The Gift of Life

By Ashley McLeod, Staff writerApr 21, 2016, 13:22 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Explaining to a group of first-graders that your kidney was removed to save someone’s…

Former chamber exec, principal remembered

By Ashley McLeod, Staff WriterApr 21, 2016, 13:21 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — ­Colonial Heights City Council honored the late Roger Green by presenting his wife, Robyn…

Former CH sheriff dies

By Ashley McLeod, Staff writerApr 21, 2016, 13:20 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Following a long career in law enforcement and community involvement, Colonial Heights resident James…

Colonial Heights teacher of the year

By Ashley McLeod, Staff writerApr 5, 2016, 13:58 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — Tanya Gentry, a special education teacher at Colonial Heights Middle School, was surprised last…

CH schools to expand Chromebook program

By Ashley McLeod, Staff writerMar 30, 2016, 13:39 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — After initiating a pilot program with seniors at Colonial Heights High School, the school…

School Board OKs budget

By Ashley McLeod, Staff writerMar 30, 2016, 12:58 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — After repeated talks, the Colonial Heights School Board approved the school system’s 2016-2017 budget…

Massive multi-purpose center opens at VSU

By Ashley McLeod, staff writerMar 18, 2016, 15:27 CHESTERFIELD ­— Community leaders, alumni, students, and friends gathered together at the Virginia State University campus on…

Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce gets new director

By Ashley McLeod, staff writerMar 4, 2016, 16:06 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — After months of the executive director position sitting vacant, the Colonial Heights Chamber of…

Man gets no jail for dumping dogs

By Ashley McLeod, staff writerMar 4, 2016, 15:33 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — A Colonial Heights man arrested for dumping threes dogs over the animal shelter fence…

Colonial Heights City Council considers tax hike

By Ashley McLeod, staff writerFeb 26, 2016, 13:16 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — City residents may be seeing a tax increase in the near future. In a…