Henrico Citizen Audio Articles

The Chesterfield County Fairgrounds will be hosting VDOT’s Touch-A-Truck event Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in advance of National Crash Responders Safety Week. The free event will allow families to meet their local first responders and learn about safety and rescue vehicles, including fire trucks, helicopters, police cars, motorcycles, tow trucks, and antique fire trucks. It also wil...

Virginia Career Works will host two events at its Henrico Center in September as part of its mission to help people find meaningful employment. A career readiness workshop will take place Sept. 24, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., featuring guest speakers from Genworth Financial who will provide insights and guidance about how to stand out in the job market. A career fair will take place Sept. 26, from 11 a...

Sandra Sue Barnthouse, 82, of Richmond, Virginia, died on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. She was born August 1, 1942, in Earlsboro, Oklahoma to Dr. and Mrs. Vincent G Devine. She was preceded in death by her sister, Charline Adair, and her parents. Sandra is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Jere; their children, Michael Barnthouse of Enid, OK, and Heather Barnthouse Schroeder of Richmond,...

The nomination process for the 2024-25 REB Distinguished Educational Leadership Awards has opened, and Henrico Public Schools officials are inviting the public to nominate a principal deserving of the honor. The awards are presented annually to one principal from each of the four major public school systems in the Richmond region who have gone above and beyond to create "exceptional" edu...

Peter J. Reynolds, 100, of Discovery Village in Henrico, died Monday, September 16, 2024. Mr. Reynolds was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Phyllis M. Reynolds, and by his daughter, Sally Reynolds Griffin. Survivors include daughters Margaret R. Langston, of Richmond and Susan R. Polomski (Robert) of Easley, S.C.; his son, Patrick C. Reynolds (Teresa) of Short Pump; nine grandchildren, f...

Maria De Los Angeles Valdespino, 65, of Henrico Virginia, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Maria was the daughter of the late Gregorio Gonzalez and Elena Moreno of Jalisco, Mexico. She was preceded in death by her husband, Martin Valdespino; daughter Lucero Gonzalez; and brother Agapito Gonzalez. Maria was a nurse for the Red Cross in Mexico for some time before i...

GILSON, Angela Thomas, 55, passed peacefully on September 15, 2024 surrounded by the love of her family after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer. Angie was born in Roanoke, Virginia, on March 26, 1969, but moved to Richmond as a toddler. She graduated from Douglas Freeman High School and earned her BS in Accounting from James Madison University, making lifelong friends along the way. She began...

William “Billy” Thomas Lloyd, 81, of Henrico, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2024. He was the son of the late Winfree Franklin Lloyd, Sr. and Elizabeth Harris Lloyd. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Dorothy “Dottie” Duvall; granddaughter, Elizabeth Duvall; his oldest brother, Winfree Lloyd, Jr.; and youngest brother, Robert “Bobby” Lloyd. Billy is survived by his beloved wife of 61...

A man posing as a love interest is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from women he met on dating sites, according to the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, Nicholas Lauser, allegedly meets women using dating websites and makes them fall in love with him, the sheriff’s office said. After building romantic relationships, Lauser then allegedly scams the women for large sums of mone...

Richmond and Henrico Health Districts officials are encouraging the public to observe National Preparedness Month this September by making a plan for emergencies. The National Preparedness Month theme this year is "Start a Conversation," and health officials say the best way to start a family emergency plan is to have a conversation about preparedness. Families should include everyone in...

The Shepherd’s Center of Richmond has announced the fall lineup of courses for its Open University program, which runs from Sept. 23 through Nov. 15. The Open University offers courses in various subjects, including history, science, literature, foreign languages, arts, music, film, current events, and exercise. This fall’s offerings include new courses in Japanese, French, Italian, and German, as...

The Henrico Police Division has identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a car on West Broad Street in Short Pump Sept. 18 as 63-year-old June Eades Heesen. The crash was reported at about 4:49 p.m. in the 11400 block of West Broad Street. Heesen was seriously injured when she was found and was taken to a local hospital, where she died from her injuries the following day. The driver...

Community members are voicing opposition and wearing “change the route” pins as they advocate for adjustment to Richmond City’s plan to pave a 10ft wide path through the heart of Bryan Park. The multi-use Fall Line Trail project will span 43 miles from Ashland to Petersburg and will include a million, 0.7-mile section slated to pass through Bryan Park, which begins on Henrico’s southern border jus...

Virginia has seen its workforce grow by 250,000 people since January 2022, which Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin credits to the collaborative efforts of Virginia’s K-12 schools, four-year and community colleges, and employers to help boost workforce development programs. At the Virginia Works Together Summit on Thursday, held at Hermitage High School’s new Advanced Career Education Center building, Y...

The National Federation of Independent Business has named Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) a “Guardian of Small Business” for his work supporting small businesses in Congress. The award, presented by NFIB President Brad Close (above, left), was given to Wittman (above, right) for his legislative action and leadership in advocating for small businesses across Virginia and the nation. “This Congress, smal...

7600 block of Foxhall Lane, Brookland District – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with conspiracy to commit breaking and entering and being drunk in a public place at an apartment complex Sept. 13 at 1:40 a.m. 5300 block of Antigo Road, Fairfield District – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with strangulation and non-aggravated assault at a single-family home Sept. 13 at 2:37 p.m. 6...

River City Community Players will present “The Sunshine Boys” Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 21 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church, 11421 Gayton Road. Al and Willie as “Lewis and Clark” were top-billed vaudevillians for over 40 years. Now they aren’t even speaking. When CBS requests them for a “History of Comedy” retrospective, a grudging reunion brings the two back tog...

U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia this week announced that .5 million in federal funding has been granted to eight organizations dedicated to suicide prevention for veterans in the state. Six of the eight groups will focus efforts on specific localities in the state (not including Henrico), while the other two – Blue Star Families Inc. (0,000) and Community Building Art Works (0,...

The Chamberlayne Actors Theatre is celebrating its 60th season this year and is inviting the public to help with the celebration by sharing memories from the theater's past. CAT formed in 1964 when a group of neighbors decided they wanted to form a community theater group. They had no idea that they were planting the seeds for what became a well-regarded professional theater that has endured...

AUG. 23 Euphoria Bar & Lounge, LLC, 4360 South Laburnum Avenue – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: hot water valve on hand sink next to fryer is broken; there is low flow on cold water valve on hand sink next to three-compartment sink; the hand wash station next to fryer is being used to dispose of food products (french fries and sauces found in sink basin); u...

A newly released report by the disAbility Law Center of Virginia (dLCV) reveals that the death of Irvo Otieno, who was killed at Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie County during a mental health crisis while in police custody last year, could have been prevented had sheriff’s deputies and hospital staff not used prone restraint, a controversial method of subduing individuals. In a presentation of...

2110 Turtle Creek Drive, Unit 3, Three Chopt District - 3,900, 920 SF (built in 1987), from Ernest R. and Barbara A. Zike to Drew and Sharon Mugford. 100 New Harvest Drive, Varina District - 9,000, 2,004 SF (built in 2009), from Errol Ernest Fernandez to Boardwalk Properties LLC. 3961 Richmond Henrico Turnpike, Fairfield District - 0,000, 1,076 SF (built in 1953), from Stan Harrison Estate to Erik...

Henrico Schools bus drivers, instructional assistants, and office professionals now will have the opportunity to earn up to a 15% pay increase through the division’s Career Ladder Program, which offers staff free professional development. Initially launched in 2022 for classroom teachers and other educators, HCPS’ Career Ladder offers 50 different “microcredentials,” short-term courses that are pr...

Fans of the thrash metal band Megadeth were both shocked and disappointed Sunday afternoon when the band abruptly announced its concert at Virginia Credit Union Live in Henrico was not going to happen. "Due to unexpected and unpredictable circumstances, our show TONIGHT, Sunday, September 15th, in Richmond, Virginia, has been canceled and will not be rescheduled," the band posted on soci...

The local mother who was critically injured during a shark attack along Florida’s Gulf Coast in June is thanking the three young women who helped save her life in an exclusive interview with "Inside Edition." Elisabeth Foley was vacationing with her family in Walton County, Florida, when she was attacked by a shark. The 45-year-old suffered severe injuries to her midsection and the loss...