Parks & Recreation Director named as National Distinguished Professional
0Dr. James Worsley, Director of Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation, was recently selected to receive the National Distinguished Professional Award by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). The award will be presented during the 2020 NRPA Virtual Annual Conference in October. Each year, NRPA National Awards are presented to individuals and agencies across the U.S. to honor their efforts, both professional and personal, in the field of parks and recreation. This year, there are 11 award categories in the NRPA National Awards program. Recipients are selected from a pool of applicants based on excellence in a variety of topics,…
Police investigate fatal crash
0The Chesterfield County Police Department is investigating a single vehicle crash that occurred in the 13700 block of Beach Road at about 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10. Police said the driver of a 2001 Lexus sedan was driving east on Beach Road when he ran off the right side of the roadway, striking multiple trees. Both the driver – Noah Page, 18, of the 13400 block of Janeka Drive in Chesterfield – and a juvenile passenger were pronounced deceased on scene. At this point, the investigation indicates that both speed and wet roadways are contributing factors in this crash.…
Former science teacher, EMT takes over at Matoaca
0Matoaca High will be greeted by a new face in the fall: Elizabeth Baber, the school’s new principal. Baber was the associate principal at Monacan High, and she will be replacing John Murray, who served as principal for three years. Baber taught science for four years before becoming an associate principal, but being a teacher was not always her goal. Her penchant for helping people led to her volunteering for a local rescue squad, where she said she realized her impact would be greater if she helped to instruct and build others in their skill set as emergency medical providers.…
Celebrate Independence Day in Chesterfield with fireworks show
0Event will only showcase fireworks; no other activities and entertainment will be permitted or showcased A long-standing Chesterfield celebration of everything red, white, and blue will be booming back to glory next month, although the event will take on a different look and feel from previous years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chesterfield County’s annual Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration, presented by Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation, will be held Saturday, July 4 at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds. The free fireworks event will begin at 9:15 p.m. While the fairgrounds will be closed to the general public, there will be limited…
Police Blotter
0ALDRIDGE AVE (24xx block) 06/08/2020 10:30 a.m. – Attached garage entered during burglary. Miscellaneous items reported stolen. ARBOR HIGHLANDS TR (116xx block) 06/06/2020 Noon – Money and miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. ARBOR LAKE DR (68xx block) 06/08/2020 4:26 p.m. – Rear door entry during burglary. Miscellaneous items reported stolen. ARBOR RIDGE DR (61xx block) 06/06/2020 7:57 p.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. BERMUDA CROSSROAD LN (121xx block) 06/06/2020 4:10 a.m. – Injury-Accidental – Overdose BUNDLE RD (136xx block) 06/07/2020 3:30 p.m. – Electronics reported stolen. CLIFFSIDE DR (9xx block) 06/08/2020 1:30 p.m. – Vandalism to a vehicle. COACH…
For a reason
0Kitchen fires are the leading cause of residential fires for a reason. When I left the job, 37 percent of all fires were caused by unattended cooking. This was a large statistic in 2010 and I am sure that this number may be even higher now, since the number of fires has increased. The biggest reason for the fire problem in a kitchen is that all that is necessary to have a fire is regularly found in the kitchen. What do I mean by that? To have a fire, you need heat, fuel, oxygen, and the chemical chain reaction that…
Recently Deceased
0BUTLER, James David, 85, of Chester, husband of Joan Butler. CRAIG, Victoria E., 67, of Chesterfield, wife of Henry Craig GILLEY, Beverly M., 84, of Chesterfield, widow of Joseph Gilley. HAMMOND, Margaret, 87, of North Chesterfield, wife of Harley Hammond. KING, George J. Jr., 84, of North Chesterfield, widower of Berthel King. MILLER, Frances Nevel, 87, of Chesterfield. MORRISON, Annona Jane, 85, of Chesterfield, widow of Grady Morrison. NEWMAN, Dorothy Christine Colbert, 80, of South Chesterfield, wife of Calvin Newman. PASCHALL, Walter Ray, 81, of Chesterfield, widower of Edith Paschall. PATTERSON, Vanessa, 32, of Chesterfield, spouse of Stephanie Rossi. PURYEAR, William, 48, of Chester. SHELTON, Darrell D. Sr., 56, of North Chesterfield.…
Three see new offers, another local standout gets first offer
0Kris Trinidad, of the L.C. Bird football team, is up to ten offers after another week that saw two new schools throw their names in the hat for the athletic lineman’s services. Both Bryant University and William & Mary joined the hunt this past week. The list of schools interested also contains: Rhode Island, Central Michigan, Air Force, Bucknell, Navy, Campbell, Old Dominion, and Army. “On the field, Kris is an apex predator. He gets after it,” Bird coach Troy Taylor said. “Last year he was a five-technique defensive end [who] put his hand in the ground. He goes and…