Dawn Miller of Visit Henrico (left) joined David Botkins of Dominion Energy in promoting the first full day of the Dominion Energy Charity Classic on Friday. The PGA Tour Champions event, held at The Country Club of Virginia – James River course in Henrico’s West End, features professional golfers 50 and older vying for a total purse of $2 million. […]
Varina garage catches fire
No one was injured when a two-car detached garage in Varina caught fire Thursday. Henrico firefighters responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. to the garage, in the 6600 block of Miller Road, after reports of a fire. They found significant fire inside and quickly extinguished it while searching for occupants. They were able to rescue two cats from the structure. No […]
Legionella bacteria discovered at Henrico facility; county does not anticipate health risk
A trace amount of Legionella bacteria has been detected in a cooling tower at Henrico Jail West, according to county officials, but the amount detected is not likely to pose a health risk for staff and inmates at the jail. Results of a test of the cooling tower, conducted by contractor Water Chemistry, Inc., indicated the presence of 11 colony-forming […]
Students to broadcast live stream of Varina-Henrico football game
When the Henrico High School Warriors visit Blue Devil Stadium Friday night to take on Varina High School in football, there will be a third team of talented students scrambling hard on each play. A group of students from the Center for Communications and Media Relations at Varina High will present a live stream of the game on henricoschools.us, with […]
Indian advanced manufacturing firm opens office in Henrico County
Future Foundation, an advanced manufacturing software company based in Delhi, India, has opened a sales office in Henrico County. The sales and service center will service the U.S., Canada and South American markets. Future Foundation designs, manufactures, and services precision rubber and polymer quality control instrumentation, as well as data acquisition and analysis systems. The 30-year-old company, whose clients include […]
Now What?!
The juggle is real: Part 2As parents, we look forward to new milestones for our kids – such as making friends, playing sports and starting school. We look forward to them, that is, until our whole life revolves around said milestones. To those of you without children or with children too young for activities, let me shed some light on how things go. You gladly […]
German company locates office in Henrico
A German manufacturing company is moving its small sales and competence resource center from Orlando, Florida to Henrico. BRANOpac GmbH plans to grow to 5 employees by 2020 and invest as much as $500,000. Its office is located at 5300 Hickory Park Drive, Suite 224, in Glen Allen. “Our office in Greater Richmond will provide closer proximity to business partners, […]
Panzera named executive director of Henrico CASA
Henrico County Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc. (CASA) recently named Jeannine Panzera to serve as its executive director, overseeing a program to provide court representation for children who have experienced neglect, abuse and other trauma. Henrico CASA’s Board of Directors appointed Panzera effective Sept. 17, following the retirement of Barbara Herzog, who had served as executive director for the past […]
Henrico 4-H sale of peanuts, honey underway
The Henrico County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is selling Virginia peanuts, honey, cookbooks and large 4-H bag clips to benefit local 4-H youth programs. Peanuts come in a 2-pound sack and are available raw with recipes for $10 or in salted or unsalted cocktail varieties for $15. A 1-pound jar of raw, local honey costs $10. Handy Camel Giant […]
