Hermitage High School student Emily S. John tied for third place in the 2026 Fourth District Congressional Art Competition with her piece titled A Day in Pepperland.
U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the event's awards May 19.
The overall first place winner, Thomas Dale High School
Six of the seven state legislators representing parts of Henrico County, all Democrats, held a town hall May 13 to update community members about how bills from the General Assembly would impact Henrico.
The legislators said that they “delivered on affordability” this session, prioritizing several bills aiming to reduce housing
Glen Allen student Isabel Chung won the 2026 First District Congressional Art Competition, U.S. Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced recently.
Her winning art piece (pictured above) is titled “A New Beginning at Norfolk.”
"The Congressional Art Competition is a way to display the artistic talents of students across
Henrico County recently earned the Virginia Association of Counties’ highest award for a program designed to increase awareness of ageism and highlight how stereotyping, prejudice or bias against older adults can lead to poorer health outcomes.
The program, titled “Combating Ageism Amongst Emergency Service Providers,” received the Best Achievement Award