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Published: Jan 04, 2012  Goochland County resident Scott Ruth has been involved in the real estate profession for 11 years. He started as an agent for Long and Foster at their Tuckahoe Office on Patterson Avenue in December 2000. In 2005, he became broker for the office, and now he carries not only that title, but also the president of the Richmond Association of Realtors. One of the aspects of being a broker that he enjoys is helping agents succeed in the real estate business. “We have over 80 agents that work out of this office,” Ruth said. “Some live in Chesterfield County and… Read more... Published: Jan 04, 2012  Home for the Holidays is taking on new meaning for one Goochland County resident. Last month, GHS graduate and VCU senior Jarvis McCowin left for a 17-day trip to Ghana. Each year, VCU’s Graduate School of Social Work holds an application process for the service learning trip to Accra, Ghana, under the leadership of Rev. Eric Annan who is the leader of the Grace Home International School and the Sovereign Global Mission Program in Ghana. McCowin was one of 13 students selected to take part in this year’s mission. “While there, we will be teaching… Read more... Published: Jan 03, 2012 
Goochland’s Board of Supervisors elected District 3 Republican Ned S. Creasey to be its chairman at last week’s organizational meeting. Creasey was the only one of four incumbents running for re-election to retain his seat. Ken Peterson, who defeated Planning Commissioner Courtney Hyers for the Republican nomination in District 5 and then ran unopposed, was selected to be vice-chairman. Also during its organizational meeting, in keeping with campaign promises by several candidates, the new board rolled back salary increases for itself passed by last year’s… Read more... Published: Dec 30, 2011 Goochland County Residents Receive Holiday Git from FEMA Earlier this week it was announced that residents of Goochland County who were affected by the Aug. 23 earthquake would be included in the Individual Assistance Declaration. This announcement came after intense work by local and state officials to have the concerns of our residents heard. Our concerns were heard, and on Tuesday the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) granted Governor Robert McDonnell’s request to have Goochland County added to the list of localities covered under the Individual Assistance Declaration. This means that individual homeowners may now… Read more... Published: Dec 28, 2011  Almost 200 people crowded into the Goochland Circuit Court building last Thursday to see perhaps the most significant swearing in of new county officials in decades. “It is important to publicly recognize those who have chosen to serve their fellow citizens,” said Chief Circuit Court Judge Timothy K. Sanner before he began with the swearing in process. Each of the elected officials was called forward and sworn individually, as well as the deputies of the constituional officers, after which each signed a copy of the oath. “This was a very impressive ceremony,”… Read more... Published: Dec 28, 2011 Goochland’s top 10 stories of 2011 2011 is a year that will likely be talked about for many years to come around the county, after an historic election, the conviction of a constitutional officer for embezzlement, and a host of other memorable events. Here’s our list of the top 10 stories of the year. 1. The election Published: Dec 28, 2011  The Goochland Education Parents Association is a political action group….of sorts. They don’t endorse candidates and don’t make policy statements about issues. They do sponsor forums and debates. “We are like a conduit for conveying information,” said GEPA chairman Marc Maier in a phone interview Dec. 21. “We have 159 names on our email list, and we send them information about the school board, administration and education news in general. We want to keep them informed about what is going on in Goochland County schools.” The… Read more... Published: Dec 28, 2011  The sights and sounds of a farmers market are coming back to Goochland Courthouse next year. Keith Flannagan said last Friday that The Center for Rural Culture (CRC) would operate a market at Grace Episcopal Church in Goochland Courthouse every Saturday from May 5 through October 20 next year. The weekly event will be called the Goochland Community Farmers Market, said Flannagan, who is the current Treasurer of CRC. CRC, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, did not operate a market this year after a falling out with its executive director Lisa Dearden, who eventually… Read more... Published: Dec 26, 2011 Goochland Parks and Recreation Winter Programs New Winter Spring 2012 Programs at Goochland County Parks, Receration and Facilities Management is proud to present new Health and Nutrition plus General Cooking programs through Hobby Hill Farms and Trephó. Please contact the Recreation Division at (804) 556-5854 or visit us online at www.co.goochland.va.us for more information. Hobby Hill Farms: Published: Dec 21, 2011  The winners in the four contested Goochland supervisors’ races all outspent their opponents, according to figures provided by the Virginia Public Access Project last week. The campaign reporting information is current through December 1, with the next filing deadline January 17. In some cases, the victor outspent the loser by a factor of four or five to one. In one race the challenger spent more than 100 times more money than the loser! District 2 represented the most lop-sided spending by the two candidates. Challenger Manuel Alvarez Jr. outspent incumbent and current Board… Read more... |
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