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March 19, 2008
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Utilities make up half of budget increase
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
On the surface, increasing the county's total budget by $126.6 million, or 10.86 percent, to $1.29 billion sounds like a lot, but half of the increase - about $63 million - is going toward upgrading the county's water and sewer systems. More...
Rajah chastises Tomahawk committee
School board determines fate of Clover Hill High School building
By Donna C. Gregory NEWS EDITOR

Tomahawk Creek Middle School redistricting committee members got an earful last week when Chesterfield School Board member Omarh Rajah accused them of discriminating against students from single-parent and multifamily homes. More...

Young artists at work

Rebecca Phillips and other kindergarteners at Marguerite Christian Elementary School practice weaving during art class as part of Youth Art Month. More...

 Legal Notices
•Legal Notices
PUBLIC NOTICE The Board of Zoning Appeals of Chesterfield County, on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, beginning at 1:00 p. m. More...
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 News
•Supervisors ask for votes to be counted
The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors passed a resolution last week asking the State Board of Elections to count the 299 votes written on plain paper in the Democratic primary on Feb. 12 after nine county precincts ran out of ballots. The state board disallowed those votes because they weren't on ... More...
•Golf course fan causes chilly breeze in Salisbury
•Higher proffers could be considered by May
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 Calendar
•School board schedules another Tomahawk hearing
Calendar
Wed., Mar. 19 Budget community meeting, 7 p.m., Thomas Dale High School, 3626 West Hundred Rd. The topic is "Chesterfield County's Fiscal Year 2009 Proposed Budget." Allan Carmody, the county's director of budget and management, will be the speaker. Learn about the proposed budget, ask question... More...
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 Sports
•Cosby High School helps county wrestling move on up
Wrestling is an enigmatic sport. It combines athletic ability with strategy. Quickness and size are equally as important. Speed and moves, big and small, are needed. And possibly for many high school programs in the Central Region, the enigma is finding enough committed wrestlers to clear the last... More...
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 Letters/Opinion
•Calling in ATF to defuse ordnance was unnecessary
Dear Editor, I praise the Chesterfield County Police Department for most of its actions after a county resident died as a result of an antique ordnance explosion. The evacuation of the local residents as a precaution was laudable. More...
•Chesterfield police officers deserve more pay
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 Family
•Bensley Easter egg hunt
Clockwise from top right: Kids scramble for eggs during the annual Bensley Community Building Easter Egg Hunt last Saturday. Brice Weaver, 3, of Midlothian, tries his basket on for size. Zebo the Clown chats with 5-year-old Robert Haynes while making balloon animals. Eighteen-month-old Shawneeraye S... More...
•Water quality workshop at VSU
•Winter road trip
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 Seniors
•New technologies improve life for those with hearing loss
"Can you hear me now?" This line from a popular cell phone company's commercial could mean more than just a weak cell phone signal. If you frequently ask people to speak up or find yourself turning the volume up on your television or iPod, it may be time to have your hearing checked. More...
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 Crime Watch
•Fugitives arrested for Elkhardt Road theft
CRIME WATCH
Thanks to witnesses, county police arrested two suspects wanted for crimes in Pennsylvania after they broke into a residence in the 7600 block of Elkhardt Road on Mar. 10. More...
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