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Employee turnover a top concern for area employers
Turnover is the number one employment issue for area businesses, according to a new survey by the Chesterfield Business Council. More...
Route 288 blowouts

Trooper J. R. Wright (above) was one of several officers called out last Thursday to block three locations on the southbound lanes where Route 288 suffered unexpected "pavement blowouts." More...

Planners OK special events enterprise
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER

By a 3-2 vote last week, the Chesterfield Planning Commission recommended approval by the county board of a special use permit for a bed and breakfast and special events business owned by Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Hauler and his wife. More...

 News
• article has image Costco, Whole Foods near Chesterfield Towne Center?
A rezoning going to the Planning Commission on July 18 may clear the way for a second Costco in the county and the first Whole Foods Market. More...
• article has image Streetlights and sidewalks for Bon Air are on the way
• article has image Slugger wins his sign case
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 Family
• NEWS BRIEFS
Funding for domestic violence victims
A $5,000 grant to help provide financial assistance to those fleeing abusive relationships has come from the Virginia Family and Children's Trust Fund More...
• article has image Fireworks for the 4th
• ComedySportz Improv Theatre Thursday afternoon
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 Crime Watch
• Assault in Jeff Davis hotel
The victims were inside their hotel room in the 7500 block of Jefferson Davis Highway at 1 a.m. on June 16 when the suspects entered More...
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 Opinions
• Gadfly questions criticism of media
Dear Editor, As I read Greg Pearson's Chesterfield Observer article on "Questionable news values," which bashes the local media for covering the highly emotional stories first instead of doing a better job at promoting the groundbreaking ceremony for the Northup Grumman arrival, I More...
• Spending priorities
• Schools non-political
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