Assembly expands law to include fake nudes
0By Caitlin Morris RICHMOND – The Virginia General Assembly passed a bill to expand “revenge porn” laws to include realistic fake images. In 2014, Virginia outlawed the dissemination of explicit photos or videos without the consent of the person seen in the images. The images may have been originally shared in agreement between both parties, but in cases of revenge porn, get posted online by people seeking to embarrass the victim. “They put them on a website with the intent to coerce, harass or maliciously hurt those folks,” said Del. Marcus B. Simon, D-Fairfax. Simon introduced HB 2678 to protect…
Lions Club hears about Regenesis Life Ministries
0Tracey McReynolds speaks to the Chester Lions Club. By Carelynn Sheppard The Chester Lions Club recently heard about a new ministry from Regenesis Life Ministries. Pastor Gary McReynolds and his wife, “Miss Tracey” McReynolds, spoke to the Chester Lions Club on Feb. 26. Regenesis is dedicated to helping individuals who have the drive to succeed in their battles with drug and alcohol addiction and poor decisions or life choices. It is a Christian-based residential program which has homes for men, women, and families, as well as a food pantry and two thrift stores. Donations to and purchases to their thrift…
America’s Classic Miss
0Chester resident LauraBrooke McCarney was recently crowned America’s Classic Miss, Mega Grand Supreme, for 2019.
Chesapeake Bank donates $10K to BizWorks
0Chesapeake Bank presented a check for $10,000 to BizWorks Enterprise Center on Feb. 26. Funds will be used to renovate the center’s multi-purpose room. From left, David Neale, Fable Marketing; Richard Swed, Risk Management Group; LaTisha Jenkins, Chesterfield Economic Development; Tommy Adams, Chesapeake Bank; Kiva Duff, BizWorks; Shane Young, Workspace 101; Frank Bell, Chesapeake Bank; Doug Carleton, board chairman, BizWorks; David Younce, Chesapeake Bank; Tanner Collins, BizWorks; and Sam Poole, Chesapeake Bank.
Longtime Chester doctor dead at 99
0Robert Macon “Bob” Phillips Sr. died peacefully on Dec. 19, 2018, two weeks before his 100th birthday. Born in Emporia, he grew up in Petersburg and graduated from Petersburg High School. Bob earned his bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Richmond and his doctorate from the Medical College of Virginia (now Virginia Commonwealth University). He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Bob practiced medicine in Chester for 37 years before retirement. He was predeceased by his parents, Macon Randolph Phillips and Susie Alley Phillips, and his sisters, Mary Kathryn Phillips Anderson and Sue…
Chesterfield school board approves FY2020 budget
0The Chesterfield County Public Schools Board voted 4-0 last week to approve its Fiscal Year 2020 budget. Midlothian District board member Javaid Siddiqi was absent for the Feb. 26 meeting. Superintendent Merv Daugherty had proposed the $672.2 million budget, which is $17.5 million more than the FY2019 budget. “I think overall we’ve done a great job as a board trying to figure out what our needs are … in regard to sending over a balanced budget,” Bermuda District board member Carrie Coyner said. “We probably should do some long hard looking at how we run our school division,” she said,…
Deja vu, water pressure
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. As of this writing the next major snow storm is headed my way (southwest Indiana), and we are right on the edge of a snowy mix or 12 inches of snow. Now, if I was staying home, it would not be a big deal, however, this weekend, of course, I am traveling to watch my Buckeyes get bounced by the Boilermakers at Purdue University. Strange as it might sound, I have attended three games in the past five years, and in each case we got beat and it was…
Basement fires
0I just read a news report of a row house fire in East Baltimore that sent six firefighters to the hospital. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but fire investigators said the fire started in the basement. I cannot remember the last time that I wrote about basement fires. Basement fires are difficult for firefighters to fight, especially if entry must be made from the first floor. The stairwell acts as a chimney for the heat, smoke and fire. You find yourself in a firefight the moment that you hit the stairwell just trying to get to…