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SNAP cuts: Henrico County food banks and pantries brace for a surging need • Henrico’s residential leaf-collection programs to begin in November

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SNAP cuts: Henrico County food banks and pantries brace for a surging need

The Three Chopt Presbyterian Church Food Pantry in the Wedgewood section of Henrico County’s West End serves an average of 280 families a week during its Tuesday afternoon distribution of groceries.

This year, the numbers of people lining up to receive help have exceeded any other in the 10 years the church has been aiding people in need of groceries. Click here to read more

Henrico’s residential leaf-collection programs to begin in November
Henrico County will begin providing annual residential leaf-collection services in November, with both free and paid options available for residents. Free collection of bagged leaves will begin Monday, Nov. 10 and continue through Sunday, Feb. 8. Crews will work week to week in five zones; each zone will be collected
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3 Glen Allen residents charged in effort to smuggle drugs worth $1.1M into Virginia Correctional Center for Women
Three Glen Allen residents are under arrest, charged with three others in connection with the attempted smuggling of $1.1 million worth of drugs into the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland County. The Virginia Department of Corrections Office of Law Enforcement Services made the arrests following a months-long
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Highland Springs H.S. cadets present colors at 250th anniversary celebration
The Highland Springs H.S. MCJROTC Color Guard presented the colors at the Sea Services Luncheon Oct. 22, which marked the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Hosted by the Richmond Council of the Navy League of the U.S. at Willow Oaks Country Club, the
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Gabby Petito’s stepfather trains first responders at Henrico hospital
A father whose stepdaughter was murdered in a high-profile domestic violence case is now training first responders to recognize the warning signs that could save lives. Jim Schmidt, co-founder of the Gabby Petito Foundation, was in Henrico Oct. 24 training emergency workers to identify signs of domestic violence and strangulation.
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10 more Henrico schools earn ‘Virginia Naturally’ recognition from Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources has recognized 10 more Henrico County schools for environmental education as part of the commonwealth’s “Virginia Naturally” recognition program, bring to 34 the number of schools in the county to earn the recognition since the program was created in 2000. HCPS’ total is
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Business in brief: Oct. 27, 2025
Colliers International recently announced the following lease transactions in Henrico County: Liberty Tax – leased 700 SF at 10815 West Broad Street (Peter Vick and Harrison Hall represented the landlord); Youngblood, Tyler & Associates, P.C. – leased 8,194 SF at 4405 Cox Road (Catherine Walker and John Carpin represented the landlord)
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Tuckahoe Library to present 'Historically Speaking: Washington Irving's Sleepy Hollow' Oct. 30

Fairfield Forum meeting with Supervisor Roscoe D. Cooper III planned Oct. 30 at Harvie ES

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• Henrico Board of Supervisors approves 251 new homes in Tuckahoe and Fairfield districts

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