Richmond Animal League Announces Pit Bull Division and Free Spay and Neuter Day

Submitted by Amy McCracken, Community Blogger

Monday, March 7th, 2011, 10:12pm

Richmond Animal League Announces Pit Bull Division and Free Spay and Neuter Day

The Richmond Animal League (RAL) is holding a one day event offering free spay/neuter and rabies vaccines for pit bulls or pit mixes living along the Jefferson Davis Corridor in Chesterfield County on Saturday, March 19th. The free spay and neuter services will be provided to 20 animals whose owners meet low-income criteria.

This one-day event is hosted by RAL to introduce the new pit-bull rescue division called Gracie’s Guardians, named after one of the Michael Vick dogs RAL cared for. It is a cooperative effort between RAL and the Chesterfield County Animal Control Unit, which has provided funding for this initiative and assisted by identifying areas of the county that would benefit from the service.

Gracie's Guardians strives to work towards holistic solutions for the issues facing pit bull type dogs in our community.

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Chesterfield County budget meeting today

Submitted by NBC12 News Staff

Monday, March 7th, 2011, 12:24pm

Posted by Erica Jones - email

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - Tonight, leaders in Chesterfield will meet again to try to balance the county's budget, and they have some tough decisions to make.

County schools are expecting about $6 million less next year.

Tonight's special meeting is at 6 p.m. at the Chesterfield County government complex off Iron Bridge Road.

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ADHD Course for Parents Begins Tomorrow

Submitted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 6th, 7:06 am

Chester resident Edrie Barnes initially rejected the suggestion that her son might be ADHD, but when he began having difficulties in kindergarten, she had him tested. Her fears were confirmed. To understand the implications and how to cope with the challenges, she enrolled in ADHD: A Parent’s Tool Kit, a course for parents or caregivers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder offered by Chesterfield County Prevention Services, a division of the Mental Health Support Services Department.

“I recommend the course. It gave me awesome tools to deal with my son,” Barnes said.

Once she realized her son wasn’t intentionally being disobedient, but that he had problems focusing on a given task, she was able to make simple adjustments, such as standing in front of him and speaking directly to him or giving him one task at a time.

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Two dead in separate overnight accidents

Submitted by NBC12 News Staff

Saturday, March 5th, 2011, 2:57pm

CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) – A man and a woman are dead this morning following two separate accidents in Chesterfield.

The first occurred Friday evening in the 11400 block of Robious Road just east of W. Huguenot Road.

Police say 29-year-old Jeremy C. Bannon was hit by two vehicles as he attempted to cross the street.

Bannon died at the scene.

The second crash happened early this morning in the 4700 block of W. Hundred Rd.

Police say 23-year-old Sarah E. Brown lost control of her vehicle and ran into a utility pole.

Brown also died at the scene.

Both accidents are under investigation.

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1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign tour presented by The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia

Submitted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 5th, 7:25 am

The Chesterfield Department of Museum Services in partnership with the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia offers a four-hour tour of the Civil War battle sites that played a major role in the 1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign as part of the countywide Sesquicentennial (150th)Commemoration on Saturday, March 12 at 10 a.m. beginning at Henricus Historical Park.

This tour will take participants to Dutch Gap at Henricus to learn about the construction of a canal intended to bypass Confederate artillery batteries, a discussion of the battle of Trent’s Reach, the site of the first Confederate defense of Richmond and Point of Rocks, site of a Union hospital and Union General Benjamin Butler’s headquarters.

Cost of this tour is $8 and registration is via PayPal at www.chesterfieldhistory.com.

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County offers affordable way to get a better lawn

Submitted by NBC12 News Staff

Friday, March 4th, 2011, 6:01pm

By Melissa Correa - bio | email
Posted by Terry Alexander - email

CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) – People will spend hours in their yard working towards greener grass, but may never get the results they're working towards. Experts in Chesterfield say most people don't know how to properly care for their yard. But a program called "Grass Roots" can determine what practices and what climate is best suited for the grass in your yard.

It's probably the most popular lawn care program Chesterfield offers. With a little testing, an expert will tell you why your lawn looks different from the one across the street.

Friday afternoon Bobby Dodd drove over dry grass that borders Salem Baptist Church.

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March 3: Restaurant Report

Submitted by NBC12 News Staff

Friday, March 4th, 2011, 12:05pm

By Heather Sullivan - bio | email

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - One thing the state health department definitely says you cannot do in a restaurant is store food on the floor. It has to be on a shelf at least six inches above the ground to help keep it clean and safe.

In Chesterfield, Hibachi Express at 12617 Jefferson Davis Hwy had 5 critical violations. The inspector wrote that containers of raw chicken were stored directly on the floor. This and other violations were corrected during the inspection. The restaurant had no critical violations on a follow-up inspection. We contacted the restaurant but did not receive comment.

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