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Real estate values are flat, sales continue to decline
Compared to assessments, the typical resale home in Chesterfield during the first six months of 2008 sold for 2.1 percent above its assessed value. The comparison does not include new homes, land and commercial properties. "Real estate values in Chesterfield are flat," said Jonathan Davis, director of the Real Estate Assessor's Office. There were 1,737 resales from Jan. More...
Dream of homeownership is becoming harder to obtain
By Victoria Bragunier CONTRIBUTING WRITER

If you're looking to buy a home these days, there's good news and bad news. Potential homebuyers priced out of the market during the housing boom of years past will find some fantastic deals out there. The bad news is it's much harder to secure the funds to buy that dream home. More...

Families "stay-cation" at home to save money
By Julia Torres Barden CONTRIBUTING WRITER

With gas prices at a record high, airlines resorting to surcharges for everything from luggage to in-flight beverages and train travel becoming increasingly congested and expensive, some county residents are deciding to stay closer to home for their summer fun, while discovering all the cool stuff there is to do right here in the county. More...

 News
• article has image Salisbury board vetoes recreational land purchase
Company managed by Midlothian Supervisor Gecker is left hanging
A proposal by the Salisbury Homeowner's Association (SHOA) Board of Directors to buy an existing 1.5-acre field used for lacrosse has been voted down. The board opposed the $430,000 purchase despite a vote by the community with 61 percent favoring the purchase. More...
• Master gardener applications being accepted
• article has image CJW Medical Center to stub out all tobacco products
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 Family
• Virginia State University schedules 23rd Annual Agriculture Field Day
Cooperative Extension at Virginia State University (VSU) will hold its 23rd Annual Agriculture Field Day on Tuesday, Aug. 26, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., on the school's Randolph Farm, which is located on River Road in Ettrick. More...
• Hot weather advisory for older adults
• article has image Summer reading is good for mind and soul
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 Crime Watch
• Man wanted in robbery
Police are searching for Paul Bernard Bell, 33, of 4301 Terminal Ave., Richmond, for the June 13 robbery of a home in the 4900 block of Oak Bluff Drive. More...
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 Loose Ends
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Am I losing it?
Of course, I don't know what "it" is exactly. I know it isn't my keys - I am very good at keeping track of them, except the time when my son was about 7 months old, and I locked him and the keys in the car at the pediatrician's office. More...
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 Opinions
• Religion class is irresponsible and hypocritical
Dear Editor, A few years back the county fought in court to decide which religions were real and which were not. This was the case of a "Wiccan" leading an invocation. Since the U.S. More...
• No growth takes away property rights
• Thanks for Upper Swift Creek Plan
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 Calendar
• Program introduces little kids to golf
In The Spotlight Pee Wee Golf, each Sat., Aug 2-16, 10- 11 a.m., Windy Hill Sports Complex, 16500 Midlothian Turnpike. Designed for ages 4-6, this class teaches basic golf swings and how to play the game. Cost is $60. Sponsored by Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation. For more information, call Paul Wilmoth at 748-1130. More...
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 Sports
• article has image Chester teen satisfies his need for speed
Even when he was too young to know much else, Nic Hayes knew he loved motorcycles. As often as she tried to deny it, his mother knew it, too. Diana Hayes was working back then as an emergency room nurse. As such, she was intimately acquainted with the human destruction caused by one false move aboard those powerful machines. More...
• Riptide Girls fastpitch tryouts
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