Chesterfield Issues Mandatory Restrictions for All Water Customers Effective Sept.15

The Appomattox River Water Authority is requesting that all member jurisdictions implement mandatory water restrictions. Chesterfield County Utilities Department, as a member of the Appomattox River Water Authority is required to implement mandatory water restrictions for its customers. Due to the unusually dry weather and the historically low water levels [...]

September is Library Card Sign-up Month

September is National Library Card Sign-up month. Now, more than ever, people depend on their libraries and librarians for financial information, computer and Internet access, books, DVDs, free programming and more.
Applying for a CCPL library card couldn’t be easier. It takes minutes to get full access to all our free services and materials!
Your library card [...]

Starting A Business in Chesterfield Just Got Easier

With the launch of “My Business Starts Here”, Chesterfield Economic Development and the Chesterfield County Public Library have partnered to offer residents seamless service and resources for their small business needs.
While there are numerous resources available to entrepreneurs, getting the RIGHT help is a daunting task. One of the major obstacles to self-employment is the [...]

Fugitive Teacher Captured by Virginia State Police North of Richmond

The felonious flight of a former St. Andrew’s Catholic School teacher charged with molesting a young student ended Friday on the side of a Virginia highway as he talked to a Broward Sheriff’s Office detective on the phone.
BSO Special Victims Unit Det. Sylviane Wernath had convinced Miguel Leonardo Cala, 37, to turn himself in to [...]

Pedestrian Killed by Amtrak Train

The Chesterfield County Police Department is investigating a crash that involved an unidentified pedestrian who was struck by a train at about 2:40 p.m. today.
Police said an Amtrak train was traveling north near the Defense Supply Center when it struck a male who was walking beside the tracks. The pedestrian was found dead a short [...]

Locust Grove Man Dies After Fall From Vehicle

The Chesterfield County Police Department is investigating the death of 81-year-old John Leabhart of Locust Grove.
Police said Leabhart was the passenger in an SUV driven by his wife. The couple was traveling through Chesterfield County on Friday night just before 9 p.m. Just east of the Amelia County line, on Hull Street Road, Leibhart fell [...]

President Announces Plan to Renew and Expand America’s Infrastructure

Today in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, President Barack Obama will announce a comprehensive infrastructure plan to expand and renew our nation’s roads, railways and runways.
This proposal is among a set of targeted initiatives that the President will outline in Cleveland on Wednesday to support our economic recovery and ensure long-term sustainable growth.
This plan [...]

Superintendent of Virginia State Police to Throw Out First Pitch at Richmond Squirrels Game

VSP Superintendent to Throw Out First Pitch at Richmond Squirrels Game Tonightby Virginia State Police on Friday, September 3, 2010 at 9:50am AAA “Back to School Night at the Diamond” for 2010, is tonight, September 3rd, as the Richmond Flying Squirrels take on the Bowie Baysox. Colonel Steve Flaherty, Superintendent of the Virginia State Police, [...]

Annual Bluegrass Festival Sept. 16-19 at Chesterfield County Fairgrounds

Celebrate bluegrass music at the Annual Bluegrass Festival and Virginia State Bluegrass Championship Contest, Sept. 16-19, at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, 10300 Courthouse Road. The four-day event includes performances by Big Country, the McPeak Brothers, Remington Ryde, Code Blue, and Shenandoah Drive, as well as a potluck dinner on Thursday, Sept. 16. On Saturday, Sept. [...]

Petersburg Marijuana Distribution Case Sends Jamaican National Away for Twenty Years

Dane Clark, a.k.a. “Oral Merchant,” 44, a Jamaican National, was sentenced today for his role in a large-scale marijuana distribution organization operating out of Petersburg, Va.  United States District Judge Henry E. Hudson sentenced Clark to 240 months’ imprisonment each on his convictions for Conspiracy to [...]

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