Supervisor Bo Toth declared, “I need to smoke a cigarette” after Thursday night’s exchange between Supervisor John Roark and Daphne Norton (left). Toth is shown here seconds after Board Chairman Bill Collins called a recess after Roark’s line of questioning of Mrs. Norton.
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Just Dropping By
Nottoway Supervisor John Roark’s wife Dana (left), and daughter Dallas (right) arrived at Thursday night’s Board of Supervisors meeting moments before Supervisor Roark criticized colleague Daphne Norton over what he called Mrs. Norton’s inconsistent accounts about a reported shooting incident in July. Dana and Dallas are shown here moments after taking their seats as they and others were recognized by […]
NEW TAX TOUTED
Nottoway Supervisors likely will have to wait until 2027, but they’re not giving up holding a referendum to add another penny to the state sales tax to help fund paid fire and EMS. Supervisor Dicky Ingram first pitched the idea several months ago. Ingram last Thursday recalled that Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill that would have let Prince Edward […]
WHO CALLS 911 MOST?
Hyde: ‘Citizens on fixed incomes’Complaints by citizens on fixed incomes about Nottoway County’s new tax levies for Fire and EMS were addressed Thursday night by Emergency Services Coordinator Buddy Hyde. “Guess who the number one caller of EMS is?” Hyde told the Board of Supervisors. “People on fixed incomes. And the geriatric population is growing. It’s going to get worse. People on fixed incomes […]
MORE SOLAR
Nottoway County is expected “two to three” new applications for solar farms, Planner Gregg Zody told the Board of Supervisors last Thursday night. Zody said they’re relatively small in size and planned for the Sunnyside Road area. An application for a proposed 700+ acre site along Rocky Ford and other roads could be heard by the County as early as […]
RESIDENTS PAYING EARLY
Nottoway County taxes due Dec. 5thTax bill payments to Nottoway County are coming in steadily before the December 5th due date, Supervisor Dicky Ingram reported Thursday night. “The Treasurer says she’s real tickled with the amount of money that’s coming in already,” said the District 1 Supervisor. “A lot of people are paying ahead of time.” Overall this year, County taxes on real estate increased […]
HOSPITAL PLANNED ON 360
60-bed facility in Chesterfield Co.A proposed hospital in Chesterfield County could reduce wait times for Nottoway residents needing critical life-saving care. Nottoway Emergency Services Coordinator Buddy Hyde last Thursday night briefed the Board of Supervisors on the “Magnolia Hospital” proposed for the intersection of Hull Street Road (Rt. 360) and Otterdale Road in Moseley. Hyde was among those speaking in support at a recent […]
SENIORS STILL WAITING
Nottoway Supervisors are being asked to step-up efforts to give senior citizens age 65-andolder tax relief. Susan Fee of Blackstone asked officials Thursday night why taxes can be raised rather suddenly but finding adopting relief for seniors appears as if it will take years, “We elected you. Are you not the voice of the people? Are you not the guardians […]
DOG ‘HITS’ ON VEHICLE
Police charge two in CreweA traffic stop in Crewe recently resulted in two drug arrests with assistance from a K9 unit. Sheriff Robert Jones said the incident occurred at 1:37 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 12th, in the 1100 block of Virginia Avenue (Rt. 460). He said a Prince Edward K-9 arrived and ‘alerted’ on the vehicle. “A vehicle search was conducted […]
LOCAL ARRESTED AGAIN
21-year-old caught after Falls St. callA Blackstone man, who’s scheduled to go to trial next month on drug and firearms charges, is in more trouble after an incident last week. Blackstone Police Lt. Tony Mayton reports that Therman Rudolph Oliver III, 21, of Taylor Street, has been charged with felony Possession of a Schedule I/II Drug. Mayton said the incident leading to Oliver’s arrest occurred […]
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