Police identify man found in 2016
0Chesterfield Police last week released the identity of a man whose remains were found March 13, 2016, near the 1300 block of Bellwood Road. Hassan A. Alkebu-Lan, 39, of Richmond, was identified using a DNA technology company in Reston, Parabon NanoLabs after traditional investigative methods were unfruitful. Using biological material from the unknown man, DNA Labs International, a private forensics laboratory in Florida, supplied a suitable DNA sample for Parabon to use for genetic genealogy analysis. Parabon submitted a genetic data profile of the unidentified man to a public genetic genealogy database, called GEDmatch, for comparison in hopes of finding…
Do you know?
0Do you know what is protecting you when you go to bed tonight? Whether you have an alarm system that includes smoke alarms or you have just smoke alarms, if maintained and regularly tested, they are protecting your family in the event of a fire. I think more fires occur during daylight hours, however, most fatal fires occur in the middle of the night when people are sleeping. You would like to think that a fire would wake you up, but the chances are greater that a fire with smoke will render you unconscious. My alarm clock sits right next…
Burgett, Conaway make college choices
0Mack Burgett Recently, L.C. Bird High School basketball has seen two more young men commit to play in the college ranks. Mack Burgett, a 6-foot 8-inch senior, is headed to Anderson University in Indiana. “Before all, I want to thank the ‘man upstairs’ for giving the opportunity to play the game I love,” Burgett said in a statement where he thanked his friends, family and the L.C. Bird staff. As a freshman, Burgett was skinny and around 6 foot 1 inch. By his senior season, he grew and transformed his game into a double-double machine in points and rebounds with…
Matoaca boys soccer under new leadership
0Matoaca boys’ soccer finished last season 8-6-2 under Jay Parker, who’s now the football coach. This will be Victor Malagisi’s first year at the helm. “Our system of training and play has changed from the past, and the players are responding positively to the new system being developed at Matoaca,” said Malagisi. Malagisi didn’t want to talk specifics on individuals, but said that senior goalkeeper Justin Almond will be taking over duties minding the net. “I know my players are poised to be successful and prepared to take on any challenge they are presented with,” said the first-year coach. “I…
Jags win 9-U championship
0The Jacobs Road Elementary School Jaguars won the Cub Division 9-U Big Ten Championship over the Midlothian Mustangs, 22-17, on March 9. First row: cheerleaders, Sydney Hoy, Olivia Duncan, Delanie Harper, Emma Jarrett; second row, Savannah Poore, Kaelah Goodman-Robinson, Madison Thompson, Alyssa Inge, Makayla Reed and Brooklyn Gale; third row, April Harper, Trinity Evans and Brandi Hoy; fourth row, Jamari Walker, Evan Lee, Paxton Hensley and Devon Raines; fifth row, Myles Morgan, Seth Cheatham, Aaron Harrison, Jaylen Cooper, Gabriel Lightfoot and Jaden Thompson; sixth row, principal Jennifer Lenz, assistant head coach Doug Lee, assistant principal Joel Eberts and head coach…
Falling Creek Blackhawks win 12-U championship
0The Falling Creek Blackhawks 12-U basketball team won the Chesterfield Basketball League Championship in the Nets SEC division on Feb. 23 with a 57-45 win over Enon-Marguerite Christian. The Blackhawks finished the regular season with a 9-1 record, losing only to a tough Midlothian team. In the playoffs, Falling Creek defeated Scott and Swift Creek to make it to the championship game. This is the third year in a row that the Falling Creek Blackhawks have won a CBL championship. In 2017, the 10-U won the Bear NCAA Championship, and in 2018 they won the Minor Pac-10 Championship. Front, Kyrie…
April in the Dogpound
0Hello and welcome back to the amazing world of the Dogpound. Did I tell you that I have a mastodon and a Sasquatch for a neighbor? Honest, and this is no April Fool’s joke either. As a side bar, how many of you got pranked on Monday or you pranked someone? I am writing this ahead of the ”jokester” day, and even though I have no big plans, I will be on the look out for any tom-foolery. As another side bar, I have used that word before but never knew were it came from. The Internet gives two stories:…
VN goes to Costa Rica
0The Strickland Family – Glenn, Dawn, Curtis, and Timothy – and Judy Alexis Yarbrough took the Village News to the Mirador San Gerardo overlook in Monteverde, Costa Rica, with an amazing view of Lake Arenal and the iconic active stratovolcano Arenal at about 5,800 feet in altitude. Just a few minutes before, Curtis had proposed to Judy!