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The financial credit crunch is delaying Chesterfield's plans to sell bonds through a Commercial Development Authority (CDA) to widen Woolridge Road to four lanes from the Swift Creek Reservoir to Otterdale Road and Otterdale Road from the intersection at Woolridge Road to Hull Street Road, a distance of about four miles. The original timetable called for completion in 2012. More ... Lisa Billings/Chesterfield Observer Clover Hill Elementary Principal Amy Bosher gives Daisy the Pig a kiss during a visit to the school as part of the Pig Out on Reading program. Students were rewarded with seeing the kiss after meeting their goal of reading 8,000 hours in seven weeks. More ... Thirty-four years ago, the adventurous among us "streaked" across athletic fields while Carl Douglas was "Kung Fu Fighting." Nixon resigned. And Lt. Col. William A. "Andy" Scruggs Jr. started his career as a police officer in Statesboro, Ga. More ... A traffic nightmare unfolded on Nov. 1 around 6:30 a.m. when a car crashed into a utility pole on Iron Bridge Road at Chesterfield Meadows Shopping Center. The driver was not injured. More ... Police have investigated nearly 1,000 reports of break-ins in the county this year. They are urging residents to take the following measures to help ensure they won't be counted in that number: • Lock all windows and doors. More ... Firefighters were called to the same vacant home twice last week after it erupted in fire. A black column of smoke rolled into the sky from the dense woods behind Perrymont Middle School in the 8600 block of Perrymont Road around 3 p.m. on Nov. 3. More ... Winter is the time to plan your springgardening activities, but there are landscape ideas for the cold months. The following winter-gardening seminars will be presented by Chesterfield County Cooperative Extension master gardeners. More ... A zoning violation over the inadequate number of parking spots at Sunday Park in Brandermill has been deferred until Feb. 4 by the county's Board of Zoning Appeals. KPC Properties LLC, owner of the Boathouse restaurant and the Gardens at Sunday Park, has appealed the violation notice, which calls for a fine of up to $1,000. More ... The Richmond Region chapter of Guiding Eyes for the Blind will hold a fundraising event at Books-A-Million, located at 9131 Midlothian Turnpike, on Saturday, Nov. 15, from noon-5 p.m. Stop by to find out more about the program, meet some dogs and get your free puppy kisses. More ... Lisa Billings/Chesterfield Observer Lin Daffron, a senior at James River High, takes a swing at a junked car as part of a fundraiser by the school's Honors Art Society. For a $1 donation, students and others were given the opportunity to pound the car with a sledgehammer. More ... Despite a vigorous battle for votes, Chesterfield is reporting fewer illegal campaign signs in the public right-of-way leading up to the presidential and congressional races last week. "There were not as many as in past elections," said Ted Barclay, code compliance supervisor for the zoning department. More ... Due to low flow conditions, Chesterfield County and other area localities that rely on the James River as a drinking-water source are asking residents to voluntarily conserve water using the following measures: • Established landscaping and gardens - watering is limited to three days per week by address. More ... Chesterfield County has been chosen by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada to receive its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. "On behalf of the county and my department, I am very pleased that we've been recognized for the 24th year in a row," said Allan Carmody, director of the county's Budget and Management Department. More ... |
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