Hungary Creek Middle School Principal Robbi Moose will be inducted into the Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame later this year, along with two others from the school. Bridgewater officials made the announcement Monday. The induction ceremony will take place Oct. 9. Moose played first base for the Bridgewater baseball team and was the ODAC Player of the Year all three years he played on the team, from 1998 to 2000. He also was a three-time first-team all-region pick and was selected as a second-team All-American at the Division III level in 1999 and a third-team All-American in 2000. Two...Article Link

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1101 Durley Court - 4,000, 1,038 SF (built in 2001), from Jereline D. Fields to Christopher Lavell Hicks. 6120 Knight Terrace - 0,000, 1,513 SF (built in 1989), from Danielle Dodge and Ian F. Stewart to Christian Stiller. 1300 Stoneycreek Drive - 8,000, 2,038 SF (built in 1965), from David and Charlyne Catanzaro to Bahgat Meawad and Mariam K.A. Attia. 10303 Leander Court - 5,000, 1,760 SF (built in 1977), from Michael and Stephanie M. Apel to Ian R. Burke and Emily A. Wilson. 935 Morattico Circle - 5,000, 2,020 SF (built in 2013), from Barbara P. Miers to Paul...Article Link

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Three Henrico residents are among 15 Virginia students who received ,000 scholarships from the Allen & Allen law firm for overcoming adversity as they head into their college careers. The three Henrico students (and their colleges or universities) are: • Shrinidhi Nadgouda of Glen Allen (University of Virginia); • Dinachi Utah of Henrico (Virginia Tech); • Kevin Xue of Glen Allen: (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign). The George E. Allen Academic Scholarship fund – now in its 30th year – has awarded more than 0,000 to local students in honor of the firm’s founder, George E. Allen, Sr., who overcame hardship...Article Link

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Henrico Police officials are seeking the public’s help to solve the 2018 death investigation of Starquay Spruill, who had been missing nearly a month when her body was found Sept. 3, 2018 inside a large, spray-painted wooden box near the 4100 block of Benton Avenue near Richmond Raceway. “It looked like a homemade coffin,” said Henrico Police Detective Chris Henry. “It was a plywood box big enough to put a body inside. It was chilling to see.” Spruill, 24, was a mother of two. Toxicology reports and a lack of trauma led the medical examiner to classify Spruill’s cause of...Article Link

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The American Parkinson’s Disease Association Virginia Chapter is hosting its Virtual Optimism Walk May 22. Participants may register online at http://APDAParkinson.org/va. The event is one of three virtual walks happening on the same day and part of a nationwide series of Optimism Walks that are designed to mobilize and inspire people to help end = Parkinson’s disease. About one million people in the United States live with PD. Participants in the APDA Virginia Virtual Optimism Walk will join fellow walkers from Optimism Walks taking place in Massachusetts and the Northwest. After an online opening ceremony and celebration, participants in all three...Article Link

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Henrico Schools will host a May 20 discussion among school system instructors who will talk about their experiences as educators and appreciation for their Asian American heritage. Registration is required. The event is the second of two this month in recognition of May as Asian American Heritage Month. Panelists include: • Christina Thrasher, Henrico High School librarian; • Juliana “Juli” Yam, Varina High School biology teacher; • Katy Yam, Varina High School biology teacher. Register at https://tinyurl.com/HCPSAsianHeritage2021. Participants will be emailed a link to attend the virtual sessions the day before the events. The event is sponsored by the HCPS...Article Link

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The number of first-time unemployment claims in Henrico dropped slightly during the week of May 2-8, according to the Virginia Employment Commission. A total of 242 county residents filed initial claims that week, down from the 275 who did so the previous week. Henrico, the sixth-largest locality in the state, had only the 12th-most first-time filers. The number of people in Henrico filing continuing claims rose by 100 – to 1,932 – during the same week, according to the VEC. That ranked the county seventh in the state.Article Link

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In line with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s announcement last week easing COVID-19 restrictions, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles will open more windows in its customer service centers beginning June 1, creating 184,000 additional appointment opportunities statewide. Customers are able to schedule appointments now. Additional windows will open in stages on June 1, June 15 and in July as DMV continues to hire and train new employees to expand appointment availability, adding to the more than 530,000 appointments Virginians already have scheduled during the next three months. “The governor’s announcement today enables us to open more windows so customers can...Article Link

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Laura Williamson of Glen Allen was named to the spring 2021 president’s list at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio. To qualify for the president’s list, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.85 or higher. *** The following area students recently graduated with master’s degrees from University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky.: Jayakrishna Vinya Shanmukh Gurazada, of Glen Allen; and Sushma Pakala, Mounika Patel and Pradeep Reddy Boyapalli, of Henrico. *** Kathryn Carithers of Henrico was named to the spring 2021 president’s list at Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C. To be eligible for the president’s list,...Article Link

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May 17-21 is “Bike to Work Week,” and Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation officials are encouraging Virginians who can to participate. For those who can’t bike all the way to work, officials suggesting biking to a bus stop and taking the bus as another option, when available. For longer commutes, Amtrak Virginia now offers a carry-on bike program for a small fee. “Biking is an important part of Virginia’s multi-modal transportation system, promoting health, mobility, love of our great outdoors, and economic development,” said Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine. “Introducing our new state-sponsored Amtrak Carry-On Bike Program offers...Article Link

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