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VDH issues fish consumption advisory for Eastern Henrico after fish tissue study shows elevated levels of 'forever chemicals'
The Virginia Department of Health is warning people not to eat any sunfish, largemouth bass, chain pickerel or creek chubsucker fish caught in the White Oak Swamp in Eastern Henrico, after fish tissue samples of those species conducted between 2021 and 2023 showed elevated levels of “forever chemicals” known as
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Henrico School Board approves staggered start for 2026-27 school year
The 2026-27 school year in Henrico will begin with a staggered start for the first time in the school system’s history, allowing sixth and ninth graders to better acclimate themselves to new buildings without any other students in attendance, while also helping ease the transition for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
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Henrico School Board approves slight cost increase for school breakfasts, lunches
The Henrico School Board voted unanimously May 8 to authorize slight price increases for student and adult meals, with officials saying the change was necessary to address rising costs. Full-price student breakfasts will increase from $1.50 to $1.75 beginning in the fall, while full-price student lunches will increase
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Henrico teachers now will be paid for certain extracurricular work, lost planning time
Henrico teachers will be paid for certain extracurricular work they perform voluntarily outside of their regular school day requirements – such as monitoring school weapons scanners, tutoring students and selling tickets to school events after hours – following the unanimous adoption May 8 by the Henrico School Board of a series of
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Henrico Police seeking missing man
Henrico Police officials are seeking the public's help in locating a missing 48-year-old county man. Gerard Anthony Harvell last was heard from on Tuesday, April 29, at about 1 p.m. There are concerns for his well-being. Harvell is a Black male, with black hair and brown eyes,
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