The planned GreenCity eco-district community in Northern Henrico has reached another milestone. Henrico County, the Henrico Economic Development Authority and Henrico-based Markel|Eagle Partners LLC have agreed to a .1-million purchase plan for the 110-acre Scott Farm site on the northern portion of the GreenCity site, through which Markel|Eagle will build the development's 2,400 residential units and an 80-acre park on the site. The Henrico County Economic Development Authority purchased the site from the Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research for .1 million and reached an agreement to resell it to Scott Farm Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Markel|Eagle. The developer and...Article Link

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Mill Road between Mountain Road and Mill Place Drive in Glen Allen will be closed to through traffic until Sunday, Aug. 20 for repaving. A detour is directing motorists around the work zone through Mill Place, Slenderleaf Drive and Mountain Road. The Henrico County Department of Public Works started work Aug. 17 and expects to complete the repaving before the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 21. Glen Allen Elementary School is located just north of the work zone.Article Link

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JULY 25 Samurai Sushi Restaurant, 11391-A Nuckols Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: hand sink on cook line doesn’t have hand soap; dish machine isn’t sanitizing; fish incorrectly thawing in reduced oxygen packaging; personal beverage bottle improperly stored in ice bin, which is used for customer beverages; an employee is wearing a bracelet; single and prep cutting boards are heavily scratched and stained; observed food debris on wire storage racks in walk-in cooler and on shelves storing spices. Wood and Iron Short Pump LLC, 12288 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during...Article Link

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Despite more than 100 teacher vacancies, Henrico Schools will have all classrooms covered by a substitute or licensed teacher on the first day of school (Aug. 21), HCPS officials said at an Aug. 10 Henrico School Board meeting. Henrico Schools Superintendent Dr. Amy Cashwell and HCPS staff members announced that the school system is 97% staffed, with those remaining vacancies the only ones from among 4,110 instructional staff positions, which include school teachers, librarians, and counselors. The school system also has 54 vacant school security officer positions and 65 vacant bus driver positions, down from the previous number of 122...Article Link

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The former director of Henrico County’s Recreation and Parks Division, who left his job last summer under mysterious circumstances after just three months, has been arrested in an underage sex sting in Georgia, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. Patrick Nalley, who served in his Henrico role from April 27 to July 28, 2022, was arrested in Cobb County, Goergia (just northwest of Atlanta) Aug. 15 on felony charges of child enticement and obscene internet contact with a child, according to the station. Police allege that Nalley had traveled that day to meet someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl but...Article Link

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Officials with the Henrico County Division of Fire are investigating a house fire that turned fatal Wednesday morning. The fire happened around 5:50 a.m. on a property in the 1900 block of Battery Drive in the East Highland Park area, just off of Mechanicsville Turnpike. When crews arrived to the scene they found a detached shed in the rear of a home that was fully engulfed in flames. After putting the fire out, fire officials said they found a woman around age 50 dead in the shed. Click here to continue reading on WTVR.com, a Henrico Citizen partner organization.Article Link

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215 North Kalmia Avenue - 5,000, 1,084 SF (built in 1959), from William F. and Margaret R. Watson to Guissell Lopez Martinez. 2186 Kingsbrook Drive - 7,500, 1,320 SF (built in 1975), from Irvin H. Davis Jr. to Javier Rodriguez and Maite Ruiz-Rodriguez. 10026 Joppa Place - 7,000, 1,476 SF (built in 1983), from Ilene Kaufman Hart to Mary Blake Hinshaw. 647 McCormick Farm Drive - 9,240, 1,464 SF (built in 2023), from Stanley Martin Homes LLC to Asad Pervaiz. 8308 Colebrook Road - 0,000, 2,648 SF (built in 1955), from Juanita V. Coleman to Janice Smith Johnson. 10304 Raintree...Article Link

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Henrico resident George Sushkoff will join Swim Across America Aug. 26 in support of VCU Massey Cancer Center.  Sushkoff, 58, was recently diagnosed with Stage 1 to Stage 2 colon cancer and describes himself as a future cancer survivor. A member of the Virginia Masters Swim Team, River City Masters workout group and Run Short Pump, Sushkoff has participated in the Swim Across America - Richmond swim events since 2020, but this will be his first swim as a cancer patient. Sushkoff is the captain of Team River City, which raised more than ,000 in last year’s event.   Held...Article Link

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The personal injury law firm of Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen recently honored one of its Allen & Allen Hometown Heroes from 2021, Rob Reid, with a [post_excerpt],000 donation to support Cover One Foundation in Henrico. Reid is the vice president and founding board member of the nonprofit that provides resources and volunteer assistance to underserved organizations and people involved in athletics in Central Virginia. The donation is part of “Allen & Allen Cares: Helping Our Heroes,” a community giving program that honors organizations and recognizes former Allen & Allen Hometown Hero recipients. The program chooses a top-of-mind issue that...Article Link

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Henrico native Debbie Johnston will serve as keynote speaker at the 17th Annual Higher Ground Women's Conference in November. The annual Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute conference will take place Nov. 3 at the Richmond Marriott. The founder of Care Advantage Inc. and Serenity First Hospice, Johnston also created the nonprofit Connecting Hearts, which promotes adoption in Virginia.  Johnston's keynote speech will address the conference theme, "Overcoming Guilt, Grief, and Grudges with GRACE."  For information or to register for the Higher Ground Women's Leadership Conference, visit https://gehli.vcu.edu/conference/. Article Link

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