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Serving West Point,
King William, King & Queen and New Kent since 1889. |
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The face of hunger is changing With the holiday season right around the corner, food is on everyone’s mind, but this year more and more people are worried about where that food will come from. Food banks, like the Central Virginia Food Bank of Richmond, have seen an influx in needs in the past few months. In August, the food bank distributed 600,000 pounds of food, according to Kristin Van Story, Director of Communications, but by October the need was up to over one million pounds. “In just this month we have doubled in our calls for help,” Van Story said. “We know the need is growing everyday. Everyday there’s a different story.” The holiday season is typically a busier time of year for food banks, but this year there’s been a spike in the needs because of the economic times and an increase in job loss. Van Story has also seen an increase in the variety of people needing assistance, spanning all classes and races. “The face of hunger has changed. There are so many people in neighborhoods who are out of work because of downsizing or working families whose bills are exceeding their incomes, especially single-parent homes with children,” said Lisa Woody, President of the Mangohick Volunteer Fire Department, which is working with the King William County Department of Social Services to collect food donations for those in need in the community. [more]
Overnight parking could be legal at Pilot station NEW KENT – The showers and overnight parking at the Talleysville Pilot Travel Center may finally become legal, officially make it a “truck stop.” The Planning Commission voted 7-2 with one abstention in favor of forwarding a favorable recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to approve Pilot Corporation’s proposed Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Monday night. With the board’s approval, the 6.9-acre Pilot, located on Emmaus Church Road, would legally be allowed showers and tractor trailer overnight parking, both of which are currently being utilized illegally. According to Pilot representative Jack Wilson, III, the company filed a building permit for the construction of showers, which had already been begun by David Horsley, previous to Pilot’s ownership. The county has not enforced any legal action against Pilot for having showers because it was waiting, “until we decided if it was a truck stop,” said County Attorney Jeffrey Summers. “We have been working with Pilot on a CUP for over a year on the conditions.” Should the Board of Supervisors deny the CUP, Pilot will be in violation of the county code, and action can be taken by staff. Included in the CUP application are 15 conditions that would allow the county to keep Pilot’s operations in check. Summers and Pilot’s attorneys created the conditions to give the county a stronger hold on the business. [more]
Marine run is an honor The Fort Lee Marine Corps Detachment conducted a 69-mile memorial run Friday, November 14 from their home base at Ft. Lee to the outskirts of Saluda, where Lt. Gen. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, an icon of the Marine Corps, is laid to rest. Gen. Puller is the most decorated Marines in the Corps’ 233-year history. The Marine Corps Detachment started the run at 5 a.m. It was executed in 2 to 3 mile legs with two Marines per leg. When they approached West Point (above) it was the 24th leg of the run. The run will lasted for more than seven hours and included more than 100 participating Marines.
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This week: November 19, 2008
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