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Henrico congressional representatives express alarm, demand answers from ICE as RIC deportation flights soar to new high in September • Developer withdraws controversial data center proposal for Darbytown Road site in Varina

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Henrico congressional representatives express alarm, demand answers from ICE as RIC deportation flights soar to new high in September

A total of 89 Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation flights have flown out of Richmond International Airport so far this year – an 81% increase from 2024, when the total for the entire year was 50. Click here to read more

Developer withdraws controversial data center proposal for Darbytown Road site in Varina
Local developer Wagner Urban Logistics has withdrawn its proposal to construct a one-million square-foot data center off Darbytown Road in Varina, according to an Oct. 13 announcement by Varina supervisor Tyrone Nelson. The developer’s application for a provisional use permit was set to be considered by the Henrico Board
Henrico CitizenLiana Hardy, Government and Education Reporter
Richmond airport isn’t showing Noem’s government shutdown video
Richmond International Airport (RIC) is one of several airports nationwide not showing a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown. An airport spokesperson told CBS 6 that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) approached RIC last week and requested they
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Henrico Board of Supervisors to consider 10 rezoning cases that would make way for 315 new residential units across the county
On Oct. 14 at 6 p.m., the Henrico Board of Supervisors will hear 10 rezoning cases and provisional use permit applications that would allow 315 new single-family homes, townhouses, and apartment units to be built in the county. A PUP case that involved a proposed data center off of
Henrico CitizenLiana Hardy, Government and Education Reporter
Henrico Police to host rabies vaccination clinic Oct. 18
The Henrico County Police Division will hold its final rabies vaccination clinic of 2025 for dogs and cats from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Henrico County Western Government Complex, 4301 East Parham Road. Pet owners must register and pay at the cashier’s office
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Milestones: Oct. 14, 2025
Isabella Zeballos of Henrico graduated this summer from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in Biology. Rajdeep Banerjee, Lang Chen, Christian Smucker and Keerthana Thotakura of Glen Allen graduated this summer from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. The following local students were named to
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Savvy Senior: Can you get a lump-sum Social Security payment?
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve read that the Social Security Administration offers a lump-sum payment to new retirees who need some extra cash. I haven’t yet filed for my retirement benefits and would like to find out if this is true. What can you tell me? -Born In 1958
Henrico CitizenJim Miller, Special to the Citizen

Inaugural Locke A. Taylor Compassion Project Walk n' Wag planned Oct. 18 at Crump Park

Junior League of Richmond to host Touch a Truck 2025 at Richmond Raceway Complex Oct. 18

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Henrico News Minute – Oct. 14, 2025
A controversial data center proposal in the Varina District is withdrawn; a troubling health inspection at one Henrico nursing home; spotlighting a local cupcake business; three community meetings planned this month in the Varina District; Virginia was one of just three states to enact laws this year related to high-tech
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