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

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...

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

Across Chesterfield, residents came together Tuesday for the 40^th 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...

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

^{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...

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

^{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 ...

Chesterfield’s Historic Connection to the Juneteenth Holiday

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...

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

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...

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

^{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,...

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

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...

NBC12 Anchor Sarah Bloom to Serve as 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...

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

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...