You’ve pre-registered for the COVID-19 vaccine. You’re eligible to receive it, and now you’re just waiting to be contacted, hoping this might be the day. But what should you expect? Will you get a call or an email? How long do you have to respond? When will you be scheduled? Here’s a look at the pre-registration process as of March […]
Virginia could receive 431,000 COVID vaccine doses week of March 1
March begins Monday, and it could bring with it a boatload of COVID-19 vaccine doses in Virginia. The state could receive as many as 431,000 or more total doses of vaccine, state vaccine coordinator and Henrico Health Department Director Danny Avula said during a press briefing Friday afternoon. Those doses would break down thusly: • 180,000 total first doses from […]
Henrico School Board advances budget proposal, plans new laptop, wireless network contracts
The Henrico School Board advanced its $665.2-million budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2021-22 to the Henrico Board of Supervisors Thursday, voting unanimously during a work session to endorse it. A public hearing scheduled Thursday to permit public input about the plan attracted no speakers. The budget does not reflect the funding announced earlier this month by Henrico County Manager John […]
Obituary – Ruth Isbell Henley
Ruth Isbell Henley, 97, died peacefully at home on February 18, 2021 and went to be with her Lord Jesus and dear family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Tom Henley, former Chief Deputy Sheriff of Henrico County. Her in-laws owned the old grocery store at the corner of Three Chopt Road and […]
Obituary – Glada Elizabeth Berg Mackinaw
Glada Elizabeth Berg Mackinaw, 90, of Henrico, passed away with her family by her side on February 20, 2021. She is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Herman and Cora Marie Berg of Columbus, Ohio; her beloved husband, Ernest C. ‘Irish’ Mackinaw, USN Retired; son, Joseph M. Mackinaw; great grandson, Johnny Wathen III; sisters, Alice Berg, Jeanette Smith, and […]
Obituary – Erich Reinhard Albus
Erich Reinhard Albus, 95, of Highland Springs, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021. Erich was preceded in death by his parents, Karl and Maria Luise Albus; brother, Rolf Albus; sister, Erika Albus; and son, Karl Ludwig Albus. Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Christel P. Albus; granddaughter, Katie Vandjelovic (Nathan); great-grandchildren, Luke, Seth, Jude, and Lily […]
Obituary – Virginia Harris Holloway
Virginia “Ginny” Harris Holloway, 72, of Henrico, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, February 17, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sellus and Lucy Harris; sisters, Louise Loving, Dottie Harris; brother, Charles Harris; nephew, Robert Harris. Ginny worked as a hairdresser, and at Kiddie Kompany Daycare and she was a nutritionist for Henrico County Schools. She […]
Obituary – Constance L. Bachman Hamilton
Constance “Connie” L. Bachman Hamilton, 71, of Henrico, Va., passed away peacefully on Monday, February 15, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lena Lucille Tyndall and Edward Douglas Tyndall Sr. She is survived by her husband, Thomas W. Hamilton; children, Ashlee Bachman Heid (Steve), Ryan Keith Bachman, Matthew Thomas Hamilton (Polly), Meghan Hamilton Cameron (Ryan). She was […]
VDOT begins tree debris cleanup in region
The Virginia Department of Transportation Richmond District Friday began what it is calling a long-term tree debris cleanup effort, following the ice storms earlier this month that caused significant tree damage in the region. Immediately following the Feb. 13 storm, crews moved tree debris to the roadsides and coordinated with utility companies to remove power lines so that travel lanes […]
Henrico Crime Report – Feb. 19-25, 2021
5400 block of W. Broad Street – Police arrested and charged a citizen with possession of cocaine at a retail store Feb. 19 at 1:30 p.m. 11800 block of W. Broad Street – Police arrested and charged a citizen with non-aggravated assault on a police officer at a retail store Feb. 19 at 5:50 p.m. Dabbs House Road at Bressingham […]