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Parent sues Wells Athletic Association
Mark Life believes he is legally entitled to attend his children's sporting events because they are played on fields funded by Chesterfield County taxpayers. Wells Athletic Association officials maintain they have the right to deny access to Life or anyone else who fails to meet the group's standards for appropriate behavior. More...
"Things are still moving"
But some county residents are still losing their homes
By Jim McConnell CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Chesterfield County's real estate market is undoubtedly faring better than many nationwide, but it hasn't been immune to people losing their homes. According to the RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, there were 186 new foreclosure filings in the county in January, the last month data is available. More...

Visitor from the past

Lisa Billings/Chesterfield Observer - Ben Franklin, portrayed by Dr. Rich Davis, shared "The Magic of Reading" with students at A.M. Davis Elementary School last week. During the presentation, children learned about Franklin's hobbies, inventions and favorite books. Davis also visited several other elementary schools in the county. More...

 News
• article has image Gecker calls for tax rate discussions
Dan Gecker, the vice chairman of the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors, is calling for meaningful discussion on the possibility of increasing some tax rates next year because of declining tax revenue. This year's adopted budget for the general fund - how the county pays for most of the services citizens expect - is $749.4 million. That amount will shrink by $35. More...
• Fool for Art Festival scheduled
• County to sell bonds to upgrade utilities
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 News Briefs
• Unemployment Express office now open in Chesterfield
The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) has opened an Unemployment Express office at 4150 Meadowdale Blvd., in the Meadowdale Plaza Shopping Center. The office is open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. More...
• Real estate leases
• Tax relief for the elderly and the disabled
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 Family
• Achievement gaps closing in some subjects, not others
Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS) is successfully narrowing achievement gaps in several subjects, but there's still work to be done, Dr. Dale Kalkofen, assistant superintendent for instructional support, told school board members last week. More...
• Sorority presents annual debutante ball
• article has image EVERYDAY HERO
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 Mindscapes
• article has image Flood victims' plight inspires donation drive
L.C. Bird High School students have been at work collecting toothbrushes, flip-flops, warm-weather clothing and toiletries to brighten the days of some 300 young men who live at Pronino, a boys orphanage in Progresso, Honduras. The young men came to the orphanage after losing their homes and families in a recent flood. More...
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 Crime Watch
• "Salesmen" not what they seemed
A Matoaca woman learned to keep her doors closed and locked to keep out unwanted solicitors, or those who say that's what they are. Sometime before 4:30 p.m. on the afternoon of March 19, a white male walked into the woman's home in the 21300 block of West Street through an open door. More...
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 Loose Ends
• article has image A truly empty house
Here she comes - our own tornado. She is moving back to the United States from Africa after nearly three years. More...
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 Opinions
• Both boards should share financial information
Dear Editor, The situation is very much like what a husband and wife team face when there is a significant reduction in household income. More...
• County stops dancing
• More on church and state
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 Calendar
• article has image Have an eggs-cellent time at Easter egg hunt
In the Spotlight Easter Egg Hunt and Extravaganza, Saturday, April 4, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Bensley CommunityBuilding, 2900 Drewey's Bluff Road. Meet the Easter Bunny and collect candy eggs. The Easter egg hunt will begin promptly at 11 a.m. Children will be grouped by age. More...
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