Health Centers Gear Up For Affordable Care Act Coverage

More than $2.5 million in federal funds is being made available to help Virginia health centers enroll uninsured individuals into health insurance coverage. 

School Board Members Say Dove Court Project Guts Maintenance Budget

A group of four Richmond school board members says construction of the proposed new Dove Court School significantly will drain maintenance dollars from all of the schools in the district.

Richmond Police and Firefighters to Get Raises in Amended Budget

Richmond City Council has amended Mayor Jones’ budget to include pay increases for the city’s 1,100 police and firefighters.

Charges in Heathsville Bomb Threat Case Dropped

The Commonwealth’s Attorney in Northumberland County has dropped the charges against a man in the case of a bomb threat at the county courthouse in Heathsville a year ago this month.

Economic Development in Dinwiddie County

Good news on the job front in Dinwiddie County. There’ll be a grand opening for a new company this morning at 11 at what was once the Ingram Books building on Weakley Road.

John Tyler Community College Names Raspiller President

Edward Raspiller will become the seventh president of John Tyler Community College in August.

Dr. Ted Raspiller will become President of John Tyler Community College in Augus

Louisa Man Charged in Bogus Pardon Plan for Former Legislator

A Louisa County man faces a preliminary hearing next month on charges he swindled the family of a former state legislator who is now in prison -- promising, but not delivering a presidential pardon. 

Ten-year old Wins Essay Contest Writing About Her Grandmother

The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors has recognized 10-year old Ashley Nuckols, a student at Curtis Elementary School, as the grand prize winner of the annual essay contest for Older Americans Month.  As Charles Fishburne reports, Ashley won with an essay about her grandmother.
 

 

My Granny—My Inspiration

 

Cuccinnelli Wants to Cut Taxes, Cap Spending

In his first policy announcement in his campaign for governor, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli discussed his economic agenda  yesterday at a frozen yogurt store in Richmond's Carytown.

Body Found in Chester Identified

Chesterfield Police have released the identity of the body found in the Tidewater Fibre Corporation’s recycling plant in Chester last week.