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Henrico News Minute – Aug. 22, 2024
The Henrico School Board will hold two meetings today; Henrico Police are seeking a person of interest in a double-homicide; a Henrico man will serve nearly three decades in prison for fentanyl distribution; Richmond International Airport is conducting upgrades in four areas.
Henrico Police seek person of interest in connection with March double-homicide
The Henrico County Police Division has identified a person of interest in connection with a double-homicide that occurred in March. Xavier Perkins, 36, is wanted in connection with the March 29 shootings inside a business in the 900 block of Nine Mile Road and also is wanted by Richmond Police on unrelated charges. He is considered armed and dangerous.
Missing Missouri teen may be in Virginia
The family of a missing 17-year-old girl from Missouri believes she could be in Virginia. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is urging the public to be on the lookout for Abigail Lawless, who is missing from West Plains, Missouri. She disappeared from her family’s home in the middle of the night Aug. 17 after family members fell asleep, and they are concerned that she may have traveled to Virginia with someone she met online.
Henrico Schools named one of nation’s ‘Best-in-State Employers’ for second straight year
For the second year in a row, Henrico County Public Schools has been named one of “America’s Best-In-State Employers” by Forbes magazine. The recognition is based on criteria such as working conditions, salary, diversity, and recommendations from within the state and from national industry and staff. HCPS...
Virginia First Lady Youngkin helping to spearhead national anti-fentanyl campaign
A new nationwide campaign to prevent fentanyl overdoses is getting underway, and Virginia First Lady Suzanne Youngkin has teamed with New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy to help spearhead it. The “It Only Takes One” campaign is a collaboration of first spouses, public figures, athletes, and influencers across the country....
Henrico man sentenced to 27 years in prison for fentanyl distribution
A Henrico man was sentenced to 27 years in prison Aug. 16 for selling fentanyl to law enforcement officials in three separate transactions in 2022 while he was also in possession of multiple guns, prosecutors said. Jason Dominic Coley, 38, was arrested on March 22, 2022, after investigators found 13.8...
‘Saturation Saturday’ checkpoints planned in Henrico, statewide Aug. 24
Law enforcement agencies throughout Virginia, including the Henrico Division of Police and Virginia State Police, will be hosting sobriety checkpoints in partnership with volunteers from Mothers Against Drunk Driving Saturday, Aug. 24. It’s part of the annual “Saturation Saturday” effort ahead of Labor Day weekend, designed to prevent drunk driving...
A look at how federal plans could make the costs of housing more affordable
As renters and would-be homeowners struggle with the high cost of housing, the Biden administration has announced policies to address this strain on household budgets. That includes $100 million in funding for a program to incentivize affordable housing production and streamlining loan application processes to expedite building more housing. Some...
Henrico Fur Finder: Aug. 21, 2024
Welcome to Henrico Fur Finder, where each week we highlight pets looking for a forever home at the Henrico Animal Shelter. Animals are sometimes adopted quickly; the shelter cannot guarantee any animal’s availability and animals cannot be put on hold. The shelter, located at 10421 Woodman Road in Glen Allen, is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by appointment only. For details, call (804) 727-8807 or visit henrico.gov/police/animal-protection-unit.
Henrico Property Transactions: July 24-30, 2024
– $234,500, 1,522 SF (built in 1980), from Joe Reeves to Jeannette Erving-Cordor. 9 Lowell Street – $255,000, 1,452 SF (built in 1920), from Gesina Charles to Brian David Moore Jr. 6291 Habersham Drive – $285,000, 1,629 SF (built in 1988), from Frances J. Wylie to Tristan E. Carter....
Henrico School Board to review new additions to ParentSquare app and rollout of ‘StudentSquare’
RSVP – for school events, indicating the number of adults and kids attending;. Forms – electronic signatures for field trip permission slips and other forms;. Secure document delivery – for sending secure documents directly to parents over web, email, text, and app notifications. A student version of...
Traveling Smithsonian exhibit coming to Union Presbyterian Seminary
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is sending one of its exhibits to Union Presbyterian Seminary’s William Smith Morton Library in Richmond. The traveling exhibition Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human? will be at the library, at 3406 Chamberlayne Avenue, not far from the Henrico line, from Sept. 3 to Nov. 15.
Virginia home sales spike in July
Virginia home sales were up 10.7% in July, when compared to the same month last year, according to the Virginia Home Sales Report released on Wednesday by Virginia Realtors. The report showed that inventory continued to expand in the state, with 19,162 active listings statewide at the end of July, which is 4,223 more listings than a year ago – a 28.3% increase. There also were also 12,439 new listings that came onto the market in Virginia in July, a 13.6% increase (nearly 1,500 more homes) when compared to the same month in 2023.
AARP Virginia, Mercy Chefs to host free Zoom series spotlighting healthy recipes on a budget
Portsmouth-based Mercy Chefs and AARP Virginia have announced a new partnership to spotlight food insecurity while also helping people cook healthy meals on a budget. The organizations will host “Dinner in a SNAP!” – an online series of free cooking demonstrations that will take place each Wednesday in September, from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., on Zoom. The series will demonstrate how to cook healthy meals using ingredients that can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or SNAP) benefits.
RIC modernizing its operations in four key areas
Richmond International Airport is investing in upgrades in four areas – cleaner air, energy audits, electric vehicle chargers, and robotics – in an effort to prepare for anticipated passenger traffic growth and as a way to enhance its sustainability efforts. in its latest 20-year annual forecast, Airports Council...
Henrico News Minute – Aug. 21, 2024
Henrico Police locate one of two missing Goochland teens; police identify the woman killed in a crash Monday; Henrico Recreation and Parks changes the way it registers people for fitness classes; Wesintein JCC unveils its Arts+Ideas season schedule.
Pulse rides will travel deeper into the West End as Henrico moves forward with new GRTC transfer station
The Henrico County Board of Supervisors recently approved the $1.3 million purchase of a West End strip mall, between Parham Road and West Broad Street, where the county and GRTC will build a new bus transfer station and Pulse bus stop. “That is the dream. To have a climate controlled...
JRA to host Atlantic sturgeon-viewing outings on the James River in September
Registration for the “Great Return of the Atlantic Sturgeon,” a series of outings on a pontoon boat on the James River to view the prehistoric fish as they make their fall spawning migration, is now open. The trips are sponsored by the James River Association and cost $35 per person for people ages 12 and older. (Children younger than 12 are not permitted.)
Henrico Recreation and Parks changing fitness class registration process
The Henrico County Recreation and Parks department is changing the way it registers people for fitness classes. Starting this fall, instead of taking reservations for classes, the county is introducing a group exercise access pass that will allow access on a first-come, first-served basis. The new pass will be used...
Henrico Police locate one missing Goochland teen, continue search for second
Henrico Police have located one of the two teenage girls from Goochland reported missing more than a month ago in Henrico but are continuing their search for the other. Seventeen-year-old Hailey Yost was found safe, police said, but 15-year-old Alaina Hendricks remains missing. The two girls last had been seen together in the 11300 block of West Broad Street in Short Pump July 18. Detectives say they have followed up on several promising leads but have not yet been able to locate Hendricks.
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