Parents and students welcome to the 2011-2011 school year at Richmond Public Schools. Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones and Superintendent of Richmond Public Schools will greet you at Martin Luther King JR Middle School and Linwood Holton Elementary School on Tuesday morning. “In some instances, parents will be sending their children off to school […]
Curbside recycling and trash collections through CVWMA will be delayed the week of September 5th due to the Monday, Labor Day holiday. No collections will be made on Monday; thus all collections during this week will occur on the day following the normal collection day. Friday collections will occur on Saturday. This holiday schedule change […]
The American Red Cross and the City of Petersburg will provide dinner at Vernon Johns Junior High School this evening, September 1 at 6 p.m. Vernon Johns Junior High is located at 3101 Homestead Drive, next to Petersburg High School. Over the past two days, nearly 2,000 meals have been given to Petersburg residents who […]
Richmond, VA – Operation of the free GRTC City Supermarket Shuttle service that started Tuesday, August 30, 2011, and continued Wednesday, August 31, 2011, will be extended through Thursday and Friday, September 1 and 2. GRTC Transit System will continue to run shuttle buses from seven (7) locations around the Richmond Metro Area to area […]
Hurricane Irene is gone but not forgotten. The category 1 storm has left downed trees, powerlines, debris and flooding. In the City of Richmond there were reported 500 trees down. Heavy rain from the storm has caused drainage problems along some roads in the Richmond area. NOTE: Since many of the downed trees contain power lines, […]
Hurricane Irene a category 1 storm left the region with downed trees, powerlines, flooding and fatalities. Approximately 70% of Dominion VA Power customers are without power. To report a power outage call Dominion Virginia Power at 1-866-366-4357; to report a down tree or debris on the road call VDOT at 1-800-367-7623 or get updates […]
Crater Health District is advising residents on private wells that may be impacted by flooding or loss power to boil water from your well or use bottled water for consumption. If your well has been flooded (flood water has overtopped well), then Crater Health District recommends that you disinfect your well before you return […]
City Government Will Be Open Monday, August 29 Richmond, VA – City Agencies will be open for regular business on Monday, August 29, unless otherwise noted. Employees needing special consideration as a result of storm damage should contact their immediate supervisor. The following city locations are closed due to lack of power: -Southside […]
City Post-Hurricane Resident Advisory Richmond, VA – Hurricane Irene has caused a substantial amount of damage to structures, down trees and power outages throughout the City of Richmond. The City has implemented its Emergency Response Operations Plan and has crews removing downed trees, picking-up debris, and ensuring all City streets are passable. The City […]
Hurricane Irene’s strength is building wind gust and speeds are still significant. In the event of a hurricane or disaster are you prepared? Is your family prepared? Do you have a safety-ready evacuation plan? Do you have or own emergency kits? These are very important questions that we need to ask ourselves in the event of […]
Visit www.wtvr.com for more info, Tornado watch: Richmond; Charles City, Gloucester; King William Hurricane Irene is slightly weaker. Irene is pounding eastern North Carolina with tropical storm conditions northward along the Delmarva coast. Hurrince Irene is Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 9o mph. Here is the latest on Hurricane Irene: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/231150.shtml?’%20rel=’nofollow […]
