A Virginia Senate committee recently killed a bill intended to minimize police misconduct and incentivize accountability among law enforcement. House Bill 1948, introduced by Del. Mark Levine, D-Alexandria, required law enforcement officers to report misconduct by fellow officers. Another part of the measure, which some opponents called too subjective, was that on-duty officers provide aid as circumstances objectively permitted to […]
Henrico to host virtual public design sessions for Short Pump area week of Feb. 22
Residents can share their ideas and vision for the future of an area that includes Short Pump Town Center at a virtual, county-hosted design charrette Feb. 22-26. The daily sessions will take place through the charrette hub at henricoconnects.com. A charrette is an intensive, interactive planning session that encourages public participation and facilitates collaboration between residents, designers and planners on […]
T-Mobile opens customer service center at former Sam’s Club site at White Oak Village
T-Mobile U.S. Inc. has officially opened its 131,000-square-foot customer care center in the former Sam’s Club building at The Shops at White Oak Village in Eastern Henrico. Aston Capital purchased the site in November 2019 through an affiliate, then converted the space into Class A office space for T-Mobile, which is moving 500 employees from a location in Short Pump […]
Virginia adds $524M in federal funds for rent relief program
The Virginia Rent Relief Program will add $524 million in federal funding to help Virginians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic stay in their homes. Gov. Ralph Northam made the announcement Tuesday. The RRP is funded through the Emergency Rental Assistance program included in the recent federal stimulus package and will assist households and landlords with rent payments to avoid eviction. […]
Milestones – Feb. 16, 2021
The following area students were named to the fall 2020 dean’s list at the University of Alabama: Christin Elia, Tyler Ladin and Claudia Long, of Glen Allen; and Stewart Berling, Carter Chambliss, Caroline Curtis, Sydney DuPriest, Madeleine Miller, Elizabeth O’Neill, Cecelia Phillips, Thi Xuan Ngan Trang and Logan Brown, of Henrico. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn […]
Henrico stays below 90 new COVID-19 cases for third straight day
Henrico County’s new daily number of COVID-19 cases has remained in the double-digits for a third straight day, as the county reported 81 new cases on Tuesday, according to the Virginia Department of Health. The county’s seven-day moving count continues to decline, down Monday to an average of 102 cases. The last time Henrico reported three consecutive days with fewer […]
Virginia launches statewide pre-registration system for COVID-19 vaccine
The Virginia Department of Health today launched a new, centralized website that allows Virginians to easily pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine. The site is designed as a ‘one-stop-shop’ to allow people to pre-register online, check that they are pre-registered, and access additional information about Virginia’s vaccination roll-out. Virginians who have previously pre-registered through their local health district have been automatically […]
Henrico Schools accepting applications for 2021-22 preschool program
Henrico County Public Schools Tuesday opened the application process for its 2021-22 Early Learning Preschool program. The program is designed to provide a preschool environment for children who live in Henrico County and who will be 4 years old by Sept. 30. Interested parents and guardians should submit an application and required documents online at henricoschools.us/preschool/. Applicants may also hand-deliver […]
Bill to mandate in-person learning faces pushback from Virginia House Republican leaders
A bipartisan bill to mandate an in-person learning option is facing pushback from Republican leadership in the Virginia House. “This is the bill that speaks to opening schools,” said the legislation’s sponsor, Virginia state Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico), when she presented it Monday in the Education Subcommittee for the House of Delegates. The bill has already passed the full Senate, […]
Inaugural Henrico Citizen Advisory Board members named
The Henrico Citizen has named its inaugural Citizen Advisory Board members – 15 Henricoans who will serve one-year volunteer terms to provide input, ideas and feedback about previous, current and future Citizen coverage. The Citizen created the board as a way to deepen its connections within the county and ensure that open lines of communication exist between communities and groups […]
