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Chesterfield is 15 percent more affluent than Henrico County
The median household income in Chesterfield County is almost $10,000 more than in Henrico County. According to Claritas, one of the leading research companies in the nation, Chesterfield's median household income this year is $69,801 compared to Henrico's $60,370. More...
Metals provide new commodity for thieves
By Victoria Bragunier CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A dwindling economy has caused a national epidemic in thefts of metal, making platinum and copper the new currency. Chesterfield County has not been spared by this plague, as the trend in thefts of copper piping, copper wire and catalytic converters from homes, businesses and vehicles continue. More...

School's in session even during the summer
By Julia Torres Barden CONTRIBUTING WRITER

With a box fan running on a hot and sticky morning, the World Percussion class at Manchester Middle School is banging away at cowbells and drums while having fun watching their teacher dance around the room like a human bouncing ball. More...

 News
• article has image Suspicious fire rips through one home, damages another
FIRE & EMS WATCH
The neighborhood quiet was disturbed by a house fire at 5700 South Jessup Road around 3:30 a.m. on July 1. First responders discovered the home was totally engulfed in flames and a neighboring home had caught fire. More...
• article has image Former Thomas Dale student guilty of text threats
• Gang-related domestic violence training offered
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 Family
• article has image High gas prices create more angst for teen drivers
Mom and Dad aren't the only ones complaining about the pain at the pump. Teenage drivers are hit especially hard by the increase in gas prices because many do not have a steady income, and even those with jobs, like Maggie Walker Governor's School senior Abbey Thibeault, typically don't make enough money to cover the rising costs. More...
• New foundation to hold first fund-raising event
• article has image Festival offers a Taste of India
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 Crime Watch
• Suspect flees from screaming woman
CRIME WATCH
In the parking lot of the Walgreen's on Buford Road at Midlothian Turnpike, a woman opened her car door to climb in, but was stopped by a man wearing a ski mask and holding a knife. He walked to the side of her car and yelled, "Stop! More...
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 Loose Ends
• article has image Go green - that's easy for you to say
Loose Ends
It's true confession time. Last night I threw away a plastic bag - the kind from the grocery store - without reusing it. It will be in the landfill when my great-great-grandchildren have grandchildren. It still bothers me. This "going green thing" is full of pitfalls. More...
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 Opinions
• Officers deserve more pay because of duties they perform
Dear Editor, The Chesterfield Observer in the June 25 issue included an article titled "County studies police pay." Board of supervisors' Chairman Art Warren is quoted as follows: "We have to treat all employees [of Chesterfield County] equally. More...
• Board violated own sign policy
• Corrections & Amplifications
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 Calendar
• article has image Calendar
Thurs., July 17 La Leche League meeting, 10 a.m., St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 8706 Quaker Lane, Bon Air. La Leche League offers support and information to breastfeeding and pregnant mothers. For more information, call Amalie at 741-0978 or Rebecca at 745-1031. More...
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 Sports
• article has image Local sprint car driver races to help find a cure
Stock car racing and cancer have some things in common. Both can knock you down, but you just have to take a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust off and rejoin the fray. Both can also offer the opportunity to be a winner. With cancer, survival is the best revenge. More...
• Lucy Corr Foundation to host annual 5K run
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