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Since the board members are not allowed to discuss or take actions on matters brought up during delegations, these issues will certainly spill over onto the agenda at the next board meeting on March 9th.

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The February 16th Pocahontas Board of Education Meeting took an unexpected turn when upset parents brought their grievances to the board over certain course content being taught in one ELA classroom at PCHS.

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The following is a transcript of a conversation I had with Mrs. Lori Hicks. The full audio file is linked below. I’m Lori Hicks; I’m the director of marketing and communications at Bath Community Hospital. Thank you for the opportunity. The state has announced a new Virginia Covid-19 information center in Richmond; it’s available 7…

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After discussing the merits of doing this for K through 8 grades, the board members decided to keep things consistent for all grades by retaining the current four-and-a-half-day schedule with half days on Wednesdays for the rest of this school year.

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One to one computing coming to Highland Elementary next year.

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The Board made clear that county government is not promoting any maple activities this year, since the Maple Festival is cancelled

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Most discussion focused on how (and if) the EDA could help market March maple activities despite the Maple Festival cancellation

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Barr said that the property would be purchased using cash from the hospital’s operating budget, and they can afford it.

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The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge Offers the Grant Program to Help Non-Profits

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Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer worked tirelessly to affirm the experiences of exploited Black people of the deep south whose stories were forgotten; rising from humble beginnings in Mississippi to become one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements and a leader in the efforts for greater economic opportunities for African Americans.

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