An estimated 20,000 people or more attended Henrico County's Juneteenth Celebration June 21 at Dorey Park in Varina to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the occasion, which in 1865 marked the official end of slavery in the United States. It was on June 19 that year that
Henrico County will hold its annual celebration of Juneteenth with two evenings of activities to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States.
On Friday, June 20, the inaugural Juneteenth Jamboree will feature a community parade and football games at Varina High School, 7053 Messer
Varina District Supervisor Tyrone E. Nelson will host a Varina Community Meeting on Thursday, June 26 for a discussion of Title V air permits with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
The permits are designed to improve compliance with the federal Clean Air Act by clarifying what source facilities must
Lloyd Gregory Smith has many memories of Chatsworth School – the desk near the window where he would sit and watch planes fly overhead. The smells of pork chops and bologna sandwiches that would fill the one-room schoolhouse during lunchtime.
But Smith also remembers a time when Chatsworth was in shambles.