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Henrico Black History Month Spotlight – Joseph Rayfield Vines, Jr.
Music educator, minister, and civil rights advocate Joseph Rayfield Vines, Jr. devoted his life to expanding opportunity through both activism and the arts, leaving a wide-ranging legacy across Central Virginia’s classrooms, churches, and civic organizations. Born Nov. 4, 1936, in Suffolk, Vines graduated from Booker T. Washington High School
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Open house planned Feb. 4 about proposed Hanover data center complex just across Henrico line
Local residents will have a chance Feb. 4 to learn more about a 426-acre proposed data center complex that would be constructed just across the Henrico County line in Hanover County along Route 33, just north of I-295. An open house-style meeting is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8
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Henrico Black History Month Spotlight – Katie May Brown Atkins
In honor of February as Black History Month, the Henrico Citizen will spotlight (on each weekday during the month) an important current or former Black resident of Henrico whose life has helped shape the county. Katie May Brown Atkins, born May 30, 1903, in Henrico County, Virginia, lived a life
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PHOTOS: Walk for Peace passes through Henrico - Feb. 3, 2026
Hundreds of people turned up along Brook and Mountain roads in Henrico County Tuesday morning to catch a glimpse of the Walk for Peace pilgrimage – a 2,200-mile journey for a group of Buddhist monks based in Fort Worth, Texas. The monks spent most of Monday in Richmond, then departed
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Where to see the Buddhist monks' 'Walk for Peace' in Henrico Feb. 3
The Walk for Peace pilgrimage – a 2,200-mile journey for a group of Buddhist monks based in Fort Worth, Texas – will pass through Northern Henrico County Feb. 3. It will be the 101st day of the walk, which began in Fort Worth in October and will end in Washington, D.
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