Henrico has had a good year for school safety, but recent Georgia shooting sparks continued worries • What these pedestrians want to see after teen killed crossing Staples Mill Road

Henrico Newsflash – Sept. 9, 2024

Sep 09, 2024

Henrico has had a good year for school safety, but recent Georgia shooting sparks continued worries

Henrico County’s Three Chopt District Supervisor Misty Whitehead was met with complicated feelings when she watched her 10-year-old son get on the bus to school the morning after a deadly school shooting at a Georgia high school.

“I know we’re all parents of Henrico County students, and it’s another day after that I had to put my kid on a bus after other children didn’t come home from their school day,” Whitehead said in an emotional speech at a Henrico Board of Supervisors retreat at Deep Run Recreation Center Sept. 5 with Henrico Schools officials. “So many of our kids are growing up where their entire scholastic lives have been in the school shooting era.” Click here to read more

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What these pedestrians want to see after teen killed crossing Staples Mill Road

A driver hit and killed a teenager crossing Staples Mill Road in Henrico County on Sunday night at about 8:06 p.m., according to police. Police have not released the name of the deceased. Click here to read more

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