Short Pump ranked No. 3 spot to raise a family in the South; proposed Henrico Schools budget grows to $762.9M to include 5% raises for staff

Henrico Newsflash – Mar. 3, 2022

Mar 03, 2022

Short Pump ranked No. 3 spot to raise a family in the South

A national data and relocation advice company has ranked Short Pump as the third best spot among more than 20,000 cities and towns in the South to raise a family.

Dwellics, which collects data on more than 50,000 cities and towns in the United States overall, released its “Top 100: Best Cities to Raise a Family in the South” list Feb. 28, and Short Pump (with a 98.17 rating out of 100 possible points) trailed only Fort Mill, South Carolina (99.99) and Lucas, Texas (98.66).

EDUCATION COVERAGE

Proposed Henrico Schools budget grows to $762.9M to include 5% raises for staff

Henrico officials have added $20.4 million to the proposed Henrico County Public Schools budget for the upcoming fiscal year to include 5% pay raises for all eligible staff members.

The total HCPS proposed budget now sits at $762.9 million, which represents an increase of 7.8% (or about $55.4 million) from the current year’s adopted budget.

Henrico Schools to host March 8 job fair

GENERAL ASSEMBLY COVERAGE

Va. Senate, House pass measure to eliminate sales tax on food, essential hygiene products

TRANSPORTATION COVERAGE

Henrico seeking public input about improvements to stretch of Dumbarton Road

Nomination process open for ‘Henrico’s Top Teachers’

It’s that time of year again – we’ve opened the nomination process for our 11th annual “Henrico’s Top Teachers” section. We know that teachers this year have been working even harder than normal to make sure their students have everything they need to succeed. Now we want to hear about those who have gone above and beyond. Nominate a great Henrico teacher (or several) today.

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