Krysti Albus taught multiple subjects for 20 years and now teaches early childhood special education. She saw many colleagues leave the classroom in the middle of the year for better-paying corporate jobs. “What we have had to go through to have a net income of 30-some thousand dollars a year, but to also have the increased expectations that we have […]
Youngkin signs “landmark” Virginia Literacy Act
Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Thursday signed the Virginia Literacy Act, a piece of legislation that will change Virginia’s literacy curriculum and require reading intervention services to young students who are struggling to read. “This is a special day,” Youngkin said at an event Thursday morning at the Library of Virginia. “It’s a day where we commemorate one of the most […]
Restaurant Watch
APR. 6 Short Pump Pour House, 3438 Pump Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: facility does not have a certified food protection manager; soda gun nozzles at bar and can opener blade in kitchen are dirty; meat cooler on the cook line is not holding foods at the proper temperature (temperatures of steak, chicken, hot […]
Virginia Executive Mansion, garden open to public April 29
Members of the public will have an opportunity to visit the Virginia Executive Mansion’s Charles Gillette Garden during Historic Garden Week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced. The garden will be among the many open statewide in honor of the event, which concludes April 30. “I hope Virginians will be able to take advantage of this opportunity to visit and enjoy Garden […]
Virginia DMV introduces Mileage Choice Program
Virginians who own fuel-efficient vehicles may be able to save money on their highway use fee by enrolling in the Virginia DMV’s new Mileage Choice Program. The program is a voluntary option for drivers of electric, hybrid or fuel-efficient vehicles who pay the state’s highway use fee. The fee is assessed based on the number of miles the average Virginian […]
HCPS students participating in Student Government Day experience
Henrico County high school students are getting a firsthand look at their county government and school system operations this week, as part of a two-day Student Government Day experience April 27-28. For the 63rd Student Government Day, 93 students from Henrico’s nine public high schools, The Academy at Virginia Randolph and the Henrico Virtual Academy are shadowing elected and appointed […]
Henrico News Minute – April 28, 2022
How healthy is Henrico County?; Henrico Police arrest a suspect in Tuesday’s hit-and-run fatality; Eastern Henrico’s longest-tenured principal is retiring; Henrico names a new director of recreation and parks; regional health districts create a spike alert system for opioid overdoses; a public safety training exercise planned this weekend at Short Pump Town Center; the Citizen earns six awards from the […]