Jefferson Davis residents see draft plan of their community’s Comprehensive Plan
1Residents, with the guidance of the Chesterfield County planning staff, are in the third turn and heading for home supporting a vision that could guide the Northern Jefferson Davis area into the future. The area has many challenges and therefore the draft plan has had its challenges as well. Yet challenges come with opportunities, but solutions can be more difficult to define and take some time for agree on their vision. “We started the Northern Jefferson Davis Special Area Plan in the summer of 2015,” said James Bolling, principal Planner. “We hope to deliver the final draft to the Planning…
Civil War History Month series part 2
0Historian George “Buddy” Cranford wrote in the Village News last year about a Civil War battle in the Bermuda Hundred campaign that took place on May 10, 153 years ago on land surrounding a little yellow house simply known then as the Winfree House. Cranford wrote that the sound and blasts from the cannon were breaking the glass panes in the windows and bullets were flying about. “The woman who lives there approaches Colonel William Fowler of the Union troops with a fierce glare in her eyes, walked to the lane fence and, in a tone of voice indicating she…
Teacher Appreciation Week
0Three Chesterfield County teachers were lauded and lavished with balloons and flowers as choices for the 2017 – 2018 Teachers of the Year for elementary, middle and high school and county wide Teacher Elementary School Teacher of the Year and Robious Elementary’s Teacher of the Year; Katherine Byers is Chesterfield’s Middle School Teacher of the Year and Midlothian’s Middle School Teacher of the Year; and Beth Lucas is Chesterfield’s High School Teacher of the Year and Bird High’s Teacher of the Year. John Erbach, Dale District representative on the Chesterfield County School Board, praised Lucas for her dedication to her…
Weekly Calendar
0WED, MAY 17 CHESTERFIELD FARMERS MARKET – 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Chesterfield County Government Complex on Mimms Loop, near school board building. THURSDAY, MAY 18 GRILLIN ON THE GREEN – 5 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Chester Village Green. The Rotary Club of Chester barbeque cook-off competition. Food, music, adult beverages. Tickets at gate – $25. 10 and under free.LAW ENFORCEMENT WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY – 1 p.m. The Police Memorial Monument, adjacent to the 1917 Historic Courthouse, 10201 Iron Bridge Rd. Chesterfield County’s Police Department will host a wreath-laying event to remember the officers who died in the line of duty while…
L.C. Bird RoboHawks compete on international level
0Imagine yourself on a desolate Martian landscape. All you have is your trusty robot that you’ve constructed over the past six weeks. You will use the robot to dispense fuel into a large boiler that will transport you to your airship. Then you’ll have to escape, and you know, because there’s a lack of oxygen and radiation with a thin atmosphere on the Red Planter. First, calm down because you’re not on a Martian planet. But if you were, a group of 60-plus L.C. Bird students with the guidance of their mentors and teachers might be able to help you…
New regional rail station comment period ending
0Four locations are now being considered for the Tri-Cities Multimodal Station, a project to consider the construction of a new regional rail station in the Tri-Cities, which includes the cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and the counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and Prince George. The existing Petersburg Station in Ettrick currently hosts Amtrak passenger rail service, however additional investment is required to attract and accommodate increased ridership, improve accessibility to the local and regional transportation network, improve ADA accessibility, and provide capacity to support future high-speed rail service. The Crater Planning District Commission in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration…
Life’s a Garden, Dig It; Are you a trendsetter?
0How often do you read or hear about how what was old is new again? Many gardeners research new plants or techniques to try on their property. That research can reveal something completely new or something that has reappeared after a generation or two. My recent web searches on new garden ideas found some interesting results. After you read each idea, see whether you think of yourself as trendsetter or you have been ahead of the curve for quite some time. • Bright and bold colors. A very popular color for walls and floors inside the home is gray. Gray…
Pocahontas State Park receives grant from Garden Club of Virginia
0Pocahontas State Park received a grant award of $15,000 from the Garden Club of Virginia for the Heritage Center Conversion to Discovery Center Project. This award is part of the association’s 2020 Centennial Project, which supports various projects in Virginia State Parks. The park’s project to convert the Heritage Center to a Discovery Center began in March and will be completed in the late summer. With approximately 1.15 million visitors and over 6,000 school students visiting the park each year, a Discovery Center will provide the opportunity for visitors to be exposed to areas of the park in ways they…