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 Published: Feb 22, 2012 Recently, former game warden and current Powhatan Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Luxford self-published his first novel, Green Dawg, which International Game Warden Magazine recently called “a joy to read.” The novel follows the exploits of Jake Dupree, a cop who leaves the Northern Virginia rat race to become a game warden in Central Virginia. Hoping to find a more peaceful lifestyle, Dupree instead finds himself in a rocky romance with a woman named Lydia Lightfoot and on the hunt for a serial killer who has been hanging women at local boat landings. Luxford has already written… Read more...  Published: Feb 08, 2012 Anne Morrissette is going for a walk in July. It’s going to last about 10 days and cover between 150 to 200 miles. In the Northern Frontier District of Kenya. Morrissette, said she was recruited by Elk Hill School Director Michael Farley to take part in this year’s walk, which is the largest fundraiser for the Makindu Children’s Program (MCP), a 501c-3 supporting the Makindu Children’s Centre (MCC). The MCC is a day use facility that cares for more than 400 AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children in Makindu. Farley, a former Peace Corps… Read more...  Published: Feb 01, 2012 How long ago did you start keeping bees? What prompted you to start?  Published: Jan 04, 2012 Before you worked here you were a nurse at MCV. Why did you make the switch from nursing to orchids?  Published: Dec 14, 2011 Everett Adams, an eighth grader at Powhatan Junior High, recently placed 2nd in his age group at the Pokémon Trading Card Championship Tournament in Charlottesville. Everett has traveled as far as Indianapolis to compete in Pokémon tournaments. One day he hopes to visit Japan to see the headquarters of Nintendo, the company that developed the Pokémon franchise. OK, my first question: What is Pokémon?  Published: Nov 17, 2011 It’s ‘tech week’ and behind the scenes at a typical theatre production is harried. Actors are rehearsing their lines, sets are being installed, and lights and music are being tested. But Maura Cravey is also busy as a bee, putting the final touches on wardrobe and accessories for characters in the play. Currently, she is the costume designer for the African American Repertory Theatre’s latest production of “Fences” which is now showing through Nov. 20 at Pine Camp Cultural Arts Center in Richmond. Cravey worked 14 years at Blessed Sacrament Huguenot… Read more...  Published: Nov 08, 2011 Read more...  Published: Oct 12, 2011 * Editor’s Note: In a previous version of this posting “Third Amendment” was erroneously printed in the place of “First Amendment.” This occurred in the final sentence of Mr. Hodge’s answer to the reporter’s third question. Powhatan Today regrets the error. Barry Hodge Why did you decide to run for the Board of Supervisors this year? Have you run for county office before? I ran in 2007 for the 3rd district Board of Supervisor’s seat, and that was a very close race. Over the last four years I’ve become very… Read more...  Published: Sep 28, 2011 Faye Barton You’re currently in your third term as Treasurer. What orginally made you want to run for office? Can you detail a little more the skills, experience and education that you bring… Read more... Election 2011: District 1 Published: Sep 28, 2011 Joe Walton Yes. I’m District 1 Supervisor for the Powhatan Board of Supervisors. I was the Vice Chair in 2010 and I’m the Chairman of the Board in 2011.
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