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Al Moore, owner of Farmers Cafe on Main Street, criticized the Town's recent decision to de-activate one-half of downtown street lamps. Moore also expressed impatience with the Town's downtown revitalization grant project.


Report critical

of Nottoway Co.

library system

Study suggests
improvements
could take years

Nottoway County’s Public Library system is poorly-run, its collection of books outdated, and relationships among key stakeholders are strained and “dysfunctional.”
Those are just some of the findings in a detailed 18-page report, “Nottoway County Public Library: An Operational Study.”
The findings were issued by Moorman Library Consulting of Williamsburg, at the request of . . . . . .
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Reduced downtown lighting

upsets restaurant owner

Urges Town to
reactivate street lamps

    Is it worth it, for the Town of Blackstone to save $500 a month, to have lightbulbs unscrewed in one-half of downtown street lamps?
    Al Moore says absolutely not.
    Moore is owner of Farmer’s Cafe restaurant. He illuminated Town Council with his thoughts during the panel’s September 15th meeting.
    “We had people in town for the Crafts Show, and it was dark out there. You’ve got people walking up and down the street, and you’re liable for a lawsuit if anybody trips up and falls in a dark area.”
    Since the meeting, Moore has informed the Courier-Record that the very next night, at about 10:30 p.m., he saw a man urinating near the ATM machine at Citizens Bank & Trust’s North Main location. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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     As a cost-savings measure, Town workmen recently unscrewed one-half of the lightbulbs in downtown street lamps. Town Manager Larry Palmore says the move will save about $500 a month. Every other lightpost is not burning. A planned streetscape project next year would see the relocation of streetlamps, Palmore says. This photo was taken Friday night at 9 p.m.



Rumors swirl in

Lunenburg over

facility for illegal's

    Rumors have been circulating in Kenbridge that the town is being eyed for a possible detainee center for illegal aliens.
    The Courier-Record received phone calls over the week-end and early this week, saying that a conversation was overheard in an area restaurant, and that several men reportedly were talking about a detaineed center planned for “Camp Kenbridge” and “The Pines” facilities near the Lunenburg Commercentre industrial park.
    One source said he was told the Kenbridge facility would house “the worst of the worst” aliens, such as gang members and criminals.
    Another source said . .
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Obama's time has come

Sen. tells Nottoway NAACP

Local chapter urged to turn
out the vote for democrat

    Members of Nottoway County’s NAACP were encouraged Saturday night to turn-out in large numbers and elect Senator Barack Obama (D) this nation’s first black President on Tuesday, November 4th.
    “Please, please, please--don’t sleep this Election,” urged state Senator Louise Lucas (D-18th) of Portsmouth, the keynote speaker at this year’s annual Freedom Fund Banquet, held at the Nottoway Civic League building. A crowd of about 80 was in attendance.
    “The pride I have is not solely because Barack Obama is black. It’s because he’s qualified, and it’s his time!”
Sen. Lucas said she fully understands the NAACP is a “non-political” organization, but that it was she who was doing the politicking and not the local chapter.
    The former Portsmouth City Councilwoman, who’s held her Senate seat for nearly 17 years, was well-received here. Her address was mixed with a sense of urgency and humor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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