In Aaron Xavier Wittman’s senior year at The Citadel, his yearbook quote was “If you don’t live for something, you will die for nothing.” His father, Duane Wittman, said it was shocking that he chose this quote, but that it was also a prophetic sign of things to come. Sgt. Wittman became the first U.S. casualty of 2013 in the War on Terror when he was killed in Kyogyani district, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan on January 10, 2013. It was his second tour in Afghanistan, and he was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with V for Valor posthumously. His…
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The fortitude and courage shown by Chesterfield’s first responders seems to have no bounds of these brave men and women go forth each day facing perils that citizens can only imagine. They sacrifice time away from families and friends; work on holidays; work in zero or 100-degree weather, face rainstorms, snowstorms, and wind; sometimes work their shifts with little or no sleep; miss meals or eat late or eat food that has been reheated many times; all because they have to run out the door to help someone as the firehouse tones sound. They face dangers in traffic both going…
Chester Garden Club members created spectacular floral arrangements interpreting selected art pieces during the 13th bi-annual Fine Arts & Flowers at the Virginia Museum of Art. They joined volunteers from over 50 garden clubs in Virginia. Nearly 90 interpretive arrangements were on display during the four-day event., All of the flowers for the arrangements — upward of 8,000 stems — have been donated by Strange’s Florist.
Summary of reported offenses OCT 12 – Oct 17 larceny 2, assaults 32, traffic 22, animal cases 19, miscellaneous 17, drug offenses 17, vandalisms 12 , burglary 10 , death investigations 10, weapon violations 5, injury 5, robbery 4, trespassing 2, rape 1 ———————- ALCOTT TR (76xx block) 10/12/2016 3:40 a.m. – Front driver’s side door entered. ALFALFA LN (23xx block) 10/11/2016 11:00 p.m. – Rear window entry. Electronics and consumable goods stolen. ALFALFA LN (24xx block) 10/15/2016 5:00 a.m. – Consumable goods stolen from residence. BEACHMERE DR (143xx block) 10/07/2016 12:00 p.m. – Vandalism-Other BLACKJACK OAK CT (59xx block) 10/11/2016 5:30 p.m. – Rear passenger side door entered. Electronics stolen. BRIGHTWOOD AVE (101xx block) 10/15/2016 6:00 p.m. -Injury-Accidental – Heroin Overdose BURNT OAK…
Allison, Mr. Joseph Eugene, 78, of Chesterfield, a Marine Corps veteran. Boisseau, Mr. Howard H. Sr., 93, of North Chesterfield, widower of Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Anderson Boisseau. DiCarlo, Mr. John David, 53, of Chesterfield, husband of Kathleen K. DiCarlo. Dieterich, Mr. Warren C., of North Chesterfield, a retired Army chief warrant officer and World War II veteran. Martin, Mrs. Margaret Hall, 71, of Chesterfield. Martin, Mr. Lacy Edison Jr., 73, of Chesterfield, an Army veteran, husband of Caroline S. Martin. Messer, Ms. Brenda G., of Chester. Owens, Felix Allan, 7 months, of North Chesterfield, infant son of Patrick and Sara Owens. Pate, Ms. Deborah Ann, 55, of North…
T here are not many times when I am outside that I do not hear the siren and air horn of a piece of fire apparatus, an ambulance, or a police car, responding to a call for help somewhere in Chesterfield County. For fire and EMS, the large majority of calls for help are medical in nature, but fire departments still run a fair amount of fire-related incidents. The bread and butter of the fire service is the single-family dwelling, with the number one cause still being unattended cooking. There may be days when a certain fire cause, such as…
The House of Prayer will hold its annual Harvest Festival on Monday, October 31 from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on its 82-acre property at 10500 Newbys Bridge Rd. There will be hay rides, pony rides, inflatables, a pie and costume judging. Lots of hotdogs, hamburgers, funnel cakes and Brunswick Stew. All food items are $1, $2 and $3. All games and rides are free. There is over 23-acres of parking for the event. “This is the 40th year of providing a safe alternative to Halloween for the metro Richmond area,” said Jonathan Stells, Senior Pastor of the House of…
Our area experienced strong wind gusts, thunderstorms, and a hurricane this year. Some landscapes suffered tree damage or even a total tree loss as a result of nature. Although there is no single way to prevent this type of damage, here are some suggestions that can increase the likelihood that your trees will remain standing tall. Have the soil tested. I know many of you are saying, “He says that all the time.” You are correct; a soils test is the least expensive but best practice for plants. Healthy, well developed feeder and structural roots of trees require healthy soil…