The Petersburg Progress-Index

HOPEWELL - Will sex toys, adult books and pornographic videos soon be available in Hopewell? A proprietor, who wants to open an adult entertainment business in the city, has inquired about zoning requirements relating to such business. The proprietor, w Full Story »

PRINCE GEORGE - County supervisors received a briefing on what one board member called a "bleak" outlook for state and local budgets over the next few years. Supervisor William A. Robertson Jr. gave the board a presentation on Thursday concerning the fis Full Story »

PETERSBURG - A Petersburg attorney's license to practice law has been suspended for an additional 30 days because he continued to represent a client while serving a one-year suspension for breach of fiduciary duties and violation of securities laws. The Full Story »

Coastal Virginia is picking up the pieces following a storm that caused four deaths, widespread power outages, street flooding and heavy seas that broke free ships and barges. Dominion Power says nearly 87,000 customers in Virginia and parts of North Ca Full Story »

Today is Saturday, Nov. 14, the 318th day of 2009. There are 47 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 14, 1851, Herman Melville's novel "Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale" was first published in the United States. On this date: In 1881, Cha Full Story »

CHESTERFIELD - State police have charged a driver in the three-vehicle accident that closed down Interstate 95 south near Exit 58 for more than four hours Wednesday. State Police Sgt. Tom Molnar said that Jimmy Womack Jr., 50, of Georgia has been charged Full Story »

PETERSBURG - The Petersburg area may see the worst river flooding since April 1994 once the rain storm passes, according to the National Weather Service in Wakefield. "The water level of the Appomattox will rise to almost 25 feet near Matoaca, mainly af Full Story »

PETERSBURG - Police confirmed yesterday that 20-year-old Shamondray Chavis and 25-year-old Harry Stevenson III were shot while trying to break into a residence in the 700 block of Ransom Street. Police say the two were attempting to break into the house Full Story »

Today is Friday, Nov. 13, the 317th day of 2009. There are 48 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 13, 1909, 259 men and boys were killed when fire erupted inside a coal mine in Cherry, Ill. (Nearly as many miners survived the dis Full Story »

PETERSBURG - Police have arrested a 20-year-old man for attempted breaking and entering after he went to Southside Regional Medical Center this morning with a gunshot wound to his leg. Police arrested 20-year-old Shamondray Chavis of Petersburg Wednesda Full Story »

COLONIAL HEIGHTS - From World War II to the Global War on Terrorism, veterans gathered together at American Legion Post 284 to get out of the rain, and honor the service of all who have given to this country in times of war and peace. "You rarely talk of Full Story »

A Veterans Day ceremony in Petersburg called upon veterans and others to take the qualities of courage, self-sacrifice and civic duty and apply that to civilian life in America. The ceremony at the American Legion J. Thompson Wyatt Post 2 featured about Full Story »

Today is Thursday, Nov. 12, the 316th day of 2009. There are 49 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 12, 1942, the World War II naval Battle of Guadalcanal began. (The Allies ended up winning a major victory over the Japanese.) On Full Story »

HOPEWELL - The Historic Hopewell Foundation Inc. (HHFI) is pleased to announce that Weston Plantation, Hopewell's architectural jewel and historic house museum, is now open year-round for visitors. Since Nov. 1, visitors can tour the plantation house and Full Story »

The Virginia District 8 Moose Riders Association has done the following in the community to try to help children in crisis situations: On Dec. 6, 2008, the Moose Riders went to the Petersburg Fire Department and donated two dozen Tommy Moose stuffed anim Full Story »

On Oct. 8, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and the Virginia Pesticide Control Board recognized 20 Virginia Cooperative Extension agents and specialists for their outstanding participation in the pesticide container re Full Story »

PETERSBURG - Sheila Holland's many pictures of landscapes are mounted on the walls at the Petersburg Regional Art Center this month. Some of her favorites are wooded landscapes, including trees and leaves. As evidenced from this selected picture, one c Full Story »

PETERSBURG - Doris Gilliland, a versatile artist, produces her works in many media such as acrylic, oil, waterolor, pencil and others. Her pictures are displayed in the Second Floor Studio at the Petersburg Regional Art Center. Her favorite is a picture Full Story »

Petersburg Police are investigating two shootings that left one man wounded and another man dead. Around 7:40 am a gunshot wound victim presented himself to Southside Regional Medical Center where he received treatment for non-life threatening wounds. Full Story »

DINWIDDIE - The execution of John Muhammad is a step toward closure for relatives and friends of his victims, but might also serve as a warning to others, said former superintendent of Virginia State Police W. Gerald Massengill. "It will definitely help Full Story »

PETERSBURG - Yesterday, Dominion Virginia Power employees engaged in something a little different as they helped clean up Lee Memorial Park. Earnest Greene, external affairs manager for Dominion, said that the efforts are part of the company's annual "p Full Story »

Ever since I was a child, I have loved to visit Blandford Cemetery. Here lies not only my family, but a great slice of history stretching back to Colonial times. The stones there are works of art and lessons in life. Their beauty has been an important Full Story »

It was hot at Giulia Field, Italy, on the night of Aug. 15, 1944, and exceptionally dark. Even 65 years later, the men who were there, the bomber crews readying for a crucial mission to France, remember vividly the inky blackness of that night. One of th Full Story »

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 11, the 315th day of 2009. There are 50 days left in the year. This is Veterans Day in the U.S., Remembrance Day in Canada. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing o Full Story »

HOPEWELL - This year's big upset in the Tri-Cities elections was Rick Newman's landslide win against incumbent Commonwealth's Attorney Anthony Sylvester on Tuesday. Three days after the election, Newman said that he did not expect such a big lead over hi Full Story »