'Girls on Fire' camp introduces Henrico middle-school girls to future opportunities, life skills
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Henrico students improve slightly on reading, science SOLs but still trail statewide averages on most grade-level exams
Henrico students last school year fared slightly better on the Virginia Standards of Learning exams in reading and science than they did during the previous school year but worse in math and history/social sciences, according to new data released last week by the Virginia Department of Education. The SOL
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At Regional Recovery Day, attendees find resources, experts and support
At the second annual Regional Recovery Day Sept. 3 in Glen Allen, community resources, experts and those with lived experiences rallied to discuss addiction, the toll it takes on users and the community, support and solutions. Held at the Henrico Sports and Event Center, the event drew about 800 people
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Youngkin celebrates launch of pilot program meant to aid mental health crises
Valley Health in Winchester is piloting a program that can test the effectiveness of a new avenue in Virginia’s mental health resources landscape. Special Conservators of the Peace are armed and unarmed professional personnel authorized by courts to carry out limited law enforcement duties. The idea is that they
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Henrico World War II veteran shares memories 80 years after war's end
Eighty years ago this week marked the formal end to World War II when Imperial Japan surrendered to the Allies aboard a US battleship in Tokyo Bay. Surviving veterans of that war are close to 100 years old or older. One such veteran is Henrico's Bill Reeves, who
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