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Youngkin signs executive order codifying election...

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2024/08/07

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed an executive order that codifies the measures put in place by his administration related to ballot security and voter list maintenance. Ahead of the November presidential election, Youngkin said that Virginians should be confident in the state's election security. “The Virginia model for election security works," he said. "This isn't a Democrat or Republican issue, it's an American and Virginian issue. Every legal vote deserves to be counted without bei...

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Finalists for BLK RVA Community Awards announced

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2024/08/07

The Richmond Region Tourism Foundation has announced the finalists for its 2024 BLK RVA Community Awards, with a total of five categories to be contested. The awards, sponsored by Wells Fargo, aim to honor businesses, individuals and initiatives that are supporting Black tourism in the Richmond region. The winners of each category will be announced at an awards ceremony Aug. 23 at The Hippodrome Theater in Richmond. The finalists for the arts and entertainment category include: Afrikana Indep...

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Richmond Raceway prepares for race weekend Aug....

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2024/08/07

Due to the threat of bad weather from Tropical Storm Debby, Richmond Raceway officials have cancelled all pre-event activities at the raceway through 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9. The decision was made in order to prepare for the weekend and ensure the safety of fans, officials said. The NASCAR Weekend at Richmond Raceway presented by Who’s Your Driver will begin with the the Clean Harbors 250 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 – the final regular season race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular...

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Breeze Airways adding twice-weekly service between...

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2024/08/07

Breeze Airways will launch new twice-weekly service between Richmond International Airport and Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida beginning Nov. 22, airline officials announced Wednesday. The service will run on Mondays and Fridays, bringing to 13 the total number of destinations served by Breeze from RIC on a year-round or seasonal basis. "We're thrilled that Richmond has been such a successful market for us and we continue to see more opportunities for growth," said David Neeleman, Breeze Airways'...

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4:29

Henrico Property Transactions: July 10-16, 2024

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2024/08/07

3719 Austin Avenue - 0,000, 830 SF (built in 1937), from Triple J Properties LLC to Santiago Morales-Diaz. 6410 Fitzhugh Avenue - 0,000, 990 SF (built in 1950), from Theresa A. Reed to Yuki D. Tu. 4160 White Orchid Lane - 9,420, 1,292 SF (built in 2024), from Mankin Properties LLC to Emily Nicole Pallis. 5309 Golf Villa Lane - 5,000, 1,404 SF (built in 1997), from Stephen P. Yee to Kimberly Frank Fowler. 923 Scott Commons Lane - 0,000, 1,536 SF (built in 2024), from Eastwood Homes of Richmond...

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Henrico News Minute - Aug. 7, 2024

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2024/08/07

Henrico Schools set to join an opioid settlement; a 32-year-old man dies in a Near West End crash; Prep Baseball Tournaments sets a completion date for its new baseball complex in Henrico; a rabies clinic for dogs and cats is planned this month.Article LinkSupport the Show.

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2:59

Virginia ABC adopts more randomized system for rare...

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2024/08/07

After a series of problems figuring out how to fairly distribute a limited number of highly desired bottles of liquor, the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority announced Tuesday that it will implement a more randomized system to determine when and where rare products appear on store shelves. The changes will leave customers more reliant on blind luck to discover sought-after products at ABC stores across the state. Customers will also be restricted to buying one limited availability ...

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6:35

On anniversary of Voting Rights Act, McClellan,...

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2024/08/07

Two years ago, the late Lois Dedeaux McClellan voted for her daughter Jennifer to become the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress, but there had been a period in her 91 years of life when the law prevented her from voting at all. Though the suffrage movement granted white women the right to vote by 1920, women of color had to wait to cast their ballots until the federal Voting Rights Act was signed into law, 45 years later. Now on the 59th anniversary of that landmark legislati...

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Henrico County worker killed in Glen Allen was a...

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2024/08/06

The 33-year-old man who Henrico Police said was killed following a shooting early Sunday morning was a loving father to a young daughter, according to family members. Officers were called to a neighborhood just off Virginia Center Parkway around 2:32 a.m. Sunday, when they found Deondre Jermaine Spinks with a gunshot wound to the stomach. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital, officials said. Spinks' mother said her family is in immense pain over her son's death. She told CBS 6 on the ...

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32-year-old man killed in crash after other driver...

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2024/08/06

A man is dead after the vehicle he was driving in Henrico's Near West End Monday night was struck by another vehicle whose driver apparently suffered a medical emergency, according to Henrico Police. Kodie Aaron Riner, 32, of Bumpass, was pronounced dead at the scene after the Mitsubishi Mirage he was driving northbound in the 3000 block of Parham Road was struck by a Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling southbound at about 8:20 p.m. Aug. 5. When police arrived, they found both vehicles on the north...

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Henrico School Board likely to join settlement...

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2024/08/06

This Thursday, Henrico School Board members will vote on a proposal to join a [post_excerpt].4 billion settlement with Kroger over the grocery chain’s alleged involvement in the U.S. opioid epidemic. The school board’s government counterpart already signed onto the settlement agreements with Kroger this past March, along with almost 5,000 localities across the nation. Henrico County’s “outside opioid litigation counsel” recommended that both the county and the school board participate in the ...

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Milestones: Aug. 6, 2024

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2024/08/06

SaNaa Saunders of Henrico recently earned the Elmira College Key Award for academic achievement and community leadership. The EC Key Award is an ,000 scholarship (distributed over four years at ,000 per year) given to high school students in their junior year. The scholarship recognizes high scholastic achievement, leadership, citizenship, and participation in extracurricular activities. Saunders was one of 831 students to receive the EC Key Award this year. *** Grace Isabelle MacDougall of G...

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Prep Baseball Tournaments plans to open Glover Park...

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2024/08/05

Prep Baseball Tournaments intends to build its four-field cloverleaf layout baseball complex at Henrico's Glover Park by the fall of 2025, company officials announced earlier this month. The Citizen first reported in July that the company, which operates Prep Baseball Report, was finalizing an agreement with the Henrico Sports and Entertainment Authority to build and operate the complex on a 21-acre county-owned site at the park, which it will lease from Henrico. In a statement, PBT officials...

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Wittman named 'Hero of Main Street' by National...

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2024/08/05

U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA-First District) has been named a “Hero of Main Street” by the National Retail Federation for his work supporting small businesses. The award, presented by NRF Executive Vice President of Government Relations David French, was given to Wittman for his legislative action and leadership in advocating for small businesses and retailers throughout Virginia and the nation, according to the organization. “Virginia’s First District is home to thousands of small businesses ...

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Henrico Police to host rabies clinic Aug. 17

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2024/08/05

The Henrico Division of Police will host a rabies clinic for dogs and cats Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Henrico County Western Government Complex at 4301 East Parham Road from 9 a.m. to noon. Before seeing a veterinarian on the first level of the adjacent parking deck, pet owners must register and pay at the cashier's office in the Administration Building. Each vaccine costs and must be paid in cash. A rabies tag and a certificate of inoculation will be included. According to Virginia law, all d...

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During National Breastfeeding Month, RHHD officials...

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2024/08/05

During National Breastfeeding Month in August, Richmond and Henrico Health Districts officials are promoting their breastfeeding support programs and other related programs for parents. “National Breastfeeding Month reminds us of the importance of creating a supportive environment that helps new parents have a positive experience in caring for their babies,” said Richmond Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Coordinator Liz Snead. Through the WIC program, ...

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Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation accepting grant...

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2024/08/05

The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation is currently accepting grant requests from nonprofits that are working to make a difference in the communities served by Dominion Energy. The foundation accepts grant requests twice annually (once in the spring and once in the fall) from nonprofit organizations in Virginia, South Carolina, and parts of West Virginia, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and North Carolina that are working to address pressing human needs, environmental stewardship, education, an...

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Henrico Police investigating Glen Allen homicide

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2024/08/05

The victim of an early morning shooting Aug. 4 has died, and Henrico Police are investigating his death as a homicide. Deondre Jermaine Spinks, 33 of Richmond, died of his injuries at a local hospital after being shot near the intersection of Virginia Center Parkway and Wylie Lane in Glen Allen just before 2:30 a.m. Officials from Henrico Police’s Criminal Investigations Section are working to understand the circumstances surrounding this incident, according to officials, but they do not have...

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Business in brief: Aug. 5, 2024

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2024/08/05

Complete Automotive of Richmond, Inc. recently purchased 1.272 acres at 11040 West Broad Street in Henrico County from Haywood B. Hyman Jr. for [post_excerpt],200,000. Ryan Fanelli and Michael Morris of Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC represented the seller and Morgan Tribe, also with CCP, represented the purchaser. *** Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC recently announced the following lease transactions in Henrico County: Weir Consulting Group, LLC – renewed its lease of 4,183 SF a...

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These major Henrico Schools renovation and rebuild...

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2024/08/04

Henrico Schools has a number of capital projects underway, including several school rebuilds, expansions to two Advanced Career Education (ACE) centers, and three new middle school auditoriums. In 2022, 86% of Henrico voters approved a bond referendum to dedicate 0.5 million to construction projects for schools across the county. Several bond projects have already been started, including rebuilds of two elementary schools and one middle school and the construction of a new environmental scien...

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