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By Press release on February 12, 2019 Community, Events

Music artist to perform at free event After three years touring in Europe, Michi returns to Chester to perform an acoustic concert. She will perform a solo acoustic concert from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at Easy Street Grub-N-Pub, 2612 Perdue Springs Drive. Admission is free and open to all ages. Michi is currently ranked No. 1 on Richmond-Petersburg’s Reverb Nation folk music chart. Michi and her band have performed for crowds of up to 250,000 and have opened for Grammy-Award winning recording artists including Miley Cyrus, Carly Rae Jepsen, Meghan Trainor, Kelly Rowland and Betty Who. Winter…

Sunny’s kind of day!

By VN Staff on February 12, 2019 Community

Sunny, a rescue cockatoo, was out enjoying the weather with caretaker, Chester resident Johnni Boos. She had taken Sunny to visit her co-workers at the Waffle House at 11201 Iron Bridge Road. (Photo by Heather Seaman.)

County chooses modified route for Nash Road Extension

By Caleb M Soptelean on February 12, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Planning & Zoning

A modified route has been selected for the Nash Road Extension, which would connect Nash Road to Route 10. In October, the county transportation department chose a combination of alternatives 2 and 3, which are the middle and southerly routes, senior engineer Chessa Faulkner said. The modified route also would use the bridge crossing from alternative 1. That bridge crossing is estimated to be $1.2 million or so less than a more southerly bridge crossing that was proposed with alternatives 2 and 3. The result is a road that snakes from the bridge to the connection with Route 10 while…

Antiques evaluation coming March 16

By Caleb M Soptelean on February 5, 2019 Community, Events

CHESTERFIELD — The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia will host its annual antiques evaluation from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 16, indoors at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds. Oral evaluations will be provided on a wide variety of items as well as detailed photos of an item. Parking is free and food will be available to purchase. Professional evaluators participating in this event include: John Whiting of Whiting’s Old Paper (documents, sheet music, postcards, magazines, posters, and maps); Bill McDonald (antique toys); Turner Johnson (decorative and fine arts, including furniture, glass, silver and china); David Packard of Packard’s Stamps…

CCPL hosting events for Black History Month

By Press release on February 5, 2019 Community, Events

CHESTERFIELD — Chesterfield County Public Library will host a number of events in February to commemorate Black History Month. ‘Myths and Folktales from Africa’ “Magic of the Motherland: Myths and Folktales of Africa” will be presented from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Enon Library, 1801 Enon Church Road. Story teller Justin Leak will highlight the diversity of cultures in Africa in an interactive performance. The program is scheduled three times. Registration began Jan. 26. ‘One Family’s Journey’ Charles McLeod, one of the first black students to integrate Chesterfield County Public Schools, will share how the experience…

50 years!

By Press release on February 5, 2019 Business, Community

Bradley Mechanical recently celebrated 50 years with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The company has already been in the Chesterfield Airport Industrial Park, but recently relocated to 7830 Courthouse Three Lane. Dempsey L. Bradley Sr. started the business in Chesterfield County in 1969.

County seeks input on Jeff Davis Hwy transit options

By Press release on February 5, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Planning & Zoning

The Chesterfield County Department of Transportation, in partnership with a local research and consulting company, is conducting a survey about the Jefferson Davis Highway corridor to better understand the needs and perceptions about transportation in the area. Results from the survey will help the county determine how to serve needs in the future. The county is looking for feedback from anyone who lives, works, plays or receives services along the corridor. The survey can be accessed by visiting jeffdavissurvey.com or https://sirresearch.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eh2B9bUVe01ap6J. Survey respondents have a chance to win one of 200 $5 Target gift cards. All survey-related questions can be…

TDHS grad nets success: Blankenbecler makes name for himself at another Chesterfield school

By Amanda Creasey on February 5, 2019 People, Sports, Volleyball

Blankenbecler hoists a state championship trophy. Michael Blankenbecler, James River High School’s boys volleyball coach, never expected to become a coach, much less have three state championships tucked comfortably under his belt within the first five seasons of his career. In fact, Blankenbecler’s earliest athletic endeavors didn’t involve volleyball at all, but baseball and basketball, sports he began playing when he was about 9. “There aren’t many opportunities to play volleyball that young,” Blankenbecler explained. His first introduction to volleyball came through his parents and aunt, who played on a co-ed team their church formed. He recalls playing games with…

Bank the high bidder for county property

By Caleb M Soptelean on February 5, 2019 Board of Supervisors, Business, Chesterfield Government, Community

John Harmon stands outside a building the county plans to sell at Beach Road and Route 10. A county-owned property on the corner of Beach Road and Route 10 may soon become a Chesapeake Bank. John Harmon, the county’s real property manager, said the bank was one of four companies that submitted bids on the property, which is located at 10000 Courtview Lane, south of Beach Road and west of Route 10. Chesapeake Bank was the top bidder at $801,000, Harmon said, noting that a sale is pending. The county purchased the land Jan. 21, 1997 from the state Department…

MEGA Mentors celebrate 10 years of mentoring, achievement

By Press release on January 29, 2019 Activities, Clubs, Community

MEGA Mentors students from Carver Middle, Falling Creek Middle, Manchester Middle and Providence Middle schools visited the Freedom Classic Festival at the Virginia State University’s Multi-Purpose Center on Jan. 19. The students were rewarded for excelling in academics and discipline at their respective schools. MEGA Mentors was founded in 2009 after a request for help from former Chesterfield County Public Schools Superintendent Marcus Newsome. Greg Cummings, MEGA’s current president, assembled a group of skilled and retired individuals who volunteered to assist the schools. They developed the foundation of MEGA’s mentoring program that teaches life skills, provides meaningful learning experiences, and…

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