Goochland News

In 1995, just 14 years ago, West Broad Street was a two lane road that meandered through the countryside.

Robert and Julia Smith were on their way from their home in Wilmington, N.C. to Pennsylvania on a vacation trip the other day when they decided they needed to make a stop.

Photo by Jim Ridolphi Is this the most dangerous intersection in Goochland County? Many neighbors expressed that view at a recent Planning Commission public hearing regarding a proposed shopping center at the intersection.

It was Christmas 1944 when Warren Johnson Sr., an aircraft commander with the U.S. Army Air Forces, gave his 4-year-old cousin Ben his first model plane, along with a promise to build it when he returned from the Pacific.

The 35-Mile Drive Association met again last week, this time at the Edible Garden on River Road, one of the first stops in the envisioned road trip through the county along River Road out to Columbia, which the group hopes to promote in bringing tourist dollars to the county.

Goochland County is preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July with a fireworks display that has become one of the county's most popular traditions.

Powhatan resident Phil White has a special place in his heart for Fire/Rescue volunteers.

After being named Goochland Public Schools Teacher of the Year, one might think Jay Sykes would want to take a break and rest on his laurels for a bit.

Deborah Carol St. John, 41, of Locust Grove died Monday, June 15, 2009, at her residence.

Powhatan's charm to newcomers lies in its rural/suburban ambiance, its attractive tax rate, its proximity to shopping and entertainment, and the sense of history it exudes.

More than 600 young people in the Richmond area will go to work this summer because of a big boost in funding from the federal stimulus program.

Grilling hot dogs and hamburgers over open flames is a rite of summer. But for about 70 people, a cookout yesterday in Goochland County was about more than good food and fellowship.

Lane Ramsey stopped short of calling it an investigation. But the interim Goochland County administrator is reviewing the county's biosolids rules in the wake of a controversial application of sludge in the James River floodplain during last week's heavy rains.

For years, Brenda Clymer looked forward to receiving a gift certificate for spa services each time a special occasion rolled around.

With more than $1 million of federal stimulus funding on the way for Goochland's school system in the next two years, the school board authorized three new positions to aid the county's low-income and special education student populations.

Goochland Sheriff's deputies and Henrico Police have arrested a 28 year old Henrico man for the May 27 robbery of the C & F Bank in Goochland County.

NBC12 Viewpoint: Broadcasting only in digital NBC12 Viewpoint: Helping the homeless Richmond has its share of the chronically homeless.

All 12 of Doug and Tamra Adams' children have learned on the family's 131-acre farm in Goochland County, mostly in the 70-year-old granary they affectionately call "the little red schoolhouse." Now, the parents want to open their learning farm to other youngsters.

Richmond Police are searching for the suspects behind the city's latest murder. Police say 19-year old Darius Alphonzo Athey of Goochland was shot and killed near the intersection of Hull and 14 Streets early Sunday morning.

At the same time that Patsy Easley lost her job, her marriage fell apart. She was now a single mother with two children and faced a mounting pile of bills that her unemployment benefits couldn't begin to cover.