T he news reported a fatal fire in a neighboring county tonight. The cause of this fire has not yet been determined. The house was an older home, which tells us some things about construction features. I am going to try to do a breakdown of a house fire in an older structure. No matter when your house was built, it must be properly protected by an adequate number of smoke alarms. I do not know if this house had any smoke alarms, but when a person dies in a fire, it causes a flag to go up for me.…
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The Central Virginia Youth Center is having a “vision launch” event Saturday, Feb. 18 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The center is a Christian-based non-profit for local teenagers and is sponsored by the Children’s Home of Virginia Baptist. The group was founded by Ashley Cox (who is also the center’s executive director) and a Youth Leadership Council comprised of juniors and seniors from L.C. Bird High School. Cox is a teacher at Bird, and she got the idea for a youth center last August. With the help of the council, they presented their idea to the board of the Children’s…
Track L.C. Bird: The Skyhawks have soared this postseason. The boys’ team took home the Conference 12 title on Feb. 1, and then proceeded to finish second at the 5A south regional last weekend. The girls finished second at the conference meet, then finished 15th at regionals. Javon LaPierre was the conference field athlete of the meet, finishing first in the long jump and third in the triple jump. He then finished first and third at regionals. Josiah Hill was the conference track athlete of the meet, finishing first in the 300-meter dash and 500-meter dash. Aaron Lewis finished third and…
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. It has been a weird week for sure. I had my car picked up from work to have the oil changed, and when I got it back it had a weird humming sound. It would come and go….sounded kind of like a belt coming loose. I figured I better take some time off and run over to the shop before it closed. I only have one car and itbeing a 2004…it needs all the TLC it can get. While driving over there, I discovered that by turning off the…
The state of Dale District School By John Erbach. Dale District School Board Member After serving the Dale District on our School Board for a year now, I am humbled at the tremendous success of our County’s schools and the opportunities to build on those successes. Chesterfield County has one of the finest school systems in Virginia, and the schools in the Dale District are no exception. But, there are opportunities for growth and improvement. This School Board is not satisfied with Chesterfield’s Schools being among the best in the Commonwealth. Together with our new Superintendent, Dr. James Lane,…
ALAN DR (50xx block) 01/28/2017 9:20 p.m. – Trespassing (Including Prowler)-Residential ALCOTT RD (25xx block) 01/29/2017 10:19 p.m. – Injury-Accidental – Heroin Overdose BRADLEY BRIDGE RD (137xx block) 01/30/2017 9:00 a.m. – Vandalism to Commercial/Business BROADWATER WY (149xx block) 01/26/2017 3:00 p.m. – Vandalism to Residential building. BERRYBROOK DR (40xx block) 01/25/2017 7:00 p.m. – Rear driver’s side door entered. Money reported stolen. BURNT OAK DR (49xx block) 01/29/2017 5:00 a.m. – Vehicle parts stolen from garage. CASTLEWOOD RD (52xx block) 01/26/2017 1:00 p.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from residence. CHESTER RD (104xx block) 01/28/2017 12:00 p.m. – Miscellaneous property…
We have watched the protests at some airports across our country done in response to the detainment of a small number of people for the purpose of vetting or security. I am sure, for those that were detained and their families, that this was inconvenient. Making America safe is a daunting task. We, the American people, hold our president responsible to do everything possible, to take the necessary steps to keep us safe in a world where the problem of evil exists. I met a young man about 15 years ago. This man’s desire was to become a U.S. citizen.…
Boyle, Mr. Joseph Clennie, 31, of Chesterfield. Burch, Mr. Waller Price III, 77, of Chesterfield, widower of Jean Meredith Burch. Chappell, Mrs. Eleanor Toler, 84, of Chesterfield, widow of Lloyd H. Chappell Sr. Clayton, Mr. Daryl Wade, 60, of Chester. Collazo, Mr. Antonio Gilbert, 77, of Chester, a retired Air Force chief master sergeant and Vietnam War veteran, husband of Cecile Collazo. Dryden, Mrs. Nellie Hester, 82, of North Chesterfield, widow of Cecil Dryden. Fleming, Ms. Frances Redford, 93, of Chesterfield, widow of Andrew Fleming. Mason, Mr. James Australia Jr., 47, of Chesterfield, husband of Alonna Allen Mason. Moore, Mr. James L., 81, of South Chesterfield, an…
Call Federal credit union’s new location in the Kroger Marketplace center has no tellers. A coffee bar just off the entrance sets the stage for conversation on two sofas in front of a large wall-size touch-screen monitor. Members may also choose one of the table tops large enough for a couple of laptops; either setting offers members a warm, welcoming banking experience where bankers and customers can talk about loan options and bank services. There is also an in-lobby ATM that will issue $1 and $5 bills. The second retail-style branch of the credit union celebrated this new location with…
Two drivers traveling from Georgia brought the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile to Chester. Ketchup Kayla and Tasty T greeted sightseers at the Kroger grocery store in the Breckenridge Shopping Center and at the Kroger Marketplace on Iron Bridge Road Thursday. Sightseers took pictures with the Weinermobile, viewed the inside of the vehicle, and took photos with hot dog cutouts. On a year’s assignment after graduating from college with broadcasting journalism degrees, the two Hotdoggers have been touring the East Coast for the last six months, putting around 25,000 miles on the Weinermobile, with likely another 20,000 miles still to go. They…