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Powhatan High School students in the school’s Firefighter 2 program recently spent the day learning the basics of vehicle extrication from Powhatan Assistant Fire-Rescue Chief Pat Schoeffel.
- Robert Fletcher
Powhatan softball has been riding the arms of two pitchers this season as they take control of the 7-seed of the 4B Region standings with 11 games to go.
- Robert Fletcher
In the previous seven soccer seasons under head coach Willie Miles, the Indians have had no questions about who starts at goalie.
- Roslyn Ryan
Parents concerned about a recent K-9 drug sweep at Powhatan High School had their chance to address the Powhatan County School Board on April 14, and also to hear from the County’s top law enforcement official, who offered a closer look at how sweeps are conducted and what students can reaso…
- Robert Fletcher
After a losing streak that included an 11-8 loss to Brunswick Academy and 2-1 loss to Kenston Forest, the Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Knights got back on the right track, beating Fuqua 9-5 and Monticello 6-4 this week.
- Robert Fletcher
On a chilly April night, Mechanicsville High School was host to three varsity matchups between the Mustangs and the Powhatan Indians, with the softball game needing an extra inning to find a victor, the Mechanicsville boys soccer team taking care of business with a strong first half, and Pow…
- By Bruce A. Silverman, M.D. Contributing columnist
I have looked into the eyes of patients who skipped their insulin because they couldn’t afford it. I have watched otherwise preventable cancers progress because someone had no insurance and no way to get a screening. I do this work as a volunteer physician at Goochland County’s free clinic —…
- By Roslyn Ryan Managing Editor
Powhatan’s District 5 supervisor Denise Morrissette has announced her resignation from the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors, citing her plan to move out of the County.
- By Roslyn Ryan Managing Editor
Thanks to the love of his family—and one very quick-thinking local Animal Control officer—Powhatan’s Possum the emu is back home safe after nearly a week on the lam.

