Henrico Rewind: Week in Review – June 22-28, 2025

“Just 15 more minutes!” More than 500 Henrico parents and community members are calling on Henrico Schools to extend elementary-schoolers’ 30-minute daily recess by another 15 minutes – a small change that they say will have significant positive impacts. At the June 12 Henrico School Board meeting, several parents spoke out

After almost two years, Henrico’s “Opportunity Schools” are showing progress, with the majority of schools seeing a decrease in teacher vacancies, according to Henrico Schools officials. HCPS launched its Opportunity Schools initiative in August of 2023, selecting schools with a high number of teacher vacancies to receive extra staff

Jaylen Martinez, the son of Ciera Martinez and former VCU basketball player Joey Rodriguez, died unexpectedly on Monday. Jaylen was a rising star in the AAU basketball community and had led Liberty Middle School to a county championship while averaging 27 points per game. He was set to attend Benedictine

Henrico County will begin restoring the Hidden Creek Park stream in Eastern Henrico in July, after the county’s board approved an $838,000 contract last month. The restoration will recreate the natural pattern of the creek to prevent erosion as part of the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System permit.

Neighbors are shaken and concerned after two 17-year-old boys were killed in a shooting late Friday night at the Creekpoint Apartments in Chesterfield County. Chesterfield Police were called to the 14600 block of Creekglen Way just after 11:40 p.m. The apartment complex is located just off Old Hundred

One young person was shot overnight in Henrico County after a party involving a group of teenagers turned violent, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett. Police were called to the softball complex off Mountain Road around 1:30 a.m., where they found a young person suffering from a gunshot

U.S. Senator Mark Warner addressed citizen concerns about the impact of the Trump administration at a town hall event in Henrico June 21. The event, hosted by the Henrico Democrats and held at Glen Allen High School, also included U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan and Virginia State Senators Schuyler

Henrico County is applying for a grant this month that would help fund the implementation of a transportation safety plan. County officials outlined their vision in the Arrive Alive Henrico Safety Action Plan, a product of the Safe Streets and Roads for All federal grant plan. The grant program is

In a joint statement issued Monday afternoon, the Henrico Board of Supervisors expressed its eagerness to meet with Richmond City Council and Richmond Mayor Danny Avula about the region’s water supply and the Richmond water treatment plant. In the statement, which came in response to an invitation issued June

Richmond International Airport ranked 37th on the Washington Post’s list of the 50 best airports in the nation, published June 26. The newspaper collected data on more than 450 U.S. airports with at least 1,000 passenger departures in 2024 and analyzed feedback from more than 2,300