Kim Denmark talks on her cell phone as she marches along U.S. 1. (H-P photo by Greg Glasssner)
One woman's walk across America focuses attention on unemployment and homeless By GREG GLASSNER
"A woman on a mission" falls short of describing Kimberly Denmark, who has walked 4,400 miles and worn out 23 pairs of sneakers in her seven-year journey to help the poor and the homeless. She passed through Ashland last week on her way to the Nation's Capital, where she will seek the ear of the President and Congress. It was Denmark's second visit to Ashland this winter. She was northbound in December when she stayed awhile to help some people she encountered here. Then she was turned back by the unusually heavy snowfall. Undaunted, she retreated to northern Florida, where she helped the homeless there, working with the unemployed, homeless veterans and....
"A woman on a mission" falls short of describing Kimberly Denmark, who has walked 4,400 miles and worn out 23 pairs of sneakers in her seven-year journey to help the poor and the homeless. She passed through Ashland last week on her way to the Nation's Capital, where...
Ashland's Bear Island Paper Company and its parent company, White Birch Paper Co., filed last week for bankruptcy protection, the apparent victim of declining newspaper size and circulation, tight capital, some bad guesses on interest rates and the strong Canadian dollar. Based...
The March 9 School Board meeting included a brief state budget update, the announcement of a former Patrick Henry High School principal’s retirement, and a parent’s concern about the adult themes presented in a Hanover...
The proposal for the East Ashland development may be moving in the right direction, according to members of Town Council, but they feel it still needs some more work. Tuesday night, the Ashland Town Council voted 5-0 to continue its public hearing on the matter to its April...
Hanover County Public Schools officials are estimating that the school division's 2010-11 budget will face additional cuts in the range of $4-6 million after the General Assembly finalizes the state budget. At the Feb. 24 Board of Supervisors meeting, Superintendent Dr. Stewart...
The Ashland Police Department hosted a Safe and Sober Driving Event at Randolph-Macon College Friday, March 5. Officers educated more than 50 students about the dangers and consequences of driving while impaired. Volunteers wore "fatal vision goggles" while maneuvering...
The impact of the current economic downturn may have been relatively slow to reach Hanover County, but it is here and the effects will be felt for some time to come, according to Joseph P. Casey, Hanover's deputy county administrator for finance and administration. "We are...
Representatives of the Hanover Humane Society went to Pearson's Corner Elementary School recently to conduct a presentation for the children and kick-off a school reading campaign. To kick off the event, the school organized several assemblies where the children met Chip,...
Kathy Eby said that during the 70s it was very hard for a single woman to adopt. "Married couples got first choice when it came to adopting babies," Eby said. "I really wanted to adopt an infant and I knew it would be hard at the age of 46 years old and still single." This...
The search for a new head football coach at Patrick Henry High School is over, and after just over three months of reviewing resumes and conducting interviews, the new coach is already a member of the Patriots faculty and coaching staff. Sam Hart, the head baseball coach...
The Hanover Hawks Softball Program will be hosting a Little League Instructional Clinic at Mechanicsville Little League on Saturday, March 20 from 2-5 p.m., with a rain date of Sunday, March 21 at the same time. The five member Hanover softball coaching staff and the 2010...
The Group AAA state indoor track meet was last weekend, and three Hanover County student athletes and one relay team brought back event titles. It was no surprise that Patrick Henry's Lizzie Powell and Lee-Davis' Montasia Golden won events. The biggest surprise of the meet...
The Ashland Police Department hosted a Safe and Sober Driving Event at Randolph-Macon College Friday, March 5. 
Representatives of the Hanover Humane Society went to Pearson's Corner Elementary School recently to conduct a presentation for the children and kick-off a school reading campaign.
Kathy Eby said that during the 70s it was very hard for a single woman to adopt. 
The Group AAA state indoor track meet was last weekend, and three Hanover County student athletes and one relay team brought back event titles.
