Like many high school seniors, James River High School student Olivia Rappe is working her way through a course in British literature, studying the great works of Chaucer, Shakespeare and Joyce. But unlike her peers, she is doing so in Quito, Ecuador. It’s an option that is only possible through Chesterfield County Public Schools’ (CCPS) expanded online class offerings. More...
In a series of meetings last week, Chesterfield leaders blamed much of the county’s and school system’s economic conditions on reduced state funding. Of the $107 million in cuts in the school and county operational budgets from FY09 to FY11 (beginning July 1), County Administrator Jay Stegmaier said $84 million of the reduction was from the state. More...
Staff for Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS) reported to the school board last week and answered questions so the school budget can be adopted in April. Superintendent Marcus Newsome already has proposed cuts of $42 million, but the amount has ballooned again to $47 million due to a proposed change in the state’s funding formula. More...
Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a bicyclist that occurred in the 5700 block of Jefferson Davis Highway on Feb. 16.
The bicyclist was found by a passerby in the right northbound lane of the highway at about 6:45 p.m. The victim was taken to VCU Medical Center with life-threatening injuries and is in critical condition at press time. More...
The Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Department of Social Services will offer free tax-filing assistance on Thursdays through March 25 for individuals with total incomes of $49,000 or less. Volunteer tax preparers will be available from 4-6:30 p.m. each Thursday at the Smith-Wagner Building, 9501 Lucy Corr Circle in Chesterfield. More...
It’s not usually a good idea to struggle with an armed person because the guy with the gun will probably win, but sometimes there isn’t much else to do as one man recently found out. More...
My other half is blaming me for all this snow because several years ago I wrote about missing having snow that winter. That’s a stretch and unfair. If I had any input on this we wouldn’t have had the last precipitation event. More...
My mamma didn’t raise no fool, although there are some folks on the Chesterfield County School Board, the school superintendent and perhaps my grandma who may think otherwise. More...
Lucky Bill, Virginia’s Own Singing
Cowboy,
Saturday, Feb. 27, 11 a.m.-noon, Meadowdale Library, 4301
Meadowdale Blvd. Come
sing along with Lucky Bill
and his guitar as he
shares a wagon
load of history
and fun. Free.
Recommended for children in elementary More...
Coach Todd Early gathers his first- and second-grade-aged Eagles team basketball players around him after a recent practice in the Bon Air Baptist Church gymnasium. He gives them a brief pep talk, complimenting their efforts and play. He then hands each child a Bible verse to take home and read and study before the following week’s practice. More...
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County on Wednesday March 10 2010 beginning at 6:30 pm in Public Meeting Room at Chesterfield County Administration Building Chesterfield Virginia will consider following requests: More...
Grocery game