Recently deceased
0Barden, Mr. Harry Rucker, 86, of Chesterfield, widower of Nancy Gills Barden. Boyd, Mr. Richard Lee, 64, of Chester, husband of Ellie Boyd. Brockwell, Mr. Bobby Wilton Jr., 47, of Chesterfield. Burton, Mrs. Belinda Dianne Morgan, 60, of Chesterfield, wife of J. Preston Burton Jr. Byrd, Mrs. Virginia “Ginny” Lockett, 94, of Chesterfield, widow of Douglas H. Byrd. Cowardin, the Rev. Stephen Paul, 71, of Chesterfield, husband of Susan Cowardin. Dowdy, Mr. John Corbett, 84, of Chesterfield, a Korean War-era Army veteran, husband of Jean Dowdy. Goldman, Ms. Marie Ann, 72, of Chesterfield. Kelly, Mrs. Marilee, 71, of North Chesterfield, wife of James Kelly. Kidd, Mr. Noel Hampton, 93, of…
25 years ago
0As I sit watching the news footage of the tornado that hit Old Towne Petersburg, Pocahontas Island, and then the Wal- Mart in Colonial Heights, I thought I would share my remembrance of that day: Aug. 6, 1993. There are some firefighters who will read this story and not be one bit surprised that I was working that day. I was working traded time at Station 14, where I started the day riding Engine 14, then Unit 143. There were four of us on the engine that day: John, George, Greg, and me. As the storm hit, we were first…
Police investigate armed robbery
0CHESTERFIELD – Police are investigating an armed robbery of the 7-Eleven located in the 6100 block of Jefferson Davis Highway. The robbery occurred around 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12. Police said a man entered the business, displayed a firearm, and demanded money from the clerk. The suspect is described as a white man wearing a gray shirt and gray pants. His face was covered during the incident. No one was injured.
Developments: Greenhouse, medical office planned
0Development plans for the following cases have been filed with Chesterfield County Planning Department, including a greenhouse, medical office, office/warehouse and fuel farm, the latter two at the Chesterfield County Airport. Ruffin Mill Farm LLC plans to build a 1,936-square-foot retail greenhouse and 600-square-foot office on 25.5 acres at 1741 Southcreek Drive north of Ruffin Mill Road east of Interstate 95. The plans also include a 21,412-square-foot outdoor display area. Better Meds plans to build a 6,202-square-foot, one-story medical office on 1.55 acres at 11301 Iron Bridge Road north of Ironbridge Parkway. The developer is Stanley Shield LLC of Richmond.…
Working groups to submit proposals by September, October
0ABOVE: Pictured right, Lt. Jason Seamster of Chesterfield police listens during a Working Group No. 2 meeting last week. Also pictured are Joseph Tylus and Emily Ashley. Last week, Chesterfield’s School Safety Working Group No. 2 continued working on recommendations that it will submit to the School Safety Task Force and school board in the coming months. At the Aug. 8 meeting, topics included: developing a common language protocol related to safety drills; ensuring that crisis plans are shared with public safety agencies and use common terminology, labeling, keys, and formats; paying a stipend to a designated safety team leader at…
Police release identities of suspects charged in unlawful entry, larceny, shooting
0CHESTERFIELD – Police have released the identities of two men charged in relation to a larceny from an auto and subsequent shooting that occurred in the 5700 block of Willowbranch Drive at about 10:40 p.m. Aug. 6. Police were called there for a report that multiple shots had been fired. When police arrived, a man said he had just confronted two men who had entered a vehicle on his property. The man said he had chased the two men and fired his handgun while in pursuit. One of the rounds struck a home in the 7400 block of Summertree Drive,…
20 years and counting for Village News
1ABOVE: The building that later came to be the home of the Village News is shown being reassembled in 2000 after it was moved to the Chester Village Green. It’s been 20 years since the first pages of the Village News first came off the press. In those years, we have covered countless events and told numerous stories. But the story I like to tell the most is how we got our start. As a 12-year-old boy during the summer of 1998, I watched my parents risk it all in an attempt to provide a better life for their family and…
Hear, ye, hear ye!! Longtime Chester resident thankful for gift
0ABOVE: Mollie McDowell and hearing instrument specialist Nick Vickers. Mollie McDowell received a gift last week that was music to her ears. McDowell, 86, was fitted for a new pair of $6,000 hearing aids last week, courtesy of the Beltone Hearing Care Foundation. The longtime Chester resident was thrilled. “I’m anxious to get home and listen to the birds,” she said. McDowell, an Augusta, Ga., native who moved to Chester in 1972 with her husband, Beverly, has overcome bouts of breast cancer following surgeries in 2008 and 2015. The second one was followed by radiation and chemotherapy. Her hearing aids…