7100 block of Fernwood Street – Police arrested and charged a citizen with assault with a knife at an apartment complex Feb. 5 at 9:26 a.m. 6900 block of Forest Avenue – Police arrested and charged a citizen with shoplifting at a retail store Feb. 5 at 3:51 p.m. 5600 block of Chamberlayne Road – Police arrested and charged a citizen with possession of heroin and cocaine at a hotel Feb. 5 at 7:02 p.m. Pleasant Street at Lowell Street – Police arrested and charged a citizen with selling cocaine Feb. 6 at 4:36 p.m. 2200 block of Watts Lane...Article Link

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It's a snow day for many in the county; a Thursday fire in the West End leaves one man dead; some good news on the unemployment front in Henrico; a Fairfield District constituent meeting is planned for next week; a COVID-19 update; and more. (Today's Henrico News Minute is brought to you by the Henrico County Broadband Survey.)Article Link

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Saint Paul’s Baptist Church’s two locations (North, at 4274 Creighton Road in Henrico and South, at 700 East Belt Boulevard) will host free food distribution events Feb. 19 and 26 between 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (or until items are gone) at both locations. The events will be hosted in partnership with FeedMore and Produce Source. Interested people may drive up and pick up food, with no registration required. Masks are required for service. For details, email [email protected].Article Link

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JAN. 21 Cava Grill, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: observed improper temperatures on rice, lentils, onions, lettuce, Greek vinaigrette sauce, spinach and slaw on front service line; observed wet nesting of metal pans on clean rack; spoons stored uninverted on clean cart in dish area; air temperature of refrigerated drawer in back kitchen is elevated; handsink near line and dish area in back kitchen is slow to drain; observed leak under handsink next to line/sandwich unit in back kitchen; cold water in front service line has low pressure; observed low grouting...Article Link

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Henrico County reported 136 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, up from Wednesday’s total of 102, and is now averaging 146 new cases each day during the past seven days, according to the Virginia Department of Health. The county also experienced seven new virus-related hospitalizations Thursday (its most on a single day since Jan. 28, when there were 11) but no new deaths. The county’s seven-day positivity percentage among PCR testing encounters continued to trend slightly downward, dipping to 9.3% as of Feb. 7, while the rate for rapid testing encounters as of the same date fell to 8.3%. As of Feb....Article Link

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The University of Richmond’s Digital Scholarship Lab and Distant Viewing Lab has released a new project that gives its users the ability to explore what life was like in America during the Great Depression and World War II. Photogrammar is an open-access, web-based tool that allows users to navigate and engage with 170,000 photographs taken between 1935-1943. Users can browse photos by categories that were assigned in the 1940s, from expansive themes like “Work” to far more targeted slices of life, society, and the economy during the Depression era like “Dancing,” “Strikes,” and “Abandoned Mines.” Users can also zero in...Article Link

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First-time unemployment claims in Henrico during the most recent reporting week fell below 300 for the first time since late November, according to data released Thursday by the Virginia Employment Commission. A total of 270 Henricoans filed initial claims during the week of Feb. 1-6, down from 309 during the last week of January. The number was the lowest since the week of Nov. 22-28, when 160 county residents filed first-time claims. Henrico, the seventh-largest locality in Virginia, ranked 12th during the most recent week in the most first-time filers, a somewhat encouraging sign. With 2,009 people filing continuing claims...Article Link

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Fairfield District Supervisor Frank J. Thornton will hold a virtual Constituent Meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 17 to discuss the proposed GreenCity and Henrico Plaza site developments as well as Henrico County’s planned indoor sports facility and initiatives of Recreation and Parks. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on WebEx. Residents are encouraged to submit questions in advance to [email protected] or during the meeting in the video’s comment section. To participate by phone, call 1-415-655-0002 and use the access code 180 695 4999. Thornton will be joined by Michael Hallmark and Susan Eastridge, of GreenCity LLC, to discuss GreenCity...Article Link

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Henrico firefighters rescued one person after a fire broke out in a West End residence Thursday morning. It happened at 9 a.m. in the 2200 block of Rockwater Terrace, in the Stony Run community. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fire coming from one of the residential units and were able to rescue the person from inside. The victim was taken the VCU Medical Center, and firefighters then brought the blaze under control. The Henrico Fire Marshal’s Office is working to determine the origin and cause of the fire.Article Link

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How people 16 to 64 with pre-existing conditions can pre-register for a COVID-19 vaccine; seven new cases of COVID are reported in Henrico school buildings this week; 102 new COVID cases reported Wednesday countywide; a self-described KKK leader is sentenced to prison for his actions during a June Black Lives Matter protest; ChamberRVA hosts employment virtual sessions today and tomorrow; Henrico’s EDA works to improve supplier diversity; state lawmakers advance criminal justice reform measures, but a bill that would have eliminated felony drug possession charges dies; Henrico Police arrest a second man in connection with a double shooting Feb. 4;...Article Link

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