Tomorrow is last day to vote early in person

Saturday, October 31 is the deadline for in person early voting for Tuesday’s election. The Hanover Voting Center will be open for early voting from 9-5 tomorrow. Early voting takes place in the Wickham Building at Hanover County, 7497 County Complex Road, Hanover VA 23069.

Today is deadline to apply for Master Gardeners training

The 2021 Master Gardener Course will be held virtually due to COVID-19. Chesterfield, Hanover, Goochland/Powhatan, Henrico, and the City of Richmond have joined forces to offer a virtual Master Gardener Course that will offer unprecedented flexibility for Trainees. Laptop/desk top/device, internet, webcam and speaker are required for this virtual course. The course will be offered beginning January 2021 in this virtual format three (3) days a week. Unable to make the timed session? You can attend the class through a recoding a later time! October 30, 2020 is the application deadline. Send your email to Angelette Pryor, Extension Volunteer Coordinator, at [email protected]

Trick-or-treating in Hanover

Hanover County does not regulate trick or treating. If you choose to allow your children to trick-or-treat this year, the County encourages you to follow recommendations from the Virginia Department of Health, including:

If you have COVID-19 symptoms, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days, or have been in contact with someone with COVID in the past 14 days, please follow VDH guidance to stay home and away from others. If you are self-isolating or self-quarantining, do not participate in trick-or-treating this year, and look for other virtual options to celebrate.
Be sure to maintain at least six feet of distance between yourself and others who do not live in your household at all times.
Wash your hands before going trick-or-treating or handing out candy. Hand sanitizer should be used while trick-or-treating or handing out candy when soap and water aren’t available.
Wear a cloth mask. Halloween masks may not fit snugly against the face and may not cover the nose and mouth. Halloween masks with gaps and holes do not protect against inhaling respiratory droplets from other people. Wearing a cloth mask under a Halloween mask may make it hard to breathe and is not recommended.
If you hand out candy, consider setting up an area outside, like a folding table or chairs, to set out candy. Space out the placement of treats so that multiple people do not have to reach into the same bowl or find contactless ways to deliver treats, like a candy chute that is more than six feet long. For ‘trunk-or-treating’, create distance between cars by parking in every other space.