May 22 2012 - City’s ‘rainy day’ fund management worries two Berea councilmen
BEREA — Although the city of Berea has $4.7 million sitting in certificates of deposit, two city council members last week expressed concern that the city of Berea does not give those funds enough protection. “I’m afraid we’re going to end up like Richmond and not have a rainy-day fund,” said council member Ronnie Terrill. “They need to run it like a business and have a realistic budget.” |
May 20 2012 - Brooklyn HS band’s trial by fire
The show must go on.A group of Brooklyn high-school students managed to compete in a Virginia music competition even after their bus burst into flames on I-95 and their instruments were destroyed, thanks to an amazing outpouring of generosity.Officials at Deep Run HS, in the Richmond suburb of... |
May 18 2012 - Virginia DMV 'Troops to Trucks' Program Puts Veterans to Work
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell announced on May 14th that the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is joining forces with the military and transportation-related businesses to put former servicemen and women and National Guard and Reserves members to work in the transportation industry. |
May 18 2012 - Business park sale in works
Richmond businessman Richard "Jeff" Jeffers said Monday he has big plans for the former Carpenter bus plant and property that sits along Interstate 70 on Richmond's far northwest side. He's just not prepared to say what specifically those plans are. "We're talking to some people, that's all I can say," Jeffers said. "The long-range goal is to get companies in there who are in need of the ... |
May 14 2012 - Police: Man Nearly Hit Child Getting Off School Bus
Richmond police have arrested a man they say passed a school bus that was stopped and unloading children. Michael Murphy, 22, is charged with wanton endangerment. Police say Murphy disregarded the stop sign and flashing lights on the bus on Boggs Lane Wednesday. According to authorities, Murphy's car nearly struck a six-year-old girl getting off the bus and her mother waiting to greet her. |
May 09 2012 - Area Penn State players held in high regard
HAZLETON - Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien spent last week in cities like Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Richmond, Va., traveling by bus with other Penn State coaches introducing himself to the Penn State nation. |
May 09 2012 - Area players held in high regard
HAZLETON - Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien spent last week in cities like Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Richmond, Va., traveling by bus with other Penn State coaches introducing himself to the Penn State nation. On Tuesday, his caravan |
May 02 2012 - Family Affair
BY PATRICK GABRION Times Record Business Editor [img_assist|nid=39259|title=|desc=Barbara Bowley, left, and Stacy LaBombard are the owners of Annabella’s Bakery & Cafe in Richmond. “We have always had a very close relationship. We seem to work well together because Barbara loves to bake and is great at it, and Stacy loves to cook and invent different things,” they said in a recent interview ... |
April 30 2012 - General Assembly leaves mass transit route off the road
In the overall Virginia Budget just adopted by the General Assembly, the money needed to fund a mass transit system between Petersburg and Richmond is small change. The General Assembly has approved an $85 billion, two-year budget. The budget approved b |
April 25 2012 - Driver charged in I-95 crash
PRINCE GEORGE - A driver is facing charges after a wreck involving a school bus and a third vehicle on Interstate 95 on Tuesday. Abdallah Ihsane, 62, of Richmond, suffered minor injuries as did a passenger in another vehicle. Virginia State Police respon |
April 24 2012 - Va. disaster session planned
RICHMOND — Disaster response is the focus of a three-day Virginia Emergency Management Symposium will be held at the Hilton Richmond Hotel and Spa Short Pump today through Friday. The seminar will include discussions on emergency response to the April 2011 tornado outbreak in Virginia, the May 31 bus crash in Caroline County that killed four passengers, and the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that was ... |
April 23 2012 - U. of Va. student bus drivers weigh in on job
RICHMOND, Va. — University of Virginia student bus drivers shared with The Cavalier Daily the perks and pitfalls of their job. Many say that the training and certification process foster close ties and pay off in the long-term despite being time-consuming. |
April 20 2012 - For the Record
Bus shelters are popping up around Richmond like tulips after a May shower. - 12:45 am |
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