John E. “Jay” Burchell Jr. won national recognition for Community Service and Industry Accomplishments at NADA Convention last month. The nomination of Burchell, president and executive manager of Heritage Chevrolet in Chester, for the 2017 TIME Dealer of the Year award was announced by Time Magazine. Burchell is one of a select group of 49 dealer nominees from across the country who will be honored at the 100th annual National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Exposition in New Orleans on Jan. 27, 2017. The announcement of this year’s nominees was made by Meredith Long, ssenior vice president for brand…
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Chesterfield County and Virginia State University (VSU) officials and friends of the Appomattox riverfront dedicated the Appomattox Trail, one of the newest parks managed by Chesterfield County’s Department of Parks and Recreation, last month. The river trail and surrounding property is located in the Ettrick/VSU Trailhead at 3801 Main St., and is the riverfront portion of the 416-acre VSU Randolph Farm property, an agricultural research/education center. “This has been a long time coming,” said Mark Battista, naturalist for Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation, welcoming guests to the ceremony. “We started in 2000…we had a few obstacles [to overcome] to get…
In Aaron Xavier Wittman’s senior year at The Citadel, his yearbook quote was “If you don’t live for something, you will die for nothing.” His father, Duane Wittman, said it was shocking that he chose this quote, but that it was also a prophetic sign of things to come. Sgt. Wittman became the first U.S. casualty of 2013 in the War on Terror when he was killed in Kyogyani district, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan on January 10, 2013. It was his second tour in Afghanistan, and he was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with V for Valor posthumously. His…
Chester Garden Club members created spectacular floral arrangements interpreting selected art pieces during the 13th bi-annual Fine Arts & Flowers at the Virginia Museum of Art. They joined volunteers from over 50 garden clubs in Virginia. Nearly 90 interpretive arrangements were on display during the four-day event., All of the flowers for the arrangements — upward of 8,000 stems — have been donated by Strange’s Florist.
Pictured above is the home place of Chester’s first doctor and his wife, Dr. Alvin Judson Hurt and Maud McLaurine Hurt. Their home sat on the corner of Harrowgate and Old Hundred roads. When the Hurts came to Chester in 1904, they took up residence at the Chester Hotel. Dr. Hurt liked Chester because it was country and he liked to fox hunt. Mrs. Hurt saw Chester as a poor community with no cultural advantages. Dr. Hurt had office hours in the morning and visited his patients in the afternoon. Dr. and Mrs. Hurt were both instrumental in the…
VN STAFF – Jobs and transportation go hand in hand. Recognizing the link between economic opportunity and transportation infrastructure that efficiently moves people and goods is paramount to a healthy local economy. The Richmond region and the Virginia Secretary of Transportation are conducting a study of a key jobs corridor in the Richmond region. One is the Jefferson Davis Corridor, according to a website set up to survey area residents and businesses. The map above shows the boundaries of the Commerce Corridor Transportation Study area. The map shows the transportation options currently on the ground and projects that are underway, either…
Who wants to make some new friends and have fun? Are you a senior? Then Phillips’ Seniors may be the group for you. This October, Phillips’ Seniors is celebrating 20 years. “The idea of having a senior group sponsored by the Phillips Auxiliary was an idea proposed by Polly Eggleston,” said Jackie Ferguson, Eggleston’s daughter and a member of Phillips’s Auxiliary. “She requested that the auxiliary think about the increased number of seniors in the community.” The auxiliary membership began discussing the outreach project and decided to sponsor a monthly luncheon and a senior-related program from September to June. Eggleston…
By Danielle Ozbat After Chris and Stacy Lane’s 18-year-old son, Dakota, was shot and killed last March, the couple decided to turn their grief into something positive by dedicating their lives to helping the less fortunate. “We really decided at that point instead of focusing on the tragedy and all the bad stuff to really celebrate his life,” Chris Lane said, “and we made this mission, as far as community organizing, our laser focus.” The couple started Guardians, a non-profit charity that provides resources for the homeless in Chesterfield County, and last week, they were joined by employees from Dominion…