Shirley Morrow has relished the extra attention she's received since celebrating her 100th birthday in March.
“I’m in a big church [for] three services a day, and I’m like an icon at the church because there is no one else a hundred years old,” she said.
However, Morrow gladly shared the spotlight as Henrico County held its inaugural Centenarian Celebration to honor its 153 residents who have reached and, in some cases, surpassed their 100th birthdays. Also honored at the event were Frances Bailey, 101; Robert Hall, 101; Robert Polich, 100; and Laura Thomas-Rice, 104.
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Visitors spent nearly $1.9 billion in Henrico County in 2023 – a total that remained the highest total of any locality in central Virginia and the fifth highest in Virginia, according to an annual study for the Virginia Tourism Corp. Continue reading Tourist spending in Henrico climbs to nearly $1.9 billion in 2023
Free public event on Sept. 30 will feature speakers, resource fair and forum
The counties of Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover and the city of Richmond will present Regional Recovery Day
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