Henrico Rewind: Week in Review - Aug. 10-16, 2025

The Roseshire Gaming Parlor in Henrico’s Near West End is planning a fall open date and this week announced plans to hire about 100 employees. The parlor will host job fairs Aug. 15 and 16 at the Embassy Suite Hotel, 2925 Emerywood Parkway in Henrico, from noon to 9

Noise pollution, environmental impacts, increased traffic, decreased air quality, and an elementary school just down the road – these were some of the many concerns Varina residents brought up at a community meeting about a proposed data center off Darbytown Road. On Aug. 6, nearly 100 community members crowded the library

Henrico Schools is building its first three-story middle school, and parents see it as an opportunity for some “much-needed” school redistricting. At a community meeting July 29, Henrico Schools officials shared details with a crowd of neighbors and parents on the upcoming rebuild of Quioccasin Middle School, which should start

Just days before he was set to start the school year at J.R. Tucker High School, 19-year-old Arman Momand was arrested by ICE officers at the Henrico courthouse last Friday. “This experience has been very traumatic for everybody associated with the family,” said Miriam Airington-Fisher, Momand’s immigration attorney. The

At a public meeting Aug. 7 at the Varina Library, more than 100 people came out to hear what changes county and state officials may be planning for Route 5/New Osborne Turnpike corridor - and to provide their own ideas. The event was billed as a workshop-style gathering at

For years, Henrico County has enjoyed a triple AAA bond-rating on its general obligation bonds – the highest possible rating of credit-worthiness from the three largest rating agencies, which typically translates into the lowest interest rates possible when the county sells bonds to fund large infrastructure projects. That saves the county,

An investigation is underway after several cars were hit by gunfire Saturday night at a Henrico apartment complex. Police were called to reports of gunfire in the 300 block of Kingsridge Road just before 9:30 p.m. That is the address for the Apartments at Kingsridge complex. No one

Henrico Police officials have identified the victim of a fatal Aug. 10 motorcycle crash in the West End as 57-year-old county resident Arnold Lee Powell, Jr. Just before 8 p.m., police responded to the intersection of River Road and Panorama Drive after reports that the motorcycle Powell was driving

About a dozen Henrico residents spoke out during an Aug. 12 Henrico Board of Supervisors meeting about a new housing development proposed in Highland Springs, with some residents in vehement opposition to the plans, while others hope the development can provide more affordable housing for the region. The development of

Two people connected to River City Driving School in Henrico are being held without bond on felony child abuse charges, according to court documents. Palmer Wellhouse, the owner of River City Driving School, and Kendall McCullen are each facing two felony counts of child abuse involving two children. Court documents