Local engineering firm Draper Aden Associates recently announced new hires and promotions in their Henrico County headquarters office. B. Scott Gresham, PE was hired as the Geotechnical Construction Services Team Leader. He most recently was the CMT Department Manager at ECS Limited. Kent Lindamood was hired as the Geotechnical Team Leader. He most recently was a Senior Geotechnical Engineer with Tunstall Engineering Group. Additionally, W. Charles Kreye II, PE was promoted to Principal in Charge of Regional Growth for Richmond. He will continue his role as Division Manager of Site Development and Infrastructure and also is a vice president with...Article Link

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Henrico County Public Schools officials reported 27 cases of COVID-19 at 24 schools and school system facilities and departments during the first five days of February, according to school system data. Two cases were reported at the ACE Center at Hermitage High School (involving people last in the building Jan. 21 and Jan. 26, respectively); two at Godwin High School (involving people last at that school Jan. 28 and Feb. 2); and two at Wilder Middle School (involving people last there Jan. 21 and Jan. 22). The system reported 74 total cases involving schools and school facilities in January and...Article Link

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Are the people most at risk for negative outcomes from COVID-19 in Henrico being vaccinated?; an update on the county's weekend COVID totals; Henrico Police make an arrest in a double shooting; a look at the unemployment numbers in Henrico; a Varina District town hall meeting is planned. (Today's Henrico News Minute is brought to you  by the Henrico County COVID-19 Municipal Utility Relief Program.)Article Link

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Varina District Supervisor Tyrone E. Nelson will host a virtual Community Conversations meeting Tuesday, Feb. 16 to provide updates on various initiatives, including park projects, the COVID-19 vaccination efforts, Henrico County’s finances and future projects. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on WebEx. Residents are encouraged to submit questions in the platform’s chat section or submit them in advance to [email protected]. Residents also may participate by phone, by calling 1-415-655-0002 and entering the access code 180 825 3623#. For details, visit https://henrico.us/supervisors/varina%20-district/ or call (804) 501-4208.Article Link

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Of the roughly 36,000 Henrico citizens who had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by Feb. 1, only 12.8% (or just more than 4,600) are known to have been Black or Latino – the two groups affected most disproportionately by the virus in Henrico. That’s according to data from the Richmond and Henrico Health District, which provided it to the Citizen Friday at the publication’s request. By contrast, at least 41.9% (or about 15,109) of those vaccinated were white. But there’s a significant hole in the data: 39.1% (14,100) of those vaccinated from Henrico didn’t report their race...Article Link

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Lucille Click Smith, 92, of Henrico, passed away on February 2, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas G. Smith; parents, Ola and Russell Click; sisters, Dorothy Younce, Evelyn Baer; brothers, Stuart Click, Gary Click. She is survived by her daughters, Kathy Smith (Glen Allen), Sandy Smith (Deland, FL); grandsons, Taylor Shive (Kimber) of Salisbury, NC, Corbin Shive (Regan) of Concord, NC; great-grandsons, Talan Shive, Luka Shive; brother, Wayne Click (Helen) of Powhatan, VA,; nephew, Dean Binford (Michelle) of Canton, MI. Lucille was lovingly referred to as “Nanny” by her grandchildren. She loved to sew, read, cook...Article Link

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Riopelle, Harold Francis, 87, of Richmond, Virginia, died peacefully Thursday, January 28, 2021, in the company of his children. Rip was the son of the late Edith and Hugh Riopelle, of Ottawa, Canada. He was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Alice O. Riopelle; and his son, Stephen P. Riopelle. He is survived by his children and their spouses, Brian and Betsy Riopelle, and Kathleen and Matt Roberts; sister, Joan Farrell of Port Hope, Ontario; and brothers and their spouses, Hugh and Marie Riopelle, and Gerald and Jeannine Riopelle, all of Ottawa, Ontario; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Karen...Article Link

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A day after reporting just 91 new COVID-19 cases – its lowest this year – Henrico County reported 233 new cases Friday, according to the Virginia Department of Health. The county’s seven-day moving average of daily new cases is 144. Henrico also reported four new virus-related deaths, a slight increase from previous days, and one new hospitalization, according to the VDH. As of Feb. 1, Henrico's average positivity rate among PCR tests reached 10.4 percent as of Feb. 1, according to VDH data. More than 270,000 PCR testing encounters have been reported so far in the county, with rapid tests...Article Link

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Doug H. Macomber, 82, of Henrico, Va., passed away into the arms of Jesus on January 28, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Phyllis Macomber of Winnetka, Illinois; and brothers, Dane and Donald Jr. He is survived by his wife, Carole; brother, Bruce; stepbrother, Jim Holbrook; children, Marcia and Scott (Karen); grandchildren, Anya, Nick and Sasha; stepchildren, Cheryl (Brian) Murphy Pacious and Shawn (Katie) Murphy; as well as numerous stepgrandchildren, nieces and nephews. A veritable Renaissance man, Doug was known as "The Odd Job Artist" in the greater Richmond area, where he fixed up innumerable...Article Link

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Dodson, Harvey Wayne, age 71, of Henrico, VA, passed away peacefully at home on the morning of January 29, 2021 after a courageous four month battle with advanced cancer. Christina S.H. (Ko) Dodson, his loving wife, was by his side to the end. He was born on December 24, 1949 in South Boston, VA and was the son of the late Harvey Andrews and Luzetta (Dean) Dodson. Wayne attended JR Tucker HS in Henrico County, and held a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from Virginia Commonwealth University. He retired from the Central Intelligence Agency in 2007 as an officer in...Article Link

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