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PHOTOS: Henrico County's Juneteenth Celebration - June 21, 2025
An estimated 20,000 people or more attended Henrico County's Juneteenth Celebration June 21 at Dorey Park in Varina to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the occasion, which in 1865 marked the official end of slavery in the United States. It was on June 19 that year that
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Henrico parents push to extend elementary school recess time to 45 minutes
“Just 15 more minutes!” More than 500 Henrico parents and community members are calling on Henrico Schools to extend elementary-schoolers’ 30-minute daily recess by another 15 minutes – a small change that they say will have significant positive impacts. At the June 12 Henrico School Board meeting, several parents spoke out
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UPDATE: Missing Henrico teen found safe
UPDATE: Henrico teen Jada Tomlin was located and is safe, according to Hanover County Sheriff's officials. The teen had been reported missing after attending a birthday party June 20 in Henrico's West End. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A Henrico teen is missing after attending a birthday party June
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Go! Go! Tuckahoe! Author recounts history of 1968 all-star baseball team that nearly won it all
The Tuckahoe Little League 12-year-old National all-star team will begin its quest for a District 5 championship June 20, and in the back of the minds of each player and coach likely will be one question: “What if?” As in: “What if?” the team gets hot at the right time,
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Theater teachers press Henrico School Board about lower pay than athletic coaches
Last summer, after J.R. Tucker High School drama department chair Lisa Dyer raised concerns about the after-school pay she and her colleagues receive, Henrico School Board members assured her that the county was “taking care of it” and that she would soon see “big changes.” “At that point, I
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