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August 9, 2006
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Mystery solved
Father and daughter reveal the secret of the little pine
By Katherine Peters
For half a decade, Anne Hill has decorated a scraggly little pine tree on Winterfield Road for the seasons, not knowing whose legacy she was continuing. That is, until the day Catherine Sansbury introduced herself. More...
Newsome to head Chesterfield schools
By Greg Pearson

For the second consecutive time, the Chesterfield County School Board reached into the Hampton Roads area to appoint a superintendent for its school system. The appointment of Dr. Marcus J. Newsome will become effective on October 1. More...

School will be ready for first day
Cosby High School races the clock to completion
By Greg Pearson

The new Cosby High School is running more than a month behind its construction schedule, but acting Superintendent Kathy Kitchen says the school will open on time and be ready for students on September 5. Currently, the administrative staff is working in part of the school building that has already More...

 News
•County studies sign agreement with VDOT
A permanent solution to illegal signs cluttering the county's roadways is coming soon. Assistant County Attorney Tara McGee expects to bring a proposal to the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors on August 23, giving the county permanent legal authority to pick up illegal signs in the public right-of-w More...
•Democrats will select Midlothian candidate
•County urges caution as temperatures rise
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 Calendar
•Calendar
Pocahontas park hosts bluegrass festival
Wed., Aug. 9 NARFE, Midlothian Chapter 2265, 9:30 a.m., Brandermill Woods Retirement Community meeting room. Guest speaker from the Virginia State Fair. Call Jim Bradley, 6757191. More...
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 Letters/Opinion
•LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Resident angry with Salisbury homeowners' association, Verizon
[Last month], Verizon had a contractor working in our neighborhood, using non-English speaking migrants, to dig the holes for the new fiber optic cable in Salisbury. I do not object More...
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 Family
•Clover Hill's Triesler named county's Teacher of the Year
Helps students connect to their own history
James Triesler cherished the family stories that his grandparents and great-grandparents shared with him when he was young. More...
•Going to Ghana
•There's no summer vacation at Chesterfield schools
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 Loose Ends
•Loose Ends
Translation necessary
I knew what kind of day it was going to be when I took my purse off the bed table and noticed that the note I had written to myself the night before said, "Check list." More...
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