An eighth-grade student from Henrico County won the 2026 Richmond Raceway Regional Spelling Bee March 24 in his first appearance at the competition.
Taran Shivkumar, who attends Moody Middle School, competed through eight rounds of competition before securing the victory, ultimately winning on the word “amphidromous.”
Shivkumar had competed in
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation has announced that tickets are now on sale for the Tidewater Current, a new Virginia Breeze intercity bus route launching April 20. It is the first east-west transit service in the Virginia Breeze network, connecting Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads with Richmond,
The Jewish Community Federation of Richmond, Weinstein JCC and The Jewish Agency for Israel will host "Hope in Action," Israel's Independence Day Second Torch Lighting Ceremony on Wednesday, April 22, at 5 p.m. at the Weinstein JCC.
The event, held in honor of Israel'
"Tireless," "transformative," "unmatched" and "unflappable" were among the words used to describe 15 Henrico County Public Schools staff members who were honored during the inaugural Heart of Henrico Awards ceremony, which took place last week at the Advanced Career Education Center at