On Saturday, Nov. 21, Bermuda Baptist Church, located at 13912 Jefferson Davis Hwy, will be serving a free community Thanksgiving Dinner. The dinner will be served from 1-3 p.m., and there will also be grocery items given out, to anyone that needs them. Everyone is welcome.
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Recycling and trash collections Monday through Wednesday will be on regular schedule. RED Thursday and RED Friday recyclers will have a one day delay in recycling collection service due to the holiday. Collections will take place on the day following the regularly scheduled collection day. Friday collections will take place on Saturday. Friday trash collection services will take place on Saturday. For more information, please contact the Recycling Hotline at 340-0900 or the Trash Collection Hotline at 425-0500 or visit us at www.cvwma.com
Police are searching for a man who robbed the Raceway at 5600 Jefferson Davis Highway at about 6:15 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8. No one was injured during the incident. Police said the business was not yet open when an employee saw a man outside seeking assistance. When the employee acknowledged the man, he displayed a weapon, threatened the employee and forced his way into the business. Once inside, the suspect took cash. The suspect then fled the store in the direction of the Food Lion at 5702 Jefferson Davis Highway. The suspect is described as a white male, about…
Ecoff Elementary School has been preparing for weeks to have a real Pow Wow led by five Native American guests to honor Ecoff’s Tribe Pride. On November 17, Ecoff will be hosting Native American guests for a school Pow Wow! Students will be participating with their grade level during resource time. They will get to dress for the occasion with vests, t-shirts, and headdresses made in resource class. All students have been immersed in Native American studies for the last few weeks: in Music, they learned about Native American music and instruments; in PE, they learned Pow Wow dance steps;…
E. Pettersen is a dynamic contemporary Christian artist who has been involved in Christian music since the age of seventeen. He is currently performing in churches throughout Virginia and surrounding states. Mr. Pettersen will be performing at New Hope Baptist Church, 6030 Woodpecker Road in Chesterfield on Saturday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free and refreshments will be served following. He has copyrighted over thirty songs with one song, “Ground Zero” becoming part of the National September 11th Museum and Memorial in New York City. His new album, “Songs From Apt. 316” is a collection of soul-stirring…
Instead of writing about my dissatisfaction with the state of the world and the human race, I’m going to take a cue from the upcoming week and instead, be thankful. As much as I despair, I am thankful, as heavy as my heart is, it does fill with joy when I see good shine through, and shine through it does. I am thankful; I am filled with gratitude for the good, for the hope, for the peace that I pray will come to this world. I am thankful that I live in a country where I am free to wonder,…
The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program needs your help to identify a suspect trying to pass counterfeit bills. On the morning of Saturday, June 15, a man was at the counter of Boulevard Flowers, 2100 Ruffin Mill Road, ready to pay for some plants. He handed the clerk what appeared to be a military ID, but when the clerk asked him what branch he served in, the man could not answer. The man pulled money out to pay for the plants, but the clerk identified the money as counterfeit currency. The man took the fake bill back and paid…
Wilma Porter Barrett, 83, of Chester, VA passed away surrounded by her family Wednesday, November 11, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Garnett and Oakley Porter; her loving husband, Luther Barrett; brothers, Mac and Gaston Porter. She is survived by her children, Patricia Campbell, Larry Barrett (Deborah), and Tammy Levanseller (Jim); grandchildren, Lucas Barrett (Alicia), Angela Edens (Michael), Nicole Jennette, Emily Hanckel (Michael), Jason Campbell (Tammy), Brandon Campbell, Kari Rutledge and Barrett Rutledge; and seven great grandchildren; sisters, Norma Taylor, Burleane Mumpower, and Tommie Sheffey (John); a brother, Bobby Porter; and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.…
Earl M Roberts Jr, born March 12, 1975 of Prince George, Va. passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 15, 2015. He is survived by his four sons; Samuel, Joseph, Daniel and Luke, his father Earl M. Roberts, his mother Joanne Wargofcak Roberts and his sisters Tish Martin (Kevin), Debbie O’Neill (Lin), Cindy Flesher (Tony), Becky Underwood (Richard), Sharon Burton, Elaine Shank (Stephen). He is also survived by seventeen nieces and nephews and numerous family and friends. He was employed by Rain for Rent. An avid reader of westerns, the Civil War and history in general. Very beloved son and the…
AGEE, Mrs. Loena P., 97, of North Chesterfield, widow of Alvin Hooper Agee Jr. BARRETT, Mrs. Wilma Porter, 83, of Chester, widow of Luther Barrett. BRENNER, Mr. John C., of Chesterfield, a former Army captain, husband of Virginia Brenner. DENMARK, Mr. Dennis Mervin, 94, of Chester, a World War II and Korean War veteran, husband of Antoinette “Toni” Denmark. HARTLESS, Mrs. Betty M., 76, of Chesterfield, wife of Roy Hartless. HAYES, Mr. Carles Eugene, 84, of Chester, widower of Vadyon B. Hayes. JEANNETTE, Mrs. Catherine Harrison, 75, of Chesterfield, widow of Samuel Louis Jeannette. JONES, Mr. James Addison Jr., 72, of Chesterfield, widower of Linda Jones. KING, Mr. James…