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On time and under budget: Chesterfield building on success in new school construction

^{The new, 1,800-seat Falling Creek Middle School is currently under construction in the Dale District.}

Since August 2018, when students and staff walked into the new Beulah Elementary School for the first time, school construction in Chesterfield has been a...

Inaugural Stegmaier fellow shares late county administrator's passion for public service

Mary Romanello was born with a heart for helping people.

As early as second grade, Romanello began donating the proceeds of her neighborhood lemonade stand to charitable organizations. In middle school, she organized bake sales to raise money for various c...

Fueled by sense of urgency, Chesterfield leaders accelerated timetable for new middle school

New schools don’t get built overnight. The process of funding a project, locating and acquiring (and if necessary, rezoning) a suitable parcel, designing the building, making any needed road improvements and constructing the school can be quite time-consu...

From zero to 40: Growth of dedicated courts reflects pickleball's popularity in Chesterfield

As recently as eight years ago, Chesterfield had no dedicated public pickleball courts. The number is now 40.

It all began back in 2015, when the county’s Parks and Recreation Department converted three of the nine asphalt tennis courts at Rockwood Park in...

Chesterfield 'flips the switch' on solar energy generation at county, school buildings

^{Several students joined county and school officials at an event formally launching Chesterfield's solar energy initiative Wednesday.}   

Chesterfield held an event Wednesday to “flip the switch” on solar energy use in the county with 11 so...

Chesterfield working with federal and state officials to fund final phase of Powhite Extension

^{U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (second from left) and Virginia Secretary of Transportation Shep Miller (center) joined Board of Supervisors Chair Kevin Carroll (second from right) and County Administrator Dr. Joe Casey (right) on a helicopter flight over western C...}

JACK be quick: Treasurer's Office opens fourth automated payment kiosk at Clover Hill Library

^{County officials dedicate the Treasurer's Office's new tax payment kiosk at Clover Hill Library.}

Chesterfield held a ribbon cutting Thursday for the new payment kiosk at Clover Hill Library, the county’s fourth fully automated kiosk where residents can pay...

Tuesday Night Lights: Chesterfield dedicates Swift Creek Middle's refurbished athletic facility

^{Clover Hill District Supervisor Chris Winslow serves as honorary starter for a one-lap fun run.}

About four years ago, Steve Alexander with the Chesterfield Quarterback League contacted Clover Hill District Supervisor Chris Winslow and inquired about the po...

Lease of new Springline office building will expand instructional space, programming at CTC@Hull

^{600 additional students will be able to participate in career and technical education programs at CTC@Hull.}

The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors approved an agreement Wednesday to lease space in a new office building planned at the intersection of Midloth...

Walk of Fame provides 'token of appreciation' to long-serving Chesterfield volunteers

Chesterfield held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting Wednesday afternoon for its new Volunteer Walk of Fame, which is comprised of bricks engraved with the names of volunteers who have provided at least 25 years of service to the county government.

By the end of ...

Chesterfield holds ribbon-cutting ceremony for new Fleet Services facility

Chesterfield County held a ribbon cutting on Thursday for the new Fleet Services facility, which opened for business earlier this year. The 16-bay, roughly 34,000-square foot structure, located at 9722 Lori Lane on the former fire training grounds, is a s...

Chesterfield bids farewell to Spring Rock Green, makes way for Springline at District 60

More than a decade ago, Chesterfield entered into a public-private partnership that transformed the dormant Cloverleaf Mall site into a thriving mixed-use development known as Stonebridge.

The success of that project convinced county leaders that Chesterfi...

From Chesterfield to Congress: McClellan makes history with election to House of Representatives

^{Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan, who grew up in South Chesterfield, stopped off for lunch at Ettrick Deli last December.}

As the daughter of educators and civil rights activists who were raised in the segregated South, Jennifer McClellan learned at a...