Archive for May, 2010

June 1st, Budget Meeting

Posted: May 31, 2010 in Local Issues

Tuesday, June 1, the Page County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing @ 7:00 PM, General District Court Room. The proposed buget can found in the links to the right.

A reader had brought this to the attention of this blog and it is something worth sharing.  Through a FIOA request, these credit card statements were obtained from the County from the last year. These statements document what Tom Cardman charges the county in daily expenses. Evidently, he does not know how to brown bag [...]

In Remembrance Of……..

Posted: May 28, 2010 in Local Issues

Memorial Day is his weekend and not only does it mean a three day weekend to most of the workforce, or the beginning of a summer vacation for school kids, it is alos a time to honor those that have fallen while serving for their country. Memorial Day was first declared to honor the “yankees” after [...]

Shenandoah National Park is hosting a variety of family-friendly activities and free festivals throughout the summer season. Located just 90 miles outside of Washington, D.C., Shenandoah is the perfect place to get outdoors and take in the wildlife, flora and fauna, and picturesque views of the region.  Upcoming themed festivals hosted at Shenandoah National Park [...]

This is the article posted in the online version of the Winston-Salem Journal. The story and comments can be found here. The Surry County Board of Commissioners heard the cries of well-informed citizens when it voted unanimously last week to end negotiations with Fibrowatt LLC over its planned chicken-litter incinerator plant near Elkin. The project [...]

I am really starting to feel sorry for the BoS. Why? Because now they are in the middle of a fight over a piece of land that was brought to their attention by a trusted group of individuals that is responsible with the economic development within the county and a group of citizens that have [...]

The meeting for May 25th has been changed. Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 15.2-1418 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, that the Page County Board of Supervisors has called a meeting for Tuesday, May 25, 2010, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Room located in the Page County [...]

This post is from a reader who wish to contribute as a “Letter to the Editor”: Mr. Baughan made two statements in the Clover article in today’s Page News and Courier that need addressing.   1. Quote from article: Baughan once again defended the EDA, saying that because no bond was ever issued for the [...]