Henrico Citizen Audio Articles

At its Sept. 10 meeting, the Henrico Board of Supervisors approved an expansion of the River Mill subdivision at the intersection of Woodman Road and Winfrey Road in the Fairfield District. The new project will include the construction of as many as 60 new townhomes, with the Fall Line Trail eventually running between the existing portion of the subdivision and this newer portion. The board also a...

The Henrico County Division of Recreation and Parks will host its annual Soulful Sunday Celebration Sept. 15 at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The free event will showcase the contributions of Africans and African Americans to American culture through dance, music, food, religion, art, and crafts. The event will feature live performances on the main stage, a pop-up art...

A Lakeside woman whose connection with her local Henrico firehouse began five years ago when she suffered a medical emergency recently was presented with the county's Distinguished Community Service Medal. The award honors county citizens or employees who demonstrate acts of community service. Barbara Chapman fell ill while at the Lakeside Farmers' Market five years ago, and crew members...

Henrico Theatre's Henrico Live 2024-2025 season, its 10th, will feature performances from local favorites and new groups. The season will open Sept. 27 with the return of the popular Kozy Cats, who will perform danceable covers of soul and pop artists. The Kozy Cats, a mainstay of the Henrico Theatre Company, have performed on Soul Train, with Chubby Checker and had week-long stands at the fa...

Autumn Zaborowski, of Henrico, has been named the 2024 Angel in Adoption honoree by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute for her work to support adoptive and foster families. Zaborowski has been an adoptive mother to two boys and also has worked to build relationships between the Henrico Department of Social Services and the faith community to help better the lives of countless adopti...

Richmond Memorial Health Foundation has announced a 5,000 grant to support the Partnership for the Future, which works to equip high school students for success in college and beyond. The grant will be distributed over three years and will help PFF enhance its existing programs that focus on educational equity and higher education as a tool for closing the wealth gap. The funding is designed to he...

The Capital Region Land Conservancy will host its National Public Lands Day event at the Varina LandLab Conservation Area, a 353-acre tract off Deep Bottom Road in Eastern Henrico, Sept. 28-29. The event will be a part of the CRLC's efforts to highlight the value of public spaces and encourage connections with them through events and volunteer opportunities. The event will feature a variety o...

Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision on Aug. 16 that struck down new federal Title IX protections, the Henrico School Board will likely have to repeal recent changes made to the district’s Title IX policies back in June. Policy changes made in June put Henrico Schools in alignment with new federal Title IX guidelines released in April, which aimed to provide more protections against sexual disc...

Tourist spending in Henrico County last year approached [post_excerpt].9 billion – the highest total of any Central Virginia locality and the fifth-highest total of any locality in the state, according to data from the Virginia Tourism Corporation. The data shows that tourists spent 9.2% more in Henrico in 2023 than they did in 2022. The growth in Henrico is comparable to the statewide growth of 9...

An expungement clinic for those looking to remove eligible criminal records and traffic charges from their public records will be held in Henrico Sept. 13. Justice Forward Virginia, Legal Aid Justice Center, New Virginia Majority and Nolef Turns Inc. will host the event at the latter's office at 3002 Hungary Spring Road in Henrico from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Near...

For more than two decades, the Rotary Club of Innsbrook has been a key partner in the YMCA's Bright Beginnings program, ensuring children in need have the tools to start the school year with confidence. Bright Beginnings began in the early 2000s when Mary Theobold, a Tuckahoe YMCA board member, wondered if there were families in need of help preparing their kids for school.  A YMCA director t...

Fairfield District Supervisor Roscoe D. Cooper III will host a constituent meeting Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Belmont Recreation Center to update the public on voter registration, economic development, schools, public safety and other topics. The center is located at 1600 Hilliard Road in Lakeside. Virtual participation also will be available through WebEx. To join the meeting by phone, dial 1-415-...

5100 Monument Avenue, Unit 401, Brookland District - 5,000, 820 SF (built in 1961), from Scott Goldberg, Kathleen Dunn and F. Wimer to Charles Phillips. 9601 Links Way, Unit G, Fairfield District - 9,500, 1,150 SF (built in 1998), from Michael Dale and Jeanine W. Ellis to Trinh Thieu and Tommy Phung. 2309 Beck Drive, Fairfield District - 0,000, 912 SF (built in 1959), from Jill C. Coleman to Marci...

A Henrico County Public Schools principal is reminding parents to ensure their children bring only one cell phone to school. J.R. Tucker High School’s principal, Arthur G. Raymond III, emailed parents about some students attempting to evade the county’s cell phone policy in August. “We have found that some students are bringing multiple phones to school so that they can put one in the phone box an...

Fifteen Henrico County students were named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists Sept. 11, becoming part of a group of about 16,000 students to earn the designation out of more than 1.3 million students who participated by taking the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The PSAT/NMSQT serves as an initial screen of program entrants. The Henrico students who a...

Henrico Economic Development Authority officials Tuesday formally announced a new initiative designed to help attract more international businesses to the county by making it easier for them to establish operations in Henrico quickly. Through the Henrico Global Business Gateway program and a partnership with Highwoods Properties and Gather, the EDA will lease eight to 10 office spaces of varying s...

In-person absentee voting for the 2024 general election in Henrico will begin Friday, Sept. 20 at the Henrico Voter Registration and Elections offices at the Henrico Government Center and Eastern Government Center. Absentee voting will be available for voters wanting to cast their ballots for the president, U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. In-person voting will be available at the He...

The Henrico NAACP honored nine individuals and organizations during its annual Freedom Fund banquet in Highland Springs Sept. 7. The keynote speaker at the event (which also served as a fundraiser for the organization) was U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan, whose Fourth District includes Eastern Henrico. The NAACP presented the following awards: • Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Award – Na...

Jacob’s Chance will host "A Chance to Shine" talent show at Hermitage High School Sept. 22. The event is designed to celebrate the talents of those ages 5 to 40 with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, with or without physical disabilities. The event will take place at 3 p.m. at the school, located at 8301 Hungary Spring Road. Tickets are for children ages 6 to 12, for genera...

A family is mourning the loss of a beloved teenager who was struck and killed by a driver while walking home from work Sunday evening in Henrico County. Nathaniel Clark, a 15-year-old sophomore at Hermitage High School, was crossing Staples Mill Road near Hungary Springs Road around 8 p.m. Sept. 8 when he was struck by a westbound car. Clark was crossing mid-block when he was killed, according to...

The following local students graduated in August from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.: Aaron Lenhart, Brianna Bugg, Brianna McDonald, Carlisle Bannister, Caroline Snearer, Carolyn Saunders, Dabney Leverty, Elise Briggs, James Lesniak, Jonathan Dennis, Junji Mizoguchi, Kayla Walters, McKenzie Myers, Michael Huneycutt, Naomi Pencle, Nicholas Marshall, Rishe Joseph, Robert Peebles, Samu...

Could it be the end of "The Henrico Way?" For years, elected and appointed Henrico officials and rank-and-file members of county government have championed the phrase – a reference to the manner in which the county operates, the level of service that all of its employees are expected to provide and, generally speaking, the local government’s pride in its ability to be effective, efficien...

The Henrico County Board of Supervisors will hold its next meetings Tuesday, Sept. 10. First, a work session at 4:30 p.m. will allow officials to recognize the county's Virginia Association of Counties award-winning program entries. The second session will be held at 6 p.m. in the Henrico County Western Government Center Board Room. The board will consider: • a proposal for a townhome develop...

A driver hit and killed a teenager crossing Staples Mill Road in Henrico County on Sunday night at about 8:06 p.m., according to police. Police have not released the name of the deceased. "Henrico Police responded to a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on Staples Mill Road near Hungary Spring Road," a Henrico Police spokesperson shared via email. "Once on scene, officers l...

Henrico, Hanover and Chesterfield counties and the city of Richmond will host the 2024 Regional Government Purchasing Expo Oct. 16 at the Henrico Sports and Events Center to provide an opportunity for local businesses, contractors, trade partners, suppliers and other stakeholders to connect with government agencies and learn about potential procurement opportunities. The expo will feature a light...