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VSU announces $418 million campus expansion
Big changes are planned for Virginia State University (VSU) over the next six years as the campus expands to 55 acres including improvements costing an estimated $418 million. The VSU Campus Master Plan and Design Guidelines proposes raising $219 million from state revenues and $199 million from debt and private sources using new market tax credits and other incentives. More...
CDAs nearing limit
Will there be enough funding for Chippenham Place and Roseland?
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER

One tool the county has used to pay for building roads is running out of pavement. In recent years, Chesterfield has twice set up a Community Development Authority (CDA) to build roads in large developments, More...

Future doctors are in the house
New Health Science Specialty Center begins at Cosby
By Elli Morris CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The new Cosby High School Health Science Specialty Center isn't so much a location - for in fact there isn't even one dedicated classroom for the new center - as much as it is an outlook and an attitude. "The goal is to start [student] exploration into health science careers. More...

 News
• Proposed ordinance could target illegal immigrants
Just a few weeks after the county board received an update on illegal immigration, the Chesterfield Planning Commission will review a proposed ordinance at its Sept. 18 meeting that is similar to one of the report's recommendations to reduce the number of illegal immigrants in the county. More...
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• 5K Run/Walk and Children's Run to benefit police
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 Family
• article has image Foster parenting teaches how to love and let go
Ask Diana Botset and she will tell you it's difficult to give a baby up after you've held it and fed it and loved it for weeks at a time. But that's just what Botset and her family go through sometimes as foster parents. Diana and her husband, Matt, have been foster parents for 18 years. More...
• article has image The Pleasure of Life
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 Seniors
• article has image Giving up your car keys and your freedom
When seniors can't go to the grocery store, meet friends for lunch or attend church, they lose the freedom to manage their lives on their own. They have to rely on friends, neighbors and family for even the basics, so it isn't hard to understand why seniors are more than reluctant to turn over their car keys - even though it may no longer be safe for them to drive. More...
• Groups plan day trip for seniors
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 Crime Watch
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Three juveniles arrested for firing weapon into house
Chesterfield police arrested three juveniles, ages 16 and 17, in Ettrick for discharging a firearm into an occupied residence in the 3400 block of South Street at 6 p.m. on Sept. 1. Two workmen were inside the house when they heard two gunshots. More...
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 Loose Ends
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Picky about purses
I have a set of rigid requirements for purses that I buy. Since I am a purses and shoes person, I have a small - maybe medium-sized - wardrobe of purses. But they have to pass muster. More...
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 Opinions
• Builders, not citizens, benefit from illegal immigration
Dear Editor, Your article on obstacles to enforcing illegal immigration raised some excellent points which may not have been obvious to the casual reader. More...
• Residents should support county using impact fees
• Cheatham rezoning won't help Brandermill
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 Calendar
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Rainbow of Arts Festival celebrates 30th anniversary
In The Spotlight Rainbow of Arts, Sat., Sept. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Rockwood Park, 3401 Courthouse Rd. Join the community in celebrating the 30th annual artsand craft s event cosponsored by the Chesterfield Jaycees and Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation. Children can work with clay art at the Imagination Station area. Zebo the Clown will visit. More...
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 Sports
• article has image Parks and recreation director is "Golden"
The recreational needs of Chesterfield County fall under the mandate of the Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation, and the administration of that mandate falls to Mike Golden, the 57-year-old director of parks and recreation. More...
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