The Henrico Citizen is tracking COVID-19 data by ZIP Code, as provided daily by the Virginia Department of Health. Bookmark this page and check back each day to see the updated number of tests conducted in each Henrico ZIP Code, as well as the number of positive test results reported in each one and the overall percentage of positive tests […]

From the publisher: A call for reader input
Details about our how we'll use our Facebook Journalism Project grant – and a chance for you to help shape our coverageDear Citizen Reader, As you may have read when we announced it earlier this month, we recently received a grant from the Facebook Journalism Project COVID-19 Local News Relief Fund Grant Program. We were one of just three Virginia news organizations to earn a grant through the program and are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to use it to enhance […]

Henrico News Minute – May 19, 2020
The May 19, 2020 edition of the Henrico News Minute podcast features details about what Google user data is telling us about the movements of Henrico citizens during the past six weeks; Henrico Schools opens online registration for kindergarten; today’s COVID-19 update for Henrico; free virtual training about how to administer naloxone. Listen to the brief podcast here or subscribe […]

Milestones
Hannah Polaski of Henrico recently was honored at the Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation, a ceremony that recognizes academic achievement, community engagement, leadership and commitment to the college. Polaski, a junior, received the Woman’s Auxiliary of Muhlenberg College Music Scholarship for outstanding performance as a student of music. *** The following local residents recently earned degrees from Western Governors University: Katharine […]

3 Henrico businesses again make Fortune 500 list
Three Henrico companies have again made the Fortune 500 list, which ranks U.S. businesses based upon their annual revenue totals. As usual, Henrico-based tobacco company Altria was the top local company on the list, which was released yesterday. Altria ranked No. 167, five spots lower than last year, with $19.76 billion in revenue. That represented nearly a 1-percent earnings increase, […]