Edition 2018-01-03 - Chesterfield Observer

BY BEN ORCUTT CONTRIBUTING WRITER | 1/3/18 12:00 AM

A Chester man was fatally shot last week after a standoff with Chesterfield Police officers. Maj. E. Frank Carpenter, criminal investigations bureau commander for the Chesterfield County Police Department,...

The legacy of Nellie McLeod, who fought to integrate county schools

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BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 1/3/18 12:00 AM

It was the first day of school when Nellie Jane Hinderman McLeod marched her two daughters half a mile to Ettrick Elementary. The year was 1961, and Nellie was...

Chesterfield’s new police chief, Jeffrey Katz, takes the reins

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BY JIM McCONNELL STAFF WRITER | 1/3/18 12:00 AM

Chesterfield’s new police chief is living proof that even a long, winding road can still get you where you want to go. Bored and disillusioned with high school, Jeffrey...

Speaker-designee Kirk Cox: House Dems trying to ‘run out the clock’

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BY JIM McCONNELL STAFF WRITER | 1/3/18 12:00 AM

With the start of another General Assembly session looming, the leader of the House Republican Caucus claimed Democrats are intentionally delaying a resolution to the deadlocked 94th District election...

Juvenile killed in sledding accident

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Staff report | 1/3/18 12:00 AM

A juvenile female was killed Thursday afternoon in a sledding accident in Chester. Chesterfield Police say the girl was sledding down a driveway in the 2600 block of Mistwood Forest...