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Henrico aims to tackle its serious speeding issue with new 'life-altering' program • Primrose School of Glen Allen celebrates groundbreaking at former Henrico Walgreens site

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Henrico aims to tackle its serious speeding issue with new 'life-altering' program

Reckless driving doesn’t just result in tickets. Sometimes it results in funerals. 

Kelly Florian’s 19-year-old son Josh has had many friends involved in serious car accidents. He has visited friends in the hospital and even attended several of his friends’ funerals. But still, Florian said her son had a voice in his head saying: “that won’t happen to me.” (Click here to continue reading)

Primrose School of Glen Allen celebrates groundbreaking at former Henrico Walgreens site
Primrose School of Glen Allen broke ground Wednesday on a new early childhood education facility that will transform a vacant former pharmacy building in Henrico County’s Brookland District. Franchise owners Zeel Desai-Patel and Ritesh Patel plan to invest approximately $9 million to convert the 11,421-square-foot
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One of their own leading the way, Varina Blue Devils chase back-to-back state championships
For well over a generation, Varina has been one of the preeminent football programs in the entire Commonwealth — but it wasn’t always that way. Before 1990, the Blue Devils had exactly one 10-win season in their history, which dates back to 1940. That changed when coaches like Ed
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Virginians now can add driver’s licenses, ID cards to Apple Wallet
Virginia residents now can add their state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards to Apple Wallet, allowing them to use an iPhone or Apple Watch to verify their identity at airports, Virginia DMV locations and a growing number of businesses. Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles officials announced the new
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Virginia secures $17 million to upgrade rail service and improve transportation infrastructure
Virginia has received $17 million in federal funding to improve transportation in Staunton and Chesterfield County, and to invest in new Amtrak trains serving routes across the commonwealth. U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner said the funding comes from the Department of Transportation’s Federal-State Partnership for
Henrico CitizenNathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury
Restaurant Watch: July 27-Aug. 3, 2026
Aloft Hotel, 3939 Duckling Drive - During a routine inspection on July 30, inspectors observed milk cartons in the back of the front cooler case at 53 degrees; and fryer baskets with bent wire that was breaking off. Avalon Recreation Association, 510 Heathfield Road - During a routine inspection on July 30,
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Weekend Top 5
American Legion Varina Post 233 will host the Varina Strong Fair from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Dorey Park, 2999 Darbytown Road in Varina. The event, presented in collaboration with the Dorey Park Farmers Market and Henrico Recreation and Parks, will feature a car, truck
Henrico CitizenSarah Story, Citizen Online Editor
In the Garden: Boost your landscape’s beauty with fall plantings
Add some immediate and long-term beauty to the landscape with fall plantings. The soil is warm and the air cooler, making it easier for plants to adapt to their new location and more comfortable for gardeners. Replace fading annuals and fill voids in the garden with pansies, snapdragons, ornamental
Henrico CitizenMelinda Myers, Special to the Citizen

CSz Richmond Theater in Henrico to present 'Upstaged: An Improvised Sitcom' Aug. 28

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Henrico News Minute – Aug. 27, 2026
New Medicaid requirements could impact more than 20,000 Henricoans; a look at crash data from Henrico County; Virginia residents now can add driver’s licenses, IDs to Apple Wallet; officials break ground on new Primrose School of Glen Allen.
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TRENDING THIS WEEK ON HENRICOCITIZEN.COM

• Henrico students show modest improvement on SOLs but still trail Virginia peers in reading, math
• New Medicaid work requirements expected to impact more than 20,000 in Henrico
• 3 Henrico schools ranked in Richmond’s top ten public high schools by U.S. News & World Report
• Future of historic Varina site: ‘Like the rediscovery of Jamestown all over again’
• Henrico teen crowned Miss Ultimate USA Junior Teen 2026

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