To comply with COVID-19 social distancing rules, visitors will be screened before entering court buildings The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is implementing additional measures at the Chesterfield County General District Court, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and Circuit Court. The idea is to maintain social distancing to protect visitors and staff as the courts prepare to add more cases to its dockets over the coming weeks. Effective 8 a.m. Monday, May 18, all patrons entering the courthouse from the main entrance will be asked a series of COVID-19 screening questions and have their temperatures taken. This will happen at all three of…
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In accordance with CDC and Chesterfield County guidelines, Henricus Historical Park is awaiting reopening to the public Wednesday, June 3. As an open-air, living history museum, Henricus Historical Park is well positioned to welcome back visitors in a safe and fun environment. Measures will be taken to ensure the safety of both visitors and Henricus staff. Visitors are strongly encouraged to wear masks and make payments by credit card. A one-way travel pattern will be utilized to manage visitor flow while in the historic site. Rope and natural barriers will be installed to create a buffer between interpreters and visitors. …
Maurice Smith has always wanted to write a book. Once he turned 50, he made his dream a reality when he wrote and released “Uncle Charles and Me” in February. The book chronicles the relationship between an uncle and his nephew, who is based on Smith’s son Myles. Maurice Smith “The book captures his visits with his uncle in Norton, near Big Stone Gap,” Smith said. “There are adventures of fishing in the river, finding scorpions, riding bicycle, and cooking.” Smith’s sons, (Christian, Noah, and Myles) inspired the book. He said they are excited about and proud of him for…
Chesterfield County Public Schools is proposing a pre-Labor Day start to the 2021-22 school year. Sharon Pope, CCPS’s chief academic officer, spoke to the school board about the proposal during the board’s May 12 work session. “It seems an odd time to talk now” about the proposal, she said, but noted that school staff is presenting it early to allow more time for preparation. The 2021 pre-Labor Day start includes a first instructional day of Aug. 23. Pope noted that state law requires school districts to give four days off for Labor Day if they start before the holiday, so…
Brenda Miller, her sisters, Lorraine and Frances, their husbands and children and their grandchildren and great-grandchildren gather each year at a local restaurant to celebrate the family’s patriarch. This year would have been no different but for the arrival of COVID-19 and the closure of all in-dining restaurants. It’s a special year for Lee Randolph Beale; he will be 99 years old May 25. Not having a chance to go out for their annual dinner and not being allowed to gather 10 or more, Brenda and her husband Eddie planned a surprise drive-by parade of family members at their home…
A person immune to COVID-19 could take some comfort in knowing that’s true. Being tested at local testing sites requires symptoms of the virus being apparent. Antibody testing for COVID-19 will play a crucial role in the next phase of pandemic management: identifying those who now have immunity. Now there is home test o developed by KBMO Diagnostics of Hopedale, Mass., and available locally for purchased. Rx3 Compounding Pharmacy on Iron Bridge Road is trying to be part of the solution to the current pandemic by being a provider and making available these test kits that detect the 2019-nCoV IgM…
When R.M. “Dickie” King, Jr. opened King’s Korner Catering and Restaurant in 1982, at the corner of Matoaca and Hickory roads in southern Chesterfield County, he had no idea of the challenge his business would face 38 years later. The restaurant, which normally operates out of the Chesterfield Airport, employs six full-time staff members with a combined 125 years’ experience and, according to King, “on any given day, 25 additional part-time staff to accommodate corporate events, government events, and weddings.” For five years, King’s Korner was the exclusive caterer for David’s Bridal, and within the last 25 years, the catering…
When the COVID-19 pandemic started to affect Chesterfield County, and services were forced to modify, the county’s Parks and Recreation Department wasted no time to pivot to virtual recreation programs. Since March 17, the Parks and Recreation Department has been producing virtual recreation programming for the public. It includes activities, tours, classes and videos all organized into different categories, such as family activities, history, nature, outdoor activities and fitness. New activities are posted daily, Monday-Friday. “Although our recreation centers, nature center, and satellite locations are closed, the department has adapted to the new environment,” said James Worsley, Chesterfield Parks and Recreation…
Kim Hill, CEO of Chesterfield Food Bank. Dayton Todd, President of Kiwanis Club of Chester. Pat Dvorak, Secretary of Kiwanis Club of Chester.
The Kiwanis Club of Chester has been unable to meet due to the COVID 19 event, but that has not curtailed its commitment to assist the community or the children of Chester. They recently presented the Chesterfield Food Bank with a check for $2,500, which was in addition to the $1,000 previously donated. The Chesterfield Colonial Heights Alliance for Social Ministry was given $1,000 previously and will be given another $1,000 to continue its work helping those in need during this extraordinary time. Kim Hill, CEO of Chesterfield Food Bank. Dayton Todd, President of Kiwanis Club of Chester. Pat Dvorak,…
It’s one of the most peaceful times of the year in the little village of Chester, with spring in the air and more warm weather than cold. Usually, there are casual conversations on porches and in front of businesses in the center of the village. But not this year. It’s 1864, and we are at war, a civil war that is tearing the nation apart, and a fierce battle is raging outside of the village. As the Union forces tried to take more ground, troops battled around what the community called the Winfree house at the time. Years after the…