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July 4, 2007
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Bible battle wages on
Speakers ask School Board to consider Bible study as an elective
By Donna C. Gregory NEWS EDITOR
After losing the battle to add intelligent design to the science curriculum at county schools, several residents are now asking the Chesterfield School Board to consider allowing students to study the Bible as an elective. More...
Barber sues school system for $200,000
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER

Former Midlothian Supervisor Ed Barber has filed a lawsuit against the Chesterfield County School Board for retirement benefits he claims are owed to him after he resigned from his teaching job last year amid sex charges. Barber is seeking $200,000 in damages plus attorney's fees and court costs. More...

No summer vacation
Major maintenance scheduled for county schools
By Katherine Peters CONTRIBUTING WRITER

It's tempting to think of Chesterfield schools lying quiet and serene in the summer months, empty of students. In reality, however, each school in Chesterfield County undergoes annual inside-out cleaning, and is filled with workers rushing to complete projects for the next first day of school. More...

 News
•Watkins Centre is launched
The 640-acre mixed-use Watkins Centre officially broke ground last Friday for what Chesterfield County and local business leaders hope will rival Innsbrook in western Henrico County. Located in the western quadrants of the route 60/288 intersection, it includes over 1. More...
•Development to fund road improvements
•Greenacres rezoning turns boos into applause
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 Calendar
•Calendar
Go behind-the-scenes of filming in the commonwealth
Thurs., July 5 Family Summer Story Time, 11-11:30 a.m., Central Library, 9501 Lori Rd. All interested children are welcome. Call 748-1604 for information. ADHD/ADD skill-building and support group, 1 p.m. (grades 2-3), 2 p.m. (grades 4-5), 3 p.m. More...
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 Sports
•Huguenot Little League celebrates 45 years of play
Ed Gardner had no idea that the Huguenot Boys Baseball Club he started with his neighbor Bernard Savage in 1961 would one day celebrate its 45th anniversary. But on June 23, the Huguenot Little League - the club was chartered into Little League in 1962 - did just that. More...
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 Letters/Opinion
•LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Readers assess Jaeckle's primary victory
Dear Editor, How typical are the comments made by Mr. King and Mr. Litton in the June 20 edition of the Chesterfield Observer article, "Change is coming to the Chesterfield board." Mr. King still equates smart growth advocates to "antigrowth," and both he and Mr. More...
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 Family
•School system releases 2007 graduation stats
Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS) granted 4,001 diplomas/certificates in 10 graduation ceremonies last month - the first time the school system ever surpassed the 4,000 mark. Statistics for the Class of 2007 show that 55 percent of the graduates received an Advanced Studies diploma and 4... More...
•Learn about the life of the eastern long hunter
•Loose Ends
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 Crime Watch
•CRIME WATCH
Chesterfield police seek armed robbers
Chesterfield police are looking for two men who robbed the Great American Steak & Buffet Co. on June 22. A store employee left the restaurant in the 10100 block of Hull Street Road after closing up and was approached by an armed suspect wearing a mask in the parking lot. He ordered the employee ... More...
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