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

When a Henrico resident is struggling with an opioid or substance abuse problem, he or she typically ends up in one of several places: jail, a recovery home, or in the temporary care of Henrico Area Mental Health and Developmental Services or a private behavioral health crisis agency. Often, though,

Henrico Board of Supervisors members criticized the school board’s decision to hold off on a high school redistricting plan and urged board members to “do more” to address disparities between schools across the county at a joint budget meeting. Last week, the Henrico School Board voted 3-2 to drop

An 89-year-old Henrico woman died after catching on fire while smoking a cigarette outside her apartment building at the Westminster Canterbury Richmond community on Westbrook Avenue just after noon March 19, according to Henrico Fire officials. Henrico Fire and EMS personnel arrived at the community at 12:05 p.m.

With a 3-2 informal vote at their March 13 meeting, Henrico School Board members decided to drop a proposal that would have changed the attendance zones of four high schools to help balance out capacity. The proposed changes, which would have gone into effect during the 2026-2027 school year, would

On this day, fifth-grader Manny was confronting his fears – something he’d even had nightmares about in the past week. Today was the day that Manny had to face off against a fearsome foe, known colloquially to him and his teammates as “the Cube.” Each year, Henrico Schools’ Rubik’s Cube

Henrico Schools officials will add an addendum to teacher contracts this May that clarifies expectations for duties, planning time protections, and the breakdown of work days and hours in an effort to respond to staff concerns about “vague” contract language. At a Henrico School Board meeting March 13, HCPS Chief

Legislator’s missing info was an ‘oversight’ that has been revised but DPVA race opponent asks if initial omission could be a potential liability for the party

Noah Thompson, the winner of American Idol Season 20, gave a performance for inmates at Henrico County’s Regional Jail East on Monday. Thompson shared his story and voice with inmates as part of a partnership with Mobilize Recovery and the McShin Foundation. “I think music is the best medicine

Arainau “Rainy” Neal, principal of Maude Trevvett Elementary School, has been awarded the 2025 REB Award for Distinguished Educational Leadership for Henrico County Public Schools. The Community Foundation and the REB Foundation present the award to four principals annually — one each from the school divisions of Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover

Plans for a mixed-use ecodistrict that was expected to usher in a new era of development in Henrico County and provide the county with a regional entertainment attraction, in the form of a 17,000-seat arena, have collapsed. Green City Partners, with whom the county announced plans in late 2020