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Vol. 29, No. 14 | Richmond Suburban Newspapers | August 8, 2012
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Teen’s video goes viral George Dennehy, born armless, plays guitar with feet By David Halstead for The Mechanicsville Local A Hanover County resident has taken the viral world by storm. The fact that George Dennehy is making sound waves on the Internet is only part of his story. The Ashland resident and Patrick Henry High School
Supervisors name Paul acting chief assessor Richard W. Paul has been named acting chief assessor by the Hanover County Board of Supervisors. T h e appointment will go into effect on Thursday, Aug. 16. Paul replaces J o h n PAUL Nelms, who is retiring as a full-time see PAUL, pg. 4
graduate was born without arms. He performs by using his feet and his rendition of “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls has amassed more than 461,000 views from around the world in less than a week. An avid musician, Dennehy recently posted the video of himself playing the guitar during a performance at the
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Ashland Strawberry Faire in June on YouTube. Little did he know what would ensue following that posting. With the advice of a friend, Dennehy shared the clip on a video sharing website called Reddit.com. The rest is history. Photo courtesy of George Dennehy “A friend of mine was like, George Dennehy strums the see VIRAL, pg. 18
guitar, placed below, with his feet when he performs.
Preparing to play
Jr., 56, of the 7400 block of Newtown Road is scheduled to appear at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 18 in Hanover County General District Court for a preliminary hearing. Lawrence was arrested following the June 16 death of Mary T. Hoover, 55, of the 2300 block of Mountainbrook Road. LAWRENCE At the time of the
By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
A St. Stephens Church man has been charged with felony aggravated involuntary manslaughter for a headon crash that claimed the life of a Henrico County woman. According to Sgt. Chris R. Whitley of the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office, Richard E. Lawrence
see FATAL, pg. 4
Neighbors make friends, get fit with water aerobics By Paula Neely for The Mechanicsville Local
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Mechanicsville’s Patrick Holler takes a moment to gather himself before getting the start in the state tournament. Though the youngest player on the team, Holler (Lee-Davis) turned in a solid performance that allowed American Legion Post 175 to advance with a 10-4 win over host Stafford. Mechanicsville battled through long days, heat and five games, but finished third in the state tournament. For more details turn to page 40 in Sports.
hen sixtysomething Marsha Dodd moved to Old Church about eight years ago, she wanted to find a way to make new friends and get to know her neighbors. She also wanted to stay fit, so she started a water aerobics class led by a professional instructor in her backPaula Neely for The Local yard pool. Marsha Dodd, front, stretches Ever since then, a group of with Marsha Thomas and see WATER, pg. 5
Cindy Ayres in the water aerobics class.