GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 VOL. LXXXIII, no. 7 NEW SERIES (USPS 220-560) GLOUCESTER, VA. 23061 | MATHEWS, VA. 23109 two sections 32 pages 75 CENTS Former church youth leader sentenced to 15 years BY SHERRY HAMILTON upon his release, will be pro- hibited from going within 100 Former church youth leader feet of any school or day care Kenneth Scott Marshall, 37, of center, playground, gymnasi- Marsh Hawk Road in Mathews um, athletic field, school bus, was sentenced to serve 15 or school-related activity. He years in prison by Judge Jef- is also prohibited from having frey W. Shaw during a hear- contact with the victim. He re- ing on Wednesday morning in quested an appeal. Mathews Circuit Court. Shaw Marshall was convicted by also imposed an additional a Williamsburg jury last Sep- three-year sentence under tember of one felony count of guidelines allowing for ad- forceful sodomy of a 15-year- ditional time in felony cases. old boy with an intellectual Those three years were sus- disability. The jury recom- pended. mended that he serve 15 Marshall was also ordered years in prison for the crime. to undergo psycho-sexual treatment while in prison and, SEE SCOTT MARSHALL, PAGE 17A Gloucester boards take look at supplementary use regulations BY MELANY SLAUGHTER and outdoor firing ranges CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNAL to outdoor uses pertaining In a joint meeting Tuesday to commercial and private Devils v Dukes night, Gloucester supervisors camping, hunting and fishing and planners took a look at a clubs and animal uses. Gloucester and Mathews fans packed the MHS gymnasium Monday night to witness a hoop showdown between the visiting Dukes and the host Blue Devils proposed zoning ordinance Carol Rizzio, the county’s se- Mathews prevailed in the varsity contest, 74-56, while Gloucester won the JV contest, 65-35 In the photo at left, MHS player Justin Ashberry (#5) tries to get past rewrite for supplementary nior comprehensive planner, Gloucester’s Bailey Hudgins (#34), while, at right, Mathews player Christian Williams (#32) and Gloucester’s Destin Forrest (#23) struggle for control of the ball For use regulations which cover more on the game, see story on page 13A everything from indoor SEE JOINT MEETING, PAGE 16A Borden steps down after 27 years 4 p.m. burn BY TYLER BASS law takes Benjamin Borden Jr. has served on Gloucester Coun- effect Saturday ty’s Historical Committee Virginia’s 4 p.m. burn law since 1992. He was appointed goes into effect on Saturday. by supervisor W.E. “Noody” This law prohibits burning Belvin that year, and has before 4 p.m. each day be- stayed on as a dedicated and tween Feb. 15 and April 30 valued member of the com- if the fire is in, or within 300 mittee. feet of, woodland, brush or However, after 27 years, fields containing dry grass or Borden has decided to step other flammable materials. down as an official member of “The 4 p.m. burn law is one the Historical Committee. On of the most effective tools Feb. 4, Borden was thanked we have in the prevention of for his years of service, with wildfires,” said John Miller, county supervisors present- director of fire and emergen- ing him a resolution of thanks, cy response at the Virginia commending him for his near- Department of Forestry. ly three decades of service. “In late winter and ear- Borden, doesn’t consider TYLER BASS / GAZETTE-JOURNAL ly spring, downed trees, himself a big history buff. Benjamin Borden Jr , left, is presented with a resolution to commend his 27 years branches and leaves become He knows a lot because he’s of dedicated service to the Gloucester County Historical Committee by Phillip Ba- ‘forest fuel’ that increases seen a lot, and has done his zzani, chairman of the county board of supervisors the danger of a forest fire,” he best to be a good steward of added. “By adhering to the that knowledge. According to law and not burning before Borden, when he was first ap- ple to work with.” The work, Borden has many fond 4 p.m., people are less likely pointed to the committee, he and the people, made saying memories from the last 27 to start a fire that threatens “found it to be very interest- “yes” to staying on easy, and them, their property and the ing and had a lot of super peo- the years just began to fly by. SEE BEN BORDEN, PAGE 17A SEE 4 P.M. BURN LAW, PAGE 17A Mathews board begins budget process KIM ROBINS / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Offices close BY SHERRY HAMILTON spent, pointing out that over decrease because of the $9 Monday for holiday $15 million of the budget million value of new construc- A sticky situation All post offices, courts, Mathews supervisors comes from local revenues, tion that could occur based The Peasley Middle School PTA conducted a recent fundraiser in which county offices, libraries, learned the basics of the bud- while $2.8 million comes from on building permits that were students paid to vote for whom they would tape to a wall—principal Katie schools, and DMV customer get last week during a budget the state, with $790,000 in the issued last year. Litton, assistant principal Rita Garcia or school resource officer Bill Skay The service centers in Gloucester work session with county fund balance. Out of the current operat- campaign raised just over $1,200 with over half of the funds directed at Skay, and Mathews will be closed staff. She explained to board ing budget, $8.5 million goes who was duly taped to the gym wall Friday by PTA volunteers and students Monday in celebration of During the Feb. 4 meeting, members that revenues are to school funding, said Con- George Washington’s birth- County Administrator Mindy not expected to increase sig- ner, while $4.2 million goes to during a pep rally Above, Gloucester Sheriff Darrell Warren contributed some day. Conner outlined where the nificantly before the next reas- governmental departments crime scene tape and Skay’s mother, Cathy Blackmon, provided a gentle rub All waste facilities and ABC operating budget moneys sessment, which is three years when her son’s nose had an itch The six-foot, seven-inch Skay stayed stuck stores in the two counties will come from and how they are away, but neither should they SEE MATHEWS SUPERVISORS, PAGE 16A to the wall when his foot stool was removed be open normal hours. INSIDE THIS WEEK TO REACH US: Phone: 804-693-3101 Gloucester 2A Arts 8A Variety 5B 100th win Mathews 3A Schools 11A-12A Days Past 7B Mathews High School wrestler Isaiah Bivins scored his 100th career win Fax: 804-693-7844 Gloucester Point 4A Sports 13A-15A Business 8B-9B last week in a match against Franklin See story on page 14A Next Door Neighbors 5A Community News 1B Public Record 10B On the web Editorial 6A Church News 3B-6B Classifieds 11B-14B www.gazettejournal.net *The Wells Fargo Home Project credit card is issued by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., an Equal Housing Lender. Special terms apply to qualifying purchases charged with approved credit. The special terms APR will continue to apply until all qualifying purchases are paid in full. The monthly payment for this purchase will 0% APR for be the amount that will pay for the purchase in full in equal payments during the promotional (special terms) period. 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