Before award-winning author Cheryl Strayed visits Henrico Thursday to talk about “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail,” readers and fans of her memoir can take a deeper dive into the bestselling work at book discussions and a film screening this week.

An in-person discussion is set for tonight at Twin Hickory Area Library and a countywide virtual discussion is planned for Tuesday afternoon. The Academy Award-nominated film adaptation of “Wild” will be shown at Fairfield Area Library Wednesday. Check Henrico County Public Library for details.

Strayed will appear at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Henrico Sports & Events Center, 11000 Telegraph Road. The free event is open to everyone. Learn more | Watch

Henrico County is proposing to expand tax relief for businesses by doubling the threshold at which companies pay taxes on their gross receipts.

The county's threshold for the Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL) tax would increase from $500,000 currently to $1 million beginning July 1 under the proposed budget for fiscal year 2024-25.

"That means that 1,300 businesses in the county will no longer pay the tax and thousands of businesses will see their tax burden reduced as a result of the threshold going up," says Anthony Romanello, executive director of the Henrico Economic Development Authority.

The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget March 26. The Board is scheduled to vote on the budget

April 9. Watch

Next Board of Supervisors meeting

is Tuesday, March 26;

public hearing for budget begins at 5 p.m.

The Henrico County Board of Supervisors will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 26. The meeting can be viewed live online, and all agendas and recordings of meetings are archived.

If you wish to speak at this Board meeting during the public comment period, please fill out the Meeting Participation Form.

Note: Most Board of Supervisors meetings will start at 6 p.m. in 2024

The March 26 meeting will start at 5 p.m. with a public hearing

on the proposed budget.

March is Developmental Disabilities

Awareness Month

Henrico Area Mental Health & Developmental Services is highlighting words — such as "independence" and "support" — that describe its mission.

Alexis exemplifies independence in all aspects of her life. She has a job, home, family, friends and a husband of 21 years. "She is in charge of her life, and that is the goal for people with disabilities, ... to be the driver of their own lives and not to have people tell them what they need," says Kara Williams, developmental services supervisor for marketing and employment for MHDS. Watch

MHDS provides a variety of supports for individuals who have developmental disabilities. These supports are geared to the individual and their needs. Watch