Carmack refutes vacating her seat

a special prosecutor in Caroline County began circulating saying she lived in the county but had moved out of her district.

page on Wednesday, Feb. 15 after court documents about an investigation by

Carmack said in the statement last week that she intended to move out of her former home in District 5 into a rental property still in District 5, but it needed to be renovated. She said she moved for three months while her new home on Mosby Road was being renovated.

In the same statement, she said she is in the process of having the Caroline County opinion, which was issued by Bryan Dunkum, assistant commonwealth’s attorney, retracted and refuted assertions that she was investigated by the Virginia State Police as part of this investigation.

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POWHATAN – Sandra Morris

Kemp was caught off guard when The Valentine museum reached out earlier this month and let her know she had a garment on display. It wasn’t the first time – two dresses the Powhatan native made while a student at Virginia Commonwealth University and later donated to the museum’s permanent collection were featured in 2017.

Kemp, who graduated in 1965 from Powhatan High School, was the first African American to graduate from the Fashion Design School in 1971. She donated a total of five garments from her senior year to the museum in 1994 when she no longer had the facilities to keep them. When she received an email two weeks ago letting her know the red and white jump suit she created as part of her senior project at VCU would be on display in February and March, she was thrilled.

“I was really surprised because I had no inkling that it was going to be on display. I know they had used two of the five, but I was surprised to hear and happy and delighted they chose this garment for the Black History series,” she said.

The Valentine is currently under construction and most of the galleries are closed, but to keep some displays out for the public, the museum put single pieces on display that are being rotated every two months, according to Nichol Gabor, the Nathalie L. Klaus curator of costume and textiles at The Valentine. She selected Kemp’s jumpsuit

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TERRY, David Franklin, age 80, died on February 13, 2023, with family at his side. Born on May 12, 1942 in Amelia. David was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Edith Terry and by his brother, Donald Terry. David is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Susan Bevins Terry; their two sons, Michael and Scott Terry; and David’s brother, Dale Terry. After playing basketball for and graduating from Richmond Polytechnic Institute, David worked for several years as a civil servant before finding his true calling as a teacher. David taught math for over two decades at Midlothian High School. While teaching, David enjoyed coaching basketball, soccer, volleyball and was the faculty sponsor of the Interact Club. A member of May Memorial Baptist church in Powhatan, David served as a deacon and taught Sunday school. Funeral services will be on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 2 p.m. at May Memorial 3922 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, Va. 23139. A reception will follow at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to a charity of your choice that helps people in need.