Unexpectedly
0I have walked alongside many people while they were caring for loved ones. I knew that it was difficult as I watched from afar. It was not until recently that I became a caregiver for three people that I am not kin to. As a pastor, you are called upon for anything. Other times you are called upon because of where you live or just who you are. However it happened, I found myself on a whirlwind journey with three people with three totally different sets of needs. I wish that I could share with you the details of these…
A football championship poster gone bad?
1A misidentified player’s photo on the L.C. Bird High School 5A football state championship team poster from 2013 has resulted in a parent filing a civil lawsuit against school district officials. David Shurland sued the school’s principal, Laura Hebert, along with Chesterfield County Public Schools officials Joseph Tylus, James Lane and James Holland in General District Court in January and requested $25,000 in damages. The poster in question, which Shurland said was located on a wall in an office lobby at the school, misidentified his son Jayson Shurland as Isiah Alvarez. The plaintiff said that the poster was eventually corrected…
Matoaca Middle School teacher brings Latin alive
0Lori Brown has been the eighth-grade Latin teacher at Matoaca Middle School for three years and her journey to get there was not conventional. She danced when she was younger, but her injuries forced her to go to physical therapy school. A patient-caused injury then led her to back to her first love, and she was the ballet mistress at a performing arts school for 12 years. Brown’s husband was in the Navy and when they ended up living at a boys’ boarding school, she decided to take Latin with the students. Her love for the language caused her…
Fitness center re-opens
0Anytime Fitness celebrated a grand re-opening last month under new ownership and management. From left: owner Manish Gupta, general manager Catherine Callaham, Vitamin Shoppe representative Monte Lloyd and personal trainer Dylan Harvey. The business is located in the Bermuda Crossroads Shopping Center on Jefferson Davis Highway.
The tax man cometh!
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Let’s see… St Patrick’s Day, check. Good Friday, check. Easter, check. So what other major event is coming up? Wait…it will come to me….don’t tell me…oh yes! Tax Day! The Tax Man cometh! I am sure you are as thrilled as I am about that day, but it has to be done. I am proud to say I have already filed and received my return. Yea! It is interesting to note that identify fraud around this time of year is very high. The IRS distributes over $300 billion every…
Teenager making noise on the short track
0By Leon George At Daybreak Farm in Chesterfield County, an unobtrusive sign informs everyone the one-lane wide, asphalt driveway, is for private use. The pastoral serenity of the 90-acre farm quickly makes you forget having to cope with the almost always rush-hour traffic jam of Route 360. It’s easy to think you’re in the heart of farm country. The man-made pond, Lake Howie, immediately catches your eye when you get out of your car. The chicken coop, solar panels, and immaculate landscape hint at a modern-day gentleman farmer operation. Once the garage door is opened you realize you’re at the…
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Police arrest robbery suspect
0CHESTERFIELD COUNTY – Police have arrested a man who allegedly robbed the Car Stop Food Mart located at 7431 Jefferson Davis Highway at about 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27. No one was injured during the incident. Police said the man approached the clerk and passed a note demanding money. The man allegedly fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money belonging to the business. There was no weapon displayed during the incident. Once police arrived in the area they located the suspect a short distance from the scene. Police arrested Randolph E. Blackmon, 44, of Chesterfield, for robbery…