News about Eastern Henrico County, Virginia, including the East Highland Park, Elko, Highland Springs, Montrose, Rocketts Landing, Sandston, Varina and White Oak areas.
The Henrico Board of Zoning Appeals is scheduled to consider 10 new cases Sept. 24, including requests for a home daycare serving as many as 12 children, a short-term rental, two accessory dwelling units and permission to keep more than four dogs on a Varina property. The board will
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Henrico’s Board of Supervisors voted on six land-use cases Sept. 8, approving three cases and deferring another three until Oct. 13. Supervisors deferred a provisional use permit case for a proposed seven-story development nearby Willow Lawn, which would include 224 residential units, about 2,500 square feet
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Editor's note: In this new monthly feature, the Citizen will spotlight environmental issues, violations, proposals, permits and other related news from throughout Henrico County. A chemical manufacturer’s air-permit violations, proposed new PFAS discharge-monitoring requirements and a state environmental review involving more than four acres of
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The second week of the high school football season brought a little bit of everything to the area: an overtime thriller, a defensive battle decided by a single point and a major upset in the Southeast Classic. Varina survives Maury in overtime Varina traveled to Norfolk on Friday night for
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Friday came early last week for Highland Springs. Lines were long at Mercer Field as a substantial crowd gathered to watch the Hopewell Blue Devils and Highland Springs Springers kick off the 2026 football season on a Thursday night. A cool, humid afternoon hung over the field, where flags flew
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