
Henrico News Minute
The Henrico News Minute is a daily weekday podcast from the Henrico Citizen and HenricoCitizen.com, highlighting key news and events of the day from Henrico County, Va.
Episodes
1266 episodes
Henrico News Minute – Oct. 17, 2025
Saudi firefighters complete training in Henrico; GRTC is ending a Henrico bus route today; a plant festival scheduled for tomorrow in Eastern Henrico; speaker asks two Henrico supervisors to rescind endorsement of Jay Jones for attorney general...
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Season 6
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Episode 148
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4:28

Henrico News Minute – Oct. 16, 2025
Several hundred Henrico students participate in Challenger Day; RIC declines to show controversial video from Kristi Noem; Richmond Oktoberfest returns to Henrico this weekend; Halloween in the Hub planned tomorrow in Lakeside.
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Season 6
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Episode 147
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4:02

Henrico News Minute – Oct. 15, 2025
Henrico earns another quad-triple-A bond rating; Henrico supervisors approve 250 new homes; county purchases land adjacent to Echo Lake Elementary School for recreational use; 89 ICE flights now have flown out of Richmond International Airport ...
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Season 6
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Episode 146
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4:04

Henrico News Minute – Oct. 14, 2025
A controversial data center proposal in the Varina District is withdrawn; a troubling health inspection at one Henrico nursing home; spotlighting a local cupcake business; three community meetings planned this month in the Varina District; Virg...
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Season 6
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Episode 145
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4:07

Henrico News Minute – Oct. 10, 2025
Another change to the proposed redistricting plan involving Henrico schools; West Nile Virus risk down in the county; Virginia ranks No. 4 in the nation in student debt; celebrate Active Aging Week at the Henrico Sports and Events Center this m...
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Season 6
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Episode 144
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4:36

Henrico News Minute – Oct. 9, 2025
Thousands of Henrico elementary school students walked or biked to school yesteday or are doing so today – here's why; Henrico-based Owens & Minor sells its primary segment to a Los Angeles-based company; Richmond Airport police officer inj...
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Season 6
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Episode 143
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4:41

Henrico News Minute – Oct. 8, 2025
A woman is injured in a crash with a Henrico school bus; Henrico Planning Commission to weigh four residential rezoning proposals tomorrow; Henrico School Board to hear update student enrollment numbers tomorrow; St. Mary's Hospital breaks grou...
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Season 6
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Episode 142
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4:18

Henrico News Minute – Oct. 7, 2025
The Richmond Renaissance Faire is coming to Henrico next spring; Henrico Police identify the victim of a fatal weekend shooting; Henrico HEART seeks applications for environmental sustainability projects; the 2025 Bug Bizarre is coming this wee...
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Season 6
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Episode 141
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4:19

Henrico News Minute – Oct. 6, 2025
Henrico Schools' officials host their second town hall meeting about redistricting; 21-year-old charged in fatal crash that claimed life of 53-year-old Henrico man; two Henrico officials honored by BikeWalkRVA; HCPS Band Showcase scheduled for ...
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Season 6
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Episode 140
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3:46

Henrico News Minute – Oct. 3, 2025
Henrico officials approve plans for $303-million water main extension; Henrico Theatre Company announces expansion of 46th season; Forward Foundation to host fundraiser in Henrico tomorrow; Glen Allen Day and Varina Fair highlight a busy Saturd...
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Season 6
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Episode 139
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5:34

Henrico News Minute – Oct. 2, 2025
The volume and frequency of ICE deportation flights from RIC surprises local officials, who want more information; eight people arrested in series of stings involving local vape shops; Fairfield MS student faces charge after attempting to bring...
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Season 6
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Episode 138
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4:56

Henrico News Minute – Oct. 1, 2025
Local candidates for the Virginia General Assembly discuss housing affordability; ChamberRVA to host Henrico Business Council program today at 1; your chance to hear lives blues each of the next two weekends.
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Season 6
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Episode 137
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3:08

Henrico News Minute – Sept. 30, 2025
A groundbreaking celebration in Varina; a shot is fired during a youth soccer game in Henrico; some Northern Henrico residents and businesses could experience lower-than-normal water pressure this morning.
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Season 6
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Episode 136
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3:32

Henrico News Minute – Sept. 29, 2025
Goochland officials advance a plan that could result in a small nuclear power facility near the Henrico border; the Virginia Board of Education votes to toughen testing standards; the Shepherd's Center of Virginia will host a lunch talk on Wedn...
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Season 6
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Episode 135
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3:17

Henrico News Minute – Sept. 26, 2025
Hidden in plain sight: Richmond International Airport has become an ICE deportation flight hub; Henrico School Board removes three scenarios from redistricting proposal; Colonial Heights man dies after tire blows on I-295; arguments begin for p...
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Season 6
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Episode 134
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6:08

Henrico News Minute – Sept. 25, 2025
A proposal that could shape the face of the Varina District for decades to come; Henrico man shot and killed Tuesday on I-295; recapping the Richmond International Dance Festival; your chance to nominate an outstanding principal for a $30,000 a...
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Season 6
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Episode 133
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5:18

Henrico News Minute – Sept. 24, 2025
A meeting tonight will address safety along a West End corridor in front of three schools; Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger campaigns in Henrico; CCV wins 32nd annual Thalhimer tennis competition; Henrico Police officer fac...
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Season 6
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Episode 132
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4:16

Henrico News Minute – Sept. 23, 2025
RIC's busiest month ever; Henrico Schools officials host a community meeting to receive input about proposed redistricting options; an elevated risk of West Nile Virus in Henrico; the Henrico Investment Program expands to four new areas.
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Season 6
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Episode 131
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5:56

Henrico News Minute – Sept. 19, 2025
Goochland County officials plan a second public hearing next week to consider plans that would allow a small modular nuclear reactor near the Henrico border; early voting begins today in Virginia; at an Innsbrook campaign stop, Congressman Rob ...
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Season 6
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Episode 130
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7:20

A message from Henrico Citizen Publisher Tom Lappas
A message from Henrico Citizen Owner/Publisher Tom Lappas
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1:48

Henrico News Minute – Sept. 18, 2025
Visitors to Henrico spent a record amount last year; the Richmond International Dance Festival comes to Henrico this weekend; a Fairfield Forum town hall meeting is planned tonight; four new exhibits open today at The Cultural Arts Center at Gl...
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Season 6
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Episode 129
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4:59

Henrico News Minute – Sept. 17, 2025
Henrico Schools officials set three town hall meeting dates to receive input about proposed school redistricting plan; demand is up but donations are down for the Henrico Community Food Bank; an international company announces a $28.5-million e...
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Season 6
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Episode 128
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6:04

Henrico News Minute – Sept. 16, 2025
Approval, and an opening date, for the Roseshire Gaming Parlor in Henrico's Near West End; Henrico County reclaims control of the former Best Products site in Northern Henrico; Bark in the Park event raises $20,000 for homeless pets; it's Virgi...
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Season 6
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Episode 127
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5:17

Henrico News Minute – Sept. 15, 2025
The Henrico School Board weighs a redistricting proposal that would affect 16 schools; the Virginia Racing Commission is expected to consider issuing an operational license to the Roseshire Gaming Parlor today; a Henrico substitute teacher emba...
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Season 6
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Episode 126
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5:36
