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Faces of Henrico Business – Rialand Lammar, Lammar Marie’s Gourmet Popcorn
Employee name: Rialand Lammar Position: Owner Time with company: 4 years Location: 3047 Lauderdale Drive, Henrico VA 23238 Website: lammarmarie.com * * * Faces of Henrico Business is a regular feature spotlighting employees of Henrico businesses. Would you like to be featured? Email a photo of yourself at your business location to citizen@henricocitizen.com.
Henrico teachers win $49.7K in grants from Community Foundation
The Community Foundation honored 12 Henrico County Public Schools teachers with grants that will allow them to pursue cutting-edge study in their fields. Three HCPS educators won the REB Award for Teaching Excellence and received grants ranging from $11,400 to $15,000, and nine additional teachers were finalists. Across the Richmond area, 91 teachers were nominated for the awards, and 17 […]
New $3M grant program to support affordable housing in Henrico, Metro Richmond
A new $3 million grant program aims to support shovel-ready affordable housing developments in the Richmond region. Funding will be managed by PlanRVA and the Partnership for Housing Affordability and comes from Virginia Housing’s $40 million grant program established earlier this year. Virginia Housing, a stage agency, launched the program for Virginia’s planning district commissions. “These new funds from Virginia […]
LETTERS: Reader thanks school system for recognition of Jewish, Muslim, Hindu holidays
Dear Editor, Kindness beautifies everything it touches. It’s something we’ve been missing in our communities for a long time. How did we go from taking care of each other to degrading each other? Where our elderly are being harmed in the streets because of their background? Where we are so self-centered that wearing a mask to protect those who are […]
Dog saved by Henrico firefighters from Varina house fire dies from its injuries
Henrico firefighters saved a dog from a house fire in Varina Thursday afternoon, but the dog later died from its injuries at a local veterinary hospital. The fire happened in the 4600 block of Darbytown Road just before 2 p.m. and had spread through the first and second floors of the home. The occupants of the house already were safely […]
Virginia DCR to offer nutrient management training in Henrico
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation will offer a two-part nutrient management training school this fall in Sandston. The school is designed for anyone interested in learning about the development of agricultural nutrient management plans or how to become a certified plan writer. Both sessions will be conducted in-person at the Homewood Suites, 5996 Audubon Drive in Sandston, near […]
COVID-19 vaccination events for children planned at 2 Henrico middle schools
Two Henrico County public schools will host COVID-19 vaccination clinics this month and next for children 5 to 11, Richmond and Henrico Health Districts officials announced Thursday. The clinics (Saturday, Nov. 13 at Fairfield Middle School and Saturday, Nov. 20 at Elko Middle School) each will operate from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Follow-up clinics at each site also will […]
Restaurant Watch
OCT. 15 Pizza Republic, 5607 Lakeside Avenue – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: an employee stated that there isn’t a “person in charge” when the manager is not present; a certified food protection manager was not on site; back hand sink and employee restroom are missing paper towels; sanitizer bucket is in the hand sink (hand […]
Man dies when tree falls on him in northern Henrico
A man died when a tree he was apparently working to cut and remove fell on him in northern Henrico Wednesday. It happened on a private residence near Azalea and Crenshaw avenues at about 6:30 p.m. Nov. 3. A tree-trimming company was working to remove the tree for a client when the incident occurred, according to Henrico Fire officials. On […]