News about Eastern Henrico County, Virginia, including the East Highland Park, Elko, Highland Springs, Montrose, Rocketts Landing, Sandston, Varina and White Oak areas.
Capital Region Land Conservancy will hold an open house Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Varina LandLab Conservation Area in eastern Henrico County. In celebration of National Take a Hike Day, the event will include guided hikes, as well as an opportunity to volunteer in a native species planting project, according
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Henrico’s Board of Supervisors approved two land-use proposals that will allow multifamily housing in the Westwood area and single-family housing in Varina on Tuesday night. One proposal would permit a proposed seven-story apartment complex in the Westwood neighborhood just north of Willow Lawn and Scott’s
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The Henrico Planning Commission will consider nine land-use cases involving seven projects Oct. 15, including a 350-unit continuing-care retirement community at the Virginia Crossings hotel site, a private K-12 school on East Parham Road and a proposed 24-hour YMCA childcare center intended in part to
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A few residents of an Elko neighborhood looked on Oct. 8 as U.S. Representative Jennifer McClellan (D-04-VA), alongside county officials, announced a $1.092-million federal investment to extend public water services to their Cedar Ridge neighborhood. The funds will help the county install more than 5,
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Henrico County Public Schools' new environmental education facility, known as the Living Building, is now expected to open in fall 2027 instead of this December because of construction delays. At a Henrico School Board meeting Sept. 24, HCPS Facilities Director Susan Moore said that the project would still fall
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