L.C. BIRD 33, THOMAS DALE 0 L.C. Bird’s defense reigned supreme in the Battle of Chester, holding Thomas Dale to less than 100 total yards of offense as Bird cruised to victory 33-0. The Knights weren’t able to sustain a long drive, and they picked at the Skyhawks’ defense, but never broke through. Senior linebacker and Virginia Tech commit Rayshard Ashby gave all the credit to the coaching staff’s game plan. “The coaching staff is amazing, our coaches break down film so well and make it easy for us,” said Ashby. “The defensive line and defensive backs do awesome things…
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Thomas Dale Girls Volleyball The Knights look to bounce back this season after finishing with a 12-12 record and losing to Clover Hill in the first round of the conference tournament. The loss of standout outside-hitter Sydney Frink was a big blow to the Lady Knights; she had the first team All-Conference honor and ended her career as one of the best players in Thomas Dale girls’ volleyball history. First-year coach Kirk Jennings, a former Thomas Dale baseball standout, believes that this team can be just as good as last year’s team, if not better, with key players returning such…
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful and rested world of the Dogpound. Here is hoping you had a nice long weekend, since it will be a while before we see another one. As for me…I am still writing these articles ahead of time, since I plan to take a few days off and do some traveling to go visit my oldest daughter. Most of my vacations of late have been long three-day weekends, where I take a Friday off to make it a four-day week. This time I am flying on Thursday and returning the following Tuesday. I have…
CHESTER – Sgt. Aaron Xavier Wittman graduated from LC Bird High School before attending the Citadel. He joined the National Guard, which took him to Afghanistan, and there he gave his life in defense of his country. The Board of Supervisors last week approved a resolution to name the West Hundred Road Bridge in Chester in Wittman’s honor. A dedication ceremony is set for Nov. 6, on what would have been his 32nd birthday. His first deployment, to Afghanistan with his National Guard Unit in 2007, where he began conducting combat operations in the Paktika province, earned him his Combat…
Amendments to the Chesterfield County Code of Ordinances will help residents and businesses save money in tax year 2017. The changes were adopted by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors Wednesday following public hearings on each amendment. More than 700 small businesses in Chesterfield County will benefit from a change which permits businesses with less than $300,000 in gross receipts to pay a flat $10 fee for business license tax, rather than industry classification tax rates. The threshold will be automatically adjusted each year for inflation. This is part of the county’s new Small Business Jumpstart initiative, which provides incentives…
CHESTERFIELD – Chesterfield County received more than 6,200 responses to its recent community priorities survey through the “Build Chesterfield’s Blueprint” campaign. This survey campaign reached out to residents and businesses to see what they felt was important in their community, and to solicit ideas to be implemented into the budgeting process in the future. Residents took an online survey, attended one of three community workshops, and interacted with county staff at more than a dozen community events in July. “This helps us as we begin to review operational, capital, and budgeting strategies in how we can best meet citizen expectations of…
CHESTERFIELD – Chesterfield County intends to apply for funds allocated for the Transportation Alternatives Program to improve or add to projects involving actual road building. The county is preparing projects eligible for funding through the program including: On-road and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities Safe routes for non-drivers (children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities) to access daily needs Conversion of abandoned railway corridors to bike and/or pedestrian trails Construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas Historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities Inventory/control/removal of outdoor advertising Vegetation management to improve safety, prevent against invasive species, and provide erosion…
CHESTERFIELD – Police have arrested and charged two men who were found to be in possession of methamphetamine during a traffic stop Wednesday. On Wednesday, Aug. 24, police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Forest Lake Road and Jefferson Davis Highway. Officers observed evidence of the manufacture of methamphetamine in the suspect vehicle. Virginia State Police and Chesterfield Fire and EMS assisted at the scene. The driver of the vehicle, Michael Keith Mays, 30, of the 15000 block of Bradley Bridge Road, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, conspiracy to possess methamphetamine, and maintaining a…
AUGUST 31 CITIZENS’ BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE – 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Budget Department Conference Room, Room 401 of the Lane B. Ramsey Administration Building, 9901 Lori Rd. CHESTERFIELD FARMERS MARKET – 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Chesterfield County Complex SEPTEMBER 2 103RD CHESTERFIELD COUNTY FAIR – 4 p.m. until 11 p.m. Runs through September 3. 10300 Courthouse Rd. SEPTEMBER 3 Chesterfield County Fair closes its 2016 9-day run at 11 p.m. CHESTER FARMERS MARKET – 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Chester Village Green Drive and Centre Street. WOODS UMC FARMERS MARKET – 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. 7200 Hickory…
CHESTER – A community wellness fair youth fund-raiser for back-to-school will feature a silent auction, being held Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Grace Lutheran Church event will include a variety of wellness partners: chair massage, posture tips, fitness consultants, blood pressure checks, holistic remedies, tasty treats, and more. The event will be located at 13028 Harrowgate Rd., Chester.