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May 9, 2007
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Ready or not, here it comes
Upper Swift Creek draft plan includes higher taxes
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
Almost everyone agrees that the Upper Swift Creek plan is not ready for review and recommendation by the Planning Commission on May 15, but ready or not, the commission is going to send it to the County Board of Supervisors for possible action on May 23. More...
Going strong
Active seniors continue to play hard
By Marcy Horwitz CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Feeling a little creaky? Think you might play hooky from the gym? Before you do, meet these three extraordinary senior athletes from Chesterfield. Then try to come up with a good excuse to miss today's treadmill session. Go on. Just try. More...

68th district Republicans trade barbs as race winds down
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER

Accusations of negative campaigning are surfacing as the campaign to become the Republican nominee for the House of Delegates in the 68th District winds down. Will Shewmake's supporters are upset that a letter from Manoli Loupassi charged that Shewmake tried to "exclude" vot... More...

 Legal Notices
•Full Story
LEGAL NOTICE Salem Bros II, Inc. Trading as Salem Bros II, Inc. 2730 East Hundred Road Chesterfield Chesterfield Virginia 23836 Is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Wine and Beer Off Premise license to sell or manufacture alcoholic bev... More...
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 News
•Where's the road money?
Last fall, after a transportation summit and with considerable hoopla, the county government was saying Chesterfield would have a road funding solution in place by the time the budget was approved. The FY08 budget was approved on Apr. 11, but no money has been set aside for i... More...
•County organizations set debate dates for local races
•Chesterfield Business Council debates for Supervisor and School Board
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 Letters/Opinion
•County Administrator disputes story
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, I was shocked and disappointed to see the front page of the Chesterfield Observer's May 2 edition and find that you reported, citing unidentified sources other than the Board of Supervisors, that there is a pre-selection of the next county administrator. More...
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 Family
•Walk back in time at the Victorian Affair
Get your parasol or derby and head for Bon Air on Sat., May 12, when the village turns out for a Victorian Affair to celebrate Bon Air's 130th anniversary. This neighborhood was created in 1877 as a summer resort for Richmond city residents to escape the heat. Since its altit... More...
•Motorcyclists rally for Special Olympics
•Safety first for tots
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 Loose Ends
•It's a techno world
Loose Ends
And that world just flies by me. I have a cell phone loaded with pictures of my feet, the ceiling and various body parts of the people around me. I know they are in there because I saw them once. If I really needed that picture of my feet, I would have to take the phone back ... More...
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