Extreme winter weather has forced the cancellation of American Red Cross blood drives across the country; in Virginia, more than 300 units of blood went uncollected due to cancelled blood drives. The American Red Cross is urging healthy individuals, especially those with type O blood, to give now to ensure blood products are available for patient emergencies. The need for […]
Virginia will join 22 states in abolishing the death penalty
Virginia will become the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty after two bills passed both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly on Monday. In a release issued earlier this month, Gov. Ralph Northam said he looks forward to signing a legislation that outlaws the death penalty. Under current state law, an offender convicted of a Class 1 felony who […]
GRASP offers free help with college aid applications
GRASP, a career and college access organization, is encouraging high school seniors to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) as a first step toward their postsecondary education/training goals. Families needing assistance with the FAFSA or college financial aid can obtain help virtually and free of charge by calling 923-0059 to schedule an appointment with a GRASP advisor. […]
Lawmakers pass bill to keep schools from suing over student meal debt
By Noah Fleischman, Capital News ServiceAdelle Settle learned in 2017 that school lunches were being taken out of children’s hands when they couldn’t pay for the meal. Instead, children were given a cheese sandwich or a snack. Settle was inspired to start Settle the Debt, a nonprofit organization that pays off school meal debt at Prince William County schools. The organization has raised almost […]
Red Cross blood donors needed following severe weather
Extreme winter weather has forced the cancellation of American Red Cross blood drives across the country; in Virginia, more than 300 units of blood went uncollected due to cancelled blood drives. The American Red Cross is urging healthy individuals, especially those with type O blood, to give now to ensure blood products are available for patient emergencies. The need for […]
‘Be the Change’ program to focus on cemetery restoration
On Feb. 24 at 12 p.m., the public is invited to join a Chamber RVA program featuring five entrepreneurs who are part of the effort to restore Evergreen and East End Cemeteries and committed to bringing the stories of those buried there to life. Part of RVA NOW’s “Be the Change” series, the program is entitled, “How Minority-Owned Businesses are Working […]
Letters: Readers respond to recent cemetery update
Dear Editor: The recent article “Enrichmond hires group to begin cemetery preservation plan” reports on statements from a recent Enrichmond press release. There appears to be little or no additional reporting. The Citizen could have tapped into its own stories from past years about Evergreen and East End Cemeteries. Better, it could have contacted a member of the Friends of […]
31 new COVID-related deaths reported in Henrico; most likely occurred weeks ago
Thirty-one new COVID-19-related deaths have been reported in Henrico County since Saturday – including 18 Monday – but it’s likely that most or all of those occurred weeks ago because the Virginia Department of Health is just now processing 2021 death certificates related to the post-holiday surge of cases. “As a result, a larger number of deaths is expected to […]
Henrico offers special bulky waste pickup of vegetative storm debris
Residents must request $43 service by March 5; pickup to occur within 2 weeksHenrico County is offering a special bulky waste pickup service for $43 per order to help residents remove vegetative debris left by the recent snow and ice storms. To receive the service, residents must call (804) 501-4275 by Friday, March 5. All debris must meet the county’s criteria for pickup and be placed at the road’s edge when the order […]
Virginia moves closer to ban of plastic foam containers
For a second year in a row, a bill that prohibits food vendors from using plastic foam containers is up in the air as the General Assembly hashes out a Senate amendment. Del. Betsy B. Carr, D-Richmond, introduced House Bill 1902 this year after her bill passed last year with a reenactment clause, which means it must pass two years […]
