Henrico County has reported 40 new cases of COVID-19 since yesterday, for a total of 6,136, as well as two COVID-related hospitalizations and the deaths of two people – one in his or her 40s and one over the age of 80.
The county's 7-day positivity percentage continues to rise, reaching 4.9% as of Oct. 19.
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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