The Glen Allen 13-year-old Babe Ruth Baseball all-star team jumped out to a quick start at the 13-year-old World Series, a 10-team tournament that it is hosting at Glen Allen Stadium at RF&P Park. The team dominated its first opponent in pool play, Greeley-Evans, Colorado, 16-1 Aug. 12, and followed that up by edging Eagle Pass, Texas, 4-3 the following day. (Eagle Pass had defeated Janesville, Wisconsin 3-2 the night before.) Glen Allen has Monday off, then will conclude its four pool play games in its American division by facing Janesville on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Oahu, Hawaii on...Article Link

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Salty Paws RVA, a doggie ice cream bar and bakery, will hold its grand opening on Saturday, Sept. 2 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Salty Paws, located at 2436 Old Brick Road in West Broad Village, offers a large variety of dog-friendly ice cream flavors with a full topping bar. In addition, the store sells toys, collars, bones and more, and has a bakery section and self-wash/grooming area. For details, call (804) 994-7597 or email [email protected]. *** HCA Virginia Health System’s Henrico Doctors’ Hospital and Parham Doctors’ Hospital recently earned a five-star ranking from the Center for Medicaid and...Article Link

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A 21-year-old Virginia Department of Corrections inmate walked away from two VADOC security officers at Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital in Henrico's Near West End early Saturday morning, and officials are still looking for him. Naseem Isaiah Roulack, 21, of Greensville Correctional Center, is serving a 13-year sentence for charges of aggravated malicious wounding, grand larceny, and hit and run. He was taken to the hospital last week for treatment but escaped shortly before 6 a.m. Aug. 12 and may have been spotted walking casually along West Franklin Street nearby. He was wearing a white gown, white socks and no...Article Link

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Two office buildings in the Innsbrook Corporate Center have a new owner. Banks Park LP sold Park Buildings I and II at 4144 and 4164 Innslake Drive to JKW Holdings LLC for .1 million. The new owner plans to hold the properties as an investment. Combined, the buildings have nearly 31,000 square feet of class A office space. Evan Magrill and Dean Meyer of Cushman and Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the sale negotiations on behalf of the seller.Article Link

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For the second straight year and sixth time since 2007, Henrico County and the Glen Allen Athletic Association will host the 13-year-old Babe Ruth Baseball World Series, from Aug. 11-19, at Glen Allen Stadium at RF&P Park. Ten teams, including the host team from Glen Allen, will participate in the tournament, which is expected to draw 350 players and their families from throughout the nation. The teams are bracketed into two divisions, with each team playing the other four in its group in pool play to establish seedings for the single-elimination portion of the event. In pool play, Glen Allen...Article Link

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Williamsburg Road at Sanburne Parkway – Police arrested and charged a citizen with possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a warrant service Aug. 4 at 3:31 p.m. I-64 East at Staples Mill Road, Entrance 185-A – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with non-aggravated assault on a police officer, obstruction of justice, and a warrant service Aug. 4 at 6:20 p.m. 11000 block of West Broad Street – Police arrested and charged a citizen with driving under the influence of drugs Aug. 4 at 10:08 p.m. 7900 block of Brook Road – Police arrested and charged a citizen...Article Link

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Henrico Schools will host a two-day division wide “Back-to-School Kickoff” event at Fairfield Middle School Aug. 11-12. On Friday, the event will feature an evening pep-rally style family festival from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., featuring kids’ activities, a DJ, food trucks and giveaways. Families can register their child for school, talk with representatives from a host of HCPS departments and get information about resources available throughout the school division and in the community. There also will be free throw and three-point shooting contests on the basketball courts. Attendees also can visit the HCPS Human Resources tent and learn more...Article Link

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The Henrico Theatre, 305 East Nine Mile Road, will show two movies this weekend: “Oceans Eleven” at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 and 8 p.m. Aug. 12 and “The Iron Giant” at 3 p.m. Aug. 12-13. Tickets and concessions are [post_excerpt], sold only at the door. For details, call (804) 652-1460 or visit henricotheatre.com. *** Henrico County’s volunteer rescue squads will face off in a kickball tournament hosted by the Henrico Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads on Saturday, Aug. 12 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Deep Run High School. The tournament offers community members a chance to meet others and support...Article Link

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James Dorsey Groome, 84, of Highland Springs, left this earth for his heavenly reward on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl Marie Groome; and siblings, Clifton Groome, Virginia Fauber, Kenneth Groome, Emmett Groome. James retired in 2003 from the Virginia Department of Corrections where he worked as a corrections officer. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was a long time member of West Point Church of God. James enjoyed spending his free time watching every type of sport imaginable. Left to cherish his memory are his children, Linda Meyerhoffer, Donna McDaniel;...Article Link

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Margaret Liesfeld Charles Faulhaber, 93, of Henrico County went to be with our Lord on Sunday, August 6, 2023. She was born in Henrico County on July 8, 1930, to the late John Jacob and Katherine Burke Liesfeld. She was predeceased by her husbands, Lewis Edward “Guy” Charles and John Thomas Faulhaber, Jr; her siblings John, Carey, Earl, Mary Elizabeth, Charles and Katherine Anne, and dear friends Mildred Wright and Lorene “Lo” Claxton. She is survived by her sister, Teresa Buehren; her daughters Becky Combs (Jim), Karen Gattuso, Jackie Abernathy (Walden), and Kathy Charles (Terry Goins). She was “Mema” to...Article Link

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