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 […]
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 personMost 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 […]