They each came with their verbal guns blazing, hoping to win over enough voters, so they can become the new sheriff in town. The three candidates for county sheriff - Republican Dennis Proffitt, Democrat Anthony "Perry" DeMay and Independent Kendrick Hall - faced off during a community forum hos... More...
The month of October may be associated most often with ghouls, goblins and witches, but it's also a good time to focus on much less fearsome creatures, including man's best friend. It's National Adopt-A-Pet Month, which provides a fitting opportunity to re-examine the presence - or absence - of... More...
Local businesses - predominately builders and developers - and some property owners prevailed over county staff, environmentalists and two large community associations last week as the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors passed the Upper Swift Creek Plan on a 4-1 vote. Clover Hill Supervisor Art W... More...
Police are searching for three unidentified men who robbed and injured an employee at $3 Car Wash, 11100 Hull Street Rd., on Oct. 10 at 11:41 a.m. The employee was taken to VCU Medical Center and is expected to make a full recovery. More...
Festival fun in the Village of Midlothian this weekend
In The Spotlight 26th Annual Midlothian Village Day Festival, Sat., Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Midlothian Middle School, 13501 Midlothian Tnpk. Parade, craft booths, community booths, entertainment, food, carnival games, moonwalks, silent auction and more. Sponsored by the Midlothian Junior Women'... More...
Coach Jack Olsen puts a match to a very long cigar, digs into his locker and claps a University of North Carolina hat onto his head. "I wear a different college's hat everyday," he said. And the cigar? "I treat myself to one before practice and one after," he admitted. More...
Dear Editor, Re: the controversy over Style Weekly [Oct. 10], I usually enjoy their political satires. While generally simplistic and poorly thought out, these satires typically focus on our elected or highly appointed officials. More...
Soar and explore when the 2007 Chesterfield Regional Air Show comes to the county airport from October 20-21. Whether your passion is vintage aircraft, historic cars, children's rides and activities, aerobatics parachutists, food or entertainment, you'll find it at the air show. More...
Style Weekly still supports its demeaning county satire
A week later, the editor of Style Weekly, Jason Roop, and his boss, Publisher Lori Collier Waran, are standing behind the Oct. 3 satire that reported "bighaired Chesterfield women…walk the [county administration building's] hallways wearing thick pantyhose and five layers of makeup. At lu... More...
Author/historian William G. Clotworthy will be a guest speaker during the Wellness & Leisure Series at Springdale at Lucy Corr Village on Thurs., Oct. 18, at 3 p.m. The series is free and open to the public. More...
Explosive device blows up in high school parking lot
Chesterfield police are asking for information on who detonated a homemade explosive at 10:38 p.m. on Oct. 6 in the L.C. Bird High School parking lot. Nothing was damaged, and no one was hurt. More...
I definitely have issues with my houseplants. They always move out for the summer, and they have been very demanding these past few months. This drought and the extended summer have made them very testy. But it is fall, and they want to be inside - all of them. More...
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