Copperheads in our midst
0A crowd had gathered and was chattering loudly about something, some of the curious were pointing. Children peered cautiously into a deep box. Movement in the box made everyone jump back. The juvenile copperhead, who had been discovered beside a car tire in an apartment complex on Jefferson Davis Highway, eyed its captors. Copperheads fit their names; they are copper red in color on their heads, while some may even have a gray tinge on the body depending on locality, and all copperheads have an hourglass pattern on their backs, while the belly and the sides underneath the chin are…
Police Blotter
0ALAN DR (50xx block) 05/28/2016 4:45 p.m. – Weapons Violations-Brandishing a Weapon ARGENT LN (37xx block) 05/27/2016 12:00 p.m. – Consumable goods stolen from residence. BRANDERS BRIDGE RD (136xx block) 05/25/2016 10:00 p.m.- Electronics stolen from residence. CANASTA DR (57xx block) 05/27/2016 5:00 p.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from residence. CASCADE ST (48xx block) 05/17/2016 12:00 p.m. – Attempting to steal motor vehicle parts from residence. CICERO PY (29xx block) 05/27/2016 6:45 p.m. – Vandalism-Motor Vehicle CLAYBON TR (143xx block) 05/14/2016 4:00 p.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from residence. CLIFFSIDE DR (7xx block) 06/01/2016 4:00 p.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen…
Crime of the Week
0Crime Solvers is asking for your help to solve a robbery. On May 30 at approximately 8:30 p.m., a man entered the GameStop at 11633 Midlothian Turnpike. He immediately approached the counter and demanded cash. After taking the money, the suspect fled the store and was last seen running toward Busy Street. The suspect is described as a white male, about 6 feet tall with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a burgundy hat, a brown curly wig, a black-and-gray sweater and acid washed jeans. He was also seen wearing prescription glasses. For more information and photographs, please…
Recently Deceased
0Anderson, Mrs. Ella, of North Chesterfield, widow of Harry Anderson. Bell, Mr. Marco W., 60, of North Chesterfield, husband of Janet Bell. Brewer, Mr. William Edward Jr., 47, of Chesterfield,husband of Nancy G. Brewer. Chang, Mr. Michael Jaein, 38, of Chesterfield. Congdon, Ms. Alma Rackley, 74, of Chesterfield. Daniel, Mrs. Jean L., 90, of Chesterfield, widow of Claude Morrison. Griffin, Mr. Richard Edward “Ed,” 90, of Chesterfield, a Korean War Marine Corps veteran, husband of Rose Ann Griffin. Harris, Mrs. Julia Snead, 91, of Chester, widow of A. Franklin Harris Jr. Hathcock, Mr. Raymond F., 88, of Chesterfield, a Navy veteran of World War II, husband of…
Attention All Parents
0With the passing of Memorial Day, pools have opened for the summer and temperatures are in the mid to upper 80s. I want to write a proactive article before a tragedy occurs. The story about the four-year-old boy that fell into the gorilla’s area at the Cincinnati Zoo is what prompted me to write on this subject. This incident must remind us that we have to have eyes and hands on our children constantly. Some would say that this is an impossible task, but the result can be an injured child or, even worse, the death of a child. Every…
Making Excitement at Chesterfield’s Maker Expo
0Central Library visitors had the opportunity to stroll through a multitude of artistic and inventive exhibitions at the Chesterfield Maker Expo 2016 this past Saturday. The Maker Expo, a free event beginning at 10 a.m. and ending at 3 p.m., was especially entertaining for families. Assembled in a wide circle around the side room attached to the main section of the library were 12 exhibitors and activities. “Makers” of all kinds, including small businesses and vendors as well as clubs and individuals, displayed their creations – beaded jewelry, hand-stitching, weaving, spun yarn, robots, stickers, and button pins. The Maker Expo…
Balloon to Fly at the Height of a Proposed Building
0Extending to the height of a proposed indoor storage building, a test balloon will be flying above a property on the corner of Old West Hundred and West Hundred roads on June 9 from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. with a rain date on June 10. The building’s exterior is proposed to look much like an office building. The proposed building has not yet been approved by the Chesterfield Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors, but a homeowner south of the project, Charity Howard and Gloria Charity, said they are okay with how the proposed building would be obscured from…
Luke Fields says sayonara to a lazy summer
0Rising Thomas Dale High School junior Luke Fields loves languages. With a personal goal to learn and speak several languages – Spanish, French, German and Russian – Fields is completing his second year with Japanese classes at Thomas Dale earning high honors. Good grades and motivation earned him a spot for intensive study into the language this summer during the 29th Annual Virginia Governor’s Japanese Academy at Randolph-Macon College, sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education. Nominated by his Japanese instructor Tadao Uchisawa, Fields was selected through a statewide competition from 600 applicants. He will be one of 38 Virginia…