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Powhatan, Virginia

The hometown paper of Martin Link

Vol. XXVII No. 44

“We’ve got a loyal base that have stayed with us and some of their children are even with us. Second generations are coming. ... One of the reasons we’re so successful is the employees. The employees are great. They go beyond what they need to do and that’s who’s made a lot of rapport with the customers is the employees.”

All in the Family Gregg’s pharmacy has been serving community for 38 years

PHOTO BY BEN ORCUTT

Carol Gregg, left, wife of Powhatan Pharmacy founder Jim Gregg; Roy Nicholls, 90, who has been a customer for 38 years; Gina Thompson, pharmacy director for three of the Greggs’ stores; and Scott Gregg, general manager of two of the stores and part-owner of two; agree that customer service is a top priority.

By Ben Orcutt News Editor

Powhatan County residents have been trusting the Gregg family with their medications for 38 years and during that time a strong bond has developed between the Greggs and their customers. Jim Gregg and his wife Carol bought Bloxton’s Pharmacy in the Courthouse Village in 1975 and changed the name to Powhatan

Pharmacy. Ten years later, the couple moved the drug store to Flat Rock. In 2004, they moved to their current location in the South Creek Shopping Center off U.S. 60. Along the way, they opened a second store further west on U.S. 60 – Plaza Pharmacy – and also operate Amelia Pharmacy and Cumberland Pharmacy. When she and her husband opened Powhatan Pharmacy in

New arrangement with Lacheney saves county thousands By Ben Orcutt News Editor

Powhatan’s new arrangement with County Attorney Thomas E. Lacheney will save taxpayers about $50,000 annually, according to county officials. Last week, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a new salary arrangement with Lacheney. “Well the only thing we changed is, I am no longer a county employee,” Lacheney said. “I’m actually on contract, on a retainer contract. That’s reLacheney ally the only change we made. So I don’t get county benefits anymore and I don’t get health insurance and all that. So that’s all they really see Lacheney page 4A

1975, it was them and two employees, Mrs. Gregg said. Now they have a total of seven full-time pharmacists and several part-time pharmacists among the roughly 65 employees at the four stores. Mrs. Gregg said she and her husband are amazed at how much they’ve grown since their humble beginning. “We are,” she said. “We still consider ourselves a mom and pop see Family page 3A

November 13, 2013

Supervisors honor Maxey for service By Ben Orcutt News Editor

Former Powhatan County Circuit Court Clerk William E. Maxey Jr. was honored by the Board of Supervisors last week for his decades of service. The Board voted unanimously to adopt a proclamation honoring Maxey, who retired in September after serving as Circuit Court Clerk for 56 years and three months. In reading the proclamation, Supervisors Chairman Barry C. Hodge noted that Maxey Maxey was appointed as clerk on July 1, 1957, by Judge J. Garland Jefferson to complete an unexpired term. Following completion of the unexpired term, Maxey was elected to seven eight-year terms as Circuit Court Clerk and was six years into his seventh term upon his retirement. Maxey was the longest-serving clerk in state history and is Past President of the Virginia Court Clerks’ Association. In 2006, the Supreme Court of Virginia honored Maxey with its Outstanding Career Service Award, Hodge said. In addition to being Circuit Court Clerk, Maxey also served the county in a number of different roles, Hodge said. Maxey was the Board of Supervisors clerk, Commissioner of the Revenue, Director of Civil Defense, Chairman of the Planning Commission, Electoral Board Secretary and Justice of the Peace. Maxey also was a leader in the community, Hodge added. A member of American Legion Post 201, Maxey also served as post commander. Maxey is a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10570 and was Director of the Bank of Powhatan. “Whereas Mr. Maxey has elected to see Maxey page 4A

VISTA program promotes learning everywhere By Ben Orcutt News Editor

For about 85 pupils at Pocahontas Elementary School, significant learning is occurring both inside and outside of the building through a program called VISTA – Virginia Initiative for Science Teaching and Achievement. Barbara Adcock and Debbie Putney are Science, Technology, Engineering and Math or STEM teachers at Pocahontas Elementary who teach third and fourth-grade pupils who are part of the VISTA program. Parents of pupils who wish to enroll in the program sign their children up and then entry is based on a lottery system due to limited space, Adcock said. “The purpose of the pro-

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Pocahontas Elementary School teachers Debbie Putney, left, and Barbara Adcock said using the school’s “outdoor classroom” helps to give pupils enrolled in a science program called VISTA a real-life learning experience.

gram is to get kids doing more they actually get into the meat problem-based learning, more see VISTA page 4A inquiry-based learning, so that

Inside

Sports

Index

A2 Christmas Mother charity show scheduled Dec. 8 at Powhatan High School

B1 Heartbreaker Warriors edge ahead of Indians to win Jefferson District title game

Calendar A4 Obituaries Classified B10 Opinion Crime Report A2 Quotes Crossword A11 Real Estate Horoscope A11 TV Listings

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