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LC Bird Boys L. C. Bird fell to Potomac in the 5A state championship game, its second appearance in the state final. While they fell short of their goal, Skyhawks coach Troy Manns points out the learning experience all of his returning players got. Charles Falden, the team’s leading scorer; and Tahkey Williams, a tough wing who played in the post, are gone to graduation. Manns said the team is bigger and that they’ll be more aggressive defensively. Projected Starting Five Mario Haskett, senior Pinky Wiley, senior Tyrek Williams, sophomore Jyles Webster, senior Jaylen Dillard, senior Player to Watch: Johquin…
Route 1 corridor, along 360, and down Route 60 from Chippenham to West-chester Commons. Concerning the latter, there are an estimated 35,000 jobs from Chip to WC which are inaccessible to anyone without a car.” Harton’s further passion is enabling the growing aging population of our county to “age in place.” He serves on the Richmond Region Aging 2.0 workgroup, which is developing an “aging in place” curriculum for the region. “Public transportation is a key element in enabling aging Baby Boomers to stay in our homes into old age,” said Harton. Mike Harton, a member of the RVA Rapid…
What would happen if lower income families with students in school if those families had a chance to choose a school for their child in the Chesterfield system? Currently we know that schools in areas with families of lesser incomes have children with less opportunities and poor grades. It is not just holding your thumb in the air and testing the wind, it is a demographic truth. There are two ways a voucher system could work: the school system would allow each student an allowance, say in Chesterfield $7,500, and that voucher could be applied to any school in the…
VDOT asked the art class at L.C Bird and other Chesterfield County Schools to participate in painting a snow plow blade. They chose as their theme the Varina-Enon Bridge deeming it a beautiful Chesterfield County landmark. Visual art teachers who participated: Mrs. Gearles, Mrs. Gia, and Mr. Zoller. Snow plow painters: Destiny Brown, McKenzie Brown, Josh Banton, Ethan Dotson, Ryan Flanagan, Dalton Hepler, Robert Jeter, Sara Kuzma, Cheyenne Lowery, Alicia Martin, Cristian Mejia, Maggie Miller, Andrew Nichols, Veni White, and Heaven White.
On Monday, Nov. 21, it was discovered that a skimming device was placed on the ATM at Argent Credit Union’s Chester location at 11900 Chester Village Drive. Any cards used at that ATM Nov. 12 or 13 could be vulnerable and may be at risk for fraudulent activity. The personal information that could be at risk includes: member name, card number, expiration date, and personal identification number. Letters will be going out to all affected members stating that their compromised cards will be blocked. The credit union will also replace their check immediately of any suspicious transactions. The credit union…
Chesterfield County Proposed Charter Changes Thursday, December 1 at 7:00 p.m. Chesterfield Career & Technical Center @ Hull – Door 20 13900 Hull Street Road Midlothian, VA 23112 The feedback provided by citizens on the proposed charter changes at the public hearing on November 16th is appreciated. Based on that feedback, some of the original proposed changes have been removed to enhance the Board of Supervisors oversight and citizen participation in the hiring of the Police Chief. A link to a summary of the proposed changes and the Charter Amendments can be found below: Proposed Changes to Chesterfield County Charter-November…
The Chester and Richmond Civitan Clubs recently joined forces to assist the Greater Richmond ARC and Camp Baker in Chesterfield in upgrading their respective kitchen facilities. With a matching donation from the Chesapeake Civitan Foundation the two clubs donated $21,000 for the recent upgrades. Pictured (l to r) are Kim Watson, Vice President of Development, Richmond ARC; Larry Grimes, Past-President, Chester Civitan Club; Jonnie Corbett, Past-President, Richmond Civitan Club, and Mike Atkins, Assistant Vice President for Facilities, Richmond ARC. The Chester Civitan Club was once the prime supporter of Camp Baker. Today, as much of Camp Baker’s support comes through…
The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, (CHSV), in partnership with the Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation, presents an American Heritage merit badge workshop for Boy Scouts in December. The Boy Scout American Heritage Merit Badge Workshop will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to noon at Historic Trinity Church, 10111 Iron Bridge Rd., Chesterfield 23832. This workshop fulfills merit badge requirements concerning history and cultural heritage. Cost is $10, and registration is through the CHSV website at www.chesterfieldhistory.com. There are rerequisites for this workshop. Call 751-4946 for details. The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia serves as…