amount of responsibility to get this right,

Hymel said. “This is the most important decision a school board member makes,” she said, adding she was relieved to know she had given it her all and that the task is accomplished. Valarie Ayers, District 3, also called hiring the superintendent one of the greatest responsibilities that a school board has. She added her fellow school board members had a tremendous commitment to Powhatan schools and the community and were willing to do what was needed to hire the best candidate based on guidance from the stakeholders’ input. “We formed the criteria for superintendent and interview questions based on what the people of Powhatan and our employees wanted and needed,” she said. Although she has never worked for the Powhatan school division, Teigen and her husband, Tryg, have lived in the county for 10 years. Teigen said in a separate interview last week that she was ecstatic with the school board’s decision to hire her and considers it the opportunity of a lifetime to be the superintendent in the community that she has chosen as her home. “There are many people that relocate to become a superintendent and that is not something I wanted to do,” she said. “My community, where we have chosen to live, is very important to me, so it was like having the stars perfectly align to have the Powhatan position open and knowing see SUPERINTENDENT, pg. 8

Young writer wins teleplay award at film festival By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

POWHATAN – Gracie Marcellus’ reaction to hearing her name called as a winner at the Richmond International Film Festival can only be described as exuberant. Initially blocked in by her father, Bob Marcellus of Powhatan – who himself was so excited for his daughter that he jumped up and was torn between trying to pull out his phone to video her and cheer and clap for her – the overwhelmed 20-year-old college student nevertheless managed to make it out to the aisle and propel herself toward the stage of the Byrd Theatre to accept her award. “I jumped up and ran down to the stage. I had heels on so if I

stopped and didn’t go as fast I would have tripped and fallen,” she said with a laugh. “The guy emceeing said ‘everyone should come down as excited as she did.’” Gracie Marcellus made it to the stage without incident, where she accepted the Merit Award for Best Virginia Teleplay in the 2022 Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) screenwriting competition for her television pilot script, see FILM FESTIVAL, pg. 6

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Gracie Marcellus was already thrilled to walk the red carpet at the Richmond International Film Festival but was over the moon when she took home the award for Best Virginia Teleplay.

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O B I T UA R I E S KERNEY BROWN BROWN, Kerney Bruce, 71, of Charlottesville, Va., went home to be with the Lord on June 12, 2022. He is survived by his devoted friend, Arlene Rose; six children, seven siblings and a host of other relatives and friends. A viewing will be held one hour prior to service at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25 at BROWN Petersville Baptist Church, New Canton, Va. The Rev. Jessie Woodson Johnson, eulogist. www.mariangray thomasfuneralhome.com

RAGINA COPELAND COPELAND, Ragina Melton, of Powhatan, Virginia, formerly of Washington, West Virginia, died in Bon Air, Virginia on June 3, 2022. Ragina was born October 17, 1942, in Buckhannon, West Virginia, the daughter of Mont Clarence Melton and Ruth Cutright Melton. Ragina is survived by her husband of 57 years, Robert Lee Copeland; daughter, Kelli Thompson (Brian); granddaughter, Sophie Thompson, all of Powhatan. Also surviving are her sister, Barbara Teets

Welcher of Texas, along with several nieces and nephews and a special cousin, Lynn Cartwright (Greg) of Grafton, W.Va. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Carl David Melton; and sister, Carole Klosterboer. A graduate of Buckhannon-Upshur COPELAND High School, Fairmont State College and West Virginia University, she earned her master's and a Doctorate of Education. Dr. Copeland retired from West Virginia University Parkersburg as Professor Emeritus with 40 years of service. Per her request, arrangements have been entrusted to Cremation Society of Virginia. A memorial service will be held at a later date with Pastor Lynn Cartwright officiating. Donations may be made to the Ruth Melton Memorial Scholarship Fund at West Virginia University Parkersburg by making checks payable to the WVU Parkersburg Foundation with "Ruth Melton Scholarship" in the memo line and mailing to WVU Parkersburg Foundation, 300 Campus Drive, Parkersburg, W.Va. 26104. The family would like to thank Sunrise Senior Living at Bon Air for Ragina's care over the last month.

PAUL IMIG IMIG, Paul H., was born on October 18, 1943. He passed away peacefully on June 10, 2022. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, wife, Mabel Imig; father, Paul J. Imig; mother, Marguerite A. Johnson; brother, Otto Imig. He is surIMIG vived by his daughter, Leslie Doverspike and husband, Don Doverspike; son Paul A. Imig; nephew, Anthony Stevens; grandchildren, Kayla Doverspike, Matt Doverspike and wife, Emily Doverspike; great-grandson, Nash Doverspike and two more yet to be born; and great-nephew, little Anthony Stevens. Paul retired from school business administration in western Pennsylvania and moved to Powhatan, Virginia to be closer to his family. He was employed by Powhatan school district and retired as assistant superintendent. Paul had a love for animals and spent much of his time taking care of those he rescued. A special thanks to the employees of Edgeworth Park and Traditions Hospice. Online condolences may be made at Bennett and Barden Funeral Home, bennettbardenfh.com. A donation, in the name of Paul H. Imig, may be made at Fisher Center For Alzheimer's Research Foundation, alzinfo.org/memory-wall/.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, June 22

Powhatan County Public Library is proud to partner with Powhatan County Public Schools for the children’s summer reading program. The 2022 theme is “Oceans of Possibilities!” Participants are encouraged to attend summer reading events and check out books at the library. All programs at all locations are free and open to the public. Children’s story times will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at the library on June 22 and 29, and July 6, 13, 20 and 27. Enjoy stories, songs and rhymes! Contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-5985670. Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center, which is located at 6137 Old Buckingham Road, provides year-round 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: June 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 804-3186485. Community Matters is a resource for all 55 and forward interested in learning, staying active and engaging with peers. Challenge and socialization are powerful combined and crucial at any age! Program is free; requires independent participation. Weekly sessions with a wide range of topics and activities are held on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Rescue Squad Building, 3920 Marion Harland Lane. Information on various offerings, activities and topics presented can be found on Facebook: Powhatan County Reach for Active Services and also by calling the Powhatan Library 804-598-5670 and selecting option 3 to hear an updated recording. Call program coordinator Jayne Lloyd at 804698-0438 for more information. 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. Business Network International (BNI) Powhatan chapter meets virtually from 8 to 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday. Visit Www.BNIVA.com for information. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/ BNIOnFire or contact executive director Dawne Gulla at dawne@bniva.com or 804-690-9220 for more information.

The Free Clinic of Powhatan serves residents from Powhatan, Amelia and Cumberland Counties as well as select Chesterfield areas. Services include medical, dental, counseling and women’s healthcare by appointment. Note: Walk-in medical services for current registered patients now available on the first and third Mondays of May and June. Eligibility requirements on website www. freeclinicofpowhatan.org/patients. Registration for new patients by appointment Mondays 5-8 p.m. or walk-in Tuesdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information or to make an appointment, call (804) 598-5637.

a stage, electricity, food provided by Tavern 19, picnic tables, live music, kid’s activities and more! Come grab some dinner and stock up for the week on fresh local products! For more information, visit https://rvagriculture.org/.

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.

Graceland Baptist Church, 975 Dorset Road, holds a community meal called At the Table at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month. Come enjoy a homecooked meal, a brief Jesus story, fellowship, and music. All are welcome.

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_2 QUVzrPXDpYsV2HY11CH8KBrluifyO. 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.

Mill Quarter Republican Woman's Club (MQRWC) will meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at Italian Delight restaurant, 1795 South Creek One, Powhatan. Fellowship begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. The organization meets the fourth Thursday of every month unless otherwise advertised in the Community Calendar or MQRWC’s Facebook page. MQWRC is an active group and interested in expanding. Visitors are always welcome.

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.

The Free Clinic of Powhatan is offering walk-in medical appointments for active current patients from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month at the clinic at 2320 Skaggs Road. No appointment necessary. For more information, contact 804-598-5637.

A Powhatan Hope Narcotics 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 Village Vibe Concert Series is wrapping up a three-concert season in 2022. All shows are free and open to the public, with gates opening at 6 p.m. at the Village Meadow, 3920 Marion Hardland Lane. The final Friday concerts will feature the Jangling Rhineharts. No outside food or drink. Bring your own lawn chair and friends. No pets or tents.

The American Red Cross needs volunteers to help on the ground and blood and platelet donors to roll up a sleeve to maintain a stable blood supply in the face of emergencies. Eligible donors can help overcome the critical need for blood and ensure blood is readily available by making an appointment to give by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood. org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-7332767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. Upcoming local blood drives currently scheduled for the area are from: 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 28 at Powhatan County Public Library, 2270 Mann Road.

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.

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

Emmaus Christian Church, 1801 Huguenot Trail, will hold Bands, BBQ and Firefighters from 4 to 8 p.m. Join us for an evening of live music, smoked barbeuce and fun for all ages. We will be raising money for the Fine Creek Volunteer Fire Department. Music by The Biscuit Eaters, Eddie Dickerson, and more! Free admission. Contact emmauscc1@verizon.net. Farmers Market at Tavern 19 is open from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday through October on the grounds of Independence Golf Course, 600 Founders Bridge Blvd, Midlothian, VA 23113. The new Farmers Market at Tavern 19 is a grower’s market, featuring farm fresh seasonal produce, grass fed meats, fruits and berries, honey, baked goods, value added products and select artisan crafts. Independence Golf Course is the ideal setting for a farmers market – it’s a park-like setting with plenty of parking and grass covered by large shade trees. The market has free Wi-Fi,

Reach for Active Services offers private technology assistance sessions to Powhatan residents (55 & forward) by reservation. Located at the Powhatan Library conference room - bring your device for hands-on learning; call or email to reserve a time slot. Now filling reservations for Friday, July 8. Contact the program coordinator at 804-698-0438 or RAServices.PVA@gmail.com.

Graceland Baptist Church will hold a Vacation Bible School Day Camp the week of July 11 to 15. The camp will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is open to first through sixth graders. The camp is free. Children need to bring their own lunch. There will be games, crafts, Bible stories, etc.

Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center, which is located at 6137 Old Buckingham Road, provides year-round 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: 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.

The Powhatan County Public Library Adult Summer Reading Program will the second of two summer movie nights! Join us on Tuesday, July 12 for a viewing of "Death on the Nile." Both movies are PG-13 and run from 4 to 6 p.m. Popcorn is on us! Registration is required. For details, contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670 or library@powhatanlibrary.net.

Attention Powhatan businesses and start-ups: The Capital Region Small Business Development Center team will be in Powhatan from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 12 for business consultation sessions. These are FREE business resources and assistance to businesses of all life stages (start-up, existing and legacy). Sign up for your session at tinyurl.com/PowhatanOfficeHours. Visit https://capitalregionvasbdc.com/.

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Tuesday, June 28

Friday, June 24

The Heart of Virginia Beekeepers plans to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 5 at the Prince Edward County Extension Office, 100 Dominion Dr., Farmville, VA 23901 next to Lowe's. Anyone who has bees or is interested in bees is welcome. For more information call Mary Jane Morgan at 434315-1433. To check on possible cancellations or changes, visit Facebook or our website: heartofvirginiabeekeepers.org.

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

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

The Powhatan Village Farmers Market is open from 4 to 6:30 p.m. every Thursday through September on the grounds of Bienvenue, 3841 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan. The market offers families a great way to unwind with live music and food truck fare while catching up with neighbors. The Powhatan market meets all your local farm produce and pastured meat needs, as well as those specialty goods you’re looking for like honey, soap, baked treats, unique artisan crafts and more. Lots of SNAP and Double SNAP options! We’re excited to welcome you to the Powhatan Village farmers market! For more information, contact 302-893-0068 or visit https://rvagriculture.org/.

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Thursday, June 23

and live music. Bring your own chair.

Freedom Fest, hosted by 5 Stone Church, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, July 1 at the church, located at 2480 Academy Road in Powhatan. The free event will feature inflatables for children, food trucks, family games and fun, face painting, a cornhole tournament, music and more. The free fireworks display begins at dusk. The Powhatan Freedom Festival will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 3 at the Powhatan County Fairgrounds, 4042 Anderson Highway. Cost is $5 per person. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.598.events/. Vendor spots available by emailing Melinda Hitt at hitt. melinda@gmail.com. The event will include fireworks at dusk but also have food, vendors

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Veterans learn defense, safety strategies using canes

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A special free Cane-Fu Workshop for Veterans was held June 11 at the Powhatan War Memorial Building. The event was open to all veterans, even those who do not use a cane. Veterans who use prosthetics, wheelchairs or walkers were all welcome to the hands-on workshop. Each veteran received a free training cane, two hours of instruction by instructor Tom Ashmore and lunch provided by Mission BBQ. Ashmore is a certified Cane-Fu instructor as well as a disabled veteran from the Vietnam War. He has over 40+ years of experience training military personnel and emergency service providers. During the workshop, Ashmore said he “had the privilege to teach veterans representing every branch of the military that the cane is much more than a crutch. They learned about situational awareness, how to enhance their balance, increase their flexibility, build their strength getting stronger to live longer. It is not only a pleasure but also an honor to work with these heroes.’ For more information on Cane Loyalty, visit www.caneloyalty.com.

Powhatan Today in British Isles

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Jackie Sobinski and her husband Leo Henderson of Cartersville took along a copy of the Powhatan Today on a cruise they took this spring, the ‘British Isles tour.’ Some of the sites they saw included Westminster Abbey, above, and the Palace of Westminster, which serves as the meeting place for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

New thoughts on middle age spread By Barbara S. Brown Contributing Writer

Ben Franklin wrote that nothing was certain except death and taxes. Today, many folks would add “middle age spread” to that short list. Middle age spread is the unwanted pounds that come on at midlife, between 40 and 65 years of age. Conventional wisdom attributes the weight gain to slowed metabolism. Research on metabolism proves this untrue. It is more likely the effect of lifestyle and sleep deprivation. Metabolism does not slow until age 60. While metabolism may be constant, middle age is a time when other body functions and lifestyle are or have changed. The amount of sex hormones in both men and women start to wane. The effect of waning sex hormones

is an increase in visceral fat around the middle. In addition, the onset of menopause in women often leads to insomnia. Men are not spared insomnia as a deficiency in testosterone at midlife can lead to insomnia. The impact of sleep problems on body weight cannot be underestimated. Sleep deprivation weakens resolve, leading to poor food choices and less exercise. The result is weight gain. Middle age brings with it another enemy of the waistline: stress. Midlife is associated with more stress than other ages. People are often caring for children and parents at the same time. The advent of online work has meant less separation between work and home life. Folks pulled in too many directions are increasingly stressed. This leads to

poor diet choices and less exercise. Stress increases cortisol production. Cortisol is a hormone the body produces in response to stress, either physical or mental. Those who are constantly stressed make too much of it. One side effect of increased cortisol production is increased appetite. It is often felt as a craving for sweets or other carbohydrates that are easily digested and all too readily available. To prevent midlife spread, the first step is to

get enough sleep. You snooze, you lose! That means seven to eight hours each night. Diet is second to sleep in staving off extra pounds. The third action is exercise. Surprisingly, its impact on metabolism is limited. But, exercise helps lower stress hormones like cortisol which in turn makes it easier to sleep and avoid stress eating. The three actions work in tandem. Barbara S. Brown, PhD, is a board member for the Free Clinic of Powhatan.

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New Testaments and see how they were connected with God. We’ll also talk about how our connection with God brings the invitation to shine God’s light in the rest of our world. After the conclusion of the final session, join us for dinner and fun on the May Memorial grounds at 6 p.m. July 21. Our VBS students will share what they’ve learned throughout the week, and we’ll all celebrate God’s light together! You can register for Vacation Bible School now at https://www. maymemorialchurch.org/vbs2022 or in person the morning of July 18.

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experiments in their new show: Spin, Pop, Boom! Contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670.

A fundraiser to benefit the Powhatan County Department of Social Services’ Hope House program will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 14 at Three Crosses Distilling Company. The fundraiser will see 10% of all cocktail and appetizer purchases going directly to benefit the emergency/transitional home, Hope House.

Calling all Powhatan area kids! Join us at May Memorial Baptist Church for Discovery on Adventure Island! This Vacation Bible School experience focuses on inviting kids to learn about how God’s light is shining on them and how they can shine God’s light on others. VBS will meet from 9 to noon on July 18 to 21. Children from preschool through fifth grade are welcome! Together we will study the Bible, do crafts, play games, eat snacks and have a great time! On Adventure Island we’ll explore the stories of familiar Bible characters from the Old and

The Powhatan County Democratic Committee will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the large conference room of the Powhatan County Library on the following dates: July 26.

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Sheriff’s office warns of scams Contributed Report The Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office has noticed an uptick in people reporting job scams. Community members should be aware that if someone asks them to pay in order to get a job, that is a scam, crime analyst Madeline Espigh said. Residents should report these incidents to the Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office. Scammers advertise jobs the same way legitimate employers do — online (in ads, on job sites, and social media), in newspapers, and sometimes on TV and radio, according to the Federal Trade Commission. They promise you a job, but what they want is your money and your personal information. Here are some examples of jobs scams and tips to help you avoid them. Examples of job scams Work-from-home job scams – Many people would like to work from home and generate income. Scammers know this, so they place ads, often online, claiming that they have jobs where you can make thousands of dollars a month working from home with little time and effort. The job could be anything from reshipping products to selling things to people you know. Sometimes the scammers try to get you interested by saying that you can be your own boss, start your own business, or set your own schedule. But instead of making money, you end up paying for starter kits, “training,” or certifications that are useless. You might also find that your credit card is charged without your permission, or you get caught up in a fake check scam. If someone offers you a job and they claim that you can make a lot of money in a short period of time and with little work, that’s a scam. Nanny, caregiver and virtual personal assistant job scams – Scammers post fake job ads for nannies, caregivers and virtual assistants on job sites. Or they may send emails that look like they’re from someone in your community, or who is part of an organization you know, like your college or university. If you apply, the person who hires you might send you a check. They’ll tell you to keep part of the money for your services and then send the rest to someone else. That is a scam. A legitimate employer will never ask you to do that. What happens next is that the check is fake. It can take weeks for a bank to discover this, but once they do, the bank will want you to repay that full amount. So: if you get an offer that includes depositing a check and then using some of

the money for any reason, that’s a scam. Walk away. Mystery shopper scams – Getting paid to shop sounds like a dream job — especially if you’re going to school fulltime or looking for a side job. But while some mystery shopping jobs are legitimate, many are scams. Legitimate mystery shopping companies won’t ask you to pay for certifications, directories of jobs or job guarantees. If someone asks you to pay to get a job, that’s a scam. And if they want you to deposit a check and send money back, stop. That’s a sign of a fake check scam. Read Mystery Shopper Scams to learn more. Job placement service scams – While many staffing agencies, temporary agencies, headhunters, and other placement firms are legitimate, others lie about what they will do for you, promote outdated or fake job openings, and charge fees for so-called services. Legitimate placement firms do not typically charge a fee. Instead, the hiring company pays them a fee to find qualified candidates. If a placement firm asks you for a fee, walk away. You could be dealing with a scam. Government and postal jobs scams – You respond to an ad that promises jobs with the federal government or postal service. But then you have to pay a fee to get the job, or pay for study materials so you’ll get a high score on the postal exam. Those are scams. Information about job openings with the federal government or U.S. Postal Service is free and available to everyone. And it’s free to apply for a federal or postal job. Find and apply for a job with the federal government at USAJobs.gov, or visit usps.com/employment to find jobs with the U.S. Postal Service.

C R I M E R E P O RT Arrests One male was charged on June 7 with possession of controlled substances (Felony). One male was charged on June 9 with petty larceny (Misdemeanor). One female was charged on June 11 with assault and battery of a family member (M). One male was charged on June 11

Incident report for June 6 to 12 - Incident type & total calls Advice Animal calls Assault Assist Attempt to locate B&Es BOL Child welfare Civil Damaged property Death investigations Disabled vehicle Disorder/disturbance Domestic Follow-up

28 28 1 15 16 1 2 1 3 2 2 10 6 6 2

Found property Fraud Gas drive off Gunshot calls Hit and run Hold-up alarm Investigation Larceny Lockout Loud music MVAs Overdose Pd alarm Phone threat Reckless driver

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The Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information about an assault and battery that occurred Sunday, June 12 in the area of New Hope Road in Powhatan County. In the course of the ongoing investigation multiple suspects have been interviewed and ultimately eliminated as the person responsible, according to a release from chief deputy Jeff Searfoss. The suspect has been described

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

STUDENT NEWS Powhatan student honored with Virginia Credit Union Scholarship

lion in college scholarships to student members since 1991.

Ella Wolf of Powhatan, a junior at Virginia Tech, has been awarded a $2,500 scholarship from Virginia Credit Union. Wolf was selected on the basis of scholastic achievement, community service, extracurricular activities, an essay, and work to help cover the cost of her education. She is one of 30 credit union members to receive a scholarship for the coming academic year as part of Virginia Credit Union’s popular scholarship program. Overall, Virginia Credit Union awarded $75,000 in college scholarships to 30 student members through its program. Virginia Credit Union has awarded more than $1.4 mil-

Bethany Myers hired as a teacher by PCPS before graduation Bethany Myers, who graduated May 6 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Bob Jones University, was hired before graduation as a teacher at Powhatan County Public Schools. Myers, a resident of Powhatan, was one of 514 students receiving bachelor's degrees. She was also among over 620 Bob Jones University students named to the spring 2022 President's List. The President's List recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or higher grade point

Genito Presbyterian Church

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

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

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

see STUDENT, pg. 6

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2910 Genito Rd. Powhatan, VA

St. John Neumann Catholic Church Meeting Sundays in Farmville, Fork Union, Midlothian, Powhatan and Online. Visit pccwired.net for services times & locations. 598-1174 pccwired.net

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as a white male in his 30s, approximately 5’8” to 5’10” tall, and weighing approximately 140 pounds. He may have been wearing a white tank top and/or flannel shirt and blue jeans. He may have been traveling on foot in the Red Lane Road/Mountain View area of Powhatan as well. If anyone has any information related to this incident contact the Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office at (804) 598-5656.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

Sex offense Shoplifting Sick call Stolen vehicle Suspicious Test law Traffic hazard Traffic stop Trailer inspection Transport Trespass Unknown emergency Vandalism Warrant service Welfare check

CRIME BRIEFS

What to do if you paid a scammer No matter how you paid — debit or credit card, bank or wire transfer, gift card, or cash reload card — immediately contact the company you used to send the money, report the fraud, and ask to have the transaction reversed, if possible. For specific advice and tips on how to reverse different types of payments, read What to Do If You Were Scammed, found at https://consumer. ftc.gov/articles/what-do-if-you-werescammed. Report job scams to the FTC. If you see or lose money to a job scam, report it to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. You can also report it to the Virginia Attorney General, Jason Miyares at 804786-2071. Find out more about how to avoid scams at ftc.gov/scams.

with contempt of court. One female was charged on June 11 with contributing to the delinquency of a minor (M), falsely identifying self to law enforcement (M) and being a fugitive from justice (F). One male was charged on June 12 with indecent exposure (M). One female was charged on June 12 with petty larceny (M).

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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4-H Shooting Club earns top honors at competition Contributed Report Powhatan 4-H Shooting Club earned top honors at a recent competitive event known as the Virginia Hunter Education Challenge (VHEC). Powhatan’s Senior teams placed first and second overall, while Powhatan’s Junior team brought home second place overall. The local teams participated in the event at Holiday Lake 4-H Center with more than 125 youth competitors in attendance from across the Commonwealth. “The team worked really hard over the last several months to prepare for the competition,” said Jon Wilson, coordinator of the Powhatan 4-H Shooting Club. “It was great to see all the hard work from the kids, coaches and parents pay off.” The event featured multiple disciplines in 3D archery, rifle, and shotgun (sporting clays), as well as outdoor skills and hunter responsibility. VHEC is co-sponsored annually by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, Holliday Lake 4-H Educational Center and the Virginia Hunter Education Association. Among the top Powhatan individual finishers in the Senior division, Levi Gillespie placed first overall, while Dillon Carruth took second place overall. Jackson Hearn earned third overall in the Junior division. Along with the local youth, more than 20 family members and13 certified instructors, spent the weekend at the shooting event. The primary goals of Powhatan 4-H

Shooting Club are positive youth development, firearm safety, and the development of life skills. Virginia’s 4-H Shooting Education program uses shooting as a vehicle to teach youth ages 9 to 19 life skills such as responsibility, self-discipline and teamwork. The 4-H shooting education disciplines – archery, muzzleloading, pistol, rifle, and shotgun – are used to teach these life skills. Through these disciplines, youth also learn firearm safety and marksmanship. “The coaches, parents and I are most proud of how the team carried themselves throughout the weekend - displaying positive attitudes, encouraging each other to succeed and expressing gratitude to all the volunteers who helped run the competition,” Wilson said. “Learning these life skills are a fundamental goal of the program - the awards were just icing on the cake.” There is currently a waiting list to join the Powhatan 4-H Shooting Club. Fami-

PHOTOS COURTESY OF PAUL SCHAAPMAN

Powhatan 4-H Shooting Club earned top honors at a recent competitive event known as the Virginia Hunter Education Challenge (VHEC). Shown, from top left: Dillon Carruth, Jackson Hearn and Levi Gillespie (left to right) each placed as individuals in the top three overall in their divisions; Powhatan 4-H Shooting Club members show off their awards, and Gianna Hodges takes aim in the archery contest.

land, at chowland@vt.edu or call the Powhatan Extension Office at (804) 598-5640 for details.

lies interested in being added to the waiting list may contact Powhatan 4-H Extension Agent, Cathy How-

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Unity at the county fair

The library will wrap up the children’s summer reading program on Thursday, July 28 at 6 p.m. at the library. Celebrate the end of summer reading with a free pizza dinner generously provided by PCPS elementary school PTOs. Contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670.

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The 103rd Powhatan County Fair came and left fond memories with those who attended this year’s event. The entertainment, food, midway, games And exhibits were so much fun. The Sunday Morning Adoration with Unity Community Church and GospelFest held Sunday afternoon was well attended and impactful for visitors.

SECOND ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH

CHURCH DIRECTORY

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

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. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m.

379-8930

1659 Anderson Highway 3½ miles east of Flat Rock

1/2 mile off Rt. 60 on Red Lane Road 804-598-2455 www.redlanebaptist.org Small Group Classes Worship Service

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

804-375-9404

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

9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

Dr. James Taylor, Pastor

Hollywood

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

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

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

Habitat for Humanity-Powhatan is accepting applications for its homeowner program through June 30, 2022. Applicants must have lived or worked in Powhatan for at least the past year, and must qualify for an affordable mortgage through our partnership program. Applicants must be experiencing a need for affordable housing and be willing to partner with us through sweat equity service hours. Income guidelines differ based on household size. For example, income guidelines for a family of four range between an estimated minimum annual income of $36,000 through approximately $63,000. Refer to website for details at habitatpowhatan.org. Other factors considered include a valid credit history, debt ratio, and ability to verify a stable income for at least two years. If you have had a bankruptcy, it must be a full three years since it has been discharged. In addition, Habitat will begin a Pathways to Homeownership Program in autumn 2022 for those who wish to work toward applying in 2023. Those interested are encouraged to read the information published on the Habitat website, or contact to executivedirector@

Advertise in Powhatan Today’s Church Directory. Call 804-746-1235 ext. 2 for details.

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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“Kosher Nostra.” “It is a big deal when I am trying to network and get my name out there. If I am talking to a producer, it means a lot more,” she said of the award. To top off the excitement of her first professional win at a film festival, the rising sophomore and digital media and storytelling major at Indiana University Northwest got to take a picture with Heather Waters, RIFF founder and producer, which she is still smiling about. As a high school student growing up in Powhatan, Marcellus volunteered with the film festival, doing anything she could to help and getting a glimpse at the behind-the-scenes workings of a film festival. And while she has entered other film festivals and achieved some recognition, the June 12 event was full of firsts for her. “That was the first film festival I ever went to, and now it is the first one I ever went to and received an award,” said Marcellus, who currently lives in Chicago. Water said in a separate interview that she thinks Marcellus “is doing incredible things.” “Gracie is a dynamo – and certainly one to watch. We have seen her go from volunteering at RIFF while in high school to landing in the top scripts among other talented peers across the country. She possesses the full package; she’s a joy to work with and she has talent, grit and dedication to her craft. Gracie will be one to watch on the writing scene for some time, and I have no doubt another creative force that Virginia can be proud of,” Waters said. “Kosher Nostra” is centered around a teenage girl who grows up in the middle of nowhere and gets a job at her family’s

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average for the semester. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, Bob Jones University provides an outstanding regionally accredited Christian liberal arts education purposely designed to inspire a lifelong pursuit of learning, loving and leading. BJU offers over 100 undergraduate and graduate programs in religion, education, fine arts and communication,

IMAGE BY MERVYN JONES

A poster for ‘Kosher Nostra’ was created by former classmate Mervyn Jones. The script, intended to be for a TV show pilot, won an award at RIFF.

deli, which also happens to be a front for the Jewish mafia. Her goal is to save up to go to college and get out of her hometown, but life is never that simple. Marcellus wrote the screenplay during the COVID-19 pandemic, finishing it in spring 2021. Growing up in Powhatan, she spent most of her student life being home-schooled. She attended the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and Technology to study theater in her freshman year and was back doing homeschool in her sophomore year so she could work as a production intern and featured extra with a arts and science, health professions, and business. Local students inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Sarah Campbell of Moseley and James Imoehl of Powhatan were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Campbell was initiated at Radford

Christmas comedy filmed in West Virginia called “Feast of the Seven Fishes.” “It was my first real movie set. I loved it. My mom says the only time I am patient is when I am on a movie set,” she said. Bob Marcellus said his daughter has always been creative, going a mile a minute and interested in just about everything. The family’s approach with homeschooling their three children was to create an environment where they could follow their dreams and give them a lot of experiences. “Anything they were interested in we pushed.” After graduating from the Interlochen Arts Academy, a boarding school in Michigan where she studied film in her junior and senior years of high school, Marcellus planned to study film in college. But when it became clear that the restrictions caused by COVID-19 were going to severely limit the experiences of her freshman year, she decided to take a gap year. It was during that time that she wrote her screenplay. Marcellus said she loves “Goodfellas” and “The Sopranos” but wanted to bring a different perspective to the idea of a mafia story. She does that not only by having a teenage protagonist but also through drawing on her Jewish heritage. While Marcellus was raised by a Jewish mother and Episcopalian father – “in my household I got both Christmas and Hanukkah” – she decided to fully immerse her fictional character’s life in the Jewish tradition. It was both a nod to the family she missed while in isolation and a tradition she wanted to see portrayed onscreen in a completely natural way. “During the pandemic, I didn’t get to see a lot of my family members so I really wanted to put an emphasis on the community aspect of everyone gathering

in one place and the food, little things about Passover and things that haven’t been mentioned as part of everyday life in a television show,” she said. Marcellus said she began submitting “Kosher Nostra” to competitions in 2021. She was a quarterfinalist in both the ScreenCraft Drama Competition 2021 and WeScreenplay TV Contest 2022; a semifinalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Summer 2021; a finalist in the Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition 2021, and made the Top 100 in the Launch Pad Pilot Competition 2021. Bob Marcellus said the family is incredibly proud of how much his daughter has accomplished by age 20, and they are excited she is getting opportunities to network and build connections in the film industry. Moving forward, Gracie Marcellus, who returned to Chicago last week, said she is trying to see this project through while also working on her writing portfolio. This summer, she will be working with producer Coco Lloyd to film a proof of concept that could be shopped around as a television pilot. Casting is already complete and production will begin this July on the proof of concept shooting in Nevada and California, Lloyd said. She hopes it get picked up as a series and Marcellus’ talent for creating something really special is recognized. She met Marcellus in 2021 through a mutual friend when she was looking for a writer for a project. When she read the script for “Kosher Nostra,” she loved it and connected with the material. “She is so incredibly talented, so I really wanted to help in any way possible to help get this vision that she had brought to life,” Lloyd said.

University. Imoehl was initiated at George Mason University. The local students are among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10% of seniors and 7.5% of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10% of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, the Society has chapters on more than 325 campuses in the United States, its territories and the Philippines. Its mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others." see STUDENT, pg. 8

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Attitude is everything in approach to life By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

hen Marc Miller rolled into Community Matters last week, I really didn’t know what to expect. Jayne Lloyd, who coordinates the weekly gathering for the 55 and forward community, spoke highly of him and his inspirational attitude, which is why she invited him to be a guest speaker on June 15. Paralyzed in a car accident in 1989 and using a wheelchair ever since, the 22-year-old went on to build a new life for himself, finishing college and finding work in the federal government, marrying and becoming a father, and embracing the world of adaptive sports. Given his ranking as fourth in the Mid Atlantic in adaptive tennis, a talk focused on overcoming physical disability to achieve much as an athlete definitely seemed like a possibility. Yet, when it came down to it, although he brought the special wheelchair he uses to compete in tennis matches, the topic of sports barely came up until he started taking questions from the audience. Instead, Marc took the very personal approach of telling his story of being a dude “sitting in a chair to get by,” although it went deeper than that. He talked

about the crash that left him paralyzed, not shying away from the fact that he caused it through a combination of driving under the influence of alcohol while also extremely exhausted and had to learn grace for himself as well as others. Through the years, he has spoken to teenagers about drinking and driving. Most of those campaigns use statistics about death to drive home the point, he said, but he points out that there are likely exponentially more of those crashes that end in life-altering injuries like he experienced. Marc recounted his early days adapting to life in a wheelchair, including his difficulty in finding a job in his field of architectural engineering technology. The transition was aided by his family, who focused on the good stuff and what he could do rather than what he had lost. He shared the story of going to the state fair with his mother one October in the late 1990s and meeting his future wife and her two children on one of the rides. They hit it off, started dating right away, he proposed that December, and they were married by January. The couple had one child together, but he said they are all three his children. “I was the original 90-day fiancée,” he joked. “Adopting the kids and getting married has been the biggest blessing in my life.” One of the best aspects of the way Marc shared his

story was his combination of frankness and humor as he assured people they couldn’t ask him anything that would embarrass him and then proved it by answering questions about his sex life. “I learn that people have questions, and if they can’t ask, they form opinions. I would rather you ask a question than cook up some crazy opinion,” he promised before he started taking questions on everything from faith to sports to health insurance. Marc’s way of approaching life with humor seemed even more poignant when he talked about dealing with daily chronic pain since 1992 and being honest about it getting him down sometimes but being determined to push through anyway. “Every time I felt like I was going to die or I felt awful, if I pushed through it was better on the other side,” he said. Throughout the whole talk, whether he was talking about family, co-workers, competing, working out when he was tired or other aspects of daily life, the thread that ran through his message was about the perspective people bring with them to every situation. “One of the few things you can control in your life is your attitude. That is huge for me. I am not successful every day but I give myself grace,” he said. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

Remember, Eddie would go By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist

When weather systems collide and the winds blow just right, the waves off the North Shore of Hawaii build up for days, crescendoing in a series of 40-foot giants that keep most surfers on the beach. Most of us mainlanders were introduced to the phenomenon as we watched Wide World of Sports and their annual trek to the island to cover the Duke Kahanamoku Invitational, a big wave competition that pits the best surfers against an unforgiving surf at Sunset Beach and later Waimea Bay. Beginning in the 1950s, mainlanders and some Australians discovered the magic of the North Shore and gained fame challenging the big surf, but few islanders dropped in on the huge waves…. until Eddie Aikau came along. A high school dropout, Eddie made his living working at the Dole Pineapple plant during the night and surfing big waves during the day. Legend has it Eddie captured the attention of everyone on the beach when he dropped in on a 40-footer in 1966. It wasn’t the fact that the monstrous wave quickly swallowed the nimble Hawaiian, but the fact that an islander was surfing big waves. Trouble brewed in the early 1960s among the native surfers and the implants from around the globe. The transplants claimed Waimea as almost their own, a practice that did not sit well with locals. Eddie is credited with negotiating a sort of peace treaty between the two factions, opening up big waves for all who dared. The Australians and Americans still dominated but Hawaiian surfers were making a mark, most notably Eddie Aikau. So it was a big deal when Eddie won the Duke in 1976, the second Hawaiian to accomplish the feat only eclipsed by brother Clyde’s victory in 1973. Eddie became a national hero for his feats on and in the water. He was the first lifeguard hired at Waimea Bay and is credited with saving more than 500 lives during his career. More importantly, he embraced everything Hawaiian and instilled a sense of pride in native culture and tradition in the native population. A man, raised from the bowels of poverty, provided an example for all that chasing one’s dream in the face of adversity is noble, but succeeding is spiritual. Eddie was the face of Hawaii, embraced by all factions of a complicated decoupage of cultures on the island. His love of tradition and history motivated him to seek a seat on an historical project tracing the ancestral roots of native Hawaiians. The group planned and built an authentic vessel that possibly carried the first islanders on a journey across the sea to a new land. The Hokulai was a dual hulled sailing vessel, constructed of all natural materials manned with a

mission to prove the viability of traditional beliefs regarding the origin of the first Hawaiians. Eddie was chosen as one of the crew members, and greeted his new assignment with the same enthusiasm that allowed him to paddle out on to challenge a towering wave off the North Shore. The boat launched with much celebration in 1978, but sea conditions quickly deteriorated and the boat capsized 12 miles into the mission. Aikau and his crew mates spend a freezing night huddled together atop the overturned catamaran, and with no working radio, rescue seemed remote. The following day brought no relief, and after discussion among his crew mates, Eddie decided to unstrap his surfboard and head back to shore to summon help. After all, it was only 10 miles or so, and Eddie didn’t hesitate to embark on the mission. The crew was located by air search and rescued that evening, but Eddie was never seen again, somehow immersed in the ocean that shaped his life forever. Search teams combed the waters for days but no sign of Eddie was found. A nation mourned. Eventually, locals decided the most appropriate way to honor Eddie was with a big wave competition in his honor, and the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational was born. The contest was unique in the fact it wasn’t held every year and occurred only when the surf was dangerously high, the sort of waves Eddie would embrace. Sometimes the conditions were just too dangerous to allow surfers to enter the water and the contest was canceled. On one such occasion, officials huddled on the beach and discussed the danger of the pounding surf, most of them leaning toward a cancellation. One of Eddie’s fellow surfers overheard the discussion, walked up and uttered three words that have come to define the life of the beloved surfer. “Eddie would go,” he told the officials; and the contest began. The words became an oath of allegiance to Eddie’s memory, appearing on bumper stickers, T-shirts and billboards all over the island. Devoted fans knew those three words represented more than just the bravado required to paddle out to face 40-footers. It was Eddie’s message to us all that trial and tribulation are part of everyone’s life, and facing those challenges head on often results in positive outcomes. When all of us need that extra push to do something difficult that we know is right, remember Eddie’s tenacity and willingness to accept any and all challenges. So, the next time you have the choice to avoid or address a problem, or suffer that brief hint of indecision when facing a dilemma, allow your mind to climb one of those 40-foot blue mammoths and take off. Remember, Eddie would go.

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about their successes, and that comes with having high quality educators in every classroom that are passionate about what they do and that are fulfilled in their work,” she said. Looking ahead to starting her new role, Teigen said bridging the gap in learning loss, emphasizing good instructional practices and providing the mental health supports that students need are critical. The budget concerns the school board heard about last week (see full story Page 1A) because of inflation will have an impact moving forward, but there are also opportunities for reassessment and making sure the areas the school division is focusing on align with its strategic plan.

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they had faith in me to offer me the position.” Teigen has a doctorate in educational leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University and has a division superintendent license. She has been in Henrico since 2016, working for two years as the assistant superintendent for instruction before she moved into her current position. Since 2015, she has also been an adjunct faculty member with the University of Richmond and James Madison University, instructing graduate-level education courses. Before Henrico, Teigen worked for Chesterfield County Public Schools from the mid-1990s, as a substitute teacher, mathematics teacher, high school assistant principal and principal, and executive director of school administration. She also worked as a mathematics and science teacher in Richmond for one year at the beginning of her career. Teigen believes the variety of experiences gained while working in so many areas in Henrico and Chesterfield counties gives her a perspective that will help her lead staff in those areas and allow her to be a resource to them, she said. This diversity of experience will be truly important in a smaller division like Powhatan, where staff members usually serve in multiple roles. After working in two such large school divisions, the size of PCPS and the opportunity to really get to know staff, students and parents is the aspects of becoming superintendent Teigen said she is most excited to explore. “In a very large school division where you have 65 to 75 schools, it is very difficult to really know the people in the buildings. That is not just staff but that is also students and their families,” Teigen said. “So I am really excited about being able to have more interactions with students, families and staff. And that is staff at all levels, whether it is our teachers, our instructional assistants, our bus drivers, our custodians, food service.

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“It is important because that is when you get the authentic feedback from people and it lets you keep a finger on a pulse of what is really happening and reminds you of the why for the work,” she said. As far as what she brings to the role, Teigen said she aims to always listen first, which helps her understand where someone is coming from and best gauge how to approach a conversation or a situation. Understanding that people come with their own perspectives and accepting that opens up the possibilities to find resolutions to problems or steps to move forward. Consensus building and working to keep situations – even ones involving conflict – as cordial as possible can go a long way to working toward encouraging people to seek a resolution, she added. Teigen added that good communication between herself and the board is critical to keeping them informed to help them make the best decisions possible for students and staff. Even as the community has been divided on issues in recent years, in reviewing the community feedback that came out in the superintendent search process, Teigen said the strongest message she took away was how proud people are of Powhatan schools and their offerings and want to see them continue to flourish and grow. “I think that is what we are all in this business to do. It is about children, it is

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Board comments Both in the meeting and in separate interviews, the school board members expressed relief at being done with the intensive and time consuming search and excitement for what Teigen will bring to the role of superintendent to keep PCPS moving forward. Hymel said she appreciated that Teigen understands that the school division needs trust, transparency, communication, organization and a positive culture in the school system. She also appreciated Teigen’s understanding of the need to be good stewards of taxpayer money; her belief in the need for consistent expectations and consequences from the top down for discipline, her intentions to address mental health concerns. Teigen also “knows it is critical that all students have opportunities and that critical thinking and creative thinking needs to be in every classroom,” Hymel said. “She believes we must know each of our students and hook them into learning with their passion. Dr. Teigen understands it is important to listen to teachers and staff. I believe she is the person who can help us to rebuild our trust with families and the community,” Hymel said. Ayers said Teigen had all of the experience they were looking for and more, having worked as a teacher and administrator and so many roles in between. Teigen has

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a vast knowledge of education and is an amazing leader who works with and listens to others,” Ayers added. “Many wonderful qualities made her stand out, but one thing she said touched my heart. She said ‘every child comes with a gift that we can utilize to educate them.’ What a positive way of educating a child. She is a servant leader, a communicator, a listener and believes that a positive culture in our schools is leader dependent,” Ayers said. For Susan Smith, District 2, hiring the new superintendent was always about finding the person she thought would be a good fit for Powhatan based on the needs of the school system and community members. “Dr. Beth Teigen comes to us with experience in the business world along with her educational leadership and a teaching background. These three perspectives should help her take on the top leadership role here in Powhatan. Her interview conversations emphasized a focus on students and providing the best educational opportunities for all students,” she said. James Taylor, District 4, said that while he appreciates Jones’ work as superintendent and the leadership he provided for PCPS, his retirement presented an opportunity for the change in direction the community has been requesting for the school division for the last two years. While the interviewed process brought a number of great candidates to consider, Teigen moved to the top of the list because of her background as a leader in two strong districts, he said. “From everything we learned, she excels at building and working with a team, which necessitates consistency at all levels,” he said. “She will work with the board in the same consistent manner that she will work with her staff and families. She is a people-person and will work to build relationships with everyone at every level.” Voting Teigen in as the next superintendent of PCPS last week “was the most satisfying and rewarding decisions I have been part of since taking on this role,” Taylor said.

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get, which was a boon at the end of the last school year and could help cover some of these overages.

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good steward of the division’s finances. Susan Smith, District 2, mentioned the board’s efforts this year to go through the budget line item by line item and said they may have to revisit that to make cuts in some areas to find the money the school division needs.

FY2023

FY2022 Johns pointed out the budget the board adopts is a guide, and each year there are items that go above or stay below budgeted amounts. For at least the past decade, the school division has “been able to end the year in the black,” he said. However, this year, the school division is facing at least three areas that, when combined, are a projected $517,818 over what was budgeted. The biggest variance came with the rising cost of gas, diesel and heating oil, which were budgeted at $600,000 but are projected to be $896,128 for FY2022, a difference of $296,128. He pointed out that fuel costs fall under transportation and operations and maintenance, areas the division can usually draw on at the end of each year to help fund overages in other areas, such as technology and instruction, but not this year. Legal services were budgeted at $70,000 but are projected to cost $169,800, a difference of $99,800. District 3 school board member Valarie Ayers later pointed out that some of that cost may be attributed to rising use of attorney services by school board members, but pointed out some of the costs are out of their control, such as $45,000 spent on one student case. “If it is beyond our control, there is nothing we can do. You have to defend yourself,” she said. Substitute compensation also went $121,890 over the $522,150 budgeted. The more than half a million for those three categories combined were not the only areas with overages, but they have been big areas of concern, Johns said. The administration has implemented a spending freeze due to rampant inflation to make sure the school division does not go over the local appropriation, Johns said. There are some bills that have to be paid, but “to the extent that we

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Larry Johns, assistant superintendent for finance, business operations, transportation and food services, gives the Powhatan County School Board an update on the current and upcoming fiscal years, both of which have been negatively impacted by inflation and fuel price increases.

could delay any purchase, that is what we have done.” One of the ways the current budget will impact next year’s budget is in the year-end spending, Johns said. Normally, the school division fills up its four underground fuel tanks, heating oil tanks in the schools, fuel tanks in buses and purchases a truckload of paper at the end of year. None of those were possible this time, he said. “It is not just these items. Everything we are buying – parts in the garage, supplies in schools and departments and so forth is going up,” he said. The division has just over a palette of paper on hand, so July 1, it will have to resupply under the new budget. “That concerns me greatly for next year,” he said. Despite the overages, Johns said he doesn’t think the school division will go over the FY2022 local appropriation. Staff is anticipating an additional $106,500 in state revenues per General Assembly actions. The school division is also expecting sales tax revenues to be a few hundred thousand dollars above bud-

Extrapolating what the school division is seeing now with fuel prices, Johns said he is concerned about what has been budgeted for FY2023. The FY2023 budget for fuel was increased to $699,900 in March 2022 to cover the costs of the four types of fuel the division purchases – 87 octane gas, 90 octane gas, diesel and heating oil. With all four categories combined, PCPS purchases about 366,000 gallon of fuel a year. However, fuel costs have continued to skyrocket, Johns said. If the school division has to pay the current fuel cost for all of FY2023, the projected fuel costs are $1.7 million, or just over $1 million more than what is currently budgeted, he said, while acknowledging nobody knows what is going to happen with fuel prices, which could go up or come down. “Is this number good? I don’t know. Is it high or low? I don’t know,” he said. “Gas has jumped 20 cents at the pump since I did this last week, so I don’t know how it is going to turn out, but it is something that we all need to be concerned about and figure out a way to address it.” The General Assembly passed a budget on June 1, but the governor had not signed it as of press time. However, assuming those figures stay the same, there were three significant changes to the FY2023 budget, Johns said. The state increased funding for operations by $425,440; decreased funding for school construction by $298,502 (out of a roughly $2 million allocation set aside for this specific purpose and not in the operating budget), and increased funding for a $1,000 bonus. The state budgeted $412,881 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to provide the bonus to 383.54 standards of quality (SOQ) positions. However the school division has 630.4 positions, so the cost to give the bonus to all employees would be $678,195. Johns said he doesn’t have the final language of the grant to see if it could use the state money and spread it a little thinner to give a reduced bonus to all employees.

Recommendations While the increase in state funds may help offset the project $1 million the FY2023 is underfunded due to inflation, Johns still urged caution. He recommended spending limitations continue into the new fiscal year until the issue is resolved. Part of those spending restrictions are to not schedule any field trips until the issue is resolved. “I really hate saying that because for two years we didn’t run field trips and now we ran them this year, so I really hate to even put that on the table. But we’ve got to do something to resolve this budget shortage,” he said. Johns said he and Andy West, director of transportation, have also been discussing the possibility of decreasing the number of bus routes. Adjusting school start and stop times could allow PCPS to combine about eight to 10 bus routes. The plus side is that there would be significant savings in personnel and fuel costs, and the decrease in staffing could be absorbed with turnover without anyone losing their job. The down side is that some routes may be as long as 1 hour and 15 minutes and in some cases middle school and high school routes would be combined. Chair Kim Hymel, District 5, said she doesn’t want bus rides to go more than an hour because that is too long to have the kids on the bus. There were also discussions about bus use during summer school and the possibilities of having neighborhood bus stops but Johns said quantifying the savings could be looked at this summer. Another possibility for the board to consider is to leave future vacancies unfilled where possible to save money. The discussion of these budget issues should be a discussion item at the school board’s next joint meeting with the board of supervisors on Aug. 16, Johns recommended. He also pointed out that a situation like this might have been a potential use for the revenue stabilization fund that the school division contributed $1.23 million to in 2020 but which the board of supervisors eliminated on May 18. He added the school also has a capital maintenance reserve fund, which could provide some of the funds. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

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The Women’s Minister of Unity Community Church – Powhatan invited mothers from the area to their third annual ‘Daughters of The King’ breakfast at the County Seat Restaurant. The special musical guest was Minister Ember Coleman, and guest speakers were Minister Sheria James and the Rev. Eurika Tyree. The event was completely filled. Ladies from churches throughout the county were in attendance. Plan now to join us next year!

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“When that example was set for me, I feel like I know what we can do moving forward so we can continue to grow,” Carroll said. “I want our agency to be exemplary. I want us to be setting a standard of just excellent customer services. That is with our community partners, with our clients, with each other in the buildings. It applies across the board.” Carroll has worked with the local department for 12 years, previously holding responsibilities in the areas of foster care, prevention, child and adult protective services, and domestic violence advocacy. Until January, she served as the family services manager, which is one of four main units within the social services team operating in the building. Family services, one of several units handled by social services, covers a wide variety of people-oriented services such as child protective services, foster care prevention/in-home services, foster care, independent living, adoptions, adult services, adult protective services, guardianship, screenings, child protective services ongoing (long-term cases), school-based family services specialist, foster parent recruitment and training. Before Powhatan, Carroll also worked for the Chesterfield Department of Social Services for almost four years, for a private adoption agency, and for a contractor who audited HUDD properties. That range of experiences brings with

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“Schalow’s Field in Powww-hatan, Virginia. I think. I’m not sure. We’re smack dab in the middle of no-where’sville.” Bernard. “Think we’ll find anything?” “FBI Deputy Chief Shenanigan is betting his career that we will.” “How’d that dig at Dent’s Run 135 miles north-east of Pittsburg turn out?” “The one where we looked for nine tons of 1863 Union gold that was stolen or lost on the way to the U.S. mint in

The Coalition of Powhatan Churches hosted a Pastors’ Appreciation Luncheon at The County Seat Restaurant on May 12. A good number of pastors and members of COPC attended. Information was shared about projects the Coalition has completed. There was also discussion about the Powhatan Food Pantry, the transitional housing unit and financial help provided to our neighbors when needed. Appreciation was expressed for the support of the churches, organizations and individuals in the county. Also in attendance were representatives of God’s Pit Crew, an organiza-

tion which helps in rebuilding areas devastated by tornadoes as well as providing supplies for the people in those areas. Arthur Clarke, a local resident, as well as Joe Lancaster, who is a member of God’s Pit Crew, are attempting to organize churches and other groups in Powhatan to assist with this ministry. Sunday, July 17, is being designated as church donation day to support the Love Thy Neighbor campaign. COPC is encouraging all churches to participate. Donations will be used to help rebuild homes and supply associated needs in Kentucky, where there were devastating tornadoes last fall.

it a wealth of knowledge about working with different families in a variety of situations, she said. “I have had to remove children, I have had to work with people in the middle of substance abuse addiction, who have lost family members, extreme neglect, mental health disorders. It helps in my role now having done all that because we have a new generation of employees coming through. I think it helps guide certain situations if they haven’t come across it themselves yet,” she said. After candidates for the director position were screened at the state level, they were interviewed by the social services board. Karin Carmack, who represents the board of supervisors on the board, said the members were excited to hire Carroll as the new director. “Working for social services for many years, Meghan brings a depth of knowledge, energy and passion to the job that is very evident. I am confident she will use her assets to make the department even better and continue to look out for Powhatan’s most vulnerable citizens,” Carmack said. Part of Carroll’s goal in helping those vulnerable populations is to put more emphasis on services and benefits that break generational issues such as poverty and abuse to have more positive outcomes down the road. “A lot of the stuff is generational. I see people now that I worked with as children that are now adults and have children. You see generational patterns that hopefully we are coming in at an earlier

time in the family’s growth where there can be some actual effective change,” she said. A huge part of being effective goes back to giving her employees the flexibility to think outside the box about how they can best help their clients and the Powhatan community. That includes in one-on-one situations with clients and in partnerships they form in the community, such as with the sheriff’s office, Habitat for Humanity-Powhatan, and the Coalition of Powhatan Churches. Carroll credits watching the model Rochelle set during the pandemic of allowing staff the flexibility to adjust not only how they worked but the services they provided. Instead of dealing with the immediate needs presented to the department in crisis, staff looked harder at what they could do to prevent those crises from occurring, she added. She praised all staff but gave the example of the wonderful work Jayne Lloyd started doing during the pandemic to reach out to local seniors, assess their needs and try to meet the needs. Now it has blossomed into the thriving Community Matters program that continues to engage and socialize seniors. “We really just didn’t know what was out here until we realized people were isolated and needed to be reached out

to,” Carroll said. “They weren’t active adults cases and they weren’t adult protectives services, but they were still people who needed assistance. They weren’t active in our system but that doesn’t mean they couldn’t benefit from things we could provide.” One area that was starkly highlighted during the pandemic was the need to reenergize the agency’s domestic violence program. She said the advocate position was previously absorbed to reallocate personnel to other areas of need, but it is on the department’s radar in the next year or two to have an active position working with domestic violence survivors. Another area that continues to be a big need in Powhatan is housing. DSS purchased a home staff dubbed Hope House that has acted as temporary housing for people in crisis, whether it is domestic violence victims, seniors who have been evicted, people experiencing homelessness through no fault of their own, or child abuse victims. Since it was purchased more than two years ago, the house has provided shelter for 20 people, Carroll said. The need is so great the department wants to acquire a second house that can be used to help those in need. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

Philly that was supposedly buried?” “That’s the one.” “Nobody in the bureau is talking. Nary a peep. Not even a whiff of scuttlebutt. ” “I hear we hired consultants and treasure hunters to try to pin-point the buried location.” Mitch. “I heard we even hired Madam Zuzu the clairvoyant for her expertise to locate the exact location. Says she had a vision of where the gold was hidden.” Bernard. Mitch snorted, “Her vision probably came only after guzzling too much gin. Waste of taxpayer’s money. I’ll bet the

gold wasn’t there and we didn’t find a plug nickel.” Bernard. “What are we looking for here, anyway?” “A caisson filled with 1864 Confederate gold coins sent from Jefferson Davis in Atlanta. Didn’t make it to Richmond.” “Weee-doggies.” “Knock it off, Bernie. “Wonder where else FBI Director Chris Wray will have us digging?” “Maybe we’ll get sent to Ireland to look for a leprechaun’s pot o’ gold. I could use a European vacation.” “Ha-ha, wisenheimer. We should be

digging in Nancy Pelosi’s back yard instead.” “Bet we’d get even luckier digging on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Logo estate.” “I’m getting my shiny shoes all muddy.” Mitch. “I’ve had to clean the dirt out of my gun barrel twice already.” Bernard. “The faster we dig and find nothing the faster we can go home, buddy.” “True that, buddy.” Dig-scoop-toss, dig-scoop-toss, dig… Almost sincerely yours, Joe Ondishko Powhatan County

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Sloan leaves Indians with legacy of greatness By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

ust before Parker Sloan started his senior season with Powhatan soccer, he made a list of all the things he sought to achieve in his final run with the program that he’s been with since the eighth grade. On that list were Sloan’s goals to become the Gatorade Player of the Year and Region 4B Player of the Year, to help his team reach the state tournament and to get his team a regional title. While the team fell just short in the regional title match and lost in the state quarterfinals, Sloan was otherwise on the money, crossing off every other achievement on his list to cap off a legendary run as the program’s most decorated player. The UVA-bound forward not only finished as the Region 4B Player of the Year, but also took home Gatorade Player of the Year. While Sloan’s 35 goals and 17 assists on the season certainly helped his cause, Sloan’s recognition goes far beyond just the numbers. While a respected leader and lethal all-

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Powhatan forward Parker Sloan slides to the corner spot after a go-ahead goal in the first half of the team’s home matchup against Chancellor in the Region 4B Championship game on June 2. The Indians lost 2-1 in overtime.

around forward on the field, Sloan was just as impressive off of it, finishing academically with a 4.54 GPA while also showing high-character as a helping member of his community with his volunteer work with Feeding Powhatan, a food distribution center for people in need.

“I always thought it was a possibility, but I didn’t know it was going to happen,” Sloan said. “I’m just really proud of everything we did. I set huge goals for the team, I told a lot of the players my goals, and I’m glad we were able to accomplish a lot this year.” After Sloan’s last ap-

pearance in an Indians uniform ended in an instant classic state quarterfinals matchup against Great Bridge that went through eight rounds of a penalty shootout, the emotions of a closed chapter in his athletic career didn’t hit Sloan until he drove home and realized that for the first time

in five years, he wouldn’t be going to practice with his teammates. “It was kind of a shock,” he said. “There was a lot of sadness just because I love playing for Powhatan, and I always have.” While this chapter is officially over, the legacy and impact Sloan leaves

behind is still very much ingrained in the team’s DNA right down to his relationship with head coach Willie Miles and the rest of the coaching staff that valued him as essentially a coach on the field. Miles says the two bonded over their shared love for NBA legend Kobe Bryant and the “Mamba Mentality” that he says Sloan exemplified better than anyone, even believing he was the rare athlete to challenge his own coaching staff to reach bigger heights. “We can rave about his attributes, his stats, everything, but that is one of the most complete individuals that I’ve ever met in my life,” Miles said. “He’s got the wisdom of a young adult, he’s got the physical attributes that will get him going at the D1 level and he has that focus and that drive.” Sloan says Miles’ passion for the game and the wisdom of assistant coaches Paul Smartschan and Zachary York helped him rediscover his love for the game after a stress fracture in two spots on his right hip kept him out for six months entering see SLOAN, pg. 3B

Sloan, Krauss headline All-Region and All-State honorees By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

After a successful spring sports season that saw programs like the boys soccer teams and the girls lacrosse teams have historical years, the athletes that helped shape those results are getting recognized for their efforts on the All-State and AllRegion teams. Players from Powhatan baseball, softball, boys soccer and girls lacrosse all received All-Region honors, with the soccer and lacrosse teams also seeing players recognized on the All-State team. After the softball team finished with a 16-6 record and nearly made it to the regional final, sophomore pitcher Madalyn Johnson was listed as a first-team All-Region member after a stellar season as the team’s primary option on the mound. She’ll return next season as a key figure in the team’s quest to make it to states. Graduate Savan-

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From left to right: pitcher Thomas Cook, pitcher Madalyn Johnson, midfielder Colton Hiatt, attacker Jordan Krauss and midfielder Kendall McMullin were all honored with All-Region accolades.

nah Johnson was also honored after a fantastic senior season as one of the team’s top leaders, being named second team All-Region. The girls lacrosse team had its best season in program history this past spring, making its first appearance in the state tournament after being the Region 4A runner up. The stacked squad saw seven Powhatan athletes honored for the historic season, led by graduate Jordan Krauss as a First Team All-State

and All-Region member in her last season in an Indians uniform. Joining Krauss on the All-Region First team was fellow graduate Kendall McMullin, who was a reliable presence in the midfield. On the second team AllRegion, Powhatan players Kate Adams, Caroline Camp, Erica Krauss, Sam Flippo and Grace Hayden were featured as representatives of the Indians. Powhatan baseball also saw two players featured

on the regional first team, with graduates Thomas Cook and Drew Cheatham getting distinguished for their efforts. After a 10-9-1 season, Cook and Cheatham made impact plays all over the field for the Indians, with one of Cheatham’s top season highlights being the winning run against Monacan on March 29 and Cook contributing some impressive pitching performances throughout the year, including the second win

over Monacan that saw Cook allow just two runs all afternoon in a 5-2 finish on May 5. The boys soccer team concluded an epic run to the state quarterfinals that saw them join the girls lacrosse team as the regional runner-up, thanks in large part to a veteran-heavy roster led by Region 4B Player of the Year Parker Sloan, who was also First Team All-Region and First Team All-State. Head coach Willie Miles was

also named the Region 4B coach of the year for his leadership through the states-qualifying run. Joining Sloan on the regional first team was Colton Hiatt, Carter Hubley, Fischer Daniel and Tucker Thomas. Connor Nickerson and Brayden Elzey were also named to the second team. While Sloan was the lone AllState First Team selection, Daniel, Hiatt and Hubley were all featured on the second team.

C&F C&F BankBank’s AthleteAthlete of the Week of the Week TENNIS ALL-STAR WHO: JACOB PFAB WHAT HE DID: A week after claiming the 4B Region title, senior Jacob Pfab ended his Powhatan tennis career on an even higher note, winning the Class 4 state title at Huntington Park in Newport News,

Virginia on June 11. After being the runner-up last season, Pfab worked hard to get back to the final stage of the state tournament, taking down E.C. Glass’ Spencer Knight with sets of 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinal and later in the title-winning match against Lightridge’s Sid Dabhade, 6-4, 6-1. In the final, Pfab did well in extending games with long rallies and sharp shots,

forcing Dabhade into making mistakes. “That’s why I ended up winning that match,” he said. “I played smart tennis and I made him make mistakes. I think I only hit four winners during that entire match.” Now leaving Powhatan as a state champ, Pfab now heads to the University of Mary Washington, where he aims to take the next steps in his athletic and academic career.

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Top left, Powhatan cross country counselors lead their campers on a time trial run through the Powhatan High School track on June 16. Top right, cross country campers run outside the track toward the finish line. Bottom left, Powhatan volleyball head coach teaches a camper how to serve the ball in Powhatan High School’s gym on June 16. Bottom right, volleyball campers practice their serves over the net.

Powhatan wraps up three summer camps By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

Powhatan High School was the host to three summer camps for young athletes this past week, with the volleyball, cross country and field hockey camps all concluding on June 16. The cross country camp hosted over 60 campers, and focused on learning skills and strategies to help them become better runners, including a time trial on the first and last days of camp. They also had skill stations like battle ropes, relays, hill work and trail runs as well as a guest dynamic stretch speaker from Pivot Physical Therapy In the field hockey camp, Powhatan head coach Stephanie Tyson had multiple high school players take charge as counselors as they helped a group ranging from second to eighth-grade learn the intricacies of the sport through in-game action. The volleyball camp, hosted by Powhatan head coach Cindy Bryant, also had helping hands from team members from the high school squad such as PHOTOS BY ROBBY FLETCHER senior Olivia Moss to help master the art of the serve as well as play games that made for an exciting expe- Left, field hockey campers run through a scrimmage on the final day of summer camp on June 16. rience for the young volleyball players in attendance. Right, a camper goes for the ball in a short-field scrimmage.

Coach Crump and Farmer look at impact of Title IX By Tim Pearrell

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Marie Crump watched her brother play baseball when they were growing up in the 1960s. But Powhatan County didn’t have youth sports for females then, so whatever competition she got came at home. “You’d play in the front yard, and wherever you could find a little pickup game with the guys, you’d go and play ball,” she said. Her first chance to play organized sports came when she got to Powhatan High in 1972. The school already had softball and, with the opening of a new building, girls basketball was restarting after being disbanded for a while (the old school didn’t have a gym). And there was some individual participation in track. Crump played basketball and softball, and then basketball and lacrosse in college at James Madison. That all was during the early stages of Title IX, the law that was passed in 1972 that prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance, although it didn’t have as big an effect on her as an athlete.

After returning to coach at Powhatan in 1981, Crump saw the law’s game-changing impact through a Hall of Fame career of more than four decades guiding softball and other sports. Her former coach at Powhatan and her longtime assistant, Linda Farmer, has been coaching since the start, as the 50th anniversary of Title IX is marked on June 23. “It has just opened up so many opportunities for female athletes — the number of sports that are available to the athletes, the facilities and just the equality it has offered,” Crump said. A Virginia High School League spokesman said the league sponsored four girls sports in 1972-73: basketball, gymnastics, outdoor track and tennis. That has grown to competition cheering, cross country, field hockey, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, indoor track, swimming and diving, lacrosse, outdoor track, soccer, softball and tennis. Girls also participate with boys in football, wrestling and golf. They have an individual open championship in golf. Powhatan now fields girls teams in all those sports except gymnastics.

Some girls have participated on the football, golf and wrestling teams, athletic director Tim Llewellyn said. Farmer went to college at North Carolina Wesleyan and Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College). She said there was not “what we consider now a college softball team or a college basketball team.” “We practiced occasionally, and we’d go to another college on Friday night or Saturday and have what they call play dates,” she said. “We would just have a round-robin tournament or something. We’d play five or six games. “As the college level evolved, so the high school level evolved. I can’t imagine what it would be like for a female who was interested in athletics … had that not occurred. It would certainly be on a much lower level than we see today.” Farmer started teaching at Powhatan in 1969. She’s been coaching for 51 years in various sports — softball, basketball and volleyball — and also was the athletic director. Crump played under Farmer. She was a natural athlete, Farmer said. She played on the JV basketball team as a fresh-

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Powhatan girls softball coach Marie Crump and assistant coach Linda Farmer are photographed on June 16 at Powhatan High School.

man at JMU, then switched Farmer has been by her Crump is closing in on side as an assistant to lacrosse. see CRUMP, pg. 3 “I transitioned from throughout that span. basketball [to lacrosse] beOKING EQUIPMENT RENTAL cause that’s when they AND CONSTUCTION SERVICES went to scholarships because of Title IX,” she said. “I wasn’t a scholarship basketball player. I just happened to take a lacrosse class, and the coach mentioned, ‘Hey, you ever thought about playing lacrosse?’” She played on two developmental teams and then played on the varsity. “It was a challenge for Equipment rental with expert operator me,” Crump said. “But I and construction services. wanted to play sports. That We provide both small and large was my opportunity.” equipment rental with the best Crump graduated from operators. No job is to big or small. JMU in 1980. She took Call today to get on our schedule. over as Powhatan’s softball coach in 1981 and just Ray Oehlerking completed her 41st season. 301-247-7506

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his senior year. “It made me find my love for the game again,” Sloan said. “(Miles) pours so much of his heart and his time into the program and into us. His love for the game has carried onto me and my-

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800 wins (795-123) in softball — by far the highest win total among softball coaches in VHSL history. Her teams have won five state titles, and she was inducted into the VHSL Hall of Fame in 2014. She’s also coached

self.” Even as the season was winding down, Sloan was always thinking about the journey he went on with this team, looking as far back at his first varsity appearance in his freshman year in a game against Cosby, who was fresh off a state champi-

onship run. Though Powhatan lost that game, Sloan remembers the game well, especially his assist that saw him beat the keeper and slot a pass in front of net to his teammate. Sloan has come a long way since that first assist, and he’ll now venture

onto the Division I level against ACC competition. Joining a Cavaliers team that is just three years removed from a run to the College Cup, Sloan says his focus is on putting in the work and earning time out on the field.

girls basketball and volleyball. “At Powhatan High School, we’ve been very fortunate,” Crump said. “We’ve had some strong leadership that has supported female athletes and our female athletic programs.” Before the law passed,

about 294,000 girls (more than 3.66 million boys) participated in high school athletics during the 197172 season. The girls total was more than 3.4 million (more than 4.5 million boys) in 2018-19, the last available survey by the National Federation of State High School Asso-

ciations. Virginia ranked 15th among states in girls participation (75,508) in 2018-19. Boys participation was 16th (98,558). “My first thought [when the law was passed] was that finally girls will get the opportunity to compete in sports,” Farmer said. “I guess the biggest impact that it had was it allowed girls sports to grow and develop into what it is today.”

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,EGAL .OTICE 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, June 27, 2022, at 6:30 PM in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium (3910 Old Buckingham Road) regarding the following matters. Ordinance O-2022-24: Powhatan County on June 3, 2022, the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors passed an emergency ordinance extending the personal property and real estate due date to June 24, 2022. Penalties and interest should be effective for payments made after August 1, 2022, should payment of the taxes not occur by the extended due date. Ordinance O-2022-25: Case #22-05-AZ: The County of Powhatan requests the amendment of the provisions set forth in Chapter 83 (Zoning Ordinance) Article IV (Village Growth Area Districts) Sec. 83-210. - Single-family Residential-2 (R-2) District, Article III (Rural Districts) Sec. 83-160. - Agricultural-10 (A10) District, Sec. 83-180. - Rural Residential-5 (RR-5) District, and Article V (Transition Base Districts) Sec. 83-350 - Residential Utility (R-U) District, to amend the by right accessory uses and conditional accessory uses involving Accessory Dwelling Units (detached). This provision will eliminate the need for a conditional use permit for an Accessory Dwelling Unit (detached) and make the use by right as an accessory use in the given district. Ordinance O-2022-26: Case #22-06-AZ: The County of Powhatan requests the amendment of the provisions set forth in Chapter 83 (Zoning Ordinance) Article III (Rural Districts) Sec. 83-160 – Agricultural-10 (A-10) District, Sec. 83-240 – Commerce Center (CC), Sec. 83-250- Light Industrial (I-1), Sec. 83-260 Heavy Industrial (I-2), and Article XI Sec. 83-521 - Definitions to create new use of wood and stump recycling and add it to the A-10 and CC zoning districts as a conditional use and to I-1 and I-2 as a by-right use.

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Ordinance O-2022-27: Case #22-07-AZ: The County of Powhatan requests the amendment of the provisions set forth in Chapter 83 (Zoning Ordinance) Article III (Rural Districts) Sec. 83-160 – Agricultural-10 (A-10), Article IV (Village Growth Area Districts) Sec. 83-240 – Commerce Center (CC), Sec. 83-250- Light Industrial (I-1), and Sec. 83-260 Heavy Industrial (I-2) to add the contractor storage yard use to these districts. The contractor storage yard use will be added to A-10 and CC as a conditional use and to I-1 and I-2 as a by-right use.

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Ordinance O-2022-30: Pursuant to Virginia Code § 1-219.1, Powhatan County will consider an ordinance to acquire property by condemnation for a public purpose. The property is identified as a fifty foot (50’) wide parcel of land 0.510 acres (22,214 SQ. FT.) in area, for ingress and egress over, upon and across the property of South Creek Properties LLC known as Powhatan County Tax Map Parcel No. 42-7A. The proposed public use of the Property is for construction of an access road to serve a new convenience center to be constructed east of the Property. The new convenience center is a necessary public facility of the County required as a result of the significant population growth in the County and the need for such a convenience center to serve the eastern portion of Powhatan. The current convenience center being inadequate to provide for the trash disposal needs of the County citizens. Further, the acquisition will allow the completion of Carter Gallier Boulevard, a parallel road to Anderson Highway, depicted in Powhatan County’s Comprehensive Plan’s Major Thoroughfare Plan. 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/LiveStream-of-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.

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Pre 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show “Day 2” (N) (Live) Å Westminster 2022 Men’s College World Series: Game 12: Teams TBA. (N) SportsCenter SportsCenter (Live) Wheel Jeopardy 2022 Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche at Lightning News Kimmel News Holly Price Is Right: Price Is Right: One Last Time: News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang MasterChef Å So You Think Fox News at Ten You Bet DailyMail ET Inside Chicago Med Chicago Fire Chicago P.D. News J. Fallon On Balance Marni Hughes Dan Abrams Live Banfield (N) Å NewsNation Rastelli’s Fam In the Kitchen With David (N) (Live) Å Josie Maran Argan Oil Cosmetics (Live) PBS NewsHour (N) Nature (In Stereo) NOVA (In Stereo) Planet California Amanpour-Co Inside Time/By Hotel Portofino (N) Endeavour on Masterpiece “Striker” (N) PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper CNN Tonight (Live) Don Lemon Tonight Don Lemon Tonight The ReidOut (Live) All In With MSNBC Prime Å The Last Word 11th Hour Shepard Smith Exxonmobil at the Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Å Jesse Watters Tucker Carlson Hannity (Live) Å Ingraham Gutfeld! (N) Å Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Lucifer (In Stereo) “Birds of Prey (Fantabulous Emancipation)” ›› “Suicide Squad” (2016) Big Bang Big Bang All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (Live) Å Rat in the Kitchen Sheldon Sheldon The First 48 Å The First 48 Å The First 48 Å The First 48 Å The First 48 Å Two Men Two Men ›› “Midway” (2019, War) Ed Skrein. (In Stereo) Å “Top Gun” (1986) South Pk South Park Å South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk The Daily Show Expedition Un. Expedition Unknown (N) (In Stereo) Å Expedition Un. Feet-Killing Me Dr. Pimple Popper Feet-Killing Me Feet-Killing Me Hoard-Buried The Zoo (In Stereo) The Zoo: San Diego (N) (In Stereo) Crikey... Irwins Crikey... Irwins Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office The 700 Club Å Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond King King “Roberta” (1935) ››› “The Bounty” (1984, Adventure) Mel Gibson. ›››‡ “Mad Max” (1979) Å “Don’t-Break” “Paris, Wine & Romance” (2019) Golden Golden Golden Golden Castle (In Stereo) Married at First Sight (N) Å Married at First Sight Å Bargain Block Å Bargain Block Bargain Block Å Hunters Hunters Buy It or Build It Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Family Business Celebrity Fam Tyler Perry’s Sistas All-Queen’s Men Tyler Perry’s Sistas ››› “Captain America: Civil War” (2016) ››‡ “Armageddon” (1998, Science Fiction) Bruce Willis. Å “Lethal Weapon 4” ›››‡ “Back to the Future” (1985) Michael J. Fox. “Back to the Future Part II” Last Man Last Man Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Forged in Fire Forged in Fire Forged in Fire (N) Forged in Fire Forged in Fire

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown Å USFL Football: Teams TBA. Å SportCtr NBA 2022 NBA Draft (N) (Live) 2022 NBA Draft (N) Wheel Jeopardy 2022 NBA Draft (N) (In Stereo Live) Å News Kimmel News Holly Sheldon United-Al Ghosts B Posi Bull (In Stereo) Å News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang MasterChef Å MasterChef Å Fox News at Ten You Bet DailyMail ET Inside Law & Order Law & Order: SVU Law & Order News J. Fallon On Balance Marni Hughes Dan Abrams Live Banfield (N) Å NewsNation Gourmet Holiday Christmas in July Sale (N) (Live) Å PBS NewsHour (N) Untamed Florida: Singular: (In Stereo) Afropop: Cultural Amanpour-Co Untamed Expedi To Dine American Masters (In Stereo) Line of Separation PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper CNN Tonight (Live) Don Lemon Tonight Don Lemon Tonight The ReidOut (Live) All In With MSNBC Prime Å The Last Word 11th Hour Shepard Smith To Be Announced Shark Tank Shark Tank Å Jesse Watters Tucker Carlson Hannity (Live) Å Ingraham Gutfeld! (N) Å Law & Order: SVU Chrisley Chrisley Chrisley Fast Miz & Chrisley Chrisley Chrisley Birds of ›› “Suicide Squad” (2016, Action) Will Smith. H. Quinn H. Quinn “Ready Player” Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Full Full Sheldon Sheldon The First 48 Å The First 48 Accused: Guilty Interrogation Raw The First 48 Å Two Men Two Men ››› “Top Gun” (1986, Action) Tom Cruise. Å ›››‡ “Knives Out” (2019) Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office The Daily Show Homestead Rescue Homestead Rescue Homestead Rescue Homestead Rescue Homestead Rescue Seeking Sister Wife Welcome Welcome Welcome Love-Mama’s Boy 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 “Monsieur Verd.” ››› “Johnny Guitar” (1954, Western) ››› “Westward the Women” (1951) “My Wedding” “Moriah’s Lighthouse” (2022, Romance) Golden Golden Golden Golden Rizzoli & Isles Å Rizzoli & Isles Å Rizzoli & Isles Å Rizzoli & Isles Å Rizzoli & Isles Å No Demo Reno No Demo Reno (N) No Demo Reno (N) Hunters Hunt Intl Hunters Hunt Intl Beat Beat Restaurant: Im. Beat Beat BBQ Brawl Å Beat Beat Family Business Celebrity Fam “Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” (2017) Martin ››‡ “2012” (2009, Action) John Cusack. Å ››‡ “Armageddon” (1998) Bruce Willis. “Back-Future II” ››› “Back to the Future Part III” (1990, Comedy) “Willy Wonka and Chocolate” Last Man Last Man Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Alone (In Stereo) Alone (In Stereo) Alone “The Land Giveth...” (N) Kings of Pain Å Mnt. Men

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JUNE 25

MLS Soccer USFL USFL Football: Stars vs Generals MLB Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves. (Live) SportsCenter (Live) SportsCenter (Live) Funny Videos 2022 Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche at Lightning News Bull Å 60 Minutes (N) Å 60 Minutes (N) Å The Equalizer Å NCIS: Los Angeles News MacGy I Can See Your Simpson Burgers Duncan Fam Guy News Attkisson Paid Prg. FamFeud NASCAR Cup Series: Ally 400. (N) Å America’s Got Talent “Auditions 4” Å News Invest. NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime Gourmet Holiday - Christmas in July The Perfect Christmas With Jen (N) (Live) Å Finding Your Roots Hotel Portofino Å Endeavour on Masterpiece “Scherzo” Austin City Limits Planet California Commit Recon Stroud Untamed Islands of Wonder Andes: Kingdoms: CNN Newsroom CNN Special: “Citizen Ashe” (2021) Billie Jean King. The Seventies Å American Voices Mehdi Hasan Ayman (Live) Å American Voices Mehdi Hasan Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Sunday Night Life, Liberty Revolution Sunday Night Life, Liberty Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU ››› “Captain America: Civil War” (2016) Animal Kingdom (N) Animal Kingdom (N) Animal Kingdom “Frnds-Benefits” Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang “Frnds-Benefits” The First 48 Å The First 48 Å The First 48 Å The First 48 Å The First 48 Å ›› “Rush Hour 2” (2001) Jackie Chan. ›› “Rush Hour 2” ›‡ “Rush Hour 3” (2007) Jackie Chan. Office Office To Be Announced South Pk South Pk Naked and Naked and Afraid XL (N) (In Stereo) Å Naked and Afraid Naked and Afraid 90 Day Fiancé 90 Day Fiancé (N) (In Stereo) Love-Mama’s Boy 90 Day Fiancé (N) Louisiana Law Louisiana Law: Uncuffed (N) (In Stereo) Lone Star Law Lone Star Law “Cast Away” (2000) ›› “National Treasure” (2004) ›› “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” (2007) Mike Mike 2022 BET Awards: (N) Å Two Men ›››› “The Entertainer” (1960, Drama) ››› “Beach Party” ›››› “East of Eden” (1955, Drama) “Two Tickets” “Always Amore” (2022) Autumn Reeser. Golden Golden Golden Golden “The Stepfather” “Ice Road Killer” (2022) Sarah Allen. “Sinister Stepsister” (2022, Drama) Å Property Brothers Battle on the Battle on the Beach Beach Beach Beach Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Food Truck Race Beachside Brawl Guy: Hawaiian BET Awards: 2022 BET Awards: (N) (Live) Å College ›››‡ “John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum” (2019, Action) ››› “John Wick: Chapter 2” (2017) Dark Winds “K’e” ››› “G.I. Jane” (1997) Demi Moore. ›››‡ “The Green Mile” (1999, Drama) Titanic ››› “Steel Magnolias” (1989, Comedy-Drama) Sally Field. ››› “Pure Country” (1992) Built America: Booze, Bets and Sex: The Fast The Fast The Fast The Fast

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The Herd with Colin Cowherd Speak for Your. SportC The Varied Programs GMA3: What General Hosp. Drew Barrymore Young Bold The Talk Ellen Show Steve Wilkos Wendy Williams Maury Days of Lives Kelly Clarkson Tamron Hall Blue Bloods Blue Bloods Blue Bloods Varied Programs Se Donkey Tiger Go Nature Wild Curious Curious Varied Programs CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom Chris Jansing Reports Hallie Jackson The Exchange Power Lunch Closing Bell America Reports The Story LawVaried LawVaried LawVaried Supernatural Varied Programs Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Varied Programs Bar Rescue Mom Mom Mom Mom South South South South Sein Sein Varied Programs Varied Programs Pit Bulls-Parole Pit Bulls-Parole Lone Star Law Movie Varied Programs Gunsmoke Gunsmoke Gunsmoke Movie Varied Movie Varied Programs (12:00) Movie Movie The Mentalist The Mentalist Castle Varied Programs Varied Programs Movie Varied Programs Movie Varied Programs Movie Varied Movie Mike Mike King King King King Varied Programs

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USFL USFL Football: Stars vs Generals USFL Women’s Soccer 2022 Men’s College World Series SportsCenter (Live) SportsCenter (Live) Wheel Jeopardy Celebrity Fam Celebrity Fam Celebrity Fam News Kimmel News Holly Neighbor Bob NCIS “The Wake” NCIS: Hawai’i News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang Don’t Forget Beat Shazam (N) Fox News at Ten You Bet DailyMail ET Inside American Ninja Warrior “Qualifiers 4” (N) Weakest Link (N) News J. Fallon On Balance Marni Hughes Dan Abrams Live Banfield (N) Å NewsNation Fashion’s Night In Å PBS NewsHour (N) Antique Roadshow Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Amanpour-Co Richmond City Council PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper CNN Tonight (Live) Don Lemon Tonight Don Lemon Tonight The ReidOut (Live) All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word 11th Hour Shepard Smith Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Å Jesse Watters Tucker Carlson Hannity (Live) Å Ingraham Gutfeld! (N) Å 9-1-1 (In Stereo) WWE Monday Night RAW (N) (In Stereo Live) Å Miz & Fast ››› “Ant-Man” (2015) Paul Rudd. Rich & Shameless Rich & Shameless “Ant-Man Wasp” Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang American American American American Intervention Å Intervention Å Intervention Å Digital Addiction Intervention Å Two Men Two Men ›› “Midway” (2019, War) Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson. (In Stereo) Å Movie Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Daily Seinfeld Street Outlaws Street Outlaws: America’s List (N) (In Stereo) Å Street Outlaws Å The Family Chantel The Family Chantel 90 Day Diaries Å Seeking Sister Wife Welcome Naked and Afraid Naked and Afraid Zoltan the Wolfman “Ready for Action” Naked and Afraid ›› “Sweet Home Alabama” ››‡ “The Proposal” (2009) Sandra Bullock. Å The 700 Club Å Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond King King “Girl-Everything” ››› “Nine to Five” (1980) Jane Fonda. ››‡ “Safe” (1995) Julianne Moore. “All Summer Long” “The Wedding Veil” (2022, Romance) Golden Golden Golden Golden The First 48 Å The First 48 Å TextMeWhen Sleeping With TextMeWhen Home Town Å Great Giveback Great Giveback Home Town Home Town BBQ Brawl Å BBQ Brawl Å BBQ Brawl “Impress Us” Å Beachside Brawl Beat TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA “John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum” ››‡ “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” (2017, Action) Wanted “Lethal Weapon 2” ›››‡ “Die Hard” (1988, Action) Bruce Willis. Å “Die Hard 2” (1990) Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens

TUESDAY EVENING

Best of Women’s Soccer: International Friendly MLB Baseball: Mariners at Angels 2022 Men’s College World Series UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot Wheel Jeopardy Funny Videos Shark Tank The Rookie News Bull Å The List Bensin Auto Race 48 Hours (In Stereo) News Storm of MLB Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves. Å News Mod Fam Name That Tune 12 News Aspire to USFL Football: Breakers vs Stallions News SNL NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime Scott Living With Scott Brothers Shawn Saves Christmas (N) (Live) Å All Creatures Great Death in Paradise Murder Midsomer Murders Songs Song of Mountains Untamed Outside Nature (In Stereo) Hawking: Å POV (In Stereo) Å (DVS) Creating CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Special: The Nineties Å American Voices Ayman (Live) Å Ayman (Live) Å American Voices Ayman Å Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Undercover Boss Undercover Gutfeld! Å One Nation Dan Bongino Lawrence Jones One Nation Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU “Crazy Asians” ››‡ “The Intern” (2015) Robert De Niro. “Crazy Rich Asians” (2018) Burgers Burgers Burgers Burgers Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Wipeout (In Stereo) The First 48 Å The First 48 First Blood (N) Å Panic 9-1-1 (N) Å The First 48 Å AF1 ›››‡ “The Fugitive” (1993, Suspense) Harrison Ford. Å ››› “Air Force One” (1997) “Dodgeball-True” ››› “Wedding Crashers” (2005) Owen Wilson. “Dodgeball: Underdog” Naked and Afraid Naked and Afraid (In Stereo) Å Naked and Afraid “Twinning” (In Stereo) Dr. Pimple Popper 90 Day Fiancé 90 Day Fiancé 90 Day Fiancé 90 Day Fiancé Deadliest Catch River Monsters: Deadliest Man-Eaters Shark Academy River Monsters Bumble ››‡ “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” (2018) Chris Pratt. “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” Two Men Two Men Two Men Two and Half Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men “The Haunting” ››› “Mahogany” (1975) Diana Ross. ›››› “Taxi Driver” (1976, Drama) Å “Caribbean Sum” “Two Tickets to Paradise” (2022) Å “My One & Only” (2019) Pascale Hutton. “Suitcase Killer” “He’s Not Worth Dying For” (2022) Å TextMeWhen Sleeping With Love It or List It Love It or List It Love It or List It Love It or List It Love It or List It Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners ››‡ “The Equalizer” (2014, Action) Denzel Washington. Å ››‡ Life ››‡ “Life” (1999) “Speed” (1994) ››› “John Wick” (2014) Keanu Reeves. ››› “John Wick: Chapter 2” (2017) “Fast Times Rid” ››‡ “Uncle Buck” (1989) John Candy. ›› “The Great Outdoors” (1988) Å Miss ››› “Grease” (1978, Musical) John Travolta. Å ››‡ “Footloose” (2011) Kenny Wormald. Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars (N) Å Pawn Stars

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NHRA RaceDay NASCAR Truck Series Drag Racing NASCAR SportsCenter Å Series Preview Pro Fighters League SportsCenter Wheel Jeopardy 2022 Stanley Cup Final: Lightning at Avalanche News Kimmel News Holly Come Dance 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards: News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang WWE Friday Night SmackDown (N) News First Spo You Bet DailyMail ET Inside American Ninja Warrior “Qualifiers 3” Dateline NBC Å News J. Fallon On Balance Marni Hughes Dan Abrams Live Banfield (N) Å NewsNation Diamonique JAI Jewelry (Live) Diamond Jewelry Semi-Annual Jewelry Sale (N) (Live) Å PBS NewsHour (N) Wash Hoover Great American Anthems Antiques Amanpour-Co Articu Unwine’d Antique Roadshow Through-Banks Amer. Experience PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper CNN Tonight (Live) Special Report Anderson Cooper The ReidOut (Live) All In With MSNBC Prime Å The Last Word 11th Hour Shepard Smith American Greed American Greed Track & Field Jesse Watters Tucker Carlson Hannity (Live) Å Ingraham Gutfeld! (N) Å NASCAR Fast Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU ››› “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015) Robert Downey Jr. All Elite Wrestling Ram Torino ››‡ “Blade” (1998) Wesley Snipes. Å ››‡ “Blade II” (2002) Wesley Snipes. ›› “Blade: Trinity” The First 48 Å The First 48 Å The First 48 Å The First 48 Å The First 48 Å Two Men Two Men ›››‡ “Knives Out” (2019, Mystery) Daniel Craig. Å “The Fugitive” Å Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office South Pk South Pk Gold Rush Gold Rush (N) Å Gold Rush: D. Turin Opal Hunters Gold Rush 90 Day Diaries Å 90 Day Fiancé (N) (In Stereo) 90 Day The Family Chantel 90 Day Animal Cribs Tanked: Sea-Lebrity Edition (In Stereo) Tanked (In Stereo) Tanked (In Stereo) Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy The 700 Club Å Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond King King “Till the Clouds” ›››› “A Star Is Born” (1954, Musical) Judy Garland. Å “Child-Waiting” “Love Romance” “A Timeless Christmas” (2020) Golden Golden Golden Golden Castle Å Castle (In Stereo) Castle (In Stereo) Castle (In Stereo) Castle “Get a Clue” Dream Dream Dream Dream Vacation House Dream Dream Dream Dream Diners Diners Diners Diners Guy’s Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners The Bobby Brown Story “Part 2” Å N.Y. Undercover N.Y. Undercover The Encore Å Quantum Leap Å Quantum Leap Å Quantum Leap (In Stereo) Quantum Leap Å Quantum “Back-Future III” ››› “Bridesmaids” (2011, Comedy) Kristen Wiig. Å “Pitch Perfect” Last Man Last Man Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden The UnXplained The UnXplained The UnXplained (N) The UnXplained The UnXplained

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JUNE 28

United by Ftb. USFL USFL USFL USFL USFL USFL USFL USFL 37 Words 37 Words (N) 37 Words (N) Soccer: Colombia vs United States. (Live) Wheel Jeopardy 2022 Stanley Cup Final: Lightning at Avalanche News Kimmel News Holly FBI (In Stereo) Å FBI: International FBI: Most Wanted News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang Crime-Kitchen I Can See Your Fox News at Ten You Bet DailyMail ET Inside America’s Got Talent “Auditions 5” Å Dancing With News J. Fallon On Balance Marni Hughes Dan Abrams Live Banfield (N) Å NewsNation Laurie Felt LA Shoe Shopping Fashion & Accessories Clearance (N) (Live) Å PBS NewsHour (N) Va. Home Grown Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Amanpour-Co Taste Keep Up All Creatures Great Line of Separation Make48 David PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper CNN Tonight (Live) Don Lemon Tonight Don Lemon Tonight The ReidOut (Live) All In With MSNBC Prime Å The Last Word 11th Hour Shepard Smith Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Å Jesse Watters Tucker Carlson Hannity (Live) Å Ingraham Gutfeld! (N) Å Law & Order: SVU WWE NXT (N) (In Stereo Live) Å Fast Chrisley “The Transporter” ›››› “The Dark Knight” (2008, Action) ››› “Batman Begins” (2005, Action) Christian Bale. MLB Baseball: Houston Astros at New York Mets. (N) (Live) Å MLB Sheldon Sheldon Bobby Bobby Bobby Bobby Bobby Bobby Origins of Hip-Hop Bobby Bobby Two Men Two Men Movie (In Stereo) Å Fugitive Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Daily Seinfeld Deadliest Catch Deadliest Catch (N) (In Stereo) Å Deadliest Catch “Hell for Heroes” Å Welcome Little People, World Little People, World Welcome Seeking Sister Wife Homestead Rescue Homestead Rescue (In Stereo) Homestead Rescue Homestead Rescue Office Office Office Office Office Office Motherland The 700 Club Å Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond King King “Each Dawn I Die” ››› “The Spoilers” (1942) ››› “The Far Country” (1955, Western) Wild Nrth “Summer Villa” “Two Tickets to Paradise” (2022) Å Golden Golden Golden Golden Castle “Under Fire” Castle (In Stereo) Castle “Limelight” Castle (In Stereo) Castle (In Stereo) Unsellable Houses Unsellable Houses Unsellable Houses Hunters Hunt Intl Hunters Hunt Intl Chopped Å Chopped Å Chopped (N) Å Supermarket Supermarket Family Business Celebrity Fam Family Business Tales “Hot in Here” Martin Martin Chucky Å (DVS) Chucky Å (DVS) Chucky Å (DVS) Chucky Å (DVS) Chucky Å (DVS) “Die Hard 2” (1990) ››› “Die Hard With a Vengeance” (1995) Bruce Willis. Å “Live Free-Die” Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom The Secret of Skin Secret of Skin The Secret of Skin Skinwalker The Secret of Skin

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING POWHATAN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given, pursuant to § 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia, that the Planning Commission of Powhatan County will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at 6:00 PM in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, to consider the following request: Case 22-04-CUP: Firefly Oakbridge LLC (District 2: Powhatan Station/ Graceland) requests a conditional use permit (CUP) for a child day care center in the Light Industrial (I-1) zoning district per sec. 83-252 of the Powhatan County Zoning Ordinance. The use will be located at Tax Map #43C-1-3 and identified by address 1550 Oakbridge Dr and consisting of 1.01 acres. The subject property is designated as Industrial on the Countywide Land Use Plan Map in the 2021 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan. Case 21-09-REZ: Stroud Ventures LLC (District 1: Manakin/Flat Rock/ Subletts) requests the rezoning of Tax Map Parcels #43-39B from Agricultural-10 (A-10) District to Commerce Center (CC) District and amendment of the zoning district map of approximately 5.93 acres of land located on the west side of Page Rd approximately 0.2 miles northwest of the intersection with Anderson Highway. This request is being made to allow for the construction of a contractor’s storage office. The 2021 LongRange Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Rural Areas and Protected Lands (Route 60 Corridor East Special Area Plan) on the Countywide Future Land Use Plan. Case 22-03-AFD: Adrian L. Howard Jr. & Deborah Howard have requested that Tax Map Parcel #50-13D be added to the Appomattox River AFD. The proposed addition is approximately 100 Acres in size and will be added to the 1,160.79 Acres already incorporated into the AFD. The parcel is located along the Appomattox River and is approximately 3/4th of a mile west of Tax Map Parcel #50-27A which is included in the core of the Appomattox River AFD. Tax Map Parcel 50-13D is located about halfway down Worsham Rd. This parcel while not abutting the Appomattox River AFD is within the required mile of the district’s core. The parcel is currently zoned Agricultural-10 (A-10) and resides in Electoral District #4: Powhatan Courthouse/Macon. The meeting may be watched live by visiting http://powhatanva.gov/432/ Live-Stream-of-Powhatan-County-Meetings. All Planning Commission meetings are open to the public and interested persons are encouraged to attend on the day and time specified above. Copies of the proposed plans, ordinances, and amendments may be reviewed in the Department of Community Development in the Powhatan County Administration Building (3834 Old Buckingham Road) between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM of each business day. Copies of staff reports are available prior to the Public Hearing upon request and will be available online at least five (5) days prior to the meeting at http://powhatanva.gov/agendacenter. Please call (804) 598-5621 with any questions.

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.

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5603-01

By order of the Powhatan County Board of Equalization

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.”

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Powhatan County Taxes due June 24, 2022 *** Penalty and Interest will not be assessed on payments received by August 1, 2022 *** Tax bills for the 1st installment of the 2022 Personal Property taxes and Calendar Year 2022 Real Estate taxes were mailed June 10, 2022 and are due June 24, 2022. Due to various setbacks, penalty and interest will not be applied on payments received by August 1, 2022. A one-time penalty of 10% and interest at the rate of 10% per annum will be assessed after August 1, 2022. Payments may be made by mail, by credit card (convenience fee applies) or E-check at www.powhatanva.gov, in person, or there are 2 drop boxes at the County Administration building for your convenience. Credit card checks are not accepted as a form of payment. ALL REAL ESTATE BILLS ARE NOW MAILED TO THE OWNER OF RECORD. If you receive a Real Estate bill from our office and your taxes are escrowed through your mortgage company, you may contact your mortgage company to ensure the bill will be paid on time. ALL mortgage companies have been sent an electronic file from which they will choose the properties they are responsible for paying. The bill you receive, provided your taxes are paid by your mortgage company, is for your record keeping purposes.

Powhatan Today, June 22, 2022

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SLOAN

Leaving Powhatan with 71 career goals, 42 assists and one of the best seasons in school history, the Indians may not ever see an athlete quite like Parker Sloan step foot on the field again, but his impact as a playmaker and leader leaves the program in a significantly better place than when he found it. Robby Fletcher can be reached at rfletcher@powhatantoday. com.

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“I’m trying not to put a lot of expectations on myself for my freshman year. What I’m expecting out of myself going in is, I might not see the field a lot, I might not get a lot of time, but to try to outwork everybody and work my hardest and put in the time to do all I can just to grow over the next couple years.”

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PHOTO BY ROBBY FLETCHER

Powhatan forward Parker Sloan sprints for the ball on a run toward the net in the Region 4B Tournament Semifinals against Patrick Henry on May 31.

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