City offering Richmond small business owners PPE supply kits
City of Richmond
and last updated 2021-01-07 11:03:30-05
RICHMOND, Va. The City of Richmond is offering city business owners PPE supply kits in an effort to keep employees and customers safe.
Mayor Levar Stoney announced the city has invested $250,000 and will distribute 500 PPE supply kits to small businesses.
âRichmondâs small businesses have prioritized staff and customer health and safety throughout the pandemic,â said Mayor Stoney. âI hope the ongoing support from my administration, whether in the form of PPE kits or recovery grants, shows them just how important they are to this city.â
Program pairs seniors, VCU medical students to combat loneliness amid pandemic
For some, 2020 will be remembered as a lonely year due to isolation caused by the coronavirus, but two local women are heading into the new year with a brand new friendship. Each Saturday, 70-year-old Joan Kerby and VCU medical student Miranda Savioli log onto Zoom for their regularly scheduled call. âWe talk about everything,â said Savioli. âWe talk about politics, which is a lot of fun. We talk about the pandemic.â âItâs the highlight of my week,â Kerby added.
By: Tyler Layne
and last updated 2021-01-01 19:04:41-05
Hopewell business owner starts petition to keep Christmas lights on trees year-round
Hopewell business owner starts petition to keep Christmas lights on the trees year-round
and last updated 2020-12-28 18:57:16-05
HOPEWELL, Va. A Hopewell business owner is hoping the lights that lit up the city during the holidays will stay on, even now that Christmas is over. It s a very easy solution and it definitely makes it feel like a better community down here,â said Crisman White, owner of Room ESC in downtown Hopewell.
White says he believes downtown Hopewell needs some light, especially after a difficult year for many during the pandemic.
Utility relief assistance available for Henrico families facing economic hardship
Henrico offering utility relief assistance to residents facing economic hardship
and last updated 2020-12-29 13:24:57-05
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. Henrico residents who are facing economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for utility relief assistance.
The COVIDâ19 Municipal Utility Relief Program provides financial assistance to Henrico residents with delinquent utility bills.
Henrico County is offering the program to residents using CARES ACT funding.
Customers whose water and sewer bills are more than 30 days overdue because of economic hardship can apply for financial relief. The delinquent charges must be for water and sewer use between Mar. 1, 2020 and Dec. 30, 2020.
Officers raise money, deliver Christmas gifts to children
Emporia police officers raise money, deliver toys to community this Christmas
and last updated 2020-12-22 19:58:59-05
EMPORIA, Va. Santa s helpers wore blue in Emporia Tuesday afternoon, as police officers used their cruisers instead of a sleigh to deliver presents.
Nearly two dozen families were treated to Christmas complete with presents, a large turkey, and all the fixings.
Every year Emporia officers who want to wear facial hair must donate $20 a month to the department s charity fund. This year, the pandemic prompted the police chief to use those donations to buy presents and a Christmas meal for families in need.