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Va. loses a freedom fighter Jack W. Gravely, who led the fight for civil rights as head of the Va. NAACP, dies at 72 By Jeremy M. Lazarus
Jack W. Gravely was the definition of outspoken. He never hesitated to speak his mind about issues affecting the African-American community. The son of a coal miner, he led the charge for civil rights during two separate stints as executive director of the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP, most recently in the past year.
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He also used his robust voice to build a wide audience as a Richmond radio talk show host, first on WRVA, 1140 AM from 1996 to 2001 and most recently on WREJ, Rejoice 990 AM (formerly WLEE), where his show has aired since 2008. To his listeners, he became known for strong, thoughtful, independent opinions and informed conversations on current events and civic affairs with local and national opinion makers, educators and political figures.
He once said the greatest compliment was having someone say, “I don’t agree with a thing you say, but I’m going to listen tomorrow.” His bold voice was stilled on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. “His heart gave out,” said Rodney Thomas, a friend and former state NAACP lobbyist who worked closely with Mr. Gravely during the past year. Please turn to A5
Romance in Rio
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Queen Harrison of Richmond is surprised by a sudden marriage proposal from her longtime boyfriend, Olympic medalist Will Claye. Ms. Harrison says “yes” and the couple kiss, surrounded by spectators photographing the special moment in the stands at Rio’s Olympic Stadium. Ms. Harrison shows off her ring.
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Richmond’s Queen Harrison says ‘yes’ to silver medalist at Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO Queen Harrison of Richmond didn’t qualify for the 100-meter hurdles in the Olympics, but she’s bringing back bling from Rio — an engagement ring. The 27-year-old Hermitage High School graduate and Virginia Tech standout, was in the stands in Olympic Stadium on Tuesday
cheering on her longtime boyfriend, Will Claye, who was competing in the finals in the men’s triple jump. After claiming his second Olympic silver medal in four years with a jump measuring
17.76 meters and watching his American teammate Christian Taylor take the gold, Mr. Claye produced a diamond ring and leapt into the stands. Draped in an American flag, he dropped
to one knee in front of Ms. Harrison and asked her to marry him. She said “yes.” “When I woke up I was like, ‘Today is going to be the best day of my life, ’ ” Mr. Claye told reporters. “I’m going to go out there and do what I have to do on the track and I’m going to make her my fiancée after that.” Please turn to A4
SOL test scores decline in 4 of 5 core subjects
Petersburg facing service cutoffs from unpaid vendors
By Jeremy M. Lazarus
The percentage of Richmond students passing state Standards of One big reason was cited when Learning tests in five core subjects the Richmond School Board hired Dr. mostly declined, according to the latest Dana T. Bedden as superintendent in state report on student pass rates that December 2013 — his track record was released Tuesday. for increasing academic performance The results are based on the pass among students in the school systems rates for tests taken last spring at the he had led in Georgia and Texas. end of the 2015-16 school year. Dr. Bedden Few doubted he was the energetic The data show that a smaller leader who could turn Richmond Public Schools percentage of city students passed SOL tests in into an academic success story. mathematics, writing, history and science last However, as Dr. Bedden prepares to begin spring compared with pass rates in the 2014-15 his third full school year as the RPS leader, there school year. is little evidence that he and his administration The only slight improvement showed on have found the formula to improve academic Please turn to A4 achievement among students.
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City’s projected deficit now reported as expected surplus By Jeremy M. Lazarus
City Hall has wiped out the red ink. Instead of a deficit, Richmond is projected to finish its most recent fiscal year with a $4.5 million surplus, according to the administration of Mayor Dwight C. Jones. Richmond City Council received the good news Monday in a report from Dr. Jay A. Brown, budget and strategic planning director, who cited spending cuts and increased tax collections as the main reason for the change in the city’s financial picture. The forecast was included in the administration’s fourth quarter report for the 2015-16 fiscal year, which ended June 30. Although the figures are still preliminary and need to be audited, the prospect of a sur-
plus is a far cry from nine months ago when Dr. Brown projected in the first quarter report that the city could finish the year with a $12.3 million deficit. The prospect of ending the year with a surplus is both good news and bad news for Selena Cuffee-Glenn, Richmond’s chief administrative officer, and Lenora Reid, the city’s chief financial officer. Along with other administration officials, they spent a big portion of the year complaining that the council’s shift of $9 million from city operations to Richmond Public Schools created the deficit threat. While they can now celebrate ending the year with a better than balanced budget, the success Please turn to A4
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Beating the heat Sweltering temperatures that reached nearly 100 degrees this week were enough to convince Donovan Walker to cool off by jumping into the Hotchkiss Pool at 701 E. Brookland Park Blvd. in North Side. Periods of heavy rain brought some brief relief, but it didn’t last long. Weather forecasters predict slightly lower temperatures over the next few days. Highs are expected in the mid- to upper 80s with scattered thunderstorms.
Despite paying a monthly fee, Petersburg residents might not get their trash collected or their recycling materials picked up. The reason: The Petersburg city government has failed to pay the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority for collection service since February and now owes the authority $752,000. T h e Ms. Belton CVWMA is threatening to cut off service immediately if the city does not provide a payment of $122,000 by Friday, Aug. 19, create a plan to pay off the remaining $630,000 and remain current on its monthly bills. The authority is just one of dozens of vendors owed money by Petersburg for services — from housing prisoners to providing electricity, repairing vehicles, paving streets, providing health insurance, delivering drinking water, treating sewage and on and on. As of June 30, the city owed Please turn to A4
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Richmond NAACP to host forums for city candidates The Richmond Branch NAACP will host the first of two public forums for candidates for Richmond City Council and the Richmond School Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, at Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church, 614 N. 3rd St. The first forum will feature candidates in Districts 1 through 5, according to Lynetta Thompson, branch president. The second forum, to be held Tuesday, Sept. 27, will be for candidates in Districts 6 through 9, she said. The time and place of that forum will be announced later. Details: Ms. Thompson, (804) 982-8072.
Plans for Church Hill grocery move foward Plans to bring a new grocery store to Church Hill are moving forward. At a special meeting Monday, Richmond City Council introduced a series of ordinances aimed at clearing the way for a $26 million development that will include a grocery store, 25 apartments and other retail space on two vacant city blocks at the intersection of Fairmount Avenue, Nine Mile Road and 25th, U and T streets. Mayor Dwight C. Jones is the patron of the ordinances that would allow the city to provide a $500,000 grant to support the development and to sell city-owned property at 2534 Nine Mile Road at a nominal price to enable the development to proceed. The proposed ordinances, which are to be voted on in September, also would rezone the property and would create additional development space through closure of four alleys and a portion of North 25th Street between Nine Mile Road and T Street. The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority is overseeing the development. The city projects it would create 30 full-time jobs and 30 to 60 part-time jobs once the work is done and the stores are open.. As previously announced, Steven A. Markel, vice chairman of Markel Corp., a specialty insurance company based in Henrico County, is undertaking the mixed-use project. It is to include a Jim’s Local Market, a new inner-city grocery chain created by Jim Scanlon, a former executive with Ukrop’s Super Markets and its successor, Martin’s Food Markets. “The grocery store component will account for no less than $10 million of the overall project,” according to information the city administration included with the ordinances. The project is linked with additional developments further north along Nine Mile Road, including Bon Secours’ planned development of a wellness center and a medical office building allied with its Richmond Community Hospital and the planned, city-backed development of new homes and apartments on the site of the former home of Armstrong High School. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS
Maggie Walker statue clears final hurdles The plan to create a statue of Richmond great Maggie L. Walker in Downtown has cleared its final hurdle. Now the work can begin on the project to honor Mrs. Walker, best known as the first African-American woman to charter and serve as the president of a bank, an accomplishment in 1903 when Mrs. Walker was leading the Independent Order of St. Luke, a benevolent society. Capping months of discussion and reviews, the Richmond Planning Commission, which has the final say, on Monday approved Maryland sculptor Antonio “Toby” Mendez’s statue concept after viewing the model — clearing the way for him to develop the full-sized 10-foot figure that will be cast in bronze. He was awarded a $300,000 commission to create the statue that will portray Mrs. Walker in the prime of life and will be the centerpiece of a 6,500-square-foot circular stone plaza that the commission approved last month. The finished statue will stand on a 3-foot, 4-inch pedestal. Mr. Mendez indicated that it would take four to six months for the statue to be completed, cast and ready for installation. He has said he would not rush the process. The plaza, which is expected to cost about $620,000 to create, will sit at the now triangular intersection of Broad and Adams streets and Brook Road. That portion of Brook Road, one of the city’s original streets, is to be closed to make room for the new plaza. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS
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Spectators have a ringside seat last Sunday as workers use powerful machines to demolish the parking deck of the vacant Richmond Plaza building at 7th and Cary streets in Downtown. Clearing the parking deck and building is the first step toward building the planned 20-story office space for Dominion Resources. Demolition is expected to take four months, including creating room for four levels of underground parking. The next phase of two years involves construction of a 413-foot-tall facility that is expected to cost more than $100 million to build and outfit. The new building’s opening is planned for early 2019.
City school administration draws fire for reopening of Summer Hill Elementary By Bonnie N. Davis
The failure of Richmond Schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden and his administration to provide advance notice to the Richmond School Board and parents about plans to re-open Summer Hill Elementary School drew strong criticism during Monday’s board meeting. Despite the concerns about the 79-yearold building’s dilapidated condition, school officials will re-open the South Side school that closed four years ago, saying it is the best alternative for 240 preschoolers who contribute to overcrowding at other elementary schools. Andrea Kane, the school district’s associate superintendent for academic services, told the board that preschoolers from J.L. Francis, Miles Jones, Elizabeth Redd, G.H. Reid and Westover Hills schools will be placed in Summer Hill when classes start for the 2016-2017 academic year on Sept. 6. During the public comment period, parent Nicole Link, whose preschooler was scheduled to attend Westover Hills, said she was notified about the change Aug. 11. Moving her child would affect her entire family, something that she said is unacceptable. “I understand there are limitations at play,” she said. “I understand that Richmond Public Schools has a lot of old buildings. Lead and mold are concerns.” Although Ms. Link later said that she was successful in getting her child switched to another school, she remains concerned about other youngsters scheduled to attend Summer Hill. Ms. Link said she contacted School Board member Mamie Taylor, 6th District, when she learned about the plan to move her child. Ms. Taylor, who toured Summer Hill before the board meeting, said the school closed because of problems with water leaks and mold. She said she saw water damage and other signs of disrepair. “There are no visible signs of mold, but the school was closed due to mold,” Ms. Taylor said at the board meeting. “They have not turned the boiler on, so we don’t know the (condition) from that.” A Free Press reporter found workers moving furnishings out of the building Monday afternoon. Around the building’s exterior, crumbling paint, broken windows and overgrown shrubbery and weeds were visible. Thomas E. Kranz, assistant superintendent for support services, told the Free Press the biggest issues in preparing the school for reopening is painting. The city, which owns the Summer Hill building, has allocated $200,000 for repairs, he said. Ms. Taylor said that her next move may be to call for an emergency meeting to fully address the issue. Other School Board members also expressed their frustration about not receiving advanced notice about the move.
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Overgrown shrubbery and weeds, above, nearly cover the exterior of Summer Hill Elementary School in South Side, while peeling paint, below, is visible on exterior doors and windows.
School Board Chairman Jeffrey Bourne, 3rd District, was pointed in his remarks. “We met on Aug. 8,” Mr. Bourne told Dr. Bedden and his staff. “The decision (to re-open Summer Hill) was made on Aug. 9. To not give us a heads up is extremely disappointing and discouraging to me.” Mr. Bourne also said that hearing about the change from a parent, rather than school officials, “is not acceptable to me and board members.” He said that he hopes that Mr. Kranz can show the board how the building would be ready by Sept. 6. “The buck stops with me,” said Dr. Bedden, who apologized for not notifying the board in advance. He assured the board that the building is safe and will be ready for students. The administration was left with few options because of the large number of students in lower grades, which makes for a “tough” situation and “untenable for us to face,” he said. The board also heard from Kandise Lucas, an advocate for disabled students, who denounced what she described as special education violations in Richmond Public Schools. One violation included a school employee “falsifying student records before our eyes,” on an Individualized Education Program plan, she said. The Free Press reported last week about
how Ms. Lucas prevailed in a federal complaint that challenged Chesterfield County School’s ban against her that had been in place since 2011. Although Richmond School Board members did not directly respond to Ms. Lucas’ accusations, some members expressed concerns about excessive suspensions of special education students. “We cannot continue to sit on the sidelines with regard to the exceptional education department,” said board member Tichi Pinkney Eppes, 9th District.
Workers remove broken equipment and furniture Monday from the building that has been closed for four years, but is to house preschool students when it is reopened for the school year Sept. 6.
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NYC reaches $4.1M settlement in fatal police shooting Free Press wire reports
New York City reached a settlement of more than $4 million with the family of an unarmed man fatally shot by a police officer in a darkened stairwell nearly two years ago, the attorney for the family said Tuesday. The city is paying $4.1 million, and the New York City Housing Authority is contributing $400,000, to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of 28-year-old Akai Gurley. The city’s Law Department called the settlement a “fair resolution of a tragic matter.” Former New York Police Officer Peter Liang was on patrol in November 2014, when he opened a stairwell door at a public housing building and suddenly fired. The bullet ricocheted and hit Mr. Gurley in the chest. Mr. Liang will pay $25,000 to Kim Ballinger, the mother of Mr. Gurley’s daughter as part of
the settlement. Reports say the money will be invested in annuities that will provide the child with an estimated $10 million over the course of her lifetime. Mr. Liang, who was accused of not aiding Mr. Gurley after the shooting, was sentenced to five years’ probation and 800 hours of community service. He later apologized to Mr. Gurley’s family. Scott Rynecki, the family’s attorney, said the parties reached the settlement “after extensive negotiations guided by (New York) Supreme Court Justice Dawn Jimenez-Salta.” “I’m glad it’s all done. I’m pleased with the outcome,” Ms. Ballinger told the New York Daily News. The Gurley case became a flashpoint for police accountability, and came just months after the police shooting deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in Staten
Island, N.Y., prompted protests and a nationwide discussion of police killings. Mr. Liang’s supporters said he has been made a scapegoat for past injustices. More than 10,000 of his backers rallied in New York and across the United States after the verdict, protesting his conviction. Mr. Liang was a rookie patrolling a pitch-dark stairwell with his gun drawn while Mr. Gurley headed down to the lobby because the elevator was out of order. Mr. Liang said he was startled by a noise, fired accidentally and didn’t immediately realize his bullet had hit someone. A jury convicted him of manslaughter, but Brooklyn state Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun said prosecutors hadn’t proven key elements of that charge and reduced it to criminally negligent homicide, the lowest level felony. Judge Chun said there was no need for prison “to have a just sentence in this case.”
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reading and English tests as 60 percent of students passed compared with 59 percent the previous year. “We still have a lot of work ahead of us,” Dr. Bedden acknowledged after reviewing the disappointing results in the second year of the academic improvement program he launched in 2014. He will try again with a new program that he calls the “School Progress Plan for Continuous Improvement” that will rely heavily on data analysis and identification of student performance indicators. At the same time, he stated, “Our focus in the coming school year will remain on collaborating with our teachers and district leaders to provide rigorous and meaningful experiences to help our students develop as critical thinkers and problem-solvers equipped with 21st century skills for success.” What seems clear from the state reports is that Richmond, as well as other school districts, has yet to figure out how to get more AfricanAmerican students turned on about learning. Richmond, which has an 80 percent African-American student population, has long pointed to the fact that a majority of its students are the product of low-income households and begin school with smaller vocabularies and more limited exposure to stimulating experiences. Whether that explanation holds water is un-
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“She just burst into tears ... she didn’t have any clue,” he said, describing Ms. Harrison’s reaction. “I was just worried about what I had to do on the track. ... I was hoping nobody would propose to her first.” Mr. Claye is not the first Olympian to ring the wedding bells in Rio. Crowds at events including equestrian, diving and women’s rugby have all been witness to public marriage proposals at the games. The 25-year-old jumper said his proposal to sprinter and hurdler Ms. Harrison, his girlfriend of five years, had been a secret with only two of his new fiancée’s closest friends in on the plan. Mr. Taylor, who is a longtime friend and competitor of Mr. Claye from their college days at the University of Florida, said he had no idea of his rival’s intentions beyond the competition when he jumped 17.86 meters on his first attempt to clinch his second consecutive Olympic gold. “I don’t know if I’d be able to do that,” he said. “I’m proud that he made the most of this moment.” Ms. Harrison was a competitor at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She also hoped to run in Rio but missed qualifying by less than a second during the U.S. Olympic trials. Had she made Team USA, she would have been on the track in the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the same time as Mr. Claye’s jump event. “I feel like it trumped the hurt she had from not making the team,” Mr. Claye said of his proposal. The couple has received congratulations and well-wishes from scores of people on Ms. Harrison’s social media accounts — Instagram: goqueengo and Twitter: @goqueengo.
clear given RPS’ massive preschool program that served more than 1,900 children last year. Nor does it help explain why that gap persists across the state, whether a school district is rural, suburban or urban. Statewide, a smaller Dr. Cannaday percentage of AfricanAmerican students pass SOL tests than white, Latino and Asian students. For example, statewide, 66 percent of AfricanAmerican students passed SOL reading tests in 2015-16, compared to 86 percent of white students, 71 percent of Latino students and 91 percent of Asian students. A similar frustrating achievement gap showed up in the pass rates for math, writing, history and science. Dr. Billy K. Cannaday Jr., president of the state Board of Education, recognizes the problem. He stated that the board “is committed to implementing reforms that will shine a light on achievement gaps and hold all schools accountable for raising the achievement of students who historically have struggled to meet Virginia’s high expectations.” However, he did not offer any ideas or suggestions that could help school districts raise achievement levels of those students. A career educator for more than 30 years, Dr. Cannaday was a highy regarded superintendent of Chesterfield County Public Schools before
SOL pass rate in Richmond Percentage of Richmond students passing state Standards of Learning tests 2013-14 English/ 53 Reading Mathematics 55 Writing 56 History 70 Science 66
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2015-16 60 58 45 67 64
stepping down in 2006 to become the state superintendent of public instruction. He left the state leadership position in 2008 to become dean of the School of Professional and Continuing Studies at the University of Virginia, from which he has retired. Neither Chesterfield nor Henrico Public schools — both of which often are held up as educational models — has come up with any magic formulas to resolve the achievement gap. For example, 84 percent of Chesterfield’s students passed the 2015-16 SOL tests for reading, but only 73 percent of African-American students did. When it comes to writing, 76 percent of the county’s students passed the SOL writing test, but only 62 percent of African-American students did. In Henrico, 78 percent of students passed
the reading tests, but only 64 percent of African-American students did. Similar achievement gaps showed up in the other core subjects. Nor has the state Department of Education found solutions after years of spending millions of dollars to deploy turnaround specialists at Title I schools that are well below average. At least 10 schools in Richmond have been the subject of these efforts that seem to have created little change. A closer look at school-by-school results in Richmond shows wide variations in student performance. Academic success seems to depend on which school a student attends. For example, at Carver Elementary School near Downtown, 97 percent of students passed the 2015-16 SOL tests in reading, while only 33 percent of students passed at Woodville Elementary School in the East End. At Broad Rock Elementary in South Side, 89 percent of students passed the SOL tests in reading, while a few miles away at Oak Grove Elementary, only 46 percent of students passed the reading test. At Armstrong High School in the East End, 58 percent of students passed the 2015-16 English SOL test, while 77 percent of students passed at Thomas Jefferson High School in the West End and 75 percent passed at John Marshall High School in North Side. There is no data to explain the variations among students, who largely come from similar backgrounds.
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also appears to undermine their argument. According to Dr. Brown, the city’s financial picture changed because city departments identified savings and efficiencies that allowed them to curb expenditures and because of the efforts of the Finance Department in collecting revenues. One example: Collection of personal property taxes is poised to finish at $57.7 million, according to the financial report, a jump of $3.3 million, or 6 percent, from the budgeted projection of $54 million. Collections of delinquent taxes also have increased dramatically. For example, the city believes it will
gain an extra $2.2 million in collection of penalties and interest on delinquent business taxes, a 40 percent increase from the projected income included in the budget the council approved in May 2015. Overall, tax collections are projected to finish $10.1 million ahead of budgeted expectations, more than offsetting a $7.36 million decline in other types of revenue, including state funding, according to the report. That extra revenue, coupled with lower than anticipated spending by departments, created the surplus. For example, the Police Department reported finishing the year with $680,946 in unspent funds,
somewhat surprising given Police Chief Alfred Durham’s complaint that he needs more money to hire extra police officers. The Fire Department, which also has complained about overtime funding, is expected to finish with $557,000 in unspent funds. While Public Works overspent its budget by $2.3 million in dealing with the costs of winter and early summer storms, Economic and Community Development finished the year with $1.27 million in unspent funds, or 25 percent of its budget. And the Department of Information Technology finished the year with $1.5 million in unspent funds.
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at least $14.4 million to regional authorities and private companies, according to a state audit team that spent two months examining the city’s books at the request of Petersburg’s interim City Manager Dironna M. Belton and the Petersburg City Council led by Mayor W. Howard Myers. And that’s just one part of the financial problem that the now cash-strapped city is facing. The audit team led by state Secretary of Finance Richard D. “Ric” Brown advised city officials earlier this month that City Council must immediately slash $12 million to $15 million from the 2017 fiscal budget that went into effect July 1 to avoid more red ink. When Mayor Myers and the council approved the 2017 budget in early June, the financial blueprint showed that the $102 million in planned expenses would be balanced by $102 million in revenues. However when the state team reviewed the plan, they discovered there would be only $90 million in revenue. The City Council’s only response so far has been to reduce the pay of city employees by 10 percent to save $1.3 million. The council is scheduled to meet Tuesday, Aug. 23, to hear proposals from consultants on how to bring current spending in line with revenue and on ways to deal with the millions of dollars in unpaid bills.
How quickly the council will respond is uncertain. The city and the council spent at least a year trying to figure out how to provide accurate water bills and end the overcharges that had infuriated residents. According to Secretary Mayor Myers Brown, the city will have to deal with the financial problems on its own as there is no provision in state law to bail out communities that are deep in debt. Conquering the debt and getting back on sound financial ground will be a challenge. Petersburg has no cash reserves to draw on, and its financial condition has left most financial institutions leery of providing loans. According to the new financial reports, the city dug itself into the hole by running deficits each year since at least 2009 and rolling over the debt into the next fiscal year, when old debts were paid off with new tax dollars. Each year, there was a little more to pay off. In an email to the Free Press, Mayor Myers claimed that the council followed the guidance of its managers and financial advisers and had no idea the city was sinking deeper into debt. “This beast of a deficit did not arise overnight, and neither the council nor I played a tremendous part in (creating) it,” he wrote.
Asked if the city’s external auditors, Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates of Charlottesville, had raised red flags that could have warned the council, the mayor responded, “No.” However in management letters sent to the city after the firm prepared the city’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the audit firm repeatedly noted that there were “cash deficits in the general fund, the Golf Course fund and the Transit Fund.” The firm also warned that the deficits could not be paid off “absent additional revenue sources or increases in taxes.” Although nothing was ever done, the audit firm kept recommending that “the city develop a plan to cover these cash deficit balances.” The auditors also urged that the city “develop a process to reduce the amount of cash due to Petersburg Public Schools.” The council and the city will have options, several of which have been employed by other communities. The city could sell off assets, such as the golf course. Or it could sell some municipal buildings to a third party, then lease them back. Or it could pledge buildings and other assets as collateral in trying to seek a loan. It also could raise taxes or cut services to reduce current expenses and use the savings to pay off debts. The most drastic step might be to seek bankruptcy protection from creditors. Stay tuned.
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Army combat support unit in Vietnam and then earned his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1972. Avoiding big law firms, he came to Richmond to serve as a lawyer for the poor with the Legal Aid Society. Four years later, he sought and won the job of the state NAACP executive director after learning that W. Lester Banks was retiring. From 1976 to 1984, he sought to boost the visibility of the state civil rights group. He led voter drives and protests against at-large voting districts at the state and local levels that blocked AfricanAmericans from winning representation. He left the state NAACP office in 1984, but later would serve two two-year terms as president of the state NAACP’s Board of Directors. A life member of the civil rights organization, he also spent two years at the NAACP national headquarters in the early 1990s as a special assistant to then executive director Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks. In April 2015, Mr. Gravely agreed to step in as interim executive director of the state NAACP to help turn around the organization that had become rudderless following the dismissal a year earlier of Executive Director King Salim Khalfani. M r. T h o m a s James Haskins/Richmond Free Press credits Mr. GraveMr. Gravely, top left, is on hand as Gov. Terry McAuliffe, center, happily restores the voting rights of two Virginians, Chante Hamlin, left, and Bobby ly with rebuilding Jack Blevins. The ceremony took place during the state NAACP’s 80th frayed ties with local annual convention in Richmond in October 2015. Also standing behind branches, backing the governor are Attorney General Mark Herring, then state NAACP Gov. Terry McAuPresident Carmen Taylor and Delegate Lamont Bagby. liffe’s expanded in Richmond and communities throughout our push to restore voting rights for felons and pressing for U.S. Justice Department probes of Africancommonwealth for decades.” “As someone who had the pleasure of know- Americans who died in police or jail custody in ing Jack for years,” Sen. Kaine stated, “I can Northern Virginia and South Boston. Mr. Gravely resigned last month following a tell you that he was as genuine as it gets, was extremely passionate about the important issues dispute with the board over his independence. Mr. Gravely spent much of his career in the of our time and possessed a truly admirable work ethic. I know he will be remembered for Washington area, where he was involved in prothose qualities and for his phenomenal work as moting diversity in employment, first as a special executive director of the state NAACP, where assistant for the county manager in Arlington he sought diligently to improve the communities County and then at National Public Radio. In 1995, he became the first diversity specialist he loved so dearly.” To U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, “Jack Gravely for the Federal Communications Commission, was a steady presence, urging constructive a job he held until he retired in 2008. A man of high energy, he also handled his dialogue and fighting for fairness and positive change. He always lent his strong voice to im- WRVA radio talk show for five years until April 2001, when the station’s new owners booted him portant issues that were commonly ignored.” Mr. Gravely’s road to civil rights leadership and other local radio personalities in favor of and the broadcast microphone began in the syndicated shows. Mr. Gravely and his wife of 21 years, Barbara coalfields of Southwest Virginia. The seventh of 12 children, Mr. Gravely grew Gravely, a retired schoolteacher, resided in Petersup in the Tazewell County town of Pocahontas. burg. He was the father of four children.
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Mr. Thomas said Mr. Gravely died of cardiac arrest about 12:45 p.m. at VCU Medical Center, where he had been taken for a medical procedure. He was 72. Mr. Gravely had been battling a form of intestinal cancer in recent months, Mr. Thomas said, as he continued his daily radio show and dealt with a stressful end to his executive leadership of the state NAACP. He had been hospitalized since late July, Mr. Thomas said. His funeral is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 2223 S. Crater Road in Petersburg, where he served as a deacon. The family will hold a wake from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at the church. Like many, state NAACP President Linda Thomas expressed shock and sadness at Mr. Gravely’s death. She praised his work for the NAACP “as nothing short of legendary.” “He was a larger than life presence with a passion for civil rights advocacy,” Ms. Thomas stated Tuesday, with an ability “to articulate the ideology and goals of the organization to a broad spectrum of people. He was as comfortable speaking with high-ranking government officials as he was with the grassroots community organizers.” Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder described Mr. Gravely “as a great friend and a strong supporter for many of the things I fought for” while serving as a senator in the General Assembly. That included his effort to eliminate “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” as the state song and his push to replace at-large districts with single-member districts for General Assembly members, leading to an increase in the number of African-American legislators. “Richmond has lost a true freedom fighter with the passing of Jack Gravely,” Mayor Dwight C. Jones stated. “As a seasoned broadcaster, he worked to lift the consciousness of the public on many important matters,” the mayor stated. “He was a person who had a true heart for all people, and the public policy arena has lost a sturdy rudder.” Mr. Gravely “devoted his life to trying to make Richmond and Virginia a better place to live,” stated U.S. Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, D-3rd, who first met Mr. Gravely while serving as president of the Newport News Branch of the NAACP in the 1970s. To Congressman Scott, Mr. Gravely was best known “for his savvy political analysis and sometimes heated back-and-forth with politicians and community leaders on his talk show. Jack’s booming voice has been a staple … and I will greatly miss talking politics and public policy with him.” Taking a break from the campaign trail, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine offered his reflections on a man he described as “an incredibly influential voice
After his father was killed in a coal mine explosion in 1957, his mother, who cleaned homes, worked to ensure that all of her children stayed out of the mines. In an interview, Mr. Gravely recalled that listening to radio was a big part of his growing up, along with school and church, though he also remembered shining shoes and running moonshine for gamblers to earn pocket money as a child. After high school, he went to Fayetteville State University where he played football and took part in successful student protests during the Civil Rights Movement to end segregated seating in movie theaters and restaurants. Drafted after graduation, he served in an
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A true freedom fighter Say the name Jack Gravely, and people even in the farthest corners of Virginia are likely to know who you’re talking about. Mr. Gravely, the un-bought, un-bossed two-time head of the state NAACP, died Monday, bringing to a close a life dedicated to ensuring the freedoms as outlined by the founding fathers were equally applied to people of color. He fought for equal rights in voting, fairness in housing and equality in job opportunities, education and pay. And no matter what far-flung part of the state people experiencing problems lived in, Mr. Gravely was there. He was a firebrand, unafraid and unapologetic in taking on everyone from the governor and state lawmakers on down. He was the named plaintiff in the lawsuit against two former Virginia governors — Republican John N. Dalton and his successor, Democrat Charles S. “Chuck” Robb — to push Virginia legislative districts to single-member districts. The success allowed for the greater representation of AfricanAmericans and people of color in the General Assembly. He was recognized by GOP Congressman Henry J. Hyde of Illinois, a ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, as the reason why he changed his mind to support the renewal of the federal Voting Rights Act in 1982 under President Reagan. Mr. Gravely had testified before Congress during the battle over extending the federal Voting Rights Act, one of many times he testified before Congress on issues of importance. He pushed for the appointment of AfricanAmericans as judges in Virginia and on the federal level; battled to desegregate classrooms and programs in school districts, including Southampton and Greensville counties; and worked with the Richmond Urban League to push Richmond radio and TV stations to hire more people of color for on-air and behind-the-scenes positions. He continued the battle for access to the ballot, pushing several Virginia localities to do simple things like publishing the address and phone number of the voter registration office in local telephone books and listing the office of the voter registrar on the county building’s directory. He worked to bring calm and justice to communities after episodes of racially motivated property damage and killings. And he investigated discrimination complaints in municipal hiring and pay across the commonwealth, and worked to build coalitions among statewide groups of black lawyers, doctors, funeral directors, ministers and unions to help battle many of the systemic problems and to pay for court challenges. The late Benjamin L. Hooks, the former national head of the NAACP, recognized Mr. Gravely’s skills and ability to get things done. Dr. Hooks gave him special assignments, and later he worked for the national NAACP office. Mr. Gravely’s commitment to the fight for equality, his unwavering support for the regular man and woman and his unflagging energy touched every part of Virginia. Rest well, Jack. You will be missed.
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The late Virginia NAACP Executive Director Jack W. Gravely, Rabbi Cookie Olshein of Florida and former state NAACP President Carmen Taylor of Hampton pump up a crowd of marchers on “America’s Journey for Justice” during a stop at Virginia Union University in Richmond on Sept. 11, 2015. Thousands of people participated on portions of the 800-mile journey from Selma, Ala., to Washington sponsored by the national NAACP and a coalition of groups to call attention to the issues of voting rights, economic inequality and racial discrimination.
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Lethal disregard for black lives continues Protestations regarding the value of black lives have become increasingly common in the public dialogue. The simple phrase “Black Lives Matter” has generated praise from that segment of society that has suffered countless race-based indignities and been condemned by those who, in my opinion, are too blind or obstinate to see the realities of the black experience in the United States. Both in my life experiences and in my observations as an officer of the court, I have seen black citizens disproportionately victimized by either law enforcement officers or a myopic judicial system. To the recent spate of homicide-by-police, I can only repeat, “Black Lives Matter!” For those who reject the obvious, let us perform a simple historical review. On Aug. 10, the U.S. Justice Department presented the results of a probe of the Baltimore Police Department initiated by the death of Freddie Gray. The report concluded that the BPD regu-
larly and routinely violated the constitutional rights of AfricanAmerican residents. “... (T)he Department of Justice concludes that there is reasonable cause to believe that BPD engages in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the Constitution or federal law.” The report said the police use “enforcement strategies that produce severe and unjustified
E. Faye Williams disparities in the rates of stops, searches and arrests of African-Americans,” and retaliates against forms of constitutionally protected expression. “BPD’s failings result from deficient policies, training, oversight and accountability, and policing strategies that do not engage effectively with the community the department services.” The BPD is not the only institution overwhelmed by a pattern of behavior that reflects a wanton disregard for black life. In the past two years, members of the Chicago Police Department have been involved in a homicide-bycop, suggesting a collaborated coverup between police and the local prosecutor.
Another incident three weeks ago resulted in three cops being relieved from duty for violation of departmental policy after a 20-year-old black man was shot in the back while running from the scene of a property crime. Lethal disregard for black lives is as much, or more, an individual problem as institutional. This is illustrated in the recent murder of KourenRodney Bernard Thomas in Raleigh, N.C., by another selfstyled neighborhood watchman, Chad Copley. Mr. Thomas was a guest at a party near Mr. Copley’s home. Two 911 calls were made from Mr. Copley’s home. The first call was to report “a bunch of hoodlums out here racing.” “I am locked and loaded! I’m going outside to secure my neighborhood. You need to send PD as quickly as possible.” The 911 dispatcher asks, “I’m sorry. You’re going out to do what to the neighborhood, sir?” “I’m going to secure my neighborhood,” came the reply. “I’m on the neighborhood watch ... If I were you, I’d send PD as quickly as possible.” In a second 911 call, Mr. Copley stated, “There are frigging black males outside my
How far we’ve come; how far yet to go
With a woman heading the Democratic Party’s presidential ticket, it may be challenging for us to remember that women have had the right to vote for less than a century — and black folks less than that. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that gave women the right to vote was certified on Aug. 26, 1920, just 96 years ago. At the insistence of the late Bella Abzug, a congresswoman from N e w Yo r k , Congress designated Aug. 26 as Women’s Equality Day in 1971. The first part of the joint resolution of Congress reads, “Whereas the women of the United States have been treated as second-class citizens and have not been entitled to the full rights and privileges, public or private, legal or intentional, which are available to male citizens.” Reading the words reminds me how far women have come, how far we still have to go and how little the status of women of color is included when we speak of the status of women. How far have we come? Few would have predicted that an African-American would win an election and effectively lead the United States for eight years. Few would have predicted that a woman would have more than a fighting chance of winning the U.S. presidency. And yet the very campaign that signals progress is also one that illustrates how much more work needs to be done before women’s equality is attained. Too much of the rhetoric around Hillary Clinton’s candidacy is downright
sexist. She should be judged by her positions and there should be absolutely no talk about her looks, hairstyle, attire or tone of voice. No man could stand the kind of scrutiny she has had to endure. No man has ever been subject to such scrutiny. The continuing saga of sexual harassment at Fox News is another example of the distance we must travel to reach women’s equality. The company’s former
Julianne Malveaux CEO, Roger Ailes, is accused of multiple counts of sexual harassment. One wonders how many other companies have similarly hostile work environments and how often women, simply attempting to earn a living, are placed in the position of having to manage unflattering comments, downright harassment, coerced sex and even rape. There are documented cases of women being raped in the military then being dishonorably discharged because they can’t work with their rapists. And let’s not get started on what happens on some college campuses. That a judge in Palo Alto, Calif., sentenced a Stanford University student to a scant six months in a rape witnessed by another student is amazing. That the perpetrator’s father actually decried the sentence as too high a price to pay for a few minutes of “action” speaks to how much work we have to do to reach women’s equality. What about black women’s equality? It chagrins me that the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s historic run for president has been all but ignored in much of the media frenzy about Mrs. Clinton. However, it does
not surprise me given the many ways African-American women’s contributions are sidelined, marginalized or simply ignored. African-American women earn less than their white counterparts, but head more households and have more economic responsibility. African-American women are far less likely than their white counterparts to be found in the “C” suite in corporate leadership, and far more likely to be further down the ladder in every aspect of life in our nation. While people say they saw the glass ceiling shatter with Mrs. Clinton’s nomination, others saw the millions standing on the sticky floor with few opportunities to climb up to that glass ceiling. Those standing on the sticky floor are disproportionately women of color, especially those who earn low wages and have fewer opportunities than others. Maybe Mrs. Clinton will bridge the gap when she pursues a progressive economic agenda that includes fair and equal pay, affordable child care and other benefits for working women. There has been significant progress for women since the 19th Amendment was ratified and significant progress since Congress designated Women’s Equality Day. Yet women still don’t occupy even a third of the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate, nor in any state legislature in the nation. Women aren’t even 10 percent of our nation’s corporate leaders. Women still face hostile work environments. While commemorating the progress that has been made in nearly a century, we also must ask whether it will take another century to reach women’s equality. The writer is an economist and author.
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frigging house with firearms. Please send PD.” Claiming to have only fired a “warning” shot, Mr. Copley shot Mr. Thomas from the window of his home. Mr. Thomas died at the hospital later. Mr. Copley has been charged in his death. On July 11, the Washington Post published an article showing that African-American males were killed by police at a rate five times greater than white males. A comment to that article sums up the problem for me. “I’m glad you’re able to count but what you conveniently left out was that African-American males commit much more violent crimes which is another reason the rate is higher.” Stereotypes like this among white people and others lead to the callous disregard for black lives that has us in our present dilemma. Until we can generate more reasonable thinking, “Black Lives Matter” is worth repeating until the message is heard and understood. The writer is national president and CEO of the National Congress of Black Women.
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‘We are one election away from becoming Nazi America’ We are one presidential election away from becoming Nazi America. The Republicans in Congress are not only willing to support Donald Trump. They are working diligently to destroy Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump talks of shooting people, beating people up, punching people in the face. Notice that he is encouraging others to do this while not wanting to
get his own hands dirty or bloody. Donald Trump is an evil little coward who wants to become president so that he can order other people to go out and do this. Our soldiers and police officers will be ordered to go out and mow down their fellow citizens. Wake up, America, before the nightmare that is Donald Trump is upon us. Kristelnacht in America will have
African-Americans, Muslims and Hispanics among its targets. Stop Donald Trump now so that other nations aren’t forced to aim their guns and nuclear warheads at America to stop this evil monster. NAOMI GAYLE SAUNDERS Richmond
‘We love our animals to death — literally’ Today’s 10 highest grossing box office releases are about animals. They include “Finding Dory,” “The Jungle Book,” “Zootopia,” “The Secret Life of Pets” and “Kung Fu Panda.” Nearly half of our households include a dog and nearly 40 percent have a cat. Two-thirds of us view them as family members and cherish them accordingly. We love our animals to death — literally.
For every cat, dog or other animal that we love and cherish, we put 500 through months of caging, crowding, deprivation, mutilation and starvation before we take their very lives, cut their bodies into little pieces and shove them into our mouths. And that doesn’t even include Dory and billions of her little friends, because we haven’t figured out how to count individual aquatic animals that we grind up for food for humans or animal feed. The good news is that we have a choice every time
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Simone Manuel swims into history, Olympic record By Fred Jeter
It has taken 31 Olympiads and 120 years, but finally an African-American woman has won an individual gold medal in swimming. Simone Manuel, a 20-year-old junior at Stanford University, made history Aug. 11 by tying Canadian Penny Oleksiak for first place in the 100-meter freestyle in an Olympic record 52.70 seconds in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Wearing red, white and blue nail polish, Manuel added another gold medal by swimming the anchor leg of the women’s 400-meter medley relay last Saturday. For good measure, the 5-foot-11 native of Sugar Land, Texas, won two silver medals. She placed second in the 50-meter freestyle last Saturday and in the 400-meter freestyle relay. The gold medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay gave Team USA its 1,000th gold medal of all time. Realizing her spot in history, Manuel said this at her postrace news conference: “This medal is not just for me. It’s for the African-Americans that came before me and have been inspirations and mentors to me. I hope I can be an inspiration for others.” So why has it taken so long? By comparison, high jumper Alice Coachman Davis became first African-American woman to win an individual gold in track and field in 1948. Many municipal swimming pools, especially in the South, barred African-Americans. So the inability to swim became generational for many families. Even today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s data show that African-American youngsters ages 5 to 19 die from drowning at a rate more than five times higher than that of their white counterparts. Then there’s the cost, availability and accessibility of the sport. Many inner-city pools are not Olympic-size and offer little in way of advanced lessons. Swimming then becomes a pricey sport, with year-round lessons at indoor, suburban facilities. Manuel’s success, however, shatters stereotypes that AfricanAmericans can’t swim and that black women don’t like to swim because they don’t want to ruin their hair.
Michelle Carter uses ‘diva’ touch in shot put By Drazen Jorgic Reuters
RIO DE JANEIRO With crimson lipstick, eyeliner, mascara and a beaming smile, Michelle Carter won a stunning Olympic shot put gold last Friday to sprinkle a little glitz on an event often cruelly ridiculed for the shape of its women athletes. Holding her nerve, the self-proclaimed diva etched her name in the history books with a last-gasp throw at Rio. Now the bubbly, fashion-conscious American wants to change the perception of her event and the strong women who compete in it. “I’m in a sport where people don’t look at us like women. They don’t look at us like being girls or feminine,” Carter said. “But I’ve been girly all my life and so I couldn’t separate … between the sport and being a woman. I love hair, I love makeup, I love fashion and I love throwing the shot put.” Female shot putters have struggled to shake off a brutish image from the sport’s dark days in the 1970s and 1980s when some East German competitors were pumped with steroids, leaving them with masculine Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters characteristics. Michelle Carter shows off her gold As the sport medal won in the shot put competition. has become more technical in recent decades, the women slimmed in size but still remain larger than other track and field athletes and the snide remarks and stereotypes persist. On social media and in person, 30-year-old Carter has often spoken out against body shaming and called for larger women to embrace their appearance, or as she puts it, “just have fun.” “One of my sayings is ‘Look good, feel good, do good,’” she said. “If you are feeling good, you look good, you are confident about yourself, you are going to go out there and you will rock it.” A certified professional makeup artist, Carter also owns a small online business, “Shot Diva,” selling makeup packages. “It combines two things that are part of me — the shot put and being a diva. I love all these things — makeup, hair, fashion and just embracing my femininity, and I put it together,” said Carter. When Carter hurled her last heave, she toppled New Zealand’s two-time Olympic champion Valerie Adams and became the first American woman to win a shot put medal at the Olympics in 56 years. On top of beating Adams, Carter also trumped her coach and father, Michael Carter, who won a shot put silver in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Now, she teased, the plan was to regularly remind him she went one better. “I’m gonna be walking around the house saying, ‘Yo daddy, I got you,’ ” she told reporters afterward, as her father looked on and laughed in the audience. Mr. Carter built a successful American football career after his shot put silver medal, winning three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers. He remains the only athlete to have won the Super Bowl ring and an Olympic medal in the same year. Though many athletes hail from sporting families, children of Olympic medal winners seldom soar to similar heights. For Mr. Carter, watching his daughter compete in the final rounds was both nerve-wracking and exhilarating. “As parents, we jump for joy, are happy, but as her coach, I’m responsible for what happens when she fails. But she finally succeeded,” he told Reuters. The path to success has not been smooth for Michelle Carter, who finished 15th at the Beijing Games, and then fifth at the London Olympics. Yet for her dad, the Rio victory was worth the wait. “The coach has retired for this year and the dad is now just walking around happy with his chest stuck out,” he said.
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Simone Manuel reacts with surprise last Thursday after winning the gold in the 100-meter freestyle competition and setting a new Olympic record.
“I’ve always felt that it’s just hair,” Manuel told the media. “It will grow back. I just wash and condition as I can. Swimming tops hair in my case.” African-American men beat their female counterparts to the winners’ podium by 16 years. Anthony Ervin won gold at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney in the 50-meter freestyle event. He added silver in the 4x100 freestyle relay.
At 35, Ervin followed that up in Rio with winning the gold in the 50-meter freestyle and 4x100 freestyle relay. Cullen Jones won two gold medals — in the 4x100 freestyle and medley relays — in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. At London in 2012, Jones took silver in the 50 meters and in the 4x100 freestyle relay. On women’s side, trailblazer Maritza “Ritz” Correia, a native Puerto Rican swimming for Team USA, took the silver in the 4x100 freestyle relay in 2004 in Athens. Correia was the first female of African ancestry to make the U.S. Olympic swim team. Lia Neal, 21, another Stanford University student, won the bronze in 2012 in the 4x100 freestyle relay and added silver in Rio in the same event, swimming with Manuel. The first woman of African ancestry to ever earn an Olympic medal in swimming was Enith Brigitha, a native of Curacao swimming for The Netherlands. Brigitha took the bronze in the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle in 1976 at Montreal. She also swam in the 1972 games in Munich, failing to medal. When Manuel won the gold in Rio, tears streamed down her cheeks as she stood victorious and historical on the podium. Afterward, she told the media that it is OK to go against the flow — that the pool is cool. “I see other blacks and African-Americans playing basketball, running and doing volleyball,” she said. “So I think the hardest part was coming to terms with, you know, this is what you love to do, so you should do it.”
Usain Bolt dashes off with medal By Fred Jeter
Jamaica, homeland of the incomparable Usain Bolt, ranks 139th in the world in population but it’s No. 1 in terms of speed. The Caribbean island of some 2.95 million people deserves the title “World’s Fastest Country” based on its domination in 100-meter dash Olympic competition. Clearly the fastest man in history, Bolt cruised to his third straight 100-meter title last Sunday in Rio de Janeiro. He won with a time of 9.81 seconds. No one has ever won the gold in that competition three consecutive times. Carl Lewis won in 1984, then was belatedly credited with a first-place victory in 1988 after Ben Johnson was disqualified. The always loose and entertaining Bolt, who punctuates victories with his “To the World” pose, won the 100 meters at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and the London Olympics in 2012. He cruised through the quarter- and semifinals, never shifting into top gear, but building drama and anxiety among fans. In the finals, Bolt faced longtime nemesis Justin Gatlin of the United States. Gatlin, who had the best qualifying time, beat Bolt out of the blocks, as expected. Then the inevitable: With about 40 meters left, long-striding, hard-charging Bolt, in signature gold spikes, blazed past Gatlin, leaving the field of competitors in his wake. Earlier Sunday, Jamaican Elaine Thompson won the women’s 100 meters in 10.71 seconds, with Mississippian Tori Bowie winning the silver medal and another Jamaican, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce,
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica easily speeds to victory during Tuesday’s 200-meter qualifying competition, finishing in 20.28 seconds. He hopes to add to his gold medal collection in Thursday’s final.
winning the bronze. Fraser-Pryce, known as “Pocket Rocket” because of her 5-foot frame, won Olympic gold in the 100 in 2008 and 2012. Jamaican runners have a rich history in the 100-meter competition, although many of the island’s athletes don’t always compete for their home country. Linford Christie won the Olympic 100
in 1992 for Great Britain and Donovan Bailey prevailed in 1996 for Canada. Both Christie and Bailey are native Jamaicans. Also Jamaican born Ben Johnson won in 1988 for Canada, but his title was later erased due to a drug violation. In 2012, Jamaican Yohan Blake took second behind Bolt. Jamaica’s honor roll of world-class sprinters goes way back. Jamaican Herbert McKenley was second in the Olympic 100 in 1952 and countryman Lennox Miller was second in 1968. Bolt set still-standing world records in the 100 (9.58) and 200 (19.19) in 2009, a non-Olympic year. On the women’s side, Jamaicans finished an unprecedented first, second and third in 2008, with Fraser-Pryce striking Olympic gold. Jamaican Merlene Ottey, acing the test of time, took the bronze in 1984, silver in 1996 and bronze in 2000. In Rio, Bolt saved his best for last. With a giant smile that screamed confidence and delight, he pounded his chest with his thumb as he broke the tape, winning Olympic gold in the 100. “All I have to do is stay cool and be back in the race at 60 meters,” Bolt told NBC commentator Ato Boldon. Fans began chanting, “Bolt! Bolt! Bolt!” as he worked the crowd like no one else can. Bolt is favored to “three-peat” in the 200 later this week and also to pace Jamaica to its third straight 4x100 relay gold. If he wins, that would give Bolt nine gold medals in nine tries over three Olympiads on three continents. He turns 30 on Sunday, Aug. 21, the day of the Rio Olympics’ closing ceremony.
Biles ties record with 4 golds
and had the audience roaring their approval as she bounced off the Simone Biles waves to Simone Biles showed off floor to strike her final pose. an appreciative crowd her sassy moves and explosive The ear-to-ear grin, which after winning her fourth gold medal Tuesday in tumbles on the floor exerhad disappeared on Monday the floor routine final. cise to win a record-equaling after she ended up with a bronze fourth gold at the Olympics on the beam, was back on show on Tuesday. again and Biles gave the crowd A day after a wobbly pera thumbs-up as she waited for formance on the balance beam her score. ended the American’s hopes The score that flashed not of leaving Rio with a record only earned her a fifth medal haul of five golds for a female at her debut Olympic games, gymnast, she was back to her it was also the highest score best to capture the floor title of her four floor performances with 15.966 points. over the past 10 days. Teammate Aly Raisman The 19-year-old champion completed a one-two for the in the vault, floor exercise, United States by earning 15.500 team and individual all around points for the silver while Great competitions became the first Britain’s Amy Tinkler burst into woman in 32 years, and fifth tears after a crowd-pleasing overall, to win four golds at a floor display to “Pretty Woman” single Olympic games. Mike Blake/Reuters earned her the bronze. “It’s very crazy. To think However, there was no doubting who was the star of the what I’ve done, it’s been an amazing experience and I don’t show. think I could be more proud of myself,” Biles said. “Simone’s an incredible gymnast ... it’s just amazing to be So was she disappointed on missing out on the outright record? up there competing against her,” Tinkler told reporters. “Your first Olympics you walk away with five medals, that’s A sultry routine full of hip-swinging moves to samba music not tough at all. Especially four being gold, that’s just unheard had the Brazilian spectators on their feet as Biles flew high into of. I’m very proud.” the air to execute her trademark element, a soaring double layout The Soviet Union’s Larisa Latynina (Melbourne 1956), with a half-twist at the end. Hungary’s Agnes Keleti (Melbourne 1956), Czech Vera Cries of “ooh” and “aah” accompanied each of her complex Caslavska (Mexico City 1968) and Romania’s Ecaterina Szabo tumbling passes. She drew gasps of admiration as she balanced her (Los Angeles 1984) were the only other women to have four entire body weight on her right toes while spinning around twice golds at a single games. Reuters
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You can’t keep the Williams sisters down. After losing in the first round of singles play in tennis at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and undergoing a jaw-dropping defeat in the first round of doubles play with her sister, tennis star Venus Williams won an Olympic silver medal in mixed doubles competition last Sunday.
Williams’ win, with partner Rajeev Ram, secures her fifth Olympic medal, tying the Olympic mark in tennis. The 36-year-old Williams already holds one Olympic gold medal in singles and three gold medals in doubles with her superstar sister, Serena Williams. She remains tied at four gold medals with her sister, and is now tied with Britain’s Kathleen McKane, who won five Olympic tennis medals — only one
gold — between 1920 and 1924. Williams looked on course to win a record fifth gold in her finals match with Ram when they won the first set. But the pair eventually lost to fellow Americans Bethanie MattekSands and Jack Sock 6-7(3), 6-1, 10-7. Williams and Ram teamed up at the last minute. Williams admitted that she found their success — albeit silver — surprising. “I’m used to doing this with Serena,” she told reporters. “It’s such a crazy feeling.”
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Luis “Sweet Lou” Hidalgo dismisses what he says are pop-driven sounds of Latin music often heard on radio and television. Mr. Hidalgo instead prefers the New York Latin jazz and salsa, which he believes is grounded in rhythms from Africa, Cuba and Puerto Rico. His love of such music is what drove him to start the Latin Jazz and Salsa Festival, now in its ninth year in Richmond. Fans and newcomers to the music can hear, dance to and enjoy this year’s festival from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at Dogwood Dell. The free event is one of the summer highlights of the 60th Festival of the Arts at the amphitheater in Byrd Park. Mr. Hidalgo, who hosts “The Latin Jazz and Salsa Show” every Friday on WCLM radio, 1450 AM, says the first music festival was held in the parking lot of the station’s former location in Hopewell. It drew about 150 people that first year, he recalls, and about 500 the next year. “The third year, we got a permit to have it at 32nd and Hull streets” in Richmond’s South Side, Mr. Hidalgo says. “We had a live salsa band and 700 people came.” After that, Mr. Hidalgo and his group of organizers knew they were on to something. The festival has mushroomed. A connection was made with Richmond’s Festival of the Arts, which resulted in the festival moving to Dogwood Dell the fourth year, and a local band being hired to perform. Thanks to sponsors, a band from Puerto Rico entertained a crowd of between 3,000 to 4,000 people the next year. Mr. Hidalgo hopes the momentum will continue this weekend with featured acts to include Orquesta Curare, Frankely Fernandez, Latin Grammy nominee Luisito Rosario and Melina Almodovar. Mr. Hidalgo says the success of the festival is largely due to people in nearby neighborhoods who are lured by the music. “Fifty percent of attendees are not Latino,” he said. In addition to the music’s
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More than the summer heat sizzled last Saturday and Sunday as thousands of people flocked to the West End to enjoy the Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont. Fans were immersed in the sounds of jazz, R&B, zydeco and funk as artists, including longtime singer Stephanie Mills, right, performed on three stages throughout both days. A portion of the proceeds from the festival will benefit the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation, the Richmond Jazz Society and the Maymont Foundation. James Haskins/Richmond Free Press
Singer Al Jarreau reacts to an appreciative audience applauding his signature style.
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Fans brought blankets and chairs and spread out on the lush lawns at Maymont to soak in the music. From left, Dennis and Sabreen Friday lounge with Stella Rose, while Bonnie and Dwayne Radden get up and dance during one of the acts. Below, The Roots, with percussionist Questlove, were among the headliners.
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Low-wage workers bring message, movement By Leah Hobbs
Laura Clark is a home care worker, yet she has no income. The 53-year-old Caroline County resident cares for her 83-year-old mother, who suffers from dementia and COPD, but doesn’t qualify to receive pay as a family caregiver because her mother has life insurance. She said her daily struggle to keep things going in her own household makes her understand the plight of others working for minimum wage — $7.25 an hour. That’s why she joined several thousand people last Saturday to march and rally in Richmond in the “Fight for $15,” a national movement to raise the minimum wage to $15. Like Mrs. Clark, millions of workers in Virginia and across the United States don’t earn enough to afford basic necessities. The minimum wage, Mrs. Clark said, “is barely enough for a teenager to support themselves, let alone a family. The minimum wage should be a living wage.” Fight for $15 organizers strategically chose Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy, for its two-day national convention to show the correlation between systemic racism and low-wage jobs. With streets closed to traffic, thousands of supporters from Detroit and Chicago to New York and Florida marched from Monroe Park to the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, where Dr. William Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP, addressed the crowd, many of them low-wage workers in fast food, home care and child care. “Labor without living wages is nothing but a pseudo form of slavery,” Dr. Barber said to applause. “You are right to raise up and declare we can’t wait any longer. Hard-working people can’t wait. Mothers trying to raise their children can’t wait. “It took 400 years to go from zero wages to $7.25. We can’t wait another 400 years,” he said. Earlier Saturday morning, hundreds of protesters joined with local McDonald’s restaurant workers who walked out on strike
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Dr. William Barber II, left, president of the North Carolina NAACP, energizes the crowd of thousands who withstood Saturday’s scorching heat to march from Monroe Park to the Monument Avenue statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to call for an end to slave wages.
in Richmond’s North Side. Workers said they want to send a clear message to fast food giants that they won’t be ignored, but will fight for $15 an hour. Mrs. Clark said she gets her mother up every morning, helps her use the bathroom, administers her medications, feeds her and keeps the house clean. During some of the hottest days of the
Fruity fun in Carytown With the weekend temperatures soaring, thousands of people enjoyed a cool summer favorite — watermelon — at Sunday’s 33rd Annual Carytown Watermelon Festival. Several blocks of West Cary Street were transformed into a large street party filled with the sounds of bands, entertainers and food. Right, Connie Chisholm, left, and Pat McKenzie with the ACCA Temple Shriners serve bowls of the refreshing fruit. Proceeds from the watermelon sales benefit the Shriners Hospitals for Children, which provides care for youngsters without charge. Organizers said several Richmond area children are being helped at the hospitals, the closest of which is located in Greenville, S.C.
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summer, her air conditioner barely cools the house lower than 85, but she doesn’t have the money to buy a new one. “These are basic needs everybody deserves,” she said. Mrs. Clark said she’s living off of the proceeds of her husband’s life insurance. Working two jobs to support his family, he was killed in a car accident when he fell asleep at the wheel after working too many hours over the course of three days, she said. She said she’s uncertain what will happen once the money runs out, but she wants a better situation for her 26-year-old daughter and grandchildren. “My parents marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the same reasons we are marching,” she said, referring to the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. “This fight shouldn’t have lasted this long. I don’t want my grandchildren to fight the fight my grandparents fought. People of color shouldn’t have the same issues from generation to generation.” Some opponents of raising the minimum wage claim it would harm the economy. But Mrs. Clark disagrees. “If you increase the minimum wage, that gives more spendable cash to everyone. Everybody is winning,” she said. “The money will keep circulating. The more money you have in your pocket, the more money you’ll spend.” She said she realizes many people may not understand her perspective and that of the marchers. “The rich will never understand what it’s like to be poor. Until they walk in our shoes, they’ll never understand,” she said. Several people at the rally challenged politicians to live for a month on minimum wage. Organizers reminded people that change in America occurs through grassroots movements like Fight for $15. Dr. Barber encouraged the people to keep advocating for the pay they deserve. “When truth and justice have fought, truth and justice have never lost,” he said.
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Ryland Roane, 58, AIDS educator and HIV hotline supervisor dies status in newspaper and television interviews, helping to combat the stigma surrounding HIV,” Ms. Martin said. “The manner in which Ryland humanized HIV was his most powerful gift,” said Bill Harrison, president and executive director of the area’s largest LGBT organization, Diversity Richmond. “His impact on the AfricanAmerican community is well established. He made connections with countless communities of faith and other community organizations to share information and spread knowledge. The number of lives that Ryland saved could never be measured,” Mr. Harrison said. Awarded the department’s first “Public Health Hero” award, Mr. Roane played a variety of roles for the department, most notably as supervisor of the HIV hotline for the past 16 years, Ms. Martin said. “Ryland was always willing to go the extra mile to
By Jeremy M. Lazarus
Ryland Restee Roane Jr. was a pioneer in HIV/AIDS education in Central Virginia. After being diagnosed with HIV in 1987, the Richmond native devoted his life to providing information and assisting others through his work for the Richmond and state health departments. A graduate of Wake Forest University, his contributions during his 28-year career are being remembered after his death Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. He was 58. He succumbed to leukemia at a local hospital, according Elaine G. Martin, director of the state health department’s HIV Prevention Services. One of Mr. Roane’s major contributions was to raise awareness and understanding of the disease, she said. “He was one of the first people in the Richmond area to publicly talk about his HIV
counsel a newly diagnosed patient or help someone solve a medication access problem,” Ms. Martin said. “Whatever the task or challenge, Ryland would respond, ‘We’re on it. We’ll get it done.’”
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Rev. Gregory King named pastor of South Side church Richmond has long been home to ministers and religious leaders who combine their roles in the church with civic and social action. The Rev. Gregory King is no stranger to confronting issues that impact local and national communities. Rev. King, who serves as director of Social Justice and Human Concerns for the New York and Washington Region of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, has been appointed pastor of Broomfield C.M.E. Church at 609 Jefferson Davis Highway in South Richmond, He succeeds the Rev. Kathleen Brooks of Takoma Park, Md., who served Broomfield’s 200-member
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congregation for 14 years until her retirement Aug. 13. She was Broomfield’s first female pastor. A native of Philadelphia, Rev. King attended Morehouse College before transferring to Drexel University, where he graduated in 1977 with a degree in accounting. He was called to the ministry in 1981, and was appointed pastor of Metropolitan C.M.E. Church in Philadelphia in 1988. Rev. King later pastored other churches in Philadelphia, Washington and Alexandria, including Russell Temple C.M.E. Church in Northern Virginia. Rev. King is the father of two sons, Gregory King Jr. and Sterling King, both of Philadelphia.
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Family and Friends Community/Festival Saturday, September 17, 2016
Pastor Kevin Cook
QUIOCCASIN BAPTIST CHURCH 9011 QUIOCCASIN ROAD, HENRICO VA 23229 TELEPHONE: (804) 741 2313 • FAX: (804) 741 1501 WEBSITE: WWW.QUIOCCASIN.ORG • EMAIL: QBC@QUIOCCASIN.ORG
Homecoming Services
Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, Pastor “There’s A Place for You” 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) 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting
11:00 AM Mid-day Meditation
8:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 A.M. JOINT MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE Reverend Dr. Earl Leslie Bledsoe
2:30 P.M. PRAYER AND PRAISE 3:00 P.M. HOMECOMING WORSHIP SERVICE Reverend Michael R. Lomax and The Westwood Baptist Church Family
Revival Services
REVIVAL PREACHERS
Thirty-first Street Baptist Church
(near Byrd Park)
(804) 359-1691 or 359-3498 Facebook Fax (804) 359-3798 sixthbaptistrva www.sixthbaptistchurch.org
“A Caring Community Committed to Listening, Loving, Learning and Leaning While Launching into our Future.”
HOMECOMING PREACHERS
Monday, August 22, 2016 – Friday, August 26, 2016
400 South Addison Street Richmond, Va. 23220
Mosby Memorial Baptist Church
Sunday, August 21, 2016
1127 North 28th St., Richmond, VA 23223-6624 • Office: (804) 644-1402
11AM – 5PM Community Day Worship Sunday, September 18, 2016 - 10:45 AM
Rev. Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs, Pastor
“MAKE IT HAPPEN”
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Theme for 2016: Becoming a Five-Star Church of Excellence
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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
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Join us for WorshipDuring Youth Sunday! Reminders
~Noonday & Evening Bible Study is back in Session! Come out and share with us as we delve into the Word together. ~School supplies given out on the 21st. Don’t forget to bring in school supplies over the next few days to support our kids in the School Supply Drive! Weekly Worship: Sundays @ 10:30 A.M. Church School: Sundays @ 9:00 A.M. Bible Study: Wednesdays @ Noon & 7:00 P.M. 2901 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 648-2472 ~ www.mmbcrva.org Dr. Price London Davis, Senior Pastor
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7:00 P.M. PRAYER AND PRAISE 7:30 P.M. THE CALL TO WORSHIP MONDAY — REVEREND FRANK LOMAX, III First Union Baptist Church, Crozier
TUESDAY — REVEREND MELVIN SHEARIN, II Great Hope Baptist Church
WEDNESDAY — REVEREND DR. PATRICIA GOULD-CHAMP
SUNDAYS
Faith Community Baptist Church
THURSDAY — REVEREND DR. EMMANUEL C. HARRIS
Church School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.
Jerusalem Baptist Church, Manakin-Sabot, Virginia
YOUTH NIGHT AND T-SHIRT NIGHT (DETAILS LATER) FRIDAY — REVEREND ANGELO CHATMON
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WEDNESDAYS Bible Study 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Pilgrim Journey Baptist Church
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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
Rev. Dr. Price L. Davis, Pastor
Garland Avenue Baptist Church CELEBRATES
VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY DAY “THE PROMISE OF A LIMITLESS FUTURE” SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2016 - 11:00 A.M.
COME TO GARLAND AVENUE FOR DYNAMIC PREACHING, INSPIRING MUSIC, A SPIRITUALLY ENHANCING WORSHIP EXPERIENCE
DR. JEFFERY O. SMITH, PASTOR GARLAND AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH PREACHER FOR THE WORSHIP SERVICE 2700 GARLAND AVENUE, RICHMOND, VA 23222-3602 (804) 321-1372 www.garlandavebc.org “Pastor and People United in Greater Ministry”
HOMECOMING 2016 “Building a Christ Centered Community with Love and Unity...Invite, Invest and Empower.” Mathew 28: 18-20
Reverend Michael R. Lomax, Pastor Westwood Baptist Church 915 Glenburnie Road Richmond, VA 23226 Office: 804-288-3224 Church: 804-288-3223
Sunday, August 28, 2016 Praise Worship Corporate Service
9:45 AM 10:00 AM
( Homecoming meal served immediately following Corporate Worship)
Guest Preacher, a son of Westwood, Reverend Wendell M. Waller Christian Home Baptist Church, Windsor, Va.
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Richmond Free Press
Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, September 12, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2016-210 To close, to public use and travel, a portion of North 25th Street, located between Nine Mile Road and T Street, and four alleys in the two blocks bounded by Fairmount Avenue, North 24th Street, T Street, North 25th Street, U Street, North 26th Street, and Nine Mile Road consisting of 22,857± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions. Ordinance No. 2016-211 To conditionally rezone the properties in the blocks bounded by North 24th Street, T Street, U Street, North 26th Street, Nine Mile Road and Fairmount Avenue from the B-2 Community Business District, R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District and R-5 Single-Family Residential District to the B-5C Central Business District (Conditional), upon certain terms and conditions. Ordinance No. 2016-212 To conditionally rezone the property known as 800 Jefferson Davis Highway from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the B-6C Mixed-Use Business District. Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Jean V. Capel City Clerk
Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD CARL THOMAS WAYBRIGHT, JR., Plaintiff v. SARAH ELIZABETH BURRELL, Defendant. Civil Law No.: CL16-2137 8/02/16 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled 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 more than one year, since December 24, 1998. And it appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that Sarah Elizabeth Burrell, 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 Sarah Elizabeth Burrell do appear in the Clerk’s Office of the Law Division of the Circuit Court of the County of Chesterfield, 9500 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832, on or before September 19, 2016 at 8:45 a.m. and do whatever necessary to protect his interest in this suit. A Copy Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES Rudolph C. McCollum, Jr. Esquire P.O. Box 4595 Richmond, VA 23220 804-523-3900 VIRGINIA: IN THE CAROLINE CIRCUIT COURT Plaintiff v. WILHEMENIA MICHELLE BROWN v. ALEXANDER YURIYOVIYCH BABANSKY, Defendant. Case No.: CL16000443-00 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 is an nonresident, appear here on or before the 30th day of September, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., and protect his interests. Susan W. Minarchi, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO LOURDES CAROLINA YOC RAMIREZ, Plaintiff Continued on next column
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v. WILLIAM ESTUARDO RIVERA RECINOS, Defendant. Case No.: CL16-1079 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground that the parties have lived separate and apart in excess of one year. It appearing from an affidavit filed by the plaintiff that the defendant’s whereabouts are unknown, it is therefore ORDERED that the defendant appear before this Court on or before October 24, 2016, to protect his interests herein. A Copy, Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk I ask for this: Shannon S. Otto, VSB No. 68506 Locke & Quinn P.O. Box 11708 Richmond, Virginia 23230 Telephone: (804) 649-7545 Facsimile: (804) 545-9400 Email: otto@lockequinn.com Counsel for Plaintiff
named Court and protect his or her interests on or before 10/3/2016, at 9:20 AM.
0697/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Gregory M. McKoy and Brenda Mitchell, who may be deceased. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, BRENDA MITCHELL a/k/a BRENDA ANGELA MITCHELL p/k/a BRENDA TAYLOR, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF BRENDA MITCHELL a/k/a BRENDA ANGELA MITCHELL p/k/a BRENDA TAYLOR, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that SHANTELL TAYLOR, CURTIS TAYLOR, TREVINO MITCHELL and TAJE MITCHELL a/k/a TAJE DOMINIQUE MITCHELL, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his/her last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that ILLUMINATO TAYLOR, who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SUSIE ELIZABETH HARRIS, DECEASED, 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 BRENDA MITCHELL a/k/a BRENDA ANGELA MITCHELL p/k/a BRENDA TAYLOR, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF BRENDA MITCHELL a/k/a BRENDA ANGELA MITCHELL p/k/a BRENDA TAYLOR, SHANTELL TAYLOR, CURTIS TAYLOR, TREVINO MITCHELL, TAJE MITCHELL a/k/a TAJE DOMINIQUE MITCHELL, ILLUMINATO TAYLOR, ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SUSIE ELIZABETH HARRIS, DECEASED, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23. 2016,and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO ELENA LOPEZ RAMIREZ, Plaintiff v. EDOUARDO GONZALEZ PEREZ, Defendant. Case No.: CL16-1895 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to allow the plaintiff to secure a divorce a vinculo matrimoni on grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart for a period in excess of one year, as provided by Va. Code § 20-91(9). It appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that the whereabouts of Eduardo Gonzalez Perez, the above-named defendant, are unknown, it is therefore ORDERED that the said Eduardo Gonzalez appear on or before September 30, 2016 in the Clerk’s Office of this Court and do what is necessary to protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk Christopher M. Malone, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiff ThompsonMcMullan, P.C. 100 Shockoe Slip Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 649-7545 (Telephone) (804) 780-1813 (Facsimile) VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JACQUELINE NELSON, Plaintiff v. VERNON NELSON, Defendant. Case No.: CL16001461-00 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 12th day of September, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 2 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 AOUA MANE, Plaintiff v Case No. CL15005439 COLEMAN VITAL, Defendant. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony due to separation in excess of six months. It is ORDERED that Coleman Vital appear at the above-named court and protect his interests on or before August 24, 2016. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk
CUSTODY virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re HUNTER LEE SMITH, Juvenile Children’s Home Society of Virginia v. JENNIFER LYNN SMITH (mother), and Unknown BIRTH Father JJ093327-002; 03 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Pursuant to VA. Code § 161-277.01, Children’s Home Society of Virginia (“CHS”) requests that the Court terminate the residual parental rights of the birth mother; Jennifer Lynn Smith, whose whereabouts are unknown, and the unknown father, whose identity and whereabouts are unknown, and allow custody of Hunter Lee Smith, d/o/b 05/06/16 to remain with the CHS with the right to place the infant for adoption. It is ORDERED that the defendant Jennifer Lynn Smith and Unknown Birth Father appear at the aboveContinued on next column
virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re AIDEN KNIGHT, Juvenile v. Amy Dean (mother), Unknown (Father) JJ091018-09, JJ091018-10 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Amy Dean, (Mother), Unknown, (Father), of Aiden Knight, child, DOB 11/28/2014, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, includin 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), Amy Dean (Mother), appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 11/7/2016, at 9:00 AM. Court Room #1. Matthew Morris, Esq. 730 E. Broad St, 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-3493
PROPERTY VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. MARY D. LOADHOLT, et al. Defendants. Case No.: CL16-2029-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as “103 East 32nd Street”, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# S000-2003/026, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, MARY D. LOADHOLT. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARY D. LOADHOLT, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this matter, 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 MARY D. LOADHOLT, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, 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. MARY D. LOADHOLT, et al. Defendants. Case No.: CL16-2028-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as “101 East 32nd Street”, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# S000-2003/027, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, MARY D. LOADHOLT. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARY D. LOADHOLT, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this matter, 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 MARY D. LOADHOLT, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, 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. GREGORY M. MCKOY, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL16-1749-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2720 Fendall Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, TaxMap/GPIN# N000Continued on next column
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. BERNICE G. MARTIN a/k/a BERNICE GENE MARTIN a/k/a BERNICE JEAN MARTIN, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF BERNICE G. MARTIN a/k/a BERNICE GENE MARTIN a/k/a BERNICE JEAN MARTIN, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL15-3510-1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4709 Castlewood Road, Richmond, Virginia, TaxMap/GPIN# S0090459/023, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Bernice G. Martin. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner BERNICE G. MARTIN a/k/a BERNICE GENE MARTIN a/k/a BERNICE JEAN MARTIN, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of BERNICE G. MARTIN a/k/a BERNICE GENE MARTIN a/k/a BERNICE JEAN MARTIN, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that TERRY MARTIN a/k/a TERRY GENE MARTIN, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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 BERNICE G. MARTIN a/k/a BERNICE GENE MARTIN a/k/a BERNICE JEAN MARTIN, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of BERNICE G. MARTIN a/k/a BERNICE GENE MARTIN a/k/a BERNICE JEAN MARTIN, TERRY MARTIN a/k/a TERRY GENE MARTIN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. Continued on next column
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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. MANDELLUM LLC, An Entity not registered with the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporate Commission, et als., Defendants. Case No.: CL-16-2198-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1427 West Clay Street, Richmond, Virginia, TaxMap/GPIN# N0000615/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, MANDELLUM LLC. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MANDELLUM LLC, or its heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that KIY LLC, A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, which may have an ownership interest in said property, or its heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that KIY CRAWFORD, As Former Member/Manager and Possible Trustee in Liquidation, who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response in this matter; that ANDRE MASSENBURG a/k/a ANDRE MADELL MASSENBURG A/K/A ANDREW M. MASSENBURG, who may have an ownership interest in said property, 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 MANDELLUM LLC, or its heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, KIY LLC, A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, or its heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, KIY CRAWFORD, As Former Member/Manager and Possible Trustee in Liquidation, ANDRE MASSENBURG a/k/a ANDRE MADELL MASSENBURG A/K/A ANDREW M. MASSENBURG, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 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. JMJ PROPERTIES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL16-2729-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1905 O Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/ GPIN# E000-0370/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, JMJ PROPERTIES, INC.. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JMJ PROPERTIES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that MILES H. JOYNER III, As Former Director and Trustee in Liquidation, who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that DARRYL PARKER, Trustee, of a certain Note secured by a Deed of Trust dated April 11, 2000, with respect to said property, recorded April 12, 2000 in Instrument Number 00-8327, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or his successor/s in title; that ROSEMARY R. HARRIS, Trustee, of a certain Note secured by a Deed of Trust dated April 11, 2000, with respect to said property, recorded April 12, 2000 in Instrument Number 00-8327, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or her successor/s in title; 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 JMJ PROPERTIES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, MILES H. JOYNER III, As Former Director and Trustee in Liquidation, DARRYL PARKER, Trustee, of a certain Note secured by Continued on next column
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a Deed of Trust dated April 11, 2000, with respect to said property, recorded April 12, 2000 in Instrument Number 00-8327, or his successor/s in title, ROSEMARY R. HARRIS, Trustee, of a certain Note secured by a Deed of Trust dated April 11, 2000, with respect to said property, recorded April 12, 2000 in Instrument Number 00-8327, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or her successor/s in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.
this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be creditor/s with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this matter; 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 CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, OLD DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, or said holder’s heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, CHERYL L. TAYLOR, As to $5,000.00 Interest, who may be the holder of a $5,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, CHERYL L. TAYLOR, As Executor, Estate of Glennis S. Taylor, As to a $20,000.00 Interest, which may be the holder of a $20,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, ARTHUR ADAMS TRUST, As to a $50,000.00 Interest, which may be the holder of a $50,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, or said holder’s heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, RONALD COHEN, As to $25,500.00 Interest, who may be the holder of a $25,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, TAMARA B. LACEY, As to part of an Interest, who may be the holder of an Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, JONATHAN COHEN, As Holder of a possible Interest, who may be the holder an Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, RICHARD D. KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, 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
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 58.13969 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
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. CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al.,Defendants. Case No.: CL15-3834-1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1718 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E0000951/022, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that OLD DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or said holder’s heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that CHERYL L. TAYLOR, As to $5,000.00 Interest, who may be the holder of a $5,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that CHERYL L. TAYLOR, As Executor, Estate of Glennis S. Taylor, As to a $20,000.00 Interest, which may be the holder of a $20,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that ARTHUR ADAMS TRUST, As to a $50,000.00 Interest, which may be the holder of a $50,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, has not been located and not filed a response to this action, or said holder’s heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that RONALD COHEN, As to $25,500.00 Interest, who may be the holder of a $25,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that TAMARA B. LACEY, As to part of an Interest, who may be the holder of an Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that JONATHAN COHEN, As Holder of a possible Interest, who may be the holder an Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 9, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded May 10, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-15971, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, RICHARD D. KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to Continued on next column
For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 816 NORTH 22ND STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0373/013
Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 22, 2015 in the matter City of Richmond v. Blufort Linwood Spencer, Jrr., et al Case No. CL14-4370-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 606 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
Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Melvin Williams, Jr., et al., Case No. CL16-511-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 816 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
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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 58.13969 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
Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300
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 58.13969 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
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 58.13969 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, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 1007 NORTH 33RD STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0878/021 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 19, 2015 in the matter City of Richmond v. Elmer Baker, Who May Be Deceased et al., Case No. CL14-1273-1, 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, 2016 at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1007 North 33RD 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 58.13969 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, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Continued on next column
COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1320 NORTH 34TH STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0875/004 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on March 21, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Verneida S. Miles, Who May Be Deceased, Case No. CL15-3963-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1320 North 34TH 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 58.13969 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, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 1802 NORTH 23RD STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-1081/009 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on March 21, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Eddie A. Jones, et al., Case No. CL15-3449-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1802 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 Continued on next column
For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 1717 NORTH 21ST STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0938/021
Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on July 21, 2014 in the matter City of Richmond v. Premier Investment Properties, L.L.C., et al., Case No. CL13-26491, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3102 1st 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
Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on March 21, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Jesse L. Bodrick, who may be deceased et al, Case No. CL15-2346-1, 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, 2016 at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1717 North 21 st 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
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For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 3102 1st Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-1060/009
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For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 2207 EDWARDS AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000-0460/008 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 27, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Doris E. Crostic et al. , Case No. CL16-1810-4, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2207 Edwards 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, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 1722 HICKORY STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0364/010 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 27, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Leo A. Shaw, et al., Case No. CL12-2762-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1722 Hickory Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more Continued on next column
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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
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 58.13969 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
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For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 2121 GREENWOOD AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0446/018 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Eddie Ransome, Jr., et al, Case No. CL15-2547-1, 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, 2006, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2121 Greenwood 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, Continued on next column
For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 2201 GORDON AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000-0549/010 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Any Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Assignees, or Successors in Interest of Harry Hyde, Jr., et al., Case No. CL16-528-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2201 Gordon 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 58.13969 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 Continued on next column
For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 3057 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE S000-1477/013 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Pleasant R. Crump, Jr., et al, Case No. CL15-4189-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3057 Midlothian Turnpike, 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 58.13969 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, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 3205 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE S000-1876/014 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 14, 2014 in the matter City of Richmond v. Lawrence I. Steed, et al, Case No. CL13-4733-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate Continued on next page
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together with any improvements thereon, known as 3205 Midlothian Turnpike, 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 58.13969 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
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 58.13969 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, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 8011 BURRUNDIE DRIVE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C003-0221/006
Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. William E. Clark, Who May be Deceased, et al., Case No. CL16-527-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3612 Griffin 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,
Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on March 21, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Stephen D. Forehand, et al, Case No. CL15-3507-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 8011 Burrundie Drive, 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 58.13969 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
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For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 3612 GRIFFIN AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N016-0081/019
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Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 1218 NORTH 24TH STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0559/030 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on March 21, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., et al., Case No. CL15-1476-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1218 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 58.13969 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, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 1303 WILLIS STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007-1180/008 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. James R. Marchand, et al., Case No. CL16-756-4, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1303 Willis Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described Continued on next column
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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 58.13969 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
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 58.13969 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, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 2010 ALBANY AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000-0348/006 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2015 in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, L.L. C., et al., Case No. CL15-956-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2010 Albany 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 Continued on next column
For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 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 2121 VENABLE STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0373/012 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Melvin Williams, Jr., et al, Case No. CL16-512-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2121 Venable Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL Continued on next column
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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 58.13969 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
Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940
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 58.13969 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
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Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1801 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007-1527/001 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on April 25, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Hubert J. Cassell et al., Case No. CL064934-1, 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, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1801 Jefferson Davis Highway, 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 Continued on next column
For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300
BID COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID ITB# 16-1244-8JK DX System and Building Automation Replacement at Old Innsbrook Library Due 2:30 pm, September 8, 2016 Additional information available at: http://www. henrico.us/departments/ purchasing/bids-andproposals/ COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION ITB # 16-1237-8CE – Seven Pines Villa Sites Sewer Replacement - This project consists of providing approximately 4,000 feet of PVC and ductile iron gravity sanitary sewer main and transferring 81 sanitary sewer laterals. Due 3:00 pm, September 14, 2016. Additional information available at: http://henrico.us/ purchasing/.
NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS August 18, 2016 City of Richmond, VA Dept. of Economic & Community Development Development Division of Neighborhood Revitalization 1500 E. Main Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-7025
Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Housing and Community Division of Housing 600 East Main Street, Suite 300 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Kevin Hobbs (804) 371-7120 kevin.hobbs@dhcd.virginia.gov
These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Richmond and Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about September 6, 2016 the City of Richmond will submit a request to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Community Development Block Grant funds under Section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, to undertake a project(s) known as: Church Hill North – RRHA $6,865,517 for demolition, disposition, new construction of multifamily housing (90 units) and new construction of single family housing (166 units), for a total of 256 residential units. The estimated total project cost is $60,385,454. On or about September 6, 2016, DHCD will submit a request to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Richmond Field Office (HUD), for the release of HOME funds under CranstonGonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, Title II, 1990, as amended, to undertake a project known as: Church Hill North – RRHA $900,000 new construction of multifamily housing (45 units, phase 1B) which is part of a larger project that involves demolition, disposition, new construction of single and multifamily housing for a total of 256 residential units. Additionally, rental assistance in the form of HUD Project Based Vouchers, under Section 8(o)(13) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, as amended, is proposed for this project. The estimated value of this HUD related rental assistance is $3,479,919, over the 15 year contract term. FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The City of Richmond and DHCD have determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at Neighborhood Revitalization Division, Department of Economic and Community Development, City of Richmond, 1500 E. Main Street, Suite 400, Richmond, Virginia 23219 phone: 804-646-7025, facsimile: 804-646-6358, electronic mail: daniel.mouer@richmondgov.com and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:00A.M to 5:00P.M. PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Daniel Mouer, Project Development Manager of the Neighborhood Revitalization Division, Department of Economic and Community Development, City of Richmond, 1500 E. Main Street, Suite 400, Richmond, Virginia 23219 phone: 804-6467025, facsimile: 804-646-6358, electronic mail: Daniel.mouer@richmondgov.com. All comments received by 5:00PM, September 2, 2016; will be considered by the City of Richmond prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing. ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION The City of Richmond certifies to HUD that Selena Cuffee-Glenn in her capacity as Chief Administrative Officer, DHCD certifies to HUD that William Shelton in his capacity as Director, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the City of Richmond to use program funds. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Richmond’s and DHCD’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Richmond; (b) the City of Richmond has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to HUD at 600 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219-1800, Attention: Mr. Ronnie J. Legette, Sr., Director, Community Planning and Development Division or Attention: Ms. Catherine Lamberg, Director, Richmond Public and Indian Housing Program Center. Potential objectors should contact HUD at (804) 822-4881 or (804) 822-4899, to verify the actual last day of the objection period. Selena Cuffee-Glenn, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Richmond William Shelton, Director for the Va. Department of Housing and Community Development
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The Compliance and Asset Management Department is seeking a qualified individual to evaluate overall financial and physical performance of multifamily apartment communities financed by VHDA. The individual will oversee a regionallybased loan portfolio for the Central Virginia Team and will report to departmental management on at-risk apartment communities with VHDA financing. The successful candidate will live in the Greater Richmond area. Oversight includes evaluating financial statement submissions, generating cash flow projections and analyzing capital improvement programs, recognizing real estate operational trends, performing market analysis studies, conducting physical inspections, and monitoring for compliance with federal and state housing programs.
The requirements for this position include a BS/BA in accounting, finance or equivalent with extensive work experience in accounts payable including purchase order matching, processing payments, vendor maintenance, conflict resolution, recommending and/or abiding by internal controls and proficiency with tax reporting among other duties. The candidate should have knowledge of accounts receivable and cash receipt processing and controls as well as a background in expense management and credit card program administration. Additional requirements include Microsoft Outlook and Excel proficiency; familiarity with enterprise resource systems; strong proficiency in all types of communication, especially written; and attention to detail. Experience with Lawson Financials and XM (Infor) expense management is preferred. We offer a competitive salary with generous benefits package. Submit resume with cover letter stating salary requirements online only at: http://www.vhda.com/about/careers An EOE This position closes at midnight on Monday, August 29, 2016. Hiring Range: $40,257 – 52,332 Background and credit checks will be performed as a condition of employment.
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Bachelor degree or equivalent work experience in the multifamily real estate or financial services industry required. Experience with or course work in analyzing operating budgets and audited financial statements preferred. Ideal candidate will have demonstrated knowledge of real estate analysis, asset management, and/or property management. Several years of experience in the real estate, asset management, financial services field with industry designations such as the CAM or CPM desirable. Position requires computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office (emphasis in Excel, working knowledge of Outlook), proficiency in Internet functionality, as well as general knowledge of databases and systems development from a user perspective. Demonstrated organization and prioritization skills and proven attention to detail are essential. Should possess innovative problem solving, negotiation, and written & oral communication skills. Will need to be able to work independently or in a team environment. Will be required to inspect properties by navigating the buildings, stairways, and grounds. Must possess a current driver’s license in good standing and be able to travel, occasionally overnight. We offer a competitive salary with generous benefits package. Submit resume with cover letter stating salary requirements online only at: http://www.vhda.com/about/careers An EOE This position is open until filled. Background, credit, and driving record checks will be performed as a condition of employment. Hiring range - $61,222 – 79,589
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Big thanks for big fans
The Washington NFL team wrapped up its Richmond training camp Sunday, but not before hosting its traditional Fan Appreciation Day last Saturday. With the line of fans wrapped around West Leigh Street, the Bon Secours training center was mobbed with autograph seekers of all ages. Cornerback Greg Toler, left, a graduate of the
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former St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, signs a hat for Aniya Neeson, while Willie Jefferson, right, hands an autographed mini football to another fan. The event featured musical performances and dance competitions before the team’s practice. After practice, team members mingled with the crowd.
VUU’s Hakeem Holland ready to take off want to talk to him?” Holland Caroline County, Braxton went on to become VUU’s asked with a smile. all-time ground gainer, with 5,008 yards, and scorer “Tavon used to drive me to with 63 touchdowns. school, work me out. I modeled Coincidentally, Coach James was a VUU defensive my game after his.” lineman in 1998 and 1999, playing with Braxton. Holland starred at Edmond“Andre always made the first man miss,” said son-Westside High School in Coach James. “And the next guy had to be a man Baltimore before transferring to to bring him down.” St. Frances Academy, where he Holland’s freshman stats would have been even was recruited by VUU Coach more impressive if not for team penalties. He had seven Mark James. touchdowns, including a 60-yarder against Virginia State Hakeem Holland “In this business you need University, called back due to blocking violations. connections everywhere,” said Coach James. Holland had a season-high 186 yards against Lincoln The 5-foot-10, 189-pound University, 164 yards against Holland ran the 40-yard dash Chowan University and 153 Ground gainers in 4.38 seconds last year, yards against St. Augustine’s Here is a list of Virginia Union University’s second among the Panthers to University. top 10, single season football rushing former VUU runner Malcolm Of his 12 touchdowns, 10 marks: Morris. were rushing, one receiving and Yards Ball carrier Season Holland sat out in 2014 to another on a kickoff return. 1,660 Andre Braxton 2000 establish himself academically This season Holland figures 1,507 Bobby Phillips 1993 and to learn VUU’s playbook. to have more help. 1,383 Andre Braxton 1997 “With Hakeem, it’s all about Transferring to VUU ust from unity tr 1,201 Bobby Phillips 1994 e-comm the vision — his ability to put Division d poIlicUniversity of il FRCentral u b M to 1,145 Adrian Wright 1986 ee ates $2 Florida is 6-foot-1, 228-pound his foot on the ground and go an don rd o J l ae 1,116 Judge Thomas 1976 e Mich ir a zero to top speed,” said Coach William Stanback. n o li Bil 1,043 Monroe Beard 1964 James. In 2014, Stanback made the 1,043 Andre Braxton 1998 By vision, Coach James was All-American Athletic Confer1,040 Hakeem Holland 2015 referencing Holland’s skill at ence with 697 rushing yards and 989 Larry Roberts 1973 nod reading his blockers and making 10 touchdowns. idential ric pres to is h h adjustments. “William is a different kind g wit ss ceilin ers glanorth and south; we’ll use him in ttmore “You’ve got to know where you’re going before of runner — a h s n Clinto Hilla you get there,” Holland said. arymultitude of ways,” said Coach James. Holland’s 1,040 rushing yards last season was the Bruising Stanback appears best suited to grinding second highest by a VUU freshman. Andre Braxton out tough yards inside. When the Panthers travel rambled for 1,383 as a freshman in 1997. From outside, look for “Lil Tay” to kick up his heels. A7
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State champ signed to track team Virginia Union University has added a state high school champion to its strong roster of sprinters. Iyon Oravitz of Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton has signed with the Panthers to run under the direction of VUU track and field Coach Wilbert Johnson. Oravitz won the Group 1-2A title in the spring, running 200 meters in 22.07 seconds. He finished second in the 100 meters in 10.98. During indoor season, Oravitz won the 1-2Astate championship in the 300 meters competition. He also was an All-Conference 36 defensive back for the Fighting Leemen. Short sprints are a VUU specialty. The Panthers finished fourth last spring in the 4x100 relay at the NCAA Division II nationals in Bradenton, Fla.
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