November 07, 2009
Law-enforcement officers recognized for valor
Police officers and firefighters from around the Richmond region were recognized yesterday for their selfless acts of bravery. They risked their lives...
Chesterfield, others, doing more business with women
By WESLEY P. HESTER TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERChesterfield County is spending more with women-owned businesses and companies inside the county line. So is Henrico County. The localities are doing so...
November 06, 2009
Teen pulled from James, then charged
Cold teen pulled from James River after police pursuit A 17-year-old boy was pulled from the James River in Chesterfield County yesterday morning after...
November 05, 2009
Anti-dropout effort in Chesterfield uses details from prison life
Keeping Chesterfield kids in school Every 26 seconds, a student drops out of school. Three out of four end up in prison. Some Chesterfield County middle...
November 04, 2009
Swine flu deaths increase to 17 across Virginia
Hundreds turned out yesterday in Chesterfield County for a flu-vaccine clinic, where 800 doses of H1N1 vaccine were administered.
REI, hhgregg to open outlets here this month
Two retailers are expected to open within a day of each other this month. Appliance and consumer electronics retailer hhgregg is scheduled to open its...
Motorcyclist who died was 1 of 3 going 100 mph on I-95, police say
A Henrico County man who died after crashing into a guardrail Saturday was one of three motorcyclists who eluded police on Interstate 95 while racing in...
November 03, 2009
Ex-deacon gets 33 years for Chesterfield rape
A young woman who was raped at gunpoint last year by a local church official benevolently forgave her attacker yesterday shortly before he was sentenced...
November 02, 2009
Motorcyclist in fatal Chesterfield crash ID’d
A Richmond man was the motorcyclist killed during a pursuit Saturday in Chesterfield County, state police said yesterday. Virginia State Police said Erwin...
Biz Buzz: Grandpa Eddie’s has school ‘Spirit’ to share
On a recent Wednesday night in Henrico County, about 50 teenagers packed into Grandpa Eddie’s Alabama Ribs & BBQ to listen to some local bands...
Building permits for Nov. 2
Audrey M. Harris; 10440 Cherokee Road, addition, $75,000. Tina R. Shiver, owner; Lifestyle Builders & Development, contractor; 8707 Elm Road, addition,...
November 01, 2009
Public services at risk around Va., survey says
Take $60 million out of Chesterfield County’s $1.2 billion budget, and these are some of the things that could disappear: jobs for 225 teachers...
Chesterfield students get sneak peek at government
By JUAN ANTONIO LIZAMA TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERChristi Uminski, a senior at Midlothian High School, felt a little anxious to be in the Model County Government program, in which she had the opportunity...
October 31, 2009
Chesterfield schools get $671,000 windfall from state
Chesterfield County Public Schools will receive a windfall of nearly $671,000 from savings on bonds refinanced this year by the state. Gov. Timothy M....
Officers to monitor sex offenders on Halloween
There will be no tricks, treats or Halloween parties this year for many of Virginia’s convicted sex criminals. Officers with the Virginia Department...
Quadriplegic veteran will get special home in Chesterfield
By WESLEY P. HESTER TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERPersian Gulf War veteran James W. Moore, a Bronze Star recipient, had just finished his three-year tour of duty when his life was irrevocably changed....
Sentencing delayed in federal child-porn case
A federal judge in Richmond delayed sentencing in a local child-pornography case yesterday, concerned about the rationale behind the sentencing guidelines...
Halloween candy buybacks
Boyle Dentistry 6366 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville Tomorrow, 2-4 p.m. Dr. Vicki Tibbs 2700 Pocahontas Trail, Quinton Tomorrow, 2-5...
October 30, 2009
Fatigued driver crashes into living room of Chesterfield home
Residents of a Chesterfield County home were startled awake early this morning when a car crashed into the living room of their home, police said. No one...
Eight locally-based firms named to Venture Forum list
Eight locally-based companies made the Venture Forum’s fifth annual list of companies to watch. The companies were chosen because they “have...
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