Henrico News Archives for Year: 2025

Supervisor Daniel J. Schmitt speaking at the event

Henrico earns ‘quad-AAA’ status with highest endorsement from four rating agencies

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Exemplary reviews will allow the county to secure favorable interest rates for upcoming bond sale

Henrico has long been recognized as “triple AAA,” consistently earning AAA bond ratings from three major rating agencies: S&P Global Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings.

Maybeury park aerial with frame

Henrico announces park plans in Tuckahoe District

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Applause filled the air as Tuckahoe District Supervisor Jody K. Rogish announced Henrico County’s plans to create a neighborhood park on a wooded 6-acre property along Patterson Avenue by Maybeury Elementary School and the Tuckahoe Family YMCA.

"It's going to be a small pocket park," Rogish said during an Aug. 4 community celebration at Maybeury.
A headshot photograph of Tyrone E. Nelson.

Varina community meeting to include discussion of Title V air permits with Department of Environmental Quality

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Varina District Supervisor Tyrone E. Nelson will host a Varina Community Meeting on Thursday, June 26 for a discussion of Title V air permits with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The permits are designed to improve compliance with the federal Clean Air Act by clarifying what source facilities must do to control air pollution, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Varina Area Library, 1875 New Market Road. Residents may participate in person or virtually via Webex. To participate by phone, dial 1-415-655-0002 and enter the access code 2305 442 6411 and, if prompted, the passcode 56584236. Residents are encouraged to submit questions in advance to [email protected] or share them during the meeting through Webex’s chat feature. For more information, visit the Varina District supervisor page or call (804) 501-4208.
Dirt Pyramid ground breaking

Henrico, Pyramid Healthcare break ground on recovery center for detoxification, treatment of substance-use disorders

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By summer 2026, Henrico County will be home to a 60-bed recovery center where individuals struggling with addiction can be guided safely through their withdrawal symptoms and receive short-term, stabilizing treatment for substance-use disorder.

Henrico to reconnect to city’s system as water main repairs pause for the day

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As planned, the Department of Public Utilities disconnected from the city’s system shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday to allow the city repairs to occur during overnight hours when system use is low. Throughout the night, customers in areas of eastern Henrico were served with water from the county’s reserve tanks. Public Utilities will follow the same process late tonight, allowing city crews to resume work to repair the water main that broke Thursday evening.
Henrico Public Utilities logo with water droplet

‘We’ll be ready’; Henrico welcomes Richmond’s faster timeline for water main repairs

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Richmond announced today that crews will begin to repair the water main at Seventh and Canal streets at 10 p.m. Sunday. The work is expected to be completed in the early morning hours of Monday. Previously, the repairs were expected to start late Monday. The work is timed to occur when water use is low across the system. A station that receives water from the city and serves areas of eastern Henrico will temporarily be offline.

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