From the publisher: Reflecting upon 20 years of the Henrico Citizen
Henrico Newsflash – Sept. 20, 2021
From the publisher: Reflecting upon 20 years of the Henrico Citizen
I never expected to own a business, much less start one – and certainly not at the age of 24. But after I mailed a $75 check to the State Corporation Commission sometime in July 2001, I suddenly had checked all three boxes. The Henrico Citizen was born, officially, a month and a half later when our Sept. 20, 2001 print edition rolled off the printing press of the Herald-Progress in Ashland.
That was 20 years ago today – a reality that is equally staggering and not.
That evening, as I stuffed thousands of bundled copies of our inaugural edition into my overwhelmed red coupe in parking lot of the H-P, I recall thinking, “What have you gotten yourself into?” I’m still not really sure I know the answer.
How has it been 20 years? How has it ONLY been 20 years?
Those questions have me feeling a bit nostalgic, perplexed, proud, disappointed, amused, regretful and hopeful today, so pardon my long-winded attempt to reflect upon two decades as a publisher. (Click here to read more)
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