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Henrico School Board to consider new school-naming rules Aug. 27 • Henrico supervisors expected to vote on $13.8M Tuckahoe Park improvement project, new regulations for PFAS chemicals Aug. 25

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Henrico School Board to consider new school-naming rules Aug. 27

The Henrico School Board will consider new rules Aug. 27 that generally would steer the school division away from naming future schools and facilities after people, corporations or political organizations, while establishing a more formal process for soliciting and evaluating suggestions from the public. (Click here to continue reading)

Henrico supervisors expected to vote on $13.8M Tuckahoe Park improvement project, new regulations for PFAS chemicals Aug. 25
Henrico’s Board of Supervisors will consider awarding a $13.8-million construction contract for major improvements to Tuckahoe Park at a 6 p.m. meeting Aug. 25. The project would include two fully accessible restrooms, a new asphalt parking lot, multi-use trails and sidewalks, a pedestrian bridge and
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Henrico teen crowned Miss Ultimate USA Junior Teen 2026
Fourteen-year-old Deep Run High School student Devina Mainra has been crowned Miss Ultimate USA Jr. Teen 2026, after winning the national title at the Miss Ultimate USA National Pageant recently in Orlando, Florida. Mainra, a rising sophomore at Deep Run, represented the Mid-Atlantic region and competed against
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Henrico revokes fire investigators’ access to license-plate reader system; 5 criminal cases affected
Henrico County officials have revoked 10 fire investigators’ access to the county police division’s automatic license plate reader system after determining that the access violated a Virginia law that took effect last year. The issue also has implications for five criminal cases in which Henrico Fire Marshal’s Office
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The emotional reason this Henrico officer started a free back-to-school event: ‘It broke my heart’
Henrico Police hosted a free back-to-school event Saturday designed to send students into the new school year with everything they need — and a positive memory of their local officers. The Stuff the Backpack event was held at the Henrico County Training Center, where Henrico County Public Schools students
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Henrico County Public Schools seeks ‘HEROES’ to volunteer
Henrico County Public Schools is seeking volunteers to serve as Henrico HEROES mentors during the 2026-27 school year. Henrico HEROES — Helpers Engaged in Reaching Our Evolving Students — pairs mentors with students at more than 40 elementary, middle and high schools. Mentors meet one-on-one with their assigned students
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Business in brief: Aug. 24, 2026
A new Buffalo Wild Wings GO location is scheduled to open in late September at 11446 West Broad Street in Short Pump, near Walmart. The restaurant will feature the chain’s order-ahead, quick-pickup format, with a menu that includes bone-in and boneless wings, chicken dippers, sandwiches, wraps
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Shepherd’s Center of Richmond to hold Open House Aug. 25

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