Henrico County News
County seeks foster parents
Citizen Staff Reports 06/18/2013 Government

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.
State offers free tax prep program for eligible residents
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Citizen Staff Reports 02/14/2013 Government
![]() Virginia Free File is a public-private partnership between the Virginia Department of Taxation and the Free File Alliance, a coalition of tax-software companies. > Read more. |
Survivor Day planned Feb. 23
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Citizen Staff Reports 02/14/2013 Government
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School Board approves stricter GPA standards for high school athletes
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By Tom Lappas, Citizen Editor 02/14/2013 EducationHigh Schools
UPDATE: FEB. 14, 4:46 PM – The Henrico County School Board today voted 4-1 to adopt stricter academic standards for high school athletes, requiring that they maintain 2.0 grade point averages in order to play school-sanctioned sports beginning in the 2013-14 school year.
Three Chopt District representative Diana Winston voted against the item on a technicality, arguing that the standards should have been adopted as new School Board policy rather than merely as updated school system regulations. But she said she strongly supported the tougher standards. > Read more. |
Fundraiser allows fans to drive RIR
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Citizen Staff Reports 02/14/2013 Features
The RIR Cares Track Laps program, which allows drivers to bring their own cars onto the Richmond International Raceway track to drive five laps – will return for its second season. In exchange for a $20 donation, drivers can experience the three-quarter-mile raceway from behind their own wheels on one of seven dates this year. RIR Cares is the track's donor-advised fund at The NASCAR Foundation, which assists nonprofits throughout the Greater Richmond Metropolitan Area. > Read more.
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Suspects sought in Short Pump robbery
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Citizen Staff Reports 02/14/2013 Public SafetyCrime Report
![]() Shortly before the robbery, the suspects were seen in a convenience store in the area. The male suspect (pictured) was wearing a green and yellow baseball cap. > Read more. |
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Community
Henrico rabies clinic set for Aug. 6
Citizen Staff Reports 1312304028
The Henrico County Division of Police will hold a rabies clinic on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at gate four of Richmond International Raceway.
Shots cost $8, cash only, and include a rabies tag and certificate of inoculation. Cats must be held in pet carriers. Dog owners may purchase a 2011 license for $10 with proof of rabies inoculation. > Read more.
Shots cost $8, cash only, and include a rabies tag and certificate of inoculation. Cats must be held in pet carriers. Dog owners may purchase a 2011 license for $10 with proof of rabies inoculation. > Read more.
National Night Out events planned tonight
Citizen Staff Reports 0
National Night Out is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, along with Henrico County Police and TARGET - the national corporate sponsor. Henrico County Police has 96 events registered throughout the county. A list of Henrico's National Night Out neighborhood events is available on the Neighborhood Watch web page that is accessible from the Henrico County Police web site at http://www.henricopolice.org > Read more.
Virginia Indian Dance Festival comes to Innsbrook
The Virginia Indian Dance Festival, presented by the Virginia Indian Nations, will take place today and tomorrow in Innsbrook at the Snagajob.com Pavilion, 4901 Lakebrook Drive.
The event will feature members of the six Indian nations of the Virginia Indian Tribal Alliance for Life (VITAL) performing traditional Virginia Woodlands’ Indian dances. Visitors will have an opportunity to experience the culture of the Virginia Indians through two 45-minute dance presentations each day showcasing the culture of the Virginia Indians. > Read more.
The event will feature members of the six Indian nations of the Virginia Indian Tribal Alliance for Life (VITAL) performing traditional Virginia Woodlands’ Indian dances. Visitors will have an opportunity to experience the culture of the Virginia Indians through two 45-minute dance presentations each day showcasing the culture of the Virginia Indians. > Read more.
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Entertainment
A community ‘Kaffeehaus’ in Henrico’s Far West End

And so it was a thrill to find a modern version of a Kaffeehaus right here in Henrico County: The Daily Grind, near Short Pump Town Center. > Read more.
Oklahoma tornado victims to benefit from Innsbrook concert
06/15/2013

The Innsbrook After Hours RVA Cares event will feature five bands and a family festival in recognition of the many families devastated by the Oklahoma tornadoes on May 20, which killed 23 people, injured 377 others, and left destroyed and damaged homes affecting 33,000 residents. > Read more.
Food trucks arrive in the West End

RVA Street Foodies, the organization behind the outdoor food truck courts at the Virginia Historical Society and Hardywood Brewery, debuted its new Henrico food truck court at All Saints Episcopal Church on River Road May 22. > Read more.
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