Henrico Rewind: Week in Review – Dec. 7-13, 2025

More than half of Henrico schools fell into the bottom two performance categories – “off track” and “needs intensive support” – under the state’s new accountability system released Dec. 9. The Virginia Department of Education’s new school rating system categorizes schools into four groups: “distinguished,” “on track,” “off track,” and

Passenger rail service changes for travelers between the Staples Mill Amtrak Station and Washington, D.C. are being implemented in mid January, to accommodate construction of the Long Bridge Project on the Potomac River. The Long Bridge Project is a 1.8-mile rail improvement that will relieve what the Virginia

A teenage girl was killed and a woman was seriously injured after a shooting during a party at an extended stay hotel in Henrico County early Saturday morning, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett. Henrico Police were called to the Residence Inn in the 2100 block of Dickens Road around

The Henrico School Board has asked the county for a $14 million increase in capital improvement funding for next school year to address the division’s “critical” infrastructure needs. The board approved a $48.4 million capital improvement plan proposal on Nov. 13, requesting $15 million in mechanical funding to

One of the biggest sports celebrations in Virginia is headed to Henrico County next spring. The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame will host its 53rd Induction Ceremony and related public events at the Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa/Short Pump on Saturday, April 25, welcoming some of the state’s most accomplished

Henrico Police officials have arrested two 18-year-olds in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred Dec. 6 at a motel on Dickens Road. Kyre Omari Martin and Khalid Rashad Price, both of Henrico, now face charges of second-degree murder. At about 1:35 a.m. Dec. 6, police responded to

A developer is planning to build six new homes on a 2.05-acre parcel of land on Three Chopt Road, after purchasing the site recently. RCI Builders LLC bought the land at 9115 Three Chopt Road, just northwest of the road’s intersection with North Parham Road, for $850,000 from

Henrico County and the nonprofit Capital Region Land Conservancy have joined forces to acquire and preserve 6.4 acres of wooded property for expanded public access adjacent to Roslyn Hills Park, near Ziontown and Ridge roads. The land was part of Ziontown, a Black community established following emancipation by Henry

Eaton, an intelligent power management company, will invest more than $50 million to expand its existing manufacturing footprint in Henrico County, company and government officials announced Dec. 10. Upon completion, the project is expected to create 200 new jobs. The company selected Henrico after assessing multiple locations nationwide, according to

Four members, Chick-fil-A, and a dream. That’s all it took for a group of J.R. Tucker High School students to beat out more than 200 teams and land a spot in the Federal Reserve’s Journal of Future Economists. The Federal Reserve’s High School Fed Challenge is