Proffit

Something’s got to be done - the new Baker-Butler Elementary School on Proffit is opening this fall.

New Giant Opens on Pantops at cvillenews.com 2002

Yet Randy has decided to keep the money donated to him by Tim Proffit, his volunteer coordinator and donor who literally put his foot on the head of a real person.

Katie Halper: Rand Paul on BP & Head Stomper: Accidents Happen Katie Halper 2010

Yet Randy has decided to keep the money donated to him by Tim Proffit, his volunteer coordinator and donor who literally put his foot on the head of a real person.

Katie Halper: Rand Paul on BP & Head Stomper: Accidents Happen Katie Halper 2010

Proffit was a town started by former slaves, and included a general store and a post office (now a derelict stone building with broken windows.)

Waldo Jaquith - Bad urban planning: Shopping center setbacks. 2006

We worked the land where I grew up, off of Proffit Rd when I was a kid.

Waldo Jaquith - Bad urban planning: Shopping center setbacks. 2006

So VDOT has closed down Proffit at at the bridge, diverting traffic down Polo Grounds (kind of — their horrible alternate route is a blog entry unto itself) through the tunnel under the railroad bridge.

Waldo Jaquith - Bad urban planning: Shopping center setbacks. 2006

It does my heart good to know how pissed it makes that commuters who use Proffit as a short cut.

Waldo Jaquith - Bad urban planning: Shopping center setbacks. 2006

Proffit also played a role in the development and recent release of ArchiveGrid that we posted about here.

Interview: Merrilee Proffitt Talks About RedLightGreen and ArchveGrid « ResourceShelf 2006

If it had turned up 5 miles north of the stockyard it would have been closer to K-Mart or Proffit Road.

Police Chase Bull Around Belmont at cvillenews.com 2003

If it had turned up 5 miles north of the stockyard it would have been closer to K-Mart or Proffit Road.

Police Chase Bull Around Belmont at cvillenews.com 2003