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Posted on: September 8, 2023

Great housing, just better priced: Watermark Gardens offers affordability to 55-and-over population

Watermark Gardens affordable 55-and-over apartments

Jen Surber was 22 years old and fresh out of college when she went to work for a nonprofit, People Inc., that was looking to develop affordable housing in southwest Virginia but had zero institutional experience with the process of applying for low-income...

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Posted on: August 2, 2023

At more than 100 parties, community and police embrace spirit of National Night Out

A Chesterfield police officer shakes hands with a resident at a National Night Out event

Across Chesterfield, residents came together Tuesday for the 40th National Night Out, an annual event that promotes community-police partnerships to make our neighborhoods safer.

National Night Out was launched in August 1984 through a network of law enfor...

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Posted on: July 20, 2023

Through her tireless research, Ross unearths 'full story' of African Americans in Chesterfield

Audrey Ross

Audrey Ross with Dr. James Worsley, Chesterfield's deputy county administrator for human services

“The history of Midlothian's African American community has been told, but limitedly, and I always knew there was so much missing,” said Audrey Ross, a 2023 S...

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Posted on: July 10, 2023

After long career as pediatric nurse, Hudgens' passion for serving her community endures

2023 Senior Volunteer Hall of Fame Inductee Linda Hudgens

Linda Hudgens with Dr. James Worsley, Chesterfield's deputy county administrator for human services

As a retired pediatric nurse, Linda Hudgens has always enjoyed serving the community of Chesterfield.

“It’s a passion. It’s what drives us all to do what we ...

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Posted on: June 14, 2023

Chesterfield’s Historic Connection to the Juneteenth Holiday

US Colored Troops (USCTs) at Dutch Gap

Did you know Black soldiers stationed in Chesterfield County were on the ground in Texas as slaves finally found out about their freedom two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation?

In Episode 50 of “Chesterfield Behind The Mic,” we explor...

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Posted on: May 30, 2023

On Memorial Day, Chesterfield came together to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice

Replica of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

When he joined the U.S. Army, Ohio native Stephan Ruppel-Lee requested an Infantry assignment in Korea because he thought it would give him the best chance to eventually be selected for the demanding Ranger School.

The Army had other plans.

One day near the...

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Posted on: April 26, 2023

'One of the lucky ones': 80 years later, Loria reflects on experiences as Holocaust survivor

Holocaust survivor Dr. Roger Loria speaks in Chesterfield

Dr. Roger Loria speaks about his experiences as a Holocaust survivor last week at Chesterfield Baptist Church.

Reflecting on the Holocaust some 80 years later, Dr. Roger Loria knows he was “one of the lucky ones.” But for a couple of extremely close calls,...

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Posted on: April 14, 2023

Inaugural Earth Day Festival highlights Chesterfield's commitment to environmental stewardship

Planet Earth

For the first time tomorrow, Chesterfield is hosting a special event to highlight its ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, the inaugural Earth Day Festival will bring together count...

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Posted on: March 13, 2023

NBC12 Anchor Sarah Bloom to Serve as Chesterfield’s First Diaper Drive Ambassador

NBC12 anchor Sarah Bloom is Chesterfield's first Diaper Drive ambassador

NBC12 anchor Sarah Bloom (left) interviews Chesterfield employees Ashley Rogers and Leslie Pakula.

NBC12 anchor and TV personality Sarah Bloom is joining Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Families First and Infant & Toddler Connection of Chesterfield in it...

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Posted on: February 23, 2023

Committee works to collect, preserve and interpret Chesterfield's African American history

Charlotte Wood, chair of the local historical society's African American History Committee

The notion of segregated schools in Chesterfield feels like a remnant of the distant past, long ago relegated to oral tradition as just one of many horrors visited upon Black people across the Jim Crow South.

To Charlotte Wood, the passage of time has done...

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