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Volume 59, Number 37 • September 19, 2013
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Hadensville kennel to close County won’t pursue animal cruelty charges against Annette Thompson By Ken Odor Special Correspondent
Annette Thompson’s Hadensville kennel is closing. Judge Timothy K. Sanner accepted an agreement between the Goochland Commonwealth Attorney’s office and Thompson last Friday in Goochland Circuit Court to that effect.
Photo by Roslyn Ryan
Those attending last week’s dedication of the county’s new memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks bow their heads during the ceremony. Shown are, from the left, are Richard Melito, Freedom Flag creator; Josh Dickerson , Freedom Flag Foundation chairman; William MacKay, fire-rescue chief Goochland County; Dave Nicholson, chaplain for Goochland Fire-Rescue; Ken Peterson, chairman of the Goochland Board of Supervisors; John Waechter, Manakin Company 1 president; and Parker Coughlin, Manakin Company 1 district chief.
By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Speaking to a packed room during last week’s memorial service for the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Goochland’s Fire and Rescue
Chief William MacKay stressed the importance of preserving the stories of that day. “It is our obligation to make sure that those who come after us never forget what we as Americans went through on that day, and what we
accomplished,” said MacKay. With that, MacKay led those in attendance outside to the Manakin Company 1 firehouse parking lot, where they witnessed the unveiling of
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County teen selected for Richmond pageant Contributed report
Tamara Harp of Goochland has been selected to participate in the 2014 Miss Teen Richmond pageant competition on Sunday, Sept. 22. She learned she had been chosen when the pageant announced participants following interviews in the Greater Richmond area. Tamara had submitted an application and took part in
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As a result, workers from several animal rescue operations converged on Thompson’s property on Tabscott Road Friday afternoon to begin transferring about 50 dogs to their facilities. Thompson, 68, dropped her appeal of a court order
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