By Jesse Adcock and Mary Lee Clark Capital News Service Democrat Jennifer McClellan of Richmond easily won a seat in the Virginia Senate in a special election Tuesday, but Republicans retained control of the chamber by holding on to a district west of the capital city. As expected, McClellan won the 9th Senate District race, receiving 91 percent of the votes against her opponent, Libertarian Corey Fauconier. McClellan, an attorney who currently serves in the Virginia House of Delegates, will be sworn in as a state senator on Wednesday as the General Assembly convenes for its 2017 session. During the…
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Have you thought about a Plan B or a reset when it comes to resolutions? When we make or set our New Year’s resolutions, our intentions, actions, and decisions are all meant well, but is the decision of an “all or not” one setting us up for failure. What happens when three weeks roll around and the steam of your work-out plan is interrupted by a home- or work-related situation for a couple of weeks or your promise to avoid carbs is broken when you meet the love of your life and he takes you to an Italian restaurant for…
Do you want to dance the night away and spend an fun evening with friends of all ages for a good cause? Then join the Shepherd’s Center for a one of kind Valentine’s Dance, as they gather to dance the night away with the musical styling of “Spectrum” a Richmond ‘s favorite. The Shepherd’s Center of Chesterfield is hosting their second dance “Valentine’s Dance” fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 at 7 p.m. at Thomas Dale High School, 3626 W. Hundred Rd. in Chester . Tickets are on sale now for $25 a couple and $15 for individuals. Door Prizes…
Registration is now open for the Chesterfield County Police Department Community Academy that kicks off on Feb. 7, 2017. Participants will meet each Tuesday from February 7 to April 11 at 8:30 a.m. at the Community Services Building, 2730 Hicks Road. The academy includes visual presentations, question-and-answer sessions, tours and a variety of practical exercises. The department believes graduates of the Community Academy play an important partner role in helping it ensure that Chesterfield County is the safest and most secure community of its size in the U.S. More than 900 residents have already completed the Community or Senior Community…
CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – “Each of you hold that healing gift, and it’s time for you to share it with the world,” said Anissa Ellis, RN, as she addressed John Tyler Community College’s Fall 2016 nursing graduate candidates during the fall Pinning Ceremony on December 15, 2016. Ellis, an alumna of Tyler’s Nursing Program, graduated from the college in December 2014 and went to work as a registered nurse for VCU Medical Center as the first in a pilot program designed to train new graduates in a wide variety of fields. She is now a RN case manager with…
As we approach January, I have been hit with a realization. My boy is going to be starting middle school this year. I don’t know how we got to this point. I truly feel like it was just yesterday that he was walking into preschool without me, and not looking back. I remember feeling bereft then, knowing that he was beginning his own journey, one that did not include me. I know that sounds very dramatic, but in reality it’s true. The minute they leave you behind at the door of the preschool, they are starting a life of their…
Chesterfield County residents can recycle their Christmas trees at any of the county’s convenience centers through Tuesday, Jan. 31, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Only real trees with no decorations will be accepted. You may take your trees on Monday, Tuesday, Friday through Sunday at Northern Area Convenience Center located at 3200 Warbro Rd. and on Monday, Thursday, Friday through Sunday at the Southern Area Convenience Center located at 6700 Landfill Rd. For more information call 748-1297.
Home, condominium and apartment builders have been fussing about cash proffers, (a fee added to each living unit to cover county infrastructure costs such as transportation, parks, schools, libraries and public safety.) Now the cash proffers have been cut in half. Until July 2016 the cash proffer greenbacks stacked to a maximum of $18,966 per dwelling. The roll of dough now that a builder now needs to offer Chesterfield is $9,400 maximum. The Richmond Times Dispatch quoted Bermuda District Supervisor Dorothy A. Jaeckle as saying the new policy was overdue and brings more fairness to the process. “We’re going to…
Jim and Debbie Womack, owners of The Goddard School located at 10211 Krause Road in Chesterfield, have been awarded the Circle of Excellence President’s Club Award by Goddard Systems, Inc. (GSI), franchisor of The Goddard School. The award acknowledges Goddard School owners for being exceptional in the areas of quality assurance and health and safety and for being in the top ten percent of Goddard Schools all throughout the country. The Womacks and their team believe that teacher accountability and adhering to health and safety policies and procedures helps to create a great work environment. “We have a tremendously devoted…
RICHMOND – Sean, 25, didn’t socialize much in high school, but respite weekends at the Greater Richmond ARC’s Camp Baker in Chesterfield now give him the chance. Sean truly enjoys his time with his Camp Baker buddies, according to his mom Teresa, who says it is a safe place where he gets a break from his daily household routine. Sean would be a “sadder, more moody person” without Camp Baker respite, she says. “It’s given him a sense of independence where he’s doing things on his own.” The Greater Richmond ARC’s Camp Baker will provide weekend respite for children and…