Weekend Top 5
The 17th annual RavenCon Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention will take place at Virginia Crossings in Glen Allen April 26-28. The event will feature a range of activities for fans...
Henrico News Minute – April 26, 2024
New development planned adjacent to the Henrico Sports and Events Center; Tucker High School's softball field named for former coach; officials celebrate the groundbreaking of a portion of the Fall...
Obituary – Joan Davidson
Joan Davidson, of Sandston Virginia, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Joan was the daughter of the late George Hawkins Sr. and Mary Woody Appel. She is survived...
Obituary – Thomas Harrison West
Thomas Harrison West (Tom), Lt. Col, USAF retired, was born to the late Elizabeth and Raymond West on March 3, 1940, in Milan, Tennessee. He passed away peacefully on April...
Obituary – Nancy Lloyd Vaughan
Nancy Lloyd Vaughan, 86 of Henrico County, VA passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus, on April 12, 2024, at Sunrise Villa Tuckahoe where she has lived for the past...
Obituary – Thomas Earl Allen
Thomas Earl Allen, age 78, of Highland Springs, Virginia passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Thomas was preceded in death by his parents, Wilbert and Flossie Ann Allen,...
Obituary – Robert Stafford Kinsey
Robert Stafford “Bob” Kinsey, 81, of Henrico, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2024. He is now with his wife, Waynelle W. Kinsey; their son, Sean C. Kinsey; his...
Hotels, restaurants coming to Henrico Sports and Events Center site
The new Henrico Sports and Events Center, which opened late last year, is surrounded mostly by asphalt and dirt at the former site of Virginia Center Commons mall in Glen...
Article spotlights two Justins with baseball – and Henrico – connections
Two Justins with Henrico connections – one a future Hall of Fame pitcher and another whose possible path to baseball stardom was cut short by injury – were featured...
Officials celebrate groundbreaking for northern segment of Fall Line Trail
Earlier this week, officials from Hanover, Henrico, and the Town of Ashland held a groundbreaking ceremony in Ashland to celebrate the start of construction on a 4.8-mile portion of the...
UR graduate named CEO of Virginia ABC
A University of Richmond graduate has been named the chief executive officers of Virginia ABC. Dale Farino, who has served in various roles at Breakthru Beverage Virginia, will assume the...
Henrico students participate in ‘Rev Your Bev Week’
As part of the statewide "Rev Your Bev Week," students from 13 school divisions in Virginia, including Henrico, are participating in various events and lessons to promote healthy hydration in...
Virginia Board of Education receives feedback on school performance and support framework
The Virginia Board of Education has concluded a series of statewide listening sessions on a proposed framework for school performance and support, during which attendees expressed strong support for several...
For Richmond to host ‘State of Foster Care’ event May 15
The social services directors of Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover and Richmond will discuss the state of foster care during a May 15 event in Henrico hosted by the nonprofit For Richmond....
Restaurant Watch
MARCH 29 Popeye’s, 8044 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: wire racks in walk-in cooler are rusty; observed flour and food debris buildup...
Henrico Schools names Tucker High softball field in memory of late coach McGuire
The last message Tucker High softball player Kendall Shockley received from her coach James “Pat” McGuire read, “Kendall, I can’t wait to get back coaching and watching you play!” McGuire,...
Henrico News Minute – April 25, 2024
Henrico County expanding its Enterprise Zone; two Henrico students receive National Merit Scholarships; a Glen Allen teen dies in a crash; VDOT performing emergency pavement work on I-64 in Henrico...
In the Garden: Heat-tolerant beauties for gardens and containers
Boost the summer-long beauty and heat tolerance in your gardens and containers with new varieties of annual vinca (Catharanthus). The unique Soiree vinca varieties provide added appeal with their cute,...
Lewis Ginter’s expansion plan is good news for local garden goers and people in need of healthy food
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is getting a major face-lift for its 40th anniversary, announcing a two-year, $31 million expansion project called "Thrive." The project will nearly double the size of the...
Now What?! Golden boy
The word ‘gold’ represents the pinnacle or the best. Couples celebrate their golden wedding anniversary after 50 years of marriage. You arrive at your golden years when you have lived...
LETTERS: Reader expresses opposition to proposed Sandston data center development
Dear Editor: When I first wrote county leaders in late January regarding the possible rezoning of 622 acres for presumably a massive data center complex, it was the first time...
Henrico Fur Finder: April 24, 2024
Welcome to Henrico Fur Finder, where each week we highlight pets looking for a forever home at the Henrico Animal Shelter. Animals are sometimes adopted quickly; the shelter cannot guarantee...
Henrico supervisors allocate $804K to fund regional homelessness efforts
The Henrico Board of Supervisors allocated more than $804,468 at its April 23 meeting to help fund two regional homelessness programs. The money will support programs operated by the Salvation...
Touch-free food drive planned June 7 in West End
The Sleepy Hollow Civic Association and River Road Presbyterian Church will host a touch-free food drive Sunday, June 7, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church, 8960 River Road. It will be the second such drive conducted in the past two months there; the church collected more than 1,200 pounds of food and more than $26,000 in donations […]
Obituary – John Gintout
John Henry Gintout, 88, of Sandston, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran and retired as a welder/pipefitter with Union Local # 10. He was a member of the Sandston Moose Lodge for 47 years. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings and is survived by his wife, Barbara […]
Obituary – Parry “Jean” Bell
Parry “Jean” White Bell, 86, of Highland Springs, Virginia, passed away on May 22, 2020. Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Herman Bell; father, Theodore Sanford White; mother, Nellie Hughes White; sisters, Thelma Montgomery, Ruth Shugart, Carolyn Baker, Grace White; and brother, Sanford White, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Lenora B. Napier, son-in-law, Philip Napier; […]
Obituary – Mary Lee Loyall
Mary Lee Cox Loyall, 93, of Sandston, went to be with her Lord on May 19, 2020. Mary Lee was the daughter of the late Paul Leo Messer and Georgie Thaggard Messer; and was preceded in death by her first husband of 40 years, Wallace G. Cox Sr. She was also predeceased by her second husband of 15 years, Alfred […]
Obituary – Vara Pruitt
PRUITT, Vara Lee, 89, of Highland Springs, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 19, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Pruitt. She is survived by her daughters, Martha Richmond, Sharon White (Tommy) and Janice Townsend; five grandchildren, James Richmond, Heather W. Rhoads (James), Matthew White, Aaron Townsend and Crystal Adams (Douglas); five great-grandchildren, Ozzy […]
Employee who worked at Longan ES grab-and-go site tests positive for COVID-19
A Henrico County Public Schools employee who assisted with the food service distribution at Longan Elementary School as recently as May 22 has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee’s test results came back this week, and school officials immediately made contact with the Henrico Health Department and School Health Services team, according to Robin Gilbert, the supervisor of SHS. Officials […]
Obituary – John Buzas
John Peter Buzas, 72, of Glen Allen, VA passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2020. John was born May 27, 1947 in Pottsville, PA to John Matthew and Alice (Balulis) Buzas. He attended La Salle Preparatory High School, outside Philadelphia, PA, graduating with honors in 1965, the same year he rowed on LaSalle’s National Championship Eight Man Rowing Team. […]
Henrico News Minute – May 29, 2020
The May 29, 2020 edition of the Henrico News Minute podcast features details about the Henrico School Board’s discussion about plans for summer school and the next two school years – and new principals for 10 schools; details about the continuation of the school system’s grab-and-go meals program; good and bad news about first-time unemployment claims in Henrico; […]
