Lakeside resident has enduring bond with Henrico firefighters who saved her life

The Henrico County Board of Supervisors recently presented Chapman with the Distinguished Community Service Medal, established in 2018 to celebrate acts of community service by county employees and residents.

What started as a medical emergency for Lakeside resident Barbara Chapman five years ago has turned into an enduring bond with Firehouse 5.

Celebrating the 'Jack Berry Way,' Henrico honors longtime tourism advocate at Sports & Events Center

As the longtime president of Richmond Region Tourism, Jack Berry helped Henrico County and the region attract more visitors by making the area more welcoming.

Henrico Fire's inaugural Girls on Fire camp empowers middle school girls to become firefighters

More than 50 middle school girls participated in the Henrico County Division of Fire’s inaugural Girls on Fire camp designed to break barriers in firefighting, a field traditionally dominated by men.

‘Culmination of my parents’ dream,’ Taylor Farm Park opens in Sandston

Taylor Farm Park is now open, featuring an array of nature-centered amenities, including mist mounds, an interactive play stream, an “all-wheel” park and more.

With guests overflowing a tent on the park’s event lawn on July 16, county officials celebrated Henrico’s first new park in six years and the first large community park to open in the Varina District in 42 years.

Henrico completes its first section of the much-anticipated Fall Line Trail

Henrico County officials cut the ribbon Tuesday of the Spring Park section of the 43-mile Fall Line Trail. The 1,400-foot section is the first to be completed in Henrico County.

LINK microtransit service starts in Sandston/Elko area

Residents of the Sandston and Elko area now have a free public transportation option available at their front door.

Henrico’s ‘forward-leaning’ approach to affordable homeownership could be model for country, Warner says

Henrico County’s strategy for expanding access to affordable homeownership is an exciting model that could be replicated across the Commonwealth and nation, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner said.

NOVA to add 1,000-seat mezzanine to aquatics center at Regency

Henrico announces $2.5 million grant for project that's projected to generate $20 million in annual economic activity

Since opening in 2021, the NOVA Aquatics Center at Regency has helped to develop some of the area’s most elite swimmers. It’s also hosted high school meets and community programs, including those of the Henrico Police Athletic League and the Learn2Swim program of Henrico County Public Schools.