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History

Dinwiddie County was es-tablished on May 1, 1752 from Prince George County. The county is named for Robert Dinwiddie, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1751-58. However, the fi rst inhabitants of the area were Paleo Indians from before 8000 B.C. and who are believed to have been nomadic hunter-gath-erers following of animal migra-tions. Early stone tools have been discovered in various fi elds within the county. The county raised several militia units that fought in the American Revolution. During the Civil War, the Battle of Lewis’s Farm, fought along Quaker Road [Route 660] occurred on March 29, 1865. This was the fi rst in a series of attempts by the Union Army, led by Gen. Ulysses Grant to cut the Gen. Robert E, Lee’s fi nal Con-federate supply line -- the South

Side Railroad -- in spring 1865. Here the Union forces led by Brig. Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain en-gaged Confederates under Maj. Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson. After sharp fi ghting, the Union troops entrenched nearby along the Boydton Plank Road and Johnson withdrew to his lines at White Oak Road. The Union Army cut the rail line four days later, after capturing the Five Forks intersec-tion on April 1, 1865, at the Battle of Five Forks. The following morning at approximately 4:40 a.m., Grant sent the Sixth Corps, some 14,000 strong, pouring over the Confederate fortifi cations near Tudor Hall Plantation, now pre-served by Pamplin Historical Park. This attack broke Lee’s defensive line around Petersburg and com-pelled Lee to order the evacua-tion of Petersburg and Richmond that night. Lt, General Ambrose Powell Hill, one of Lee’s highest-ranking subordinates, was killed

near what is now Pamplin Histori-cal Park while riding to take com-mand of the battlefi eld. Several other engagements were fought in Dinwiddie County including the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Battle of Sutherland’s Station and the Battle of White Oak Road.The Dinwiddie County Historical Society currently occupies the old historic Dinwiddie County Court House.Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 507 square miles and 504 square miles is land with the other 3 square miles consisting of water. The county is located between Fort Lee to the east and Fort Pickett to its west.Demographics

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there are 28,001 people living in Dinwiddie County. The county consists of 9,800 house-

holds with an average of 2.71 persons per household. The median household income is $51,459 and 11.8 percent of the county population lived below the federal poverty level. The racial composition of the county is 64.6 percent white, 33 percent black and the rest a variety of races, including 1.4 percent who say they are two or more races. The county includes 2,420 veterans, and 14.1 percent of the population is over the age of 65 while 21.9 percent of the population is under 18 years old. Females account for 50.8 percent of the county population. The percentage of people age 25 and older who are high school graduates is 77.1 percent, while those 25 years or older that have a bachelor’s degree is 13.1 percent. The mean travel time to work for workers age 16 years old and above was 28 minutes.

Dinwiddie County: Did You Know

Members of most boards or commissions serving Dinwiddie County are either recommended or appointed by The Board of Supervisors. If you are interested in serving on any of the boards or would

like information on the important community and regional services they provide, please contact the County Administration Offi ce at (804) 469-4500.

Dinwiddie CountyNeeds Your Help

Citizen attendance and participation is welcomed and encouraged

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Regular Meetings shall take place in the Board Meeting Room in the Pamplin Administration Building, 14016 Boydton Plank Road, Dinwiddie, Virginia unless otherwise noted. The Regular Meeting time shall be 3:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Public Hearings begin at 7:00 p.m.The fi rst Tuesday of each month is reserved for Workshop Meetings, if so desired. Such Workshop Meetings shall be noticed as to time and place.

Should it be necessary to can-cel a regular and/or a noticed Board of Supervisors meeting due to weather or other conditions, the meeting shall be continued for 48 hours to the same time and place.

The regular meeting dates for the remaining 2012 year are as follows:

November 20, 2012December 18, 2012

Dinwiddie County Meeting DatesRegular Meetings of the Board shall be held on the third Tuesday of each month

Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors

Election District #1 Harrison A. Moody, Chairman

10876 Zilles Road • Blackstone, VA 23824 • (804) 265-8427

Election District #2Dr. Mark E. Moore, Vice Chairman

5501 Station Road, Sutherland, VA 23885 • (804) 265-3807

Election District #3William D. Chavis

17807 Malones Road, Carson VA 23830 • (804) 712-7240

Election District #4Daniel D. Lee

15104 Scotts Road, DeWitt, VA 23840 • (804) 469-3881

Election District #5Brenda K. Ebron-Bonner

4610 Brickwood Meadow Terrace, Petersburg, VA 23803 • (804) 732-4507

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Accounting/PurchasingPO Drawer 70 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4500 – Offi ce (804) 469-4503 - Fax

Division Chief Finance & General ServicesAnne R. Howerton - ext.2106AP / Payroll Coordinator - Barbara McKitrick - ext.2145

ADMINISTRATION PO Drawer 70 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4500 – Offi ce (804) 469-4503 - Fax County Administrator - W. Kevin Massengill - ext.2105 Assistant to the Co. Administrator - Wanda Nester - ext.2103

Animal ControlDinwiddie Sheriff’s Offi ce PO Box 120 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4547 – Offi ce (804) 469 -3758 - Dispatcher Contact - Debbie Broughton

ANIMAL POUND 10903 Wheelers Pond Road Dinwiddie, VA 23841(804) 469-4547 – Offi ce (804) 469 -3758 - Dispatcher Pound Supervisor - Debbie Broughton

PUBLIC WORKS Dinwiddie County Water Authority23008 Airpark DrPetersburg VA 23803Executive Director -- Robert Wilson -- (804)861-0998

County Buildings & Grounds Maintenance PO Drawer 70 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4545 – Offi ce (804) 469-4419 - Fax Director - Gene Jones - (804)704-4010

BUILDING INSPECTION PO Drawer 70 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4500 – Offi ce (804) 469-5322 - FaxDirector - Jerry Perkinson- ext.2119

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT PO Box 63 Dinwiddie , VA 23841 (804) 469-4540 – Offi ce (804) 469-5386- FaxClerk - Barrett Chappell

CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERSPO Drawer 70, Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4500 – Offi ce (804) 469-5322 - Fax Environmental Planner Inspector - Vacant- ext. 2152 Environmental Planner Inspector - Phillip Harris - ext. 2114

COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE PO Box 104 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4500 – Offi ce (804) 469-4548 - FaxCommissioner of the Revenue - Lori K. Stevens - option 4Email: [email protected]

COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY PO Box 296 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4536 – Offi ce (804) 469-4054 - Fax Commonwealth’s Attorney - Lisa Caruso

COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES PO Box 193 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-5391 – Offi ce (804) 469-5398 - FaxDirector of Comprehensive Services - Angel Young-Gill VJCCCA Coordinator - Joy Marshall Community Service Coordinator - Charles Haire

COUNTY ATTORNEY PO Drawer 70 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4500 – Offi ce (804) 469-4503 - Fax County Attorney - Tyler Southall - Ext. 2144 Deputy County Attorney - Amanda B. Ray - Ext. 2102 Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Heather Jennings- Ext. 2149

EXTENSION OFFICE PO Box 399 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4514 – Offi ce (804) 469-3284 - Fax Agent - Mike Parrish • 4-H Coordinator - Christopher Walters

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PO Drawer 70 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-5388– Offi ce (804) 469-7663 - FaxCommunication Manager - Denice Marrs

HEALTH DEPARTMENT Dinwiddie Government Center 14006 Boydton Plank RoadPO Box 185, Dinwiddie, VA 23841Phone: (804) 469-3771 Fax: (804) 469-93798:15 am to 5 pm - Monday through Friday

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY 14101 Boydton Plank RoadP. O. Box 153 Dinwiddie, VA 23841(804) 469-5346 - Offi ce • President - Artrelle Spicely

HUMAN RESOURCES PO Drawer 70 Dinwiddie, VA 23841(804) 469-4500 – Offi ce (804) 469-4503 - Fax HR Director - VACANT - ext. 2161

ITPO Drawer 70 Dinwiddie, VA 23841(804) 469-4500 – Offi ce (804) 469-4503 - Fax Director of IT - Norman L. Cohen, Jr - ext. 2132System Administrator - Jim Frashure - ext. 2112System Administrator -Jeremy Hodo - ext. 2156

WASTE MANAGEMENT PO Drawer 70 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4545 – Offi ce (804) 469-4419 - Fax Waste Management Supervisor - Irvin Davis

PARKS & RECREATION7301 Boydton Plank Road Petersburg, VA 23803 (804) 732-1100 – Offi ce (804) 732-9921 - FaxWeb Site: http://www.playdinwiddie.com Director of Parks & Recreation - Brian Mancini Assistant Director - Ray Vines

PLANNING / ZONING PO Drawer 70 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4500 – Offi ce (804) 469-5322- Fax Division Chief /Planning and Community Development - Tammie J. Collins - ext. 2110 Director of Planning - Mark Bassett - ext. 2116

PROBATION OFFICE PO Box 321 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4539 – Offi ce (804) 469-4538 - Fax Probation Offi cer – George Lamb • Probation Offi cer – Tim BeardProbation Offi cer – Frank Piotrowski

FIRE & EMS PO Drawer 70 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-5388– Offi ce (804) 469-7663 - Fax Division Chief - Dennis Hale

SHERIFF’S OFFICE PO Box 120 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4550 – Offi ce (804) 469-4854 - Fax Sheriff - D. T. “Duck” Adams Major - William KnottCaptain - Steven Kennedy SCHOOL BOARD Superintendent W. David ClarkPO Box 7 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4190 - Offi ce (804) 469-4199 - Fax

Kelley B. Frakes12945 Hatcher Dr. Church Road, VA 23833(804) [email protected] District #1

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William R. Haney3615 Shoreview Dr.Sutherland, VA 23885(804) [email protected] #2

Barbara T. Pittman14408 Monks Neck Rd. Petersburg, VA 23803(804) [email protected] District #3

Gregory K. McCammon12500 Courthouse Rd.Dinwiddie, VA 23841(804) [email protected] District #4

Sherilyn H. Merritt25136 Floyd AvePetersburg, VA 23803(804) [email protected] District #5

SOCIAL SERVICES PO Box 107 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 Offi ce (804) 469-4524 – Fax (804) 466-4506Director - Ray Spicer TREASURER PO Box 178 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4500 – Offi ce (804) 469-5393- Fax Treasurer - Jennifer C. Perkins - ext. 2129

VICTIM WITNESS ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR PO Box 296 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-5384 – Offi ce(804) 469-5381 - Fax Victim Witness Asst Coordinator - Mindy M. Stell

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 4608 Boydton Plank Road Petersburg, VA 23803 (804) 863-4000 – Offi ce (804) 863-4013 - Fax Engineer - D. Ray Varney, PE, LS

VOTER REGISTRATIONPO Box 365 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 (804) 469-4500 Option 7 – Offi ce (804) 469-4503 - Fax General Registrar - Linda M. Brandon

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Oct 26th Fri Street Wars / Muscle Street / Halloween Festival

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Virginia Motorsports Park ScheduleVirginia Motorsports Park is a state-of-the-art, 500-acre facility that is the home to some of the country’s hottest racing action including Drag Racing, Mud Bog, Motocross, Autocross, Truck and Tractor Pulls, and a Family ATV Park. The quarter-mile Drag Strip is home to a variety of drag racing events featuring dragsters, funny cars, jet cars, street rods, motorcycles and monster trucks. It seats 23,000 spectators and has 60 acres of pit space.

8018 Bodyton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA 23803 • (804) 862-3174; www.virginiamotorsports.com.

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FALL HOURS: Mon-Fri 12-6 • Sat 10-6 • Sun 12-5Open mid-April - November

On Thursday, October 4th, Dinwiddie Elementary School participat-ed in the annual Jump Start’s Read for the Record 2012. This is a yearly event that is held nationwide to bring attention to the importance of early childhood education. The goal is to have everyone read the same book on the same day across the nation. This year the chosen book was Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad by David Somanand illustrated by Jacky Davis. Faculty and staff members along with many students dressed up as bug squad members. All of the children in the building read the story in their classrooms and participated in extension activities to celebrate the occasion. The DES Volunteer Coordinators, Samantha Voda and Debo-rah Jensen, created a reading hive/hideout where small groups of Title I students were able to gather and read the story on the nook color digital readersthroughout the day. Many beautiful projects adorn the hallways of DES as a result of this fabulous day!

Dinwiddie Elementary Reads For The Record

childhood education. The goal is to have everyone read the same book on

Girl and the Bug Squad by David Somanand illustrated by Jacky Davis. Faculty and staff members along with many students dressed up as bug squad members. All of the children in the building read the story in their classrooms and participated in extension activities to celebrate the occasion. The DES Volunteer Coordinators, Samantha Voda and Debo-rah Jensen, created a reading hive/hideout where small groups of Title I students were able to gather and read the story on the nook color digital readersthroughout the day. Many beautiful projects adorn the hallways of

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First Annual Chamber Celebration

is scheduled for Weds. Novem-ber 14, 2012 at the Petersburg Country Club. Please join us in celebrating six years of accom-plishments. Tickets are now on sale and going fast! Be sure to get yours right away! Want to promote your business to over 200 people, consider becoming a Celebration sponsor. For more information see your Invitation or contact Becky Hammond, Whiz Bang Promotions at 605-2581.

Hometown Christmasis the theme for this year’s Chamber of Commerce Dinwid-die Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 8th. Please respond to this email or contact Tanya Hale [email protected] to volunteer or partici-pate. If you need a registration packet, please email us!

VOLUNTEERS Website Team Needed

It has been agreed by the Board of Directors that we need input

and assistance on our website pages and content. If you are interested in joining the website development team, at a minimal commitment, please contact Tanya Hale 861-8774. We would like to have several brief meetings to review content and vision and once that is complete, phone and email will be the mail mode of volunteer commu-nication. Your assistance on this very important project is greatly appreciated by the board.

BOARD OF DIRECTOR POSITIONS:

If you have a desire to serve on the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and assist in steering the Dinwiddie Chamber of Commerce, please contact Tanya Hale 861-8774 or any of your Board of Directors; Pat Hood, Becky Hammond, The-resa Crowder, Joy Marshall, Tori Abernathy to submit your name and bio.

Dinwiddie Chamber of CommerceYour Chamber of Commerce is extremely busy and your Board of Directors needs your assistance! Together Dinwiddie Chamber of Commerce WORKS!

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Contact Ann Wells For Information on How To Become A Sponsor(804) 722-5104 or [email protected]

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Dinwiddie Chamber of CommerceSpring Brick Unveiling

is scheduled for April 27, 2013 at the new Sports Complex. The plan for this day will be to bring the community together for fun and in celebration of the Sports Complex and all it brings to our County. The team is looking to bring in local sports icons, have balloons, hot dogs, things to do and of course a brief unveil-ing of the bricks for those who purchased, promote purchase of more bricks and have fun events for the community to show off the facility and experience the facility. If you are interested in assisting, this committee / Team

will be forming at the beginning of the new year.

AFTER HOURS EVENTS Through your Board of Direc-tors recent calls to member-ship, we are fi nding that many of you would like to see after hours and before hours events that you can attend, as lunch meetings just don’t work in your schedule. We WANT to hear your ideas for these types of events, the days of the week and times that would most / best fi t your schedule so that we can involve our business com-munity as much as possible and

grow stronger. Please contact a board member or Tanya Hale 861-8774 [email protected] to submit your requests, suggestions and ideas. Together we can make our Chamber stronger and more vibrant! We need you!

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Five Forks Battlefi eld

By the spring of 1865, the last remain-ing supply line into Petersburg was the South Side Railroad. On April 1, 22,000 Union troops under Major General Philip H. Sheridan attacked and defeated 10,000 Confederate troops led by Major General

George E. Pickett at Five Forks, an important road junction that pro-tected the railroad. The next day Grant assaulted Petersburg, which along with Richmond was evacuated that night. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House just seven days later. A visitor contact station is staffed daily at Five Forks Battlefi eld. A short driving tour is available to explore the battlefi eld in more detail. 16302 White Oak Road, Church Road, VA 23833; (804) 265-8244.

Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier

Pamplin Historical Park offers a comprehensive exploration of the Civil War. The park’s 422-acre campus in Dinwid-die County features four award-winning museums, four historic homes, costumed living history demonstrations, guided tours and the

Breakthrough Battlefi eld of April 2, 1865. It presents the everyday life of Civil War soldiers and free and enslaved antebellum Southerners in the context of original historic homes and recreated 19th-century environ-ments. There is also an overnight Civil War Adventure Camp available for adults and children. Gift shop on site. 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Peters-burg, VA 23803; (804) 861-2408 or toll free 1-877-PAMPLIN; www.pamplinpark.org.

Poplar Grove National Cemetery

More than 6,000 Union soldiers are buried here. It is oper-ated by the National Park Service. 8001 Vaughan Road; Dinwiddie, VA; (804) 732-3531.

Historic Dinwiddie County Courthouse

Built in 1851, the historic Dinwiddie County Courthouse was the head-quarters of Union General Philip H. Sheridan during the Battle of Dinwid-die and the Battle of Five Forks. The Courthouse was active through 1998 and is currently a museum operated by the Dinwiddie Historical Society. 14101 Boydton Plank Road, Dinwid-di, VA 23841; (804) 469-5346; www.dinwiddiehistoricalsociety.org.

Fork Inn

Fork Inn is the restored 14-room Sutherland’s Tavern built in 1803. It served as a stagecoach stop and was used as a hospital following one of the last Civil War battles. The Battle of Sutherland Station was fought on these grounds days before the end of

the war. The tavern is now a private residence open by appointment. 19621 Namozine Road, Sutherland, VA 23885 (Dinwiddie County); (804) 265-8141; www.petersburgarea.org

Dinwiddie Historical Attractions

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Pamplin Historical Park offers a comprehensive exploration of the Civil War. The park’s 422-acre campus in Dinwid-die County features four award-winning museums, four historic homes, costumed living history demonstrations, guided tours and the

Fork Inn is the restored

Tavern built in 1803. It served as a stagecoach stop and was used as a hospital following one of the last Civil War battles. The Battle of Sutherland Station was fought on these grounds days before the end of

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Economic Development

One of the largest Dinwiddie County economic development projects in years took place this year as Amazon.com opened a massive new distribution center. In September, the newly opened distribution celebrated the shipping of its fi rst package — a 5-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker sent to a Michigan customer. The online retailer’s building has 1 million square feet of fl oor space and ships products ranging from electronics and sports equipment to small kitchen appliances and toys.Offi cials say about 250 people initially joined the distribution

and the company expects to hire more people as the holiday season approaches. Amazon.com broke ground on the center in December 2011, when the company announced plans to invest $135 million in two facilities in the area that would employ a total 1,350 people. The online retail giant is expected to have 1,000 workers in Chesterfi eld County and 350 workers in Dinwiddie County. The Dinwiddie facility will handle large items purchased through the retail website and could see an uptick in production through the holiday season that could support an additional 400 temporary jobs.

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