Sunny’s kind of day!
0Sunny, a rescue cockatoo, was out enjoying the weather with caretaker, Chester resident Johnni Boos. She had taken Sunny to visit her co-workers at the Waffle House at 11201 Iron Bridge Road. (Photo by Heather Seaman.)
Fowler enjoys teaching math at Matoaca High School
0The people in Nichole Fowler’s life knew she would be a teacher even though she resisted. Fowler said she likes to tell people what to do and show them how to do things correctly, so they thought she would be a great teacher. She had different plans, however. Fowler originally wanted to be a lawyer. She received her undergraduate degree in math from Virginia State University and a master’s degree in secondary education from Grand Canyon University. “I feel that God knew what I was supposed to do, but I was fighting back [because] everyone thought that I was going…
County chooses modified route for Nash Road Extension
0A modified route has been selected for the Nash Road Extension, which would connect Nash Road to Route 10. In October, the county transportation department chose a combination of alternatives 2 and 3, which are the middle and southerly routes, senior engineer Chessa Faulkner said. The modified route also would use the bridge crossing from alternative 1. That bridge crossing is estimated to be $1.2 million or so less than a more southerly bridge crossing that was proposed with alternatives 2 and 3. The result is a road that snakes from the bridge to the connection with Route 10 while…
Obituary: William Richard King
0King, William Richard CAPT USN (Ret) of Chester, Va., went to be with the Lord while surrounded by family on Jan. 28, 2019. His family and friends will miss his playful sense of humor, warm smile and his sparkling blue eyes. He was born in Tomahawk, Wis., on Sept. 3, 1928 and was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, LaVerne King; his parents, Wilbur and Evelyn King; and his only brother, Robert King. He is survived by his three daughters Nancy Murphy (Kevin), Barbara Edwards (Bruce) and Kathy King. Additional survivors include four grandchildren, Heather Murphy, Jenny…
Johnson & Johnson excel while chasing hoop dreams
0Malik Johnson Robert Johnson attended L.C. Bird High School before heading to Benedictine College Prep School, Indiana University, and preseason stints with the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks before landing with the Wisconsin Herd, the Bucks’ G League affiliate. Johnson is averaging 6.5 points and 19 minutes per game in a reserve role for the Herd. He’s shooting 43 percent from the floor and 33 percent from three-point range. His little brother, Malik Johnson, was a standout for three seasons at L.C. Bird before finishing at Blue Ridge Community College. He took a scholarship to Canisius College, a Division I…
The press is on at Carver Academy
0Earl Hill, Wes Powell, Ryan Johnson and Mikael Jaaber practice Feb. 1. It took a while, but Carver College and Career Academy’s boys basketball team has risen near the top. Head coach William “Reggie” Simon Jr. took over at the Chester-based high school four years ago. His first team won five games and lost 12. His teams went 10-12 and 12-9 over the next two years. This year’s edition had a 15-5 record heading into Tuesday’s game with King William. A win in that contest would result in Carver having the top seed in the nine-team 1B Region, Simon said.…
Africa in January
0A team of seven, including me, have just returned from a 13-day journey to South Africa. It is summer in that part of the Southern Hemisphere. Warm days, thunderstorms and occasional cool breezes offered us a break from our winter. I call the place where we worked the “land of many boulders.” On the distant horizons are towering mountains like the Rockies. Our task, as always, was to share the gospel wherever we were given the opportunity. This was my eleventh journey to Africa. These words will only scratch the surface of what we witnessed God do. For me and…
If the shoe fits…
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. As I have mentioned in past articles, I am in the middle of moving and it is driving me crazy. My current house has an attached garage, but the new location has a detached garage. This is not a deal breaker, however, I am not thrilled walking out in the morning and getting my work shoes covered in snow, so I thought it would be a good idea to get a pair of galoshes. Not just any kind; I wanted a pair big enough that I could easily slip…