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Midlothian Turnpike businesses organize
With help from the county's Revitalization Office, businesses along Midlothian Turnpike are organizing under the auspices of the Greater Southport Association to spruce up the area's aging image. The association represents businesses along the turnpike from almost the Powhite Parkway west to Woolridge Road. More...
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Tea party mom trades lives with weight-lifter on reality TV show
By Sande Snead CONTRIBUTING WRITER

When searching for the exact opposite of a powerlifting mom who calls herself "The Beast," "Wife Swap" researchers came across the Web site, www.classicteaparties. com, of prim and proper Riverton resident Donna Deekens. More...

More details on Watkins Centre
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER

Despite the malingering economy, commercial real estate sources are reporting more activity at the Watkins Centre - partially driven by a traffic count of 70,000 vehicles a day going by on Route 288 and Midlothian Turnpike and the future growth of the area. More...

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• article has image County may build new library in Magnolia Green
The Matoaca District could get a new library, in addition to scheduled major improvements to the existing Ettrick-Matoaca Library. About $2.9 million is being set aside for a possible library in the planned community of Magnolia Green, located on Route 360 five miles west of Route 288, but additional funds from a later bond referendum will be needed. More...
• VHDA homeownership classes set
• article has image Suspect scared away by his own gunfire during holdup
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 Family
• School Growth Taskforce learns from Loudoun Co.
Though both the Chesterfield and Loudoun county school systems have about 58,000 students, Loudoun spends $13,000 annually to educate each child compared to only $9,903 in Chesterfield. About 70 percent of Loudoun's total budget goes to the school system compared to 51 percent in Chesterfi eld. Loudoun's total budget for schools and county government is $1. More...
• article has image Nothing like a bargain
• article has image Gifted programs are growing more slowly
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 Health Matters
• article has image Benign breast lumps can now be treated without surgery
When Ashley Reynolds found a lump in her breast last January, she spent two nervous days waiting for her biopsy results. Thoughts of her 7-year-old daughter preoccupied her. "All I could think about was, 'If this is cancer, what am I going to do?'" recalls Reynolds, an intensive care unit nurse at St. Francis Medical Center. More...
• article has image Convention vs. invention
• article has image Hawthorne Cancer Center is rich in resources
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 Crime Watch
• Bank deposit went bad when bags were dropped
CRIME WATCH
A McDonald's employee didn't get to make her planned deposit on the morning of Sept. 29. As she left her car in the 7200 block of Midlothian Turnpike at about 6:40 a.m. to drop off deposit bags at Nation's Bank, she heard noises. More...
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 Opinions
• Roseland will impact county positively
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, I would like to respond to Mr. Jerry Stroud's letter [Sept. 24] about Roseland. I am the mother of the family that moved to Midlothian a year ago from The Village of Baxter in Fort Mill, South Carolina, 15 minutes below Charlotte. More...
• Corrections & Amplifications
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 Calendar
• article has image Learn about changes to this year's election process
Calendar
Thurs., Oct. 9 Rotary Club of Brandermill weekly meeting, 7:30 a.m., Brandermill Country Club, 3700 Brandermill Parkway. For more information, contact Eric Rohnacher at 346- 5466. Where Do Animals Live?, 10-11 a.m., Rockwood Nature Center, 3401 Courthouse Road. More...
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 Sports
• article has image Meadowbrook lineman is All-American
Add the 2009 Army All-American Game to Morgan Moses' long list of accolades. Meadowbrook's all-world offensive lineman has been chosen as one of the 90 players from across the country to play in the ninth annual event. In the past, the event has showcased the local talents of Patrick Estes (Benedictine, UVa, NFL) and Victor "Macho" Harris (Highland Springs, Virginia Tech). More...
• article has image Midlothian cross-country keeps going the distance
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