Bedwell taking over at Hermitage High
0David Bedwell Former L.C. Bird High School head football coach David Bedwell will be coaching football again. After stepping away from coaching and becoming L.C. Bird’s athletic director, Bedwell was recently named Hermitage High School head football coach. Bedwell won state championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and recorded 203 wins between stints with L.C. Bird and Henrico. Bird and Hermitage met in the playoffs for seven consecutive seasons, with the Skyhawks winning four of the seven meetings. Hermitage had another local tie, as former Matoaca High coach D.L. Johnson took over the job after Patrick Kane retired from coaching.…
L.C. Bird athletes collect offers
0Chris Barfield runs during gridiron action last fall. Two L.C. Bird High Skyhawks saw new offers roll in recently, and one of them came from a school in the Ivy League. Junior Chris Barfield reeled in an offer from the University of Pennsylvania, while C.J. Lynch scored his second offer, this one from Mount St. Joseph’s in Cincinnati. Barfield is listed as a strong safety and running back on his Hudl account, but also played with the linebackers in the L.C. Bird defense last season. Barfield made plays on the gridiron and in the classroom, boasting a 4.4 grade point…
Knights’ Graves headed to Bridgewater College
0Garrett Graves punts the pigskin. Thomas Dale High School had another player sign to the college ranks last week. Kicker-punter Garrett Graves will be heading to Bridgewater College. “Garrett is a hard-working young man who knew very little about football when he started four years ago,” coach Kevin Tucker said. “He has matured and grown into a fine young man who understands the game of football and will bring a wealth of knowledge to his team.” Originally a soccer player, Graves was convinced to join the football team by Plato Eliades, a Thomas Dale grad who played both versions of…
JTCC Day at the capitol
0Five John Tyler Community College students visited area state legislators Jan. 29 and Feb. 11 during the general session. Above, from left, Matthew Holmes, Llana Sidbury, Luis Colon, college president Edward “Ted” Raspiller (back), Del. Lashrecse Aird, Jordan Nurney and Alicia Alvarez.
Green day and a radio
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. I was just thinking, Saint Paddy’s Day is this weekend, Sunday, March 17, and in today’s world my old Irish buttons will probably not work. For example, “Kiss me I am Irish” would be a no-no, and so would “pinch me for luck.” No pinching allowed these days. So to stay with the times, maybe we can use a few of these: “Pinch me and I will punch you,” or going with the new green movement, “I’m green, I’m keen.” Better yet, “I am the real green deal. Embrace…
Recently deceased
0ANDERSON, Dylan Robert, 31 days, of Chesterfield, son of Jeff and Ashley Anderson. BARDEN, William E. Jr., 84, of Chesterfield, an Army veteran, widower of Betty Barden. BARFOOT, Walter Leonard Sr., 87, of Chesterfield, a Marine Corps veteran who served in the Korean War, widower of Jean Jordan. BONDS, Mary Beth, 77, of Chesterfield, wife of Bobby Bonds. BRANDLI, Alice June Blackmon, 86, of Chester, widow of Joseph “Fred” Brandli. COTMAN, Alice Louise Johnson, 83, of North Chesterfield. COZART, Mary Elizabeth, 90, of Chesterfield, wife of Ralph G. Cozart. DEAN, Rebecca Moss, 68, of North Chesterfield, wife of Matthew Edward Dean Sr. EADS, Carol Davidson, 67, of Chester, wife…
Outside the lines: Regional cooperation
0When we learned to color, we were taught to color inside the lines. When we learned to write, we were taught to stay within the lines on the page. For many, many years, this was how the fire service in America conducted training. I will use Chesterfield Fire & EMS as the example, but this could apply to every department in the region. All training was predominantly done in-house. In other words, Chesterfield Fire trained their personnel in the way that they wanted. At one point, there was even a class called the Chesterfield Way. Cooperation among agencies was the…
County proposes FY2020 budget
0County administrator Joe Casey presented a Fiscal Year 2020 budget on Friday, which the supervisors were scheduled to consider during their March 13 afternoon work session. The $733.5 million budget represents a $22 million increase, or 3 percent, over the Fiscal Year 2019 budget. It would leave the real estate property tax at 95 cents per $100 of assessed value, although property assessments are rising an average of 3 percent. Schools represent 40.8 percent of the budget, with public safety the second largest area at 26.6 percent. Other areas include: capital, 8.2; health and welfare, 6.9; general government, 6.8; community…