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School system announces plan for new Matoaca-area elementary school
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 7/5/18 12:44 PM
At a press conference held Thursday at the Chesterfield Career and Technical Center @ Hull, Chesterfield County Public Schools announced plans for a new elementary school in the Matoaca District....
County bonds available to residents
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 7/5/18 12:34 PM
For the first time, the Chesterfield government is giving county residents an exclusive opportunity next week to purchase bonds that will help finance several school construction projects approved in a...
A legend of the court: Honoring Judge Ernest Pleasants Gates
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
People came out in droves, forming a line last Wednesday evening that spilled out through the front doors and stretched the length of a brick walkway leading to Chesterfield’s historic...
Proposal to arm school mentors stirs debate
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
Ever since Chesterfield’s School Board Safety Task Force first heard a proposal to arm retired and former law enforcement to work in elementary schools as mentors, parents and citizens have...
County increases funding for delayed arts center by $5.1 million
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
Chesterfield’s Board of Supervisors last week approved additional funding for construction of a long-anticipated arts center in Chester, pushing the county’s initial $6.9 million stake in the public-private facility to...
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Government & Schools
School system announces plan for new Matoaca-area elementary school
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 7/5/18 12:44 PM
At a press conference held Thursday at the Chesterfield Career...
County bonds available to residents
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 7/5/18 12:34 PM
For the first time, the Chesterfield government is giving county...
County increases funding for delayed arts center by $5.1 million
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
Chesterfield’s Board of Supervisors last week approved additional funding for...
Planning chairman calls to strike industrial land use clause
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
The chairman of the Chesterfield Planning Commission is calling for...
Crime, Police & Fire
Man arrested for murder
NEWS BRIEFS BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
County police have arrested a man in relation to a...
CRIME WATCH 7/4/2018
ohtadmin | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
The following is a sampling of crimes recently reported to...
Police arrest suspect who struck officer with vehicle
NEWS BRIEFS BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 6/27/18 11:34 AM
With the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force,...
Real Estate
Study shows weak income growth in county suburbs
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
As Richmond continues its urban renaissance, a new study warns...
Planning chairman calls to strike industrial land use clause
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
The chairman of the Chesterfield Planning Commission is calling for...
Board delays controversial Woolridge project
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 6/28/18 1:01 PM
As expected, Chesterfield’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday night...
Commission ups design standards for Jeff Davis
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 6/27/18 11:34 AM
When Chesterfield County leaders approved a special area plan for...
Taste
Sweet tang: A quick guide to homemade barbecue sauce
Food Savvy with Sarah Kurysz | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
There’s nothing like a good barbecue with friends and family...
Get fired up with bourbon grilled peaches and pork
FOOD SAVVY BY SARAH KURYSZ | 6/27/18 11:34 AM
Grilling has a reputation for producing classic American favorites: hotdogs,...
Coal Mine Coffee unearths casual digs, sweet treats
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 6/20/18 12:00 AM
For the better part of 150 years, Midlothian was synonymous...
In the mix: Cookouts call for no-fuss sides
Food Savvy by SARAH KURYSZ | 6/13/18 12:00 AM
With Memorial Day behind us and the Fourth of July...
Life & Culture
A legend of the court: Honoring Judge Ernest Pleasants Gates
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
People came out in droves, forming a line last Wednesday...
The bluebird takes flight
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 6/27/18 11:34 AM
Heading into class at her new school, Lauranett Lee wasn’t...
Third-graders win international robotics challenge
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 6/13/18 12:00 AM
It’s opening day at a new park on Space Island,...
Lancers defy expectations, but drop state final, 9-0
BY BEN ORCUTT CONTRIBUTING WRITER | 6/13/18 12:00 AM
Manchester’s spectacular 2018 softball season ended Saturday with a 9-0...
Business
A local entrepreneur finds success vaporizing dirty cars
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 6/27/18 11:34 AM
Necessity may be the mother of invention, but sometimes a...
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS 6/27/2018
Observer Staff | 6/27/18 11:34 AM
Fit Factory, a health and fitness facility new to the...
The hidden costs of Medicaid expansion
James A. Bacon | 6/27/18 11:34 AM
After years of debate Virginia has enacted Medicaid expansion. Backers...
NEW BUSINESS LICENSES
| 6/27/18 11:34 AM
Aisling Medical LLC (business service) 1901 Huguenot Road, Suite 100,...
Opinion
Letters: Immigration isn’t top voter concern in 7th
ohtadmin | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
I was wondering whether Kenric Ward’s letter (“Democratic candidates mum...
Puppy love
Loose Ends by Susan Nienow | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
Several decades ago I was sitting next to a friend...
A perfect mess
LOOSE ENDS BY SUSAN NIENOW | 6/27/18 11:34 AM
I am a perfectionist. Now I’m waiting for the laughter...
Lost and found
Loose Ends by SUSAN NIENOW | 6/20/18 12:00 AM
Today my other half found my watering pitcher. It has...
Community
Virginia State named HBCU of the Year
ANNOUNCEMENTS COMPILED BY ANNE DALTON | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
In June, Virginia State University was named HBCU of the...
PET OF THE WEEK 7/4/2018
ohtadmin | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
There are many animals currently up for adoption at the...
CALENDAR 7/4/2018
COMPILED BY ANNE DALTON | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
THURSDAY, JULY 5 Bike Riding ABCs, 6-9 p.m., Chesterfield Juvenile...
ELSEWHERE CALENDAR 7/4/2018
COMPILED BY ANNE DALTON | 7/5/18 9:00 AM
THURSDAY, JULY 5 Flowers After 5: Dalton Dash, 5-9 p.m.,...
