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Proposed Henrico Schools redistricting would change boundaries of 16 schools • Henrico WWII veteran shares memories 80 years after war's end

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Proposed Henrico County Public Schools redistricting would change boundaries of 16 schools

The Henrico School Board is considering a proposal that would change the attendance boundaries of five elementary schools, five middle schools, and six high schools in the division. Click here to read more

Henrico World War II veteran shares memories 80 years after war’s end
Eighty years ago this week marked the formal end to World War II when Imperial Japan surrendered to the Allies aboard a US battleship in Tokyo Bay. Surviving veterans of that war are close to 100 years old or older. One such veteran is Henrico’s Bill Reeves, who told CBS
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Henrico firefighter Lt. Buddy Barnes died of cancer. Now he’ll be honored at a state memorial.
The Commonwealth Public Safety Memorial will honor 19 new fallen heroes Saturday, including a Henrico County firefighter whose legacy extends far beyond his decades of service. Lieutenant Willis “Buddy” Barnes, who served Henrico Fire for more than 30 years before retiring in 2017, will be among those memorialized at the
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JetBlue plane, Applebee’s windows damaged during Richmond airport incident
An incident at Richmond International Airport Thursday damaged a JetBlue airplane and windows at the airport’s Applebee’s restaurant. “During pushback, a ramp worker pushed an aircraft back too far, causing a wingtip to strike windows covering a storage area at Applebee’s,” an airport spokesperson said. No injuries were reported and
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Virginia Medicaid gave the state’s worst-rated nursing homes millions in bonuses meant to reward quality
Virginia’s Medicaid agency awarded the state’s lowest quality nursing homes millions of dollars in bonus cash meant to reward quality. While critics point to that fact as proof the program is doing very little to actually improve quality of care in facilities, the industry maintains the program is successful. Cynthia
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Miyares’ office investigating pharmacy benefit managers, manufacturers over insulin prices
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Tuesday that his office is looking into whether several insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers artificially inflated costs of diabetic medications. Pharmacy benefits managers act as intermediaries between health plans, drug manufacturers and pharmacies. They retain rebates and discounts from contracts, but some consumers
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Charity hockey game in Short Pump raises $2,000 for ALS research in honor of Mike Purvis
A charity hockey game raised money and awareness for ALS research last Thursday night at Skate Nation in Short Pump. The annual game honors Mike Purvis, who battled ALS until his death in May 2022. Purvis’s grandchildren, Liam and Carson Blankenship, helped throw out the ceremonial puck alongside CBS 6’s
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Henrico Crime Report: Sept. 5-11, 2025
4800 block of Darbytown Road, Varina District – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with kidnapping, brandishing a firearm, discharging a firearm, and other state criminal violations at a single-family home Sept. 5 at 7:34 a.m. 5200 block of Chamberlayne Road, Fairfield District – Police arrested and charged a
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Weekend Top 5
The Three Lakes Nature Center reopened this past week after a $4.6 million renovation project that began in January. Henrico officials are celebrating by offering two community events this weekend: an outdoor concert featuring 5 STARR will take place Friday, Sept. 12 and an outdoor showing of the movie
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Illusionist Scott Silven to perform Sept. 27 at University of Richmond's Modlin Center for the Arts

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TRENDING THIS WEEK ON HENRICOCITIZEN.COM

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• Henrico Board of Supervisors denies plans for 49-home subdivision in Highland Springs
• Roseshire's application now scheduled to be heard by Virginia Racing Commission Sept. 15 in Richmond
• Henrico students improve slightly on reading, science SOLs but still trail statewide averages on most grade-level exams
• Warner's visit to affordable housing groundbreaking spotlights Henrico as innovative, national model

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