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The Budget & Audit Committee (B&A) wants to establish a citizen committee to help it determine how to improve the effectiveness of county government while reducing or realigning its cost. The new committee's name, who will serve on it and its exact functions have not yet been determined. More ... If you've ever wanted to volunteer for Chesterfield County on one of its boards, commissions, committees or authorities but didn't know how, when or who to contact, now you can download an application from the county's Web site. Just go to www. chesterfield.gov/BoardofSupervisors/Com missions/Commissions.asp. More ... Two of the defendants named in a slander lawsuit are quietly confident their side will prevail, but on advice of legal counsel, Sandee Cosby and Keith Andrews are saying very little. They and their spouses - David Cosby and Shannon Andrew - and G.B. More ... A dump truck driver was transported to the hospital after he lost control and crashed his vehicle on Branders Bridge Road near Bradley Bridge Road on Sept. 2. The call came in shortly after 11 a.m. More ... One man was killed and another was injured when a building under construction in Chester Village Green collapsed last week. Clockwise from left: Battalion Chief Robby Dawson with the Chesterfield Fire and EMS Department confirms the death of 38-year-old Scott A. Giordano. K-9 units were brought in to help find victims in the rubble. Rescue workers pause in removing debris. More ... A Richmond man pled guilty on Sept. 4 to charges of operating an Internet prostitution ring in the county. According to evidence presented in court, William H. Snyder, 51, set up a Web site last year where customers could set up "dates" with women. The site, in operation through at least last November, included sexually explicit pictures of the women. More ... The following golf tournaments will take place this month to benefit local charities: HopeTree Family Services The HopeTree Family Services foster care program will present the Sixth Annual Chip In For Charity Golf Tournament, sponsored by Wal-Mart, on Monday, Sept. 29, at River's Bend Golf Club. The tournament will be 18- hole captain's choice, with a 1 p.m. More ... First Federal Savings Bank of Virginia recently received approval from the Federal Reserve Bank and the State Corporation Commission to change from a federally chartered savings bank to a state-chartered bank. More ... Registrar Larry Haake says he wouldn't be surprised if 80 percent of the almost 200,000 registered voters in the county vote on Nov. 4. During the presidential election four years ago, 74 percent of the 183,000 voters did. So if you want to avoid waiting in long lines, he recommends voting in late morning or from 1:30-3 p.m. Polls will be open from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. More ... The Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Christmas Mother will hold registration for holiday assistance from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sept. 17-19 at the county fairgrounds exhibition building, located at the intersection of Courthouse and Krause roads. More ... Editor's note: Through its continuing partnership with Richmond.com, the Chesterfield Observer will occasionally run reviews of county restaurants beginning this month. More ... In the Sept. 10 issue in the story on the lawsuit by Roger Habeck, we misidentified the law firm of his attorney. Darren Marshall Hart is with Hart & Assoc., P.C. We regret our error. More ... |
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