BOARD CRITIC MAKES FASHION STATEMENT AT COURTHOUSE Sue Yeatts of Crewe wore her emotions on her sleeves Thursday night. She stepped to the podium in a black sweatshirt embroidered with three of Supervisor Steve Bowen’s colorful quotes in recent years. And she called on Board members to step up and censure the District One rep. “Let Concerned Citizens Be Concerned” […]
2022-03-23
AROUND TOWN
“Fox News Alert: Continuing Coverage of the Censure Crisis in Nottoway County, Virginia.” Welcome, Ainsley! Folks, I’ve been saying this for years: Nottoway County is the censure of the political universe. What 1981 hit song by The Cars have Nottoway Supervisors chosen to sing on karaoke night at their next VACo retreat? “Censure Gone.” Unconfirmed at presstime: a member of […]
Ragsdale
Ellen C. Ragsdale, age 74, of Blackstone, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022. She is preceded in death by her father, Paul B. Cassell, and her mother, Hilda B. Cassell; and nephew, Kevin DeHart. She is survived by her brother, Paul B. Cassell, Jr. (Janie) of Riner, VA; two children, Leigh Hart (Bubba) of Crewe, and Kimberly Reekes (Brian […]
Rossmeissl
Iffielee Pearl Rossmeissl, age 87, of Crewe, VA, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 12, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husband of 34 years, Clifford Rossmeissl; and her daughter, Deborah Redeye. Iffielee is survived by four children, Sheri Ghiggeri (John) of Milford, NJ, Lyndon Corley of Basking Ridge, NJ, Mary Sanchez of Crewe, […]
‘THE FOUR OF YOU ARE COMPROMISED’
Supervisor’s censure was show of hypocrisy, says mom‘THERE ARE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND ISSUES OF RAGE’ After citizen Sue Yeatts unleashed a barrage of criticism at Supervisor Steve Bowen (see related story), mother Chrysten Hardy took the torch Thursday night, reading the remainder of Mrs. Yeatts’ prepared marks which criticized three other Nottoway Supervisors for their recent censure of Board member John Roark. Ms. Hardy is a […]
CENSURE NOT THE SAME AS REMOVAL
Several readers have asked the Courier- Record what censure means. Some have mistakenly believed that censure is being booted out of office. Not so. Elected officials who are censured remain in office and still have the same legal authority they enjoyed before censure. Censure is a formal statement of disappointment in an elected official’s comments or actions by other members […]
‘LITTLE JOBS’ COMMENT BLASTED
Blackstone woman again urges Board to censure PettisDiana Mitchell is taking School Board member Clive Pettis to task for misquoting her in a recent Courier- Record op-ed, reminding him that last month she called his job at Lockheed Martin “important” — not “little.” Mrs. Mitchell addressed the Board last Thursday night and scolded Pettis, saying he was “dishonorable” for what she described as spreading false narratives about […]