Powhatan News

A number of Powhatan students have taken top honors in a local art show sponsored by the Woman's Club of Powhatan County.

Robert E.L. Krick with the National Park Service will be the guest speaker at the Thursday, July 16 dinner meeting of the Powhatan Civil War Round Table.

Local residents interested in winning a blue ribbon at the Powhatan County Fair can still pick up exhibit packets at numerous locations throughout the county.

As the community prepares for our nation's Independence Day celebration this Saturday, the staff of Powhatan Today would like to take the opportunity to deliver a few special messages from the men and women of the 180th Engineer Company.

Powhatan High School graduate Nicholas Snead has been named to the Dean's List at Longwood University for the spring 2009 semester.

In her job, Allison Dunaway makes sure people follow state environmental laws. That entered into her thoughts when it came time to build her dream house.

Powhatan's own Community Action Agency begins operation July 1. Rovenia Vaughan, Community Services Coordinator, will continue the successful emergency assistance program she has administered here with the Richmond based agency, CAPUP, for over 15 years.

The "Beat Up Chris Brown: Interactive Game" already has 4.5 million hits on YouTube.

The NAACP is calling on a Powhatan County judge to set aside the verdicts of two cousins convicted of killing a popular high school athlete so they can receive a harsher punishment - a request that one legal observer said the judge has no power to fulfill.

Powhatan's charm to newcomers lies in its rural/suburban ambiance, its attractive tax rate, its proximity to shopping and entertainment, and the sense of history it exudes.

A Powhatan County man accused of fatally stabbing and beating two Cumberland County residents was spotted near the murder scene out of breath, sweating and with blood on his person about the time of the killings, court documents say.

Richmond, Va. A Powhatan man has been charged in the murder of a man and woman in Cumberland County.

A 21-year-old Powhatan County man is facing capital murder charges in the deaths of two Cumberland County residents Saturday.

Cumberland County authorities say they are seeking Tyrone S. Roads, 21, a Powhatan resident whom they describe as a person of interest in a double slaying Saturday night.

Travis Ayers , a 2005 graduate of Powhatan High School, has graduated cum laude from Christopher Newport University with a degree in Biology and Environmental Science.

Eric W. Buckland, Lt. Col. of Centreville, will discuss his first book, Mosby's Keydet Rangers, at the June 18 dinner meeting of the Powhatan Civil War Round Table.

NICOLE ANDERSON ELLIS On Tuesday, June 9, at 7 p.m. Henrico County's Board of Supervisors is holding a hearing for public feedback on the latest version of Henrico's draft 2026 Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

DiogenesI couldn't agree more..Powhatan Today has declined greatly in terms of bias and slanting editorially towards race.

Mobile police are looking for a gunman involved in an early morning homicide. David Turner, 25, was found shot outside his home on Gorgas Street around four o'clock Thursday morning.

Looking for something for the kids to do this summer? Nature Quest is a series of nature workshops held throughout the summer and are open to all boys and girls ages 6 to 9. The first workshop will be held Wednesday, June 24, with a "Bloomin' in June" theme.