The real estate industry's local guru of numbers is predicting home property sales will begin to grow in six months, but at least one Chesterfield executive says he can already feel it turning. "We're hitting the soft landing, and the economy is ready to take off," Dr. More...
Clover High High School students Patrick Sager (from left), Andrew Olsen, Nathan Word and Scott McClauchlan enjoyed the brief but beautiful snowfall last week. More...
In 2004, with Chesterfield County's public school population bulging at the seams and spillover classes being held in around 300 trailers and temporary classrooms, county voters approved a $230 million bond referendum to build new schools and to upgrade existing schools. More...
TAKE NOTICE Take notice that the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, Virginia, at an adjourned meeting on February 14, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. More...
It's now harder to drive through the toll booths along the Powhite Parkway in Chesterfield without paying. After months of testing, security cameras at the booths are now operational and are taking photographs of toll violators. More...
Volunteer to be a powerful voice in a child's life as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA volunteer). CASA volunteers advocate in court for the best interests of abused and neglected children. If you are 21 years of age or older, want to help children, and have time to commit, you can apply to... More...
Manchester Middle School coach Ryan Marable's goals for the 2006 soccer season seemed reasonable: to win it all. Reasonable, that is, until you understand the circumstances. The 25-year-old had never coached soccer before, and only two starters would return to the team, leaving a conglomeration o... More...
I was pleased to see in your Jan. 10 article "Supersized Supervisors" that the board [could] consider expanding the board to seven members. The proposal is long over due. I have proposed this very idea to the board after the 1990 census and after the 2000 census. More...
Just the thought of beach week is enough to light up the eyes of a teenager and send parents scrambling for the answer to dealing with this one. Teens see sun, sand and fun when they think about attending beach week. Parents see the reality: thousands of teenagers who are on their own for the firs... More...
Local firms help seniors continue to live independently
Wayne Booze, owner and president of DesignLine Remodelers, has been in the remodeling business for 15 years, but he's still learning a thing or two. Now that he is over 50 himself, and his in-laws are living with him, he's given a lot more thought to the aging process and the importance of planning... More...
Victim robbed during solicitation for Huguenot HS band
At 3:15 p.m. on Jan.29, the suspect knocked on the door of a residence in the 8300 block of Chelmford Road to solicit money for the Huguenot High School Band. The victim had him wait at the door while he got his wallet. When he opened his wallet to make a donation, the suspect grabbed the wallet ... More...
February is cocoon time. It turned cold just in time for me to curl up with a stack of seed catalogs. I dream of long rows of Queen Anne's lace interspersed with purple spikes of lavender. Some people think Queen Anne's lace is a weed, but it's one of my favorite flowers. More...
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