Henrico County has reported 36 new cases of COVID-19 since yesterday, as well as one COVID-related hospitalization and the deaths of three people in their 70s, according to the Virginia Department of Health.The county's overall death toll attributed to the virus is now 227.The average number of new daily cases during the most recent 7-day period of time is 29.Henrico's 7-day positivity percentage has increased slightly, reaching 3.9% as of Oct. 16.
At an Oct. 10 meeting, Henrico School Board members addressed the drop in the number of Henrico’s fully accredited schools and expressed concerns about the state’s new accreditation system that will be implemented next year. Fourteen Henrico schools were designated as “accredited with conditions” by the Virginia Department
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The Henrico Citizen is among five local newsrooms in Virginia and 205 nationally selected to receive funding from Press Forward, a nationwide philanthropic initiative that aims to strengthen communities through local journalism. The grantees were announced today. Press Forward intends to provide $500 million in funding for local journalism during
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Henrico man battles disease so rare that doctor once said it's like being struck by lightning and hit by a car on the same day
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At its Oct. 10 meeting, the Henrico Planning Commission issued a rare recommendation of denial, to a proposed data center and light industrial complex in the Fairfield District on the Richmond-Henrico Turnpike near its intersection with Azalea Avenue. Planning Department staff had recommended approval, but the proposal had raised opposition
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