Henrico County News Archives from August 2020

Henrico to partner with state agencies to provide PPE, COVID-19 information to neighborhoods Aug. 27-28

Posted on August 25, 2020.

County seeks volunteers to help deliver care kits to homes

Henrico County is participating in a state program that will deliver personal protective equipment and COVID-19 health information to residents in targeted neighborhoods throughout the county Thursday, Aug. 27 and Friday, Aug. 28.

Henrico welcomes home Eric English as police chief

Posted on August 24, 2020.

Longtime resident brings more than 30 years of law enforcement experience to the position

Henrico County has appointed Eric D. English as chief of police, effective Monday, Sept. 14.

Henrico taps Eric English to become chief of police

Posted on August 24, 2020.

Henrico County has appointed Eric D. English as chief of police, effective Monday, Sept. 14.Henrico County has appointed Eric D. English as chief of police, effective Monday, Sept. 14.

Supervisors to discuss civilian review board at Aug. 24 work session

Posted on August 20, 2020.

County leaders solicited public input on the matter throughout July

Henrico’s Board of Supervisors will hold a work session at 5:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24 for discussion of a civilian review board for the county’s Police Division.

T-Mobile to add hundreds of jobs to its Henrico customer center

Posted on August 18, 2020.

T-Mobile is expanding and relocating its Henrico County operations, adding significantly to its local workforce and investing millions to renovate a vacant building in eastern Henrico.

Henrico Extension to offer testing of well water in September

Posted on August 17, 2020.

Residents using private water supplies in their homes such as wells and springs can test the quality of their water through a program available from Henrico’s office of Virginia Cooperative Extension.

COVID relief grants available for small businesses; applications due Aug. 21

Posted on August 14, 2020.

“Microenterprises” in Henrico — businesses with five or fewer employees — that have been impacted by COVID-19 can apply for grants through the Henrico County Microenterprise Relief Fund.

Volunteers sought for COVID kit assembly

Posted on August 14, 2020.

Henrico needs assistance Wednesday, Aug. 19 assembling COVID care kits with reusable face coverings, hand sanitizer and pandemic safety information.

Supervisor Dan Schmitt invites Brookland input on potential police review board

Posted on August 14, 2020.

Constituents encouraged to sign up for virtual meeting Aug. 20

Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman and Brookland District Supervisor Dan Schmitt will hold a virtual Constituent Conversations meeting Thursday, Aug. 20 to receive input on Henrico County’s potential creation of a civilian review board for the Police Division.

Henrico to support nonprofit’s restoration of historic Woodland Cemetery

Posted on August 12, 2020.

County to provide $25,000 grant for land acquisition, fundraising assistance

Henrico County will contribute $25,000 to a local nonprofit organization to support its acquisition of historic Woodland Cemetery and will provide ongoing assistance in fundraising for grounds maintenance.