2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (521+ words) Visitors collectively spent more than $2 billion in Henrico County in 2025, and county officials expect that total to continue growing thanks to a packed slate of sports tournaments and events at the Henrico Sports and Events Center, a college-level baseball complex…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (60+ words) Henrico Citizen Layne’s Chicken Fingers to open second Richmond-area location in Henrico Layne’s Chicken Fingers is planning to open its second Richmond-area restaurant in Henrico County Sept. 15. The Texas-based chicken finger chain's new location will be at 8801 Staples Mill Road,…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (220+ words) Layne’s Chicken Fingers is planning to open its second Richmond-area restaurant in Henrico County Sept. 15. The Texas-based chicken finger chain's new location will be at 8801 Staples Mill Road, joining an existing location in Ashland. Henrico business owner Khurram Burney, who…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (64+ words) Henrico Citizen Henrico Environmental Watch: Air-permit violations, PFAS rules and data-center wetland review among August developments Editor's note: In this new monthly feature, the Citizen will spotlight environmental issues, violations, proposals, permits and other related news from throughout Henrico County....

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (632+ words) The second week of the high school football season brought a little bit of everything to the area: an overtime thriller, a defensive battle decided by a single point and a major upset in the Southeast Classic. Varina traveled to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (59+ words) Henrico Citizen Henrico School Bell: Sept. 4, 2026 A weekly look at some of what’s happening in public and private schools throughout Henrico County. Greenwood Elementary School — Mr. Ross is returning to Greenwood with the Wise Guyz Lunch Program after working with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (96+ words) Florence Neal Cooper Smith 5K Walk 4 Sickle Cell planned Sept. 19 at Dorey Park in Varina • Richmond Animal League brings Woofstock back to Glen Allen on September 26 (RVAHub)• Excelsior! Richmond’s festival of fandom hits 40 (Richmond Magazine)• Richmond wants to push Virginia to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1246+ words) Friday came early last week for Highland Springs. Lines were long at Mercer Field as a substantial crowd gathered to watch the Hopewell Blue Devils and Highland Springs Springers kick off the 2026 football season on a Thursday night. A cool,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (234+ words) The Kiwanis Club of Henrico Foundation will host its 20th Annual Golf Classic Oct. 12 at The Dominion Club in Glen Allen, with proceeds benefiting Henrico Court Appointed Special Advocates. The tournament will feature a Captain’s Choice format and shotgun start. Participants…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (740+ words) From Oct. 16 to 26, planned infrastructure upgrades south of Washington, D.C.’s Union Station will result in schedule adjustments impacting service to and from Virginia. That will mean no northbound trains can enter Union Station in D.C. All trains from Virginia, including…...