Hanover County to host new ‘Winter on the Green’ holiday event

Celebrate the holiday season with Hanover County’s newest event — Winter on the Green. We will kick off the holiday gathering with a grand illumination ceremony. Families can enjoy horse and carriage rides, visits with Santa Claus, win...

Budesky, Turner present the State of the County to Chamber

On November 29, County Administrator John A. Budesky and Economic Development Director Brandon updated Hanover business leaders with the State of the County. With the theme of “Hanover is better together”, the presentation highlighted such major accomplis...

Hanover County breaks ground on new Fire Station 17

Hanover County leaders broke ground today on a new state-of-the-art fire station that will improve the safety of both the community and the firefighters who serve it. 

“Station 17 will be a testament to our unwavering pledge to safeguard...

Hanover County recognizes recipients of 2023 Jean C. Harris Award for Excellence

John Dees, Tim Sutton and Fine Metals Corporation have been recognized by Hanover County’s Community Services Board (CSB) as recipients of the organization’s top annual award, the Jean C. Harris Award for Excellence. 

Dees recently retired from th...

Fuel assistance applications being accepted by Social Services

The Hanover County Department of Social Services is now accepting applications for the Fuel Assistance Program.

Fuel Assistance is a temporary program that helps eligible households with the costs of heating their homes. The amount that is received will no...

Helmick appointed as interim Chickahominy Supervisor

The Chickahominy District has a new representative on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors. S. Brent Helmick was appointed by the Board today to fill the unexpired term of Angela Kelly-Wiecek, who resigned on October 6 to accept a position in State gov...

Hanover DASH program reduces rates and expands hours of operation

Hanover County is reducing the copay cost for riders who use the Hanover DASH specialized transportation program from $6 to $5 per ride. Operation hours for the program are expanding to seven days a week effective Sunda...

Foster parents needed in Hanover County

Hanover County’s Department of Social Services (DSS) is in need of foster parents following a significant increase in children entering foster care.  

“We now have our largest pool of children in foster care that I've ...

New Fire Station approved for Mechanicsville area

The Board of Supervisors has approved Hanover Fire Station 17, which will be on the south side of Laurel Meadow School Road, just west of Lee-Davis Road, adjacent to the Laurel Meadow Elementary School.  

The budget adopted for Fiscal Year 2023 by...

Hanover County launches new website for broadband updates

Hanover County has launched a new website to provide up-to-date information about the “Connect Hanover” project. The Connect Hanover initiative will provide access to broadband internet to all unserved areas in the County. The website link is connecthanov...