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KING WILLIAM – Nearly one in four Virginians still fail to regularly wear their seat belts when driving or riding in a motor vehicle. That is why King William Sheriff's Office will be out in force with other State and local law enforcement agencies this May, cracking down on all motorists not buckled up in an effort to save more lives on Virginia's roadways. Special seat belt checkpoints and other stepped-up law enforcement activities will be conducted during a heavy wave of enforcement, May 19, 2008 - June 1, 2008.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 62 percent of all passenger vehicle occupants killed in fatal crashes in Virginia during 2006, were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the fatal crash.
Too many Virginians still take the attitude that it will never happen to them. But fatal crashes can and do happen every day. Virginia has made a lot of progress, but there are still too many fatalities due to not wearing a seat belt in our state.
Men - especially younger men (between 18-34 years old) - are much less likely to buckle up. In 2006, in Virginia, 78 percent of male drivers and 77 percent of male passengers between the ages of 18 and 34 who were killed in crashes were NOT wearing their seat belts at the time of the fatal crash.
Yet clearly, regular seat belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. Of the passenger vehicle occupants involved in fatal crashes in Virginia in 2006, the 55 percent that were restrained survived the crash. When worn correctly, seat belts have proven to reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passenger car occupants by 45 percent - and by 60 percent in pickup trucks, SUVs and mini-vans.
But unfortunately, too many Virginians still need a tough reminder that wearing a seat belt is the absolute best way to protect themselves during a motor vehicle crash, so no more warnings and no more excuses for those not buckled up.
Wearing your seat belt costs you nothing, but not wearing it could cost you a ticket, or worse - your life. Please remember to buckle up day and night- “Click It or Ticket.”

On Saturday, friends and family of the late Theodore F. "Junior" Woody gathered at Epworth United Methodist Church in celebration of his life. Delegate Christopher K. Peace presented a memorial resolution passed by the House of Delegates and Senate of Virginia. Pictured: Delegate Peace presents the resolution to Junior Woody's wife Mildred. Afterwards a spaghetti dinner was hosted by the Joy Club which is raising funds for Kevin Owens. Kevin is a young man with a brain atrophy. The club is raising funds to build an addition on the family's home in order for them to be able to better care for him. Gene Campbell photo

Supervisor hosts Q & A forum

KING WILLIAM – Second District Supervisor Danny Wright is inviting residents from across the county to join him in a Town Hall discussion in June.
Wright will be inviting several guests to speak, which will include a question and answer period. He believes this is a chance for residents to express their concerns.
“We want to work on good communication and give people a chance to ask questions. If we don’t have the answer, we will find it,” he said. “I know everybody’s frustrated. I’m frustrated."
The meeting will be held June 17 at 7 p.m. in the boardroom of King William County’s Administration Building.

WEST POINT – The Good Neighbor Center of the West Point Ministers' Association will close July 1 through August 3, while repairs and renovations are made to the school building of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, where its operations are located. It will reopen on its regular schedule, beginning Monday, August 4.
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church provides this space to the Ministers' Association without charge. A grant from Smurfit-Stone has made possible the refurbishing of the Good Neighbor Center's section of the former school building.
The Ministers' Association chose the month of July in which to do this work because it tends to be one of the “slower” months for the Good Neighbor Center. It looks forward to welcoming its clients in a brighter and more functional setting in early August.