For the seventh day this month, Henrico County has reported 50 or more new COVID-19 cases, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Thursday’s count was 51, along with four new hospitalizations related to the virus.
The county’s 7-day positivity percentage continues to climb, reaching 6.3% as of Nov. 8 (up from 5.9% the previous day).
Henrico has experienced nearly 7,100 known cases of COVID since the pandemic began in March.
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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