The Henrico Citizen

Have Site Will Travel and The Man with Square Feet recently announced the sale of 6,600 SF at 2600 E. Parham Road in Henrico from seller Inv LLC Hazzard & Millmare Hldgs, LLC to purchaser ETC Holdings, LLC for $800,000....

Initial unemployment claims in Henrico rise to 2-month high

Tom Lappas | October 30, 2020

The number of people who filed first-time unemployment claims in Henrico during the most recent reporting week was the highest it’s been in more than two months, according to data released Thursday by the Virginia Employment Commission. A total of...

Richmond International Airport now serving Amazon Air

Citizen Staff | October 29, 2020

This June, Amazon Air began gateway operations at Richmond International Airport in Henrico. The cargo airline for Amazon operates two flights a day, seven days a week, at RIC. Other cargo carriers at RIC – DHL, FedEx, and UPS –...

Henrico’s unemployment rate falls slightly in September

Tom Lappas | October 28, 2020

Henrico’s unemployment rate dropped slightly from 6.7% in August to 6.5% in September – even as the number of county residents with jobs fell by more than 2,700 – according to data released today by the Virginia Employment Commission and...

BioLife opening plasma donation center in Henrico

Citizen Staff | October 28, 2020

BioLife Plasma Services will open a new plasma donation center in Henrico Oct. 31. The facility will create more than 60 new jobs and will collect standard plasma, which will be processed into a variety of therapeutics for thousands of...

Education

Learning by heart

Patty Kruszewski | November 5, 2020

When Paulette Whitehurst was six years old, she went on a cross-country journey from Virginia to Colorado with her mother and new stepfather. But the...

UPDATE: Spanberger declares victory after taking 5,100-vote lead over Freitas

Tom Lappas | November 4, 2020

UPDATE: 5:47 P.M. – Seventh District Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger has declared victory in her race against Republican Nick Freitas. “Tonight, the Seventh District affirmed...

West End school reports a new COVID-19 case

Citizen Staff | November 4, 2020

Pemberton Elementary School reported a case of COVID-19 Nov. 3; it occurred in an employee last in the building Oct. 29. It was the first...

New COVID cases reported at 3 Henrico schools

Citizen Staff | November 3, 2020

New cases of COVID-19 were confirmed at three Henrico schools Oct. 29 and 30, according to the school system. Each case involved an employee. The...

Henrico Schools to host 3 virtual sessions about redistricting plans

Citizen Staff | October 29, 2020

Henrico County Public Schools officials will host three virtual information and input sessions in November to discuss proposals to address specific school boundary situations. The...