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Football Preview: Colonial Heights

By Josh Mathews on August 24, 2015 Football, Uncategorized

For the first time in years, there was a positive buzz around Colonial Heights football. Sure, it was just two wins to begin the season, but after 27 straight losses, it was a reason to celebrate. Students gained interest, fans came back, and that success was another part of a bigger picture of a “Great Awakening” of sorts for Colonial Heights athletics. “Guys have actually been working out since the first week of December,” said coach Remus James. “I feel like this is the best team we’ve put together, we’ve had good athletes before, but this is a team.” The…

Football Preview: Dinwiddie

By Josh Mathews on August 21, 2015 Football, Uncategorized

A full season removed from the school’s first state championship in school history, coach Billy Mills guided a very young Generals team to a 9-3 record last year and a playoff victory over I.C. Norcom before falling to eventual champion Lake Taylor in the second round. “Last year we had lots of talent, but no leadership,” Mills said. “I love that group of seniors, but they could have been better leaders and we lacked consistency in the most inopportune times.” Despite the honest assessment of last year’s senior class, Mills says that this year this are notedly different as the…

County Fair Prepares to Open

By Linda Fausz on August 19, 2015 Events, Uncategorized

Put your boots on and grab your cowboy hat and be sure to give yourself enough time to see the whole kit and caboodle at this year’s Chesterfield County Fair. Opening Friday, Aug. 28 at 4 p.m., the ace-high nine-day affair has loads of excitement and entertainment. From the Barnyard Review and the Star Dust Circus to the Tumbleweed Crossing Comedy Western Show are all new this year, with all the returning acts, midway rides and grandstand shows, fair goers can expect a hog-killin’ time. Hosted by the Chesterfield County Fair Association (CCFA), Brenda White, in her first year as…

Rep. Dave Brat Town Hall in Chester

By Press release on August 19, 2015 Events, Uncategorized

During the August congressional recess Rep. Dave Brat, R-7th will participate in a town hall sponsored by the Chester Patriots. The event will be held on Aug. 24 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Chesterfield County Fire Station No. 17, 9501 Chester Rd.

Great Idea, Poor Execution

By Mark Fausz on August 19, 2015 From the Editor, Uncategorized

Some think it is a good idea, some think oh my God, someone is going to get killed. Some say, I would not ride on that thing if you paid me. These someones are speaking of the new bike lanes on West Hundred Road through Chester. The concept was bandied about some four-and-a-half years ago. The idea was not actually conceived at that time but was included in the Board of Supervisors approved Chester Village Plan some 12 years ago. The idea of a pedestrian/bicycle friendly Village was a major item in the plan. Fast forward from 2004 and the…

Has GA Curbed Hopewell’s “Million Dollar Mile?”

By Mark Fausz on August 19, 2015 Community, Uncategorized

If Chesterfield needs a new plan to increase revenue, the budget office should talk to Hopewell. The city had a way to boost their cash-in – a speed trap or speed traps. Since 2008, the City of Hopewell has been declared one of the most profitable speed traps. Interstate 295 from Chester to and from the Hopewell interchange, a two-mile stretch, known as the “Million-Dollar Mile,” last year, netted $1.8 million, according to CBS News, the National Motorist Association and AAA Mid-Atantic. Hopewell’s yearly budget is about $45 million making the revenue from tickets approximately 4 percent of the city’s…

Historic Houses Could be Moved, Get Fresh Air

By VN Staff on August 19, 2015 Planning & Zoning, Uncategorized

The Chesterfield County Preservation Committee will meet on Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. to review two proposed changes to historic properties in the county, called “Certificates of Appropriateness.” Properties to be discussed include Magnolia Grange, 10201 Iron Bridge Rd. that has applied to install a fresh air intake. The owner of the Clarke House, 4515 Centralia Rd., is asking the committee to allow the house to be relocated on a lot in a proposed subdivision and construct a new road for access to said adjacent subdivision The meeting will take place at the Chesterfield Community Development Building, Multipurpose Room 9800…

Two year old drowns at Dutch Gap

By Press release on August 19, 2015 Fire & EMS, Uncategorized

Two-year-old Nikolette Stewart was recovered from an inlet of the James River last week after she slipped and fell into the water. Her father exhausted attempts to save her and the Chesterfield County dive team found the small child about 15 feet from a trail walkway and pier. The trail was located in the Dutch Gap Conservation Area. The Conservation Area is just south of Dominion Power. While the tragedy did not take place at Henricus Historical Park, the park was used as a staging area for search and rescue. “All of us at Henricus Historical Park were deeply saddened…

Henricus Receives Education Grant from Dominion

By Press release on August 19, 2015 Community, Uncategorized

The Henricus Foundation announced recently that it has been awarded a $23,000 grant from The Dominion Foundation to continue the funding of the Dominion-James River Indian Educator/Interpreter position at Henricus Historical Park. The Dominion Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources, the parent company of Dominion Virginia Power. “Henricus Historical Park remains committed to highlighting the importance of the Virginia Indian culture through its re-created site of the village of Arrohateck. The Powhatan tribe dominated eastern Virginia when the English settled here over 400 years ago. Our unparalleled youth programs are designed to educate on history, heritage and culture…

Keeping You Awake?

By Press release on August 19, 2015 Uncategorized, What's Up Doc

One medical condition that is being diagnosed more frequently is sleep apnea. This is probably because doctors and the public are becoming more aware of the problem. It is estimated to affect about 18 million Americans and it is seen more often in men and people who are over 40 years old, but it can affect anyone at any age. People who have sleep apnea stop breathing while they are sleeping. These periods of not breathing can last for 10 to 30 seconds at a time and can happen up to 400 times every night. With each episode the individual’s sleep is…

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