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'We just need answers': Family speaks out one week after 9-year-old drowned at Henrico swim camp • Photos of Henrico's Juneteenth Celebration at Dorey Park

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'We just need answers': Family speaks out one week after 9-year-old drowned at Henrico swim camp

One week after 9-year-old King Overton died at a Henrico swim camp, his family is searching for answers they fear will never come. Click here to read more

PHOTOS: Henrico’s Juneteenth Celebration at Dorey Park
Thousands of people attended Henrico County’s annual Juneteenth Celebration at Dorey Park in Varina June 20, enjoying music, food, activities and more. View photos from the event below.
Henrico CitizenDave Pearson, Citizen Contributor
$10,000 reward offered to help solve 2024 double murder on Nine Mile Road
The Richmond FBI and Henrico County Police are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a 2024 double murder. On March 29, 2024, shortly after 5 a.m., 31-year-old Jemarlo Tisdale and 36-year-old Rufus Witcher were found dead
Henrico CitizenWTVR CBS 6
Henrico Board of Supervisors to consider increasing trash disposal rates at June 23 meeting
At its 6 p.m. meeting on Tuesday, the Henrico Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on higher waste collection rates for the county’s household refuse disposal areas. Henrico has two designated areas that accept household waste: Springfield Road Public Use Area in Western Henrico and Charles City
Henrico CitizenLiana Hardy, Government and Education Reporter
Richmond artist paints live at Lewis Ginter for Juneteenth: ‘All about just celebrating us’
Richmond artist Ron Stokes celebrated Juneteenth the way he knows best — with a paintbrush in hand and people all around. Stokes painted live at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden for their annual Juneteenth Community Day on Friday, working on a piece that features a young girl holding a heart-shaped balloon
Henrico CitizenWTVR CBS 6
Virginia legislators advance $205 billion budget including new tax on data centers
On Monday, Virginia legislators approved a two-year, $205 billion budget proposal to fund healthcare and public education, provide 4% teacher raises and a 3.5% pay bump to state employees, establish a retail weed marketplace and hedge against decreased federal dollars. The spending plan also includes a provision to
Henrico CitizenNathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury
Milestones: June 23, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger recently appointed Bill Murray of Henrico to the Virginia State University Board of Directors. Murray is senior vice president of Corporate Affairs and Communications for Dominion Energy. Naresh Anbazhagan of Glen Allen graduated May 23 with a master’s degree in Data Analytics from McDaniel College
Henrico CitizenCitizen Staff Reports
Savvy Senior: How to save on prescription eyeglasses
Dear Savvy Senior, What tips can you recommend for finding affordable prescription eyeglasses? I currently have vision coverage through my employer’s insurance plan but will lose it when I retire in a few months and sign up for Medicare. --Nearsighted Nancy Dear Nancy, You’re wise to plan ahead.
Henrico CitizenJim Miller, Special to the Citizen

Henrico Community Band to perform outdoor concert at Walkerton Tavern June 25

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• Spanberger urges water conservation as Richmond drought persists (Axios Richmond)

TRENDING THIS WEEK ON HENRICOCITIZEN.COM

• Community remembers 9-year-old King Overton, who died swimming at summer camp in Henrico
• Henrico County rolls out major summer infrastructure upgrades and utility expansions
• In Virginia's First District Democratic primary, candidates are divided about how to get rural votes
• Summer brings new GRTC Pulse buses, few expanded routes, new drivers
• Henrico official sounds alarm on teen fights, alcohol and drug use at Pouncey Tract pickleball courts

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