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Thomas Dale Boys By Jamal Davis Last season the boys’ basketball team at Thomas Dale finished with a 9-13 record. While that may not be where it wanted to be, it was an improvement over the year before. The Knights hope to continue to improve this season under head coach Braxton Byerson, a former standout athlete at Thomas Dale himself. Unfortunately, the Knights will be forced to do so without the help of their best player from a season ago, point guard Elijah Gregory. Even without Gregory, Byerson believes his squad is well equipped to fill the void. Projected Starting Five: G James…
LC Bird Boys L. C. Bird fell to Potomac in the 5A state championship game, its second appearance in the state final. While they fell short of their goal, Skyhawks coach Troy Manns points out the learning experience all of his returning players got. Charles Falden, the team’s leading scorer; and Tahkey Williams, a tough wing who played in the post, are gone to graduation. Manns said the team is bigger and that they’ll be more aggressive defensively. Projected Starting Five Mario Haskett, senior Pinky Wiley, senior Tyrek Williams, sophomore Jyles Webster, senior Jaylen Dillard, senior Player to Watch: Johquin…
ALCOTT RD (27xx block) 11/30/2016 10:15 p.m. – Robbery with a knife. Money, miscellaneous items, and consumable goods stolen form victim. ALDRIDGE AVE (25xx block) 05/01/2016 8:00 a.m. – Electronics stolen from business. BENSLEY PARK BLVD (75xx block) 11/22/2016 9:45 p.m. – Money and miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. BENSLEY PARK BLVD (75xx block) 11/27/2016 9:00 p.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. BERRYBROOK DR (41xx block) 11/24/2016 8:30 p.m. – Vandalism-Motor Vehicle BEULAH RD (42xx block) 11/18/2016 11:30 a.m. – Vandalism-Motor Vehicle BOLLINGER DR (41xx block) 11/25/2016 12:30 a.m. – Vehicle parts stolen from residence. BRITTONWOOD DR (101xx block)…
Baxter, Mr. Albert “Abe” Junior, 68, of Chesterfield, husband of Marsha R. Baxter. Bowman, Ms. Helen H., 97, of Chesterfield. Daniel, Ms. Denecia N., 34, of North Chesterfield. Gibson, Mrs. Mildred Cobb, 84, of Chesterfield, wife of Allen Gibson. Hawkins, Mrs. Pansy Dean, 84, of Chester, widow of John Edward Hawkins. Hudson, Ms. Ellen Jeanette, 78, of Chesterfield. Miller, Mrs. Betsy Ligon, 83, of Chesterfield, widow of Calvin Maynard Miller. Moore, Mr. Matthew Alan, 63, of Chesterfield, husband of Sherrie Gail Moore. Morgan, Mr. James David, 67, of Chester, husband of Rachel Y. Morgan. Tyler, Ms. Ann L., 82, of Chester. Waddill, Mr. John Watlington Sr., 83,…
I want to take the weeks before Christmas to talk about fire causes that either happened around Christmas, or that resulted in loss of life at other times of the year. I will couple two things into this title: improper disposal of smoking materials and fireplace ashes. I may seem to repeat myself in these articles, but preventing a fire in your home is my number one goal. I remember a Christmas Eve fire in the Northeast, brought on by fireplace ashes being taken from a fireplace or woodstove and placed on the front porch; a child did not believe…
It was the big game for little league football players last Saturday. Eight teams played beginning at 10 a.m. with the Minors in the Chesterfield Quarterback League Superbowl. The league is celebrating 60 years and is the oldest little league association in the state of Virginia. It was Scott Scorpions against Spring Run Huskies. Scott Minors hit the field with eight wins and zero losses and they were not about to lose the Superbowl game. Down to the last few minutes with the score 13 to 12 in Scorpions favor, No. 4, Shamari Earls made his third touchdown in the…
Route 1 corridor, along 360, and down Route 60 from Chippenham to West-chester Commons. Concerning the latter, there are an estimated 35,000 jobs from Chip to WC which are inaccessible to anyone without a car.” Harton’s further passion is enabling the growing aging population of our county to “age in place.” He serves on the Richmond Region Aging 2.0 workgroup, which is developing an “aging in place” curriculum for the region. “Public transportation is a key element in enabling aging Baby Boomers to stay in our homes into old age,” said Harton. Mike Harton, a member of the RVA Rapid…
What would happen if lower income families with students in school if those families had a chance to choose a school for their child in the Chesterfield system? Currently we know that schools in areas with families of lesser incomes have children with less opportunities and poor grades. It is not just holding your thumb in the air and testing the wind, it is a demographic truth. There are two ways a voucher system could work: the school system would allow each student an allowance, say in Chesterfield $7,500, and that voucher could be applied to any school in the…
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful holiday world of the Dogpound. I am sure Christmas will be a wonderful holiday but I already got my little taste of it on Thanksgiving Day. I wanted to get a photograph transferred to a poster board and my little cracker-box Wal-Mart does not have that capability. Backtracking a minute…I like to take pictures and I usually make some of the better ones into 8x 10’s to hang on the wall, but of late I have gotten into canvas posters. Something about the texture and the wrap-around picture that makes the pictures stand…