Indoor pool to be operated by YMCA, with weekend access for all Henrico residents
A $10 million indoor pool in eastern Henrico County is ready for community use after a surprise announcement that it would be named for longtime Fairfield District Supervisor Frank J. Thornton.
Continue reading Aquatic center named for Fairfield District Supervisor Frank Thornton
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.
Continue reading Henrico to partner with state agencies to provide PPE, COVID-19 information to neighborhoods Aug. 27-28
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.
Continue reading Henrico taps Eric English to become chief of police
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.
Continue reading Supervisors to discuss civilian review board at Aug. 24 work session
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.
Continue reading T-Mobile to add hundreds of jobs to its Henrico customer center
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.
Continue reading Supervisor Dan Schmitt invites Brookland input on potential police review board
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.
Continue reading Henrico to support nonprofit’s restoration of historic Woodland Cemetery 
Henrico County has appointed Meghan F. Coates director of the Department of Finance, effective Saturday, Aug. 1.
Coates joined the county staff in 2019 as deputy director of Finance and most recently served as acting director of the department. She will succeed Edward N. “Ned” Smither Jr. in the position. Smither had led the department since 2017.
Continue reading Meghan Coates named Finance director for Henrico County
Henrico County has created an online resource for residents who may be struggling to make mortgage or rent payments or may face other challenges from COVID-19.
Continue reading Henrico creates webpage to help residents tap CARES Act funding
Inmate cases stand at 70 after nearly 200 were recorded throughout July
An outbreak of COVID-19 in Henrico County’s Jail West appears to be waning as the total number of inmates testing positive dropped to 70 as of today. A total of 198 inmates had tested positive since early this month, with few exhibiting symptoms of infection.
Continue reading COVID-19 outbreak at Jail West eases
County manager pledges support as Sheriff’s Office prepares to expand testing
An additional 79 inmates and six jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19, as the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office prepares to expand testing for the coronavirus at Jail West and Jail East.
In a news conference, Sheriff Alisa A. Gregory provided an update on the COVID-19 outbreak that surfaced July 5, with three inmates at Jail West testing positive after experiencing mild symptoms of the disease.
In subsequent testing last week, an additional 43 inmates at Jail West were confirmed positive.
With additional results received early today, a total of 125 inmates at Jail West now have tested positive for COVID-19. All remain under quarantine, with eight showing only mild symptoms and all others asymptomatic, Gregory said.
Continue reading An additional 79 inmates, 6 jail staff test positive for COVID-19
Henrico residents who are experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic and are at risk of losing their rental house or apartment can apply for emergency support through the Henrico COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance program.
Continue reading Henrico launches rental assistance program for residents impacted by the COVID economy
A new resource is available to residents who believe they may have been subjected to illegal discrimination or harassment.
Continue reading Counties launch Know Your Rights webpages to support victims of discrimination, harassment
