Residents, with the guidance of the Chesterfield County planning staff, are in the third turn and heading for home supporting a vision that could guide the Northern Jefferson Davis area into the future. The area has many challenges and therefore the draft plan has had its challenges as well. Yet challenges come with opportunities, but solutions can be more difficult to define and take some time for agree on their vision. “We started the Northern Jefferson Davis Special Area Plan in the summer of 2015,” said James Bolling, principal Planner. “We hope to deliver the final draft to the Planning…
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Imagine yourself on a desolate Martian landscape. All you have is your trusty robot that you’ve constructed over the past six weeks. You will use the robot to dispense fuel into a large boiler that will transport you to your airship. Then you’ll have to escape, and you know, because there’s a lack of oxygen and radiation with a thin atmosphere on the Red Planter. First, calm down because you’re not on a Martian planet. But if you were, a group of 60-plus L.C. Bird students with the guidance of their mentors and teachers might be able to help you…
VOLUNTEER NURSES LOAD "EARTHQUAKE VICTIM" ONTO HELICOPTER TO BE TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL.
The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) conducted a full-scale exercise involving all Centr al Region Hospitals that tested the transfer, wellness check, and loading of patients from four area hospitals, utilizing the Virginia Air National Guard and the Chesterfield County Executive Airport. Volu nteers were able to participate in the exercises which took place April 29. The scenario for the exercise is that an earthquake has struck Richmond, within the Central Virginia Seismic Zone. The earthquake has killed and injured thousands of individuals. Local, regional, and state resources have been depleted. In response to the disaster, the president has declared…
Carver Middle’s “crazy” challenge scheduled Carver Middle School’s seventh grade is hosting their “2nd Annual I’d Rather Be Crazy Than Lazy Challenge” on Thursday, June 1 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The event is free to everyone and is for all ages. The event will consist of various “Minute-To-Win-It” activities along with 30-second exercise stations with an element of “crazy” included. They invite everyone to come out and join the fun.
In what looks like good news for home owners in Chesterfield County, Dr. Joseph Casey, Chesterfield County Administrator, indicated that the 2017 proposed budget, while staying consistent with the last couple of years, could lead to a reduced real estate tax rate within the coming years. Currently the rate stands at $.96 per $100 of assessed value of a residence. The real tax rate could drop slightly by $.01 to $.95 according to Dr. Casey. “If we can position the county at some later year we would like to return to a pre-recession rate,” Casey said. Casey wrote in an…
If you attended high school in Chester in the 1970s, you would have lived and breathed Thomas Dale High School especially if you were a cheerleader and the homecoming queen. But cheering wasn’t enough for an energetic girl who would go on to garner accolades from her life as a newspaper reporting. While working toward a degree in Liberal Arts from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, she worked on the college newspaper, The Collegiate Times. Her degree in journalism and communication set her on a path that would last the rest of her life. Kathryn Thompson Leckie died the…
By Mark Fausz If you attended high school in Chester in the 1970s, you would have lived and breathed Thomas Dale High School especially if you were a cheerleader and the homecoming queen. But cheering wasn’t enough for an energetic girl who would go on to garner accolades from her life as a newspaper reporting. While working toward a degree in Liberal Arts from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, she worked on the college newspaper, The Collegiate Times. Her degree in journalism and communication set her on a path that would last the rest of her life. Kathryn Thompson…
The popular swimming hole right off U.S. Route One between Richmond and Petersburg, (directly across the Bermuda Crossroads Shopping Center) was the most refreshing refuge from humidity and sweltering dog days west of Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It was a mecca for locals seeking a few hours of blessed relief and a major vacation destination for tourists from throughout the state. Folks were drawn by its sandy beach, water slides, and the high diving board where giggling girls congregated to watch the boys show off. The adjacent dance hall filled the evening air with Big Band melodies. Everyone…
Processing over14,000 individuals in 2016, Sheriff Karl Leonard took the opportunity to show the Chesterfield NAACP legal redress committee how the jail manages these vast numbers. Last Friday,the sheriff along with Captain Eric Jones escorted eight members of the branch on a full tour of the county facilities. Sheriff Leonard first demonstrated where violators are processed, allowed their phone call, and prepared for incarceration, if needed. While the health of every inmate is of great concern, Jail Medical Director Dr. G. Mantovani Gay led the group through the second floor medical center which included three exam rooms, an isolation room,…
It’s been almost 10 years since the Americana Mobile Home Park’s last resident pulled up stakes to find a new home in another park of the county. A developer was to build a shopping center and apartments there. After much talk, and applications, made at the Chesterfield planning office and publishing elevations and site plans, the owners Trollingwood Land LLC have owned the property for 20 years and now George Emerson and Phil Roper are ready to close on the 66-acre tract. Initially the development will consist of 385 urban style apartments units in three buildings along the west side…