Henrico Schools officials were able to reduce the number of public school students who still need immunizations from 1,374 to 388 during the first week of school by holding six free walk-in vaccination clinics in schools. HCPS officials said they were particularly targeting preschool and kindergarten students, as well as seventh and 12th grade students who have new immunization requirements. The clinics helped in “removing down barriers” for families who could not access a pediatrician in time by the first week of school," Fairfield District board member Roscoe Cooper, III said. “I was at Wilder Middle School and there was...Article Link

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The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts has announced COVID-19 testing and mask pick-up, in addition to Naloxone distribution events, in September.    On Wednesday, Sept. 6 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., a walk-up COVID-19 event will be held at Eastern Henrico Recreation Center Pavilion, 1440 North Laburnum Road.  Home tests, N95 masks, and self-swab PCR tests will be available for pick-up. On Sept. 7, a walk-up event will be held at Henrico Arms Apartments, 1566 Edgelawn Circle, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the community building by the solar field. Home COVID-19 tests, N95s, and self-swab PCR tests...Article Link

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After the first week of school in Henrico brought long lines due to new weapons scanners, transportation delays, and air conditioning issues, Henrico Schools officials said during an Aug. 24 Henrico School Board meeting that they will work to make improvements. The school system has worked to “dramatically decrease” the long lines outside the weapons scanners placed at high schools and address AC outages “across the division,” Henrico Schools Superintendent Amy Cashwell said. She added that HCPS is actively recruiting teachers to fill remaining vacancies and bus drivers to eliminate late buses scheduled to arrive after the first bell. The...Article Link

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4500 block of South Laburnum Avenue – Police arrested and charged a citizen with shoplifting and other state criminal violations at an industrial/commercial establishment Aug. 25 at 12:07 p.m. 5200 block of Airport Square Lane – Police arrested and charged a citizen with non-aggravated assault and vandalism at a hotel Aug. 25 at 2:53 p.m. 9000 block of Patterson Avenue – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with vandalism, other state criminal violations, and a warrant service at an apartment complex Aug. 25 at 9:09 p.m. I-64 East at North Parham Road, Entrance 181-A – Police arrested and charged a...Article Link

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The members of the Central Virginia Transportation Authority, the cross-jurisdictional authority that finances transportation projects throughout the Greater Richmond region, has named Chet Parsons as its first-ever executive director. The CVTA was established by the Virginia General Assembly in 2020 to provide and direct new funding opportunities for the region’s major transportation investments. Parsons has acted as the CVTA’s administrator since its inception in his capacity of director of transportation at PlanRVA. The CVTA has supported more than 0 million in regional transportation projects, in addition to more than million in funding to the Greater Richmond Transit Company. “The...Article Link

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The “Speak Up 5K” was once just the dream of a 16-year-old girl who desperately wanted others to know that they weren’t alone. Cameron Gallagher designed the race to bring the community together to speak up for those who were suffering or battling any type of mental illness, including depression and anxiety. She wanted a place where others could simply show up without any stigma or judgment. This year, the Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the SpeakUp 5K. “Every time at the start line, I take a second and I look around at the thousands...Article Link

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After deploying to Florida ahead of Hurricane Idalia on Monday, members of Virginia Task Force 2 were deployed into one of the affected communities on Thursday. Among the 80 members of VATF2 are members of the Henrico County Fire Department, including Assistant Chief Mark Cumashot. Cumashot said they were stationed at a convention center in Orlando which gave them the ability to deploy to any direction in the state and gave them protection from the hurricane, being further inland, and said they only experienced two days of rain. He said Thursday morning, 75% of VATF2 was being sent to Levy...Article Link

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Two comedians will perform at the Richmond Funny Bone at Short Pump Town Center this weekend: Jessica “Jess Hilarious” Moore at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sept. 1 and 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Sept. 2, and Ryan Davis at 7 p.m. Sept. 3. Tickets are for Moore and for Davis. For details, call 521-8900 or visit richmond.funnybone.com. *** The Springs Recreation Center, 302 Lee Avenue in Highland Springs, will hold a Community Open House on Sunday, Sept. 3 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Henrico officials will be celebrating the installation of a new playground and the...Article Link

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Wawa is offering teachers, administrators and other educators free coffee throughout the month of September. The offer applies to any size self-service hot coffee up to 24 ounces and is valid every day throughout the month at all Mid-Atlantic Wawa locations. To redeem the offer, which is limited to one per person per day, educators should simply let the associate at the register know that they work at a school.Article Link

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Marie Louise “Mary Lou” Bowers Marshall, 85, of Sandston passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. She was a graduate of John Marshall High School and went to work at the telephone company. Upon getting married, she become a stay at home mom and eventually went back into the workforce as an employee of B & B Seafood and Charles E. Bauers Wholesales before retiring from the Henrico County Public School System. She was a lifetime member of the Sandston Moose Lodge 1937 and was an avid seamstress altering and creating many items of clothing for the community. She will...Article Link

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