Two Chesterfield County Public Schools students win Virginia War Memorial 2016 Veterans Day Essay Contest
0Two Chesterfield County Public Schools students won the Virginia War Memorial 2016 Veterans Day Essay Contest, and the students both read their winning essays at the Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 11 at the Virginia War Memorial. The winner for the middle school category is Jordan Bowe, an eighth-grade student at Matoaca Middle, who wrote an essay titled “Could You Walk in Their Boots.” The high school category winner is Lauren Faherty, an 11th-grade student at Manchester High who wrote “My Family’s Love of America.” The essay contest was open to all public, private, and homeschooled middle and high school students…
Growing thankful
0We have made it past the turkey and are now moving full speed ahead towards Christmas trees and lights. In reality, the minute Halloween was over, the retailers were pushing Christmas down our throats faster than you can say “candy cane.” It saddens me that Thanksgiving is now such a fleeting holiday. The one day a year that we have designated our “thankful day.” On Thanksgiving we give thanks for our family, our freedoms, and our food. I really thought about what being thankful meant to me this past week, and was surprised at what I came up with. Of…
CHSV offers American Heritage Merit Badge Workshop
0The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, (CHSV), in partnership with the Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation, presents an American Heritage merit badge workshop for Boy Scouts in December. The Boy Scout American Heritage Merit Badge Workshop will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to noon at Historic Trinity Church, 10111 Iron Bridge Rd., Chesterfield 23832. This workshop fulfills merit badge requirements concerning history and cultural heritage. Cost is $10, and registration is through the CHSV website at www.chesterfieldhistory.com. There are rerequisites for this workshop. Call 751-4946 for details. The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia serves as…
Petersburg based insurance group purchases Burnette Insurance Agency
0Appomattox Wealth Management/Insurance announces the purchase of Burnette Insurance Agency, located at 4331 Old Hundred Rd in Chester. Appomattox has been serving the financial and insurance needs of clients out of their Petersburg and Dinwiddie offices for over 20 years, and the company is looking forward to being a part of the Chester community with this expansion. “We will be able to provide more insurance carrier options to clients and we are really excited about the opportunity to add financial planning to the services offered,” said Burke Steele, According to Forbes.com, studies over the last several years indicate that less…
Wanted by US Marshalls
0Name: HALL,JOHN EDWARD Sex…………………………………………. MALE Race………………………………………..WHITE Date of Birth…………………………… 07/09/1970 Place of Birth…………………………..Virginia Height……………………………………..6’00” Weight……………………………………. 200 pounds Eyes……………………………………….. Green Hair……………………………………….. Bald
RECENTLY DECEASED
0Coulson, Mrs. Virginia Ardary, 91, of Chester, widow of Marshall Coulson. Evans, Mr. Ted, 77, of Chesterfield. Johnson, Mrs. G. Dolores, 88, of Chesterfield, widow of George Henry Johnson. Johnson, Mrs. Mary Dee, 75, of Henrico, wife of Robert Johnson. Lemelin, Mr. Donald Roberts, 82, of North Chesterfield, husband of Jeannette Lemelin. Saunders, Mr. David Kelly, 58, of Chesterfield, husband of Loretta Saunders. Smith, Mr. Gordon L. “Gordy,” 88, of Chesterfield, a World War II Army veteran, husband of Betty K. Smith.
Police Blotter
0ALLERTON ST (60xx block) 11/17/2016 12:08 a.m. – Side door entered. FOX KNOLL DR (144xx block) 11/17/2016 10:10 a.m. – Injury-Accidental – Overdose CENTRE ST (118xx block) 11/16/2016 4:15 p.m.- Electronics stolen from library. CRICKLEWOOD DR (61xx block) 11/17/2016 1:30 a.m. – Vehicle parts stolen from residence. JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY (94xx block) 11/16/2016 11:00 p.m. – Money stolen from hotel. BRIGGS RD (128xx block) 11/14/2016 1:00 p.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from wooded area. EMBLEM DR (29xx block) 11/16/2016 4:30 p.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from residence. JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY (25xx block) 11/17/2016 11:00 a.m. – Money…
Make a list
0As Christmas rapidly approaches, I thought that we could think of a different list from those being written by children for Christmas morning. It has always been my intent to prevent fires or any other type of accident that could stop your family in their tracks. In almost every case, accidents are preventable. We must be of a mindset that a fire or accident can occur in a moment. I am going to offer you a hodgepodge list of things to keep in mind as you enjoy this special time of the year. Do you have an appropriate number of…