POWHATAN – For a minute, everything was quiet. Then multiple shots rang out in the empty hallways of Powhatan Elementary School and everything got real.
POWHATAN – Former Powhatan supervisor and community leader Carson Tucker was remembered last week for his depth of service to the county.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — Powhatan County Public Schools has a wealth of talented students.
POWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors expressed immense frustration last week with software issues for the county’s mass appraisal and countywide ERP systems, even going so far as to entertain legal action against the company implementing it.
POWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors honored local resident Josephine Goodman with a proclamation at its Jan. 23 meeting.
POWHATAN – Powhatan County Public Schools (PCPS) turned its focus on internet safety again last week with a panel discussion held by staff members and the sheriff’s office.
The Powhatan Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting on Jan. 19 at Classic Granite and Marble. Members ate and networked at the event, which also marked the 35th anniversary of the chamber and included three award presentations honoring Angie Cabell, Jamie Babcock and Susan Ash.
Powhatan County Public Library held its Writers Roundup, on Jan. 21, bringing about 20 authors to speak with the public about their books and give them an opportunity to sell a few copies. The authors were spread out at tables throughout the library during the three-hour event.
When librarian Charles Joynes first asked me to participate in Saturday’s Writers Roundup event at Powhatan County Public Library, I will admit to a little trepidation.
POWHATAN – Moving forward in 2023, the word the Powhatan Chamber of Commerce leadership most wants to define the year is connection.
POWHATAN – Community Matters – the resource that aims to connect Powhatan’s 55 and forward residents with new connections, entertainment and local services – is evolving again.
POWHATAN – A three-day summer trial has been set in the case of the former Powhatan High School band director charged with multiple counts of taking indecent liberties with a minor by a person in a custodial or supervisory relationship.
POWHATAN – The Powhatan County School Board saw a changing of the guard last week with District 1 board member Rick Cole serving in his position for the last time on Dec. 13 and newly-elected school board member Vicki Hurt being sworn in the next day.
Have you ever had those conversations with someone you haven’t seen in a long time and, inevitably, a phrase along the lines of “we need to do that one day” comes up?
CUMBERLAND – Powhatan resident and Cumberland Elementary School math interventionist Pamela Stepko got a huge shock last week when she learned she was the recipient of a $25,000 Milken Educator Award during a surprise school assembly.
POWHATAN – Powhatan County Public Schools (PCPS) has been awarded $3.95 million in federal grant funds that will be used to add 10 new electric school buses to the division’s fleet.
POWHATAN – The handling of controversial topics in classrooms and notifying parents when it is going to happen was a significant focus for the Powhatan County School Board recently that will carry into the new year.
POWHATAN – Hundreds of people ready to celebrate Christmas and all things Powhatan watched together Saturday as the Powhatan Christmas Parade took over the Village.
As busy schedules go, for me, it doesn’t get much more hectic than the weekend I just experienced.
POWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors recently passed an ordinance amendment that will allow the school board to have exterior cameras installed that would capture images of vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses with red lights flashing.
Entering the SEBRA National Finals for barrel racing held at Murfreesboro, Tennessee in second place, Powhatan native Reed Dale needed a dominant showing to take first place and claim a national title at the biggest rodeo event of the season.
Following up a 2021-22 season that included the team’s first ever appearance in the Class 4 State Tournament will be a tall task for this year’s Powhatan girls basketball program, but with plenty of familiar faces and a coaching change that features two local legends returning to the bench, …
When Natalia Sanchez checked her phone in school one day last September to see a message from her wrestling coach in a team groupchat, the news that the VHSL voted to sanction girls wrestling as a separate sport took a moment to sink in.
A 47-year-old man and two teenage girls were killed in a fatal crash that also injured two others Tuesday morning in Powhatan County.
With their season’s conclusion after a loss in the state tournament, the Powhatan field hockey team is already seeing multiple players honored for their efforts during a successful 2022-23 season.