Hanover County News

The Hanover County Sheriff's Office will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint in Hanover on Friday, July 3rd, 2009.

Published: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 10:45 a.m. Thanks to recent budget cuts and furloughs, pay at New Hanover County Schools is half a percent less than it was this time last year.

The 4th of July is fast approaching, and with it comes celebrations and festive times.

The identities of two people who died in a fiery crash were still being withheld today pending conclusive results from the medical examiner's office.

Hanover County has a Cannery that also operates as a commercial kitchen for those wishing to start a food business for acidified foods such as pickled products, salsas, relishes and chow-chow. Hours of operation and prices will change this year.

Two people are dead after an accident in Hanover County. It happened just after 5 p.m. Saturday night on Route 301.

Strong thunderstorms early Friday evening leaves two New Hanover County families homeless.

New Hanover County schools are under construction this summer and crews say their projects are on schedule.

Iris Morris Breece Sr., who goes by the nickname 'Buddy," is 62 years old. Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10:59 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10:59 p.m. A missing man who requires daily medication was located by law enforcement and returned home shortly after the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office issued an alert Friday.

A home on Kauri Street was severely damaged in a fire Friday, one of two blazes caused by lightning.

The ceremony will begin at 6:30 a.m. with a prayer, delivered by Pastor Alan Benson of Grace Baptist Church , said Deputy C.G. Smith, sheriff's office spokesman.

Still another link: http://tinyurl.com/nzpe5h or http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&org=as400&doc =B44A2CF4BA778D83862568250053649F&loc=en-us Regards, Pat Landrum Senior Programmer/Analyst Hanover County School Board 200 Berkley Street - Ashland, VA.

Lou Melvin Baylor Jr., 61, of Hanover County, formerly of Caroline County, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond.

Submitted by WWAY on 22 June 2009 - 6:06pm. County budget approved without a raise in property taxes Do you raise taxes in a tight economy? That was the question New Hanover County Commissioners had to answer Monday.

At left, John Maisenhelder, a 61-year-old karate instructor and owner of an after-school program, was charged with inappropriately touching three underage female students sitting on his lap.

Published: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 7:14 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 7:14 p.m. Shortly after her second suspension in two months last year, Williston Middle School teacher Jessica Wishnask told a high-ranking New Hanover County Schools administrator she was resigning from her job.

High tech sightseeing and touring has come to Powhatan County and the Richmond area in general.

Two area men are lodged in the Pamunkey Regional Jail this morning following an incident that occurred Tuesday afternoon at a Mechanicsville bank.

The Hanover County Sheriff's Office responded to the Wachovia Bank, located at 7085 Mechanicsville Turnpike, at 1:30 p.m. today for a reported robbery.

Dolley Madison is often considered the first first lady. The wife of fourth President James Madison proved intriguing enough for PBS to commission an installment about her for "American Experience," its flagship history series.