Henrico Citizen Audio Articles

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will host its Spring Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 3-4 in parking lot B. The Garden’s plant sales are among the largest in the region with more than 40 vendors selling plants ranging from well-known favorites to rare exotics and other garden-related items. Experts will be on hand to answer gardening questions. The sale is presented by Garden volunteers and all...

4900 block of Libbie Mill East Boulevard – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with non-aggravated assault and vandalism April 26 at 8:21 a.m. Nine Mile Road at Gordons Lane – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with possession of cocaine and heroin, a warrant service, and other criminal violations during a traffic stop April 26 at 2:30 p.m. 500 block of Regents Crosse Lane – Police arre...

A Glen Allen man is facing multiple charges after law enforcement officials in Tennessee allege that he scammed a woman there out of nearly 4,000. Twenty-nine year-old Hang Than was arrested in Prince William County April 16 and is currently incarcerated there awaiting extradition to Sullivan County, Tennessee, where the victim lives according to the Kingsport Times News. The woman told authoritie...

Authorities have identified the body of a 64-year-old man found in the woods near Richmond Raceway last week. The victim was George Arthur Page, of Rochelle, Virginia. His badly decomposed body was discovered in the woods on Carolina Avenue April 25. Police do not suspect foul play in his death. The Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner worked with detectives in the Henrico Criminal Invest...

Jackie Storrs of Henrico was among a group of AARP volunteers recognized at the 2024 AARP Virginia Awards in Richmond recently for their dedication to helping older adults in Virginia. Storrs and Shannon Abell of Roanoke were the winners of the Gordon Morton Award for Community Service. Storrs’ dedication, enthusiasm, and leadership were cited as examples of her involvement. Storrs actively engage...

Virginians who want to board a domestic flight without a passport will need to have a REAL ID-compliant driver's license beginning in just about one year. The REAL ID driver's license will go into effect May 7, 2025, after having been delayed several times. At that time, travelers without a REAL ID-compliant driver's license will need to show another form of approved identification,...

Two people were killed and two others injured in a two-vehicle crash in Varina early Thursday morning, according to Henrico Police. The crash happened at the intersection of South Laburnum Avenue and New Market Road (Route 5) at about 6:17 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a box truck on its side in the woodline along with a SUV, police said. Two passengers in the SUV, identified as 24-year-o...

Last Wednesday, 56 high school seniors gathered for Henrico Schools’ Career and Technical Education “Signing Day” to celebrate joining the workforce immediately after graduation. Of the 600 seniors enrolled in the school division’s Advanced Career Education Centers, this cohort is the 10% that already have full-time jobs secured in their chosen profession. Their employers, from 40 different busine...

The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority is now accepting applications for the Youth Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Project, a peer leadership training program for student leaders. The program is open to high school students and adult sponsors who are committed to prevention of substance use. The program will kick off with a two-day conference at Christopher Newport University in Newpo...

Henrico County officials will host a public meeting Monday, May 13 to discuss proposed improvements to 1.75 miles of Woodman Road. The project will make Woodman a divided four-lane road from Hungary Road to Mountain Road with turn lanes, a shared use path, and sidewalk. Pedestrian crossings with push buttons and countdown timers will be provided at each signalized intersection. The meeting will be...

The Henrico Sports and Events Center will host its first concert on June 21. The "Sips and Strings" event will feature two Virginia bluegrass bands: South Hill Banks and the Harwell Grice Band. Tickets for the event are available through Ticketmaster. "We are thrilled to welcome another layer of entertainment to Henrico with South Hill Banks and The Harwell Grice Band," said De...

Highland Springs High School history teacher Spencer Billett is among seven teachers statewide to receive the Virginia Humanities K-12 Educator Fellowship, announced earlier this week. The program offers selected teachers a stipend of ,000, supplies for their classroom up to 0, and two reference books for research. It is designed to support educators who teach the humanities to primary and seconda...

The Walmart Supercenter in Short Pump will celebrate its remodeled look during a community celebration Friday, May 3, at 9 a.m. Upgrades to the store include a new layout, expanded product selections, and technology that allows Walmart associates to better support customers, according to company officials. The store, at 11400 West Broad Street, is one of two locally to undergo renovations as part...

APRIL 4 Bocata Arepa Bar, 10170 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: facility doesn’t have a certified food protection manager on staff; person in charge was unaware of the “big six” reportable foodborne illnesses and the associated symptoms; facility couldn’t provide an employee health policy; facility doesn’t have written procedures for cleaning...

In keeping with a statewide trend, Henrico County’s March unemployment rate was down when compared with the rate one year earlier. The county witnessed an unemployment rate of 2.5% this March, down from 2.8% last March, according to new data from the Virginia Employment Commission. A total of 4,745 people who were seeking work in the county in March couldn't find it, the data showed. There we...

10205 Wolfe Manor Court, Unit 1010 - 9,000, 1,050 SF (built in 1994), from Toby Brooks and Y. Perry to Olga Arutyunyants. 125 North Grove Avenue - 4,000, 1,183 SF (built in 1937), from 125 N Grove LLC to Sara Michelle and Joshua Glenn Spencer. 1261 Herman Street - 8,000, 1,040 SF (built in 1986), from Austin Joseph Turley and Sierra C. Conner to Adam M. Dunn and Madison B. Jeffery-Dunn. 230 North...

Henrico Delegate Destiny LeVere Bolling (D-80th District) will host a community town hall meeting April 30 at the Fairfield Library, 1401 North Laburnum Avenue, to discuss key issues and recap the 2024 legislative session. The event will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. To register for it, click here. Article Link Support the show

Henrico Police have arrested four people from North Carolina in connection with a multi-million dollar auto theft ring that allegedly stole vehicles from a Henrico business and sold them. Arrested were 25-year-old Deondre Deshawn Lowery, 23-year-old Trajan Dakel Mack, 22-year-old Daquante Antwone Banks, and 20-year-old Samiyah Michelle McNeely, all of the Charlotte, North Carolina area. Each faces...

The Asian American Celebration, sponsored by the Asian American Society of Central Virginia, will be returning to the Greater Richmond Convention Center Saturday, May 4, bringing with it a display of Asian culture. More than 15 Asian communities will be participating in the 26th annual event, showcasing a unique amalgamation of local and foreign cuisine, traditional games, and cultural performance...

The University of Richmond has received a gold-level award for its efforts to promote health and well-being among students and employees. The award is from Exercise is Medicine, a community-impact initiative of the American College of Sports Medicine that launched its recognition program in 2014 to honor campuses that create a culture of wellness. UR is one of 145 colleges and universities globall...

A firefighter from Henrico County who died in the line of duty after suffering a heart attack during a scheduled duty day, will be among 89 firefighters who died in service last year honored during the 43rd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend May 4-5 in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Henrico Firefighter Stephen Whitson, 57, died of a heart attack in his sleep April 6 last year, hours after partic...

Henrico Police have identified the man who died when the moped he was driving crashed into another vehicle April 29. Maurice Green, 59 of Henrico, died on Mechanicsville Turnpike near the Henrico-Hanover line after his moped was struck by another vehicle as he was stopping or slowing down abruptly in the middle lane, according to police. The crash was reported at about 3:19 p.m. Speed and alcohol...

Thanks to the Collegiate School's Fairy Godmother Program, students at Jackson-Feild Behavioral Health Services now have the perfect prom attire. The program, which is in its 24th year, provides prom dresses, shoes and jewelry for students in the program, which provides psychiatric, residential, educational and recovery treatment services for children who suffer from severe emotional trauma,...

During a meeting with members of Virginia's Congressional delegation April 29, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy acknowledged mail delivery problems in the Richmond region and pledged to improve the performance of the United States Postal Service's Richmond Regional Processing and Distribution Center in Sandston. The delegation included U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, as well...

A number of government and community groups will host a program Tuesday, April 30 at Varina High School to help parents detect signs of drug and alcohol use by their teens. The event, "Hidden in Plain Sight," will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the school, located at 7053 Messer Road. It is the result of a partnership between Henrico County Public Schools, the Henrico Sheriff’...