Board of Supervisors meets Wednesday night

The Hanover Board of Supervisors meets at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8. Employee Service Awards will be given and third quarter financial reports will be presented. There will be no evening session on May 8. Board meetings can be watched live online with the archived version up on Thursday afternoon.

Voting information and deadlines for June primaries

Absentee voting for the June 11, 2019 Republican and Democratic Party primary elections is now available, according to Hanover General Registrar Teri Smithson. Only the qualified voters registered in the 12th Senate District, Beaverdam, Chickahominy, Cold Harbor or Mechanicsville Magisterial Districts may vote absentee in-person at the Hanover Voter Registration & Elections Office (www.hanovercounty.gov/361/Voter-Registration-Elections-Office) or vote absentee by mail. Registered voters must meet one of the 20 eligibility requirements to vote absentee. The last day to register or update your personal information to vote in the June 11 primary elections is Monday, May 20.

From left to right are Mollie Anderson; Cheryl Collie; Paula Dove; Betsy Farley; Judge Shannon O. Hoehl; Sandy Flick; Pam Flippin; Andrea Jones; Nellie League; CASA coordinator Melanie Baker; and Deputy County Administrator Jim Taylor.

CASA members graduate

Hanover County’s newest class of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) was sworn in by Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge Shannon O. Hoehl on April 24. The newest CASA members are Mollie Anderson, Cheryl Collie, Paula Dove, Betsy Farley, Sandy Flick, Pam Flippin, Andrea Jones and Nellie League. CASA volunteers advocate for the interests of abused and neglected children who are involved in cases being heard by the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. Last year, 32 children were served by 15 volunteers who contributed nearly 1,100 hours. Each new CASA volunteer received about 43 hours of intensive, specialized training that will enable them to speak for children and seek the best outcome for them. They also receive about 12 hours of in-service training a year.