1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign Tour
0The Chesterfield Department of Parks and Recreation in partnership with the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia offers a guided driving tour of the Civil War battle sites that played a major role in the 1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. beginning at Henricus Historical Park, 251 Henricus Park Rd. This tour will allow participants to visit Dutch Gap at Henricus to learn about the construction of a canal intended to bypass Confederate artillery batteries, a discussion of the battle of Trent’s Reach, the site of the first Confederate defense of Richmond, Drewry’s…
Rise Up and Fight
0Campaign ads, debates, whiny politicians; and we have not even begun 2016 yet. As I write this, our local elections will be held tomorrow. We have several candidates for the Board of Supervisors and School Board who have no one running against them, does this mean we are happy with the status quo, or that we just do not pay attention? I am going to go with the latter. We are a nation of head buriers. We are; we love to bury our heads as far down as they can go, it is amazing that any of us can breathe.…
Police Blotter
0ALCOTT RD (25xx block) 10/24/2015 11:00 a.m. – Clothing and miscellaneous items stolen from residence. BAYVIEW DR (52xx block) 10/23/2015 11:30 p.m. – Property stolen from unlocked vehicle. BENDAHL VALLEY DR (83xx block) 10/25/2015 7:30 p.m. – Two unlocked vehicles were entered and property stolen. BRANDYWINE AVE (99xx block) 10/24/2015 10:30 p.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from residence. BRIGHT HOPE RD (95xx block)10/23/2015 10:00 a.m. – Property stolen from front yard. CASTLEWELLAN TR (134xx block) 10/23/2015 9:21 a.m. – Entry gained into residence. No signs of force noted. Property stolen. CHALKLEY RD (106xx block) 10/18/2015 7:00 p.m. – Property stolen…
Crime of the Week
0The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program needs your help to identify two suspects involved in a robbery and shooting. During the evening of Wednesday, September 23, a Chesterfield County Police officer saw two male subjects acting suspiciously in the area of Jefferson Davis Highway and Walmsley Boulevard, near the Richmond City border. The officer watched the males engage in suspicious activity which was later determined to be a robbery of a person at the Rainbow Motel. The Chesterfield officer followed the men at a distance, but one of those men turned and fired a shot at the officer, eventually…
Engine to Truck (No.3)
0I have been taking my readers through my fire service journey, but I feel like I need to step back and share some life-changing or life-altering moments in my life. I am going to give you a brief snapshot of my life-journey. 1976 – I became a Christian and a volunteer firefighter at Fire Station No.1 1977 – I was voted volunteer firefighter of the year at Station No.1 1978 – I graduated from Thomas Dale 1981 – I enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard 1983 – I became a husband, married to the most amazing woman 1985 – I…
Recently Deceased
0Boze, Mrs. Charlotte Gary, 88, of Chesterfield, widow of Leslie Carl Boze. Biley, Mr. William Clyde, 87, of Chesterfield, a World War II Navy, a Korean War Air Force and a Virginia Air National Guard veteran, husband of Lurie Alma Bailey. Boswell, Mr. Chris, 24, of Chesterfield. Clark, Mr. Stephen E. Sr., 61, of Chesterfield, husband of Diane Lynn Clark. Cox, Mr. Elwood Lytton, 77, of Chesterfield, a Navy veteran, husband of Elizabeth Cox. DeVoss, Mr. Darrel D., 69, of Chesterfield, a Vietnam War-era Navy Seabees veteran, husband of Elaine Fabrizio DeVoss. Darby, Mrs. Marguerite Sizemore, 91, of Chesterfield, wife of Lawrence T. Darby Jr. Earley, Mr. Stephen…
Local Film: The Wages of Sin
1At a dim movie theatre; you take your seat and the lights go down as the movie begins to flicker on the huge screen. The only distraction is the crunching of popcorn and slurping of a drink by the guy next to you. Only one film is playing at this single screen movie house – not the 20 screen multiplex of today. Those were the days when local filmmaker Cyrus Kapadia became passionate about movies. “My parents took me to a movie every weekend, and it was an experience,” Cyrus said. Cyrus, now a director, was drawn to see as…
Odd Couple Glad for Friendship
0They laugh together. They make jokes together. They go for dinner and try not to disagree about what kind of food they will eat on an outing. You see, they are friends. Not really all that unusual, as everyone hopes for the bonds of good friendship. Yet, Mildred “Millie” Houston and Hylas Burdette are as an unlikely a pair — really quite the odd couple at the senior living apartment complex where they live in Chester. You see, Millie is a transplant from the New York and New Jersey area, and grew up in Ohio. Hylas spent 87 years living…