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» Latest News Stories Published: Mar 10, 2010  Sporting a pair of thick black lensless glasses, Bonzo, a certified therapy dog owned by Dave Dilzer, listened as five-year-old Baleria Balderson read to him last week at the Goochland library. Baleria’s three-year-old sister Gisella sat close by. During a break Gisella, who has not started reading yet, showed Bonzo some pictures from another book. “It’s a non-threatening way for children to practice reading,” said Library Assistant Eileen Ford, describing the Read Books with Bonzo program, now in its second year at the library. “I think it’s… Read more... Published: Mar 10, 2010 Supervisors vote to increase tax rate Supervisors voted 4-1 in favor of advertising a real estate tax increase of up to 4 cents. Goochland supervisors voted this week to advertise possible increases to the county’s tax and utility rates. Revenue generated from higher rates would prevent the county from making deeper cuts to a recommended budget for 2011, one that, at $40.5 million, is already 7.3 percent lower than the current year’s plan. Contributing to the budget’s decline is the county’s falling revenues: Real estate taxes, which are the county’s largest source of income, fell… Read more... Published: Mar 10, 2010 GEPA, GCPS clash on budget reductions The Goochland Education Parents Association, or GEPA, believes that a recent e-mail sent by School Superintendent Linda A. Underwood misrepresents the group’s agenda. Last week Underwood sent an e-mail entitled “the battle is on” to Athletic Director Bryan Gordon and his wife, Goochland Elementary School principal Diane Gordon, writing, “Any way that any of the athletic boosters might be riled up enough to speak out at school board or supervisors meetings? GEPA has added elimination of the athletic director to their hit list.” The e-mail was sent as… Read more... Published: Mar 08, 2010 Charges of animal neglect against Goochland County animal shelter A Hadensville woman will face two misdemeanor charges of animal neglect in Goochland District Court on April 12. Annette Thompson operates the Pet Rescue Foundation in Hadensville. Two warrants were sworn out last week against Thompson, one alleging animal cruelty, a class 1 misdemeanor, in the death of a horse last year at the foundation and one alleging animal neglect, a class 4 misdemeanor. Deputy… Read more... Published: Mar 07, 2010  A local business is holding fundraisers for three local Parent Teacher Associations. John Heidel said he will donate all or part of the admission fees at his Goochland Drive-In Theater to the PTAs of Goochland and Randolph Elementary Schools and to the Goochland High School PTA. “Having two children in the public school system, we want to be involved in the community as much as we can,” said Heidel last week. On March 13 at 6:30 p.m. the theater will show the classic children’s film, “Charlotte’s Web,” and all proceeds from the special… Read more... Published: Mar 03, 2010 Goochland’s Board of Supervisors vote to advertise tax and utility rate increases Goochland supervisors voted this week to advertise possible increases to the county’s tax and utility rates. Revenue generated from higher rates would prevent the county from making deeper cuts to a recommended budget for 2011, one that, at $40.5 million, is already 7.3 percent lower than the current year’s plan. Contributing to the budget’s decline is the county’s falling revenues: Real estate taxes, which are the county’s largest source of income, fell 8.2 percent in 2010 and are anticipated to fall an additional four percent in 2011. There… Read more... Published: Mar 03, 2010  About 50 participants came to Goochland High School Sunday to take part in a community dialogue about a pivotal era in Virginia race relations. Half a century ago, despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision which ruled “separate but equal” school systems unconstitutional, most of the state’s schools were still segregated by race. Massive Resistance, a strategy devised by the state to interpose itself between the federal government and the order to desegregate, was Virginia’s response. Cities and counties… Read more... Published: Mar 03, 2010 Tax increase considered to balance Goochland County’s proposed 2011 budget County Administrator Rebecca Dickson presented her recommended 2011 budget of $40.5 million at a workshop session of the Board of Supervisors last Tuesday. The proposed plan is down 7.3 percent from this year’s operating budget of $43.7 million, and the county is still facing a budget shortfall of nearly $1.5 million for next year. Real estate taxes, which fell 8.2 percent this year and are expected to decline an additional four percent next year, are the county’s largest source of income, said Dickson. There is little to no growth expected in the county’s… Read more... Published: Mar 03, 2010  Many of us have heard of Google Earth, a project that uses satellite imagery to show, in vivid detail, places from all over the world. Now Google Earth viewers can also see an enhanced version of the Goochland Courthouse area. That’s because students in Kimberly Berry’s two Digital Visualization classes at Goochland High School spent hours photographing, measuring and modeling structures in three dimensions for inclusion in the Google Earth Map. It was part of Berry’s G21 project, which encourages students to learn 21st century skills, with emphasis on… Read more... Published: Mar 03, 2010  If you are are like most folks, you have accumulated more than a few electronic gizmos you don’t need any more. As years go by, old computers, printers, fax machines, copiers, televisions and cell phones tend to pile up people upgrade to the latest models. Question is, what to do with all the old stuff? Here’s one answer, which is both ecologically friendly and helps out those who can’t afford to buy some of the items that most of us take for granted. The Goochland Anti-Litter and Recycling Committee (GARC) is partnering with TechReach of Central… Read more... |
