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Saturday Nov 7 | 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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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Powhatan, VA

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

From restaurant advice to regional advocacy

Helping others is a common thread in Michel Zajur's life. It began at an early age for the soft-spoken son of immigrants who moved to the Richmond area from Mexico in 1960.

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Related Topix: Richmond, VA, Chesterfield County, VA

Fri Oct 30, 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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Related Topix: Richmond Metro, Richmond, VA, Virginia, Chesterfield County, VA, Powhatan, VA

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Five correctional officers charged in dog fondling

Five Virginia Department of Corrections officers have been charged with animal cruelty involving the fondling of a K-9 dog and videotaping the two incidents.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Goochland County, VA, State Prisons, Powhatan Correctional Center, Prison, Chatham, VA

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Powhatan Today

I am here because

JG: My name is Miao Yan Guo, but everybody calls me Jenny. I [came] from mainland China [from] a little city call Fuzhou.

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Related Topix: China, Asia, World News

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Powhatan Today

School bus driver replaced after students' behavior delays drop-off

Powhatan County School Superintendant Dr. Margaret S. Meara has taken action after a late bus drop-off angered a number of county parents.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Report: Va. infrastructure a sliding toward failurea

Report: Va. infrastructure 'sliding toward failure' Stimulus funding The Commonwealth Transportation Board yesterday awarded $48.3 million in contracts for 120 federal stimulus projects.

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Related Topix: Virginia, New Kent County, VA

Powhatan Today

Powhatan BOS unanimously approves appointing Bustos to District 2 seat

The Powhatan Board of Supervisors voted unanimously last night to appoint Marsell Bustos to fill the vacant District 2 seat on the BOS.

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Related Topix: Powhatan, VA

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Powhatan Today

Bustos to accept Powhatan BOS offer, some residents outraged

No one has been officially appointed to fill the now-vacant District Two seat on the Powhatan Board of Supervisors, but BOS Chairman Bob Cosby said the board has entered into negotiations with Marsell Bustos.

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Related Topix: Powhatan, VA, Chesterfield County, VA

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Powhatan Today

History Lesson

Manakintown, site of a Monacan Indian village and early Huguenot settlement, was suggested by the Traceries, Inc.

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Related Topix: Powhatan, VA

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Powhatan Today

Walmart files rezoning request with Powhatan County

County officials have repeatedly reminded Powhatan residents who oppose big-box development about the public process Walmart will have to go through if the mega retailer wants to build a store in Powhatan.

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Related Topix: Big Box Retailers

Thu Oct 01, 2009

Hanover Herald-Progress

Generations of Smith Family serve Doswell Fire Station

The Smith Family of Doswell won Hanover's "Spirit of Family" award at the 2009 Spirit of Volunteerism celebration earlier this year.

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Related Topix: Doswell, VA, Fire, Henrico County, VA

Wed Sep 30, 2009

Powhatan Today

Area pepares for swine flu vaccine

Virginia started receiving shipments of the swine flu vaccine September 30, "with those doses designated for health care workers and emergency responders," Virginia Health Commissioner Karen Remley told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Remley answered questions on the swine flu, or 2009 H1N1 virus, September 30 in a live video chat on ...

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Related Topix: Powhatan, VA

Sat Sep 19, 2009

Powhatan Today

I am here becausea

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

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Thu Sep 17, 2009

Powhatan Today

Park land put to use

Two hundred Powhatan High School science students will soon have the opportunity to supply significant ecological data to a major Commonwealth department.

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Related Topix: Virginia Commonwealth University, Science, Ecology

Wed Sep 09, 2009

Powhatan Today

Tropical trifle takes top prize at a 09 county fair

The events at the Powhatan County Fair this year included an "Angel Food Cake Dessert" Contest sponsored by the Virginia Egg Council, in conjunction with the Powhatan County Extension Office.

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Related Topix: Cake, Baked Goods, Life, Dessert, Food

Tue Sep 08, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

McDonnell talks jobs and economy in Chesterfield

While most people were still getting ready for work, Bob McDonnell stood in front of a coffee-sipping crowd and talked up his jobs and economy campaign focus today.

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Related Topix: Chesterfield, VA, Chesterfield County, VA

Sun Sep 06, 2009

WRC Washington DC Channel 4

School Officials Leave Obama Broadcast Up to Schools

Virginia schools are fielding questions about a back-to-school speech President Barack Obama plans to make to students after conservative columnists and talk-radio hosts roundly criticized what they're calling an attempt to indoctrinate children.

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Related Topix: Virginia, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Loudoun County, VA, Powhatan, VA

Fri Sep 04, 2009

WTKR-TV Norfolk

Va. schools hear from parents about Obama's speech

Virginia schools are fielding questions about a back-to-school speech President Obama plans to make to students after conservative columnists and talk-radio hosts roundly criticized what they're calling an attempt to indoctrinate children.

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Related Topix: Powhatan, VA

Thu Sep 03, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Complaints made to schools about Obama speech

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama will deliver a back-to-school address to the nation's students about taking responsibility for their success in school.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Henrico County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, Richmond, VA

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