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Posted on: March 21, 2023

Goochland to Hold County-Wide Litter Clean Up Day on April 22, 2023

Goochland Countywide Clean Up Day flyer - April 22 2023

Help keep Goochland beautiful! Goochland County will be holding a County-wide Litter Clean Up Day on Saturday, April 22nd from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Join your neighbors as we work together to pick up garbage, litter & debris from our roadways.

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Posted on: March 13, 2023

Goochland Shares Path Forward on Centerville and Courthouse Village Small Area Plans

Goochland Shares Path Forward on Village Small Area Plans

On Tuesday, March 7th, Goochland’s Deputy County Administrator and Community Development Director, shared with the Board of Supervisors a path forward for Goochland’s Small Area Planning efforts involving the Centerville and Courthouse Villages. ...

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Posted on: February 24, 2023

Goochland County Administrator Presents Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

Goochland County Administrator Presents Proposed FY 2024 Budget

Goochland County Administrator Victor Carpenter presented a proposed All Funds Budget of $138.7 million for Fiscal Year 2024 to the Goochland County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, February 21st.

The proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget is a $14.3 million or ...

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Posted on: February 18, 2023

Goochland County Animal Protection Investigates Allegations of Animal Neglect

Goochland County Animal Protection Investigates Allegations of Animal Neglect

Goochland County Animal Care, Adoption, and Protection on Saturday, February 18th, 2023 charged Byrd Rareshide, owner of The Byrd’s Nest Farm, with ten counts of cruelty to animals.  These charges are an outcome of an investigation into...

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Posted on: February 15, 2023

Virginia Department of Forestry - 4:00 P.M. Burning Law in Effect Through April 30th

Virginia 4 PM Burning Law

The Virginia Department of Forestry 4 p.m. Burn Law is in effect from February 15th through April 30th.

The 4:00 PM Burning Law specifies:

  • No burning until AFTER 4:00 p.m. February 15 through April 30 of each year, if the fire is in or within 300 f...
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Posted on: February 14, 2023

Goochland County Board of Supervisors & School Board to Hold Joint Town Hall Meetings in March

Goochland March 2023 Town Halls

Join the Board of Supervisors and School Board for joint town hall meetings in March starting with the Eastern Town Hall on March 8 (Districts 4 & 5), the Western Town Hall on March 23 (District 1), and the Central Town Hall on March 30 (District 2 &a...

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Posted on: February 13, 2023

Mary Zapata Named Goochland County Director of Purchasing

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Goochland County is pleased to announce Ms. Mary Zapata as the new Director of Purchasing.

Zapata comes to Goochland with years of experience in purchasing in the public and private sector. She most recently served as a Procurement Analyst for the United N...

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Posted on: February 10, 2023

New Website Encourages Visitors to “Explore Goochland”

Tourism Website

Goochland County is excited to announce the launch of the new tourism website that encourages visitors to Explore Goochland.  

Since the adoption of the Tourism Strategic Plan in January, Economic Development and other County staff have worked to ...

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Posted on: February 8, 2023

Goochland County Announces Increased ISO Rating

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The Insurance Service Office (ISO) has awarded Goochland County a Public Protection Classification of 4/4X.

During the February 7th, 2023 Board of Supervisor’s 2pm session, Chief Ferguson announced the newly received ISO rating, following an almost year’s ...

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Posted on: January 6, 2023

Spoonhower and Vaughters to lead the Goochland County Board of Supervisors in 2023

Goochland County Board of Supervisors - 2023 Chair Neil Spoonhower and Vice Chair Charlie Vaughters

The Goochland County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 to re-elect District 2 Supervisor Neil Spoonhower as Chairman and elect District 4 Supervisor Charlie Vaughters as Vice-Chairman for the 2023 term.

Mr. Vaughters was ap...

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Posted on: December 24, 2022

Goochland County Fire-Rescue Urges Everyone to Stay Off Frozen Ponds & Lakes

Goochland County Fire-Rescue Urges Everyone to Stay Off Frozen Ponds and Lakes

Goochland County Department of Fire-Rescue & Emergency Services urges everyone (and their pets) to stay off the frozen ponds and lakes.  The ice isn’t thick enough to support the weight of a person.

Rarely does it get cold enough, fo...

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Posted on: October 25, 2022

Krystal Onaitis Named Deputy County Administrator for Goochland County

Goochland County - Krystal Onaitis - Deputy County Administrator

Goochland County is excited to announce Krystal M. Onaitis has been selected to serve as the new Deputy County Administrator.

Onaitis, a Henrico native, comes to Goochland with just over a decade of local government experience, at the executive level. She ...

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Posted on: September 20, 2022

Fairground Road Intersection Improvements Underway, Drivers Urged to Use Caution

Fairground Road Intersection Improvements Roundabout - Use Caution

Reminder!  Work is now underway for the Fairground Road Intersection Roundabout project.

Drivers should be aware of temporary lane markings being installed by the contractor along Fairground Road (Route 632) at the intersection of Fairground Road ...

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Posted on: May 3, 2022

Victor J. “Vic” Carpenter Selected as Goochland County Administrator

Goochland County - New County Administrator - Victor J. Carpenter

The Goochland County Board of Supervisors announced at its May 3rd meeting that Victor J. “Vic” Carpenter will be the county’s next County Administrator.

Carpenter will begin his duties as County Administrator effective June 2...

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Posted on: March 21, 2023

Annual Testing of Dry Hydrants in the County to Begin in April

Annual Testing of Dry Hydrants - April 2023

Goochland County Fire-Rescue and Emergency Services will begin their annual testing and preventative maintenance program for dry hydrants beginning in late April.  Dry hydrants in ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the county are a relied upon ...

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Fire-Rescue
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Goochland County Fire-Rescue Master Plan Community Survey

Goochland County Fire-Rescue Master Plan Survey

Goochland County Fire-Rescue wants to hear from you, Goochland.  Fire-Rescue is developing a Master Plan to plan for the future and has launched a community survey to gather feedback from area citizens, businesses, and other stakeholders. Individ...

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Posted on: March 16, 2023

Goochland’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) to Hold Training Class Starting April 3rd

CERT Training - Spring 2023 v2

Do you know what to do in an emergency? If not, come join Goochland’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) for their FREE 22-Hour Training Class starting on April 3rd, 2023.

In an emergency, learn how to help yourself, your family, friends, a...

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Fire-Rescue
Posted on: March 12, 2023

Is Your Business Prepared for An Active Shooter Situation?

Fire-Rescue - Local Emergency Preparedness Committee Mtg - March 29 2023

Is Your Business Prepared for An Active Shooter Situation?  Join Goochland's Local Preparedness Committee (LEPC) Meeting for a special guest presentation at their Wednesday, March 29th Meeting from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM.

Special guest speake...

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Fire-Rescue
Posted on: March 1, 2023

Goochland Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) February 2023 Quarterly Meeting

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Goochland County's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) met at the Goochland Library for their quarterly meeting. They received a demonstration from the Metro Richmond Flying Squad. The next quarterly meeting will be held on May 25th at the l...

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Fire-Rescue
Posted on: February 28, 2023

Emergency Management & County Staff Participate in Damage Assessment and Crisis Track Training

Damage Assessment and Crisis Track Training 2-22-23 1

On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, Goochland County Building Inspections, GIS, Information Technology, Public Utilities Customer Service, CERT Program Manager, and Goochland’s Emergency Management participated in Damage Assessment and Crisis Track...

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Fire-Rescue
Posted on: February 1, 2023

North Anna Nuclear Power Station Transitions to Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)

VDEM - Dominion Energy Transitions to IPAWS - 2023

The Commonwealth of Virginia and Dominion Energy have worked together to change how you receive alerts in the unlikely event of an emergency at Virginia’s Nuclear Power Stations.  Effective February 1, 2023, those living within an appro...

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Posted on: March 8, 2023

Upcoming Program at Parks & Recreation: Youth & Family

Take a moment to look through just a few of the upcoming programs in March and April! Clicking on the program titles will take you to the registration page to learn more and pay online. Please contact Parks & Recreation at 804-556-5854 with any questi...
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Posted on: February 10, 2023

Spring Break Camp 2023 Registration Open!

Spring Break Camp

Spring Break Camp is back in 2023! Join us for Springtime Madness or Variety Sports! 

Springtime Madness (Ages 5-9, 9-13): $125 Mon-Fri

Variety Sports (Ages 8-13): $75 *Mon-Wed only*

April 3rd - April 7th 9am - 3pm at Central High Cultural & Edu...

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Posted on: January 30, 2023

Summer Camp Registration Opens January 31st

SUMMER CAMP

Goochland County Parks and Recreation's 2023 Summer Camp registration officially opens on January 31st! Register using code SUMMER2023 by May 1st and receive 10% off your total registration. Unless otherwise noted, all Summer Camps will be held at Central...

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