The Republican statewide ticket was together again Monday morning to try to bring back some of the suburban voters the party lost in recent years while Donald Trump was president. A big theme of the day was helping the statewide ticket and down-ballot candidates win to try and reverse some of the progressive policies that Democrats have passed in the […]

Allen & Allen honors ‘Hometown Heroes’
The personal injury law firm of Allen & Allen recently announced 20 recipients of its Allen & Allen Hometown Heroes Award, including three from Henrico and at least one other with strong Henrico ties. Josh Green, Rob Reid, Ronald Gerber, Michael Robinson and the rest of this year’s class join a group of more than 470 heroes who have been […]

Enrichmond hires first cemeteries community ambassador
John Mitchell, descendant of John Mitchell Jr., an African American civil rights activist, has joined the Enrichmond Foundation as the organization’s first cemeteries community ambassador. In the role, Mitchell will lead community engagement and event planning initiatives supporting Enrichmond. He also will serve as the primary contact for descendant families. Mitchell will work to cultivate positive relationships with local community […]

Bon Secours celebrates Project SEARCH graduates
Seventeen students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities from Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover counties recently completed their internships for Project SEARCH at Bon Secours facilities throughout the Richmond region. Project SEARCH is an international school-to-work program that helps students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities develop work skills in a real-world work environment. The program’s goal is to help participants find competitive […]

Henrico’s Fourth of July celebration returning to Meadow Farm
Independence Day event to feature Richmond Symphony, laser-light showHenrico County will present its annual Red, White and Lights community celebration of Independence Day on Sunday, July 4 at Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park, 3400 Mountain Road in Glen Allen. The free event, produced by the Division of Recreation and Parks, will begin at 5 p.m. and provide an evening of family entertainment, including a performance by the […]

Business in brief – June 28, 2021
Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC recently announced the following lease transactions in Henrico County: Abbott’s Auto Service – renewed its lease of 4,596 SF at 11008 W. Broad Street (Jim McVey represented the landlord); Macemedia, Inc. – leased 1,803 SF at 11551 Nuckols Road (Eric Hammond, Jamie Galanti and Russell Wyatt represented the landlord); Advanced Foot and Ankle of Virginia – […]

Henrico News Minute – June 28, 2021
Henrico Schools distributes nearly 4 million free meals; Henrico Police name the three people they arrested in connection with a shootout last week in the West End; police seek a suspect in a weekend shooting; two Freeman High School sports teams play for state titles. (Today’s Henrico News Minute is brought to you by the Henrico County Department of Public […]