Midlothian News

Wally Dorsey saved a house from the wrecking ball, moved it 14 miles, restored it and made it energy-efficient. The house wasn't historic or in any way unusual -- just a plain brick and vinyl rancher like thousands of others built in the 1960s and'70s. But it fit right into its new location, at 4400 Waldor Drive, in a neighborhood of other ranchers ...

Chesterfield County supervisors last night unanimously agreed to wait three months before voting on an ordinance prohibiting the use of a bow and arrow within 600 feet of a home.

Mike Callahan escorted his wife, Shirley, to their second prom on Wednesday night, 53 years after escorting her to her senior prom at Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C. The 17th-annual Alpha Phi Omega prom, themed "An Evening Under the Sea" and held in the Alice Haynes room, drew 40 senior citizens from the Richmond community, said junior ...

Paul and Diane Manning had no family history of Type 1 diabetes until both of their children developed the disease, but they're making a historic family contribution to fighting it.

Editor's note: The following is part of a continuing series in which we ask residents to describe their connection to the county.

Four teenagers are under arrest and charged with using BB guns to vandalize several Chesterfield County businesses.

Chesterfield Police are looking for the suspects accused of shooting out windows at a shopping center on Hull Street Road.

Thanks go to all who made the Magnificent Midlothian Food Festival a success this year.

When he joined the Navy 15 years ago, Cmdr. Trent Kalp probably expected to serve six-month deployments to the middle of the ocean during his career.

Chuck Enk has a knack for spotting newcomers on his friendly tree-lined block because they're usually the ones not chatting with passersby.

CC: [I recently graduated from] John Tyler Community College, Midlothian campus, with a degree in political science.

This week Chesterfield let die a proposal for rental-property inspections. The idea -- which would have allowed county officials to inspect the exterior and interior of rental properties, and to charge a fee for the courtesy -- raised questions regarding property rights and privacy.

My first six months in the Richmond area have certainly borne out what I had heard about Bon Secours St.

Vibrant foliage isn't enough to cheer gardeners this time of year as they watch their labors of love shrivel and suffer a crunchy brown death.

It's a brand new world for book readers in this digital age. Those were the words David Chu, 62, of Midlothian used yesterday to describe his tour of the 74-foot Digital Bookmobile parked at the Chesterfield County's Central Library parking lot.

Guests who bring a bag of nonperishable food to donate to the Central Virginia Foodbank will receive two free admissions to this weekend's MAC Events Richmond Home Show.

Years in the works, Chesterfield County's plans for redeveloping the now-vacant Cloverleaf Mall are moving forward -- but slowly.

Chesterfield County is projecting a $4 million pinch on its current fiscal year's budget because of state cuts.

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On Saturday head on over to Historic Old Towne Petersburg for the Fall Family Festival .