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HELP WANTED: School Board must replace "irreplaceable" superintendent
In a surprise spring break announcement last week, the county learned from Governor Timothy M. Kaine that Chesterfield's Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Billy K. Cannaday, Jr., will be leaving in July to serve as State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Virginia Department of Education's chief executive. More...
Tax rate drops 3¢
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER

The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors last week voted to decrease the property tax rate by three cents to $1.04 per $100 of assessed value. Because property values are escalating rapidly in the county, most property owners will be paying more taxes for essentially the same services this year. More...

Former slum saluted as model community
By Charles Batchelor STAFF WRITER

Chesterfield County had a problem with the Park Lee Apartments on Jefferson Davis Highway. The deplorable housing was breeding crime. Residents were making more than 1,000 calls to police a year. More...

 News
• Citizen escorted from board podium not satisfied
Guidelines for deputies at meetings modified
The citizen who was escorted away from the podium at the Board of Supervisors' meeting and then later asked to leave the building is not satisfied with the county administrator's report of the incident. More...
• Barber hearing now in June
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 Family
• article has image Arts and Sciences Festival this weekend
The county schools' annual arts festival will be held this weekend along with the middle school science fair. More...
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 Crime Watch
• article has image Impersonating an officer
Stephen V. Chapel, 47, of the 5200 block of Reids Pointe Road in Glen Allen was charged with impersonating a police officer and improper mounting of license plates. More...
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 Loose Ends
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Spring cleaning once again It takes time to do it right, right?
Last year I started my spring cleaning with the baseboards. Every winter I make a list of everything I want to do when I get a burst of that, "It's spring!" energy that comes with longer days and warmer temperatures. More...
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 Calendar
• Snag-A-Summer job program for teens in area libraries
Wed., April 19 Wednesday, April 19, 7:30-9 a.m., Chesterfield County Chamber of Commerce, Bernard More...
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 Sports
• article has image Keep your car off the grass
Parking is a problem at many county parks
"It's a problem through out the Chesterfield County parks system and at all of the athletic fields," Stewart Connock, Jr. insists. More...
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