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Pearson Honda plans move to Hull Street Road
Pearson Honda plans to relocate its dealership from Midlothian Turnpike to Hull Street Road in the southwest quadrant of the North Spring Run Road intersection. Pearson officials met last week with the county's Planning Department to review plans for the 12-acre site scheduled to go to the Chesterfield Planning Commission on March 18. More...
Knowledge + fast reflexes = success
By Gwen Sadler CONTRIBUTION WRITER

Question: What Jeopardy-style game show was created by a Chesterfield County teacher? Answer: Battle of the Brains. In 1975, Meadowbrook High School social studies teacher Julian Porter was looking for a new fundraising idea. He wanted something different - a fundraiser that would create interest and bring in extra money. More...

Family ties
New police officers follow in their fathers' steps
By Katherine Houstoun CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Last week, the Chesterfield County Police Department got a good dose of the "apple doesn't fall far from the tree" phenomenon - and in the best way possible. On Jan. 9, Caren Yeager and Corey Tanner, daughter and son of longtime offi cers Career Officer David Yeager and Sgt. More...

 News
• article has image Birkdale Club to buy Brandermill Country Club
Acumen Golf of Chesterfield County expects to complete the purchase of Brandermill Country Club (BCC) by mid-February at an undisclosed price. Acumen, which owns nearby Birkdale Golf Club, is also a consultancy company (Acumen Golf Management) that works with a number of East Coast golf courses. More...
• Job workshops and seminars set
• article has image Scooter driver injured
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 Crime Watch
• One more reason to kick the habit
CRIME WATCH
A bicycle-riding victim lost all of his belongings, including his mode of transportation, when he tried to give a couple of thugs a cigarette. The man was riding his bike in the 16400 block of Jefferson Davis Highway at about 10:15 p.m. on Dec. 28 when a vehicle pulled in front of him, making him stop. A suspect inside the car demanded a cigarette. More...
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 Loose Ends
• article has image January thoughts
Loose Ends
What a strange month! Every January I go through cream cheese and Christmas cookie withdrawal. As if that weren't bad enough, half the channels on TV have leaping ladies in leotards telling me how simple it is to do a few crunches and More...
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 Opinions
• Retired fleet manager defends costs, performance
Dear Editor, I read your article in the Dec. 17 edition of the Chesterfield Observer. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your balanced approach to the article. I have a special interest in the article because I [retired] as the county's automotive fleet manager effective Dec. 31. More...
• Another teacher questions budget cuts
• article has image Virginia's budget should focus on priorities
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 Calendar
• An evening of suspenseful stories celebrates Poe's birth
Calendar
In The Spotlight - Edgar Allan Poe Comes Alive, Wed., Jan. 21, 7:30-8:45 p.m., Chester Library, 11800 Centre St. In anticipation of the bicentennial of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, actor Scott Craig Jones will become the ghost of Poe to perform some of his most chilling works, including "The Raven," "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Masque of the Red Death. More...
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 Sports
• article has image The grind begins for Chesterfield basketball teams
Editor's note: This is part 1 of a two-part story on high school basketball teams and their ongoing seasons. More...
• Fly fishing course scheduled
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