Chesterfield residents Shawn Cordle and her husband, Carlyle, started thinking about beekeeping after hearing about the shortage of bees in this country. That news really hit home when they visited a friend in California. "It's a tradition for us to go out and buy roadside orange blossom honey, but there wasn't any because of the bee shortage," Cordle said. More...

The state government is proposing a reduction in the amount of phosphorous runoff allowed from development, a measure that would limit growth if it becomes law. On the recommendation of a committee of stakeholders and experts, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is proposing reducing the current standard of .45 pounds per acre per year to . More...

After 19 years of working with Chesterfield County, Deputy Administrator Becky Dickson is moving on. She'll soon take the reins as county administrator in Goochland County. Dickson, who grew up on a horse farm in Midland, a rural town on the outskirts of Warrenton, Va., is returning to a more bucolic area as she moves to Goochland. More...