Remember when…A Great White Oak
0A great white oak tree has stood on Chesterfield’s courthouse lawn for over 200 years. Every 10 years, what has been come to known as the Nunnally white oak tree is measured in a formal ceremony and entered into county records. In 2011 the girth was measured at 17 feet, 7 inches. An article pasted into a Woman’s Club of Chester Nomination for the National Register of Historic Trees, a Richmond Times-Dispatch article published on May 13, 1940 reported that the great oak had grown 2 feet 1 ½ inches in girth in the last 10 years.The article further indicated…
Results of multi-agency aggressive driving enforcement
0CHESTERFIELD – Aggressive driving continues to be a problem on many highways across the Commonwealth. Chesterfield County Police in conjunction with the Richmond City, Henrico County and Virginia State police have completed a second aggressive driving enforcement operation on Chippenham Parkway. This primary roadway that traverses Chesterfield, Richmond, and Henrico is often the subject of complaints from community members about speeding and aggressive driving. Police officers and troopers again worked together last Thursday to actively address this problem. The operation resulted in stopping a total of 147 vehicles from Parham Road to Interstate 95. In total, 140 summonses were issued…
Louth family travels to Fort Benning
0Dec. 9 was an exciting and proud day for the Louth family. They attended their grandson’s graduation for army training in Fort Benning, Ga. and the Village News traveled along. Pictured with Pvt. Michael Ethan Louth are his grandparents Ray and Joan Louth.
Resistance
0On January 21, my mother and I went to the Women’s March on Washington. Our arrival was smooth; we parked, jumped on the Metro, and made our way to the district. The atmosphere was rather jolly on the Metro, even at 6 a.m. Women from all over our country had come to stand up for Women’s Rights; our rights over our bodies, our salaries, and our equality in this country. It was amazing to see so many men, women, and children descending upon Washington, D.C., and a beautiful example of our wonderful democracy. As I have stated in previous pieces,…
Picture of the week
0Virginia State University Music Education major Kristian Ruffis pump out some sounds on his trombone last week at the Bermuda Crossroads Shopping Center. For customers going into the shops, the music added additional pleasantries to the warm sunny day. He and a friend was were in the area and stopped by the center. “I just wanted to come outside and play music,” he said. “It feels good.” Have a picture of the week? Send us a high res with info to [email protected]
POLICE BLOTTER – JAN 18- JAN 23
0TOTAL INCIDENTS assaults –37 larceny –31 traffic –20 fraud –15 animal cases –13 burglary — 13 miscellaneous — 12 drug offenses —12 vandalisms —10 death investigations —5 robbery —4 weapon violations —3 injury —3 rape —2 BEECHNUT AVE (57xx block) 09/15/2016 12:00 p.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from residence. BENSLEY PARK BLVD (75xx block) 12/01/2016 2:00 p.m. – Money stolen from residence. BEULAH OAKS LN (66xx block) 01/20/2017 8:39 a.m. – Robbery with a firearm at residence Money and Miscellaneous items taken from victim. BREVARD DR (189xx block) 01/19/2017 2:00 p.m. – Front window entry. Nothing reported stolen. CHESTER…
Not published
0I have been writing this column since 1998, when this paper started and I was a lieutenant at Fire Station 1 in Chester. My assigned task was to write about what I was seeing, from the vantage point of Engine 1, attempting to educate our community. I cannot say that I knew what I was biting off by accepting the role as a pro bono columnist. At first, my writing was focused on Chester and Chesterfield. I then began to expand my scope based upon what I was seeing in ministry. It was at this point that I received pushback…
Charmaine Crowell-White keeping oral history alive
0Charmaine Crowell-White will present a one-woman show focused on slave life on he Montpelier plantation and the James and Dolley Madison White House. Through Sukey’s storytelling, Charmaine Crowell-White explores the personality and talents of Dolley Madison. She will have three performances of Sulkey: Life with Dolley Madison. The first will be this Saturday from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. in the meeting room at the Ettrick-Matoaca. She will be at the Bon Air Library on Thursday, Feb. 16 from 7 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. and at the Meadowdale Library on Monday, Feb. 27 from 7 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Crowell-White…