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4-H Cloverbuds hold first meeting. See page 9

Cumberland Dukes close out 2012 season. See page 10

Photo by Roslyn Ryan

Cumberland Christmas Mother Alice Metts, right, happily accepts several bags of toys and clothes from Cumberland resident Jennifer Stevens. Metts says she expects to serve around 500 children this year.

Making Christmas merry for all

How did Cumberland residents vote? See page 3

By Roslyn [email protected]

Have a question about the Cumberland Christmas Mother program? Cumberland resident

Alice Metts is the one to ask. After all, Metts is now in her eleventh year as the county’s Christmas Mother, a task that keeps her and a dedicated group of fellow volunteers busy all year.

As she gears up for her busiest time of year, Metts took a few minutes to chat with

Cumberland Today about how the program works, what their current needs are, and why she keeps coming back to head up the pro-gram year after year.

On the gifts she and other volunteers will gather for each of the approximately 500 children they will serve this year:

“Each child from 0 to 12 will get stocking stuffers, a book, a game, socks, a hat, mittens

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and a scarf. As for what we still need in terms of donations, we are always looking for jeans—any size, but we do prefer new ones; shorts and long sleeve shirts; sweatshirts, socks and underwear; any kinds of toys—just no guns or knives, even toy

guns and knives; dolls; action figures; sports equipment and stuffed animals. We are also always looking for books, puzzles and games. For the 80 gift bags we will make for our senior citizens, we always look for personal care items and non-perishable food. We also need things like station-ary, note cards, sugar free candy and clothing items like scarves, gloves and hats.”

On how the work gets done:

“The program is really an all-volunteer army. We usually have a team of 13 commit-tee members, and that group swells to 30 around the holi-days. Last year was our big-gest year so far, and this year we already have 125 families signed up. It takes a miracle to get it all done, but we man-age.”

On the help they receive from the community:

“It astounds me how gener-ous people can be. Sometimes

when we are shopping for the families, people will realize what we are doing and just open their wallets. I have had people hand me a $20 bill on the spot. That kind of gener-osity—it makes me want to cry tears of joy. Even in this bad economy, people are still so willing to help.”

On the response to the program:

“People are so grateful for anything you give them, and these are people who truly need help. When your wish list for your child included socks and warm pajamas, you need it. The really beautiful thing is when we have families who come back to volunteer, or who bring us things that they are able to donate. We also get a lot of thank you notes, which always make us feel so good. That’s our reward.”

For more information on the Cumberland Christmas Mother program, please call Alice Metts at (804) 492-3561.

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By Roslyn [email protected]

If I had to guess, I would say I probably said “thank you” about two dozen times today.

But I can also say with certainty that for every one thing I offered thanks for today, I probably griped about two or three things.

As often as I try to stay positive — to adopt an “attitude of gratitude,” as they say — there are still plenty of days when I fail, fussing about the weather, a disagreement I’ve had with a friend, or the bills at home I’d prefer just to shove under the mattress and forget about. But dur-ing times when I do catch myself sounding like a bro-ken, whiny record, I often recall an interview I did years ago.

A woman was giving me a tour of a building that had once been a majestic structure, a place that had served in the early 20th cen-

tury as one of the nation’s premiere schools for African American girls. No expense had been spared during its construction and photos show a warren of elegant, well-appointed rooms filled with beaming young stu-dents.

On the day we visited, unfortunately, there was no shortage of things about which to complain. The weather was bitterly cold, and a stiff wind wasn’t helping. Worse though, I thought, was the building. Years of standing vacant had left it desperately in need of repair. What had once been a symbol of pride now looked to be a sad, broken-down relic.

My guide, however, obvi-ously didn’t see it that way.

“Isn’t this glorious?!” she said, throwing out her arms and taking a deep breath of fresh — if frigid — air.

She didn’t stop there. Walking carefully through the old building’s halls, she offered a running commen-

tary on the inspirational history of the place. Sure, the challenges of stabiliz-ing it and restoring it were enormous, she said, but why focus on that when they had so much to celebrate?

Twenty minutes with my exuberant host, and I too could see the incredible, glorious beauty of the place. How, I asked myself, had I not noticed it before?

As we approach Thanksgiving, I know I have so much to be thankful for. My family, my friends, a job I enjoy and a home to come back to at the end of the day — all are gifts I often fail to notice when the day’s frus-trations begin to pile up.

Why it seems easier to focus on life’s irritations than its gifts is a mystery I’ll likely never solve.

When I get to that point, however, I try to remember those three little words that help set things in the proper light: “Isn’t it glorious?”

Yes. Yes, it certainly is.

Remembering to give thanks By Roslyn [email protected]

According to county Registrar Marlene Watson, the Nov. 6 election went off without a hitch in Cumberland.

“It went very, very well,” said Watson, adding that things were finally calming down last Friday after a busy few weeks.

As for the voter turn-out, Watson said it was 74 percent.

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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14.

Murphy the Reading Dog visits the Library at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays to lend a friendly paw and ear to Preschool Story Time. Story time is led by Murphy’s “mom,” Marjorie Robison in the library’s children’s area. For more information, please call (804) 492-5807.

THURSDAY, Nov. 15

The Rotary Club of Farmville will meet at 12 p.m. at Charley’s at 201 B-Mill Street in Farmville.

The Powhatan Farm-ers Market (Roundabout Thursdays) – is held from 4 to 7 p.m. every week at 3835 Old Buckingham Road in the village of Powhatan. The market features fresh produce, beef, seafood, baked goods, pottery, soaps and much more!

FRIDAY, Nov. 16

The Skinquarter Farm Market is open daily from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m., featur-ing locally-grown produce, fl owers, jam and jellies and more. The market is located at 20800 Hull Street Road, Moseley, Va. (1/2 mile west of Skinquarter Road).

Centra Hospice Volunteer Training will be held from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Nov. 16 and Nov. 18 at New Hope United Methodist Church (6101 Scuffl etown Road, in Ran-dolph, Va.) There is no need to attend both days and lunch is included. This is a no obligation training. Call (434) 315-2885 for more information or to register.

SATURDAY, Nov. 17

Rising Zion Baptist Church will be hosting a Bible class on Nov. 17, featuring Dr. Daniel Ampey of Richmond. For more information, please call (804) 492-3675. Come

out and be blessed.

Powhatan’s Emmanuel Episcopal Church will be hosting a bazaar from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 17, featuring holiday decora-tions, attic treasures, toys, baked goods, craft supplies and much more. The church is located on Emmanuel Church Road, just south of the Powhatan Post Offi ce.

SUNDAY, Nov. 18

Centra Hospice Volunteer Training will be held from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Nov. 16 and Nov. 18 at New Hope United Methodist Church (6101 Scuffl etown Road, in Ran-dolph, Va.) There is no need to attend both days and lunch is included. This is a no obligation training. Call (434) 315-2885 for more information or to register.

TUESDAY, Nov. 20

BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. For information call 598-2809.

H.O.P.E. – Helping Others Prepare for Eternity – is a Ladies Group that meets at 7 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month in the Fel-lowship Hall at Cartersville Baptist Church. All women are invited to be a part of this event. H.O.P.E encour-ages Christian development of ladies in the church and community through mis-sions, spiritual outreach, community involvement, and Christian fellowship.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21


THURSDAY, Nov. 22


The Powhatan Farm-ers Market (Roundabout Thursdays) – is held from 4 to 7 p.m. every week at 3835 Old Buckingham Road in the village of Powhatan. The market features fresh produce, beef, seafood, baked goods, pottery, soaps and much more!

TUESDAY, Nov. 27

BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information call 598-2809.

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TUESDAY, Dec. 4

BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information call 598-2809.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5

Murphy the Reading Dog visits the Library at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays to lend a friendly paw and ear to Preschool Story Time. Story time is led by Murphy’s “mom,” Marjorie Robison in the library’s children’s area.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

For more information, please call (804) 492-5807.

THURSDAY, Dec. 6


The Powhatan Farmers Market – Roundabout Thursdays – is held from 4 to 7 p.m. every week at 3835 Old Buckingham Road in the village of Powhatan. The market features fresh produce, beef, seafood, baked goods, pottery, soaps and much more!

FRIDAY, Dec. 7

The Skinquarter Farm Market is open daily from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m., featur-ing locally-grown produce, fl owers, jam and jellies and more. The market is located at 20800 Hull Street Road,

Moseley, Va. (1/2 mile west of Skinquarter Road).

TUESDAY, Dec. 11

BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information call 598-

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THURSDAY, Dec. 13


The Powhatan Farmers Market – Roundabout Thursdays – is held from 4 to 7 p.m. every week at 3835 Old Buckingham Road in the village of Powhatan. The market features fresh produce, beef, seafood, baked goods, pottery, soaps and much more!

FRIDAY, Dec. 14

The Skinquarter Farm Market is open daily from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m., featur-ing locally-grown produce, fl owers, jam and jellies and more. The market is located at 20800 Hull Street Road, Moseley, Va. (1/2 mile west of Skinquarter Road).

To get your events on the community calendar please contact Roslyn Ryan at Cumberland Today at 804-598-4305 or e-mail [email protected].


SCHOOL NOTES

Cumberland High School’s Whitaker receives grant from Dominion

Cumberland High School teacher Ms. Angela Whittaker applied for and received a Dominion

Educational Grant for the pro-gram “STEM Learning: Inspired by the Sun.” Mr. Earnest Greene, External Affairs Manager for Dominion, presented Ms. Whittaker with a check for $4,000 at the October meeting of the School Board. The money will be used to help students increase their depth of knowledge in the content area. Dominion Power

has provided grant funding for K-12 educators across the country. Like Cumberland, Dominion Power sees education as the key to economic prosperity.

The Dominion Foundation has awarded educational grants to 78 schools and institutions for the current school year.

Cumberland students will compete in Recycle Bowl

The Sustainability and Renewable Technologies class of Cumberland High School has entered the school division in the Keep America Beautiful “Recycle Bowl.” CUCPS schools will compete against other schools in the state and in the nation to see who can recycle the most. The winning school division in the state will receive $1,000 and have a chance to go for the National Title. The competition will run from Oct. 15 through Nov. 6.

Students in the Sustainability and Renewable Technologies class had to plan and organize the event. They have already conducted educational presentations division-wide for stu-dents, staff and faculty about the national “Recycle Bowl” com-petition, including the do’s and don’ts of recycling. They have organized a new recycling program for the elementary school and are expanding recycling at the middle school and the high school to include lunch-time plastic.

On Thursday evening, Sept. 27, 2012, six students presented about their work to the Cumberland Ruritan Club. The group included Jasmine Cooper, Jabree Dean, Mathew Hortan, Michael Richie, Ben Holt, and Quinn Duty.

Contributed reportCumberland schools have been working on integrating

21st century learning skills into the classroom in order to engage students in real work activities and to prepare them to take their place in a global economy. All three schools have incorporated activities that involve oral and written commu-nication, collaboration, problem solving, analysis of research, and creativity.

Students in Mr. John Brandt’s United States History II class made shadow boxes (scenes in a shoe box) to illustrate the four major physical features and climatic conditions mentioned in the Virginia Standards of Learning regarding westward expansion. These features included flatlands that rise gradually from East to West, land eroded by wind and water, low rainfall, and frequent dust storms. In addition, the shadow boxes included the various new technologies that became a way of life during the Westward Expansion. The technologies that were included in the boxes encompassed barbed wire, steel plows, dry farming, sod houses, beef cattle raising, wheat farming, windmills, and railroads. At the con-clusion of the project, two students presented their shadow boxes at the October meeting of the Cumberland School Board. This project required students to conduct research, show creativity in making their boxes, and communicate what they had learned to others.

Students in Ms. Angela Whittaker’s Sustainability and Renewable Technologies class of Cumberland High School studied the importance of recycling. As an extension of their learning, students entered the Keep America Beautiful “Recycle Bowl.” Students collaborated to plan and organize the event. They engaged in problem solving to determine how to inform students and staff about recycling as well as the best way to collect recyclables. They then made presentations to students at all three schools, to staff at faculty meetings, to community groups such as the Cumberland Ruritans, and to School Board members at the October meeting.

Mrs. Cheryl Davis, Cumberland High School business teacher, had her students participate in problem based learn-ing. Students were put in charge of the school store. They had to name their store, develop a business plan, purchase mer-chandise, establish prices, conduct inventory, keep track of sales, analyze their profits, and create work schedules. Along the way, they learned much about building relationships with customers, utilizing marketing strategies, and the importance of consumer trends when selecting merchandise. Mrs. Davis and one student also presented to the School Board members about their project.

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Students from the Sustainability and Renewable Technologies class at CHS are in the running to win $1000 in the Recycle Bowl.


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SCHOOL NOTES

Fuqua students visit JamestownFuqua School students in grade four and five are studying

Virginia as part of their history curriculum. To bring to life what they have learned, the students recently visited Jamestown, where they explored the Powhatan Indian village, went aboard the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery and toured the James Fort.

Pictured, from left to right, is Mrs. Pairet’s class. Front row: Hannah Ostrander, Kaitlyn Morgan, Maria Pack, Hayes Barton, Ryan McKay, Gannon Spicer, Tyler Harris, Kate Elam, Audra Murphy, and Abbie Schmidt. Second row , from left to right: Rachel Chernault, Brooke Coleman, Daniel Wilkerson, Colton Copley, Nicholas Traywick, Luke Gee, Matt Osborn, Colby Barton, and Molly Nunn.

***Fuqua School will hold its annual fall fundraiser, Bag the Five

Grand Falcon, is Saturday, Nov. 17 and every ticket holder will have a chance to win $5,000.

The theme for this year’s live auction, which will follow the annual silent auction, is “Christmas morning.” The auction will be set up to look like a Christmas morning, complete with pres-ents under the tree open for the high bid.

Many area businesses contribute to this event. If you would like to add a ‘gift’ for the live or silent auctions, or to be a sponsor, please contact Christy M. Murphy at (434) 392-4131.


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Fall fun, fireman-style

Cartersville Volunteer Fire Department’s 2012 Fall Festival was a great suc-cess, with hundreds of Cumberland

residents coming out to enjoy food, games and, of course, plenty of fall-themed fun.

Contributed reportSarah-Jane French, a member of the Cumberland 4-H competed at the 2012 Virginia

Junior Livestock Exposition held Oct. 11-14 in Harrisonburg, Va. at the Rockingham County Fair Grounds. This show was held in the place of the Virginia State Fair Show. Sarah-Jane had a very good weekend taking Grand Champion Market Steer, Grand Champion Market heifer, Reserve Champion Market Heifer and Champion Southdown Market Lamb. Sarah-Jane was also Champion Intermediate Goat Showman, Reserve Champion Intermediate Beef Showman and Champion Intermediate Beef Premier Exhibitor.

French takes multiple awards at livestock expo

Clockwise, from the top: Volunteers and festivalgoers got in on a spitited

game of Tug of War.

A pumpkin roll gave the kids a chance to test thier skills.

A ‘corn box’ offered the youngest attendees a little harvest-themed fun.

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8th Annual Winter Coat And Blanket Drive

Share The Warmth!Donation Distribution:Saturday, December 1Beginning at 8 a.m.

Please show the community howmuch you care. Do a little extra

shopping, clean out your closets andgive the gift of warmth!

FACES Food Pantry314 N. South StreetFarmville

Coat And BlanketCollection Drop-off Site:Holiday Mitten TreeLobby, Centra SouthsideCommunity Hospital

Many of our neighbors, especially during these tough economic times,are forced to make a choice between buying a winter coat and puttingfood on the table. Their only holiday wish may be a warm coat for theirchildren, parents or themselves.

Please help your neighbors stay warm this winter by donating new orgently used clean coats, snow pants, mittens/gloves, hats and blanketsto our coat and blanket drive. Feel free to hang mittens, scarves, glovesand hats on the holiday mitten tree in the hospital lobby.

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Donate $5 or more to the hospital auxiliary, and we will place a light on our holidaytree in honor or in memory of someone important to you. His or her name also willbe inscribed in a Book of Honor to be displayed in the hospital lobby throughout theholiday season.

Proceeds will fund the purchase of wall-mounted vital sign machines for patientrooms. The machines check blood pressure, temperature, pulse and pulse oxygenlevel and will speed patient care.

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Contributed reportArts and craft vendors are

invited to join in a day full of activities in the Cumberland Village on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Old Elementary School to support Fitzgerald Memorial Baptist Church’s

“New Fellowship Hall Fundraiser.” Vendors may sign up by contacting Kathy Duffie to reserve a space to set up a table. The space will be rented for $15.

The church will be sell-ing chili, and raffles will be held throughout the

event. For more informa-tion, contact Kathy Duffie at (804) 678.9493 or by email at [email protected] . The school is locat-ed on Route 60 (Anderson Hwy.) near the intersection of Route 60 and Route 45 South.

Vendors needed for upcoming fall arts and crafts extravaganza

Contributed reportLocal orthodontist Dr.

Julian Metts was recently honored as recipient of the SAO Citizenship Award given by the Southern Association of Orthodontists during its annual meeting held at The Grove Park Inn in Asheville.

Dr. Metts is a native Virginian who was admitted to the first class of orthodon-tics at MCV. He took specialty training nights and weekends while holding down a private practice in general dentistry. He opened his orthodon-tic practice in Richmond in 1964 and is one of the found-ing members of the MCV Orthodontic Education and Research Foundation.

Metts’ community ser-vice began early on with his involvement with the Richmond Rotary Club, which has dedicated itself to vaccinating all the children

of the world to protect them from childhood diseases.

He founded the International Hospital for Children in 1999 to provide transformational change by expanding nurses’ training programs, broadening capaci-ty building initiatives, and fos-tering prevention programs. This “heal the child, change the world” mantra has helped thousands of children in Latin America.

Metts was instrumental in obtaining a used Greyhound bus and equipping it with four dental service stations to tour in hard to access areas in Guyana. But the healthcare provided was unable to serve children with complex medi-cal needs. Thus IHC leases space in Richmond hospi-tals and care facilities where world-class pediatricians and dentists can treat the most difficult cases. One notable

treatment was separation of co-joined twins who were connected from the chest to the waist, sharing a liver, bil-liary system and intestine. The surgery lasted 20 hours and succeeded.

Recently the International Hospital for Children merged with the World Pediatric Project in St. Louis. The core elements of the combined group are We Send, We Bring, We Build Capacity, We Prevent. To honor Dr. Metts, the Julian C. Metts, Jr. Humanitarian Award was created.

Dr. Metts and his wife, Elizabeth, have three children of their own and two adopted children from China.

The Southern Association of Orthodontists is one of eight regional subgroups of the American Association of Orthodontists. Founded in 1921, the SAO has approxi-mately 2000 members.

Cumberland orthodontist honored for work on behalf of children in need

Centra Southside Community Hospital Auxiliary donates army of stuffed animals for kids The Centra Southside Community Hospital Auxiliary recently donated hundreds of new stuffed animals to the Emergency Department, Pediatrics, and other departments that serve children. The huge, soft pile of kittens, bears, dogs, and other stuffed animals were donated in hopes of bringing comfort to Centra SCH’s smallest patients. Pictured are Brandy Earhart, RN (Director, Med/Surg Nursing); Joan Long, (Auxiliary Gift Shop); Kathi Manis, RN (Director, ED Nursing); Mary Mason and Fay Booth (both, Auxiliary Gift Shop).

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Community Hospital cel-ebrated its 85th birthday on Nov. 9.

The celebration included parties for hospital staff and clinics. With the current lobby and main entrance construc-tion project, a celebration for the community will be sched-uled after completion of the projects.

EW Tibbs, CEO, said it’s “an important milestone in our history.”

It all started in 1923. Interest in a hospital in Farmville began under the

sponsorship of the Chamber of Commerce. The purpose was to obtain a hospital that would serve the rich and the poor as well as measure up to “big city” standards of medi-cine. A bill was passed in the Virginia House of Delegates authorizing Prince Edward and Cumberland counties to issue bonds for construction of a hospital and nurses train-ing school. However, soon thereafter, the Commonwealth Fund of New York City was established by a philanthrop-ic family for the purpose of developing health services in rural sections of the United

States. Farmville Lions Club member Dr. Thomas Hardy received a copy of the pro-spectus, and presented it to the Lions Club of Farmville. A committee was named and contact was made with the NY headquarters.

A director of the fund visited Farmville and met with members of the medi-cal profession, the Farmville Lions Club, and others. The campaign committee, head-ed by Lion Dr. J. L. Jarman began to raise the $60,000 needed to start the project. In July 1926, the Farmville

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Manufacturing Company was awarded the construction contract and by November 1927, Southside Community Hospital had opened its doors to patients.

The original 40-bed hospital cost $180,000 to build and equip. That expenditure, minimal by today’s standards, has proven to be a wise investment.

CSCH has been the healthcare center of Southside Virginia since opening its doors Nov. 9, 1927. Since then, it has operated on a non-profit basis with the goal of helping to heal the ill and injured. The hospital now serves the residents of Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Counties.

“The hospital has dealt with constant change yet been very forward-thinking in addressing community needs”, Tibbs said. “We plan to continue to change over time and to continue to invest in our hospital and support the commu-nity. We’ve been proactive in investing in new technology and new services for patients.”

“We have come a long way. We strive for excellent care, every time. It’s what we stand for as an organization and what we believe in. We continue to strive for that,” he said.

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On Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, The Cumberland 4-H program held its first meeting. Eight 4-H Cloverbud members learned about the dry and hot desert environment our soldiers are fighting in overseas. The children then went for a nature walk to gather colorful fall leaves that they used to make cards. The cards were mailed to the soldiers to thank them for their service. This afterschool program is for children age five to eight and meets once a month at the Cumberland Extension Office. The next meeting is Nov. 13. Seated: Dawson Lewis, Hunter Harris, Kendel Bryant, Madison Bryant, Maddie Dayton, Lacey Bryant. Back row: Josh Deisen, Calvin Foster, La-Teairra Pegram, Michael Ward, NyAsia Lilly, and Rebecca Butler.

4-H Cloverbuds hold first meetingContributed photo

Contributed reportAt the Nov. 6 Farmville Lions Club

meeting, Richard Epperson, Director of Athletics at Hampden-Sydney College, spoke to the Club. Epperson updated the Club on the upcoming sports sched-ule and athletic teams. He also told sev-eral heart-warming stories about the brotherhood of HSC. Pictured with Richard Epperson, is Lion president Kerry Mossler (right).

Epperson adresses Farmville Lions Club

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Cumberland Today Sports

Spotlight on: Cumberland High School Football

Top: De-Aundre Brooks (2 )and Davonn Taylor (1) of Cumberland go high and low on Tre Burtt of Nottoway and bring him down short of the first down.

Bottom: Jamal Winston (57) of Cumberland battles it out on the line with Nottoway’s Chad Hendricks (70).

Cumberland Today contributing photographer Kenny Moore was on hand to catch the Cumberland Dukes fi nal game of the 2012 season.

De-Aundre Brooks (2) of Cumberland gets up some momentum and blows through into the secondary.


Clockwise, from top left: Bo Winbush turns for the hand on the first play from scrimmage.

Cumberland High School and the Cumberland Football Team say goodbye to their seniors on their last home game.

Justus Dowdy of Cumberland tries to slide through the line to pick up some more yards.

TJ Ford (22) rolls to the right side behind his blocker Keyvon Jones (32) as he clears the way


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October 2• Deputies responded to a breaking and

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October 3• Deputies responded to a report of

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• Deputies responded to a report of nar-cotics violations on Osborne Road.

• Deputies responded to a report of vandalism on Buck Hollow Road.

• Deputies responded to a report of wire fraud on Blenheim Road.


trespassing on Anderson Highway.• Deputies responded to a report of

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October 10 • Deputies responded to a report of

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Trents Mill Road.

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reckless driver on Simms Road.• Deputies responded to a breaking and

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abandoned vehicle on Cumberland Road.

October 16• Deputies responded to a breaking and

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Sheriff ’s Department with the appre-hension of a wanted subject on Deep Run Road.

• Dputies responded to a report of a missing person on Anderson Highway.

• Deputies responded to a burglary on Anderson Highway.


shoplifting on Anderson Highway.• Deputies responded to a report of

an intoxicated driver on Anderson Highway.

• Deputeis responded to a burglary on Columbia Road.

October 18• Deputies responded to a report

of embezzlement on Anderson Highway.

• Deputies responded to assist a fallen citizen on Anderson Highway.

• Deputies responded to report of an assault on Deep Run Road.

October 19• Deputies responded to an assault on

Langhorne Road.• Deputies responded to a report of

intimidation on Fletcher Road.• Deputies responded to a report of

an intoxicated driver on Cumberland Road.

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• Deputies responded to a report of a prowler on Whippoorwill Way.


a fight in progress on Forest View Road.

• Deputies responded to a report of

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• Deputies responded to a report of a theft on Anderson Highway.

• Deputies responded to a report of a noise disturbance on Fitzgerald Road.

October 21• Deputies assisted the Prince Edward

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• Deputies apprehended a wanted sub-ject on Horsepen Road.

• Deputies responded to a fight in prog-ress on Anderson Highway.

October 22 • Deputies responded to a report of a

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vandalism on Cumberland Road.• Deputies responded to a theft on

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