October 14, 2009

Powhatan supervisors meeting details

What: The meeting will include a public hearing on the appointment of Marsell Bustos as District 2 supervisor   When: 7 p.m. tonight   Where:...

Powhatan supervisors expected to appoint Bustos
By WESLEY P. HESTER TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors is expected tonight to appoint Marsell Bustos as District 2 supervisor, replacing Charlie Green, who died Oct....


October 10, 2009

Louisa man gets five years for 1980s sexual abuse

Justice delayed was not justice denied yesterday for a Louisa County man accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl nearly 30 years ago. Richard Clinton...


October 09, 2009

Amelia home also raided during fatal raid in Dinwiddie

A second home was being raided in Amelia County the same time Tuesday that authorities raided a home in Dinwiddie County, where the owner was fatally shot...

Louisa man acquitted in housemate’s opiate overdose

A Louisa County man who pleaded guilty to distributing a powerful opiate pain reliever to one of his housemates was acquitted of felony murder yesterday...


October 07, 2009

Second person indicted for vote fraud in Louisa

LOUISA—The Louisa County prosecutor announced today that a second person has been indicted in connection with vote fraud in the 2008 general election...

Former Goochland resident is up for GQ award
By WESLEY P. HESTER TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

Murray Fisher could be the Better Man. The former Goochland County resident and son of Brookview Farm owners Sandy and Rossie Fisher is one of five finalists...

About the contest and how to vote

Voting runs through 5 p.m. today.   Cast your vote at


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

Wal-Mart files for rezoning in Powhatan
By WESLEY P. HESTER TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

Wal-Mart has filed for the rezoning of a 53-acre parcel of land in eastern Powhatan County, making official their intention to build there. The retailer,...

Powhatan Supervisor Charles Green Sr., 63, dies
By WESLEY P. HESTER TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

Charles Dallas Green Sr., vice chairman of the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors, died Friday morning in a Richmond hospital. He was 63. He had been...

Smithsonian to try to determine Amelia man’s cause of death

Forensic anthropologists at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington will try to determine the cause of death of an Amelia County man. The state medical...


September 28, 2009

Richmond man convicted in Louisa for soliciting minor

A 19-year-old Richmond man has been convicted in Louisa County of soliciting sex from a minor. Robert Cox was arrested in October in a Louisa undercover...


September 27, 2009

Coffee talks are evidence of improved Richmond-Chesterfield relations
By WESLEY P. HESTER TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

Sometimes regionalism starts at Starbucks. Every other Monday, Chesterfield County’s Midlothian District Supervisor Daniel A. Gecker and Richmond...


September 24, 2009

Man says girlfriend’s slaying fueled by jealousy

Rice Jamerson A runaway killer arrested by state police last year told a Henrico County judge this week that he killed his live-in girlfriend in a jealous...


September 19, 2009

Field Day of the Past

When: Gates open at 8 a.m. today and tomorrow; most exhibits close at 6 p.m.   Cost: $10 for general admission; $8 for guests ages 55 and older; free...

Goochland’s Field Day offers assorted attractions
By AMY CONDRA MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE

About 30,000 people are expected to venture to eastern Goochland County this weekend for the 18th Field Day of the Past, an event known for its unique...


September 18, 2009

Area farmers’ markets

Ashland Farmers’ Market, 101 Thompson St., Ashland, 798-9219. 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through November. Byrd House Market, behind William Byrd Community...


September 17, 2009

Area farmers markets

Area farmers markets Ashland Farmers’ Market, 101 Thompson St., Ashland, (804) 798-9219. 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through November. Byrd House Market,...

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