Briefs
0Chester Baptist Church is offering a “To-Go” lunch on Thursday, December 3. You can pick up your meal between 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. A reservation must be made by November 30 Call 748-2939, to RSVP your “to-go” lunch. This is open to the community. There will only be one meal offered in December. Maiya Pencile is one of 22 Shenandoah students recently selected for the Shenandoah University chapter of the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society. The society recognizes juniors, seniors and graduate students who excel in both academics and leadership. Four area teachers received a $750 grant as…
Relief Fund for very small businesses established
0LISC Virginia and Chesterfield County are pleased to announce the launch of the Chesterfield County Microenterprise Relief Fund. This fund will provide small businesses with five or fewer employees grants up to $10,000 to pay for payroll, rent, utilities, vendor bills, and COVID-19 related expenses. Small business owners can apply through the LISC Virginia webpage. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all the funds are disbursed. Funds will be disbursed on a first-come, first-serve basis. These grants will provide rapid relief to small businesses, helping them remain operational, retain employees and continue offering vital goods and services…
Dale football trio gets new offers
0Shamus Jones, one of Dale’s best defensive players, keeps getting noticed by colleges. This past week, Averett in Danville, gave an offer to the rising senior. Coming off a junior season in which he racked up 102 tackles, Jones continues to impress. Coach Kevin Tucker thinks that “the tall and athletic player” could get Division I offers before it’s all said and done. Schools such as Christopher Newport and Hampden-Sydney both in Division III, have offered roster spots to Jones as well. Jones also visited Emory & Henry on Nov. 8. While Virginia State was the first with an offer…
Warriors receiving scholarship offers
0A trio of Matoaca football players got new offerings from schools recently. Offensive/defensive lineman Akhari Haggard broke into the Division I realm as he was offered a preferred walk-on spot by Gardner-Webb University. He also took a visit to in-state, Division III school Christopher Newport. Haggard, provides a big football body at 6-2 and 295 pounds, but his athleticism has improved greatly over the past year or so. “Haggard is a team leader and a solid student,” Matoaca coach Jay Parker said. “He has really good feet and good athleticism, and [he] has worked very hard on his strength this…
Keep bright outlook, says 104-year-old
0Carrie “Evelyn” Samuel celebrated her 104th birthday this month. Born Nov. 3, 1916 in the mountains of Kentucky, she lived through the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. The 1937 flood of the Ohio River claimed the city of Cincinati and left her family to be rescued from the family barn by row boats. Samuel saw the introduction of many inventions and said the most important for her was the washing machine. “I needed it for all the clothes, bedding, and towels my children used,” she said. She has also adapted to social media. “I enjoy the fact that I can have…
Courage leads to growth
0A couple of days ago, I met with a good friend and we chatted on about life, love and family. We talked about the joys and difficulties of relationships, and about how difficult it can be when those dreaded moments arrive, moments that take you out of your comfort zone. The upcoming holidays this year will certainly take the majority of people out of their comfort zone. One may even feel one’s loyalty towards family is tested. Questions such as … ”Is it safe to gather as we do every year? “ “Will Grandma feel offended if we don’t invite…
Police Blotter
0BERMUDA HUNDRED RD (19xx block) 10/21/2020 4 p.m. – Front door entry during burglary. Miscellaneous items stolen from cemetery office. JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY (103xx block) 10/27/2020 6:02 p.m. – Injury-Accidental – Overdose MEADOWBURM DR (65xx block) 10/25/2020 Noon – Miscellaneous stolen from vehicle. CHESTER FOREST LN (86xx block) 10/26/2020 6 p.m. – Vehicle parts stolen from residence. UPP ST (55xx block) 10/27/2020 2 p.m. – Money stolen from residence. RIVER RD (91xx block) 10/24/2020 4 p.m. – Vandalism around a residence. IRON BRIDGE RD (51xx block) 10/27/2020 Noon – Weapons Violations-Brandishing a Weapon SIMMONS BRANCH RD (59xx block) 10/27/2020 6:16…
Recently Deceased
0AIKEY, Harold Mervin, 94, of N. Chesterfield. BARBER, Phillip Mark, 64, of Chesterfield. CHOATE, Kathryn Lee “Katie,” 92, of Chester, widow of Jim Choate. DEVERS, Alfred Payne, 92, of Chester, widower of Nancy Lampman Devers. DILLARD, Estelle G. “Jeri”, 82, of Chester, widow of Paul Dillard. ELLINGTON, Joseph Bradford, 74, of Chester, husband of Linda Grubbs Ellington. HUMPHRIES, Bobbi Jo, 46, of South Chesterfield, KESTNER, Joyce Fitzgerald, 90, of Chester, widow of Marion Lee Kestner, LATHAM, Charles “Buck” Sedden III, 84, of Chester, husband of Callie Parsons Latham. LoPICCOLO, Regina Rose (Cornett), 58, of Chester, MANN, Joseph Phaup Jr., 82, of Chester,…