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Gregg D. Kimball, director of education and outreach at the Library of Virginia, and Christy Coleman, CEO of the American Civil War Museum, are co-chairs of the Monument Avenue Commission.

Charlottesville braces for alt-right rally over Confederate statues

sands, city officials have said the alt-right group’s permit would be valid only if the As the City of Charlottesville braces rally is moved to McIntire Park, about 1.5 for a potentially volatile confrontation miles away. between supporters at a “Unite the Right” At a meeting on Aug. 1, Congregate rally organized by white supremacist Jason C’ville, an interfaith organization, called Kessler and counterprotesters, city officials for 1,000 clergy and faith leaders to attend and faith leaders are taking precautions. Saturday’s rally. The group announced that The rally is scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. activist, author and commentator Cornel Mr. Kessler Saturday, Aug. 12, at Emancipation Park West, professor emeritus at Princeton in Charlottesville’s downtown to protest the University, will join the counterprotesters and that Charlottesville City Council’s decision in April to an interfaith service with Dr. West and others will have the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee be held the night before. removed from the park. With rally attendance expected to be in the thouPlease turn to A4 By Holly Rodriguez

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They’ve been rivals forever, but Virginia Union and Virginia State universities soon will have one thing in common — a first-time president with executive credentials honed at Bethune-Cookman University in Florida. Twenty months after VSU hired Bethune-Cookman Provost Makola M. Abdullah as its 14th president, VUU announced that the Florida university’s chief fundraiser, Dr. Hakim J. Lucas, would become its 13th president, effective Sept. 1. Dr. Lucas’ appointment was announced Tuesday by Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, VUU’s board chairman, following a 14-month search to replace former President Claude G. Perkins, who stepped down in June 2016, first taking a sabbatical and then retiring. Dr. Joseph F. Johnson has served as acting president since Please turn to A4

George Mason Elementary to stay open with repairs By Holly Rodriguez

Is statue removal off the table? Can the Monument Avenue Commission recommend that the statues of Confederates be removed? That was the pressing question at the first full meeting Monday of the commission assembled by Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney to deal with the statues to vanquished traitors along the tree-lined thoroughfare. Mayor Stoney, in announcing the commission’s formation on June 22, said he was insulted by the monuments “designed to keep the free African people of Virginia in bondage.” But he said he would not call for the statues to be taken down. Instead, Mayor Stoney said the statues need to be put “in context,” and charged the commission with figuring that out. But at Monday’s meeting, which was monitored by about a dozen people from the public, Mamie Taylor, a former member of the Richmond School Board, asked if the commission is willing to recommend removal of the statues if Richmond citizens resoundingly call for it. “No,” replied Gregg D. Kimball, director of education and outreach for the Library of Virginia and the commission co-chairman. “The commission’s specific charge was interpretive rather than removal. That’s what the mayor asked us for.” But after the commission was pressed about it by a man in the audience, Christy Coleman, CEO of the American Civil War Museum and the commission’s other co-chair, said, “Nothing precludes us from saying that these (other) very strong sentiments have come forward. I think that’s our responsibility as commissioners.” Commission member Coleen Butler Rodriguez, a member of the Historic Richmond Board of Advisors, read aloud from a notebook that she said contained the official charge from the mayor: “The commission will be tasked with soliciting public input and pooling its collective centuries of

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Dr. Hakim J. Lucas of Bethune-Cookman tapped as school’s 13th president

WASHINGTON Are we facing a nuclear war with North Korea? Amid all the issues people are facing in Richmond and elsewhere, President Trump pushed that question front and center this week. In an out-of-the-blue threat Tuesday, he said the nation would respond with “fire and fury and, frankly, power the likes of which this world has never seen before” if North Korea persists in threatening the United States. He sounded ready to push the button, and follow-up remarks from members of his administration did little to ease the tension he created. That includes a comment from U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis that North Korea must stop any action that would “lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people.” Seemingly unimpressed, North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un and military came back the same day with a threat to teach America a “severe lesson,” and sent word through the state news agency that plans are being dusted off for missile strikes against U.S. military bases on the Pacific island territory of Guam. At the moment, the exchange is being called a war of words that will not change the status Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press quo of a threatening North Korea and a concerned world, a situation that has existed since Jakhai Wilson, 9, sits perfectly still as Damond Gurley of the Virginia Barber School puts the final touches on his North Korea first exploded a new haircut. Jakhai got the free cut while participating in the WE CARE/Northside Coalition for Children Back-tonuclear weapon in 2006. School Rally and Festival last Saturday at the Hotchkiss Field Community Center in Highland Park. The festive By Wednesday, President event included the donation of hundreds of bookbags stuffed with school supplies to students like Jakhai as they Please turn to A4

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George Mason Elementary School’s students, teachers and staff are staying put for the 2017-18 school year. The Richmond School Board voted Monday night to back Interim Superintendent Thomas Kranz’s recommendation to make repairs at the Church Hill building that is more than 100 years old. He insisted that while its not an ideal environment, the school is safe. He also said a new school needs to be built. “The administration takes very seriously the safety of school buildings,” he told the board. “No one — no one — on the facilities team or in the administration would say that George Mason is an ideal school building.” Mr. Kranz’s recommendation, one of several options presented at a community meeting at the school on July 31, would include $105,000 for some renovations, mechanical repairs, installation of an exhaust system and deep cleaning and painting of restrooms. He also proposed — and the School Board accepted — monthly indoor air quality tests of the building. School Board member Jonathan Young, 4th District, proposed moving George Mason students to Franklin Military Academy, and moving Franklin students to Richmond Community High School. But Mr. Kranz said “the timing is difficult to do by Please turn to A4

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Henrico School Board vice chair arrested for DUI The Rev. Roscoe D. Cooper III, vice chair of the Henrico County School Board, is to appear in court Nov. 16 on charges of driving under the influence and refusing to take a blood alcohol or breathalyzer test when he was stopped early Saturday morning on Interstate 64 by Virginia State Police. Rev. Cooper is pastor of Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Eastern Henrico and has represented the county’s Fairfield District on the School Board since winning a slim, 42-vote victory over opponents in the November 2015 election. He was arrested about 1 a.m. on I-64 just west of the Gaskins Road exit, according to police, who said he was riding in between two lanes. Records from Henrico General District Court show that Rev. Cooper was released on bond after his arrest. He also is facing charges of speeding in Rev. Cooper Henrico County from June and July. On June 30, he was charged with driving 43 mph in a 25 mph zone and driving without a license. On July 19, he was charged again for speeding, driving 38 mph in a 25 mph zone. His hearing date for the three charges is Sept. 12. A statement issued by Henrico school officials Saturday stated: “Board members are aware of Mr. Cooper’s personal situation. We’ll be better able to respond once more details are available. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Cooper family at this time.” Rev. Cooper and his wife are the parents of four children. He did not respond to Free Press requests for comment. Rev. Cooper has been pastor of Rising Mt. Zion Baptist for 14 years. According to the church website, he has quadrupled membership and spearheaded a multimillion dollar construction and renovation project for the church. Aformer president of the Baptist Ministers Conference of Richmond and Vicinity, he has been recognized for his work by the Richmond Branch NAACP. He serves as chair of the Capital Area Health Network board and is a member of the Religious Advisory Committee of U.S. Sen. Mark Warner. — HOLLY RODRIGUEZ

City hiring precinct workers for Nov. 7 election

Wanted: 200 people to work the polls on Election Day. Richmond Voter Registrar Kirk Showalter announced Monday that she is recruiting precinct officers for the next election on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Starting pay is $130 for the long day that will begin at 5:15 a.m., or 45 minutes before polls open at 6 a.m., and will run a hour or more past 7 p.m., when the polls close. “We need dedicated individuals who are registered to vote and take pride in their work,” she stated. Those hired will be involved in the election process that will decide, among other things, Virginia’s next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, members of the House of Delegates and the city commonwealth’s attorney, city sheriff, city treasurer and 3rd District School Board member. The duties involve greeting voters, ensuring that people who come to cast ballots are qualified to vote, and enabling participants to cast ballots, Ms. Showalter stated. Those hired would need to complete a paid training class to be held in September and October, she added. Applications for the positions are online at apps.elections. Virginia.gov/onlineforms/officerofelection or from the Office of the General Registrar at Richmond City Hall, 900 E. Broad St., Room 105. Information: (804) 646-5950.

GRTC Pulse service delays start By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The new GRTC Pulse bus rapid transit no longer is expected to be completed, tested and operating by the end of October. GRTC had advertised on its weekly updates that Pulse would arrive in 2017, but that changed in recent updates to “arriving soon.” One year into the construction of the $65 million project, and with station construction now underway at 12 of the 14 stops on the 7.6-mile route, “there is not an opening date set yet for Pulse service,” GRTC spokeswoman Carrie Rose Pace acknowledged to the Free Press. “The goal remains to meet early completion by the end of 2017,” she stated, but added that the “contract is open until June 30, 2018, if needed.” Richmond City Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson, who chairs the council’s Land Use, Housing and Transportation Committee, said she was notified last week that it could be December or January before service could start. She said she would not be surprised if Pulse service began in March, though she said that she, too, was told that, at this point, there is no specific date set for operations to begin. GRTC has said that once the work is done, there will be a period of testing before service starts. The Pulse is to run primarily on Main and Broad streets between Rocketts Landing to the east and The Shops at Willow Lawn to the west. The special Pulse buses are to run every 10 minutes during rush hour and every 15 minutes at other times. They are to be equipped with sensors to keep traffic lights on green in order to expedite each run. The opening of Pulse will be accompanied by major changes in regular bus routes, with the aim of improving service and ensuring easy connection with Pulse. GRTC is holding a series of public meetings this week to outline the bus route changes that will go into effect on the same Sunday that Pulse service begins. An informational meeting is to be held 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, 2300 W. Broad St., with the final meeting set for 12:30 to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at the new Sarah Garland Jones Center, 2600 Nine Mile Road.

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Fencing blocks off 17th Street and the Farmoutdoor extension of nearby Main Street Station, ers’ Market — the first step in a $4.3 million whose interior has been redone and includes a facelift that will transform the street and the huge, glass-faced event space, a soon-to-open marketplace between Main and Franklin streets Slices of life and scenes tourist welcome center and room for retail in Richmond into a European-style plaza. Despite the work, shops. The project is part of the city’s spending restaurants and shops that face the market remain to rejuvenate the Shockoe Bottom area. Nearby open for business, with owners and operators hoping customers to the west, the city plans to invest more than $19 million to will continue to stop by. The transformation is expected to be develop a museum-style space to recall Richmond’s role in the finished by March. When done, the revamped market is to be the slave trade more than 150 years ago.

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VSU fires 10 professors just days before start of classes By Julexus Cappell and Jeremy M. Lazarus

Just ahead of the start of the fall semester next week, Virginia State University has axed nearly 10 professors, scrambling schedules for students who previously signed up to take their fall classes. VSU defended its action as bringing its faculty in compliance with the regulations of its accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, as its seeks reaffirmation of its accreditation. According to the university, the professors whose contracts were not renewed were found to lack proper credentials to teach the assigned courses. None of the non-tenured faculty members impacted appears to have raised a protest, and it does not appear the VSU Faculty Senate sought to intervene. However, it is not clear that the firings were based on the SACS guideline that requires qualified faculty. While SACS prefers professors to have tertiary degrees, such as a doctorate, in the field in which they are teaching, that is not required. “It is not our rule that you must have a degree in the field in which you teach,” according to Dr. Belle S. Wheelan, president of SACS’ Commission on Colleges. However, “you must have something that qualifies you to teach in the field, for example, certifications, professional experience, awards” or other items that the university can document and use to justify employment. Among the VSU departments hit hardest is Mass Communications, which lost three of its nine listed professors, leaving in limbo students majoring in the field who had registered for courses to be taught by the professors. Ronald E. Carrington of Richmond is

one of the professors from the department who was let go. Packed up and preparing to leave after four years as an associate professor, Mr. Carrington expressed concern about the quality of education the students will receive from the department in the wake the reduction. Despite losing his job, he praised VSU for seeking to comply with SACS’ requirements for faculty, but wished VSU had consulted SACS “about changing needs in areas of study, especially unique areas such as mass communications.” However, a review of his résumé, based on Dr. Wheelan’s statement and a close reading of the SACS standard for faculty, indicates that VSU could have documented and justified his employment. Since graduating from Hampton University in 1973 with a degree in mass media arts, Mr. Carrington, 65, qualifies as an expert in mass communications as a result of his three decades in the field. He worked for 10 years for three Boston TV stations as production manager, director, producer, writer and news director; was a producer and project senior manager for three years for BET; served as creative director or president of three private companies that produced advertising, market research, website development, public relations and video campaigns for national and regional entities; and taught classes at three other schools, including Boston University, University of Phoenix and Virginia Commonwealth University. He most recently has completed freelance writing and photography assignments for the Richmond Free Press. He also holds a master’s degree in education from VCU, and has earned certificates in additional studies at the Disney Institute in Florida and the University of Javariana in Bogota, Colombia. “What credentials would better serve

students in mass communications?” he asked rhetorically, noting that the other two professors who were let go were equally qualified. He said he was told by VSU that the fact his master’s was in education disqualified him from teaching courses in mass communications, but the SACS standard does not indicate such. Instead, the requirement is for each school to employ “competent faculty members qualified to accomplish the mission and goals of the institution.” While SACS encourages accredited institutions to give “primary consideration” to having faculty with the highest earned degree in a discipline, the standard states the institution is allowed to consider “competence, effectiveness, and capacity, including, as appropriate, undergraduate and graduate degrees, related work experiences in the field, professional licensure and certifications, honors and awards, continuous documented excellence in teaching or other demonstrated competencies and achievements that contribute to effective teaching and student learning outcomes.” “I am disappointed,” said Kymontra Hyman, a VSU junior in mass communications with a concentration on video production. She had hoped to obtain an internship with Mr. Carrington during the upcoming semester. “The department isn’t the same without him,” she said. “He was one of the professors that actually cared about the students.” Terin Valentine, a senior majoring in mass communications described Mr. Carrington “as a great professor who never denied any student the opportunity to be successful. “His absence leaves me astray,” she said, “because I was one of his many interns who was ready to learn more about their craft. Now, I don’t know what I will do.”

Organizers claim success in schools petition drive By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The petition drive to put the issue of modernizing Richmond’s dilapidated public schools before city voters has succeeded, according to the leader of the campaign Political strategist Paul Goldman told the Free Press on Wednesday that the Put Schools First campaign will have submitted about 16,000 signatures supporting a ballot initiative by Monday, Aug. 14, far more than needed. “There is no question that our initiative will be on the ballot. Richmond needs to be prepared for that. The only question now is whether it will be on the November ballot or whether a special election will be needed in December,” he said. He said petitions with 14,000 signatures had been submitted to Richmond Circuit Court as of Monday, but he is not certain that enough valid signatures of registered voters were included to meet the number required — 10,398 — to get the initiative on the November ballot. He expects the campaign to reach the required number next Monday, when he plans to submit at least 2,000 more signatures. He estimated that about 70 percent of the submitted signatures would prove to be valid. According to Richmond Circuit Court Clerk Edward Jewett, the Office of the General Registrar, which is checking the petitions, had reported 7,450 valid signatures as of Wednesday afternoon — still 2,948 signatures short.

However, the registrar still had 4,000 signatures to check from the petitions already submitted, Mr. Goldman said. Under state law, the court has until Aug. 18 to issue an order to put the schools initiative on the ballot, Mr. Goldman said. “It’s possible we will meet that deadline.” “But if we miss,” he said, the court would be able order a special election once the mandatory number of signatures is reached. “We’ve already set a record for collecting signatures,” Mr. Goldman said. “This shows our proposal has overwhelming support from the public.” The issue has taken on fresh urgency as a result of efforts by teachers and parents of students attending George Mason Elementary to spotlight the poor condition of that Church Hill building, part of which is more than 100 years old. The Put Schools First ballot initiative calls for a modest change to the City Charter or constitution. The proposal would give Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney six months to come up with a financially feasible plan to replace or renovate at least 38 of the 46 city school buildings or tell the public that the city cannot afford such a massive project, most recently estimated to cost between $500 million and $700 million. Mr. Goldman, who in 2003 led the successful petition drive that resulted in the creation of an elected mayor for Richmond, began the Put Schools First petition drive in May in partnership with the Richmond Crusade for Voters. The

Falls of the James Chapter of the Sierra Club later joined the campaign. If the proposal gets on the ballot and wins a majority of the vote in the November election or in a special election, it would go to the General Assembly for final approval. It would become part of the City Charter if the proposal passes the House of Delegates and state Senate in the 2018 General Assembly session and is signed by the governor. No matter what happens, Mr. Goldman said the proposal would once more shine a spotlight on the failure of the state and city governments to address worn-out school buildings. Richmond replaced four old schools with new buildings in 2013, including two elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. But the remainder of the schools have unaddressed maintenance needs that date back decades. That includes three elementary and one middle school that the city opened in 1998 and 1999. Mr. Goldman said the big surprise from the campaign has been the lack of support from the mayor, City Council members or other elected officials. He noted that Mayor Stoney campaigned on fixing schools as did some members of the council, but since taking office, there has been no movement. “You would think that our elected officials would want to get out in front of this,” Mr. Goldman said, but “it hasn’t happened, and none will get any credit for this effort.”

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Dr. Perkins’ departure. “Throughout the search process, Dr. Lucas impressed the committee with his clear vision for liberal arts education and for creating an enhanced student experience,” stated Dr. Richardson, a VUU alumnus who leads Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and chairs the National Action Network and the Conference of National Black Churches. “He is an energetic and wise leader, and we believe that he will serve Virginia Union University well.” Dr. Lucas said he was “honored to have this opportunity” to serve as president at a “distinguished university with a rich history of academic excellence. I look forward to joining the

dedicated administrators, faculty and staff as we continue to make a difference in the academic life of students.” The university stated that Dr. Lucas has nearly two decades of experience in higher education in the areas of fundraising, strategic planning and the engagement and retention of students at historically black colleges and universities. For the last five years, he has served as Bethune-Cookman University’s vice president for institutional advancement, including three years during Dr. Abdullah’s tenure as provost. Since taking over Bethune-Cookman’s advancement portfolio in 2012, Dr. Lucas reportedly boosted giving to the school by 30 percent and increased the endowment by 53 percent. He also enabled the private school to receive millions of dollars in state funding for new academic programs, including its

Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. He also was involved in helping the university receive $45 million in research grants. Prior to Bethune-Cookman, Dr. Lucas held similar fundraising posts at the State University of New York-Old Westbury and at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, N.Y. He also previously served as a tenured lecturer and deputy chair of Medgar Evers College’s Philosophy and Religion Department. Dr. Lucas earned his undergraduate degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta, and later earned a master’s degree in education from Tufts University in Massachusetts and a doctorate in education from Fordham University in New York. He also holds a master’s of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York.

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Speakers line up to address the Richmond School Board during the public comment portion of the board’s meeting on Monday.

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Sept. 5,” when classes start. The two-year process to plan and build a new school could be started immediately, he said, but funding is needed. Hope Talley, a fourth-grade teacher at George Mason, told the Free Press that repairs started after the July 31 public meeting at the school, leading the staff to deduce that the students would not be moved. She said she and her colleagues went into Monday night’s meeting wanting a firm date for when a new school would be built, which was not given. A new George Mason Elementary School “is our No. 1 priority when we get the funds,” she said. “Building can start tomorrow if we had the money.” She said Mr. Kranz’s repair plan is another expensive Band-Aid. The problems at George Mason Elementary are not isolated, Mr. Kranz told the School Board, warning that a “piecemeal” approach would come with a hefty price tag of $700 million to repair

all Richmond Public Schools buildings. “A number of schools … will require a comprehensive plan, dependent upon funds that are possible,” he said. School Board Chairwoman Dawn Page, 8th District, said RPS has facilities plans for all schools dating back 20 years, but with no funding, the plans cannot be executed. “We know the needs of our buildings and that there is a direct correlation to learning,” she said. “When will this city make education a priority? Our kids deserve better … we need to demand better.” Board member Linda Owen, 9th District, agreed. “Our city has neglected schools and now we are feeling the whirlwind,” she said. Board member Cindy Menz-Erb, 3rd District, made a motion to have a committee and the RPS administration review and update the School Board’s most recent approved facilities plan, with George Mason Elementary as a priority school when considering how best to resolve facilities issues for the 2018-19 school year.

The Richmond School Board voted Monday to make George Mason Elementary School, located at 813 N. 28th St., a priority for the 2018-19 school year.

Ms. Page advised that the review committee should include RPS staff “because, ultimately, they will be implementing the plan.” Her motion was approved on a 7-1 vote. Mr. Young voted against the measure and

School Board member Liz Doerr, 1st District, abstained. A comprehensive plan for all RPS schools is expected from Mr. Kranz at the School Board’s Oct. 16 meeting.

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Trump appeared to back off a little, expressing hope the U.S. nuclear arsenal would never have be used. Still his initial comment jangled the nerves of allies, particularly South Korea and Japan, which would be most affected if nuclear war happened as they sit on North Korea’s doorstep. The president also risked alienating adversaries China and Russia, who are viewed as most able to pressure Mr. Kim to abandon his pursuit of a robust nuclear arsenal capable of striking the continental United States. Despite his latest attempt to temper his words, President Trump is seen by a number of analysts as having moved the nation closer to nuclear war than at any time since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. At that time, the U.S. and Russia faced off over the placement of nuclear missiles 90 miles from the U.S. coast. Although at least nine nations have nuclear weapons, the only time nuclear bombs have been used was during World War II, when the United States bombed two Japanese cities, incinerating about 200,000 people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and forcing Japan’s surrender. Among those distressed by the president’s inflammatory words is U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat who is vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. While acknowledging that North Korea is dangerous, Sen. Warner is among those who see the president as senselessly pouring verbal gasoline on a situation fraught with sufficient peril at a time when America has no credible plan for dealing with North Korea. “President Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric undermines our global credibility and is unlikely to de-escalate the situation,” he said in a statement Wednesday. “We need fewer fiery words and bombastic tweets from the president and his cable TV surrogates and more effort to work with our international partners to expand missile defenses and deterrence and create a strategy to roll back North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.” Sen. Warner noted that key positions in the State Department remain vacant at a time when the Trump administration needs expert help to think through the options and prepare a realistic response to the North Korean threat. “Improvising our way into a shooting war on the Korean peninsula without a plan puts us all at risk,” he concluded. North Korea’s nuclear weapons development has been a focus for the past four presidents, and particularly in the 11 years since its first weapons test. North Korea’s threat has ratcheted up since President Trump took office in January. Last month, North Korea successfully tested a long-range missile that could reach cities in the United States. That was followed by the release of photos showing North Korea had a miniature nuclear weapon that could fit in a missile head. The United Nations has reacted by approving new sanctions against North Korea that passed muster with Russia and China, which is North Korea’s major trading partner. The sanctions angered North Korea, though China’s enforcement remains a question.

responded, “Doesn’t sound like to me it precludes removal. And I’m certain that there are many people who feel like there’s no experience in history, art, government, culture and community way to contextualize these things without removal.” to make recommendations to the Mayor’s Office on how to best Commission member Julian Hayter, a historian and assistant tell the story of our monuments.” professor at the University of Richmond, said most people who The statement could not be confirmed by the Free Press. have posted comments on the commission’s website are not “Mayor Stoney also has charged the commission with ex- advocating the Confederate statues’ removal or relocation. ploring the possibility of adding new monuments to Monument “I think it’s abundantly clear from what we’ve seen with Avenue,” Ms. Rodriguez continued. some of the comments online that there’s only a small handful The room filled with silence. of people who have actually asked for removal of the monuThe man in the audience, who did not identify himself, then ments,” Dr. Hayter said. “I am not a lawyer, but just because (the charge) doesn’t preclude removal doesn’t mean that that’s how this will end up, particularly given what I’ve read online,” he continued. “It just doesn’t seem the majority of people — and our charge is to listen to the public — are calling for the removal of the monuments.” Officials have said the website comments will be made available soon for public review. The commission is encouraging the public to voice their opinion about the statues online at www. MonumentAvenueCommission.org/input or at the commission’s public meetings. The commission held a two-hour forum Wednesday evening during the Free Press publishing deadline. A second forum is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Boulevard. Commission members said a third forum may be held on a weekend. Near the end of Monday’s meeting, Ms. Coleman and Dr. Kimball vowed to consider all community input and to relay the sentiment to Mayor Stoney. Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press “We will report to the mayor what we’ve heard from Commission member Julian Hayter, a historian and assistant everyone,” Dr. Kimball said. “But our main goal is to professor at the University of Richmond, makes a point at recommend interpretation, as he has charged us to do. Monday’s initial meeting of the full commission, while fellow commission member Coleen Butler Rodriguez listens. She is on Whatever else decision is made will be made by the Historic Richmond’s Board of Advisors. Mayor’s Office.”

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Other organizations, such as Black Lives Matter, have posted calls on social media to gather in Charlottesville to protest Mr. Kessler and the rally. Officials are concerned the rally may be more combative than the one held July 8, when about 50 members and supporters of the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan arrived in the city from North Carolina to protest the removal of Confederate statues from the city’s public parks. Counterprotesters far outnumbered the KKK, and 23 people were arrested as

police used tear gas to disperse the crowd following the rally. The event cost the city $33,000 for extra police, firefighters and emergency workers. Because of the anticipated size of the crowd in July, that rally was moved from downtown to Justice Park, where its statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson also was approved for sale by City Council. The sale of the statues has been put on hold in the wake of a lawsuit. The City Council also voted to rename the parks in which the statues are located. Jackson Park was renamed Justice Park, and Lee Park in downtown is now

Emancipation Park. City officials asked Mr. Kessler to move Saturday’s rally to the larger McIntire Park, citing concerns for security and safety. But Mr. Kessler has refused, citing the historical significance of the former Lee Park. The ACLU of Virginia is working to uphold Mr. Kessler’s constitutional right to hold the assembly at Emancipation Park. At Free Press deadline Wednesday evening, the conflict over location had not been resolved. “Everybody is on high alert,” said Michelle Wright, a Charlottesville social justice activist.

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Monument Avenue for real heroes The Monument Avenue Commission has only just begun its work, but the fix is in. Apparently, the commission has been hamstrung by its charge from Mayor Levar M. Stoney to put the monuments “in context.” The commission now believes it can only put up signs trying to explain the statues of racist, traitorous Confederates along Monument Avenue or add statues of true heroes to counteract their negative public message and imprint. The real question before the people in this city is whether we want to remember history or continue a perverted reverence to certain parts of it. The statues on Monument Avenue were erected long after the Civil War by white supremacists in reverence to those who created bloody havoc in this nation in order to keep black people inhumanely in bondage. For decades, Richmond was the epicenter of misery. The city was one of the largest slave markets in the South, where untold thousands of people were bought and sold like cattle. And it was the command post for a rebel government that was hell bent on maintaining that social order, even in the face of years of grisly warfare. For Richmond to continue to venerate the statues to Confederate warmongers Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J.E.B. Stuart, Jefferson Davis and Matthew Fontaine Maury is like Nigeria putting up statues to a defeated Boko Haram to honor its twisted view of what the social order should be. There is nothing to celebrate — only something to deeply contemplate so that the sins, stains and pain of the past are not repeated. We don’t want the Monument Avenue Commission’s efforts to become a dunderheaded exercise in maintaining the status quo in Richmond. Nor should the commission have been crippled from the start by Mayor Stoney, who also packed the panel with representatives from the private University of Richmond, while no academics from Virginia Union University, Virginia Commonwealth University, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College or Virginia State University are at the table. What voices will this commission be listening to? What voices will it hear? We repeat our call that the statues should be moved — to any number of historic Civil War battlefields around Virginia or to museums — if they are to be put “in context.” Leave Monument Avenue open for statues to real heroes. The commission and Mayor Stoney need to hear from the people — all of the people — of Richmond. Let the commission know what you think by registering your thoughts online at www.Monument AvenueCommission.org/input and by attending a commission meeting. The next public forum is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Boulevard.

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No more Band-Aids George Mason Elementary School teacher Hope Talley was correct, unfortunately, when she said Richmond Public Schools officials are merely putting a Band-Aid on the situation at the aged Church Hill school. The Richmond School Board voted this week to pay $105,000 to clean and make minor repairs, rather than close the building in which rodent droppings reportedly greet students at their desks each morning, restrooms leak and give off foul odors and a decrepit heating system fails to provide much warmth during winter months. We hope the spruce-up, which includes giving the restrooms a deep cleaning and new coat of paint, will brighten the beginning of the school year for the 400plus youngsters in kindergarten through fifth grade. We understand that closing the school and moving students to another building this close to the Sept. 5 start may have been a major disruption. But could moving to a different school building be any more disruptive to learning than the putrid conditions students experience daily at George Mason? We acquiesce to the expertise and authority of the School Board and RPS administration. But we remind schools officials that Band-Aids are no long-term solution for the chronic disorders plaguing RPS. We, and others in the community, will be waiting to see a genuine, full-scale commitment to Richmond’s public schoolchildren by school officials, Richmond City Council and Mayor Levar M. Stoney.

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Affirmative injustice In the same week that it was revealed that the Department of Injustice is spearheading attacks on affirmative action, our 45th president indicated his support for legislation that would drastically change our nation’s immigration p o l i c y. I n stead of providing immigration opportunities to the families of people who are legal residents of our country, the pending legislation would create a “merit based” system for immigration. According to legislation sponsored by Republican Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia, applicants for legal immigration earn points based on education, high-paying job offers, entrepreneurial ability (including the ability to invest in the United States), highachievement — Nobel Prize winners are welcome — and age (bring on the young). Presently, about a million people are granted green cards, but the Cotton-Perdue legislation would cut the number by half within a decade. And the

“diversity lottery” that admits 50,000 people each year would be eliminated. A significant number of African immigrants, among others, are admitted through the diversity lottery. The Cotton-Perdue legislation provides affirmative action for wealthy immigrants. If you have a high-paying job offer, or money

Julianne Malveaux to invest or entrepreneurial ability, you’ve got a better chance of getting in than if you are a high school grad who would be sponsored by her sibling. Why is this affirmative action? Because affirmative action says that when all else is equal, you choose a preference for a certain group. In higher education, the preference — all else equal — is for those who have been historically excluded and systematically discriminated against. When affirmative action policies were initially developed, they were designed to favor African-Americans and other underrepresented minorities. In practical terms, white women often have been the primary beneficiaries of affirmative action, especially in the workplace. Forty-five and his posse sup-

port preferences in immigration, but oppose them when it comes to higher education and employment. The administration’s positions on both affirmative action and immigration are winks and nods to 45’s base, the nativist white people who irrationally oppose immigration, and feel that white people experience more discrimination than do African-Americans. Their beliefs cannot be verified by economic data that indicate that African-American people experience more unemployment, have lower incomes, less wealth and less education. Equally educated African-Americans take twice as long to find new jobs as white people do. Beyond economic matter, basic quality of life issues, such as police violence, are harsher for African-Americans than for white Americans. If 45 and his crew can state their preferences for immigration policy, why can’t institutions of higher education state their preferences for admissions policy? The problem is that 45 has hired these inferior and aggrieved white people, like Candice Jackson, who works in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Education. While a Stanford student, Ms. Jackson was a staunch critic of affirma-

Police brutality, delusions at top Donald Trump often seems more shock jock than president. He likes to shock, say or tweet outrageous things, prove that he’s not just another politician. But now that he is president, his words have impact and his posturing can be dangerous. He essentially endorsed police brutality before a recent gathering of police officers in Long Island: “When you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon, you just see them thrown in, rough, and I said, ‘Please don’t be too nice.’ ” His remarks received significant applause, but hours later the Suffolk County (N.Y.) Police Department issued a statement making it clear that it “will not tolerate roughing up of prisoners.” The cries of Baltimore’s Freddy Gray, Amadou Diallo, Manuel Loggins Jr., Ronald Madison, Kendra James, Sean Bell, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Alton Sterling and many more could be heard from their graves. Each was a black man or woman who died at the hands of police. President Trump’s words are not simply bluster. His attorney general, Jeff Sessions, is intent on turning them into policy. Mr. Sessions has scorned the Obama administration’s efforts to review police misconduct and to forge consent agreements on reforms with police departments from Chicago to Baltimore. He

spreads the myth that reform handicaps law enforcement. In a nation that locks up more of its people than any in the world, he has instructed U.S. attorneys to seek the harshest penalties available for those found guilty of violating the law. During the last decade, our cities have witnessed major demonstrations and more in response to police brutality.

Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Black Lives Matter demonstrations — remarkable nonviolent, civil disobedience — put police reform on the national agenda. We began to see a bipartisan consensus emerging around sentencing reform, closing down privately owned for-profit prisons and reforming police practices, from body cameras to community policing. This reform consensus was emerging because police brutality not only tramples individual rights. It also impedes community law enforcement. It breeds anger and cuts off community cooperation. Police become seen as occupiers, not allies. The poorest neighborhoods in our urban areas are tinderboxes. Too often, police brutality sets them afire. The Obama administration’s 13-month review of Chicago’s police force was completed just before President Trump was inaugurated. It praised the “diligent efforts and brave actions of countless” officers, and paid tribute to the tough task they have. Yet it found that “a break in trust” impeded the police force’s ability to prevent crime. “Trust and effectiveness in combating

violent crime are inextricably linked,” it concluded, calling for broad, fundamental reform of police in Chicago. President Trump and Mr. Sessions disagree. They think, as President Trump put it, that the laws “totally protect the criminal, not the officers. … (Officers are) in more jeopardy than (criminals) are. We’re changing those laws.” This displays an utter ignorance of the reality of police misconduct and its victims. It is also dangerous. It gives a green light to those who would trample basic rights and mocks those who follow the laws. It encourages departments to turn a blind eye to their own practices. In Newark, N.J., a consent decree reform agreement led to a dramatic reduction in crime. Its monitor, Peter Harvey, said reform helps police do their jobs. “Remember, it’s the community that helps you police,” Mr. Harvey said. “Very few cities have enough cops to patrol a city 24-7 effectively, 12 months a year. You need the community to help you.” And the community won’t help if you “place community residents in chokeholds where they die, and then turn around and say, ‘Well, we want to be your friend.’ Those are inconsistent messages.” Across America, police reform is long overdue. What President Trump and Mr. Sessions make clear is that, as long as they are in office, it will have to come from the bottom up, in the face of dangerous delusions at the top. The writer is founder of the national Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

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tive action. Forty-five and his colleagues probably would support the same kind of affirmative action in college admissions as they support for immigration. If you have money, are an entrepreneur or have already achieved, then you deserve admission. If not, that’s just too bad. Are we facing the end of affirmative action and the end of immigration fairness? Most likely, unless we resist. Every day it becomes clearer that 45 will attempt to implement drastic structural change unless our legislative process is altered by the 2018 elections. Meanwhile, 45 is throwing red meat at the braying dogs of racism and xenophobia. And the dogs are barking at those of us who believe in justice and fairness. The writer is an economist, author and founder of Economic Education.

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Black liberation thwarted from all sides Black classism is just as detrimental to black liberation as white supremacy, and I do not like what I am seeing. From up close and from afar, I have witnessed black liberation in Richmond set back by some AfricanAmericans who have “made

Tasha Chambers it.” Many deliberately are not sharing a slice of the pie of success with those coming behind them. Mentoring often is approached as charity or a lesson in kissing the ring instead of a requirement to move the culture forward.

I’ve watched reruns of “acceptable” black people attempting to keep ceremonious seats at the table while the most vulnerable of us are still on the menu. Those who feel like they’ve made it do nothing — or say very little — because they don’t want to lose that symbolic “Momma-I-made-it” seat. And only God can help those AfricanAmericans in this city who don’t have a legacy last name or who cannot afford exorbitant social and fraternal organization dues. But let’s be serious — there is little black wealth in Richmond. It’s social status that is bequeathed. I have witnessed infighting between oldschool black leaders and new-school black leaders when the majority establishment deliberately arranges private meetings and public

appearances with those African-Americans who have been lucky enough to be “tapped” over and over again. I have watched philanthropic foundations set aside a tiny pot of money for nonprofits operated by African-Americans for African-Americans, resulting in a silent bitterness among the black organizations because they all are trying to survive off limited funding. And I have watched “woke” white orga-

nizations duplicate the services of AfricanAmerican organizations, often appearing as the savior for black youths and taking funding away from the African-American organizations like a thief in the night. Can’t we see what is happening here? Or are we not as woke as we claim to be. The writer is the former director of the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia.

‘How can we trust President Trump?’ How can we trust President Trump? I’m 100 percent behind the states that declined to send voter information to the Trump administration. That information could very well be forwarded to Russia. Also, does Russian President Vladimir Putin have something so bad on President Trump that

he is considering firing U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and thinking of pardoning everyone? ALFRED WADDELL Hyannis, Mass.

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Winner Justin Gatlin of the United States kneels to honor Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, who lost Saturday’s 100-meter race at the World Athletics Championships in London in what was billed his final individual race before retiring.

Bolt loses world race; still fan favorite

For the first time in nearly a decade, the world’s fastest man isn’t named Usain Bolt. Justin Gatlin has regained that title again after holding off the iconic Jamaican in the 100-meter final of the World Championships of Athletics last Saturday in London. In what was billed as Bolt’s final individual race before retiring, Bolt finished third behind Americans Gatlin and Christian Coleman. Gatlin, running in Lane 8, was timed finishing in 9.92 seconds, followed by Coleman in Lane 4 at 9.94 and Bolt in Lane 3 at 9.95 seconds. The fastest qualifiers are always awarded the more preferable middle lanes. “I couldn’t see them,” Gatlin told the Associated Press following the race, “but they couldn’t see me, either.” Acknowledging Bolt’s greatness, Gatlin kneeled and bowed to his longtime adversary moments after the race. “I wanted to pay homage,” Gatlin told reporters. “This night is still a magical night for track and field and Usain Bolt. I’m just happy to be one of his biggest competitors.” The long-limbed, 6-foot-5 Bolt got off to a typically slow start bursting out of the blocks. However, this time, he wasn’t able to overcome his faster competitors, although a photo was required to determine the place of the finishers. In semifinals earlier that same day, Bolt finished a narrow second to Coleman, but neither man seemed to be pushing it to the limit in the final meters. An Atlanta native, Coleman is a 5-foot-9, 21-year-old who competed for the University of Tennessee this past spring. Gatlin also ran for Tennessee before turning pro following his sophomore season in Knoxville. Always a fan favorite, Bolt maintained his Hollywood smile as he jogged around the track following the race, Jamaican flag in tow. Many of his green and gold clad Jamaican countrymen had crossed the Atlantic to witness his grand finale. In defeat, the gracious Bolt even stopped to do his signature “To Di World” pose, much to the approval of adoring followers. “It doesn’t change anything,” he told the AP regarding his rich legacy. “I lost the race to a great competitor. I came out here and did my best. I’ve done all I can for the sport and myself.” The Olympics, held every four years, and the World Championships, held every other year, are the premier attractions in track and field and are viewed nearly equally on the global stage. Bolt, 30, has won eight Olympic gold medals — three in the 100 meters, three in the 200 meters and two in the 4x100 relay — during the games in London (2008), Beijing (2012) and Rio de Janeiro (2016). Bolt also has won 11 world championships. He holds world records for the 100- and 200-meter competition. It’s not all over. Bolt still has one race to go. He plans to anchor Jamaica’s always formidable 4x100 relay team this weekend at the world competition. And he could always change his mind about retirement. The 35-year-old Gatlin, with flecks of gray in his hair, won the Olympic 100-meter race in 2004 in Athens, but later was saddled with two suspensions related to performanceenhancing drugs. Because of the former doping charges, Gatlin was roundly booed by the fans at the London world competition throughout the trials and finals. While he is now the world’s fastest man, he may hear Coleman’s young footsteps chasing him down.

Jonathan Allen is a proven winner on the gridiron. He has won an NCAA championship plus a fistful of the nation’s top individual defensive awards. Now the man mountain is lined up to win the hearts of Washington NFL fans. Wearing burgundy and gold No. 95, Washington’s first round draft choice will get his first chance to impress the people on Thursday, Aug. 10, in an exhibition game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore. Allen is anxious to lay a hit on someone other than a teammate following the 7:30 p.m. kickoff. “I love contact, hand-to-hand combat,” the defensive lineman told reporters at the Bon Secours Training Center in Richmond, where the Washington team holds its preseason practice. “So just the physicality of the game is what I look forward to most.” Allen’s credentials, both individually and from a team standpoint, are impeccable. He was a consensus All-American pick and Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of Year during his senior year at the University of Alabama. The Crimson Tide was 51-6 during his four seasons, winning the NCAA crown in 2015 and finishing second to Clemson University a year ago. Allen was never red-shirted. Nationally, Allen added the Bronco Nagurski, Vince Lombardi and Chuck Bednarik awards as top defender in 2016. He played both inside and outside line positions for Alabama Coach Nick Saban. Washington’s coaching staff was elated Allen was still available when their first draft pick — 17th overall —

the Philadelphia Eagles.) Allen might have gone several slots higher if not for concerns about his shoulders. Both have been surgically repaired due to an arthritic condition. Still, he looked solid at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. He ran the 40-yard dash in 5.0 seconds, performed 9-foot-10 in the standing broad jump, has a 30-inch vertical leap and pumped 22 repetitions bench pressing 225 pounds. All indications so far show that Allen is fully recovered and ready to plug a large chunk of real estate in the defensive trenches. “He doesn’t say a lot,” said Washington Coach Jay Gruden. “He’s very strong, very strong. And he’s willing to work, which is good. Just in the short time he’s been with us, he’s put on a lot of muscle mass.” Allen’s arrival is well timed. Washington is in need of defensive assistance. Of 30 NFL teams, Washington Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press was 28th a year ago in total deLineman Jonathan Allen during a Washington fense, with a generous per-game NFL training camp walk-through last week in yield of 378 yards. Richmond. Allen is about the closest thing came around. Washington has ever had to a hometown Allen was the fourth defensive lineman hero. He hails from Stone Bridge High drafted, following Myles Garrett (first School in Ashburn, just minutes from the overall by the Cleveland Browns), Solomon team’s permanent training site northwest Thomas (third overall by the San Francisco of Washington. In 2012, he was Gatorade 49ers) and Derek Barnett (14th overall by Player of the Year for Virginia, drawing nationwide college recruitment. Until heading to the University of Alabama, Allen attended Washington preseason practices and was an avid fan. Through mutual friend Nick Turner, Allen once provided muscle in helping Chris Cooley, a former Washington tight end, with moving furniture from one residence to another. Now it’s time for Allen to transfer his he is the university’s all-time leader in heavy lifting skills to the middle of the football field. Few seem better equipped tackles for losses. Known as an aggressive hard hitter, he to carry the load. was an All-American Athletic Conference pick as a junior and senior. Meet the Rookies Marley’s father, Rohan Marley, starred Here is list of Washington’s top 2017 at the University of Miami and played with draftees, by round, with positions and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian college attended: Football League. First round (17th overall) His son, Nico, was born in Haiti and Jonathan Allen, defensive line, lived two years in Jamaica before movAlabama ing to the Miami area at age 4. He drew Second round (49th overall) Tulane’s attention playing at Cypress Bay Ryan Anderson, linebacker, High School in Weston, Fla. Alabama Washington seems well fortified at the Third round (81st overall) linebacker position with a crop of veterans Fabian Moreau, cornerback, UCLA and with second round draft pick Ryan Fourth round (114th overall) Anderson from Alabama. Samaje Perine, running back, Marley’s best chance of making the team Oklahoma might be as practice squad member. Fourth round (123rd overall) There must be some link between Montae Nicholson, safety, football and music. Michigan State Justin Combs, son of P. Diddy, and Fifth round (154th overall) Cordell Broadus, son of Snoop Dogg, Jeremy Sprinkle, tight end, Arkansas recently played for UCLA.

Nico Marley, grandson of reggae legend, looking for spot on NFL team

Nico Marley, taking a cue from his famous grandfather, Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley, would like to “stir it up” regarding Washington’s NFL roster. Marley, jersey No. 46, is trying out at the team’s Bon Secours Training Center in

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Richmond as an undersized and undrafted rookie free agent linebacker. The 5-foot-8, 200-pound Marley signed with Washington on May 16 following a standout career at Tulane University, where

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Appreciating the fans Right, Washington tight end Vernon Davis, a two-time Pro Bowl selection who is now in his 12th season in the NFL, signs autographs for excited fans Saturday during Fan Appreciation Day at the Bon Secours Training Center in Richmond. Fans of all ages turned out for the event that included a good-natured drubbing of a Green Bay Packers fan who was dressed showing his allegiance.

First round draft choices can sizzle or fry

You just never know when it comes to first round draft choices. All are ballyhooed, given the red-carpet treatment and welcomed with high hopes. But, upon arrival, there are no guarantees for success. Washington’s 1991 top pick, wide receiver Desmond Howard out of the University of Michigan, came to the Washington NFL team with Heisman Trophy credentials, but his star quickly faded and he became a total disappointment. That contrasts Darrell Green out of obscure Texas A&I University, now Texas A&MKingsville. Few had heard of Green, or even Texas A&I when he was drafted in the top round in 1983. But Green blossomed into one of the greatest defensive backs of all time. After some eight decades worth of top draft picks, here are some highs and lows, twists and turns, involving the burgundy and gold. In the beginning: Washington’s original top pick, like it’s most recent —Jonathan Allen — was from the University of Alabama. Riley

Smith was selected second overall in 1937. After two NFL seasons, Smith became a coach at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Va., and then a lieutenant commander in the Navy from 1941 to 1945. Heisman hype: With the top pick, Washington has nabbed three Heisman Trophy winners — Ernie Davis (1962, from Syracuse), Desmond Howard (1991, University of Michigan) and Robert Griffin III (2011, Baylor University). Davis was the first African-American ever picked No. 1 overall. Getting their kicks: Washington spun heads in 1966 by making Princeton University alumnus Charlie Gogolak its first round pick. The native Hungarian became the first place kicking specialist ever taken in round one. He was also among the first soccer-stylists. Out of the closet: In 1967, running back Ray McDonald was the top pick out of the University of Idaho. McDonald retired after two forgettable seasons and, during his retirement, came out as being gay. He died of AIDS complications in 1993.

Short sighted: With the theme “The Future is Now,” former Coach George Allen’s win-now philosophy led to trading wholesale draft picks for veterans. The Washington team had no first round selections 1969 to 1979, nor in 1982 and 1984 to 1990. Highest honors: Four first round picks have plaques displayed at the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. They are Sammy Baugh (1937 out of Texas Christian), Green, Art Monk (1980, Syracuse) and Charley Taylor (1964, Arizona State). Life cut short: Safety Sean Taylor (top pick, 2004) was flying in the fast lane of a possible Hall of Fame career when tragedy struck. After four brilliant seasons, Taylor was shot to death during a burglary at his home Nov. 27, 2007. He was just 24. Five men were convicted of first degree murder and armed burglary. Quarterback blues: Washington’s first round quarterback picks haven’t fared so well of late. Heath Shuler (1994, out of Tennessee) Patrick Ramsey (2002, Tulane), Jason Campbell (2005, Auburn) and Griffin showed flashes of inspira-

tion, but fell short of expectations. Size XXXL: The team has struck gold with a pair of huge offensive linemen — 2010 top pick Trent Williams (320 pounds) and 2015 Brandon Scherff (315 pounds), both All-Pros. Jury is out: Fans are still waiting to make informed opinions on receiver Josh Doctson (2016 No. 1 pick, Texas Christian), who missed most of rookie season with Achilles tendon injuries. RGIII: Among younger fans, the selection of Griffin in 2012 is probably most debated. To get rights to pluck Griffin second overall, Washington broke the bank, trading its 2012, 2013 and 2014 first round picks to St. Louis, along with its second pick in 2012. The move was quickly applauded. Griffin responded, winning Rookie of the Year and guiding the Washington NFL team to the playoffs. However, injuries and mediocre play ensued. Washington slumped to 3-13 in 2013 and 4-12 in 2014 before Griffin, once hailed as the golden boy, was released. Goes to show, you never know.

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Personality: Bernice E. Travers Spotlight on president of Richmond Crusade for Voters When Bernice E. Travers joined the Richmond Crusade for Voters in 1977, the election of a majority African-American Richmond City Council disrupted a centuries old, whitemajority power structure. “I perceived the Crusade as a tour de force. And I joined the Crusade … during the leadership of Dr. William S. Thornton, John Brooks and Dr. William Ferguson Reid and Dr. John Howlette, who were instrumental in this historic achievement,” she says. Since the organization’s founding in 1956, the Crusade has worked to increase the voting strength of the African-American community and mobilize voters to make their voices heard at the polls, Ms. Travers says. While membership has ebbed through the years to its current roster of 61, Ms. Travers is dedicated to revitalizing the organization. As the recently elected president, Ms. Travers says her No. 1 priority is to “rebrand the Crusade’s image and visibility to increase its strength and influence in the voting community.” She wants to elevate the Crusade’s significance among elected officials and candidates vying for office. “The members’desire is to recapture the historic significance to register African-Americans to vote and challenge the social and economic injustices we are experiencing today,” she says. A native of Richmond, Ms. Travers says her goal during her two-year tenure is to increase membership and foster community collaborations to invigorate the organization and ensure growth, stability and continuity of the Crusade’s legacy. The Richmond Crusade for Voters was founded in direct

opposition to Massive Resistance, a campaign launched by white segregationist politicians to keep schools racially segregated in Virginia and the South. But efforts intended to hamper African-Americans withered under the strength and momentum of the organization’s block-to-block campaign strategy designed to educate and register African-American voters, she says. The biggest challenge today, Ms. Travers says, is registering, educating and mobilizing individuals to vote for candidates who have the best interest of all people in mind. “African-Americans are in dire times, and we must cease electing and re-electing individuals who are merely committed to their own political ambitions, who are not committed to fight for the people who elected them or who can’t get the job done,” she says. The Crusade for Voters encourages support for candidates “who are committed to quality education for our children, economic parity and innovative solutions to reduce poverty and unemployment and the resulting school-to-prison pipeline.” Most recently, the Crusade is mobilizing to address the chronically poor conditions of public school buildings in Richmond. “When we learned that black children are attending Richmond city schools plagued with mold, mildew, leaky roofs and rodents,” the Crusade initiated a “Put Schools First” petition drive to put a referendum on the November ballot to push for modernization of all Richmond Public Schools buildings. To date, 14,000 signatures have been collected, several thousand more than required to put

the measure on city ballots. “The Crusade’s mission is to address education, social and economic disparities and resolve to influence legislative policies,” Ms. Travers says. “We invite citizens, college students, the clergy and leaders and members of civic, social and business organizations to join the Crusade and fight for quality education for our children; employment for our youths and adults; affordable housing; economic and business opportunities; and reducing the drugs, crime and incarceration plaguing our community.” Meet this week’s Personality and community activist, Bernice E. Travers. Top volunteer position: President, Richmond Crusade for Voters. Place of birth: Richmond. Current residence: North Side Richmond. Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Richmond, and

master’s degree, Antioch University. Family: Single. Reason I got involved with the Crusade for Voters: The organization successfully mobilized the election of five African-Americans to Richmond City Council, which consequently created enthusiasm and hope for the city’s AfricanAmerican community. Number of women presidents before me: Four. Crusade office before election: I chaired the Crusade’s Research Committee. The Research Committee interviewed candidates seeking election and re-election to public office and assessed their positions on relevant issues. The committee hosted candidate forums to educate and inform citizens. The Crusade’s foremost mission is: To increase the voting strength of the African-American community and to mobilize voters to make their voices heard at the polls. This is the necessary means to effectively address the education, social and economic injustices hindering African-Americans. How I plan to meet the Crusade’s biggest challenge: First, the Crusade’s Voter Education/ Registration Team is establishing community collaborations to register and mobilize citizens to vote. Secondly, we have assembled a well-informed and engaged Research Committee consisting of former City Council and School Board members, educators, community leaders and social, economic and criminal justice advocates.

The Research Committee is maintaining report cards on elected officials. We will stage town halls, rallies and forums to educate, inform and empower citizens. The Crusade will advertise candidates we endorse and distribute sample ballots at the polls. Crusade then versus now: In its beginning, the Crusade for Voters became a powerful organization because of its effective community outreach. The Crusade organized neighborhoods, block by block, to register and educate voters on the power of the vote. The Crusade’s success also was a result of collaborations with the NAACP, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, churches, businesses and social organizations to register people and get out the vote on Election Day. I hope to invigorate that collaboration between the Crusade and the community. Current Crusade membership: Our 2017 paid membership is 61. Our Membership Committee and its chair have a progressive campaign to recruit new members and reactivate inactive members. How the Crusade plans to increase membership: With membership drives, collaborations with organizations and by addressing the needs of the community such as the “Put Schools First” petition drive. Impact of economics on politics in Richmond: Economics in the African-American community is dismal. Unemployment, poverty, the inability to start or finance a business and obtain government contracts are some of the barriers to improvement. These economic disparities discourage young black men and women from

voting because they do not see where voting alleviates their problems or will better the lives of their children. Definition of a leader: A good leader is a team builder who can motivate people to work collaboratively to create vision, establish and achieve goals. What makes me tick: Challenges. A perfect day is: Accomplishing everything on my to-do list. A perfect evening: Being with family and friends at a stage performance, concert, symphony or play. Nobody knows that I: Was a member of a Virginia governor’s delegation that visited Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, after the election of President Nelson Mandela in April 1994 and met with members of Mr. Mandela’s African National Congress. How I unwind: With relaxing music and a good book. Biggest chance I ever took: Flying after 9/11. The best thing my parents ever taught me was: Get it done and do your best. Best late-night snack: Ice cream. Person who influenced me the most: My grandmother, a wise, kind woman who inculcated in my kin and me that family and friends were special people that you helped and looked out for. The book that influenced me the most: “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” by Paulo Freire. The book I’m reading now: “The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future” by Steve Case. If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is: Nothing is forever. Next goal: Writing, blogging and travel.

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Happenings Music, more this weekend at 8th Annual Richmond Jazz Festival Thousands of music fans will be in Richmond this weekend to enjoy jazz, blues and funk from more than two dozen artists performing at the 8th Annual Richmond Jazz Festival. The main event will be held Saturday, Aug. 12, and Sunday, Aug. 13, at Maymont, 1700 Hampton St. Gates open at 11 a.m. both days, with performances starting at noon. The range of music artists to perform at Maymont include Erykah Badu, Pat Metheny, Bob James, Common performing with the Richmond Symphony, Robert Cray, The Isley Brothers, Jazmine Sullivan and The Manhattan Transfer. In addition to music, the festival will feature com-

plimentary wine tastings by Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, chef demonstrations and artist meet-and-greets. More than 40 food and merchandise vendors will be on site said Frances Burruss of Johnson Inc., which puts on the festival. She said the festival will take place rain or shine. Small umbrellas, coolers and chairs are permitted, but no alcohol is allowed, she said. Performances end around 10:15 p.m., Ms. Burruss said, and GRTC shuttles will run to satellite parking at Dogwood Dell and Virginia Commonwealth University until 11 p.m. Tickets are $85 for single-day admission or $150 for both days.

On Thursday, Aug. 10, the festival will host The Flavor Project at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, 2408 Ownby Lane, from 7 to 8 p.m. and the Bobby BlackHat Band at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ Jazz Café, 200 N. Boulevard, from 6 to 9 p.m. Both events are free. At 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 11, the festival will feature jazz and R&B bass player Nathan East at “Homegrown at the Hipp,” at the Hippodrome Theater, 528 N. 2nd St. in Jackson Ward. Tickets are $30. The festival schedule, tickets and parking information are available at www.richmondjazzfestival.com

Crusade for Voters history detailed in new book By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Dîner en Blanc More than 900 people dine al fresco in white during Richmond’s inaugural Dîner en Blanc last Saturday at the Science Museum of Virginia on West Broad Street. Invited guests bring white chairs, tablecloths and picnic baskets to the pop-up picnic, the location of which is kept secret until the last moment. Guests then converge on the location and unpack their picnic carts — no plastic plates or utensils allowed — to elegantly dine under the stars to music. According to the Paris tradition where the impromptu event began nearly 30 years ago, everyone must dress in white.

Prince Hall Origin Masons in city this weekend

Nearly 200 Masons are expected in Richmond for the 124th Annual Grand Communication of The Most Worshipful Saint John’s Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Ancient Yorkrite Masons, Prince Hall Origin-National Compact. The five-day state convention opened Wednesday, Aug. 9, at a hotel on Midlothian Turnpike, with a welcome by officials from the City of Richmond and Chesterfield County. Horace Riddick Sr. of Suffolk, a 33rd-degree Mason and Grand Master of the state of Virginia,

also spoke at the opening. Members will participate in meetings and a range of activities throughout the weekend, culminating with a formal banquet on Saturday, Aug. 12, featuring a motivational speaker. Events include a Crusaders’ crowning, an Order of Eastern Star crowning, youth crowning, presentation by the Grand Court of Amaranths and the Heroines of Jericho. Five scholarships will be awarded by the organization to high school students headed to college.

27th Annual Down Home Family Reunion Aug. 19

EU, the Washington-based, go-go music group, is headlining the 27th Annual Down Home Family Reunion from 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at Abner Clay Park, Leigh Street and Brook Road in Jackson Ward. The event, hosted by the Elegba Folklore Society, is free and will feature a variety of musical groups and food vendors, including music and cultural activities for youngsters, information on urban gardening and holistic healing. Founding EU member Gregory “Sugar Bear” Elliott will lead the Grammy Award-nominated group known for hits “Shake Your Thang” and “Party Time.” Additional performances include reggae from

Strange Rootz, R&B and jazz from Carlton Blount & Them Church Boys, The Cheick Hamala Diabate Band performing music of Mali, Full Power Blues and dance performed by the Elegba Folklore Society. The Writer’s Den Poetry Slam will perform spoken word from the National Poetry Slam competition team. Comedian Micah “BamBamm” White also will perform. Actor J. Ron Fleming will emcee. VIP circle tickets are available for $30 and include special seating, food and beverages. Details: Janine Y. Bell, founder and director of Elegba Folklore Society, at jaybee@efsinc. org or (804) 644-3900.

Kimberly A. Matthews was surprised that no one had ever written a history of the Richmond Crusade for Voters, the oldest African-American political organization in continuous operation in the state. So the 40-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University professor has filled the void. The Henrico County native has produced “The Richmond Crusade for Voters,” a 94-page, mostly pictorial history of the Crusade that marked its 60th year in 2016. The book, issued recently by Arcadia Publishing, is part of its Images of Modern America series. “I thought it was important to tell the story. I love history, and this seemed like an ideal subject,” said Dr. Matthews, who earned her undergraduate degree at George Mason University and later earned her master’s and Ph.D. in education from VCU. She said she got the idea two years ago when she took part in helping arrange the Crusade’s 60th anniversary event and wrote newsletters for the group. Now engaged in teaching leadership to VCU undergraduates in the Living-Learning Program, Dr. Matthews described the Crusade as an impressive example of what individuals can do to create change in the face of hostility. As she recounts, the Crusade was born in 1956 with the aim of countering the white supremacist backlash that greeted the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954 outlawing government-imposed racial segregation of public schools. Until the court’s ruling, African-American students were barred by law from attending public schools with white students, with schools for African-American students not provided resources equal to those provide to schools for white students. Shaken by the Supreme Court’s decision, Virginia’s white leadership quickly passed new laws to maintain the status quo despite the high court’s ruling, laws that were eventually overturned. Podiatrist William S. Thornton believed that voting power could help the community fight back. In 1956, he called a community meeting to begin organizing a group that could get more African-Americans involved in politics. Dr. Thornton could have quit when only two people showed up for the meeting, physician William Ferguson “Fergie” Reid and businessman and NAACP organizer John Mitchell “Johnny” Brooks. Instead, the trio vowed to continue and slowly began to grow the group, which adopted the Crusade name that was suggested by Christopher F. Foster, another activist who later joined. The mission: To boost African-American power by getting more residents to register to vote and turn out to support candidates at the

New Virginia Majority hosts cookout for former inmates, families

The New Virginia Majority will host a community cookout this weekend for people who have been incarcerated and their family and friends, it has been announced. The event is scheduled for noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Abner Clay Park, Leigh Street and Brook Road in Jackson Ward. Along with food, beverages and children’s activities, the program will include information on what the group is doing to increase job opportunities and improve conditions for ex-offenders.

50th reunion for Walker Class of 1967 Members of the Maggie L. Walker Class of 1967 will gather for their 50th reunion next week. The three-day trip down memory lane will be held Friday, Aug. 18, through Sunday, Aug. 20, at a Downtown hotel. The reunion will cap their yearlong effort to clean up Evergreen Cemetery where the school’s namesake is buried. Information: Larry Branche, (804) 878-1388.

African-American experience coin and stamp exhibit Aug. 20

An exhibit of coins and stamps telling the story of the African-American experience will be on view from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, at the Robinson Theater Community Arts Center, 2903 Q St. in Church Hill. The exhibit is presented by FAITHWAYZ and Zebedee Milby, a numismatist and philatelist. The exhibit is free, but donations are requested to support future exhibitions. Details: Mr. Milby at zmilby@msn.com or (804) 387-4401.

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city and state level who would back programs and policies that would “improve the economic, educational, general welfare and solidarity of the people.” It was not an easy task at a time when poll taxes and literacy tests kept many AfricanAmericans and others from registering to vote. That would change in 1965, when the federal Voting Rights Act outlawed such practices. As the years passed, Dr. Matthews noted, the Crusade began making its impact felt, most notably in 1967 when Dr. Reid won election to the Virginia House of Delegates from a Richmond-Henrico swing seat. He was the first African-American to be elected to the General Assembly since 1889. During its heyday, she wrote, the Crusade operated through a system in which volunteers were organized by each majority African-American precinct and then down to the block level in each precinct, a system that has disappeared in recent years. Dr. Matthews said she got an education in the year she spent researching and developing the book, including talking with Dr. Reid and other people who once were active or helped her obtain photos. The most important thing she learned was about “lengths that people in this community went to end segregation. We need to remember their courage and their persistence at a time when it was not easy to be engaged.” Dr. Matthews will be signing her book from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at St. Paul’s Baptist Church, 4247 Creighton Road. Details: Dr. Matthews, (804) 402-8409.

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Richmond Free Press

August 10-12, 2017 B3

Happenings

Members of the VSU Trojan Explosion practice in full band rehearsals and sectional sessions for their particular instruments. DeJuan Mayo, a freshman from Richmond, pauses during section practice for trumpet players, while Dijon Knight, a senior from Brooklyn, N.Y., center, and Harold Hancock III, a sophomore bass drum player from Roanoke, are in an all band rehearsal.

Photos by Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press

VSU band director James Holden, left, works with piccolo player Gianna Green, right, and other woodwind players during a rehearsal last week in Davis Hall.

Eshauna Parrish-Foster, a sophomore from Chesterfield County, is the section leader for the mellophones and trumpets in the marching band.

Band camp

The VSU Trojan Explosion works for its showmanship and sound By Julexus Cappell

It is 5:45 a.m. and the early August sun is beginning to rise over the Appomattox River. Just north upon a hill, 115 students scurry out of dormitories that are largely empty until fall classes  begin.  The students’ destination is Davis Hall, where they’ll spend the next 12 hours practicing formations, maneuvers, sheet music, dance routines and more.  Welcome to band camp. For the next two weeks, the Virginia State University Trojan Explosion will undergo grueling but invigorating work to boost their sound and their physical condition. The members, tired beyond measure at the end of the day, embrace it all in a determined quest to maintain their leading reputation within the CIAA and beyond.  “At 6 a.m., we start our calisthenics,” said James Holden, who has directed the Trojan Explosion for the past 33 years. The exercises include jumping jacks, high-knee lifts, running in place and push-ups to get band members in shape for the season. Training continues with a jog from the music hall to VSU’s Rogers Stadium, the 7,900-seat venue that will serve as the band’s showplace to spark excitement among fans and boost team spirit at home football games. On this day, the band is dressed in navy shorts and white T-shirts with the mantra “discipline” written on them in black permanent marker. They march their way around the track and trot up and down the bleachers while singing cadences in unison such as, “I love the band, I love the band, the best band in the land.” In total, they march and jog nearly 2 miles. To most, this seems strenuous with no correlation to improving the sound of the band, but to the veteran director, there is more to be gained by the group exercises than just physical stamina. “What it does is create unity in the band,” Mr. Holden said. “It creates being able to march together as a unit.” The practice has paid off. The 115-member Trojan Explosion, with a reputation as one of the best bands in the CIAA, was invited to compete in 2012 in the Honda Battle of the Bands, a national showcase for an elite few from historically black colleges and universities that can bring grants of $20,000 to each school’s music program. On Friday, Sept. 1, the Trojan Explosion will be competing closer to home against Norfolk State University in the Labor Day Classic Battle of the Bands at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall on the NSU campus.The band also is in constant demand to perform at VSU-related programs. For psychology major and three-year Trojan Explosion piccolo player Gianna Green, joining the band was not on her radar

when she first arrived at VSU in August 2015. But the band’s reputation and the pitch by members at a food truck convinced her to sign up during freshman Welcome Week. “We’re a big family and we all love what we do,” said Ms. Green. She said playing with the band allowed her to continue her passion for the piccolo, an instrument she took up in fifth grade. “I just love the vibe and being around people that love the same thing I do,” said Ms. Green. During twice daily sectional rehearsals, band members work to cultivate the Trojan Explosion sound. Drums, flutes, trumpets, clarinets and others go off to practice together for 90 minutes to 2 hours at a time. “It gives them enough time to work on their music, notes, their tonality and articulations,” said Mr. Holden. He said the sectional rehearsals save time overall because it alleviates the need to constantly stop during full band rehearsal to fix minor quirks.

The time spent together forges strong ties between band members, regardless of whether they are instrumentalists or the other performers — the Essence of Troy dancers, the Satin Diva flaggers and the Troy Elegance twirlers. “The Trojan Explosion is a family that will love and follow you forever,” said Teiah Poole, a second-year twirler and sophomore majoring in psychology. The lifelong bonds are real, said Maurice Jones, the band’s operations director, who was the trombone section leader when he was an undergraduate student at VSU. “My closest friends, my cohorts, who I stay in contact with even to this day, I met right here,” said Mr. Jones, as the bold sounds of brass filled Davis Hall. Dedication. Showmanship. Vision. Those are three characteristics all Trojan Explosion members must have, he said. “Aside from the (VSU student) Gospel Chorale, we are the No. 1 representatives of Virginia State University,” Mr. Jones said.

Satin Diva flaggers, from left, Tiara Coleman, a freshman from Chesapeake, Aiyhana Murdock, a senior from Richmond, and Brianna Trice a sophomore from Chesapeake, make the moves that are coordinated with the band and its music.

Drum major DeSean “Mr. B.” Bartholomeo, takes charge in rehearsal like he will on the football field during the Trojan Explosion performances.

Taylor McClenny, a senior from Chesterfield County, and her five fellow tuba players undergo breathing exercises during a sectional practice. Rigorous calisthenics are part of the training to prepare band members for the season.

Richmond Free Press

B4 August 10-12, 2017

Faith News/Directory Facts about nominee for international religious freedom ambassador By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service

Photo by Ronald E. Carrington

Playing to the crowd Smooth jazz saxophonist Rick Elliott plays for an appreciative crowd last Saturday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church’s 9th Annual Jazz and Food Festival. Food trucks served up dishes and beverages while performers serenaded the crowd in Highland Park. Money raised by the festival supports the church’s programs.

Gene editing

A successful new experiment on human embryo raises religious questions By Yonat Shimron Religion News Service

News that scientists for the first time successfully edited genes in human embryos has created a stir. In the experiment, which was outlined in a paper published Aug. 2 in the journal Nature, scientists essentially snipped a mutant gene known to cause a heart condition that can lead to sudden death. The work is controversial because it showed that scientists could manipulate life in its earliest stages and that those changes would then be inherited by future generations if the embryo were allowed to grow into a baby. The embryo in question was destroyed. It also raised the tantalizing promise that the baby would

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about the possibility of creating designer babies. Should they be? A: I’m filled with amusement about that worry. The paper that was published was kind of like a demonstration that it’s possible to put a satellite in orbit. The designer baby question is sort of, ‘Can we travel to other galaxies?’ We aren’t very close. It’s not something anybody has to worry about right now. It’s certainly a consideration for our grandchildren, but not for us. The questions today are: Who’d be watching this technique enough to decide how much safety and evidence there needs to be to try to make a baby using this technique? Who owns the technology and what will they charge people for it? Since most of the prior work on gene editing was funded by taxpayer money, it might be interesting to know if there’s going to be any effort to guarantee access at reasonable prices. The mapping of the human genome and everything that led up to this was publicly funded. Q: But this study was done with private money and that raises the possibility that further research can be done privately and maybe even abroad, right? A: I will guarantee this technique will move forward. There are other governments in other countries that want to do it — China, Britain, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea. There are plenty of places around the world that would not see much to object to in

continuing this work. What the United States does will not be the last word. The idea that humanity would knowingly move back from the opportunity to prevent diseases from being passed on to future generations is ludicrous. The arguments about perfect babies, mutant humans or eugenics are not going to stop attempts to prevent disease or repair disease. Q: What practical steps can religious groups take? A: First, get a scientist in to talk to you — someone who understands this and can tell you where we’re at in engineering embryos in humans and animals. Second, what is the obligation to pay for this on the part of the government if it’s really oriented toward diseases and their prevention and treatment? Speak up for fair access. Lastly, religious groups can demand that the scientific community form the kind of oversight body and rules I’m talking about. It wouldn’t hurt to do one other thing: Try to understand historically — what was Nazi eugenics, what made it so evil? How did it come to pass? It wasn’t because of new technology. It was because of racism and bigotry. If you want to worry about abuse of today’s technology, it’s just as important to be careful about anti-disability views, racism and prejudice. That’s what leads people to misuse technology, not the technology itself.

VBS 2017

St. Peter Baptist Church Dr. Kirkland R. Walton, Pastor

Worship Opportunities Sundays:

Morning Worship Church School Morning Worship

8 A.M. 9:30 A.M. 11 A.M.

Bible Study is now on summer break and will reconvene in September.

Unity Sundays (2nd Sundays):

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Church School Morning Worship

8:30 A.M. 10 A.M.

2017 SUMMER

GoSpEl JAZZ VESpERS Sunday, August 13th 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

This is a free event.

Come join us for the final installment!

2040 Mountain Road • Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Office 804-262-0230 • Fax 804-262-4651 • www.stpeterbaptist.net

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k Joseph Jenkins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. 2011-2049 Grayland Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23220 (804) 358-9177

Joseph Jenkins, Jr., Founder (Dec. 19, 1938 - Dec. 9, 2006) Joseph Jenkins, III. • Jason K. Jenkins • Maxine T. Jenkins

A Community Conversation

The Role of the African American Church in Richmond, Virginia Thursday, August 17, 2017 12 noon to 1 pm The Library of Virginia 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, Va. 1st Floor Conference Room

Riverview

Baptist Church

DAY OF PRAISE

A Free Community Event Saturday, August 19, 2017 10:30 AM - 4 PM Host-Village of Faith Ministries

2604 Idlewood Avenue Richmond, Va. 23220 (804) 353-6135 www.riverviewbaptistch.org Rev. Dr. Stephen L. Hewlett, Pastor Rev. Dr. Ralph Reavis, Sr. Pastor Emeritus

Everyone Welcome to worship, praise with music and messages from local pastors

SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9:45 A.M. SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00 A.M.

Presented by Gail Yoss No Affiliation with church

11000 Hull St. Road Midlothian

Richmond Magazine panELiSTS:

Elvatrice Belsches Community historian

Reverend Tyrone Nelson Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church

Dr. Andrew White

Senior Minister with ties to Vuu and the Baptist General Convention of Virginia

Come and Get Blessed!

Mission Statement: People of God developing Disciples for Jesus Christ through Preaching and Teaching of God’s Holy Word reaching the people of the Church and the Community.

Sharon Baptist Church 22 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23219 • 643-3825 thesharonbaptistchurch.com Rev. Dr. Paul A. Coles, Pastor

Sunday, August 13, 2017 8:30 a.m. ... Sunday School 10:00 a.m... Morning Worship

MOdEraTOR:

Samantha Willis

Sponsored by the Library of Virginia in partnership with the Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church

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WASHINGTON Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, President Trump’s nominee for international religious freedom ambassador, describes religious freedom as “the choice of what you do with your own soul.” If confirmed, the 60-year-old, two-term Republican governor, former U.S. senator and one-time presidential candidate would be the first politician confirmed as the ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. Previous ambassadors were religious or nonprofit leaders. Gov. Brownback would follow a rabbi and a Protestant minister. “Religious Freedom is the first freedom,” he said in a tweet responding to President Trump’s announcement on July 26. “I am honored to serve such an important cause.” Here are facts about the Methodist-turned-Catholic politician: 1. He was a key sponsor of the legislation that created the office he may lead. As senator, he supported the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act, which also created the ambassador post. During his two terms as governor, “his actions on international religious freedom would be minimal,” said Rabbi David Saperstein, the most recent international religious freedom ambassador. But Gov. Brownback’s Gov. Brownback support of the State Department office while he was senator, and his efforts to end the civil war in South Sudan, were noteworthy, Rabbi Saperstein said. 2. He is a Catholic convert who has attended evangelical churches with his family. Gov. Brownback has been a bit of a Christian church hopper. He grew up a Methodist but converted to Catholicism in 2002. Today, he attends Topeka Bible Church, said Teresa Jenkins, a spokeswoman for the nondenominational evangelical church with an average weekly attendance of 1,400. Sometimes, he rises early for Mass before joining his family at the church, calling the routine, according to author Jeff Sharlet, a “great mixture of the feeding.” 3. He has supported “religious liberty” issues and rallies with conservative Christians. In 2016, he joined a “Rally for Religious Freedom” alongside Catholic bishops, the lead pastor of Topeka Bible Church and Barronelle Stutzman, a Washington state florist who was sued after she cited her religious beliefs in refusing to create an arrangement for a gay wedding. When then-Texas Gov. Rick Perry, now U.S. energy secretary, invited 49 other governors to attend “The Response: A Call to Prayer for a Nation in Crisis” in Houston in 2011, Gov. Brownback was the only other governor who showed up in person. In 2012, he was criticized by church-state separationists for promoting a ReignDownUSA.com prayer event for which he said, “We’ve been favored like no nation in history and yet too often we’ve forgotten God.” 4. His nomination has been hailed by a range of evangelicals. The National Association of Evangelicals called Gov. Brownback “a strong candidate.” The Faith and Freedom Coalition declared “help is on the way” after dozens of reports of Christian persecution abroad “in the last month alone.” Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore noted Gov. Brownback’s “dealing with AIDS in Africa and advocating on behalf of persecuted religious minorities.” Focus on the Family founder James Dobson called him “a man of deep personal faith.” 5. He signed legislation allowing religious campus groups to restrict membership. The 2016 bill “allows religious organizations to establish religious belief as qualification for membership,” he said at that time. The ACLU, reacting to his nomination, said, “In Gov. Brownback’s view, ‘religious freedom’ has meant issuing a license to discriminate against others, especially against LGBT Kansans.” University of Vermont political science professor Peter Henne said Gov. Brownback’s appointment could change emphasis on LGBTQ issues abroad. “If there are countries repressing LGBTQ people for reasons they claim are related to religion, we might not push back on that as much as we would otherwise,” he said.

Summer Location Morning Worship 500 E. Laburnum Avenue Bible Study Resume in September

Ebenezer Baptist Church 1858

“The People’s Church”

216 W. Leigh St. • Richmond, Va. 23220 Tel: 804-643-3366 • Fax: 804-643-3367 Email: ebcoffice1@yahoo.com • web: www.richmondebenezer.com Sunday Worship Sunday Church School Service of Holy Communion Service of Baptism Life Application Bible Class Mid-Week Senior Adult Fellowship Wednesday Meditation & Bible Study Homework & Tutoring Scouting Program Thursday Bible Study

11:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Every 3rd Sunday 2nd Sunday, 11 a.m. Mon. 6:30 p.m. Tues. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wed. 6:45 p.m. Wed. 4:30 p.m. Wed. 6:00 p.m. Thurs., 11:45 a.m.

 Dr. Wallace J. Cook, Pastor Emeritus 

Richmond Free Press

August 10-12, 2017

Faith News/Directory

Panel to discuss role of African-American church on Aug.17

Churches host back-to-school rallies Two Richmond area churches are planning back-to-school rallies that will include distribution of free school supplies. • First Union Baptist Church will host its back-to-school rally 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at the church, 6144 Derwent Road in South Side. • Divine World Changers International Ministries will host its annual Community Bookbag Giveaway from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at its campus, 12199 Gayton Road in Henrico County.

Mount Olive Baptist Church Rev. Darryl G. Thompson, Pastor

2017 Theme: The Year of Elevation (First Peter 5:6)

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8775 Mount Olive Avenue Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 (804) 262-9614 Phone (804) 262-2397 Fax www.mobcva.org

Summer Worship Schedule & Casual Dressing

Sunday, June 4 thru Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 Worship Service 10:00 AM Sunday School and New Members Class 8:30 AM 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM Worship Services will resume Sunday, Sept.17

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Richmond Christian Center looking to merge in new bankruptcy plan By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The bankrupt Richmond Christian Center has come up with a new plan in a last-ditch effort to stave off a court-ordered sale of its property in the 200 block of Cowardin Avenue in South Side. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Keith L. Phillips has set a hearing for Wednesday, Aug. 16, to decide the fate of RCC, which has not been able to keep up with a multiyear plan to pay off its $2.6 million debt. While church officials have not responded to requests for comment, a document provided to the Free Press shows RCC hopes to forestall the sale through a merger with the fast-growing The Bridge Church based in Powhatan County. The nondenominational Bridge Church, led by

Bishop Johnathan Whichard and his wife, co-pastor Kristi Whichard

Bishop Johnathan Whichard and his wife, co-pastor Kristi Whichard, operates two other campuses in Prince Edward and Carroll counties and hopes to expand into Richmond through the merger. Under the plan, RCC would have four months to complete the merger, and would agree to be sold after that if the merger does not succeed. The proposal also would include Bridge Church paying three months of overdue payments to RCC’s major creditor, Foundation Capital Resources, which is owed $2.2 million. RCC also would agree to keep payments current on the FCR loan while the merger is negotiated. As of this week, it is not clear whether FCR has accepted the plan. FCR has requested that Judge Phillips allow the lender to foreclose on the property.

Broad Rock Baptist Church 5106 Walmsley Blvd., Richmond, VA 23224 804-276-2740 • 804-276-6535 (fax) www.BRBCONLINE.org

Early Morning Worship ~ 8 a.m. Sunday School ~ 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship ~ 11 a.m. 4th Sunday Uniﬁed Worship Service ~ 9:30 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. Sermons Available at BRBCONLINE.org

Serving Richmond since 1887 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service

Pastor Kevin Cook

Good Shepherd Baptist Church

Sixth Baptist Church

1127 North 28th St., Richmond, VA 23223-6624 • Office: (804) 644-1402 Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, Pastor “There’s A Place for You”

Theme for 2016-2020: Mobilizing For Ministry Refreshing The Old and Emerging The New

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A 21st Century Church With Ministry For Everyone

Youth Zone Emphasis Sunday, August 13, 2017

10:45 AM - Morning Worship

Every Wednesday in August ~ 7:00 PM

Guest Speaker:

Church School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Dr. F. Scott Spencer

Professor of New Testament and Biblical Interpretation, BTS Twitter sixthbaptistrva

Rev. Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs, Pastor

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400 South Addison Street Richmond, Va. 23220

(near Byrd Park)

(804) 359-1691 or 359-3498 Fax (804) 359-3798 www.sixthbaptistchurch.org

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MONDAY-FRIDAY Nutrition Center and Clothes Closet 11:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. 823 North 31st Street Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 226-0150 Office www.31sbc.org

sixth mount Zion bAptist ChurCh presents August 17, 2017 • 12:00 p.m. Library of Virginia Panel on the African-American Church’s historical and present role and impact on Richmond’s culture. Pastor Tyrone Nelson will be a panelist.

6:30 PM Prayer Meeting

Rev. Curtis Ballard

Church & Community Bible Study

SUNDAYS

WEDNESDAYS Bible Study 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday Sunday 10:30 AM Bible Study 9:30 AM Church School 6:30 PM Church-wide Bible Study 11:00 AM Worship Service 6:30 PM Men's Bible Study (Each 2nd and 4th) (Holy Communion Thursday each 2nd Sunday) Wednesday (Following 2nd Sunday)

Saturday, auguSt 12, 2017 10 AM-2 PM

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2300 Cool Lane, Richmond, Virginia 23223 804-795-5784 (Armstrong High School Auditorium)

Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

Come Join Us! Reverend Dr. Lester D. Frye Pastor and Founder

To empower people of God spiritually, mentally and emotionally for successful living.

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Jesus went throughout Galilee teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness among the people. - Matthew 4:23

Quioccasin Baptist Church

New Deliverance Evangelistic Church

1701 Turner Road, North Chesterfield, Virginia 23225 (804) 276-0791 fax (804)276-5272 www.ndec.net

Remember... At New Deliverance, You Are Home! See you there and bring a friend.

Worship & Picnic on Brown’s Island

150th Anniversary Banquet at The Renaissance

(Ticket Prices: $25 for ages 3-12; $75 ages 13 and up)

september 16, 2017 • 6:00pm

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september 17 • 10:45 Am

150th Anniversary & Homecoming Worship

Rev. Dr. Marvin McMickle

t us Mee 14 West Duval Street, Richmond, Va. 23220 Phone: 804.648.7511 Web: www.smzbc.org

Rev. Tyrone E. Nelson, Pastor

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9011 Quioccasin Road, Richmond, Virginia 23229 804 741-2313 (office), 804 741-1501 (fax) QBC@quioccasin.org (email) • www.quoccasin.org Dr. Earl L. Bledsoe, Interim Pastor

september 3, 2017 • 10:00Am

september 8, 2017 • 7:00pm

11:00 AM Mid-day Meditation

St. Paul’s Baptist Church

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We Embrace Diversity — Love For All! Come worship with us!

Guest Speaker:

WedneSday 12:00 p.m. Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Bible Study

All ARe Welcome

“MAKE IT HAPPEN”

Thirty-first Street Baptist Church

3200 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23223 (804) 226-1176

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The current and historical role of the African-American church will be examined during a free panel discussion to be held as part of the 150th anniversary celebration of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church in Jackson Ward. The panel, “The Role of the African-American Church in Richmond, Virginia,” will be held noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St. The panelists will include the Rev. Tyrone Nelson, pastor of Sixth Mount Zion; Dr. Andrew J. White, pastor emeritus of Zion Baptist Church in Petersburg and Union Branch Baptist Church in Prince George County; and historian Elvatrice Belsches. Samantha Willis of Richmond magazine will moderate. The event is open to the public and sponsored by the Library of Virginia in conjunction with Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church.

Bishop G. O. Glenn D. Min., Founder Mother Marcietia S. Glenn First Lady

Sunday 8 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service

Wednesday Services Senior Citizens Noonday Bible Study Every Wed. 12noon-1pm Bible Study Count: noonday Wednesday night 7 p.m. Prayer Sanctuary - All Are Welcome!

Saturday

8:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer

You can now view Sunday Morning Service “AS IT HAPPENS” online! Also, for your convenience, we now offer “full online giving.” Visit www.ndec.net.

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Hebrew 12:14 (KJV) Tune in on Sunday Morning to WTVR - Channel 6 - 8:30 a.m. Sunday TV Broadcast WTVZ 9 a.m. Norfolk/Tidewater Thursday & Friday Radio Broadcast WREJ 1540 AM Radio - 8:15 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.

THE NEW DELIVERANCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (NDCA)

ENROLL NOW!!! Accepting applications for children 2 yrs. old to 3rd Grade Our NDCA curriculum also consists of a Before and After program. Now Enrolling for our Nursery Ages 6 weeks - 2yrs. old. For more information Please call (804) 276-4433 Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Richmond Free Press

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Legal Notices Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO NGUYET THI DIHN, Plaintiff v. VU NGUYEN DO, Defendant. Case No.: CL17-845 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant because they have lived separate and apart, without cohabitation or intention to resume cohabitation for more than one year. It is ORDERED that Vu Nguyen Do appear at the above-named court on or before the 18th day of September, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his/her interests. A Copy, Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk I ask for this: Laurel A. Caudill, Esq. 4102 E. Parham Road, Suite C Henrico, Virginia 23228 (804) 440-6200 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DORIS HARRISON, Plaintiff v. DAVID HARRISON, Defendant. Case No.: CL17001273-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 21st day of September, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ETHEL LIMBO ALEGRE, Plaintiff v. ARLAN DELA ROSA ALEGRE, Defendant. Case No.: CL17001864-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 21st day of September, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ADRIENNE EVANS, Plaintiff v. JEFFREY EVANS, Defendant. Case No.: CL17001865-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 21st day of September, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER NEKONDEH MYRICK, Plaintiff v. WAVERLY MYRICK, Defendant. Case No.: CL17001745-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 1st day of September, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Continued on next column

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Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JENNIFER WELLS, Plaintiff v. MARIO WELLS, Defendant. Case No.: CL17001093-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 1st day of September, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CURTIS FOSTER BURNETT, Plaintiff v. LATRELLA BRIGGS BURNETT, Defendant. Civil Law No.: CL17-3172-2 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the above-styled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from the defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart without interruption and without cohabitation for a period of more than one year, since March 15, 2000. And it appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that LATRELLA BRIGGS BURNETT, the above-named defendant, is not a resident of this state and that due diligence has been used by or in behalf of plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the defendant is, without effect. It is therefore ORDERED that the said LATRELLA BRIGGS BURNETT do appear in the Clerk’s Office of the Law Division of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, on or before September 7, 2017 and do whatever necessary to protect his interest in this suit. A Copy, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Rudolph McCollum, Esq. 422 East Franklin Street, Suite 301 Richmond, VA 23219 804-523-3900 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TA’NESHIA FORD, Plaintiff v. ALONZO FORD, SR., Defendant. Case No.: CL17000060-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 22nd day of August, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER REALIOUS TRENT, III, Plaintiff v. JANET TRENT, Defendant. Case No.: CL17001602-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 22nd day of August, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

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District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re YOLANDA DENISE HARRIS File No. J-091792-07-00 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Unknown (Father), of Yolanda Denise Harris, child, DOB 10/19/2014, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Unknown (Father), to appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before 10/23/2017, at 10:30 AM, Court Room #4

for the City of Richmond, John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North Ninth Street, and do what is necessary to protect his or her interests. I ask for this: Erik R. Smith Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney

§ 19.2-386 et. seq. (which includes former Section 18.2249) (Michie 1999). It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that due diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Commonwealth to ascertain the whereabouts of the Defendants and effect service of process, without success, it is therefore ORDERED that the Defendants do appear on or before October 10, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North Ninth Street, and do what is necessary to protect his or her interests. I ask for this: Erik R. Smith Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney

to the Commonwealth the described property or currency pursuant to Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-386 et. seq. (which includes former Section 18.2249) (Michie 1999). It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that due diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Commonwealth to ascertain the whereabouts of the Defendants and effect service of process, without success, it is therefore ORDERED that the Defendants do appear on or before September 26, 2017, at 11:00 a.m.in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North Ninth Street, and do what is necessary to protect his or her interests. I ask for this: Erik R. Smith Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney

LESLIE WARREN, JR., and DANIEL AUGUSTUS WARREN, who may have an ownership interest in said property, are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and have not filed a response to this action; that RODNEY D. WHITAKER, CAROLYN Y. ROBINSON p/k/a CAROLYN Y. WARREN, LAVERNE W. JONES, and FRANCES D. WILLIAMS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that DEBORAH ANN WARREN n/k/a DEBORAH DANDRIDGE, MELVIN THOMAS, JOHN L. CARTER, and PAULA HARRIS, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that MARTHA E. WARREN a/k/a MARTHA WARREN OWENS, DECEASED, EVELYN G. SAMPSON, DECEASED, HANNAH WARREN a/k/a HANNAH EDITH WARREN, DECEASED, MARY W. MADDOX a/k/a M A RY M . ( WA RRE N ) MADDOX, DECEASED, JAMES WARREN a/k/a JAMES LESLIE WARREN, SR., DECEASED, RODNEY VAN WARREN, a/k/a RO D N E Y VA N N WA R REN, DECEASED, TONI GAIL WARREN LEWIS, D ECE A S E D , C L A U D I N WATKINS a/k/a CLAUDINE VIRGINIA WARREN WATKINS, DECEASED, JOHN WARREN, DECEASED, GEORGE L. WARREN, DECEASED, MARIAN W. CHEATHAM a/k/a MARION CHEATHAM, DECEASED, CALVIN N. WARREN, DECEASED, HELENA WILLIAMS, DECEASED, JAMES WILLIAMS, III, DECEASED, HERMAN WILLIAMS, DECEASED, FRANK D. WILLIAMS, DECEASED, HARRY M. WILLIAMS, DECEASED, DANETTA a/k/a DANNETTA JONES NICHOLSON, DECEASED, WILLIAM T. WARREN, DECEASED, R AY M O N D WA RRE N , DECEASED, MELVIN T. WARREN, DECEASED, KATHERINE BURKS a/k/a CATHERINE BURKES, DECEASED, EDWARD WARREN, DECEASED, JAMES LESLIE WARREN, JR., DANIEL AUGUSTUS WARREN, RODNEY D. WHITAKER, CAROLYN Y. ROBINSON p/k/a CAROLYN Y. WARREN, LAVERNE W. JONES, FRANCES D. WILLIAMS, DEBORAH ANN WARREN n/k/a DEBORAH DANDRIDGE, MELVIN THOMAS, JOHN L. CARTER, PAULA HARRIS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SePTEMBER 21, 2017 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

to subject the property briefly described as 614 Chimborazo Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0882/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Estates of Lucille Hearn and Marian Moore. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, MARIAN J. MOORE, DECEASED, L U CI L L E HEARN, DECEASED, and ELMORE JOHNSON aka ELMORE CLARENCE JOHNSON, DECEASED, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that VIVIAN B. HEARN, BARBARA JOHNSON, and JACQUELINE JOHNSON, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that JEWEL H. WILLIAMS, DECEASED, who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that MAURICE HEARN, who may have an ownership interest in said property, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and has not filed a response to this action; that GEORGE MOORE, JR., who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that MARIAN J. MOORE, DECEASED, LUCILLE HEARN, D ECE A S E D , E L M ORE JOHNSON aka ELMORE CLARENCE JOHNSON, DECEASED, VIVIAN B. HEARN, BARBARA JOHNSON, JACQUELINE JOHNSON, JEWEL H. WILLIAMS, DECEASED, MAURICE HEARN, GEORGE MOORE, JR., and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SePTEMBER 21, 2017 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re PARISH LONDON MI’ANGEL STEVENS, Juvenile File No. J-093780-04-05-06 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Brandon Baugh (Father), Shamika Lashell Threatt (Mother) and Unknown (Father) of Parish London Mi’Angel Stevens, child, DOB 05/23/2016, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Brandon Baugh (Father), Shamika Lashell Threatt (Mother) and Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 10/23/2017, at 2:15 PM, Court Room #4 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE coUNty Of ChESTERFIELD Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Carlshawn Roots Noel Michelle Townes v. Carlton Roots, Jr. & Keandra C. Jackson Case No. JJ091415-01-00 The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Carlshawn Roots (DOB: 8/29/13), whose mother is Keandra Christina Jackson and whose father is Carlton Roots, Jr., pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A3. Mother’s last known address is 4112 Welford Ave. Richmond, VA 23234. It is ORDERED that the defendant Keandra Christina Jackson appear at the abovenamed Court and protect her interests on or before September 27, 2017 at 12:00 PM. virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE coUNty Of ChESTERFIELD Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Carl vontae jackson Noel Michelle Townes v. Carlton Roots, Jr. & Keandra C. Jackson Case No. JJ091923-01-00 The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Carl Vontae Jackson (DOB: 8/29/13), whose mother is Keandra Christina Jackson and whose father is Carlton Roots, Jr., pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A3. Mother’s last known address is 4112 Welford Ave. Richmond, VA 23234. It is ORDERED that the defendant Keandra Christina Jackson appear at the abovenamed Court and protect her interests on or before September 27, 2017 at 12:00 PM.

Currency VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Plaintiff, CASE NO. 12-1250 $ 456.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND DEUNTE HUMPHRIES; CASE NO. 13-2270 $ 539.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND ROBERT MCCRAY; CASE NO. 14-4593 $ 1536.39 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND DARRELL ROSS; CASE NO. 14-5417 $ 2170.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND DWAYNE SMITH Defendants. ORDER The object of the above captioned suits is to forfeit to the Commonwealth the described property or currency pursuant to Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-386 et. seq. (which includes former Section 18.2249) (Michie 1999). It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that due diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Commonwealth to ascertain the whereabouts of the Defendants and effect service of process, without success, it is therefore ORDERED that the Defendants do appear on or before September 25, 2017, at 9 a.m. in the Circuit Court Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 12-4300 $ 1607.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND FATEH AL-HAYANI; CASE NO. 13-2788 $ 3316.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND JACOB BOON; CASE NO. 12-993 $ 1574.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND DEVIN BROWN; CASE NO. 13-72 $ 110.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND RYAN DEANS; CASE NO. 13-1496 $ 805.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND ALBORZ FATHEDDIN; CASE NO. 12-4039 $ 715.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND NICHOLAS MALONE; CASE NO. 13-2262 $ 2201.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND DARNELL REED; CASE NO. 14-3227 $ 726.14 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND MAZEO ROSS; CASE NO. 13-5388 1996 BUICK VIN#1G4GD2217T4707304 AND PHILLIP TRIBBEY; Defendants. ORDER The object of the above captioned suits is to forfeit to the Commonwealth the described property or currency pursuant to Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-386 et. seq. (which includes former Section 18.2249) (Michie 1999). It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that due diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Commonwealth to ascertain the whereabouts of the Defendants and effect service of process, without success, it is therefore ORDERED that the Defendants do appear on or before October 10, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North Ninth Street, and do what is necessary to protect his or her interests. I ask for this: Erik R. Smith Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 16-4639 $ 475.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND LEONARD MORRIS; CASE NO. 15-1358 $ 3000.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND DEMOND WASHINGTON; CASE NO. 12-489 $ 150.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND CARLTON WILLIAMS; Defendants. ORDER The object of the above captioned suits is to forfeit to the Commonwealth the described property or currency pursuant to Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-386 et. seq. (which includes former Section 18.2249) (Michie 1999). It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that due diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Commonwealth to ascertain the whereabouts of the Defendants and effect service of process, without success, it is therefore ORDERED that the Defendants do appear on or before September 22, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North Ninth Street, and do what is necessary to protect his or her interests. I ask for this: Erik R. Smith Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 17-1486 $ 958.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND MANUEL BAIRES; CASE NO. 12-2936 $ 362.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND TARELL BARFIELD; CASE NO. 13-5101 $ 1200.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND DAVON DANIELS; CASE NO. 12-5128 $ 830.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND BRANDON GILMORE; CASE NO. 16-1022 $ 540.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND CHAVON PRYOR; CASE NO. 13-1495 $ 300.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND DANTONIO SHORT; Defendants. ORDER The object of the above captioned suits is to forfeit to the Commonwealth the described property or currency pursuant to Va. Code Ann. Continued on next page

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 17-1135 $ 2274.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND CORNELIUS AUSTIN; CASE NO. 13-2257 $ 907.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND CHRISTOPHER BOLLING; CASE NO. 15-4060 $ 705.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND RANDOLPH FOSTER; CASE NO. 13-1128 $ 201.60 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND WILBERT GREENVENABLE; CASE NO. 12-4091 $ 680.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND HESTER HALL; CASE NO. 12-599 $ 301.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND BRENDON LAMB; CASE NO. 12-4558 $ 666.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND DEANDRE MCDOWNEY; CASE NO. 12-2939 $ 843.51 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND MARQUI MILLER; CASE NO. 15-2870 $ 10000.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND LARRY ROSS; CASE NO. 15-4520 $ 270.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND BANITA SAFORE; CASE NO. 13-4086 $ 210.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND ANTHONY WADDY; Defendants. ORDER The object of the above captioned suits is to forfeit to the Commonwealth the described property or currency pursuant to Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-386 et. seq. (which includes former Section 18.2249) (Michie 1999). It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that due diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Commonwealth to ascertain the whereabouts of the Defendants and effect service of process, without success, it is therefore ORDERED that the Defendants do appear on or before October 24, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North Ninth Street, and do what is necessary to protect his or her interests. I ask for this: Erik R. Smith Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 13-2244 $ 996.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND QUAVON ANDERSON; CASE NO. 13-2265 $ 487.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND PATRICK BARLOW; CASE NO. 13-1115 $ 818.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND SHAFONDA GASH; CASE NO. 12-1565 $ 532.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND ANTHONY GRAY; CASE NO. 13-2784 $ 1740.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND STEPHEN MARSH, jr.; CASE NO. 15-646 $ 626.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND BASHAUN MCGHEE; CASE NO. 12-391 $ 164.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND ANTONIO STATEN; CASE NO. 13-1122 1995 HONDA ACCORD VIN#JHMCD5537SC016665, AND ENRIQUE PADILLA-ROMERO; Defendants. ORDER The object of the above captioned suits is to forfeit to the Commonwealth the described property or currency pursuant to Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-386 et. seq. (which includes former Section 18.2249) (Michie 1999). It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that due diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Commonwealth to ascertain the whereabouts of the Defendants and effect service of process, without success, it is therefore ORDERED that the Defendants do appear on or before October 16, 2017, at 10:10 a.m. in the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North Ninth Street, and do what is necessary to protect his or her interests. I ask for this: Erik R. Smith Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ELIZABETH HOLT, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-3387 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1511 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0792/026, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Elizabeth Holt. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ELIZABETH HOLT, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that ELIZABETH HOLT and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 13-3455 $ 4589.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND LONNIE BARR; CASE NO. 13-1493 $ 2392.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, AND STEPHEN BURKS; CASE NO. 15-4398 $ 7165.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND SABRINA DUFF; CASE NO. 12-594 $ 323.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND CHERYL FRIEND; CASE NO. 12-2927 $ 1630.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND JUAN GARCIA-MENDEZ; CASE NO. 15-3904 $ 865.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND CHARLES HENDERSON; CASE NO. 13-5385 $ 5880.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND SAMUEL MARKHAM; CASE NO. 13-1116 $ 462.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND DENOVER POSTELL; CASE NO. 17-0824 $ 900.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND KEYSHAWN ROSS; CASE NO. 13-2245 $ 1140.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND JEFFERY SHARP; CASE NO. 14-244 $ 165.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND GERALD SMITH; CASE NO. 13-948 $241.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND MICHAEL STATON; CASE NO. 17-1775 $385.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND TIMOTHY WARD; CASE NO. 13-2875 $11,817.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND BLAIR WESTBROOK; Defendants. ORDER The object of the above captioned suits is to forfeit

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. MARTHA E. WARREN a/k/a MARTHA WARREN OWENS, DECEASED, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-1664 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 511 West Marshall Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-0240/005 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Martha E. Warren. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARTHA E. WARREN a/k/a MARTHA WARREN OWENS, DECEASED, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that EVELYN G. SAMPSON, DECEASED, HANNAH WARREN a/k/a HANNAH EDITH WARREN, DECEASED, MARY W. MADDOX a/k/a MARY M. (WARREN) MADDOX, DECEASED, JAMES WARREN a/k/a JAMES LESLIE WARREN, SR., DECEASED, RODNEY VAN WARREN, a/k/a RODNEY VANN WARREN, DECEASED, TONI GAIL WARREN LEWIS, D ECE A S E D , C L A U D I N WATKINS a/k/a CLAUDINE VIRGINIA WARREN WATKINS, DECEASED, JOHN WARREN, DECEASED, GEORGE L. WARREN, DECEASED, MARIAN W. CHEATHAM a/k/a MARION CHEATHAM, DECEASED, CALVIN N. WARREN, DECEASED, HELENA WILLIAMS, DECEASED, JAMES WILLIAMS, III, DECEASED, HERMAN WILLIAMS, DECEASED, FRANK D. WILLIAMS, DECEASED, HARRY M. WILLIAMS, DECEASED, DANETTA a/k/a DANNETTA JONES NICHOLSON, DECEASED, WILLIAM T. WARREN, DECEASED, R AY M O N D WA RRE N , DECEASED, MELVIN T. WARREN, DECEASED, KATHERINE BURKS a/k/a CATHERINE BURKES, DECEASED, and EDWARD WARREN, DECEASED, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JAMES

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. MARIAN J. MOORE, DECEASED, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-2660 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JUNIUS MEREDITH aka JUNIUS WELFORD MEREDITH, SR., DECEASED, et al. Defendants. Case No.: CL17-2468 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2614 Newbourne Street, Richmond, Virginia, ax Map Number E012-0318/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Junius Meredith, Catherine Meredith, and Grace D. Meredith. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, JUNIUS MEREDITH a/k/a JUNIUS WELFORD MEREDITH, SR., DECEASED and GRACE MEREDITH a/k/a GRACE MADELINE DAVIS MEREDITH, DECEASED, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, CATHERINE

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT BOOKER, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-3383 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 608 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000527/020, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Robert Booker and Hattie Booker. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ROBERT BOOKER and HATTIE BOOKER, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that ROBERT BOOKER, HATTIE BOOKER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

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MEREDITH, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that JUNIUS WELFORD MEREDITH, JR., JULIA MEREDITH, WAYNE MEREDITH, KIRKLAND JONES, and RICARDO LEE JONES, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that BRENDA MEREDITH and CLARENCE MEREDITH, who may have an ownership interest in said property, are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and have not filed a response to this action; that RONALD MEREDITH, MARION MEREDITH, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that FAYE CARTER a/k/a FAYE ANN CARTER, DECEASED, JACQULINE M. JONES a/k/a JACQUELINE MEREDITH JONES, DECEASED, CHARLES MEREDITH a/k/a CHARLES EDWARD MEREDITH, DECEASED, and SHELIA KUMAR a/k/a SHELIA M. KUMAR, DECEASED, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that JUNIUS MEREDITH a/k/a JUNIUS WELFORD MEREDITH, SR., DECEASED, GRACE MEREDITH a/k/a GRACE MADELINE DAVIS MEREDITH, DECEASED, CATHERINE MEREDITH, JUNIUS WELFORD MEREDITH, JR., JULIA MEREDITH, WAYNE MEREDITH, KIRKLAND JONES, RICARDO LEE JONES, BRENDA MEREDITH, CLARENCE MEREDITH, RONALD MEREDITH, MARION MEREDITH, FAYE CARTER a/k/a FAYE ANN CARTER, DECEASED, JACQULINE M. JONES a/k/a JACQUELINE MEREDITH JONES, DECEASED, CHARLES MEREDITH a/k/a CHARLES EDWARD MEREDITH, DECEASED, SHELIA KUMAR a/k/a SHELIA M. KUMAR, DECEASED, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 21, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

response to this action; that MARILYN B. SNOW, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that ROBERT L. SNOW, MARILYN B. SNOW, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SePTEMBER 21, 2017 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

MENT COMPANY, INC., a/k/a RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, A Virginia Corporation, et al., Case Number: CL16-4990, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2000 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3104 3rd Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0991/011 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on April 21, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. CHURCH HILL PROPERTIES, LC, A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Case Number: CL16-914, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3104 3rd Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. BEATRICE W. BROADDUS, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-3440 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3126 Alvis Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# N000-1044/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Beatrice W. Broaddus. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, BEATRICE W. BROADDUS, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that BEATRICE W. BROADDUS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SePTEMBER 21, 2017 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT L. SNOW, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-2982 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 200 West Orange Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# N000-0195/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Robert L. Snow. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ROBERT L. SNOW, has not been located and has not filed a Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2110 North 29th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E012-0374/003 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on April 21, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., a/k/a RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, A Virginia Corporation, et al., Case Number: CL16-4989, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2110 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2000 North 29th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E012-0401/017 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on April 21, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. RICHMOND INVESTContinued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2106 North 29TH STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E012-0374/005 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 18, 2016, in the matter City of Richmond v. TOWER BUILDING PROPERTIES, L. L. C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Case No. CL13-5402-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2106 North 29TH Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2112 North 29th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E012-0374/002 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on April 21, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., a/k/a RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, A Virginia Corporation, et al., Case Number: CL16-4988, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2112 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2209 EAST MARSHALL STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0258/004 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 19, 2016, in the matter City of Richmond v. AUDREY F. JACOBS LTD, A Terminated Virginia Professional Corporation, et al., Case No. CL12-2354, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2209 East Marshall Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2820 PURCELL STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E012-0374/008 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on January 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. HARRIETT B. DAVIS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF HARRIETT B. DAVIS, et al., Case No. CL16-4830, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2820 PURCELL STREET, Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2822 PURCELL STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E012-0374/022 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on January 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. HARRIETT B. DAVIS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF HARRIETT B. DAVIS, et al., Case No. CL16-4831, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2822 PURCELL STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2824 Purcell Street a/k/a 2100 North 29th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E012-0374/006 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 26, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. M & M CORPORATION, A Purged Virginia Corporation, et al., Case No. CL16-4735, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2824 Purcell Street a/k/a 2100 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 5323 Warwick Road, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C007-0176/033 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 26, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. FREEDLANDER, INCORPORATED, a/k/a FREEDLANDER, INC, et al., Case No. CL17-409, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 5323 Warwick Road, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or Continued on next page

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any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2807 Newbourne, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1806 SUSSEX STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0755/023 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on April 21, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., a/k/a RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, A Virginia Corporation, et al., Case Number: CL16-4986, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1806 Sussex Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2200 f/k/a 1600 Redd Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0665/032 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 23, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. JUNIUS L. PATRON, a/k/a JUNIUS LEE PATRON, DECEASED et al., Case No. CL17-763, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2200 f/k/a 1600 Redd Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2807 NEWBOURNE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E012-0374/001 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on April 21, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., a/k/a RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, A Virginia Corporation, et al., Case Number: CL16-4987, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 623 West Lancaster Road, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0594/001 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 23, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. CARLOS J. JAMIESON IRREVOCABLE TRUST OF 2005, et al., Case No. CL17-880, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 623 West Lancaster Road, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1832 Keswick Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007-1032/002 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on March 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Tower Building Properties, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Case No. CL15-3124, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1832 Keswick Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234

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(804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1906 Chelsea Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0833/019 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 23, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. SAMUEL CLARK, DECEASED, et al., Case No. CL17-1701, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1906 Chelsea Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1207 ASHLEY Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E010-0163/004 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 26, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Anthony H. Plunkett, Jr., DECEASED, et al., Case No. CL17-1356, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1207 Ashley Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related Continued on next column

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matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 5315 Warwick Road, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C007-0176/037 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 26, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. FREEDLANDER, INCORPORATED, a/k/a FREEDLANDER, INC, et al., Case No. CL17-408, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 5315 Warwick Road, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 5300 Rear Hull Street Road, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C007-0176/072 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 26, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. FREEDLANDER, INCORPORATED, a/k/a FREEDLANDER, INC, et al., Case No. CL17-407, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 5300 Rear Hull Street Road, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 4713 Fitzhugh Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA W019-0065/008 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 23, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. WINNIE V. SMITH, DECEASED et al., Case No. CL17-1906, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 4713 Fitzhugh Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 4307 Deloak Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C006-0334/024 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 23, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. MARY D. HORNER a/k/a MARY DRUCILLA HORNER a/k/a DRUCILLA Z. HORNER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF MARY D. HORNER a/k/a MARY DRUCILLA HORNER a/k/a DRUCILLA Z. HORNER, et al., Case No. CL16-5214, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 4307 Deloak Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate propContinued on next page

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erty taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

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Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

sioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1708 North 24th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 4200 Terminal Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C009-0449/042 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 26, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Edward Patram, DECEASED, et al., Case No. CL17-1412, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 4200 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3940 Terminal Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C009-0449/024 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 26, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Mathew R. Page, DECEASED, et al., Case No. CL17-1413, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3940 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3159 Decatur Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000-2001/014 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 26, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. WILLIAM THOMAS COLLINS, DECEASED, et al., Case No. CL17-1414, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3159 Decatur Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1709 NORTH 28th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0951/054 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 26, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. JERMAINE WILLIAMS, a/k/a JERMAINE MICHAEL WILLIAMS, Who May be Deceased and HIS HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNESS OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JERMAINE WILLIAMS, et al., Case No. CL16-5568, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1709 North 28th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special CommisContinued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1709 North 24th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0944/005 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on April 21, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., a/k/a RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, A Virginia Corporation, et al., Case Number: CL16-4991, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1709 North 24th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1708 NORTH 24th STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0942/015 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 26, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., a/k/a RICHMOND INVESTMENT COMPANY, A Virginia Corporation, et al., Case No. CL16-4992, a suit for the sale of real estate Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1510 North 24th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0780/006 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on April 21, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. TIMOTHY HARRISON, et al., Case Number: CL16-1894, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1510 North 24th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1406 NORTH 25th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0710/006 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 26, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. JOSEPH A. CARTER, JR. DECEASED, et al., Case No. CL17-1620, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1406 North 25th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. GGregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact:

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1401 North 22nd Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0708/015 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 23, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. JANET LYNN BRAY p/k/a JANET DAVIS p/k/a JANET G. GILLIAM a/k/a JANET L. GILLIAM, et al., Case No. CL17-762, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1401 North 22nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1320 a/k/a 1322 North 31st Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0625/003 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 23, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Rosa B. Hewlett, Deceased, et al., Case No. CL17-1789, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1320 a/k/a 1322 North 31st Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1310 North 23rd Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0616/006 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 23, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. CHARLIE TAYLOR, DECEASED., Case No. CL17-764, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1310 North 23rd Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discreContinued on next page

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tion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219

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of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 514 North 26th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0383/004 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 23, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. LEON MORRIS, et al., Case No. CL17-1458, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 514 North 26th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 9 WEST 31ST Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000-1477/024 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 23, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. PATRICIA AMERICA, et al., Case No. CL16-4736, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 9 West 31st Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date

MMJ/RepoRteR NBC12, Richmond’s No. 1 TV news station seeks reporter with proven track record investigating and reporting stories. Live remote reporting experience is critical. Two years minimum professional experience preferred. Strong social media skills required. Apply on line and attach resume and links to your work at: http://careers-raycommedia.icims.com. Drug Screen and MVR check required. EOE

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GRTC seeks a professional administrative assistant to provide clerical and administrative support to the Transportation Department. This position will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Operartions Manager and Supervisors. This position requires a high school diploma with 1-3 years experience in providing administrative support to management level staff. Must have excellent written and oral communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office. Applications will be accepted until 18 august 2017. For a more complete job description and the ability to apply online, please visit www.ridegrtc.com. GRTC is an equal opportunity employer with a drug-free work environment.

POLICY & PLANNING SPECIALIST II/SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST #00417 Under the leadership of the director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE), the Senior Research Analyst is responsible for fulfilling assigned routine and ad hoc requests for data and reports using the college’s student information system and other data sources and software as appropriate; automating and coordinating the unit’s Ask OIE system (request for data and information); serving as OIE’s staff project leader to maintain the “essential college facts and figures” website and online college fact book; conducting survey research as assigned by the director; and creating/ monitoring a data production and publishing schedule for IR-related data on OIE’s website. TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Full-time classified position with state benefits. Approximate starting salary, $43,892-$49,343, based on related full-time experience and pre-employment salary. Additional information is available at the College’s website: www.reynolds.edu. APPLICATION PROCESS: Applications will be accepted through August 18, 2017. AA/EOE/ADA/Veterans/ AmeriCorps/Peace Corps/Other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply. Freelance Writers: The Richmond Free Press has immediate opportunities for freelance writers. Newspaper experience is a requirement. To be considered, please send 5 samples of your writing, along with a cover letter to editor@richmondfreepress. com or mail to: Richmond Free Press, P. O. Box 27709, Richmond, VA 23261 No phone calls.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS URFP#154214 The Virginia Department of Transportation is requesting proposals from firms to provide catering services. A Pre-Proposal Conference will not be held. All proposals must be received by 11:00 a.m., August 21, 2017 at the Virginia Department of Transportation; Fredericksburg District Office located at 87 Deacon Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22405 (mailed or hand delivered). A copy of Unsealed Request for Proposals URFP#154214 may be obtained via the website, www.eva.virginia.gov, jacqueline.brunson@ vdot.virginia.gov or by calling (540) 899-4237, (for TDD requests, please call (804) 371-8499). The Department assures compliance with Title VI Requirements of non-discrimination in all activities pursuant to this advertisement.

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The City of Richmond announces the following project(s) available for services relating to: RFP W170026485 – Lobbyist Services for City Council Due Date: Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 3:30 P.M. Receipt Location: 900 East Broad Street, Room 1104, 11th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 Information or copies of the above solicitation is available by contacting Procurement Services, at the City of Richmond website (www.RichmondGov. com), or at 11th Floor of City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Phone (804) 646-5716 or faxed (804) 646-5989. The City of Richmond encourages all contractors to participate in the procurement process.

Thank you for your interest in applying for opportunities with The City of Richmond. To see what opportunities are available, please refer to our website at www.richmondgov.com. EOE M/F/D/V

The Richmond Department of Economic and Community Development through the Economic Development Authority is proposing a financing facility to: Church Hill North Phase 1A LLC, Church Hill North Phase 1B LLC and Church Hill North Phase 2A LLC, which will be owned and developed by The Community Builders (TCB) in a partnership with the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) up to $6,808,647 in loans and subsidies. The total project costs are estimated at $40,565,471. This Public Private Partnership other sources of funding will be in the form of Low Income Housing Tax Credits, bank debt and grants. TCB was hired by RRHA to be the master developer for the estimated $200,000,000 East End Transformation Initiative to redevelop the 25th & Nine Mile Corridor into a mixed-use and mixed-income communities. The total redevelopment and revitalization of the corridor is anticipated to take approximately 10-15 years to complete. When completed the area will be a high quality mixed-income neighborhood consisting of homes and apartments, new schools, retail and commercial opportunities, parks, trails and community recreational centers. The proposed development’s first three phases are housing related and are summarized below. These apartments will be constructed on the old Armstrong High School site across the street from Creighton Court.

Church Hill North Phase 1B LLC • Construction of 45 affordable rental units for seniors for those 62 and older and persons with disabilities. All units will be affordable to seniors earning less than 60% of the area median income (AMI). Church Hill North Phase 2A LLC • Construction of 70 rental units for families, including 28 project based vouchers, 9 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) units at 50% of are median income (AMI), and 33 LIHTC units at 60% AMI. There will be a mix of one, two and three bedroom story stacked flats. The Department invites members of the public to provide comments, oral or written, on this proposed amendment. Copies of the proposal are available at the Department of Economic and Community Development office located at 1500 E. Main Street, Suite 400 and may be also viewed on the City’s web site, www.richmondgov.com. A public meeting to receive comments will be held, August 17, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at Main Street Station, 1500 E. Main Street, 3rd Floor conference room. For more information, you may contact Mr. Ronnie N. Johnson, Chief Credit & Financial Strategies Officer who can be reached at (804) 646-7489, Ronnie.Johnson@richmondgov.com. The City of Richmond does not discriminate on the basis of disability status in the admission, access to, or treatment in its federally assisted programs or activities. Virginia Relay Center – TDD Users –1-800-828-1120. Main Street Station is handicap accessible.

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TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR Closes: August 25, 2017 GRTC seeks a results oriented professional who excels in working in a fast paced environment. This position is responsible for supervising and monitoring the activities of the bus operators on a daily basis. The ideal candidate will possess integrity, excellent problem solving skills, proven decision-making skills and excellent communication skills. High School diploma required, with a Bachelor’s Degree preferred. Previous experience in the transit industry highly desirable. Must be able to pass a background check, pre-employment drug test and DOT physical. A CDL Class B or higher with a Passenger endorsement is required. Those interested in the position may apply online at www.ridegrtc.com. GRTC is an equal opportunity employer with a drug-free work environment.

Church Hill North Phase 1 LLC Based on initial site visits and existing reports, the scope of work will likely include the following: • Construction of 60 rental units for families • 50 Units will be for low –moderate income eligible individuals and families • 10 Units will be market rate • The product will consist of 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom apartments • The 69,000 square foot development will include a 3,500 sf neighborhood center • The building types will include stacked flats, bungalows and townhouses.

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Medical Surgical, Community Health (J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, VA) Master’s degree in Nursing from a nationally accredited college or university. An unrestricted Registered Nurse’s license. Minimum of two (2) years of direct client care nursing experience or its equivalent within the past five (5) years or two (2) years of full-time teaching in nursing education or its equivalent (30 credits is equal to 1 year). Preference will be given to candidates who have experience in community, wellness/illness, chronic care and geriatric work experience. The selected candidate must be able to successfully pass the college’s preemployment security screening. TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Full-time ninemonth teaching faculty-ranked appointment. Salary commensurate with the education and experience of the applicant. Salary range: $32,832-$108,508. Approximate maximum hiring salary: $65,000. Additional information is available at the College’s website: www.reynolds.edu. APPLICATION PROCESS: Application reviews will begin September 21, 2017. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. AA/EOE/ADA/Veterans/ AmeriCorps/Peace Corps/Other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

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