8+ hour, 51+ min ago   (788+ words) Below are details on upcoming public meetings in Central Virginia. School Board Legislative Committee 6 p.m. Monday 17th floor conference room Richmond City Hall 301 N. Ninth St. The committee will be discussing the upcoming 1% sales tax referendum and potential revenue from a future cannabis…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (564+ words) Chesterfield County residents are getting a look at proposed revisions to high school district maps that could move students as soon as the next school year. The proposals will shuffle high school destinations in the western part of the county....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (181+ words) Robert Smith is a host for NPR's Planet Money where he tells stories about how the global economy is affecting our lives. If that sounds a little dry, then you've never heard Planet Money. The team specializes in making economic…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (375+ words) Chesterfield voters this election cycle will decide whether to approve a 1% increase to the county’s sales tax that would fund capital projects relating to construction or renovation at Chesterfield County Public Schools. As VPM News has previously reported, school divisions…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (617+ words) Last summer, the federal government announced it would cut about $1 million from Richmond’s Head Start program because of chronic under-enrollment. But as of last week when Richmond Public Schools returned to class, 99% of the Head Start slots were filled — with…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (778+ words) Students at Barack Obama Elementary School are scheduled to return for classes on Thursday, Sept. 3, after teachers requested additional time to prepare classrooms. The schedule change comes as most of the building has been tested and cleared following nearly two…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (441+ words) Below are details on upcoming public meetings in Greater Richmond, Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville. 6 p.m. Tuesday 5th floor conference room Richmond City Hall 301 N. Ninth St. The commission will review two plans, both in the first district, to construct multi…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (331+ words) Chesterfield County elementary schoolers from kindergarten to second grade will no longer be bringing their school-issued Google Chromebook computers home, according to an Aug. 21 letter sent to parents. “Prior to the pandemic, we did not send Chromebooks home with our…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1084+ words) Mold issues have forced Barack Obama Elementary School in Richmond’s Northside to close indefinitely. In a ParentSquare bulletin post, RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras wrote that as staff began setting up classrooms Monday to welcome back students for the 2026–27 academic year,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (103+ words) E5 | Generator Hookup, Brick Lintel | Ask This Old House VPM E5 | Generator Hookup, Brick Lintel | Ask This Old House Heath installs a generator transfer switch; Mark fixes a faulty brick lintel repair. Heath Eastman assists a homeowner who wants to hook up…...