October 15, 2009
Hanover defers action on solicitation ordinance
After a discussion that seemed to go in circles, the Hanover County Board of Supervisors last night voted 4-3 to defer action on a proposed solicitation...
October 14, 2009
Robert E. Snead Sr., retired pressroom manager, dies at 80
Robert E. Snead Sr., a retired pressroom manager who worked for Richmond Newspapers for 44 years, died Tuesday after suffering from Parkinson’s disease...
Hanover School Board hears budget pleas
Hanover County’s School Board heard from more than a dozen people last night at its pre-budget public hearing. They ranged from a former homeless,...
October 12, 2009
Local school districts expect deeper budget cuts
This time last year, Hanover County school officials knew they’d be in for a tough budget season; ultimately, they cut $15 million from their bottom...
October 06, 2009
Alert issued for motorcycle gang after Dinwiddie man killed by officers
Area law enforcement agencies began issuing alerts this evening that a motorcycle gang may be organizing to exact retribution for the shooting death of...
October 05, 2009
Homicides up slightly in central Virginia
Central Virginia has seen a slight increase in homicides so far this year, with higher numbers in Richmond and Petersburg offsetting improved numbers elsewhere....
October 04, 2009
Group home in Ashland will serve disabled Hanover residents
There are many Hanover County residents who have intellectual and physical disabilities who could benefit from a residential group-home environment, according...
October 03, 2009
Auto repairer’s retirement opens door for print-media worker
It was time for Cecil Vencill to get out of the auto-repair business, and it was time for Todd Atkinson to get out of the printing business. After 50 years...
September 27, 2009
Hanover summit will focus on underage drinking
Underage drinking and teen drug use aren’t new problems, but Hanover County officials are once again inviting the community to join them in coming...
September 26, 2009
Hanover Academy celebrating 50th anniversary
At the end of a quiet Ashland street just minutes off Interstate 95, a classroom was filled with 4-year-olds strengthening their hand-eye coordination...
Teen home raises questions in Hanover
About 100 people attended a community meeting Thursday night to learn more about a teen home in the Craney Island Farms community of U.S. 301, Hanover...
September 25, 2009
Mechanicsville woman claims lottery prize
By WESLEY P. HESTER TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERAfter letting it sit in a napkin holder for six months, Lydia Burke yesterday found better use for her winning lottery ticket, claiming her $250,000 prize...
September 24, 2009
Community meeting tonight on youth home in Craney Island Farms
Residents in a Hanover County neighborhood are concerned about a home for troubled teens in their subdivision. A community meeting is scheduled for tonight...
Hanover board approves permit for cellular tower
The Hanover County Board of Supervisors approved a special-exception permit for a 140-foot cellular tower last night on 25 acres off Williamsville Road...
September 21, 2009
For Richmond execs Jack Berry and Jack Berry, similarities and differences
By EMILY C. DOOLEY TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERJohn F. “Jack” Berry is all over the place. One minute he’s speaking to a Rotary Club. The next, he’s promoting Richmond. Or playing...
September 20, 2009
Hanover is sending e-mail alerts about events
If you feel out of the loop when it comes to Hanover County’s schedule for board meetings and other events, the county is offering a free service...
At area gathering spots, ideas on health-care reform run the gamut
For Jared Hayslett, the choice comes down to health insurance or food. Hayslett, 29, works full time as manager of Ashland Coffee & Tea, but he cannot...
Localities share pain of fiscal 2011
Chesterfield County’s painful possibility of a $38 million budget shortfall in the next fiscal year catches other localities wincing, too. “We...
September 19, 2009
Remains are those of man who disappeared in 2000
Howard “Britt” Fentress can rest in peace now, but his disappearance nearly nine years ago remains a mystery. A single bone discovered June...
September 18, 2009
Norfolk man’s remains discovered in Hanover after nine years
Bones discovered in June by a relic hunter in Hanover County are the remains of a 77-year-old Norfolk man missing since he drove to the area nine years...
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