VIPs, residents dedicate Route 632 bridge
Published 12:49 pm Thursday, September 8, 2016
Leigh District Supervisor Jerry Townsend, center, wearing tie, cuts a ceremonial ribbon along with other officials and Leigh District residents during the dedication of a new bridge on Route 632 (Falkland Road) on Aug. 8 in Prince Edward County. According to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the original bridge was structurally deficient. State forces completed the new bridge for an estimated cost of approximately $250,000. With Townsend, from left, are County Administrator W.W. Bartlett, A. Dee Hobgood III, Rachel Hobgood, William Gray, Jody Hobgood, Sheriff Wesley Reed, Farmville District Supervisor Pattie Cooper-Jones, James Davis, VDOT Hampden-Sydney Area Headquarters Superintendent Kevin Smith, Hampden District Supervisor Dr. Odessa Pride, Terri Robertson, Chelsie Townsend, Cheryl Tucker, Ida Marcellin, Cornella Childress and Linda Whitehead.