Henrico News Minute

COVID-19 vaccinations are about to ramp up in a major way locally; good news on the unemployment front in the county; Henrico Schools officials propose several changes to a memorandum of understanding with Henrico Police for school resource officers; a dual language immersion program is coming to one Henrico elementary school; the General Assembly is close to passing a bill to provide sick leave t...

What's the future of virtual learning in Henrico?; larger crowds are coming to sports and entertainment venues in Virginia; another 14 new deaths in Henrico related to COVID-19 are reported; U.S. Senator Tim Kaine to host a COVID-19 town hall tonight; the Dominion Energy Charity Classic lives up to its name again; a computer coding club for kids; two shootings in Eastern Henrico last night. (...

The Henrico Board of Supervisors and School Board discuss several topics at a joint meeting; more COVID-19 deaths are announced in Henrico; an update on several bills moving through the General Assembly; a traffic alert in the West End. (Today's Henrico News Minute is brought to you by Henrico County and its Black History Month video celebration .) Support the show

Virginia prepares to abolish the death penalty; the first cases of MIS-C in this region are confirmed by the Virginia Department of Health; Henrico continues to see lower COVID-19 case counts, even as 31 new deaths have been reported in three days; a round-up of legislation from the General Assembly; how to get rid of bulky waste from the recent ice storms. (Today's Henrico News Minute is bro...

It's back to school today for some Henrico students, and some changes are coming along with them; some new spots where you may be able to find COVID-19 vaccine this week; the Virginia General Assembly passes bills that would increase transparency and equity in the judicial system; an international company plans to add 80 jobs to its Henrico location. (Today's Henrico News Minute is broug...

A national honor for four Henrico County high school girls' basketball players; Henrico's COVID-19 daily average case counts have fallen by more than half in less than a month; preserving the Woodland Cemetery in Eastern Henrico; a Highland Springs man is injured during a shooting; Toyota again partnering with Richmond Raceway; our weekly Restaurant Watch. (Today's Henrico News Minu...

It's a snow day in Henrico; new data about the racial makeup of the people who have received COVID-19 vaccines in the county to date; Henrico tops 100 new cases in a single day for the first time this week; an emergency measure signed by Gov. Northam will help with the vaccination process; St. Joseph's Villa announces the results of its five-year fundraising campaign. (Today's Henri...

More financial relief for Virginia tenants and landlords; another day with fewer than 90 new COVID-19 cases in Henrico; the state launches its new vaccination pre-registration website; T-Mobile opens a new customer care center in Eastern Henrico; the House of Delegates debates a plan to mandate in-person learning; Henrico Schools opens its preschool application process. (Today's Henrico News...

More good news on the COVID-19 front; a repeat champion in the Henrico Schools Spelling Bee; T-Mobile opens its customer service center at White Oak Village; the Citizen names 15 members of its inaugural advisory board; the Enrichmond Foundation partners with a firm to help improve two historic East End cemeteries. (Today's Henrico News Minute is brought to you by the Henrico County Broadband...

The latest on the COVID-19 vaccination process; Henrico reports its lowest single-day COVID case count since Dec. 3; Henrico Police arrest and charge a man with second-degree murder following a woman's death in Varina; the Virginia Senate and House begin the process of agreeing upon a budget. (Today's Henrico News Minute is brought to you by the Henrico County Broadband Survey .) Support...

It's a snow day for many in the county; a Thursday fire in the West End leaves one man dead; some good news on the unemployment front in Henrico; a Fairfield District constituent meeting is planned for next week; a COVID-19 update; and more. (Today's Henrico News Minute is brought to you by the Henrico County Broadband Survey .) Support the show

How people 16 to 64 with pre-existing conditions can pre-register for a COVID-19 vaccine; seven new cases of COVID are reported in Henrico school buildings this week; 102 new COVID cases reported Wednesday countywide; a self-described KKK leader is sentenced to prison for his actions during a June Black Lives Matter protest; ChamberRVA hosts employment virtual sessions today and tomorrow; Henrico’...

Big news for Henrico employees; what went wrong with CVS’s COVID-19 vaccination plans?; Henrico Police charge a man in connection with a fatal shooting Jan. 23; police seek help finding a missing 39-year-old county man; Henrico’s up-and-down daily COVID case count rises again; Henrico supervisors approve the first townhomes within Innsbrook; a Krispy Kreme is coming to Short Pump; a local nonprofi...

An update on the COVID-19 vaccination process in Henrico; the county's new single-day case count drops to a two-month low; how you can help Henrico's high schools live stream their sporting events; Henrico Police arrest and charge a man in connection with two suspicious incidents in October; low-interest loans are available to minority and women-owned businesses in the region through Vir...

Are the people most at risk for negative outcomes from COVID-19 in Henrico being vaccinated?; an update on the county's weekend COVID totals; Henrico Police make an arrest in a double shooting; a look at the unemployment numbers in Henrico; a Varina District town hall meeting is planned. (Today's Henrico News Minute is brought to you  by the Henrico County COVID-19 Municipal Utility Reli...

The Henrico School Board establishes a timeline for a return to in-person learning; Henrico Police seek a suspect in a shooting that happened not far from the School Board meeting; changes are coming to the Virginia Center Commons mall site; U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is collecting Valentine's Day cards for veterans; state lawmakers shoot down legislation that would have required...

Henrico's new COVID-19 cases continue to drop; the Virginia Senate votes to abolish the death penalty; Henrico County introduces a new one-stop web portal for development issues; Henrico 4-H offers three virtual clubs for children and teens; Henrico Police seek the public's help identifying a robbery suspect; the Virginia Senate endorses a measure that would require school districts to o...

CVS announces plans to administer the COVID-19 vaccine locally beginning next week; county officials provide an update about the vaccination process; Henrico's COVID numbers stabilizing; the Virginia Senate kills a bill that sought to expand hate crime definitions; a round-up of local achievements. (Today's Henrico Hews Minute is brought to you by Henrico County's "Spread the L...

Olivia Herndon of Glen Allen and Emma Nester of Henrico were named to the fall 2020 dean’s list at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Jenna Stern, Ashley Dowd and Madeline Landa of Henrico were named to the fall 2020 president’s list at the College of Charleston. *** Caroline Boyd and Hanna Cillo of Henrico were named to the fall 2020 dean’s list at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. To q...

Financial investments have never been in my wheelhouse. I’d love for them to be, but they just aren’t. Going out on a limb doesn’t bode well for me in the investment department in general, either. Recently, I concluded that investments come in a wide variety, ranging from money to time and even relationships. Not long ago I was having a Starbucks date with my sister-in-law and she asked, as she of...

An update about the COVID-19 vaccination process in Henrico; the Board of Supervisors will host a virtual meeting tonight to discuss the process; Henrico's COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths continue to remain low recently; the Virginia Senate passes a bill that would help with vaccination efforts. (Today's Henrico Hews Minute is brought to you by Henrico County's "Sprea...

The Virginia Senate voted 37-0 to approve a bill which facilitates the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill, SB1445, will require the Department of Health to create a process where any health care provider in the Commonwealth who is qualified and available to administer the COVID-19 vaccine can volunteer to administer the vaccine to Commonwealth citizens. Sen. Siobhan S. Dunnavant, R-H...

Henrico County reported 161 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, after reporting just 263 this weekend, according to the Virginia Department of Health. The seven-day daily average continues to decline, dipping to 173 cases. On Sunday, the county reported just 92 cases, its lowest single-day total since Dec. 27, though the VDH indicated that case counts reported Sunday might be lower than average and t...

The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts administered 15,239 doses of COVID-19 vaccine during the past week, as they continue to work their way through a list of more than 104,000 people in Henrico and Richmond who have expressed an interested in being vaccinated during Phase 1B of the process, RHHD officials said Monday. Sunday’s snow storm forced the delay of the third day of a planned three-da...

The Henrico County Board of Supervisors will hold a virtual community meeting Tuesday, Feb. 2 to provide an update on COVID-19 vaccination efforts locally and statewide. The meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room at the Henrico County Government Center, 4301 E. Parham Road. Members of the public are encouraged to participate virtually through WebEx or by calling (415) 655-00...