Father returns from Afghanistan to surprise daughter at Atlee
Mon. Jun 13, 2011

Jim Fields/The Local
The Williams family is all smiles in front of Atlee High School. Maj. Steven Williams, left, flew into Richmond from Afghanistan on Monday. With an 11 a.m. arrival, he and his wife Vicki headed to Atlee High School at 1 p.m. to surprise their daughter Taylor as she left class.

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Log spill jams up traffic on U.S. 360
Tue. Nov 24, 2009

Photo courtesy of Hanover County Sheriff's Office
A tractor-trailer hauling logs overturned just before noon on Monday, Nov. 23, sending the cargo across U.S. 360 and the ramp area on Cold Harbor Road. Eastbound traffic on 360 was impacted for several hours.

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Local finds it way to the 2009 Baseball Spring Training
Mon. Mar 30, 2009

On a recent trip to Tampa, Florida, Gail & Ralph Ellis they had a chance to see the 2008 World Series Champions Philadelphia Phillies play the New York Yankees at the Bright House Field in Clearwater. They also saw games between the Detroit Tigers and Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Toronto Blue Jays. While there they visited with former Mechanicsville residents and family members, Bonnie and Paul Thomasson.

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8-foot tall snowman
Tue. Mar 3, 2009

AshCreek neighbors worked together to build this 8-foot tall snowman during the big snow Sunday night. Pictured are members of the Dudas, Jacob, Reasor,O'Donnell, and Carlucci families.
-Photo submitted by Erin Reasor

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Snowy beach day
Tue. Mar 3, 2009

Jesse and Jacob Smith, ready for summer at the beach!
-submitted by the Smith Family

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