Book removed from Henrico schools as governor’s race centers on book-banning; fatal motorcycle crash occurs in Near West End
Henrico Newsflash – Oct. 28, 2021
Book removed from Henrico schools as governor’s race centers on book-banning
A novel about an interracial teenage romance has been removed from high school libraries across Henrico County after a woman criticized the book’s sexual content at a Henrico School Board meeting.
Challenging books under the banner of parents’ rights has been popular this academic year across the nation. As school board meetings have become political battlegrounds, book banning is the latest fight.
Fatal motorcycle crash in Henrico’s Near West End is fourth fatal crash since Oct. 16
A busy – and according to some drivers, dangerous – stretch of road that Henrico County has targeted for potential upgrades was the site of a fatal accident involving a motorcycle Oct. 27, the Citizen has confirmed.
Witnesses indicated that a male motorcyclist collided with another vehicle near the intersection of Patterson Avenue and Horsepen Road in the county’s Near West End.
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