Leslie Cheatham is a person who has spent most of her life helping others, whether as a telecommunicator for the Town of Farmville, an EMT in her earlier years as a in Campbell County and Pamplin or as a community member who tries to quietly help others’ satisfy needs.

Cheatham joined the Town of Farmville eight years ago as a dispatcher. Now 49, she said she didn’t feel like she could spend as much time out in the field as an EMT as she used to, but being a dispatcher still keeps her involved with helping lives.

“I do miss being out in the field with the EMS, but I do enjoy being a telecommunicator also. I’m still able to be involved, just not so much hands on,” she said… READ MORE