Henrico Rewind: Week in Review – Feb. 16-22, 2025

Multiple Henrico Schools staff members urged Henrico School Board members to put collective bargaining back on the table for discussion in the board’s online public forum Feb. 13, emphasizing a lack of “teacher voice” in HCPS’ decisions. Since November of 2023, the school board has received hundreds of comments

The planned Roseshire gaming facility in Henrico’s Staples Mill shopping center would not be permitted to open unless voters in the county pass a referendum authorizing it, according to language that survived budget negotiations in the Virginia General Assembly Feb. 20 and then was included in the final budget

A driver who was shot multiple times along Interstate 64 in Henrico County Thursday night has died, Virginia State Police confirmed Friday morning. The shooting occurred along I-64 East in eastern Henrico County, just past the Nine Mile Road exit. On scene, police found an SUV in a ditch. The

Henrico Schools approved a $881 million budget last year, and school system officials are looking to increase their budget by $33 million in the coming fiscal year. It takes a lot of money to run a school system – but what is all that money spent on? Last year, HCPS’ budget

A 52-year-old Henrico woman died Feb. 18 from injuries she suffered five days earlier when the vehicle she was moving in her West End driveway rolled over her, according to Henrico Police. Anastasia Xyderis Flegas was moving a vehicle in the driveway of her home in the 2300 block of

During its Feb. 11 meeting, the Henrico Board of Supervisors approved design guidelines and related zoning ordinance changes meant to encourage more affordable small lot single family developments in the county. These changes also aim to encourage creative design solutions, more access to open spaces, and allow development to fill

Police are searching for a missing Henrico woman who was last seen on the Lee Bridge. Mareesa Jones, 59, was last seen on Saturday, Feb. 8. She is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 200 pounds. Richmond police were called to the bridge for a suspicious situation at

What can you report on the possible road construction at the Henrico/Richmond line on East Richmond Road? It seems as this was somewhat of a potentially secretive project until the commencement thereof. Very curious as to who is the one responsible for this project. Henrico County and the City

Virginia Democrats advanced a series of gun control bills this legislative session that now head to the governor’s office despite resistance from Republicans and gun advocates. Gov. Glenn Youngkin is expected to veto the restrictions, as he has in previous years. Several of the bills that the Democratic-controlled General

The late Arthur Ashe Jr. was a trailblazing giant on the tennis court and in advocating for human rights and social change. Now, the Richmond native is celebrated in a larger-than-life mural at the Henrico Sports and Events Center. Henrico County officials, members of Ashe’s family and others unveiled