Henrico Rewind: Week in Review – June 29-July 5, 2025
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A look at the most-read stories on HenricoCitizen.com during the past week:
Joint meeting between Henrico supervisors, Richmond City Council ends without clear sense about what comes next
A joint meeting between the Henrico Board of Supervisors and Richmond City Council Monday afternoon about the region’s water needs and future collaborative possibilities ended without any firm agreement about what should happen next – but with a general consensus that the two localities (as well as Chesterfield and Hanover
Tom Lappas, Citizen Publisher
Chiropractor with patients in Henrico has license suspended after investigation finds sexual contact with patients
A chiropractor who saw patients in Hanover and Henrico counties can no longer practice after the Virginia Board of Medicine suspended his license following allegations of sexual contact with multiple patients. Schuyler Matthew Whelan’s license was suspended on June 26 after board members concluded he posed “a substantial danger to
WTVR CBS 6
Before the shopping and the traffic, his family’s farm ruled Short Pump: ‘Nothing like it is today’
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WTVR CBS 6
Henrico’s hard-to-staff ‘Opportunity Schools’ are showing some early progress
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
Liana Hardy, Citizen Education Reporter
Court rules talk-based conversion therapy is legal in Virginia
The therapy practice tries to influence gender or sexuality identity and has been denounced by experts for negative effects to patients’ mental or physical health
Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury
Mom saves baby during alleged road rage shootout in Henrico
A 9-month-old baby girl was caught in the crossfire of a shootout in Henrico on Wednesday evening, Crime Insider sources tell Jon Burkett. Crime Insider sources say the incident began when a sedan hit a pickup truck near Vawter Avenue. The sedan started to drive away after the crash, according
WTVR CBS 6
As veterans deal with job loss, stress, Henrico organizations partner to plan career fairs
Funding slashes to federal jobs by President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency are hitting some Virginia veterans hard. Trump established DOGE, an agency first headed by Elon Musk, on the first day of his presidency to “maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.” DOGE has made sweeping cuts to
Ava Jenks, Special to the Citizen
Weinstein JCC names Brad Finkel to succeed retiring CEO Orly Lewis
After 27 years of leadership, Orly Lewis, CEO of the Carole and Marcus Weinstein Jewish Community Center, has announced her retirement effective August 31. Lewis was the JCC’s first female leader in its 79-year history. The Weinstein JCC Board of Directors has named Brad Finkel as Lewis’s successor. Finkel,
Citizen Staff Reports
Henrico Schools’ annual Back-to-School Kickoff event scheduled July 31
Henrico County Public Schools will host its annual Back-to-School Kickoff event Thursday, July 31 at the Henrico Sports and Events Center. The event is designed to get students excited for the first day of school on Aug. 18. The free divisionwide event will include: • basketball, futsal (indoor soccer) and kickball
Citizen Staff Reports
Henrico Rotary Clubs unveil ‘Born Learning Trail’ at Taylor Farm Park
The Rotary Club of Innsbrook and the Rotary Club of Western Henrico County recently unveiled the new “Born Learning Trail” at Taylor Farm Park in Sandston. The project, created in partnership with Henrico County Recreation and Parks department and the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg, is designed to
Citizen Staff Reports
