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On March 2, 2009, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors honored Melcie B. Jones' 100th Birthday by adoption of the following resolution:
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
2000239
WHEREAS Melcie B Jones was born in Pittsylvania County Virginia on
January 29 1909 and
WHEREAS Mrs Melcie B Jones was born raised and resided in the Sutherlin community until 5eptember 2 2007 before moving to the Berry Hill Rehabilitation Center in South Boston Virginia and
WHEREAS Melcie B Jones is retired from Lorillard and Dibrell Tobacco
Company drove until the age of 95 years and for years served as a taxi for the Sutherlin community and
WHEREAS being a devoted member of the Hackberry Baptist Church since the age of 19 where Mrs Melcie B Jones taught Sunday school lead the church in the Sunny Side Baptist Union served on the Usher Board and many other positions over the yeazs and having a mission to visit the sick no matter how far she had to travel and
WHEREAS her husband Wilmon and son Willie preceded her in death and Melcie B Jones is the lone survivor of her eight siblings two of which lived past the age of 100 years and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Pittsylvania
County Board of Supervisors express their sincere congratulations to Melcie B Jones as she has reached her 100 year milestone on January 29 2009 and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors directs that a
copy of this resolution be presented to Melcie B Jones on the behalf of the Board and the Citizens ofPittsylvania County

RICHMOND—Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced today that the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture has designated Amelia, Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Dinwiddie, Halifax, Louisa, Nelson, Nottoway, Pittsylvania and Prince Edward counties primary natural disaster areas because of reductions in farm production caused by drought and excessive heat that occurred this calendar year.



These disaster designations make farmers eligible for low-interest loans and any supplemental relief that might be provided by Congress in the future.



“The low-interest loans farmers in these counties are now eligible to apply for could provide much needed assistance,” Governor Kaine said. “We anticipate that the USDA will soon respond to the many additional requests for disaster designation.”



Farmers in the independent cities of Bedford, Danville, Lynchburg and Petersburg as well as in these adjacent counties have received contiguous disaster status and also may be eligible for federal assistance:



Albemarle
Charlotte
Greensville
Powhatan

Appomattox
Chesterfield
Hanover
Prince George

Augusta
Cumberland
Henry
Roanoke

Botetourt
Fluvanna
Lunenburg
Rockbridge

Brunswick
Franklin
Mecklenburg
Spotsylvania

Buckingham
Goochland
Orange
Sussex






Disaster declarations make farm operators in primary and contiguous areas eligible to be considered for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provided they meet certain eligibility requirements. This assistance includes FSA emergency loans and the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE) which was approved as part of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. FSA will consider each application on its own merits by taking into account the extent of the losses, security available and repayment ability. Local FSA offices can provide affected farmers with additional information.



Requests for primary federal drought disaster designations are currently pending for these 18 counties:



Albemarle
Fluvanna
Henry
Rockbridge

Buckingham
Franklin
Isle of Wight
Scott

Brunswick
Goochland
Lunenburg
Surry

Caroline
Greene
Mecklenburg


Charlotte
Hanover
Powhatan

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Understanding the difference between our "News" feature and "User Posted News.
User Posted news is intended to be an organized community "blog" which enables all registered users to submit and self approve for posting news and announcements on a variety of topics relevant to daily life in Pittsylvania. That feature is unmoderated, thus registered users have the flexible ability to post news and announcements relative to the topic. Submission to that category will be "pruned" after a reasonable period of time.

The "news" feature is a more moderated news area, where all articles are approved by the website moderator or a vetted contributing writer. We welcome providing serious writers the opportunity to publish articles and stories of the history and heritage of Pittsylvania. WE also are open to local writers who wish to write regular columns on a variety of topics (we are open to suggestions) relevant to local readers.