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Powhatan, Virginia is located in Powhatan County. Zip codes in Powhatan, VA include 23139.

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Meet the new Library Director

Most recent position before coming to Powhatan: I was the law librarian for a law firm in Savannah, GA.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Powhatan Today

County to pay for disinterested review of Walmart's TIA

The Powhatan Board of Supervisors has decided to hire an outside consultant to review Walmart's traffic impact analysis.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Powhatan Today

How loud is too loud

The noise ordinance in Powhatan is legally defunct, unenforceable. The Virginia Supreme Court in May sent local governments scrambling to rewrite noise ordinances when it threw out a conviction on a noise violation in Virginia Beach, ruling that city's law was too vague.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Powhatan Today

County postal officials retire

The Powhatan Post Master and the supervisor of the post office retired Friday Oct.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Powhatan Today

Schools seeing drop in flu cases

After peaking during the third week of October, suspected cases of the Swine Flu have been declining among Powhatan County school children, school officials reported last week.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Powhatan Today

Powhatan BOS names Joe Walton vice chair

The board voted unanimously to make District 1 Supervisor Joe Walton vice chairman of the Powhatan Board of Supervisors.

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Richmond Times-Dispatch

House committee to hear state budget forecast

State and local officials are bracing for another round of bad news from Virginia budget analysts today, as the House Appropriations Committee opens a two-day annual retreat at the Capitol.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

BellaOnline

The Founding of Jamestown

The first permanent English settlement in the New World was Jamestown, Virginia.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Powhatan Today

Mill at Fine Creek hosts dinner for Christmas Mother

A number of generous Powhatan residents gathered at the Mill at Fine Creek Oct. 30 to enjoy a delicious meal and support the Powhatan Christmas Mother program.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Powhatan Today

Shaggy rides again

Of all the members of Sergeant First Class Max Garner's family who welcomed the soldier home on Oct.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Powhatan Today

I am here becausea Krystal Solzbach

Editor's note: The following is part of a continuing series in which we ask residents to describe their connection to the county.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Powhatan Today

Young animal advocate honored

Eleven-year-old Powhatan County resident Monica Plumb is the Kid of the Year. That's according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which honored Monica last week at the Humane Awards Luncheon in New York City.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Powhatan Today

Swine flu vaccination schedule set for Powhatan schools

More doses of the H1N1 vaccine are now available and a schedule has been set to immunize children in Powhatan County Schools.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Powhatan Today

Walmart reps question early reaction to plans in Powhatan

The fight against Walmart in Powhatan, and the argument that drives it, is an emotional knee-jerk reaction void of facts, Walmart representatives said.

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Powhatan Today

Powhatan residents to weigh in on draft of new comp plan

The Powhatan Planning Commission has settled on a new draft of the county's comprehensive plan it thinks is ready for public input.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Richmond.com

Local Elections on Tuesday

In addition the well publicized statewide races, 100 seats in the House of Delegates are up for grabs.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Powhatan Today

H1N1: The waiting game

The entire country has seen "lower than predicted yields from vaccine manufacturers," but Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said yields from manufacturers are now "more in-line with original predictions." Health officials expect the additional shipments of the vaccine to arrive by mid-November. The Powhatan Health Department, ...

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

WTVR Richmond

Five Arrested in Dog Fondling Case

Five corrections officers are facing charges after a disturbing crime involving a dog.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

WTKR-TV Norfolk

Va correctional officers charged

Five Virginia correctional officers have been charged with misdemeanor animal-cruelty charges for allegedly videotaping one of the officers engaging in sexual contact with a dog.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Frost Advisory

THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH THE COOL AND DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE...WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF FROST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

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