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Lisa Billings/Chesterfield Observer - David Ludovico gets a ride aboard pal Aaron Constantino's shoulders at the Midlothian YMCA's pool last week. More...

Bond issue to pay for school maintenance?
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER

Chesterfield County is trying to decide whether there should be a special bond referendum - perhaps as early as November 2010 - to pay for a backlog of school building maintenance. More...

Recruiters line up for Midlothian lineman
By Jim McConnell CONTRIBUTING WRITER

It's been a long time since Midlothian High School last called itself a football powerhouse. School construction in Chesterfield County has significantly reduced the student population, leaving the Trojans struggling to compete with their Dominion District brethren. More...

 News
• article has image Steering committee kicks off comprehensive plan
The 32-member Chesterfield County Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee met for the first time last week to begin the daunting task of recommending one countywide plan to cover what 22 plans do today. Some of those individual plans took more than 18 months to be revised and approved. More...
• Homeless man charged in vehicle fires
• Wal-Mart is hiring
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 Family
• article has image State to maintain Confederate cemetery at Skinquarter church
They look like most other tombstones in the cemetery next to Skinquarter Baptist Church. But three letters carved into the stones make these 12 graves stand out: CSA - Confederate States Army. More...
• article has image EVERYDAY HERO
• Learn with the grandkids
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 Crime Watch
• Always give up the goods
No matter how many times the authorities tell people to just let go of their wallets or purses when they're being mugged, some just don't listen. A woman who'd just left a restaurant in the Irongate Village Shopping Center in the 6400 block of Iron Bridge Road at about 9:35 p.m. More...
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 Loose Ends
• article has image Choosing a pet
I think we need help. There must be an animal/human psychologist somewhere who can help us decide whether to go with a cat or a dog, from the pound or a breeder, an older pet or a puppy/kitten. More...
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 Opinions
• Supervisors should question spending
Dear Editor, Hooray for the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors with their questioning of the Chesterfield School Board. It is clear the school board does not like the questions. More...
• Questions about water/sewer rates
• Thanks to Gordon Elementary School
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 Calendar
• article has image "Elvis" is in the park
In the Spotlight Tribute to Elvis, Saturday, June 27, 6-9 p.m., Pocahontas State Park Heritage Amphitheater, 10301 State Park Road. Sterling Riggs presents a tribute to Elvis Presley. Also appearing is local rockabilly band, Hamburger James. Tickets $8/in advance (free parking), $10/at the door plus $5 parking. Kids under 12 free. Food and beverages available. More...
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 Sports
• article has image Coed softball proves to be a big hit
The family that plays together, stays together. Just ask Chesterfield coed softball couple Joe and Judy Koscinski. "We met out here when we played coed softball in 1999," said Joe, pointing toward the fields at Harry G. Daniel Park at Iron Bridge. More...
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