2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (521+ words) Visitors collectively spent more than $2 billion in Henrico County in 2025, and county officials expect that total to continue growing thanks to a packed slate of sports tournaments and events at the Henrico Sports and Events Center, a college-level baseball complex…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (64+ words) Henrico Citizen Henrico Environmental Watch: Air-permit violations, PFAS rules and data-center wetland review among August developments Editor's note: In this new monthly feature, the Citizen will spotlight environmental issues, violations, proposals, permits and other related news from throughout Henrico County....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (59+ words) Henrico Citizen Henrico School Bell: Sept. 4, 2026 A weekly look at some of what’s happening in public and private schools throughout Henrico County. Greenwood Elementary School — Mr. Ross is returning to Greenwood with the Wise Guyz Lunch Program after working with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (96+ words) Florence Neal Cooper Smith 5K Walk 4 Sickle Cell planned Sept. 19 at Dorey Park in Varina • Richmond Animal League brings Woofstock back to Glen Allen on September 26 (RVAHub)• Excelsior! Richmond’s festival of fandom hits 40 (Richmond Magazine)• Richmond wants to push Virginia to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (223+ words) Harvie Elementary School is dismissing students early Wednesday after a new issue was reported with the air conditioning system. School officials said the problem led to extremely warm conditions in several classrooms, prompting dismissal of all students beginning at 12:45 p.m. While…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1332+ words) A proposal to transform the former Hadad’s Lake property in Varina into a year-round recreation and event venue will come before the Henrico Planning Commission Sept. 10, but county planners are recommending that the commission defer the project while a number…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (85+ words) Suzanne Lambert to perform Aug. 27 at Richmond Funny Bone • Henrico Theatre Company opens its 47th season with singing nuns and corporate satire (RVAHub)• After a wild offseason, it's kickoff week for area high school football teams (The Richmonder) Henrico Government and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (412+ words) Henrico County’s Juneteenth Celebration and University of Richmond professor Shaqwan “Mad Skillz” Lewis were among six honorees recognized Aug. 21 during the third annual BLK RVA Community Awards at the Hippodrome Theater in Richmond. Henrico’s annual Juneteenth Celebration received the Cultural…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (740+ words) The Henrico School Board will consider new rules Aug. 27 that generally would steer the school division away from naming future schools and facilities after people, corporations or political organizations, while establishing a more formal process for soliciting and evaluating suggestions…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (348+ words) Henrico County Public Schools is seeking volunteers to serve as Henrico HEROES mentors during the 2026-27 school year. Henrico HEROES — Helpers Engaged in Reaching Our Evolving Students — pairs mentors with students at more than 40 elementary, middle and high schools. Mentors meet…...