Editor's note: An earlier version of this article indicated that the county's recodification would include updates to zoning codes. On Tuesday, county officials clarified that this year's recodification would not involve zoning ordinances. The Citizen regrets the error. On Tuesday, the Henrico Board of
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Henrico County leaders are moving forward with the demolition of the former Best Products headquarters to make way for a proposed $2 billion arena and mixed-use development. The 93-acre site along Brook Road near Interstate 95 has sat empty since the late 1990s. Best Products, founded in Richmond in 1957
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A Henrico County victim services specialist is among 19 public servants statewide to be honored by Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones as part of the 2026 Unsung Heroes Awards. Ashley Crews, of the Henrico County Victim Witness program (part of the Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney's office), was
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Since January, Henrico has planted 10,000 new native tree seedlings in public areas throughout the county. The efforts have cost the county “little to nothing,” said Deputy County Manager Steve Yob, with Henrico using local volunteers and grants from the U.S. Department of Forestry. During the past three
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