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
The New Shoes for Back-to-School ministry will hold its in-person distribution event on Saturday, Aug. 16 at Third Street Bethel A.M.E., 614 North 3rd Street in Richmond, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Families interested in receiving a new pair of shoes for children in grades
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
Telegraph Road between Rivanna Hill and Mountain roads in Glen Allen will be closed from 9 a.m. Monday, July 28 through 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1 for utility system improvements.
Traffic will be detoured around the work zone via Telegraph, Brook Road and Magellan Parkway.