Eanes awarded Wilson Center honor - The Farmville Herald

Eanes awarded Wilson Center honor - The Farmville Herald

Former Burkeville Mayor Jim R. Eanes, a career journalist and civic leader, was recognized with the prestigious James Madison Award from the Samuel V. Wilson Center for Leadership in the Public Interest at Hampden-Sydney College for his contributions to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The 90-year old Eanes, a native of Roderfield, West Virginia, was recommended for the award in recognition of a lifetime of civic and political leadership in the pub…