The Henrico County Department of Public Utilities has launched the Lead Service Line Replacement Program, an initiative aimed at replacing lead-based water service lines that connect a home’s internal plumbing to the water main.

The county will initially develop a comprehensive inventory of any existing lead service lines. Once the inventory is complete, the county will apply for federal and state grants to cover the entire cost of replacing lead-based water service lines.

As a part of building the inventory, residents are encouraged to take an online survey to identify the material of their home’s water service line. Participants will need access to their water service line, a magnet, coin and a camera.

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For the past three years, the nonprofit Woodland Restoration Foundation has worked to restore dignity to Woodland Cemetery, one of the area's oldest African American cemeteries and the resting place for about 30,000 community members.

Volunteers have removed acres of overgrown grass and brush to uncover 5,000 headstones. As they're rediscovered, the markers are photographed, cleaned and assigned GPS coordinates, which are then published to ancestry.com to support genealogical research throughout the world. Watch

A public information meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 7 to discuss the Twin Hickory Lake Drive roadway re-striping study. The meeting will be held from 6-8 p.m. at Twin Hickory Elementary School.

​The project would convert a vehicular travel lane on Twin Hickory Lake Drive in either direction to a buffered bike lane. The limits for this project extend from Pouncey Tract Road to Twin Hickory Road. Info Note: check for possible weather cancellation