The Henrico County Department of Social Services will hold a meeting Thursday, July 11 for individuals and couples who may be interested in providing foster care to county youth.

Henrico has a significant need for foster parents, with 98 children placed in foster care as of April 30, according to Social Services. A total of 53 children entered care during the past year. > Read more.

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has announced that Essex Bank, the banking subsidiary of Community Bankers Trust Corporation, has leased 27,487 square feet of office and storage space in Deep Run III, 9954 Mayland Dr. This 348,174 square foot class A, six-story building was previously the headquarters for Circuit City. Essex Bank will relocate from its current headquarters in Innsbrook. It will occupy 25,375 square feet on the entry level floor (2nd) and a 2,112 square foot portion of the lower floor (1st) as conditioned loan document storage. The new headquarters will house approximately 90 employees with space for growth to accommodate 120 employees in the future. Additionally, the bank will feature a 24-hour walk up ATM adjacent to the building’s main entrance. > Read more.

A Texas man was stopped by TSA officers at Richmond International Airport May 24 after the officer who was staffing the checkpoint X-ray machine spotted a loaded gun in the man’s carry-on bag.

TSA contacted the Richmond International Airport Police Department who responded, confiscated the .32 caliber handgun, loaded with 5 rounds, and cited the man on a state weapons charge. The passenger indicated that he forgot the firearm was in his bag. There was no impact to airport operations. > Read more.

Thousands of people commemorated Memorial Day at the fifth annual American Legion Post 242 Sandston Memorial Day Parade Monday. A group of veterans (right) traveled along the parade path by horse and carriage. > Read more.

Henrico County will test its community alert system Tuesday, June 4, by sending a message to nearly 157,000 landline phones and to more than 3,500 email addresses and wireless devices that are registered with the system.

The test of the Community Emergency Notification System is planned ahead of the 2013 hurricane season and is expected to have minimal impact on residents and businesses. They will not need to answer the calls or respond to the messages that are left on their answering machines or received as emails or text alerts. > Read more.