Henrico County Government provided updates on the August 26, 2025, Board of Supervisors meeting and noted the passing of a prominent local academic.
On August 26, 2025, Henrico County Government announced the start of the Board of Supervisors meeting via social media. The post stated: “The Aug. 26 meeting of the #Henrico Board of Supervisors gets underway in about 10 minutes. There are two ways to watch online: see the livestream at https://t.co/fJzlnqicRX or join the Webex version at https://t.co/E7ShnbXisu.” This message was posted at 21:52 UTC.
Shortly after, another update provided guidance for public participation in the meeting. At 21:53 UTC, Henrico County Government posted: “You can participate remotely if you’re watching on WebEx. To join a public hearing or the public comment portion of the regular meeting, please see this guidance: https://t.co/E7ShnbXQi2.”
Later that evening, an additional post recognized a recent loss in the community. At 22:06 UTC, Henrico County Government shared: “County Manager John Vithoulkas is noting the passing of Nelson Wikstrom, a longtime professor of political science and public administration at VCU. Dr. Wikstrom passed away last week at the age of 85.”
Henrico County serves a diverse population through its school system. During the 2023-24 school year, Henrico County Public Schools District enrolled over 50,000 students across its schools (source). Deep Run High School had the highest enrollment among all county schools with more than two thousand students (source). Black students made up approximately one-third of total enrollment during that period (source), and Holladay Elementary led pre-kindergarten enrollment figures (source).
Nelson Wikstrom was known for his long tenure as a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), where he contributed to political science and public administration education.
