Supervisors vote down food safety ordinance
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
      In a surprise outcome last week, the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors turned down a proposed ordinance by the county health department that would have required food handlers working in county restaurants and other food-related businesses to complete
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NEWS BRIEFS
Midlothian soldier loses life during service in Iraq
      Forrest D. Cauthorn, 22, of Midlothian, lost his life on Apr. 5 while serving his country in Iraq. According to the Defense Department, Cauthorn died in Hawijah from combat wounds after his unit came under fire from small arms and grenades.
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Hamlin returns to Southside Speedway for charity event
      Chesterfield native, former Southside Speedway driver and NASCAR's Nextel Cup 2006 Rookie of the Year Denny Hamlin will drive in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Late Model Sportsman 175 lap benefit race at the Southside Speedway on Thurs., May 3. Hamlin will be in town that weekend to compete in the...
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Possible candidates?
      A committee charged with finding the county's next police chief will first look within the department for a successor to replace Col. Carl Baker. Below is a list of top ranking officers in the Chesterfield Police Department. It is not known who might have applied for the position.
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