VDOT asked the art class at L.C Bird and other Chesterfield County Schools to participate in painting a snow plow blade. They chose as their theme the Varina-Enon Bridge deeming it a beautiful Chesterfield County landmark. Visual art teachers who participated: Mrs. Gearles, Mrs. Gia, and Mr. Zoller. Snow plow painters: Destiny Brown, McKenzie Brown, Josh Banton, Ethan Dotson, Ryan Flanagan, Dalton Hepler, Robert Jeter, Sara Kuzma, Cheyenne Lowery, Alicia Martin, Cristian Mejia, Maggie Miller, Andrew Nichols, Veni White, and Heaven White.
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On Monday, Nov. 21, it was discovered that a skimming device was placed on the ATM at Argent Credit Union’s Chester location at 11900 Chester Village Drive. Any cards used at that ATM Nov. 12 or 13 could be vulnerable and may be at risk for fraudulent activity. The personal information that could be at risk includes: member name, card number, expiration date, and personal identification number. Letters will be going out to all affected members stating that their compromised cards will be blocked. The credit union will also replace their check immediately of any suspicious transactions. The credit union…
Chesterfield County Proposed Charter Changes Thursday, December 1 at 7:00 p.m. Chesterfield Career & Technical Center @ Hull – Door 20 13900 Hull Street Road Midlothian, VA 23112 The feedback provided by citizens on the proposed charter changes at the public hearing on November 16th is appreciated. Based on that feedback, some of the original proposed changes have been removed to enhance the Board of Supervisors oversight and citizen participation in the hiring of the Police Chief. A link to a summary of the proposed changes and the Charter Amendments can be found below: Proposed Changes to Chesterfield County Charter-November…
The Chester and Richmond Civitan Clubs recently joined forces to assist the Greater Richmond ARC and Camp Baker in Chesterfield in upgrading their respective kitchen facilities. With a matching donation from the Chesapeake Civitan Foundation the two clubs donated $21,000 for the recent upgrades. Pictured (l to r) are Kim Watson, Vice President of Development, Richmond ARC; Larry Grimes, Past-President, Chester Civitan Club; Jonnie Corbett, Past-President, Richmond Civitan Club, and Mike Atkins, Assistant Vice President for Facilities, Richmond ARC. The Chester Civitan Club was once the prime supporter of Camp Baker. Today, as much of Camp Baker’s support comes through…
Bensley Elementary School has been named a National Title I Distinguished School based on its sustained academic excellence. This is the second time in 14 years that Bensley Elementary has achieved this prestigious recognition, marking only the sixth time that a Virginia school has earned this national honor more than once. Bensley Elementary was selected for the honor again based on exceptional student performance for two consecutive years. The school’s 2015-16 pass rates on state-mandated standardized tests are 90 percent in English, 92 percent in math, 99 percent in social studies, and 91 percent in science. Bensley obtained full state…
Two Chesterfield County Public Schools students won the Virginia War Memorial 2016 Veterans Day Essay Contest, and the students both read their winning essays at the Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 11 at the Virginia War Memorial. The winner for the middle school category is Jordan Bowe, an eighth-grade student at Matoaca Middle, who wrote an essay titled “Could You Walk in Their Boots.” The high school category winner is Lauren Faherty, an 11th-grade student at Manchester High who wrote “My Family’s Love of America.” The essay contest was open to all public, private, and homeschooled middle and high school students…
We have made it past the turkey and are now moving full speed ahead towards Christmas trees and lights. In reality, the minute Halloween was over, the retailers were pushing Christmas down our throats faster than you can say “candy cane.” It saddens me that Thanksgiving is now such a fleeting holiday. The one day a year that we have designated our “thankful day.” On Thanksgiving we give thanks for our family, our freedoms, and our food. I really thought about what being thankful meant to me this past week, and was surprised at what I came up with. Of…
The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, (CHSV), in partnership with the Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation, presents an American Heritage merit badge workshop for Boy Scouts in December. The Boy Scout American Heritage Merit Badge Workshop will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to noon at Historic Trinity Church, 10111 Iron Bridge Rd., Chesterfield 23832. This workshop fulfills merit badge requirements concerning history and cultural heritage. Cost is $10, and registration is through the CHSV website at www.chesterfieldhistory.com. There are rerequisites for this workshop. Call 751-4946 for details. The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia serves as…
Appomattox Wealth Management/Insurance announces the purchase of Burnette Insurance Agency, located at 4331 Old Hundred Rd in Chester. Appomattox has been serving the financial and insurance needs of clients out of their Petersburg and Dinwiddie offices for over 20 years, and the company is looking forward to being a part of the Chester community with this expansion. “We will be able to provide more insurance carrier options to clients and we are really excited about the opportunity to add financial planning to the services offered,” said Burke Steele, According to Forbes.com, studies over the last several years indicate that less…