For the second year in a row, Henrico County officials are planning to provide a real estate tax credit to property owners in the county – and additional help could be on the way, too. On Tuesday, County Manager John Vithoulkas announced that his proposed Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget would include a tax credit of two cents per 0 of assessed value, matching the credit that the county issued last year. Last year, that amount totaled about million; this year, it would result in about .2 million being returned to property owners. The proposal means that the owner of...Article Link

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Near what would become the end of a rewarding career at Feed More, shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Sudeshna Das-Menezes found herself fielding numerous calls from people looking for help. “I worked at Feed More for 16 years, I built the volunteer program, backpack program, hunger hotline, I was attuned to hunger and food insecurity,” she said. “I got a lot of people calling me to get resources, and everything had shut down. It was really tough.” She began researching food insecurity within Henrico County specifically, then reached out to the county itself and received support from key officials....Article Link

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Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently appointed The Honorable John O’Bannon, MD of Henrico to the State Board of Elections. O’Bannon is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates. *** Amara Arrington of Henrico was named to the fall 2022 dean’s list at Georgia State University. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher. *** The following local students graduated in December from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.: Hannah Athey, Adam Brooks, Taylor Cauthorne, Lauren Clayton, Jada Evans, Sydni Friend, Jack Gilmore, Jacob Gooch, Kendall Gunderson, Colin Haywood,...Article Link

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The Virginia Department of Education recently launched “Engage Virginia,” a free academic recovery and coaching program to help students recover from the impact of the pandemic on learning, attendance and related issues. School divisions opt in to participate in Engage Virginia and refer students and families to the program. Parents in non-participating divisions may enroll their children by registering directly on the Engage Virginia website (https://registerva.graduationalliance.com).  Participating students and families are assigned an academic success coach to help them navigate the program and access online and in-person services, including academic resources, referrals for community services, 24/7 academic tutoring, homework assistance;...Article Link

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Henrico County officials will host a meeting Feb. 15 at Short Pump Middle School to discuss safety and mobility improvements to Shady Grove Road and Old Nuckols Road, west of Twin Hickory and east of Wyndham. The meeting will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the school, 4701 Pouncey Tract Road. As part of the effort, the county is planning to build accommodations to improve pedestrian access and safety in the corridor. The -million project is expect to begin in the spring, but first officials want to receive input about: evaluating and designing bicycle and pedestrian improvements...Article Link

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Deep Run High School The Wildcats had an impressive showing at the Region 5C wrestling championships this past weekend. Despite some unfortunate injuries, they still managed to take home third place in the team standings. Brothers Jerry Simon (126 pounds) and David Simon (132) both took home the regional title in their respective weight classes, and Cameron McKay won the regional title in the 150-pound weight class. Dylan Liberczuk finished as the regional runner-up in the 113-pound weight class. Ajay Pai (106) and Michael Guidice (144) finished third, Nicholas Gagliardi (HWT) finished fifth, while Drayton Moore (120), Mustafa Safi (138), and...Article Link

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Legislation backed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin that would require Virginia school divisions to spend any federal pandemic funds they haven’t yet used or forfeit them is headed to the Senate for consideration. An October report from the Virginia Department of Education shows Fairfax County Public Schools have the most unspent relief funds, representing more than 0 million. Norfolk schools have the next highest amount at 6 million, followed by Henrico at 6 million, Richmond City at 1 million and Newport News at million. How big a percentage of the divisions’ operating budgets those unspent funds represent varies. Fairfax, for...Article Link

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Twenty-five Henrico County Public Schools educators earned their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification in 2022 – more than any other school division in Virginia and all but 15 in the nation. National Board certification is considered the profession’s highest mark of accomplishment. In addition to those earning national certification status for the first time, 14 other Henrico teachers renewed their certifications. “This is one of the largest groups of new board-certified teachers the division has celebrated,” said Drew Baker of HCPS’s Department of Professional Learning and Leadership, who helps coach teachers through the process. “The part we are...Article Link

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One of the leading facility management companies in the world will operate the new 17,000-seat GreenCity arena, Henrico County and GreenCity officials announced Monday morning. ASM Global, which is based in Los Angeles and operates more than 350 stadiums, arenas, convention centers and other facilities on five continents, will join the GreenCity project to oversee and manage the arena, which officials promised will be “the greenest in America.” “For ASM Global, this is more than an arena – this is an opportunity to create an integrated and cohesive sports, entertainment and hospitality district that operates as one,” said ASM Global...Article Link

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The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors recently announced that Graham Stoneburner, a senior vice president with Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, has been awarded the SIOR designation, a professional achievement for qualified commercial real estate practitioners with a strong transactional history in brokerage, fee-based services or executive management. To achieve the SIOR designation, Stoneburner was required to have consistently demonstrated professional ability, competency, ethical conduct and personal integrity; met stringent education requirements; completed at least five years of creditable experience in the highly specialized field of industrial and office real estate; and remained a top producer. During the past...Article Link

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