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Albert, Mr. Michael Steve, 60, of North Chesterfield. Bauwens, Mrs. Kathy Prieur, 58, of Chesterfield, wife of Ralph Bauwens. Baker, the Rev. Dr. Raymond S. Sr., 73, of Chesterfield, an Air Force veteran, husband of the Rev. Dr. Dollie Gibbs Baker. Baldwin, Mr. Devin Gray, 17, of South Chesterfield, son of Michael A. Baldwin Jr., and son of Shannon Norman, and stepson of Marty Norman. Cooper, Mrs. Rose Marie, 88, of North Chesterfield, widow of Robert J. Cooper. Eanes, Mr. John Kenneth “JK Baker,” 79, of Chesterfield, a Navy veteran, husband of Doris Fitts Eanes. Faison, Mr. Benjamin I., 92, of Ettrick, a Navy veteran,…

I doubt that it has changed much since I left the job; firefighters love to eat. I can remember some of the best meals that I have ever eaten were in a fire station. There is nothing worse than to sit down for a meal and have the “heartsaver” tones go off. Thirty-seven percent of all responses will be to a single-family or multi-family dwelling for a kitchen fire. Thanksgiving is one of those holidays where cooking is a big part of the celebration. Will you have uninvited guests coming to your home? Cooking related fires happen every day, sometimes…

Kaitlyn Ward is your typical nine-year-old in the fifth grade at Curtis Elementary. She is obsessed with dance and has been since she was 18 months old, says her mother Kristin Ward. “She loves dance with such a passion that you can’t help but keep your eyes on her,” said Ward. Kaitlyn is being trained at Tip Tap Toes by Maggie Floyd in Chester. ”Maggie has brought out the very best in Kaitlyn,” Kristin said. Along with her regular dance classes, she is part of the Toe-Tal Package Dance Team, with which she competes. Last spring, “Be Discovered” posted a…

For 71 years, a stone marker with nine names of soldiers from the Matoaca area who died for their country during World War II has rested on the front lawn of Matoaca Elementary School. To honor veterans on Veterans Day, music teacher Leah Kovack organized an outdoor program for the school surrounding the marker. The program involved the children singing the national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner,” “America,” and “March of Freedom.” Parents and community members attended the event. “My goal is for every single one of my students to know ‘The Star Spangled Banner,’” said Kovack. Inside the school,…

Enon Elementary School principal Jennifer Hinson asked fifth graders who were interested in being part of the flag corp to write an essay on the importance and their respect of the American flag. The flag corp would be responsible for raising and lowering the flag each day at their school. Once essays were turned in and students were selected, Hinson also saw the importance of knowing how to fold the flag. Last Wednesday, soldiers from Fort Lee conducted a class for the 11 students selected for the flag corp. The soldiers demonstrated first hand on how to fold the flag…

A South No. 3 Thomas Dale 33 No. 6 James River 9 By Andy BaldacciIn The first round of the 6A South playoffs, the No. 3 seed Thomas Dale played host to the No. 6 seed James River Friday and the Knights came away with a defensive-aided 33-9 win. The Thomas Dale defense started off strong, forcing two fumbles and a safety in the first quarter. It didn’t let up, forcing a total of six turnovers in the game. The James River defense played well, too, forcing two fumbles and a safety. Thomas Dale took a commanding 16-0 lead midway…

Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. As of this writing the election is still a few days away…and like Christmas…when you read this you will know what Santa put under the Christmas tree. Some of you will be high fiving, some of you will be crying in your beer, and a few of you will be packing your bags for Canada. In either case, we are still one nation under God, the greatest country on this earth, and standing together we will get through the next four years regardless of who is at the helm.…

***Don’t miss photos photos below*** Patrons enjoyed a cocktail reception with music performed by the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School string quartet. During dinner, music was provided by the Cook County Blue Grass Band, the Stavna Ballet performed. All proceeds from the event will benefit the construction and operation of the Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts. Gold sponsors for the event included Virginia Family Dentistry, Brighter Living Assisted Living, and Sunflower Gardens by Shamin. Whiting- Turner Construction and George and Darlene Emerson were Silver Sponsors. Bronze Sponsors included Haley Buick GMC and First Tennessee Bank. The Bar…

Bensley Park will honor all veterans and active military personnel Nov. 12 with a “Navy Day” theme ceremony. The two-hour ceremony will begin at 11 a.m., and its special guest speaker will be Navy Lt. Morgan Looney, a Richmond native. Looney graduated from Douglas Freeman High School in 2003 and from the United States Naval Academy in 2007. She service selected Naval Aviation upon graduation and earned her Wings of Gold in 2010 as an F/A-18F Super Hornet Weapons System Officer. After three years of flight school, she was eager to join her Fleet Squadron VFA-211, the Fighting Checkmates, stationed…

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