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Vol. 39, No. 2 | Richmond Suburban News | August 31, 2022
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Connect Hanover broadband initiative officially underway By Christina Amano Dolan Editor roject officials announced that the county’s Connect Hanover universal broadband initiative is officially underway during last week’s board of supervisors meeting. The Connect Hanover
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initiative, in partnership with Dominion Energy and Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, intends to provide broadband and highspeed internet access to all unserved homes and businesses in Hanover County in the next three years. After careful search, the county partnered with All Points
Broadband as its designated internet service provider to help deliver broadband access through a fiber-to-the-home solution. All Points and the county received news in December 2021 that they have been awareded a provisional Virginia Telecommunications Initiative (VATI) grant of
$13.97 million for the project. Kevin Nelson, director of information technology for Hanover County, said the county signed a contract with the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and All points on Aug. 4, 2022, officially kicking off the clock for the see CONNECT pg. 13
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The Virginia State Conference NAACP announced an upcoming campaign entitled “Why We Can’t Wait” advocating for elected school boards in all areas of the Commonwealth during a press conference last week. “We are going to start right here in Hanover County,” said Robert N. Barnette, president of the Virginia State Conference
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Shane Reynolds, the football coach at Mechanicsville High School, speaks shortly after he was hired in January.
MECHANICSVILLE — Mechanicsville High School has suspended its football program pending the results of investigations into allegations of hazing by upperclassmen. According to Lt. James Cooper of the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office, the investigations originated with an anonymous tip. “On Friday, August 19, 2022, the Sheriff ’s Office received an anonymous tip where the
complainant alleged upper classmen were assaulting other students at Mechanicsville High,” Cooper said. “It is alleged these students are members of the football team.” The sheriff ’s office in turn alerted Hanover County Public Schools, and both agencies are investigating the allegations. “We take these claims seriously, and we have been fully cooperating with the Sheriff ’s Office from the outset of its investigation,”
Virginia NAACP launches campaign for elected school boards
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Karen Jones of the Virginia State Conference NAACP kicks off an Aug. 24 press conference alongside presidents of Virginia NAACP branches and supporters in front of the Hanover County Administrator’s Office.
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