Henrico Citizen Audio Articles

Taylor Farm Park, the Varina District's first new community park since 1982, is set to open Tuesday, bringing a one-of-a-kind recreational area to Sandston. The project began in 2016 after the county purchased the 99-acre plot off of Williamsburg Road in Sandston from the Taylor family. The county worked to transform the site – once used as farmland – into the community park that spans about...

Utility Lines Construction Services, LLC recently leased approximately one-acre of land at 2201 Jennie Scher Road in Henrico County. Ben Bruni, Collins Burlee and Colton Konvicka of Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC represented the landlord. *** Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer recently announced the following lease transactions in Henrico County: Century Distribution Systems, Inc. – leased...

A proposal to remake the Glenwood Farms apartments and shopping center near the intersection of East Laburnum Avenue and Mechanicsville Turnpike earned the endorsement of the Henrico Planning Commission at its July 11 meeting. The proposal would replace the entire existing 34-acre development with 950 residential units and some commercial space. Portions of the site, currently containing 300 apart...

Walmart recently announced the launch of free HIV screenings at its Eastern Henrico pharmacy at 5001 Nine Mile Road. The free screenings are part of Walmart's commitment to community health and accessible care, according to company officials. The initiative is designed to make health services available and affordable to people in the community who are living with HIV. The East Henrico pharmac...

Baseball players from six Henrico County high schools are on the roster of the all-star Central team that will be competing in the 2024 Virginia Commonwealth Games at Liberty University July 12-14. The top 15-17 year-old high school players in Virginia will represent four regions of the state in an eight game playoff. College coaches and Major League scouts are invited and attend this annual showc...

A Henrico citizen has been selected to serve as race director for one of seven NCAA Triathlon Cup events in the United States. Michael Harlow, the founder and director of Live Red Foundation and Endorphin Fitness, will serve as race director for the Triathlon Cup event scheduled for Sept. 29 at Robious Landing Park in Chesterfield County. Triathlon became an emerging NCAA sport for women in 2014 a...

For the sixth time, Virginia has been ranked "America's Top State for Business" by CNBC in the network's annual ranking that measures each state on 128 different metrics in 10 categories of competitiveness. For the first time, CNBC weighted infrastructure — including availability of shovel-ready sites — as the most important component for businesses when deciding on investment...

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science recently released its annual report on the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, and the James River once again took home the top grade among all major tributaries, earning an overall grade of B. It was the 14th straight year in which the James River scored highest in the State of Environment Report Card among all Bay tributar...

Virginia is planning the development and expansion of teacher apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship pathway opportunities, thanks to a recent -million federal grant. The State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grant from the U.S. Department of Labor will support the development and growth of registered apprenticeship programs for K-12 educators, helping the state provide .55 million in competitive...

Several members of Metro Richmond's Congressional delegation met with U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy recently to receive an update on the status of the Postal Service's ongoing efforts to improve mail delivery in the region. The on-time delivery rate for first-class mail in Virginia has improved slightly in 2024, but it's still not enough to meet the USPS's goal of 93%, according...

The Chamberlayne Actors Theatre is moving to a larger space in Hanover at the Hanover Tavern for its 2024-25 season – the 60th in its history. The new location will offer more seats and enhanced lighting and technical capabilities, CAT officials said in a release. The move is the culmination of CAT’s plan to find a more permanent home. The 2024-25 season will open with Painting Churches (a favorit...

Six people were killed in six separate traffic crashes during the July 4 weekend holiday in Virginia, according to preliminary data from the Virginia State Police. The crashes included one on Route 895 in Henrico County and others in Bedford, Charles City, and Wythe counties, as well as the city of Richmond. One pedestrian was killed, as were four were drivers and one passenger, according to polic...

"Who's Your Driver," a campaign from DRIVE SMART Virginia, will be the presenting partner for the NASCAR race weekend at Richmond Raceway Aug. 10-11, track officials announced this week. The campaign is aimed at promoting safe and sober driving. The initiative was created in partnership with DRIVE SMART Virginia and the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles Highway Safety Office and...

HATTheatre, located at 1124 Westbriar Drive in Henrico’s West End, will present “The Roommate” July 12-13 at 7:30 p.m. and July 14 at 2 p.m. What happens when a retired housewife and a woman running from her dark past end up sharing a house together? “The Roommate” will be opening on Broadway in September featuring Patti Lupone and Mia Farrow. The play is described as “The Odd Couple meets Breakin...

300 block of North Laburnum Avenue, Fairfield District – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with petit larceny and vandalism of a residence at an apartment complex July 5 at 3:14 a.m. 7500 block of Roswell Road, Tuckahoe District – Police arrested and charged a citizen with non-aggravated assault at a single-family home July 5 at 8:50 a.m. 11800 block of West Broad Street, Three Chopt Distri...

Henrico County Public Schools has received a 0,000 federal grant to help it purchase a new electric school bus that will be transformed into a mobile classroom for environmental education. The "Green Wheels for Bright Minds Ecobus," is designed to be used for immersive environmental educational experiences for students at 21 Title I elementary schools in Henrico that have high numbers of...

A man broke into a Doswell convenience store, stole cash and cigarettes and left behind a cache of stolen items in his vehicle, and Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers needs the public's help to find him. The incident happened May 21 at the Doswell County Mart in the 16000 block of Washington Highway in Hanover County. The victim said that the suspect broke into his business overnight. Security vid...

The Chamberlayne Actors Theatre is moving to a larger space in Hanover at the Hanover Tavern for its 2024-25 season – the 60th in its history. The new location will offer more seats and enhanced lighting and technical capabilities, CAT officials said in a release. The move is the culmination of CAT’s plan to find a more permanent home. The 2024-25 season will open with Painting Churches (a favorit...

The Henrico Board of Supervisors has adopted new restrictions regulating where vaping shops can be located. The shops now will be prohibited within 1,000 feet of a school or 2,000 feet (or a little less than half a mile) of a park or another vaping shop, according to the regulations approved by the board July 9. Further, they would be limited to certain zoning areas, and a business also would need...

Bernard Warren Ferguson, Jr., 93, of Varina, Va., went to be with our Lord and Savior on July 5, 2024 surrounded by family. Bernard was born July 21, 1930 in Henrico, Va. He grew up in Richmond, Va. and eventually relocated to the Varina area. Bernard graduated from Varina H.S. and joined the U.S. Air Force. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force (1948-1952), past commander of American Legion Post...

Linda Tyndall Griffith, 81, of Varina, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2024. She was a retired employee of Philip Morris and was a member of Varina Baptist Church. She loved babies and enjoyed being with her family, reading and going to the beach. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard G. Griffith, Jr. and son, Richard G. Griffith III. She is survived by her children, David Brent Jorda...

Thelma W. Snead, 93, of Henrico, Va., passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024. She is preceded into heaven by her first husband of 16 years, Fred L. Wilson Jr., and her second husband of 24 years, Woodrow A. Snead; her parents, Dewey and Essie Pugh; and several of her aunts, uncles, and close friends. Thelma is survived by her son, Jeffrey Wilson (Jodette); her grandchildren, Matthew Wilson (Laura),...

Frank Willard Haselton, age 101, of Sandston, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. A visitation for Frank will be held Friday, July 19, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 South Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23231, followed by a funeral services at 2:00 PM. Article Link Support the show

Charles R. Hickman, Jr., 87, of Henrico County passed away July 7, 2024, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his wife of over 63 years, Janet Hickman; son, Charles R. Hickman, III (Connie); son, David W. Hickman (Debbie); daughter, Linda F. Crowder; grandson, David (Dane) W. Hickman; and grandson, Brian Crowder. He is survived by his sister, Virginia Hazelwood; dau...

GRTC and Henrico County leaders celebrated the largest expansion of bus service into Henrico County this year with a block party at St. Joseph's Villa Wednesday. The new Route 1, which now extends north to Parham Road in Henrico, will eventually add an estimated 20,000 riders on the route each month. Previously, GRTC's Route 1 took riders from downtown Richmond up Chamberlayne Avenue to...