10/03/2012

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DELIVER TO: Postal Patron Mechanicsville, VA 23111

PRSRT. STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Mechanicsville, VA Permit No.141

Vol. 26, No. 22 | Richmond Suburban Newspapers | October 3, 2012

STOPS AT EVERY HOME IN TOWN

Voting exemption plan advances By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local Jim Ridolphi for The Local

County Attorney Sterling Rives said the request to exclude Hanover from the Voting Rights Act pre-clearance requirements is moving forward.

County attorney Sterling Rives provided the Hanover County Board of Supervisors with a status report on the progress of the county’s efforts to receive an exemption from

pre-clearance requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Last Wednesday, Rives said the process is moving forward and outlined a schedule for the application and when an answer from the U.S. Justice Department might be expected.

He said he expects the initial application process to be concluded by January. The county must submit a bulk of paperwork, including minutes from supervisors’ meetings from the last 10 years. Rives said a DOJ decision

could come as early as next summer. After a public meeting held earlier in September, he said it was clear that public concerns centered around three issues. Many minority leaders see VOTING, pg. 4

CADET RYAN LONG

Running to fight childhood cancer Applications being taken for Roberson scholarship

Photo submitted by Kristin Mudd

The ReeseStrong Foundation, formed to fight childhood cancer, recently sponsored its 4th annual ReeseStrong 5K and Gold Ribbon Kids Run, with more than 900 people taking part. For more on the fundraiser, see page 16.

help is needed to understand why the jurisdiction has a problem with drinking and driving and alcohol related crashes among this age group. The grant will be administered by VCU, which has contracted with I CARE to receive $145,000 annually for the next

see SCHOLARSHIP, pg. 4

see FORUM, pg. 4

see CADET, pg. 4

Forum set on how to use grant funds Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com After receiving a Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG), Hanover County’s I CARE will hold a forum from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, at Patrick Henry High School in Ashland to explore what the Hanover

County community thinks are the primary causes of alcoholrelated car crashes among youth and young adults in our community. The meeting is part of the needs assessment phase of the project. Over time, the project will be working on ways to reduce alcohol related crashes. In order to do that effectively, the community’s

Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com A 24-year-old soldier who gave his life for our freedom will be honored when Hanover native and Virginia MIlitary Institute Cadet Ryan Long bikes 102 miles to raise funds for The Wounded Warrior Project in memory of that young soldier. In June, three days after arriving in Afghanistan, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Chase Prasnicki volunteered for a patrol and was killed by a roadside bomb. He was a 2010 graduate of West Point and a newlywed. His brother is a VMI classmate of Long’s. On Saturday, Oct. 6, Long

Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The Hanover Education Foundation announces the availability of $5,000 to be awarded through the Stewart D. Roberson Professional Development Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will promote opportunities for Hanover’s professional and support employees to receive quality training experiences which will reflect best practices in and outside the classroom. Administrators and support employees of Hanover County Public Schools are eligible.

VMI cadet biking in memory of fallen soldier


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