County Waste trucks’ use of Lewis Road clarified
0The entrance to County Waste’s rental property on Lewis Road is pictured above. Chesterfield County recently clarified the conditions under which County Waste trucks can use Lewis Road after the county received a complaint or two about it. A stipulation in a 1976 conditional use permit for Shoosmith Bros. Inc.’s landfill said that “no truck traffic associated with this operation shall be permitted on Lewis Road, and all access from the site shall be from Route 10.” A subsequent 1997 conditional use permit stated that “Shoosmith Brothers Inc. shall prohibit any vehicles under their ownership or control from transporting solid…
House Speaker gives legislative update
0By Del. Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights The 2019 General Assembly just adjourned sine die Sunday. Over the course of the 46-day legislative session, the House and Senate considered thousands of bills on a wide range of issues. Despite the distractions taking place elsewhere on Capitol Square, the General Assembly was laser-focused on getting our job done in a timely and responsible manner. State budget passed The final action of the legislative session was the passage of amendments to the state budget. As is required by the Virginia Constitution, the budget is balanced and does not spend more than we bring…
State champ!
0Matoaca’s Noah Roulo won the 145-pound Class 5 state wrestling championship this past weekend. He dominated the title bout, winning 11-2 over Tommy Baldwin of Princess Anne.
Davis signs with W.V. State
0Chamont Thompson watches as Paul Davis signs. Last week, Meadowbrook High School’s standout running back Paul Davis signed a national letter of intent to play at West Virginia State University. The 5-10, 175-pound running back rushed for 1,010 yards for the Monarchs this past season, and has shown good pass catching ability. He was named third team All-Region 5. “Paul was the heart and soul of the team this year,” coach Chamont Thompson said. “He was a team leader and captain on both sides of the ball, and is an extremely hard worker.” West Virginia State, which competes at the…
Brinkley qualifies for nationals
1A 2015 Thomas Dale High School graduate recently qualified for the Intercollegiate Rifle Championships, which will take place March 22-24 in Fort Benning, Ga. Rachel Brinkley qualified as a member of Liberty University’s small bore rifle team at the Feb. 9 competition in Charlottesville. The purpose of the Intercollegiate Rifle Championships is to determine the National Collegiate Rifle individual and team champions. Brinkley, a senior majoring in healthcare informatics, qualified in the air rifle competition. She is a member of the university’s inaugural rifle team.
Matoaca’s Woody grappling with success
0Brandon Woody in action. Sophomore Brandon Woody left his mark at Matoaca High School with three state championships and went on to wrestle in college. He previously wrestled at 106 pounds, but Woody has moved up to the 141-pound class at Averett University in Danville. Woody excelled during the first week of the new year, taking home a championship at an invitational. At the Jim Crytzer Invitational on Jan. 5, Woody won his opening round match 5-1, and then pinned West Virginia Tech University’s Tanner Harris to move to the semifinal round. Woody then used the strength of four takedowns…
Carver Academy wins district title
0Wes Powell defends against Rome Hudson while Reggie Simon watches. (Caleb M. Soptelean photo) Reggie Simon’s work with the Carver Academy boys basketball program will be put to the test, as the team has its best chance at a lengthy playoff run since Toby Campbell’s tenure at the school when it was still Chesterfield Community High School. “The program had hit rock bottom the season before I got there,” Simon said. “They had only won one game the year before, and there just wasn’t any interest.” Five seasons ago, Carver Academy’s program won a single game. The following season they won five games,…
Moving on
0Hello and welcome back to the very tired world of the Dogpound. I finally got moved. I picked the coldest week of the winter to move. The prior weekend we were in the 40s, and by mid-week we had a high of minus-2, and then by the following Sunday we were back into the 60s. This is February? Oh my! My fingers are so cut and scraped from packaging and opening all of those cardboard boxes that I can barely type this article. No lie! Of course, along with all the physical pain (back, shoulders…well, you get the picture) and…