Colonial Heights Parents can have their vehicles’ child-safety seats checked free today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the AAA Tri-Cities Office at 707 Southpark Blvd. AAA Mid-Atlantic, the Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education, Safe Kids Southeastern Virginia and the Virginia Department of Health are sponsoring the event. Chesterfield Lorie Roberts of Midlothian became the Richmond Animal League’s first “Best In

For Leesburg resident Lucas M. Brown, a church-affiliated Habitat for Humanity project in the heart of Appalachia opened his eyes to a new world. And Virginia Military Institute 1st class Cadet Gregory E. Lippiatt melded lessons from medieval history and the Rat Line to create a real-world outlook. The two and 30 others this weekend were chosen as Rhodes Scholars, gaining as much as three years of study at Oxford University, all costs paid.

This daily column features short news items from the 20 localities that make up the greater Richmond area. On Mondays, we run at least one item from each of the localities. If you have a news item, call 649-6990 or e-mail us at Amelia A Prince William County elementary school has been named after an Amelia County native. The school is named after educator Fannie W. Fitzgerald, who graduated from Amelia’s former all-black Russell Grove High School. Fitzgerald, a graduate of Virginia Union University, also taught school in Amelia.