All 395 Virginia ABC stores will begin opening daily at noon Jan. 24, the agency announced Thursday. The change is designed to enable ABC’s limited workforce to better serve customers, agency officials said in a press release. Many stores currently open before noon, but increasingly, employees have been affected by COVID-19, causing staffing issues at many stores. “Like other retailers […]
Youngkin announces details of his ‘COVID-19 Action Plan’
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants the nearly 1.6 million Virginians who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 to get the initial series of shots and boosters when eligible, and he’s directed the state’s Health and Human Resources department to prioritize vaccine education and outreach efforts toward the communities in the state that are disproportionately unvaccinated. As part of his vaccination efforts, Youngkin […]
Capital Region Airport Commission honors 3 airline, airport employees
The Capital Region Airport Commission recently recognized three people who work at Richmond International Airport with its “Living the Values” award, which is designed to honor those who are committed to customers and the core values that of the airport. The award recipients (pictured from left) are Carl Cherry (JetBlue), Employee of the Quarter Sasha Conway (Allegiant), and Michael Teegarden (Airport Building Services).
Supervisors to hold day-long retreat Jan. 22
The Henrico Board of Supervisors will hold its annual retreat Saturday, Jan. 22 to discuss a number of topics in depth and hear from county officials. The meeting will be held in the county’s western government center, but because of COVID-19, attendance will be limited to county officials involved with the meeting. Members of the public may watch the session […]
Restaurant Watch
JAN. 5 Pho Thien Phat 2, 9031 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: observed an employee wash his hands at the mop sink instead of the hand sink; water at hand sink at the end of the cook line doesn’t get hot enough; a metal sponge and lettuce is in the hand sink […]
12 new Virginia State Troopers assigned to Henrico
Twelve new Virginia State troopers will be assigned to Henrico, following their graduation Jan. 21 from the Virginia State Police academy. Those 12 are part of the 58-member class of the VSP’s 135th Basic Session, which will graduate at the agency’s Chesterfield headquarters at 10 a.m. Friday. “Completing the training here at the Virginia State Police Training Academy is no […]
Henrico Schools pulls another book from library
A young adult novel about a gay wizard was removed from a Henrico County Public Schools library following a parent’s formal complaint about the book’s sexual content. I’m a Gay Wizard was formally challenged less than two weeks after the novel Out of Darkness was challenged and removed from HCPS libraries. The complainant objected to the “very graphic detail” of […]
Orange County designs winning blueprint on Goochland 51-39
Orange County designs winning blueprint on Goochland 51-39
James Monroe survives taut tilt with Caroline 54-50
James Monroe survives taut tilt with Caroline 54-50
