The Chesterfield County Domestic Violence Task Force will present a free mini-training on March 23, 3-4:30 p.m., at the Chester Library, 11800 Centre St....

The Tomahawk Players of Tomahawk Creek Middle School in Midlothian will present a spring production, “Alice in Wonderland.“ Show times are:...

Teens who bring a donation for the Central Virginia Food Bank to Bandfest, United for Change on March 14 will receive $2 off admission. Suggested donations...

Public education in Virginia Virginia is spending $58.6 million on pre-kindergarten programs for fiscal 2009 and will spend $68.8 million in 2010. Pre-kindergarten...

A brush fire that charred about 75 acres Monday and forced the evacuation of 20 homes along Cattail Road in Chesterfield County probably was started by...

Manny Kober is walking nearly 450 miles just for a chance to get a five-minute meeting with President Barack Obama. Wearing sneakers, jeans and a T-shirt...

The Bland Music Scholarship Contest, sponsored by the Chester Lions Club was held March 1 at Chester Baptist Church. Twelve students competed for prizes...

When the last Circuit City store closed Sunday evening, retail centers across the country were left with gaping holes. The Henrico County-based chain had...

Chesterfield County courts will have two new judges May 1. John V. Cogbill III, managing director of the Richmond office of McGuireWoods, has been elected...

As part of its proposed fiscal 2010 budget, Chesterfield County’s Utilities Department is recommending fee increases for water and sewer service....

A Chesterfield County jury recommended a five-year prison term yesterday for Joseph Wayne Garrard for fatally shooting his daughter’s 19-year-old...

A Chesterfield County jury today recommended that Joseph Wayne Garrard be sentenced to five years in prison for the Jan. 13, 2008, shooting death of his...

As the economy dives, high school students across Virginia are increasingly turning to career and technical-education programs so they can go directly...

The shelves were empty, creating a desolate landscape in Circuit City’s stores with no hint of what the company once was.

Second-year students enrolled at the Cisco Networking Academy at the Chesterfield Technical Center are embarking on a hands-on project to address the technology...

A parent group in Chesterfield County has scheduled seven rallies in the next three weeks to show support for public education in these tough economic...

The following are recently issued business licenses in Chesterfield County. Amara Salon (personal service-beauty salon); licensee Amara Salon LLC, 10400...

Trammell Some members of the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors feel frustrated by what they see as a lack of cooperation and ineffective communication...

It’s important for assessors and commissioners to do a reassessment right. Their job is to determine the fair-market value of real estate—and...

A look at localities that reassessed residential and commercial properties this year: Chesterfield County: In all, the county’s tax base grew 1 percent....