Barry Gibrall, the teacher, athletic director and championship football player whose unmistakable voice echoed across Benedictine athletic fields and courts for years, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2026. He was 79 years old.
Benedictine Schools of Richmond President Jesse Grapes broke the news to the school community in a
The Henrico Education Foundation will host its sixth-annual Excellence in Education Celebration on Thursday, April 16 at the Dewey Gottwald Center at the Science Museum of Virginia. The 2026 theme, “A Million Dreams,” will celebrate the potential of Henrico County students and the partnerships that help turn aspirations into opportunity.
An eighth-grade student from Henrico County won the 2026 Richmond Raceway Regional Spelling Bee March 24 in his first appearance at the competition.
Taran Shivkumar, who attends Moody Middle School, competed through eight rounds of competition before securing the victory, ultimately winning on the word “amphidromous.”
Shivkumar had competed in
"Tireless," "transformative," "unmatched" and "unflappable" were among the words used to describe 15 Henrico County Public Schools staff members who were honored during the inaugural Heart of Henrico Awards ceremony, which took place last week at the Advanced Career Education Center at