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Chase and Morrissey vow to work across party aisle

By Caleb M Soptelean on November 12, 2019 Politics, State News

Chase at Ecoff ElementaryChase, Kennedy and Bella Morrissey @ CroakersMorrissey with supporters @ Croakers Chesterfield County voters elected two independent-minded legislators last week in Democrat Joe Morrissey and Republican Amanda Chase. And on Morrissey’s radio show last week on WJFN 100.5 FM, the two said they would work together in the Senate. Democrats took control of the body, 21-19, by picking up two seats on Nov. 5. Morrissey and a man he volunteered for in 1979, state Sen. Dick Saslaw, D-Springfield, could be moderating forces on their party, along with Gov. Ralph Northam. Chase said she looks forward to working…

Chesterfield stays red as Virginia turns blue

By Caleb M Soptelean on November 12, 2019 Politics

House Speaker Kirk Cox walks outside Ironbridge Church on Nov. 5. The Republican Party’s Nash Precinct captain Douglas Barker is on the right. (Caleb M. Soptelean photo) Although Democrats were rejoicing at picking up the state House and Senate on Nov. 5, Chesterfield County Republicans won a number of what some thought would be close races while knocking off incumbent Democrat Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott Miles. Miles, who last year was narrowly elected to finish the remaining year of longtime former Commonwealth’s Attorney Billy Davenport’s term, lost 54 to 46 percent to Stacey Davenport. She is not related to Billy but…

Public meeting on Fairground Park master plan

By Press release on November 12, 2019 Chesterfield Government

Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation is seeking input on the master plan for Fairgrounds Park, located at the intersection of Krause and Courthouse roads. The public is invited to attend a public information meeting on the draft master plan from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Community Development Building, meeting rooms A and B, 9800 Government Center Parkway. The public is welcome to comment on the plan during the meeting. Department staff will be present to answer questions and receive comments. The Fairgrounds Park Master Plan will be finalized after this meeting. For more information, call (804)…

Academy for special needs youth marks first year

By Caleb M Soptelean on November 12, 2019 Charity, Chesterfield Government

Travis AkinsLt. Jason ElmoreJeff Katz It’s been almost a year since Chesterfield’s Growth Through Opportunity cadet academy began. On Friday, Nov. 8, the organization’s founder, Travis Akins, and others hosted the program’s second graduation ceremony. Included were seven graduates of the 16-week program: Camari Cobb, Benjamin Cunningham, Richard Dabney, Robert Hopkins, Tavon Macklin, David Witt and Samantha Zschaber. The cadets participated in hands-on learning experiences with mentors from Chesterfield County departments including sheriff, fire and EMS, police and general services, and vocational counselors from the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. GTO provides young people with intellectual and developmental…

Postcard show coming to JTCC Friday and Saturday

By Press release on November 12, 2019 Community, Events

Those interested in history, art, genealogy, architecture, antique cars, advertising, foreign travel, and anything in between, are invited to the newly renovated Nicholas Center at John Tyler Community College for the Old Dominion Postcard Club’s 42nd annual show and sale. Show times are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at 13101 Jefferson Davis Highway in Chester. A donation of $3 is requested, good for both days, with plenty of free parking. The show will be one of the biggest on the East Coast. It is also one of the longest running annual shows…

The world is their oyster!

By Public Comment on November 12, 2019 Around the World, Community

Chester residents Jerry Chambliss, Brenda Andrs and Cindy Harrison took a break at the Urbanna Oyster Festival, which was Nov. 1-2, to catch up on some local news. A great time was had by all.

Election of first Muslim to state Senate draws reaction on Facebook

By Press release on November 10, 2019 Politics, State News

By Hannah Eason and Sravan Gannavarapu (VCU Capital News Service) Days after Virginia’s legislative elections, anti-Muslim comments flooded news stories about Ghazala Hashmi becoming the first Muslim to serve in the state Senate, with hundreds of Facebook users linking her to terrorism and saying it was a “sad day” for Virginia. Hashmi, 55, D-Midlothian, defeated incumbent Republican Glen Sturtevant by 8 percentage points, 54-46. Sturtevant won Chesterfield, 51-48, and Powhatan, 77-23, but lost Richmond, 25-75. The state House has two Muslim men: Sam Rasoul, 38, D-Roanoke, who was born in Warren, Ohio, and Ibraheem Samireh, 27, D-Herndon. Samireh, who was…

It’s a package deal: Mexican company coming to Meadowville Technology Park

By Press release on November 5, 2019 Economic Development

Cartograf, a leading provider of packaging solutions across a wide range of industrial sectors, announced Oct. 23 that it will invest $65.3 million to establish its first folding and micro-corrugated package printing facility in the U.S. The 100-acre site will be located in the Meadowville Technology Park in Chesterfield County. Alexandra Wilson, a spokeswoman from The Keith Corp of Charlotte, N.C., said construction on a 315,000-square-foot building was set to begin the first week of November. Target opening date is March 2020. Virginia successfully competed with North Carolina and Georgia for the project, which will create 63 new jobs, according…

Former county building repurposed for bank

By Press release on November 5, 2019 Business

Chesapeake Bank recently held a ground-breaking at their new Chesterfield location, 10000 Courtview Road. The building formerly was used by the state Department of Motor Vehicles and the county Risk Management Department. Pictured from left are Tommy Adams, Elizabeth Ditsler, Cheryl Norton and Kimberly Neal. (Courtesy photo)

iMPREG Group expands near county airport

By Press release on November 5, 2019 Economic Development

Courtesy photo A German-Danish company recently held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate its expansion near the Chesterfield County Airport. On Oct. 4, county and company officials and others marked the addition of the company’s $4 million second phase, which includes manufacturing in a 45,000-square-foot facility at 8000 Whitepine Road. The company’s glass fiber pipe liner product is one of the most popular solutions for trenchless sewer rehabilitation throughout the world, a press release states. The firm’s international clients trust its high quality to rehabilitate more than 280 miles of damaged pipes annually. The Greater Richmond Partnership worked to recruit the company…

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