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But some speculate swine flu in the state is slowing.

Officials now think dogs or coyotes killed the animals

Part of a continuing series in which we ask residents to describe their connection to the county.

Double-digit victories by Bob McDonnell, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and Ken Cuccinelli, the party’s nominee for attorney general, reversed a recent string of defeats for Republicans. 80 percent of Powhatan voters chose McDonnell. Voting results by location

If Republicans sweep Virginia's three statewide races "it will send a message that maybe government is getting too big, that maybe more taxes, more government and more debt is not the way to revive the economy," said Dan Palazzolo, political scientist at the University of Richmond.

Virginia’s lieutenant governor has just two constitutionally mandated responsibilities. Yet the short job description hasn’t stopped Republican Bill Bolling or Democrat Jody Wagner from spending millions of dollars to win election.

"If I had quit anywhere along the path, I'd be back home shoveling manure."

Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele, said the potential Republican victories...reflect campaigns that focussed on the economy and creating jobs.

Powhatan County residents are not the only ones going without the H1N1 flu vaccine. Inoculation plans across the state and country have been delayed and reworked because of shortages of the vaccine, and those plans cannot be implemented until more shipments arrive.

Chesterfield Health District Director, Dr. William P. Nelson: the H1N1 virus is showing a definite increase in the area.

Wade McClintock moved to Powhatan on October 15, 1988 and has been operating the McClintock Service Center on Route 60 since August of 1998. This is why he has stayed here.

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Monica Plumb has been named the winner of the national organization’s Kid of the Year Award