How Henrico Schools officials plan to weigh a new state policy about transgender students; an exciting finish at Richmond Raceway Sunday; Henrico earns praise for its internship program; a Varina man is honored for his land conservation efforts; Richmond International Airport plans a job fair Wednesday; Highland Springs High School&
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During a ceremony July 29, officials from Dorey Park Farmers Market presented longtime Varina resident Randy Welch with the 2023 Varina Conservationist of the Year award. The honor was bestowed in conjunction with the market’s “Celebrate Conservation Day.” Welch has helped preserve more than 1,600 acres of land
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Over the centuries, the land that lies at the confluence of the James River and Four Mile Creek has been home to indigenous people as far back as 2000 BCE, as well as to Arrohattoc tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy and to some of the first Europeans to settle the
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On May 13, Henrico's Historic Preservation Advisory Committee presented the 2020 Awards of Merit in a ceremony held at Dorey Park. Among the groups and people recognized were (pictured, first six people from left) Richmond Beeristoric, LLC, represented by Jacob Brunow, Annie Tobey, Lee Graves, Mike Killelea, Eric
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Capital Region Land Conservancy recently recorded a conservation easement on 49 acres off Osborne Turnpike in Varina. It was the fourth easement by landowner Randy Welch. The easement, held by CRLC, guarantees that the land will be protected in perpetuity. Organization officials consider it particularly important because the entire property
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