With groundbreaking event, Henrico ready to begin Fall Line trail construction

County’s 1st phase of Ashland-to-Petersburg trail will be built in Lakeside

Henrico County is set to begin construction of its portion of the 43-mile Fall Line trail, following a ceremonial groundbreaking today in Lakeside for the trail’s 0.26-mile Park Street Phase.

AEDs installed at Henrico parks, outdoor spaces 

AEDs installed at Henrico parks, outdoor spaces

Units allow lifesaving treatment for cardiac events ‘until first responders arrive’

Henrico County is installing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at its parks and outdoor recreation areas in response to increased participation in strenuous activities and related medical calls.

Henrico's 2022- 2023 Annual Report is now available

Henrico's Annual Report provides the most comprehensive overview of the county's accomplishments, projects and initiatives for fiscal year 2022-23.

These pages provide a window into what we have done – and what we are doing – as we strive to become the best community in which to live, work, play and visit, County Manager John A. Vithoulkas said.

Board of Supervisors approves program to cap real estate tax bills for seniors

RECAP program for qualifying homeowners allows maximum household income of $105,000, net worth of $700,000, excluding value of the home and up to 10 acres

Tourist spending in Henrico exceeds $1.7 billion in 2022

County poised for continued growth with Sports & Events Center opening in fall

Visitors spent more than $1.7 billion in Henrico during 2022. That's the highest total of any locality in central Virginia and the fifth highest in Virginia, according to an annual study for the Virginia Tourism Corp.

Henrico’s total includes sales of $406 million on food and beverage, $226 million on lodging, $165 million on retail, $167 million on recreation and about $754 million on transportation. Overall, spending by tourists and other visitors to Henrico jumped by 27.2% from 2021.

Absentee voting begins Friday, Sept. 22

Voting by absentee ballot begins Friday, Sept. 22 for the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

In Virginia, all registered voters are eligible to vote by absentee ballot. To vote absentee by mail, voters first must complete an application. Forms are available online.

Henrico RECAP program would lock in real estate tax bills of qualifying owners

Tax relief program for seniors, disabled homeowners would build on REAP Program

Henrico County is proposing a tax relief program that would cap the real estate tax bills of qualifying homeowners who are older or disabled, helping to mitigate the higher costs associated with rising property values.

Henrico broadens strategy for increasing access to affordable housing

Henrico has partnered with nonprofit housing developers to sell 12 new or renovated homes to working individuals and families with lower or moderate incomes. To get the maximum impact, the effort has focused on an area of historic Highland Springs, where 10 of the homes are within 1 mile of each other.