Goochland News

During a recent visit to Goochland, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack introduced a proposed loan program targeting beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers and returning veterans.

A Louisa woman died and five other people suffered minor injuries Friday after a single-vehicle crash just before noon on Interstate 64 in Goochland County.

Goochland's School Board has begun its search for a new superintendent of schools, engaging the services of national search firm BWP and Associates .

One person was killed and five were injured today when a car ran off the right side of eastbound Interstate 64 in Goochland County and hit several trees, the Virginia State Police reported.

Area children with severe medical conditions will have an opportunity to be considered for medical treatment during the James River Shrine Club's screening clinic on June 2. Hawk, 75, said the 22-member James River Shrine Club is made up of members from Goochland and Powhatan counties.

GOOCHLAND, Va. - Virginia State Police are investigating a Sunday morning accident that upended a tractor trailer on Interstate 64.

GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. - The Rassawek Spring Jubilee Wine & Heritage Festival takes place in Goochland County this weekend.

Members of the Powhatan and Goochland Chambers of Commerce and officials from the Goochland County Economic Development will join YardWorks employees for a ribbon cutting ceremony slated to start at 12 noon.

City-arranged transportation began last weekend for families of inmates displaced by the sudden closing of Richmond's Juvenile Detention Center.

Goochland residents with children in the county school system had mixed reactions to last week's resignation of Goochland Schools Superintendent Linda Underwood.

Terms of the separation agreement and general release signed by Underwood and School Board Chairwoman Beth Hardy at the special meeting included a lump-sum payment of $56,304, a $31,075 payment on Underwood's behalf to the Virginia Retirement System, $12,620 for unused annual leave, and payment of health care premiums for Underwood and her spouse ... (more)

On Saturday, the 85-year-old was honored by family and friends at a graduation ceremony at Antioch Baptist Church for accomplishing her goal.

The Central Virginia Disaster Survivor Day has proved so popular that all 100 Goochland County slots for the Saturday event have been taken, said Haley Ransom, a Goochland paid firefighter/medic. Saturday's event will be held from 8 a.m. till noon at Fire Station No.

Laser hair removal -- it's now the 2nd most popular outpatient procedure in the country, and it's not cheap.