In the Garden: 2024 award-winning flowers for your garden and containers

In the Garden: 2024 award-winning flowers for your garden and containers

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Make some room in your garden or containers for the new All-America Selections 2024 National award-winning plants. These winning varieties are tested in trial gardens across the United States and...

Henrico News Minute – March 28, 2024

Henrico News Minute – March 28, 2024

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Good economic development news for Henrico; funding for five major transportation projects in the county; Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs into law a measure inspired by the murder of Lucia Bremer;...

Henrico obtains $69M for 5 major road projects

Henrico obtains $69M for 5 major road projects

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Some Henrico residents may see their flood insurance rates change when the county adopts new Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps April 25. The county’s board of supervisors officially approved...

‘Art of Housing’ event to raise funds for Housing Families First

‘Art of Housing’ event to raise funds for Housing Families First

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The Art of Housing, an event featuring local artwork to support families facing homelessness, will be held at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts April 18 to benefit Henrico-based Housing...

EPA awards $206M in Chesapeake Bay restoration grants

EPA awards $206M in Chesapeake Bay restoration grants

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The Environmental Protection Agency March 27 announced that it has awarded $206 million in grants to two organizations that will work to restore the Chesapeake Bay. The grants are the...

Henrico 4-H and 4 Art 2 Heart to host virtual youth art camp April 1-4

Henrico 4-H and 4 Art 2 Heart to host virtual youth art camp April 1-4

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Henrico 4-H Youth Development and the nonprofit 4 Art 2 Heart will offer a free virtual art camp for youth from April 1-4, during Henrico Schools' spring break. The camp...

Global crane component manufacturer locating in Henrico

Global crane component manufacturer locating in Henrico

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Ropeblock, a global crane component manufacturer based in the Netherlands, announced Wednesday that it will invest $100,000 to open its first U.S.-based facility in Henrico County. The 12,000-square-foot facility will...

Youngkin signs bill filed after shooting death of Henrico teen, vetoes 30 others related to guns

Youngkin signs bill filed after shooting death of Henrico teen, vetoes 30 others related to guns

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Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin handed down several vetoes, amendments and signatures on a number of gun and public safety bills the Democratic-controlled legislature pushed for this session. Among the measures...

Henrico Fur Finder: March 27, 2024

Henrico Fur Finder: March 27, 2024

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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...

Pets 3/27/24

Pets 3/27/24

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Henrico Property Transactions: Feb. 28-March 5, 2024

Henrico Property Transactions: Feb. 28-March 5, 2024

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6 North Rose Avenue - $210,499, 1,015 SF (built in 1973), from Reba S. Gilliam to Tammy Dickman. 2118 Nelson Street - $225,000, 994 SF (built in 2011), from Lythgoe...

Henrico News Minute – March 27, 2024

Henrico News Minute – March 27, 2024

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Amazon’s Henrico Fulfillment Center celebrates its official opening; Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs into law a bill prompted by a Henrico cake-pop maker; good news for Virginia’s workforce; kindergarten registration is...

Henrico School Board to provide update on success of 2024 legislative priorities

Henrico School Board to provide update on success of 2024 legislative priorities

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The Henrico School Board will review the outcomes of its legislative agenda for the 2024 Virginia General Assembly session during a 4:30 p.m. meeting Thursday, March 28. Board members approved...

Henrico supervisors to hold budget hearing March 26

Henrico supervisors to hold budget hearing March 26

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The Henrico County Board of Supervisors March 26 will hold a public hearing about the proposed Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget proposal. The hearing will begin at 5 p.m. in the...

Virginia labor force reaches record high, according to report

Virginia labor force reaches record high, according to report

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Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February 2024 remained unchanged at 3.0 percent, according to data recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Local Area Unemployment Statistics The LAUS...

Report: Virginia’s housing market picks up

Report: Virginia’s housing market picks up

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Virginia’s housing market picked up in February, with sales up 3.5% compared to the same month in 2023, according to the Virginia Realtors' Virginia Home Sales Report released last month....

Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers’ Crime of the Week: March 25-April 1, 2024

Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers’ Crime of the Week: March 25-April 1, 2024

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This week, Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers needs the public's helpd to identify and locating a missing larceny suspect in Henrico. On March 6, at about 1:30 p.m. police responded to...

Federal lawmakers tour USPS Sandston facility

Federal lawmakers tour USPS Sandston facility

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A delegation of federal lawmakers visited the U.S. Postal Service's Sandston Sorting Facility and Distribution Center March 23 to assess the ongoing mail delivery issues in the region. The trip...

Youngkin signs homemade food bill inspired by ‘kingpin of cake pops’

Youngkin signs homemade food bill inspired by ‘kingpin of cake pops’

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The front yard of Virginia’s Executive Mansion was turned into a miniature farmers market Monday as Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill meant to make life a little easier for...

Kindergarten registration process in Henrico begins

Kindergarten registration process in Henrico begins

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The kindergarten registration process began Monday in Henrico County for students eligible to begin school in the fall. Eligible children must be at least five years old by Sept. 30...

Va. School Boards Association hosting essay/speaking contest for high school students

Va. School Boards Association hosting essay/speaking contest for high school students

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The Virginia School Boards Association is hosting its annual personal essay/speaking contest for high school students, and the 2024 winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The contest is open to...

Youngkin, local leaders laud Amazon’s impact on Henrico, region

Youngkin, local leaders laud Amazon’s impact on Henrico, region

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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin headed up the dignitaries who celebrated the official opening of Amazon's Richmond Fulfillment Center in Henrico County March 25, as he participated in ceremonies that included...

Milestones: March 26, 2024

Milestones: March 26, 2024

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Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently announced an additional appointment to his administration: Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System – Dr. Susan Tinsley Gooden of Henrico, dean of Wilder School...

Savvy Senior: Who should be screened for lung cancer?

Savvy Senior: Who should be screened for lung cancer?

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Dear Savvy Senior, Who should be screened for lung cancer and how is it covered by Medicare? I used to smoke but quit many years ago and am wondering if...

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Henrico Schools’ officials post, then remove, job listings for in-person roles

Job postings for nearly 80 classroom monitors and for substitute teachers countywide – with roles beginning Nov. 16, the first day of the second nine weeks of school in Henrico – appeared briefly on the Henrico County government’s job listing website this week but then disappeared sometime Tuesday or Wednesday. The presence of the listings caused some in the community […]

Richmond Raceway to host blood drive Oct. 29

Richmond Raceway will host a blood drive with the American Red Cross of Virginia on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Old Dominion Building at the complex, 600 East Laburnum Avenue. “Thanks to the American Red Cross of Virginia for their dedicated work to ensure the strength of our nation’s blood supply during the COVID-19 […]

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Henrico reports highest single-day COVID case count in nearly 6 weeks

Henrico County reported its highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in a single day Wednesday in nearly six weeks – 52. It was the most cases reported in Henrico since Sept. 10, when 53 were. The jump increased the county’s 7-day average of new daily cases from 29 yesterday to 32. The Virginia Department of Health also reported two new […]

Spanberger, Freitas meet in only planned face-to-face forum


In their only planned face-to-face meeting of the cycle, Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger and her Republican challenger, Virginia Delegate Nick Freitas, met on Tuesday night and discussed the issues at stake in this election. Both candidates highlighted their past job experience – Spanberger in law enforcement and the CIA, Freitas a former Green Beret in the Army. Freitas said that […]

Virginia returns nearly $68M in unclaimed property to citizens

The Virginia Department of the Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Program returned more than $67.8 million in unclaimed property to Virginians in fiscal year 2020, representing more than 111,000 asset accounts. Department officials launched new virtual outreach efforts to assist people with filing their claims amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “As we continue dealing with the economic impacts of this pandemic, we […]

Henrico Property Transactions – Oct. 7-13, 2020

301 N. Ivy Avenue – $212,000, 1,555 SF (built in 1971), from Jason N. Roberson to Margaret A. Bullock. 2101 Megan Drive – $230,000, 1,088 SF (built in 1992), from Steven Oliver to Don J. Young and Bernadette C. Pedro. 4417 Hungary Glen Terrace – $273,000, 1,428 SF (built in 2000), from Joseph Sours and Chanra Nou to Gregory B. […]

Henrico News Minute – Oct. 21, 2020

The Oct. 21, 2020 episode of the Henrico News Minute includes details about Henrico School Board members receiving input from dozens about the possibility of in-person learning; new COVID-19 cases reported at seven Henrico schools; three new COVID deaths reported in Henrico; Abigail Spanberger and Nick Freitas participate in a candidate forum; Henrico County ranks fifth in the state in […]

Majority of speakers in virtual Henrico Schools meeting support continuation of virtual learning

But a handful of speakers implore board members to provide an option for those who want to return in person

Most of the 50 or so speakers who addressed two Henrico School Board members during a virtual “listening session” Tuesday night urged them not to return students to school in person just yet. Board members Marcie Shea (Tuckahoe District) and Kristi Kinsella (Brookland District) also heard from a handful of speakers who implored them to provide a choice for those […]