Thomas Dale boys volleyball team shares the volunteer spirit
0ABOVE: Josh Forbes is pictured during a boys volleyball practice last week. He encouraged his team to volunteer to help the community, and the idea has spread to other teams at Thomas Dale High School. Forbes is in his sixth year of coaching at the school. Every generation has some people whose favorite pastime is speaking about younger generations with sarcastic disdain. We’ve all heard them bemoaning the young for not appreciating how easy they have it. They punctuate that fact by regaling themselves with stories of hardship about walking to school, uphill both ways, in five feet of snow.…
Senior Battalion Chief David Creasy
0On Monday, Oct. 15, my friend and a fire service mentor David “Chico” Creasy went home to be with the Lord after a four-year journey with cancer. David did not lose his battle with cancer, but used it to educate today’s fire service about the dangers of carcinogens and the steps necessary to protect firefighters from them. David had cancer, but I believe that God gave him and Martha an inner strength because of the cancer that drove them these four years. Creasy had already made an indelible mark in and on the fire service, but God had an even…
Recently deceased
0Anderson, Ms. Audrey Carol, of Chesterfield. Brumbelow, Mr. John Ellis “Johnny,” of Chesterfield, companion of Donna F. Enteman. Chappell, Mrs. Jean Lewis, 70, of Chesterfield, wife of Phillip Chappell Jr. Clements, Mrs. Dorothy Marie, 85, of Chesterfield, widow of Billy Mack Clements. Creasy, Mr. David Carrington Sr., 67, of North Chesterfield, husband of Martha Kay Taylor Creasy. Crostic, Mr. Irvin A. Jr., 80, of Chesterfield, a Marine Corps veteran, widower of Jane Crostic. Dance, Mrs. Florence Christine Maxwell, 91, of North Chesterfield, widow of Milton E. Dance. Davis, Mr. Jimmy, 47, of Chesterfield, husband of Lisa Tackett Davis. Griffin, Mrs. Cassandra Trent, 67, of North Chesterfield, wife of Henry…
Charge refiled against man who was Tased
0ABOVE: James Monk speaks during a press conference at the Chester Library earlier this year. A 22-year-old Richmond man who was Tased earlier this year for failure to comply with police officers’ orders recently had a charge refiled against him. James Monk was initially arrested March 28 near Virginia State University and charged with obstruction of justice and having illegal window tint. The charges were dismissed in late August, but refiled Oct. 11. Monk faces a preliminary court date at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 1 and another court date at 1 p.m. Nov. 20. When asked about why charge was refiled…
L.C. Bird High School Hall of Fame inductees
0Pictured are this year’s inductees into the L.C. Bird Hall of Fame. From left, Greg Hunt, 1986, Rashad Lewis, 2004, Jamie Wisegarver, 2001, Eric McBride, 2006, and Mike Chaney, 1981. The induction was held Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Highlands Golf Club. Their sports were: Hunt, track and field; Lewis, football; McBride, football and track; Wisegarver, softball, field hockey, tennis and track; and Chaney, long-time supporter and volunteer. This is the 10th year of the Hall of Fame inductions. The new members were also honored at the Bird-Monacan football game Friday night.
Man gets four years in juvenile detention for killing 18-year-old: Convict said shooting was accidental
0ABOVE: Tyquon D. Whitehead was accidentally shot by Abdul Q. Crapps-Robinson. A 17-year-old North Chesterfield resident was recently sentenced to four years in a state juvenile detention facility after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and reckless use of a firearm. Abdul Q. “Qadi” Crapps-Robinson was originally charged with second-degree murder and reckless handling of a firearm. He was sentenced Oct. 12 as an adult in accord with a plea agreement for the shooting death of 18-year-old Tyquon D. Whitehead. The incident took place June 6, 2017 in the 3600 block of Old Creek Road, north of Belmont Road in the…
County implements Hope Card project
0In conjunction with “Domestic Violence Awareness Month,” the Judges of the Chesterfield Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court recently introduced the Hope Card project. Hope Cards are durable, wallet-sized cards available to petitioners of family abuse protective orders upon entry of a final order of protection They are designed for petitioners’ convenience, listing the provisions included in a final protective order. The size of a credit card, Hope Cards are an easier way for petitioners to keep active protective orders on their person at all times. Hope Cards also make identification of protected parties easier for law enforcement and alert…
Village News at Pigeon Forge
0Linda and Bob Gagliardo of Chester recently spent a few days in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and enjoyed the Village News on the bus ride. The couple saw the Smoky Mountain Opry while on vacation.