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 [...]

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 [...]

Local Charities Raise More Than $30,000 for New Park

The Beth Williams Field of Dreams Foundation and the Village of Midlothian Volunteer Coalition will present a check to Chesterfield County at the Board of Supervisor’s meeting on September 22 that will go towards a new park at the Watkins Annex. The funds are proceeds from the gala and auction the two organizations held to [...]

Police To Patrol School Zones to Start School Year

Chesterfield County schools open Tuesday, Sept. 7 and with that comes school-zone safety enforcement! There are more than 58,000 students who attend 62 Chesterfield County schools and police are stressing the importance of traffic safety.
Chesterfield County Police are reminding motorists to:

Slow down

Heed flashing signs and reduced speed limits within all school [...]

Chesterfield to Partner with Richmond to Revitalize Hull Street Road Corridor

Chesterfield County is partnering with Richmond and Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corp., or LISC, to apply for a grant that would be used to revitalize a 4.7-mile section of Hull Street Road between Walmsley Boulevard in Chesterfield County and just west of Belt Boulevard in Richmond.
The county and city have submitted [...]

Midlothian Convenience Store Owner Sentenced for Tax Fraud

Mohammad Asif Ali, age 47, of Midlothian, Virginia, was sentenced to 12 months in prison today for failing to report $400,829 of income and $107, 489 of tax on his personal tax returns from 2003 to 2007.
Neil MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; and [...]

Kroger Gas Station Robbery Suspects are Sought

Police are searching for two unidentified men who robbed the gas station at Kroger, 2801 Hicks Road, at about 9:45 p.m. on Aug. 18.
A clerk exited the kiosk to greet a vendor and when she returned about a minute later, she was met by two suspects inside who forced her into [...]

Don’t Miss the 1st Annual Canine Carnival

When: October 30, 2010
(Rain Date October 31, 2010)
Where: Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, 10300 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Canine Carnival will be a celebration of dogs and the joy they bring to people’s lives. Enjoy an afternoon of fun, contests and events for [...]

Three Burglary Suspects Startled by Homeowners

Police are investigating two similar residential burglaries in neighboring subdivisions in which three suspects fled after they were startled by homeowners. The burglaries occurred in the 2000 block of Lancashire Drive at about 10:45 p.m. and the 300 block of Grinell Drive at about 12:52 a.m.
In both incidents, the suspects entered [...]

Dupont To Invest $20 Million in New Facility In Chesterfield

Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that DuPont will invest $20 million to establish a facility in Chesterfield County to make the first nanofiber-based polymeric separators for high-performance lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles and many other potential commercial uses.
The facility, an early commercial-scale plant to produce the new material for this growing market, will be [...]

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