At a Henrico School Board meeting almost two years ago, board member Alicia Atkins was brought to tears as school division officials presented the reading scores for elementary students enrolled at An Achievable Dream Academy at Highland Springs. After three years under the oversight of an outside agency based in Newport News, only 3% of fifth graders were reading on […]

Henrico Schools remains committed to Achievable Dream Academy despite literacy struggles
School system paying millions for program, which showed only modest literacy improvements during past year
Loveday Pro Am basketball league begins play in Henrico
The Loveday Pro Am basketball league, which features a variety of college and professional basketball players, began its second season June 28 with three games at Henrico High School – including one featuring current Denver Nuggets player Bones Hyland, a former VCU star. (Pictured above are images from the inaugural game, between Local Legends and Assists.) The six-team league will […]

One injured in western Henrico motorcycle crash
One person suffered critical injuries when a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle occurred at the intersection of West Broad Street and Skipwith Road Wednesday morning, according to Henrico Police. It happened at about 10 a.m. The victim was transported to a local hospital. The incident forced the closure of all but one lane on westbound West Broad Street in the […]

Henrico Police seek driver who struck cyclist June 19
Henrico Police are seeking information about the driver who struck and injured a cyclist June 19 just before 4 p.m. in the West End. The adult male cyclist was struck at the intersection of Quarter Mill Road and Copper Creek Lane while pedaling westbound on Quarter Mill Road. The driver of a vehicle traveling eastbound turned north onto Copper Creek […]

Henrico Property Transactions – June 15-21, 2022
4401 Foxtail Lane – $206,000, 1,240 SF (built in 1984), from David L. and Tracy Ingersoll to McKayla and Carson Walker. 905 Grayfox Circle – $210,000, 1,360 SF (built in 1993), from Natalia Arbelaez Giraldo to Shae Le-Onna Feggans. 8704 Springwater Drive – $232,000, 1,376 SF (built in 2005), from Allison Hudson to Nathaniel J. and Moriah W. Autry. 238 […]