The Henrico High School Drama Club will present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Feb. 23 and 24 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 apiece and may be purchased at gofan.co/app/school/VA7801. Following the Saturday matinee, children 12 and under are invited to join Belle and her friends for free cookies and tea […]
Henrico student taken into custody after bringing gun to Academy at Virginia Randolph
A 16-year-old male student at Henrico County’s Academy at Virginia Randolph in Glen Allen was taken into custody Feb. 22 after Henrico Police found him with a gun at the school. A school administrator alerted the school’s resource officer at about 11:30 a.m. that the student might have a weapon, after an anonymous tip was submitted to school officials. The […]
Henrico Fur Finder – Feb. 22, 2023
Welcome to Henrico Fur Finder, where each week we highlight pets looking for a forever home at the Henrico County Animal Shelter. Animals are sometimes adopted quickly; the shelter cannot guarantee any animal’s availability and animals cannot be put “on hold.” The shelter, located at 10421 Woodman Road in Glen Allen, is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to […]
Bagby formally announces bid for Virginia Senate seat
Henrico Delegate Lamont Bagby Wednesday formally announced that he will seek the Ninth District Virginia Senate seat being vacated by Jennifer McClellan, who in a special election Tuesday won election to the U.S. House of Representatives representing the Fourth District. Bagby has represented the 74th District in the Virginia House of Delegates since July 2015. Prior to that, he served […]
Jeweler announced as anchor tenant at new Short Pump retail site
A popular local jeweler will become the anchor tenant of a new Short Pump retail site, the project’s development and leasing companies announced this week. Fink’s Jewelers will move out of Short Pump Town Center and into an 8,500-square-foot space at the new West Village site at the corner of West Broad Street and North Gayton Road, according to officials […]
Eastridge ramp, underpass to Regency closing permanently March 1
The Eastridge Road ramp and underpass, which provide access to the Regency mall from northbound North Parham Road, will close permanently Wednesday, March 1. The Henrico County Department of Public Works will close the ramp and underpass at 9 a.m. to begin work to improve the bridge and backfill the underpass. Motorists traveling north on North Parham will continue to […]
Henrico’s second confirmed rabies case of 2023 reported
Henrico Police have confirmed the county’s second known case of rabies this year. A raccoon found in a yard in the 3000 block of Quail Roost Drive in Glen Allen, across from Glover Park, tested positive for rabies after having a physical altercation with a dog Feb. 19. The raccoon had entered a fenced-in area when the encounter occurred. Its […]
McClellan becomes first Black woman from Virginia elected to Congress
Democrat Jennifer McClellan easily won a special election to claim the Fourth District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday, earning nearly three-quarters of the vote to easily defeat Republican Leon Benjamin. The victory was a historic one for McClellan, 50, who will become the first Black woman to serve in Congress from Virginia. She will fill the seat […]
Henrico Property Transactions – Feb. 1-7, 2023
301 Cora Drive – $200,000, 1,654 SF (built in 1982), from Marie C. Wyche to Susana Villasenor Cobian. 2203 Brandonview Avenue – $235,000, 1,008 SF (built in 1978), from James A. Markle Jr. to Christopher Mahonski. 1914 Sweetwater Lane – $271,000, 1,196 SF (built in 1964), from James A. Rice III and Elizabeth Ann Rice to Virginia Home Buyers LLC. […]
