Charles City County News

People gathered yesterday along the banks of the James River in Charles City County to commemorate America's first Thanksgiving.

Historic Haunts of Hanover: Sites in Hanover that harbor strange, haunted tales.

Late last year, the City of Charlottesville tasked Assistant City Manager Maurice Jones with finding an effective method to address race relations in the area.

Experts offer best practices for collecting, shelving, and weeding. Dodie Ownes -- Library Journal, 10/19/2009 12:37:00 PM Large Print bestsellers help meet demands of regular print readers Readers of large print aren't just the over-55 crowd Display large print prominently Remove barriers to access In launching the Stretch Your Large Print Budget ...

In polite tones, Del. John M. O'Bannon III, R-Henrico, and his Democratic opponent, Tom Shields, disagreed on unemployment insurance and funding of the Qimonda semiconductor-chip plant in a joint appearance before a Henrico County business group yesterday.

Three state highway markers memorializing painful chapters of conflict between American Indians and colonists in colonial Virginia have been approved by the state Department of Historic Resources.

The Department of Historic Resources has approved three new highway markers commemorating the history of Virginia Indians.

Gardening Seminars: Strange's Florist, Greenhouse and Garden Center offers fall garden talks on a variety of topics on Saturdays this month.

There are two interesting events this weekend awaiting if you drive south and east.

The Charles City County Fair opens runs today through Sunday at the Charles City Social Center in Ruthville.

A Dinwiddie County woman died yesterday after her car was struck by a utility trailer that came unhitched from another vehicle.

Charles City County's Edgewood Plantation will be featured in a new episode of "Ghost Hunters" tonight at 9 on the Syfy network.

Authorities plan to resume their search Sunday for a boater who went missing in the James River in Charles City County.

By Prue Salasky . 247-4784 , August 11, 2009 For a decade after they inherited land in Suffolk, the Morris family grew traditional crops of corn, cotton and soybeans.

The following gifts were made to the Denton Public Library for June: MEMORIALS Dr.

Chesterfield divers, Charles City County investigators and state police concluded a 20-hour search when they located the body of Roosevelt Ross at noon on Friday.

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Public safety programs on the Peninsula are receiving thousdands of dollars of support through a package announced Thursday by Virginia governor Tim Kaine .

A Charles City County hatchery receives some much-needed help from Washington. Date published: 6/23/2009 What do you think? Enter your FredTalk username and password to post a comment on this story.

This daily column features short news items from some of the 20 localities that make up the greater Richmond area.