Henrico Rewind: Week in Review – Feb. 22-28, 2026

New Market Village, a predominantly-Black middle-class suburb in Eastern Henrico, might be getting a new neighbor: a one million-square-foot data center complex that spans 27 football fields. That possibility – which could by decided Feb. 26 during a Henrico Board of Zoning Appeals meeting – is not a welcomed one for many

The Henrico Board of Zoning Appeals Thursday ruled that Centra Logistics does not have a vested right to build a data center on Darbytown Road in Varina, upholding the same decision made in December by Henrico Planning Director Joe Emerson. The BZA’s unanimous decision came after a mixed batch

At J.R. Tucker High, more than 700 students staged a walkout against the recent actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Jan. 23. Other Henrico high schools followed suit, with a Feb. 13 protest at Glen Allen High bringing out nearly 1,000 students. And today (Feb.

The Greater Richmond Transportation Company board voted recently to approve proposed bus scheduling changes that impacts five Henrico County routes starting on Sunday, Feb. 22. The Henrico County GRTC routes slated for cutbacks include: • Routes 7A and 7B (Nine Mile/Airport); • Route 19 (West Broad Street); • Route 76 (Patterson); • and

A crash involving a Henrico County school bus left the bus driver hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday morning. The crash involving the bus, which did not have any students aboard, and a pickup truck occurred just before 6:40 a.m. in the 10000 block of Woodman Road, according to

The family of an 18-year-old man shot and killed at a Henrico County apartment complex last Sunday night is seeking answers about the investigation days after his death. William Scott Jr. was killed in a double shooting at the Maple Run Apartments in Henrico’s West End on Feb. 15. His

A mass shooting in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom entertainment district early Saturday morning left two people dead and seven others wounded in what police say started as a fistfight before escalating when multiple people pulled out guns. The shooting happened just after 2:45 a.m. in the 000 block of

The After Hours Concert Series is coming home. After Hours Concerts announced it will focus entirely on its 2026 season at the Innsbrook Pavilion in Glen Allen, putting its Doswell location on hiatus for the year. The news was shared on the series’ official Facebook page. “After an incredible return

A Virginia House bill is headed to the Senate that would create and require a $19 permit from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources for hunters who use dogs. Del. Marty Martinez, D-Loudoun, introduced House Bill 1396, which would require individuals or organizations to obtain a permit to hunt game

A 34-year-old homeless man from Florida is facing more than six dozen charges in connection with a series of hit-and-run crashes Virginia State Police allege he caused during about four hours Feb. 14 along Interstate 95 North in Henrico County and four other Central Virginia localities. Garrett Ryan Sulli is