Henrico Citizen Audio Articles

Shirley Throckmorton Lawhorne, 89, of Varina, passed away in her home surrounded by her family on Monday, August 26, 2024. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Carl T. Lawhorne, Sr.; and her parents, Carrington Throckmorton and Katie Throckmorton Oliver. She is survived by her loving son, Carl T. Lawhorne, Jr. (Elizabeth); daughter, Donna L. Ford; grandchildren, Christi Walker (Doug),...

Several organizations are organizing a statewide diaper drive to help families in Virginia that are struggling to buy diapers. Diaper banks, maternal health hubs, and diaper pantries across the state are combining on the effort in recognition of Diaper Need Awareness Week Sept. 23-29. A healthy change of diapers costs nearly 0 per month, or as much as six percent of a full-time minimum wage worker...

A two-year-old girl wandered away from her home Thursday night into eastbound traffic on Staples Mill Road, where she was struck by a passing vehicle, according to Henrico Police. She later died at a local hospital. Police officials have launched an investigation to determine how she left her home. The incident happened at about 10:43 p.m. on Staples Mill Road near Townhouse Road. The toddler was...

11200 block of West Broad Street, Three Chopt District – Police arrested and charged a citizen with shoplifting at a retail store Aug. 23 at 1:40 p.m. 3200 block of Britton Road, Varina District – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with possession of cocaine, heroin and synthetic drugs and a warrant service Aug. 23 at 5:11 p.m. Watts Lane at Mechanicsville Turnpike, Fairfield District – Poli...

The Henrico Theatre, 305 East Nine Mile Road, will show four movies this weekend: Argylle at 7 p.m. Aug. 30, If at 3 p.m. Aug. 31, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga at 8 p.m. Aug. 31, and Shrek 2 at 3 p.m. Sept. 1. Tickets and concessions are just [post_excerpt], sold only at the door. For details, call (804) 652-1460 or visit henricotheatre.com. * * * Henrico Recreation and Parks will present “Gabriel and...

The Henrico Board of Supervisors approved a 5,000 grant in support of an affordable housing project in Eastern Henrico at its most recent meeting Aug. 27. Project:HOMES, a Richmond-based nonprofit, will buy 5910 and 5920 Nine Mile Road in the Varina District and build a subdivision of at least 22 affordable homes there. The homes will be limited to qualified purchasers who make no more than 120% o...

Richmond Raceway will return to its familiar Saturday night time slot for its lone NASCAR Cup Series race in 2025, NASCAR officials announced Thursday as part of the formal release of their 2025 season. The track will host its Cup race Aug. 16 and will again host a Craftsman Truck Series race the night before. The announcements come days after track officials learned they were losing their spring...

The Virginia Commonwealth University Business School’s Kornblau Real Estate Program will host its 32nd annual Real Estate Trends Conference Oct. 10 in Henrico, headlined by keynote speaker Jay Bilas, an ESPN basketball analyst, and real estate keynote speaker Willy Walker, chairman and CEO of commercial real estate finance company Walker & Dunlop. The conference will take place at the Henrico...

Jelisa Turner has been appointed to lead the Henrico Department of Outreach and Engagement, Henrico's newest government agency. Turner, who previously served as the Henrico Fire Community Assistance, Resources, and Education (CARE) Program manager, began her new position Aug. 24. The Henrico County Board of Supervisors created the new agency with the goal of better serving the diverse needs o...

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin this week announced the expansion of the statewide "It Only Takes One" campaign to help combat the ongoing fentanyl crisis. The initiative will see the First Lady of Virginia, Suzanne Youngkin, travel to rural communities across the commonwealth to spread fentanyl awareness and speak with families affected by the issue. A spokesperson for the governor’s o...

AUG. 5 Anant Cuisine of India, 4348 Pouncey Tract Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: employees are rinsing hands in three-compartment sink instead of using hand sinks; kitchen hand sink doesn’t have paper towels; can of Butane found stored alongside food ingredients; employees with long chin hair are not wearing beard guards; take-out containers are stored u...

Dunkin’ will open a new Henrico location Aug. 30 and will give free coffee for a year to the first 100 people in line at the store beginning at 6 a.m. The new store is located at 3443 Cox Road, at the intersection of Cox and Three Chopt roads. All guests Aug. 30 will receive a free donut with any purchase (limit of one free donut per customer). At 9 a.m., company officials will host an official ri...

State and local leaders are gathered in Richmond earlier this month for Drive Smart Virginia's 11th Annual Distracted Driving Summit, discussing strategies for changing motorist behavior to reduce distracted driving incidents. “We’re starting to realize we’re having a major epidemic with distracted driving, and it’s killing people,” said Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Gera...

Beginning in the fall of 2025, admitted students from Virginia whose parents earn a combined total of ,000 annually or less will qualify for free tuition at the University of Richmond as part of the school's "Richmond’s Promise to Virginia" initiative. UR began a program to assist qualified students from Virginia in the 2006-07 school year, at which time the income threshold was ,00...

Some Richmonders expressed different feelings following the Tuesday announcement that NASCAR will strip the city of one of two races in the 2025 season. There has never been a one-race weekend in Richmond since 1959. NASCAR announced that the lost race would be moved from Richmond to Mexico City. Raynor Johnson who has been attending races since he was a kid called the move sad and frustrating, bu...

The news that local officials had feared for years could come finally arrived Tuesday, when NASCAR officials confirmed they were yanking away Richmond Raceway’s spring race weekend in 2025 and moving it to Mexico City. The move to shift the top-level Cup Series race (which has carried the Toyota Owners 400 name since 2013) and a corresponding second-tier Xfinify Series race (which has been known a...

The Henrico Economic Development Authority has been recognized by the International Economic Development Council for four innovative economic development projects. The IEDC Excellence in Economic Development Awards program honors economic development organizations, government entities, initiatives, and programs that demonstrate consistent, exemplary performance in the profession. Henrico was the r...

Five Henrico County officials have been appointed to the National Association of Counties, a national grassroots organization of more than 3,000 counties across the United States. The county officials who will serve are: • Board of Supervisors Chairman and Varina District Supervisor Tyrone Nelson – Transportation Steering Committee; • Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman and Brookland District Super...

Virginia State Police will be joining law enforcement officials nationwide for the Operation Crash Awareness Reduction Effort, which is designed to help reduce auto crashes and fatalities during the Labor Day holiday. Virginia had a deadly start to the summer driving season, with state police alone investigating 25 deaths in the week following Memorial Day. Preliminary numbers show that highway fa...

U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04) visited Richmond International Airport Aug. 26 to celebrate 0,000 in funding that she helped provide the airport through Congress' Community Project Funding Program. The funding will be used for an "apron" project to relocate and consolidate two general aviation operations areas on the airfield. The East Side Apron 5 project is expected to allo...

Officials from the city of Richmond broke ground Aug. 28 at Bryan Park on the 13-mile portion of the trail that will run through the city, connecting with the Henrico portion in Lakeside. The 43-mile trail ultimately will connect Ashland to Petersburg, traveling through five other localities along the way. The section in Bryan Park will connect Lakeside Avenue to Bellevue, as well as to the recent...

2908 Ralph Boulevard - 9,000, 696 SF (built in 1948), from Skyler Lauren Place to Trey J. Meier. 2104 Binford Lane - 0,000, 1,092 SF (built in 1971), from Kimberly N. Torrence to Chameika N. Green and Montrell D. Marable. 132 Seven Pines Avenue - 5,500, 1,228 SF (built in 1990), from John D. and Heather K. Martz to Damon N. Price. 1732 Almond Creek Place - 8,000, 1,584 SF (built in 1993), from Spa...

A man riding a tricycle in Highland Springs just before 10 p.m. Aug. 27 was killed when he was struck by a pick-up truck, according to Henrico Police. Warren Wilson Davis II, 56, of Henrico, was riding the tricycle east on Nine Mile Road when he was struck by the truck, which was traveling the same direction, near the intersection of Nine Mile and Hart Street. Responding officers attempted to prov...

Walk into a high school cafeteria and you might expect the typical chaotic atmosphere of students chatting and laughing, maneuvering around tables. But today, you are more likely to be met with the silence of students grouped together but all focused on their own phones, according to Henrico Schools Director of Student Support and Wellness Liz Parker. “It is silent. It’s very jarring if you’re not...

All eastbound lanes on Bethlehem Road between Roux Street and Staples Mill Road will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 and Wednesday, Aug. 28 for gas utility installation, according to Henrico County officials. Daytime traffic will not be affected. Motorists will be directed to use Roux and Libbie Mill East Boulevard as a detour during the construction. Article Link Support the show