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Mecklenburg Electric CEO, Board of Supervisors chairman appointed to SVHEC Board of Trustees

Gov. Ralph Northam Jan. 30 appointed Halifax County Board of Supervisors Chairman, the Honorable Hubert Pannell, to the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center’s Board of Trustees. The governor also reappointed Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and EMPOWER Broadband, Inc., CEO Mr. John Lee to the Board of Trustees. Pannell and Lee have been appointed to serve four-year terms. “The SVHEC has been blessed with a long history of solid board leadership. Chairman Pannell’s appointment to the SVHEC Board of Trustees follows in this tradition, said Dr. Betty Adams, SVHEC Executive Director. His extensive record of community service, including his recent and impeccable leadership of the Halifax County Board of Supervisors during the pandemic, will serve us well.” 

Reconstruction of Third Street wall expected to start in April or May

A new wall reconstruction project on Third Street in Leechburg is underway. Borough engineer Shane Michael said portions of the wall on Third Street are collapsing in some places. “It’s 260 feet long, and we’re replacing about 150 feet of the wall,” Michael said. Council opened six contract bids Tuesday. They ranged from an apparent low bid of about $193,500 from Arch Masonry Restoration to a high bid of just over $408,000 from Kishmo Inc. Some included alternative bids to cover additional work. “This is good news,” Michael said. “I have at least two bids that came in competitively within our budget.”

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