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Goochland wants to place all future data centers near the Henrico border, prompting public pushback • Outside reviews find maintenance, accountability gaps after repeated HVAC failures in Henrico schools

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Goochland wants to place all future data centers near the Henrico border, prompting public pushback

Goochland County Administrator Jeremy Raley knew many of the speakers at a Nov. 10 community meeting, calling on them by name. It may be because the rural county has a small population where everyone knows just about everyone.

It may also be because dozens of those speakers have been to many county meetings before to voice the same complaint: “We don’t want data centers near our homes.” (Click here to continue reading)

Outside reviews find maintenance, accountability gaps after repeated HVAC failures in Henrico schools
After months of reporting on widespread HVAC problems in Henrico County schools, CBS 6 had the opportunity Tuesday to sit down with the two people at the top of the county and school division to ask what went wrong and what happens next. CBS 6 Investigative Reporter Melissa Hipolit interviewed
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Former Henrico staffer found guilty of strangling ACE Center student
A former Henrico County Public Schools staff member has been found guilty of strangling a student at the Henrico ACE Center on the Virginia Randolph Campus. Erin Travers, 36, appeared in Henrico Circuit Court Thursday for the criminal hearing, where multiple teachers, an assistant principal and a student testified to
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Henrico Police chase ends in life-threatening crash
A driver is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after crashing into a tree on Creighton Road during a police chase in Henrico County Tuesday night, police confirmed to Virginia Statewide Incidents. VSI said the incident started around 10 p.m. when an officer tried to stop a driver and they
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Citizen's Kruszewski wins 2 national awards
Henrico Citizen Managing Editor Patty Kruszewski, who won three awards in the Virginia Professional Communicators 2026 communications contest, has won honors at the national level as well. Her Plate & Goblet column, "Lotte Lovers, tortillas, & Veganuary,” won a third-place award in the informational columns category of the National Federation of
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Henrico Fur Finder: Nov. 11, 2026
Every Wednesday, the Henrico Fur Finder highlights pets looking for a forever home at the Henrico Police Animal Shelter. Hover over each animal's picture to see their name, sex, and breed. Animals are sometimes adopted quickly; the shelter cannot guarantee any animal’s availability, and animals cannot be put
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Henrico Property Transactions: Oct. 21-27, 2026
BROOKLAND 10928 Taker Court, Brookland District – $0, 2,410 SF (built in 1995), from Xom Luong and Nancy Luong to Xom Luong and Nancy Thuy Luong, trustees. 10941 Brunson Way, Brookland District – $0, 1,998 SF (built in 1997), from Mirsad Husejnovic and Sedika Husejnovic to Mirsad Husejnovic and Sedika
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This Day in Henrico History: Nov. 11 – Ida’s remnants bring heavy rain to Henrico
On Nov. 11, 2009, heavy rain soaked Henrico as moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida spread across Virginia. A weather station in western Henrico’s Glen Allen area measured 2.03 inches of rain that day. The rainfall was part of a prolonged storm that combined tropical moisture
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Short Pump Town Center to host Grand Illumination Nov. 13

Merry Midtown Holiday Celebration planned Nov. 13

Volunteers needed to plant trees at Highland Springs HS Nov. 14

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