Transportation Department signs off on Branner Station
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
The developer of Branner Station has cleared a major hurdle by getting the green light from the county's transportation department. "We've been working with these folks for quite awhile, and I think we're in agreement that we can support the [zoning] case," said Transportation Director John McCrack... More...
Salminen is the only declared GOP candidate for Matoaca supervisor
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
Despite receiving the backing of insiders from the Chesterfield Republican Committee, Edgar Wallin, a former director of human resources for Chesterfield County Public Schools, has decided not to run for the open supervisor seat in the Matoaca District. Wallin made his decision last Friday due to h... More...
Speedway drivers get revved up for upcoming season
By Lynn Warren CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Southside Speedway's big gravel parking lot on Genito Road sits vacant, its spectator gates secured with sturdy padlocks. The black ribbon of the one-third mile semi-banked oval track lays cold and quiet. But Chesterfield County drivers Thomas Stinson, Greg Fernandez and Brandon Hendrick's off sea... More...
PUBLIC NOTICE The Planning Commission and Historic Preservation Committee of Chesterfield County, on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, beginning at 7:00 p. m., in the Public Meeting Room at the Chesterfield County Administration Building, Chesterfield, Virginia, will consider the following request. More...
Magnolia Green Development LLC (MGD) is rolling out plans for its huge 1,990 acre planned community, located on Route 360 five miles west of Route 288. The centerpiece of the community will be an 18-hole championship golf course winding through the eventual community of 3,550 homes. Build-out will ... More...
About 500 people including Brian French took advantage of the March breezes and attended the county's Kite Day celebration at the Clover Hill Athletic Center on Mar. 4. More...
Growth creates significant increases in county spending
Newspapers have reported on homeowners' dismay and anger over higher assessments, [but] that reaction is misdirected. Rather than focusing on the market values, taxpayers need to focus on the rampant expansion of county spending, fueled by reckless growth policies and government excess. More...
SAFE sponsors inhalants program for parents, students, community
A recent study by Substance Abuse Free Environment Inc. (SAFE) shows inhalant use by teens in Chesterfield is above the national average. Now, SAFE is hoping to educate parents, students and the community about this dangerous practice during a special seminar at Monacan High School on Tues., Mar. 2... More...
The Richmond Times-Dispatch (RTD) is declining to print a correction despite obvious errors it made in a Jan. 26 editorial. That editorial accused the county School Board of trying to hide the harsh reality that the replacement for Clover Hill High School could cost $92 million and not $55 millio... More...
Like most walking clubs, the purpose of the county Parks and Recreation Department's Discover Chesterfield Club is to get people active and exercising while enjoying camaraderie and fellowship at the same time. More...
A Chesterfield man took kissing and telling to a whole new level earlier this month when he randomly left DVDs on the windshields of cars parked in the Hull Street Road corridor near Route 288 featuring his ex-girlfriend performing sexual acts. More...
Change is good for me. It shakes up my world and makes me adjust to new experiences. It is energizing - causes me to create new pathways in my brain. I hate it. Last week our TV died. No sound. No picture. It probably earned the right to die. It was an antique - heavy enough to require extra supp... More...
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