An employee of Varina High School who was in the school as recently as Oct. 5 tested positive for COVID-19 Oct. 8, according to the school system. It was the second employee case at the school since August; on Aug. 12, the school closed for several days because an employee who tested positive had had close contact with several others […]
Henrico Schools to receive $8.84M in CARES Act funding through state allocation
Henrico County Public Schools will receive a $8.84-million funding allocation of federal CARES Act money from Virginia from the state of Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam announced today. The money is part of $220 million in federal dollars passing through the state to Virginia’s 132 school divisions to support COVID-19 preparedness and response measures for the 2020–2021 school year, including testing […]
‘It’s like trying to pull a rabbit out of a hat’
CDC eviction moratorium stalls homelessness for some as eviction crisis continuesFalling back on rent payments brought Keona Anthony to Henrico Civil Court Friday, Oct 2 to face an unlawful detainer case, the first step in the eviction process. When Anthony’s case was called in front of Judge Lauren Caudill in courtroom 3, the Centers for Disease Control’s Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19 was […]
42 new COVID cases reported in Henrico Thursday
Following several days of low numbers, Henrico witnessed an increase in new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, according to data announced Thursday by the Virginia Department of Health. Forty-two new cases were reported, along with the death of someone in his or her 70s and one new virus-related hospitalization. Henrico’s 7-day positivity percentage remains low, increasing slightly to 3.6% as of Oct. […]
Henrico News Minute – Oct. 8, 2020
The Oct. 8, 2020 episode of the Henrico News Minute has details about what’s on the Henrico School Board agenda today; more good news on the COVID-19 front in Henrico; the 7th District Congressional race outspends the presidential race in Virginia; live roaches in the kitchen of one Henrico restaurant. (Today’s Henrico News Minute is brought to you by Nathan’s […]
Restaurant Watch
A look at how some Henrico restaurants fared on their most recent health department inspections. SEPT. 21 Genesis Learning Center @ Airport, 5621 Corrugated Road – No violations reported during a routine inspection. Richmond Lodge, 10022 Elks Pass Lane – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: soda gun nozzle at the bar found with heavy build up […]