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Proposed growth tool would likely reduce residential development
Developers could soon have to pass another hurdle in having their residential rezonings approved if the county adopts a proposed new growth management tool. More...
Wish list approved with 13 new schools
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER

The Chesterfield School Board has approved an ambitious public facilities plan of six new elementary schools, four new middle schools and three new high schools for a bond issue tentatively scheduled for a public vote in November of 2012. More...

Memory Project puts a face to childhood abuse and neglect
By Joan Tupponce CONTRIBUTING WRITER

There's little that can soften the experience of childhood abandonment, abuse or neglect, but through the Memory Project, Thomas Dale High School art students are acknowledging and honoring the struggles some children have endured. More...

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More improvements for Route 360 corridor
Motorists traveling on Route 360 near the Amelia County line will have a smoother ride by the end of the summer. The Virginia Department of Transportation recently awarded a $1.9 million contract to Interstate Construction Corp. of Rockville, Va. More...
• Vendors/volunteers needed for Black History event
• Crosland to reduce residential at Cloverleaf
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 Family
• article has image Addressing winter problems with trees and shrubs
In my short five and a half years here in Virginia, I have learned one thing about the seasons here: they are unpredictable. We can have snow on a Wednesday and be back in the 60s on Saturday. And just because it's January doesn't mean an 80-degree day is out of the question, nor is dipping into the 20s at night in late September. More...
• article has image The Pleasure of Life
• School board expands retiree health care proposal
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 Seniors
• article has image Passport program helps seniors reach resolutions
What's your New Year's resolution this year? Would you like to finally become computer literate? Improve your financial future? Learn French? Do the cha-cha? Redecorate your bedroom? Super Senior Passport classes offered through the school system's Office of Adult Continuing Education will help you reach those goals and more. More...
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 Crime Watch
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He said/she said has police pondering who is the victim
Police officers responding to the Fort Darling Motel in the 7500 block of Jefferson Davis Highway during the early morning hours of Dec. 21 are only really certain of one thing: there was some sort of dispute between an unidentified man and woman at the motel, but they aren't really clear on what exactly happened. More...
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 Loose Ends
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Just a few little resolutions
I am realistic. I don't have a chance of keeping the 10 resolutions I think I should make. No desserts? Really. The exceptions would take pages. Like pecan pie on Thanksgiving Day. And the leftover pie after that. More...
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 Opinions
• Changing routines makes school bus schedule bearable
Dear Editor, Linda Meyerhoffer ["Early to ride," Dec. 19] needs to realize that there are better ways of alleviating her issues rather than complaining to the school system. More...
• RMA board is unfair to counties
• article has image Legislators to focus on Gov. Kaine's proposed budget
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Cancer survivors get fresh, new look
In The Spotlight Look Good...Feel Better Workshop, Mon., Jan. 14, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Hawthorne Cancer Resource Center, CJW Medical Center, 1459 Johnston Willis Dr. This workshop will help women cope with the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. More...
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