Tom Lappas

New developer plans 10-year buildout of Tree Hill site but has pledged to 'honor the rich historical and cultural contributions made by the Powhatan Chiefdom' there

Although she loved teaching fifth grade for years at Ridge Elementary School in Henrico’s Near West End, Heather Williford often lamented one aspect of the job: by the time she got to know her students, they were off to middle school.“I didn’t really know many students in

Since 2009, Meghan Gouldin has been “the heartbeat” of Ward Elementary School in Varina, teaching much more than just her physical education classes, according to a coworker who nominated her for recognition.“She doesn't just teach fitness,” the person wrote, “she teaches belonging.”Gouldin realized at an early age, in

Anne Stewart Kyber owes her 19-year career as elementary school teacher to Ms. Carswell, her own second-grade teacher at Tuckahoe Elementary School.“Looking back at who I am as a teacher. . . she just made me love school,” said Kyber, who for the past 10 years has been teaching at Crestview

Brandi Wade was headed for a career in social work, but after meeting and marrying her husband, Chuck (a physical education teacher at Deep Run High School), those plans changed.“I couldn’t find a job to get into social work, and he’s like, ‘Have you ever thought about

When Ellen Bohon was growing up in Hopewell in the 1960s and 1970s, “women didn’t get to do very much in sports,” she recalled.Well, maybe most women. Bohon was different.She played baseball, softball and basketball, snow skied, water skied and even played tackle football with the boys

Henrico Police officials have arrested a 27-year-old Henrico man and charged him with second-degree murder in connection with the May 27 shooting death of a 26-year-old county man.

Pamela Mills has been a fixture in her third-grade classroom at Pemberton Elementary School for the majority of her nearly 38-year teaching career, and she can’t imagine being anywhere else.“I’ve formed so many relationships with families and relationships with students, it just feels like home,” she said.

Dental hygiene – not teaching – was the career field Jennifer Frisch envisioned herself entering, but her college experience with a chemistry course convinced her that it might not be in the cards, much to the chagrin of her father (a chemist).But when her best friend transferred to VCU to pursue

Digital infrastructure business services and manufacturing firm Hyper Solutions will invest $2 million to expand operations in Henrico County and create 56 new jobs in the region, company and government officials announced May 29.The company, founded in Virginia in 2022, uses a decentralized manufacturing process to provide customers around