The Short Pump Ruritan Club honored three Henrico County first-responders and a local businessperson and awarded scholarships to 10 local area high school students during its annual awards dinner June 24. More than 50 club members and guests attended the dinner at the Kitchen 33 Restaurant in Glen Allen.
First-responder
Several hundred people packed a July 19 town hall in Glen Allen held by Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke, who called on Democratic leaders to mobilize in areas of the country often “taken for granted” ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
O’Rourke’s visit to The Cultural Arts Center
The Virginia Department of Transportation will open the northern segment of the Fall Line Trail in Henrico and Hanover counties July 28 for bicyclist and pedestrian use.
The segment covers nearly five miles of shared-use path from Walder Lane to Holly Hill Road in Hanover County and from Winfrey Road
Before Kai Thompson started her summer camp swim lessons this summer she was only able to stand in a pool, because she didn't know any actual strokes.
But through weekly lessons at the Frank J. Thornton YMCA Aquatic Center through the Henrico Police Athletic League summer camp, the