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Henrico supervisors accept invitation to meet with Avula, Richmond City Council about regional water needs • Henrico parents push to extend elementary school recess time to 45 minutes

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Henrico supervisors accept invitation to meet with Avula, Richmond City Council about regional water needs

In a joint statement issued Monday afternoon, the Henrico Board of Supervisors expressed its eagerness to meet with Richmond City Council and Richmond Mayor Danny Avula about the region’s water supply and the Richmond water treatment plant. Click here to read more

Henrico parents push to extend elementary school recess time to 45 minutes
“Just 15 more minutes!” More than 500 Henrico parents and community members are calling on Henrico Schools to extend elementary-schoolers’ 30-minute daily recess by another 15 minutes – a small change that they say will have significant positive impacts. At the June 12 Henrico School Board meeting, several parents spoke out
Henrico CitizenLiana Hardy, Citizen Education Reporter
PHOTOS: Henrico County’s Juneteenth Celebration - June 21, 2025
An estimated 20,000 people or more attended Henrico County’s Juneteenth Celebration June 21 at Dorey Park in Varina to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the occasion, which in 1865 marked the official end of slavery in the United States. It was on June 19 that year that Major General
Henrico CitizenDave Pearson, Citizen Contributor
Woman killed in rollover crash that closed I-64 West near Airport Drive
A driver was killed in a rollover wreck that closed Interstate 64 west just past the Airport Drive exit in Henrico County early Sunday morning. The two-vehicle crash happened around 4:55 a.m. near mile marker 196 when a Mercedes sedan headed west at a high rate of speed
Henrico CitizenWTVR CBS 6
Henrico teen, friend killed in shooting at Midlothian apartments
Neighbors are shaken and concerned after two 17-year-old boys were killed in a shooting late Friday night at the Creekpoint Apartments in Chesterfield County. Chesterfield Police were called to the 14600 block of Creekglen Way just after 11:40 p.m. The apartment complex is located just off Old Hundred
Henrico CitizenWTVR CBS 6
Teen shot during after-hours party at Glen Allen softball complex
One young person was shot overnight in Henrico County after a party involving a group of teenagers turned violent, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett. Police were called to the softball complex off Mountain Road around 1:30 a.m., where they found a young person suffering from a gunshot
Henrico CitizenWTVR CBS 6
Excessive Heat Warning in effect for Metro Richmond this week
An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for Metro Richmond and much of central Virginia from 10 a.m. Monday until 8 p.m. Wednesday. The heat will intensify on Monday, with afternoon highs near the century mark. The heat index is expected to reach between 105 and 110 degrees.
Henrico CitizenWTVR CBS 6
Henrico’s Top Teachers – Jordyn Satterfield, Quioccasin Middle School, chorus
Jordyn Satterfield was always a good student. Throughout her time at Deep Run High School, she succeeded academically – even at math, towards which she never had a real affinity.
Henrico CitizenLiana Hardy, Citizen Education Reporter

Folk/Americana trio The Wildwoods to perform June 24 at The Tin Pan

Screening, discussion of 'The Lavender Scare' documentary planned June 25 at Varina Library

ALSO MAKING NEWS

• Sheetz eyeing former Short Pump Walgreens site for new location (Richmond BizSense)
• New mixed-income community coming to old Glenwood Farms site in Henrico (ABC 8)
• Virginia hits record-low uninsured rate (Axios Richmond)

TRENDING THIS WEEK ON HENRICOCITIZEN.COM

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• Theater teachers press Henrico School Board about lower pay than athletic coaches
• Long after his death, Highland Springs HS band student’s legacy of love and music lives on
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• Sports Backers, Henrico County honor Lugbill with honorary street name

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