Chesterfield’s school nurses honored with prestigious awards
0Two school nurses were recognized this week for what the school system calls their efforts to serve, educate and create safe, supportive and nurturing learning environments for Chesterfield County Public Schools’ students and staff members. Cosby High’s Lindsey Poore was named Virginia Association of School Nurses’ School Nurse of the Year on Wednesday, as school divisions across the Commonwealth celebrated National School Nurses Day. Matoaca High’s Sonji Williams was named Chesterfield County Public Schools’ School Nurse of the Year. “Our school nurses are a critical part of the health and well-being of our students and staff in every school,” Superintendent…
School board seeks input on potentially starting before Labor Day in 2021
0Chesterfield County Public Schools would shift to a pre-Labor Day start beginning with the 2021-22 school year, according to a draft calendar scheduled to be presented to the School Board during its May 12 work session. As allowed by changes to state law within the past year, Chesterfield County schools would open two weeks prior to Labor Day, be closed for a four-day weekend to recognize Labor Day and close for the year two weeks earlier than usual, according to the proposal. Traditional schools would start Aug. 23, 2021 and stop June 3, 2022 (Pending School Board approval, Bellwood and…
Chesterfield libraries use 3-D printers to aide in fight against COVID
0Chesterfield County Public Library is donating fabric masks to a women’s shelter and 3-D-printed plastic straps for masks to Chippenham Hospital. Library staff made 75 masks and 100 plastic straps using the library’s sewing machines and 3-D printers. The plastic straps are designed to attach to a mask’s elastic ear loops, which relieves the pressure from the wearer’s ears. Library staff are making approximately 100 additional masks to donate to a doctor’s office and a local company. Recently, the library donated 20 fabric masks to a Chesterfield County company.
State Parks’ set goal to reopen campgrounds May 22
0Virginia State Parks are working toward a goal to reopen campgrounds for Memorial Day weekend. The announcement to allow for the opening of campgrounds came Friday during Gov. Northam’s press conference as part of the state’s Phase One reopening strategy. Gov. Northam announced that while state parks continue to be open for day use, overnight facilities will open following a phased approach beginning with park campgrounds. Guests should check the individual park’s Web site before their visit for the latest updates. Guests who had a camping reservation canceled with a check-in before May 21 and with a check-out after May…
PPE to be sterilized in Chesterfield
0Gov. Ralph Northam recently announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Virginia to receive three Battelle Critical Care Decontamination Systems (CCDS) that can collectively sterilize up to 240,000 units of personal protective equipment (PPE) per day for reuse. The three systems will be operational in the Town of Blacksburg, the City of Newport News, and Chesterfield County within the middle of May. The Battelle CCDS uses a concentrated hydrogen peroxide vapor to decontaminate N95 masks, which can sustain up to 20 decontamination cycles without degrading filtration performance. This technology will help address the national shortage of critical PPE…
Matoaca alum Richards named to All-American second team
0VMI red shirt senior Neal Richards was named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-American second team Friday, becoming the program’s first All-American since 1999 (Leslie Apedoe, 285) and third all-time. “Everyone is so proud of Neal,” said head coach Jim Gibson. “This honor is greatly deserved, and is the culmination of hard work and dedication throughout his time at VMI. It puts him in an elite category of wrestlers throughout the country.” Richards was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler for the second straight year after winning the 174-pound individual championship at the 2020 Southern Conference Wrestling Championships. The South Chesterfield native qualified…
Coleman, Lewis help drive culture change at Matoaca
0By Walter Scott Jr. Matoaca’s dynamic duo, Troy Lewis and Jacob Coleman are a part of the culture change that’s been ushered into the school’s football program. “It’s easy to say these are the two top recruits we’ve had in a long time in general for school,” said Matoaca football coach Jay Parker. Brandon Brown (JMU), Michael Birdsong (JMU/Marshall/Tennessee Tech), Immanuel Hickman (East Carolina), and Jonathan Coleman (East Carolina) have all gone Division I recently. Now, it’s this combo that should wreak havoc on Region 5B this coming fall’s turn. “We’ve had guys getting recruited this quickly from when it…
Police Blotter
0BELLA VERDE CR (120xx block) 05/03/2020 9 p.m. – Money and miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. BENSLEY COMMONS BLVD (27xx block) 04/29/2020 3:18 a.m. – Vehicle parts stolen from garage. BERMUDA PLACE DR (134xx block) 05/06/2020 6:15 p.m. – Bicycles stolen from residence. BLACK GUM TR (30xx block) 05/02/2020 12:15 p.m. – Weapons Violations-Illegal Discharge BROADWATER WY (151xx block) 05/03/2020 6:50 p.m. – Weapons Violations-Illegal Discharge BROOKSHIRE DR (64xx block) 05/01/2020 6:45 p.m. – Money and miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. BROOKSHIRE DR (651xx block) 05/03/2020 6 p.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. BUNDLE RD (125xx block) 05/02/2020 Noon…