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Maggie L. Walker’s grave, historic Black, Jewish cemeteries, hit by graffiti

Signs with Confederate school names go back up in Hanover County

By George Copeland Jr.

Cleaning plans, discussions and investigations are underway after Maggie L. Walker’s gravesite at historic Evergreen Cemetery and at least four other historic sites — including two African-American cemeteries and a Jewish cemetery — were tagged with graffiti. The numbers “777” were spraypainted. Walker’s gravesite, a bench and nearby trees, and on the entrance pillars to the cemetery off Stony Run Parkway in the City’s East End near the Henrico County line. Evergreen Cemetery officials, volunteers and members of Mrs. Walker’s family were first alerted to the vandalism early Monday morning by John Shuck, who for the past seven years has helped lead efforts to clean up and restore the historic burial ground where the pioneering businesswoman, bank president and activist was laid to rest in 1934. Similar graffiti also was found at adjacent East End Cemetery, on grave markers at Barton Heights Cemetery in North Side, and at Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery in Fulton, which was started in 1886 by orthodox Jewish immigrants to the city. More graffiti was discovered Tuesday at the launch pad for the Richmond Slave Trail near the James River, and graffiti targeting Mayor Levar M. Stoney also was found on the Reconciliation Statue at 15th and Main streets near Shockoe Bottom. “Upon hearing the news, my heart dropped,” Liza Mickens, 22, Ms. Walker’s great-great-granddaughter told the Free Press on Monday. “She is so beloved in the city. To choose to defame her final resting place is shameful and vindictive.” There was some initial speculation that the tagging of Mrs. Walker’s grave was related to a similar incident at Evergreen three years earlier ago, according to John Sydnor, executive director

The Hanover County School Board has temporarily re-installed the signs of two Hanover schools named for Confederates, just weeks after voting to rename the schools and their mascots to eliminate ties to the Confederacy. “Under the directive of the Hanover County School Board, school division staff will be temporarily re-installing the primary signage at Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall Jackson Middle School for a brief period of time while school division administration works through the transition process for renaming the schools,” the School Board said in a statement this week. The signs were removed following a 4-3 vote on July 14 by the School Board to rename the schools. The high school, opened in 1959 during Massive Resistance, was named for Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The schools were segregated at the time; Black students could not attend. The middle school, which was named for another Confederate general, was opened in 1969, just months after Hanover County submitted its school desegregation plan to the federal court. The School Board’s close vote to change the names and eliminate the honor for racist traitors was viewed as a sea change in the county that is 86 percent white, 9.5 percent African-American and 3 percent Latino. It also garnered approval from a variety of sources, including the Hanover Branch NAACP, which had advocated for the change, and Gov. Ralph S. Northam, who called eliminating Confederate names “an important step” in ensuring a learning environment that reflects Virginia’s student body. “The School Board recognizes that those who

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Dr. Johnny Mickens III, right, the great-grandson of Maggie L. Walker, and his daughter, Liza Mickens, survey the damage Monday morning at Mrs. Walker’s gravesite in historic Evergreen Cemetery. The back of the headstone, entrances to the gravesite and benches around the gravesite were spraypainted with “777,” numbers that are linked to white supremacist groups.

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Hanover Branch NAACP officials claim the county School Board bowed to pressure from the Hanover County Board of Supervisors to re-install signs bearing the Confederate school names. This one, outside the high school, went back up on the marquee just days ago.

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City’s Confederate statues now up for disposal By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Let the disposal begin. The Richmond City Council on Monday set in motion a plan to finally rid Richmond of most of the city-owned statues and icons of Confederate traitors, although surprisingly, not all. As expected, the council voted 9-0 to approve the permanent removal of the Confederate statues and to start the process to receive bids for 10 of the 12

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People are advised to bring an umbrella in case of inclement weather or to use as shade from the sun while waiting in line. Appointments are encouraged by calling the Richmond and Henrico COVID-19 Hotline at (804) 205-3501 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Walk-up testing will be offered while test supplies last. Virginia has rolled out a new smartphone app to automatically alert users if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first state to use the new pandemic technology. The free Covidwise app was created by Apple and Google and is available in Apple and android app stores. During Gov. Ralph S. Northam’s COVID-19 media briefing on Wednesday, state officials encouraged its use, particularly within African-American and Latino communities to help curb the spread of the virus. The app uses wireless Bluetooth technology to detect when someone who downloaded the app has spent time near another app user who later tests positive for COVID19. Those who test positive can anonymously notify others to help stop the spread. State officials repeatedly stressed that the app will not track or collect users’ information. The Virginia Department of Health reported on Wednesday 95,049 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide, along with 8,126 hospitalizations and 2,274 deaths. According to the data, African-Americans comprised 24.1 percent of cases and 25.5 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 37.3 percent of the cases and 11.1 percent of deaths.

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items under city control. That includes the four former Monument Avenue statues of Jefferson Davis, Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, Matthew Fontaine Maury and J.E.B. Stuart. After the vote, Lawrence Anderson, City Council’s chief of staff, said that he would work with council to create a process that would allow governments, museums or private organizations to bid for the statues. Mr. Anderson said he and other staff

would vet the applications and offer recommendations for sale to the council. He said the first recommendations could come as early as Sept. 8. City Council has to wait 30 days after the vote to begin a sale, but is under no deadline to actually undertake that action. Please turn to A4

Lee statue to remain under new 90-day injunction By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Six times the fun Mom Ajibola Taiwo tries to keep from getting wet during splash time with her 3-year-old sextuplets on a recent hot summer afternoon. The youngsters are, from left, Jubeelo, Sindara, Funbi, Semiloore, Setemi and Morayo. Mrs. Taiwo said it takes teamwork with her husband, Adeboye Taiwo, to make their household in The Fan run smoothly. The Taiwos are natives of Nigeria.

The statue of slavery-defending Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will continue to loom over Monument Avenue for at least 90 more days. In a legal battle full of tangles, Richmond Circuit Court Judge W. Reilly Marchant this week issued his own injunction to temporarily block Gov. Ralph S. Northam from taking down the 12-ton, 130-yearold statue. The injunction is to remain in force until a full hearing is held on the merits of the governor’s proposal. That hearing has not been scheduled. The issue of the Lee statue continues to percolate even after the removal of virtually all other publicly owned Confederate icons in Richmond and City Council approval Please turn to A4

RPS releases initial details of online reopening By Ronald E. Carrington

When school starts Tuesday, Sept. 8, for Richmond Public Schools students, their online lessons will begin at 9:15 a.m. and end at 4:20 p.m. Students in pre-school through third grade will start earlier — at 9 a.m. and end at 2:45 p.m.

While the younger students will have a majority of live teaching online, older students will have a mix of learning experiences, including live teacher-led, on-screen instruction, independent work on and off their Chromebooks and small group or one-on-one lessons. That is part of the 51-page plan for RPS’ first semester of the 2020-21 academic year under COVID-19,

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Pandemic puts city assessments, financial picture on hold By Jeremy M. Lazarus

New valuations of Richmond homes and businesses have yet to be issued. City Assessor Richie McKeithen told the Free Press the work is done, but he is taking extra time before releasing the results of his staff’s work due to the pandemic. He said he wants to “make certain” the findings he will issue reflect the real estate market before releasing valuations that will dictate how much property owners will owe City Hall in real estate taxes in 2021. Essentially, he’s trying to determine if the coronavirus pandemic is having any impact on values. In his view, the flood of money from the federal CARES Act that Congress passed earlier this year might have temporarily supported the market and helped inflate prices. Mr. McKeithen With Congress stymied in passing a second round of stimulis checks and unemployment numbers still well above average, Mr. McKeithen said he’s concerned there could be a downward movement in prices and a rise in evictions that could alter the picture of a strong market he is seeing. Ordinarily, the new assessments of existing homes and businesses would have been released on or before July 1. Mr. McKeithen said he tentatively expects to release the new assessments by Sept. 1, but could wait a bit longer depending on economic conditions. However, he also needs to provide time to hear appeals of the new assessments by property owners. He said he has to deliver the land book to the city Finance Department by Nov. 1 so that office can prepare and issue the first round of real estate tax bills by Jan. 1. Currently, he is wrapping up assessments of new construction, the final piece needed to complete the assessment process. Meanwhile, City Hall’s financial reports have not shown any sharp decline in collections of taxes, fees and other revenues in the 2020 fiscal year that ended June 30, compared to collections at the same point in fiscal 2019. City Finance Director John Wack noted that the impact from the virus on city revenues for fiscal 2020 is still uncertain given that City Council has allowed people to delay payment without penalty of their current tax bills on cars and homes until Friday, Aug. 14. It is likely to take until mid-September’s fourth quarter report on fiscal 2020 to get a better understanding, Mr. Wack said. However, city officials generally believe it more than likely will take until November and the release of the audited Comprehensive Annual Financial Report before a complete picture of the virus’ impact on city revenues in fiscal 2020 will be available. The city is preparing to take a hit in the 2020-21 fiscal year that began July 1 and, with City Council support, has cut $38.5 million in projected spending to prepare for a virus-fueled downturn.

More COVID-19 cases reported at city jail; Henrico cases subsiding By Jeremy M. Lazarus

A few more cases of COVID-19 have been reported at the Richmond Justice Center in the past week, as the Henrico County Jail has reported an end to the epidemic at its Parham Road facility. In a July 30 update, Richmond Sheriff Antionette V. Irving noted that 12 inmates and five staff members are quarantined after testing positive for the coronavirus, though she did not report any needing to be hospitalized. A week earlier, the city’s jail reported its first COVID-19 cases involving three inmates and two staff members. Sheriff Irving stated that her staff remains committed to ensuring safety and continues to take the necessary precautions, including wearing masks, increased cleaning and as much social distancing as possible. In Henrico County, Sheriff Alisa A. Gregory announced Tuesday that all of the inmates who previously tested positive have been cleared of being infectious after being quarantined for at least two weeks. Last month, Sheriff Gregory reported 125 inmates had tested positive, though she stated then that none had to be hospitalized. The state Department of Corrections has continued to see new cases. As of Monday, the department said 2,143 state inmates tested positive for COVID-19 since the virus hit in March. Currently, 585 inmates are under quarantine after testing positive, along with 127 staff members, state officials said. On July 22, the department listed the total number of inmates testing positive since March at 1,544, along with 101 staff. The Aug. 3 report noted that the number of inmate deaths remains unchanged at 13. Currently, 11 inmates are hospitalized because of the virus. The majority of the current cases stem from an outbreak at St. Brides Correctional Center in Chesapeake, where 295 cases were reported. The department also noted other facilities with double-digit numbers, including 59 cases at Green Rock Correctional Center in Pittsylvania County and 47 at Indian Creek Correctional Center in Chesapeake. Additional cases were reported at two previous hot spots, Lawrenceville and Greensville correctional centers, with 34 and 28 cases, respectively.

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New murals are sprouting as artists seek to lend their vision to the Black Lives Matter movement. Here, Chris Visions, left, and Emily Herr portray their view of the world on a building Slices of life and scenes in the 2900 block of West Marshall Street in Scott’s Addition. This work is one of three murals adorning the building as part of the new Mending Wall public art project. The purpose, according in Richmond to the website: “To bring together artists from different cultures and backgrounds to create murals that address where we are now in society and how we can move forward through understanding and collaboration. The hope is to bring about healing through public art while adding something meaningful to the conversation.” Prolific Richmond muralist Hamilton Glass came up with the concept that now involves at least 28 other artists and has gained financial support from The Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond and Altria.

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Dominion leadership changes lead to promotions for African-Americans, women Free Press staff report

African-Americans and women will play more prominent roles in the operation of Dominion Energy in the wake of a leadership overhaul at the Richmond-based energy giant following its abandonment last month of the $8 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline project. Among those who will move up effective Oct. 1 is Edward H. ‘Ed” Baine, a 25-year veteran of the company who will become president of Dominion Energy Virginia – the company’s largest business unit. Mr. Baine joined Dominion in 1995 after earning his bachelor’s in electrical engineering at Virginia Tech and has risen through management ranks, most recently serving as senior vice president for power delivery for the Virginia unit. He and the company’s general counsel, Carlos M. Brown, are the highest-ranking African-Americans in Dominion, and Mr. Baine will be the first African-American to head a business unit, the company noted. Charlene Whitfield has been tapped to succeed Mr. Baine as senior vice president and will report to him. A graduate of Virginia Union University and a 38year veteran of Dominion, Ms. Whitfield will oversee the Virginia unit’s electric transmission, distribution and customer

solution operations. The changes stem from leadership revisions higher up the company’s corporate ladder. Dominion announced last Friday that Thomas F. Farrell II, Dominion’s chief executive officer, president and chairman who led the failed Atlantic Coast Pipeline fight that cost the company $2.8 billion, will be stepping back from day-to-day administration on Oct. 1 and giving more control to the leadership team he has been building. Now 65, Mr. Farrell will continue to command the company as executive chair of the board, according to the company’s statement, but will hand off the roles of president and CEO to his heir apparent, Robert M. “Bob” Blue, previously executive vice president and co-chief operating officer. Diane Leopold, who had been co-chief operating officer and executive vice president along with Mr. Blue, will become the sole chief operating officer to whom Mr. Baine and other presidents of operating units will report. Ms. Leopold will report to Mr. Blue. “One of my goals as CEO was to build a strong leadership team and a long-term succession plan,” Mr. Farrell stated. “Today’s announcement is the next step in that process.” Mr. Farrell, who joined Dominion in 1995 as general counsel and has led the

company since 2006, emphasized that he is not ready to retire. “There is no established timeframe for my role as executive chair,” he stated. He noted he will focus more on policies, continuing development of Dominion’s strategic plan and “Dominion’s leadership in the new clean energy economy.” The company now ranks third among U.S. electrical utilities in solar energy, he stated. An attorney like Mr. Farrell, Mr. Blue joined Dominion Energy in 2005. His various roles have included stints as the company’s chief lobbyist and as president of Dominion Virginia Power. Ms. Leopold joined Dominion in 1995 and has been an officer of the company since 2004. Her career includes service as senior vice president for business development and generation construction and executive vice president and CEO of the gas infrastructure group. She also currently chairs the board of the American Gas Association. The company’s top leadership is still dominated by white males, according to a Dominion listing of its executives. Of the 22 people currently holding titles of senior vice president or higher, 14 are white males, six are women and two are African-American.

Dr. Frank S. Royal honored by National Medical Association Dr. Frank S. Royal Sr. of “I am pleased and excited to Richmond is the recipient of the see a fellow Richmond resident National Medical Association’s and my former primary care W. Montague Cobb Lifetime physician receive the award,” Mr. Achievement Award. Green said. The award was announced on Now retired, Dr. Royal was July 31 at the start of the NMA’s cited for his dedicated service convention, which was held virtuto Meharry Medical College in ally this year. Nashville, Tenn.,where he earned Dr. Royal The award recognizes an indihis medical degree and served as vidual who has demonstrated more than 20 chairman of the board for 25 years. years of consistent, long-lasting contributions “He is an alumnus who has dedicated his to benefit African-Americans and the field entire life to advancing Meharry and the betof medicine. terment of others,” Dr. James E.K. Hildreth, Terone B. Green of Henrico County, Meharry’s president and chief executive treasurer of the Cobb organization, said officer, stated in support of the award. Dr. Royal was “the clear choice” when the Dr. Royal has contributed more than $2 Cobb Institute’s board considered possible million to the medical school throughout the honorees. years. He led a capital campaign during his

tenure as board chairman that raised $127.5 million for Meharry. He and his wife, Pamela, also established an endowed scholarship at the school. Dr. Royal also is a past president of the NMA and former board chairman for more than three decades at Virginia Union University, where he earned his undergraduate degree. Dr. Royal spearheaded the effort that brought Richmond Community Hospital to Church Hill, where he maintained his practice for decades. He also served on the board of directors of several major corporations, including Dominion Resources, CSX Corp., Chesapeake Corp., SunTrust Banks, Smithfield Foods and Hospital Corporation of America, or HCA.

Police clear ‘Grace Park’ encampment

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Richmond Police officers remove belongings on July 30 from “Grace Park,” a two-month-old encampment created by protesters, after residents of the area complained. Location: The grassy median at Allen Avenue and Grace Street north of the Lee statue on Monument Avenue. On the same day, police also cleared a similar camp on the Monument Avenue median north of the camp. Two people were arrested. By Monday, activists were once again distributing food, water and literature from tables in the Allen Avenue medians. Participants said police officers were regularly checking, but mostly appeared to condone the activity. However, they said police issued warnings against overnight stays on the medians. Police reported that about 11:15 p.m. July 30, shots were fired into a vehicle near the Lee statue circle following an altercation and that the glass door of a residence in the 1600 block of Monument Avenue had been shattered by reported gunfire. Officers canvassing the area found a rifle and ammunition magazines. “Gunfire and violent behavior is not peaceful, nonviolent protest; it is criminal, unacceptable and will not be tolerated in our city,” Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith said in a statement. “The City of Richmond will take all necessary steps to protect residents and visitors and preserve peace and public safety in our communities.”

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direct responsibility in virtual learning. Superintendent Jason Kamras walked the board through the five-part plan, called “Reopen With Love,” that will impact about 24,000 students and their families and hundreds of teachers, administrators and school employees as they adjust to virtual learning beginning next month. The daily school schedule accommodates meal delivery and pick-up via bus stops that will occur between 7 and 9 a.m. for grades K-12. Pre-K students and students who typically require door-to-door transportation will receive meal delivery between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Dr. Tracy Epp, RPS’ chief academic officer, provided the sample schedules and emphasized that each school principal has the flexibility to develop master schedules tailored for their school’s specific academic programs and needs. Since March when schools across the state were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, RPS has distributed approximately 16,000 Chromebooks and 6,000 Wi-Fi hotspots to students for their academic use. The school system also has provided more than 1 million meals to students and families across the district.

Mr. Kamras said Monday that all RPS students, regardless of economic need, will have a Chromebook by the end of September. Students with economic need who do not have a personal computer are the priority, he said. RPS has placed orders for another 8,000 Chromebooks for the new academic year, officials said. School Board member Dawn Page, 8th District, expressed parents’ and teachers’ concerns about dealing with the youngest students, saying, “We know the short attention span of this group of learners and the need for flexibility and creativity by teachers.” Approximately 3,800 students with IEPs, or Individualized Education Programs, who typically receive support within the general education classroom setting, will continue during the virtual semester. IEP renewal meetings will begin this month. For students requiring unique services, RPS will arrange inperson, at-home support using district contractors with Personal Protective Equipment and physical distancing, officials said. Administration officials said they have tried to be flexible to accommodate special needs for the large number of realities parents and families are living with across the district as school begins. Sandra Lee, RPS’ chief talent officer, said as of July 31, 90 percent of the teacher vacancies have been filled for the new

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of the Enrichmond Foundation that owns Evergreen Cemetery, founded in 1891 and the final resting place for many notable African-Americans in Richmond’s history. This theory was dropped, however, as news spread of the same green graffiti found at Montefiore Cemetery and Barton Heights Cemetery, which was founded in 1815 by free African-Americans in Richmond. According to the AntiDefamation League, the numbers “777” became a symbol appropriated by the Nazis and has links to a white supremacist group in South Africa, though nothing has been confirmed. Richmond and Henrico police are investigating. Mr. Sydnor said that it’s difficult to pinpoint when the vandalism took place, but volunteers were working in Evergreen on Saturday evening. He said officials and volunteers are brainstorming to ensure this and other acts of vandalism don’t happen in the future, and are working to clean up the graffiti and provide as-

academic year, with only 38 positions remaining out of 370 vacancies. At the same time last year, only 80 percent of the school district’s vacancies had been filled, she said. Officials said 12 teacher vacancies remain in elementary schools, 18 in middle schools and eight in high schools. New RPS teachers will have a two-day, online orientation Aug. 24 and 25, while all teachers have six days of virtual pre-service training, as well as two planning days to prepare for the start of the year on how to build strong student relationships remotely. All teachers will receive virtual teaching kits to help them teach from home. The $2.1 million cost was covered by a board approved transfer of funds from contract transportation services that will not be needed during the first semester. Overall, the plan was developed since the board unanimously approved virtual reopening just three weeks ago. Mr. Kamras called Reopen With Love a collective effort by RPS teachers and principals, parents and students, care givers and community partners. However, he said more work needs to be done on the details and ironing out specific tasks. “These groups have been working to vet ideas, provide new and creative solutions to the many challenges the district faces in the wake of setting up a virtual semester opening in a short time,” Mr. Kamras told the board at Monday’s Zoom meeting.

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Continued from A1 sistance to the other cemeteries the father of Ms. Mickens, the incident is sad, although he’s that were hit. “Any help we can give to thankful that the damage was find the names offensive would like them removed immediately our other folks and fellow minimal. For Ms. Mickens, it’s a and those who are not offended caretakers and stewards, we’re situation that validates the by the names would have here,” Mr. Sydnor said. For Ms. Mickens, the places work of volunteers and oth- liked them to remain longer,” chosen by vandals to tag are a ers and “further amplifies the the School Board noted in a sign “that marginalized commission to enshrine these sites statement. “Just as there is an ongoing munities are being targeted and uplift the stories of those process for determining the as a means of retribution” buried there.” and possible response to the calls for racial justice that have accompanied the widespread and ongoing protests against police brutality in Richmond and across the United States. A similar possibility was raised by the family of the late tennis star and humanitarian Arthur Ashe Jr., who weeks earlier suggested his statue be moved temporarily from Monument Avenue to avoid the potential for vandalism as demonstrators called for the removal of Confederate monuments from the street. Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press For Dr. Johnny The entrance to Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery, a Jewish Mickens III, Ms. Walk- cemetery started by immigrants in 1886 in Fulton, also bears er’s great-grandson and graffiti linked to hate groups.

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A small sign bearing the Confederate battle flag and the words “I Support Confederate Heritage” is posted on the Hanover high school’s marquee.

new names of these schools, the School Board is asking staff to present a formalized process for the removal of the current names that includes signage and various articles located throughout the schools and campuses.” Robert N. Barnette Jr., president of the Hanover Branch NAACP and the state NAACP, slammed the Hanover School Board for backing away from its earlier decision. He claimed the board “apparently succumbed to pressure from the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, members of which have declared their intention to reverse the name change.” “Re-installing the Confederate names at the schools just one month before the start of the school year reflects an ongoing hostility to African-American

students and is antithetical to the values of morality and equality,” Mr. Barnette continued. “We regret that the School Board has decided to waste additional taxpayer funds clinging to the past rather than helping students move forward.” He said that the Hanover NAACP’s appeal in a federal lawsuit it filed last August seeking to change the schools’names is moving forward. The suit had been dismissed in May. Mr. Barnette said last month that the appeal would continue in case the Hanover County School Board dragged its feet on the name change. Staff at the two schools are to present plans about the renaming during the next School Board meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The board is to vote on new names in October.

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The vote was based on a new state law that allows localities to remove war memorials. However, the city’s process might have to be redone to address two Confederate statues that were left off the original list for removal – those honoring Richmond railroad tycoon and Confederate Gen. Williams C. Wickham and a Confederate unit known as the Richmond Howitzers. City Council also did not consider how to deal with the statue of Christopher Columbus that was torn down in early June by protesters from its pedestal in Byrd Park. Disposal of the Columbus statue would require a separate process as it is not a war memorial. Still, City Council’s action represents a clear victory for 9th District Councilman Michael J. Jones, who began advocating for the removal of the Confederate statues three years ago when only one other council member supported the idea. This time, the eight other council members signed on as cosponsors of the legislation Dr. Jones sponsored. Mayor Levar M.

Stoney, who had announced in late June that he also would copatron the ordinance with Dr. Jones, is not listed as a sponsor. In July, Mayor Stoney used emergency authority granted to him on June 8 by City Council to remove all the city-owned Confederate statues except that of Confederate Gen. A.P. Hill at Laburnum Avenue and Hermitage Road in North Side, where Gen. Hill’s remains are buried. Dr. Jones did not speak during the meeting on a triumph he sees as benefiting the city. Most of the other council members also kept silent on the historic action to remove the Confederate images that have long dominated the city’s landscape and which are to be followed in the months to come with elimination of Confederate names from a major bridge and a stretch of U.S. 1, a major north-south road. Council Vice President Chris A. Hilbert did take a moment to mark the occasion. “These statues were placed in the public square as an affront to individuals in this city who were reduced to ‘Jim Crow’ status. They sent a definite message that white people were in charge,”

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of their future disposal. Judge Marchant took over the cases in midJuly after another judge, Richmond Circuit Court Judge Bradley B. Cavedo, stepped aside because he lives in the Monument Avenue Historic District near the statue. Judge Marchant issued his restraining order Monday against Gov. Northam to block the Lee statue’s removal in two written opinions stemming from a July 23 court hearing. In a win for Gov. Northam, Judge Marchant first threw out Judge Cavedo’s original injunction as having no basis in law as argued by Attorney General Mark R. Herring. The opinion boosted the credibility of two recently filed complaints seeking Judge Cavedo’s removal from the bench for allegedly ignoring the judicial requirement to be impartial. The complaints were filed with the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, the state’s disciplinary body for judges. In a separate case brought on July 22 by Monument Avenue preservationist Helen Marie Taylor and four other property owners within the Monument Avenue Historic District, Judge Marchant issued the 90-day

injunction. He wrote in an Aug. 3 opinion that the plaintiffs had standing, or a legal right to sue, based on their property ownership and linkage to the statue and the harms they allege they would suffer if the Lee statue is removed. Judge Marchant wrote that the plaintiffs had offered arguments that were strong enough to justify a temporary restraining order keeping the statue in place based on state Supreme Court precedents. The plaintiffs claim in their suit that removal of the statue could result in a loss of the National Historic Landmark designation for Monument Avenue and a reduction in the value of their properties. They also claim they would be harmed by “the loss of a priceless work of art and the degradation of the internationally recognized avenue on which they reside.” Judge Marchant wrote that a brief delay would not harm the state, but could cause harm to the plaintiffs if the statue were removed before the issues they raised were fully litigated. Mr. Herring and his office had little time to prepare for the case, which was filed the day before the scheduled July 23 hearing on the original Lee statue case. He also did not seek to remove the case to federal court as he did the first time Ms. Taylor and the

plaintiffs filed the case in June. The original Lee statue case was brought by William C. Gregory, a great-grandson of two association members that gave the land, the Lee statue and its pedestal to the state in 1890. Judge Cavedo used the Gregory case on June 8 to block Gov. Northam from removing the Lee statue. He followed up on June 18 by extending his restraining order until July 23 even though he dismissed Mr. Gregory’s original court filing. He justified his injunction by giving Mr. Gregory time to amend his lawsuit to show he had a right to sue. In ruling on the Gregory case after Judge Cavedo stepped aside, Judge Marchant found that Mr. Gregory lacked any legally recognizable property interest in the Lee statue and land upon which it sits. He also wrote that the law Mr. Gregory claimed would be violated if the statue were removed “provides no right of action under which any member of the general public … can proceed” and that automatically precludes an injunction. As a result, “both of plaintiff’s substantive claims fail as a matter of law,” Judge Marchant wrote in dismissing the case with prejudice, meaning that Mr. Gregory cannot bring it again.

Mr. Hilbert said. He called it time to move forward and to end the monuments to a lost cause and to a “breakaway country. It was illegal. We need to own up to that,” he said. “We should not honor those who led an armed insurrection against federal authority where so many were killed. We need to honor history, not those who fought for the perpetuation of slavery.” The full list of the 10 items to be disposed of includes the four Monument Avenue statues plus to two cannon that were in the median; the statue of Gen. Hill; a stone cross to Fitzhugh Lee and a statue of Joseph Bryan that were in Monroe Park; and the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Church Hill. During a public hearing before the vote, Richmond representatives of the Italian- American Cultural Association and the Giuseppe Verdi Society, unaware that the Columbus statue was not up for disposal, urged the council to return the statue to them so it could be placed on society property in Mechanicsville. “This statue was a gift to Richmond from the sons and daughters of Italy who were making a new life here,” Aldo F. Funai of the society told the council. “They paid for it and it should be returned to our organization if the city no longer wants it.” The Free Press was told the council would need to rescind the 93-year-old ordinance of acceptance of the statue to make that happen. The council also heard from a representative of relatives of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, who urged the council to turn that statue over to them so it can be placed at Laurel Hill, his birthplace in Patrick County. Dr. Jones endorsed the idea. Only three of the speakers urged City Council to reconsider removing the statues. Among them was Betsy Blevins, who told council she represented white people “who believe in racial equality and needed to speak up after weeks of destruction that went on under the veil of the Black Lives Matter movement.” She said the council needs to ensure individuals’ rights are preserved and that decisions are made that are “fair and honest.” Ms. Blevins decried Mayor Stoney’s sudden removal of the Confederate statuary instead of following the guidance of the Monument Avenue Commission he appointed that recommended four of the five statues remain with contextual signs added. Another woman told City Council that it was blowing the opportunity to create a “learning laboratory” on the Civil War that could become a major attraction. That was the point that another speaker made, noting a Wall Street Journal article estimating that 7 million people yearly spend $2.6 billion in visiting Civil War sites. He said instead of removing the statues, City Council should promote them to draw more tourists and gain a larger share of those dollars. “Given the current fiscal needs of the city,” he said, elected officials are making a grave mistake in “ridding the city of a potential cash cow. Think long and hard about what you are doing.” Meanwhile, Richmond sculptor Paul DiPasquale urged the council to write into any future sales documents a requirement that the purchaser preserve the item.

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Small nonprofit makes big impact on lives, health of people By Jeremy M. Lazarus

get the medicines they need,â&#x20AC;? said Amy Yarcich, a New Jersey native who has Josselyn Aguirre-Cabrera went to see a led Rx Partnership as executive director doctor about her nagging headaches and for 13 years. learned she had diabetes. During her tenure, the partnership has Struggling to find work in Richmond added generic medications and, as result of and unable to get health insurance, the 25- the COVID-19 pandemic, enabled partner year-old native of Central America worried clinics to begin mailing prescriptions to about paying for the essential medication patients to reduce interactions. she was prescribed. Efficiency is the watchword Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grateful that, with a for this organization, which lists friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help, she can get her just five staff members on its prescription filled at CrossOver website, including Ms. Yarcich, Healthcare Ministryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s South and operates on a yearly budget Side pharmacy for just $5 a of under $700,000. month. Even so, the organization is â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what I would able to supply clinics with 126 do if this was not available,â&#x20AC;? different types of medications Ms. Yarcich she said. to treat 51 of the most common CrossOverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to supply inex- chronic ailments, including those associated pensive medications is largely due to with mental illness, Ms. Yarcich said. its connection to a little known Henrico The need is clear: 39 percent of Virginia County-based nonprofit. households face financial hardships and Called Rx Partnership, the small nonprofit struggle to afford household necessities, works behind the scenes to supply free and Ms. Yarcich noted. low-cost clinics like CrossOver with free Most of those served through the netbrand name and generic medicines that they work of clinics earn too much to qualify can offer at low cost to patients. for the expanded Medicaid program and Every month, thousands of people are too little to afford health insurance, even able get the medicine they need to live with with subsidies, she said. high blood pressure, chronic obstructive She acknowledges that her organizapulmonary disease, heart conditions and tion aids only a fraction of the 300,000 a host of other chronic medical problems Virginians who fit in the category of befrom the only organization of its kind in ing ineligible for Medicaid, being unable the state. to get health insurance through work or In 2019, Rx Partnership reported that being unable to afford individual health the medications it supplied without charge insurance plans. to the clinics filled 50,000 prescriptions for She worries that the surge in unem9,724 patients in 85 localities. The retail ployment resulting from the pandemic value of the medications: $16.7 million. will leave more people without health â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are seeking to benefit people who insurance and the ability to pay for needed face really tough choices â&#x20AC;&#x201D; buy food or medication.

She said Rx Partnership will do its best to ensure the need is met. Through the years, other options have developed that were not available in 2003. Walmart, Kroger and some pharmacy chains now offer inexpensive generics for some chronic conditions, and there are a plethora of pharmacy discount programs such as Good Rx that enable patients to get discounts at pharmacies. Rx Partnership, though, remains the mainstay for the clinics. The nonprofit, which began operations four years before Ms. Yarcich came aboard, is the brainchild of the Virginia Health Care Foundation and its director, Deborah D. Oswalt. Organized in 1992 during former Gov. L. Douglas Wilderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration, the foundation was created to focus on ways to enable Virginians who are uninsured or live in medically underserved areas to gain access to medical, dental and mental health care. The cost of prescription medicine is a perennial issue. In 2003, the foundation began the prescription drug initiative by creating a partnership between brand name drug manufacturers, the Medical Society of Virginia and the Virginia Association of Free Clinics. The partners have changed over time, and Ms. Yarcichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team is always on the hunt for foundation grants to ensure operations are funded. Still, after 17 years of successful operation, Ms. Yarcich said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are seeking to raise our profile and be seen as the go-to organization for medication access. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of moving parts to delivering medication to a lot of different organizations,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One thing is for sure, we know how to do this and do it well.â&#x20AC;?

Virginia sales tax holiday this weekend Shoppers will save a few dollars this weekend as Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual sales tax holiday returns. Between Friday, Aug. 7, and Sunday, Aug. 9, the 5.3 percent state sales tax is waived on school supplies, clothing, footwear, hurricane and emergency preparedness items and some appliances. Many stores follow suit and waive the sales tax on other merchandise to encourage buying. For details and a list of qualifying purchases, go to www. tax.virginia.gov.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Conversations at the Monumentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to be held for Aug. 8 at Lee monument A coalition of community groups will host â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conversations at the Monumentâ&#x20AC;? from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Lee statue at Monument and Allen avenues, it has been announced. The purpose: To allow Richmond residents to communicate with state and local leaders about their concerns regarding police reform, racial inequality, education inequality, voting rights and restoration of rights, criminal injustice reform and health care inequality, according to the announcement. Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax, City Council members Michael Jones and Stephanie Lynch, representatives from the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office and the Capitol Police are expected to attend the event that is being described â&#x20AC;&#x153;as a movement to create dialogue.â&#x20AC;? Sherri Robinson, founder of Show Love LLC, is the organizer of the event with community groups including Virginia Black Leaders Roundtable Association, Richmond Action Alliance, Racial Divides, Beauty Bar of Faith, 381 Movement, Tuko Pamojo, the Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Project, World U.P. Foundation and others. The goal, according to the announcement, is to discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;an effective and fair plan of action for healing within the city.â&#x20AC;? Details: RVAcamrally@gmail.com.

Metropolitan Business League to host candidates forum The Metropolitan Business League is hosting a two-part candidates forum and town hall regarding small business in the state that will be held online. Called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Decision 2020: Town Hall Discussions with Political Leaders on the State of Small Business in Virginia,â&#x20AC;? the first virtual meeting will be held 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, and will feature U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner and state Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan.

Sen. Warner is up for re-election in November, while Sen. McClellan has announced she is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor next year. The second virtual session will be held 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. It will feature Richmond mayoral candidates Levar M. Stoney, the incumbent, Richmond City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, Justin Griffin, Tracey McLean and Alexsis Rodgers.

The MBL, a nonprofit dedicated to helping small, women and minority-owned businesses, is presenting the forum to create an opportunity for dialogue between political candidates and business owners.Â The event is free, but registration is required. Questions for the candidates may be submitted at the time of registration. For details and registration, go to https://host.regform.com/ decision-2020/.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY D/B/A DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA FOR APPROVAL OF A RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE RIDER W, WARREN COUNTY POWER STATION CASE NO. PUR-2020-00103 â&#x20AC;˘Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dominionâ&#x20AC;?) has applied for approval to revise its rate adjustment clause, Rider W. â&#x20AC;˘Dominionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request represents a revenue requirement of $119,743,000 annually, which would increase the bill of a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $0.15. â&#x20AC;˘A Hearing Examiner appointed by the State Corporation Commission will hold a hearing in this case on January 12, 2021. â&#x20AC;˘Further information about this case is available on the SCC website at: https://scc.virginia.gov/pages/Case-Information. 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No going back Confederates don’t go easy. When the recent surge began to remove the Monument Avenue statues that tragically honor traitors to our nation and racist slavers who sought to deny our humanity, there was no doubt the blowback would come. We point to recent events in Richmond and Hanover County as examples. In Richmond, Confederate sympathizers have gone to court to block their centerpiece from extinction — the 12-ton, six-story statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee — even as other icons to their Lost Cause have been taken down and put into storage, so appropriately, outside the city sewage treatment plant in South Side. On Monday, Richmond City Council initiated the process to dispose of the statues. The city has opened an offering period and is preparing a process that allows museums, historical groups, government entities and others to submit proposals for buying and taking them away. City Council Vice President Chris A. Hilbert has suggested they be sold at public auction and put on private property. We believe an auction or sale of some type would be a good way for the City of Richmond — and its taxpayers — to recoup some of the $1.8 million it cost to sweep away this flotsam and jetsam left by the defiant losers of the Civil War as a symbol of their unrelenting oppression of Black people. We have long held that these statues belong elsewhere, such as in museums, at Civil War battlefields or the historic homes of these Confederates preserved by foundations where people can learn about the history and mistakes of the past. They don’t need to be a drag on the psyche, morale and budget of our city and its diverse population any longer. Since the Lee statue was erected in 1890 and the others on Monument Avenue followed, the people of Richmond have paid a heavy price. Now we ask City Council to ensure that the cost to transfer the statues to whomever winds up getting them is borne by those entities and not the taxpayers. Nor do we want to see the statues erected on private property along the heavily traveled interstates in Metro Richmond. We don’t want to see them perched next to the roadway, like the oversized Confederate flag at Interstate 295 and Interstate 64 in Eastern Henrico County, where they can become a bitter landmark to the past or a rally point for the Ku Klux Klan. The continued veneration of these Confederate statues also gives rise to the resentment over their removal and fans the flames of hate. Historic AfricanAmerican and Jewish cemeteries were tagged this week with graffiti used by white supremacist groups. The numerals “777” were spraypainted on the gravesite of noted Richmond businesswoman Maggie L. Walker at Evergreen Cemetery and also at the Sir Moses Montefiore, Barton Heights and East End cemeteries. According to the Anti-Defamation League, the numerals have links to ancient symbols appropriated by the Nazis and white supremacist groups. The neo-Confederates and hate mongers have it twisted. Mrs. Walker was about building people up, not oppressing people or keeping people in bondage because of their skin color or heritage. Even in Hanover County, where the School Board voted last month to remove the name of Confederates from two schools, there is anger, resentment and resistance. Bowing to pressure from the forces of hate in the county, the board ordered school officials to put the Confederate names back up at the schools until new names are chosen and signs are completed, possibly this fall. We are not surprised, given Hanover County’s long connection with the KKK, which has held membership recruitment events at the county courthouse as recently as July 2019. We urge the Hanover Branch NAACP and all rightminded people in the county to hold steady and remain fearless in the face of such hate and petty retribution. And we urge them to contact Hanover County School Board members and Superintendent Michael Gill to seek an expedited process for choosing new names for the schools, ones that will honor actual heroes from the county. We remind that voters in the county hold the power over the School Board and the Board of Supervisors. As a voter, your voice can keep elected officials on a positive path that recognizes and eliminates the symbols and systems of oppression that have targeted people of color for decades. The Confederate statues have come down or are coming down. So are the Confederate names of the schools. We have come too far to turn back. No one can turn us around.

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Evictions will deepen U.S. economic crisis “ The issue of inability to pay, poverty and unemployment – that existed pre-COVID-19. The difference between now and then is that the pandemic has shifted the line of poverty. There are more people at risk than before.”— Attorney Raphael Ramos of Wisconsin’s Eviction Defense Project In his Pulitzer Prizewinning book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the Americ a n C i t y, ” Matthew Desmond quotes a woman he calls Arleen, describing the profound exhaustion of trying to keep a roof over her children’s heads. She says, “Just my soul is messed up.” Her children are so defined by the experience of being evicted over and over again that one of them vows to become a carpenter so he can build her a house. The moratorium on evictions that was imposed by the federal CARES Act in March expired last week. The estimates on the number of Americans on the brink of eviction range from 10 million to 28 million. With the nation foundering in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and poised to plunge even further, more than 12.5 million renters were

unable to make their most recent rent payment. Almost twice as many fear they won’t be able to pay next month’s rent. About 56 percent of those renters are Black or Latino. More than 3 out of every 10 Black renters is behind on rent, and 46 percent of Black renters have no confidence they can make their next rent payment. Even before the pandemic,

Marc H. Morial nine of the 10 highest-evicting large U.S. cities had populations that were at least 30 percent Black. Among the eviction cases filed since the pandemic began, nearly two-thirds were in communities with above-average populations of color. With evictions clustered in lower-income Black neighborhoods, entire communities already struggling with massive job loss and business closures are disrupted by a churn of people moving in and out that severs close-knit social networks. With supplemental federal unemployment insurance payments now expired and Congress nowhere near a deal to extend them, we are facing an unprecedented wave of eviction that will drive the nation even further into economic crisis and despair. Eviction doesn’t just mean

the loss of a home. It means the loss of self-esteem, peace of mind, community and support systems and physical and mental health. Safe, affordable housing has always been at the heart of the National Urban League’s mission. As economic first responders, Urban League affiliates around the country are keeping people in their homes with emergency rental assistance, intervention and counseling. We are seeing the devastating economic effects of the pandemic first-hand. Last October, before anyone ever heard of the novel coronavirus, the National Urban League issued an urgent call to presidential candidates to address the affordable housing crisis. The following month, we sent them a letter. It wasn’t until late November, on the sixth night of debates, that the presidential candidates finally were asked a question about the housing crisis. Evictions are not just a result of poverty, they are a cause of poverty. It can result in job loss and make it hard to find a new job. It can make it almost impossible to secure decent housing. It leaves scars that can last a lifetime. I recently joined U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris; Rep. Maxine Waters, chair of the House Financial Services Committee;

One more reason to vote By the time you read this, it no longer will be breaking news that one of the cancers that has plagued U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has returned. Thankfully, she has declared her intention to remain on the court and, prayerfully, her longevity will extend well beyond the January presidential inauguration. I have no doubt that if, before then, she should no longer be able to fulfill her responsibilities as an associate justice, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Republican and Senate majority leader, would attempt to push a U.S. Supreme Court nominee through the Senate confirmation process with mercurial speed. Justice Ginsberg has proven herself to be a woman of character, strength, integrity and endurance. Her judicial decisions have identified her as a champion of the people and a staunch proponent of real justice. “The Notorious R.B.G.” has been a force for equal rights and justice for decades — long before her confirmation to the nation’s highest court. I can only assume that her commitment to women’s rights, civil rights and rights for the LGBQT community is based upon her experiences as a victim of discrimination. For all citizens of conscience, news of the recidivism of her cancer should be met with deep regret and, especially for political

progressives, provides one more reason to vote against No. 45 in November. Justice Ginsberg’s decisions and declarations from the bench have commonly met the test of practicality and good judgment. For me, her most notable quote referenced the Supreme Court’s 2013 dissolution of Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act. In her dissent, she wrote: “The sad irony of today’s

Dr. E. Faye Williams decision lies in its utter failure to grasp why the (Voting Rights Act) has proven effective. Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.” With the upcoming election and the prospect of a new administration in 2021, the health and well-being of Justice Ginsberg looms large. Notably, she is one-fourth of the liberal wing of the court. She’s reliable in her support for liberal positions of juris prudence. Her decisions have always been based upon protections and greater inclusiveness for individuals without regard to race, gender or gender identification. Current administration and Senate dispositions guarantee that any replacement for her would hold a judicial philosophy that is diametrically opposed to hers and would work to reverse many of the hard-won civil rights gains of the past 50 years.

Understanding this gives us one more reason to vote. Although we specifically vote for president and vice president in a national election, our vote for them means so much more. This is demonstrated by the election of No. 45 and his supporting cast in the Senate. Many, even his niece Mary Trump, have labeled No. 45 a virulent racist, but he’s not the only one in the White House. Stephen Miller, the identified architect of the Muslim ban and the family separation/border detention policy has been identified as a racist in the ilk of his president. More than 20,000 times, No. 45 has been a documented liar. I have watched innumerable cabinet members and members of the executive staff, who serve on the inside of the administration’s revolving door, lie with the same vigor as their chief. In reflection, we have generously paid three consecutive presidential press secretaries to lie to us whenever and however “the boss” determined it necessary. And they aren’t the only ones. We should not need a reason to vote beyond our civic responsibility. But, with No. 45’s lies and self-promotion, his mismanagement of COVID19, the growth and his promotion of racial injustice, and now, the potential for molding the U.S. Supreme Court in his malignant image, we must vote. Voting must be a personal and collective imperative. The writer is president of the National Congress of Black Women.

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and Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, to announce the introduction of the Housing Emergencies Lifeline Program Act, or the HELP Act, which will provide funding so those at risk of eviction can access legal representation and any evictions will do limited damage to renters’ credit. The bill would allocate $10 billion in Emergency Solutions Grants, which provide funding to states and localities for homelessness prevention and outreach and legal representation for those on the verge of being evicted. The HELP Act can do more than save people’s homes. It can save entire communities. It can stop a cycle of poverty and hopelessness. For people like Arleen, it can even save their souls. The writer is president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League.

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Make people the priority with city investment Re â&#x20AC;&#x153;Slave memorial and museum gets jumpstart under mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan,â&#x20AC;? Free Press July 30-Aug. 1 edition: Mayor Levar M. StoneyÂ is rolling out a planÂ to invest $53.5 million over the next five year into the creation of a slave memorial museum and park. How did the mayor come up with these absurd numbers, particularly with a lot of the city schools needing to be refurbished, evictions taking place and homeless people on the streets? If he had come out with a much smaller amount, this project might have been more feasible, but not this.

Our teachers need pay increases. Some of our citizens need help paying their bills. Some of the schools are antiquated and need refurbishing or to be torn down. People and children should be the recipients of this type of money if it is available. During these hard times dealing with the coronavirus, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that we had that type of money available. This amount of money should go toward helping people have a better quality of life and for children to be the best they can be in a conducive environment. I am not saying that the slave memorial and museum are not

important because they are. They will tell us about our past and pay tribute to those who paved the way for us. Many citizens out here now are struggling and need help. Do we just turn our backs on them? I say no. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prioritize what is most important when rolling out this amount of money. People come first. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not ever forget this. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s do the right thing. ERNEST PARKER JR. Richmond

Protect gun rights in upcoming General Assembly session Democratic members of the Virginia General Assembly do not want honest, law-abiding African-Americans to exercise their Second Amendment rights to own a firearm.Â Â This is not new.Â Their racist agenda, which dates to the days of slavery, Black Codes and Jim Crow, is disguised as illogical gun control laws labeled as public safety laws.Â They claim that when honest people no longer have guns, then the thugs, gang-bangers and criminals will stop committing gun-related crime. It is presumed that African-American legislators go along with this craziness because they enjoy the power and potential that comes with holding elected office. The obscene amounts of money they get from gun grabbers like Mike Bloomberg is a story for another day. But letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be clear: Taking away the ability of honest, law-abiding citizens to own guns so they can protect themselves and their loved ones does not deter or reduce crime. The Second Amendment gives us the means to keep a dictatorial government from abusing us.Â Without the Second Amendment, our liberties would vanish.Â Â On July 1, several onerous gun control laws

that the Democrats passed earlier in the year in General Assembly took effect. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;red-flagâ&#x20AC;? law allows police to confiscate the rightfully and legally owned property of an honest person who has not committed a crime. This law denies an innocent person his or her right to due process, which is defined in the U.S. Constitution.Â Â Another new law that went into effect is the universal background check. Democrats currently donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where all the guns are located so, accordingly, they concocted the universal background check law that is a registration scheme to create a database of who owns guns and where the guns are located.Â Â The tactic of gun registration followed by gun confiscation has been practiced before.Â For example, one of the first things Adolf Hitler did in Nazi Germany was to institute gun registration, which was followed by gun confiscation.Â The Holocaust followed shortly thereafter.Â I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about you, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to be hauled off to an oven or labor camp without a fight. A special session of the General Assembly will convene on Aug. 18.Â Â More gun control laws are being considered,Â all of which will no doubt be applied unfairly and disproportionately

toward people of color.Â Â It is very important for people to contact their delegate and senator to tell them not to pass more gun control laws. Tell them to pass more crime control laws.Â The thugs, gang-bangers and criminals must be taken off the street.Â Â

The most important thing you can do to protect your Second Amendment rights is to stop voting for Democrats.Â Â MIKE WILSON Richmond

Cut out stimulus checks, reduce taxes I feel betrayed because of the stimulus check I received. I feel doubly betrayed because the U.S. Senate wants to send me another one instead of reducing my taxes. I feel betrayed for two reasons. First, the government isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t supposed to give me money to spend. It takes money to spend on things like nuclear weapons and abortion clinics.Â When I received the stimulus check, I thought, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I must be giving these people too much money; they sent me a rebate.â&#x20AC;? Secondly, unemployed Americans were given an extra $600 each time they got an unemployment check. Our paycheck tax deductions were

not reduced then and the government even taxed the stimulus check.Â It was all smoke and mirrors and the result of soft-handed lawyers believing they are accountants.Â They used people still working to keep quiet those who had lost their jobs. Whether you like him or not, President Trump asked again that payroll taxes be reduced.Â Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d prefer that rather than a stimulus check.Â That has more value to me.Â Do you want a rebate for services you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need or do you want less taken out of your paycheck? ALFRED BROCK Wayne, Mich.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF THE APPLICATION OF VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR REVISION OF RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE: RIDER US-3, COLONIAL TRAIL WEST AND SPRING GROVE 1 SOLAR PROJECTS CASE NO. PUR-2020-00122 â&#x20AC;˘Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dominionâ&#x20AC;?) has applied for approval to revise its rate adjustment clause Rider US-3. Dominion requests a total revenue requirement of approximately $38.7 million for its 2021 Rider US-3. 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(nominal alternating current (â&#x20AC;&#x153;ACâ&#x20AC;?)) facility located in Surry County; and (ii) the Spring Grove 1 Solar Facility, an approximately 98 MW AC facility located in Surry County (colOHFWLYHO\ Âł86 6RODU 3URMHFWVÂ´ RU Âł3URMHFWVÂ´ 'RPLQLRQ DOVR ÂżOHG D 0RWLRQ IRU (QWU\ RI D 3URWHFWLYH 5XOLQJ DV ZHOO DV D SURSRVHG 3URWHFWLYH 5XOLQJ ZLWK LWV $SSOLFDWLRQ On January 24, 2019, and April 15, 2019, respectively, the Commission approved Dominionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s construction and operation of the US-3 Solar Projects and also approved a rate adMXVWPHQW FODXVH GHVLJQDWHG 5LGHU 86 IRU WKH &RPSDQ\ WR UHFRYHU FRVWV DVVRFLDWHG ZLWK WKH FRQVWUXFWLRQ RI WKH 3URMHFWV 2Q 0DUFK WKH &RPPLVVLRQ DSSURYHG WKH ÂżUVW DQQXDO XSGDWH WR 5LGHU 86 DQG GLUHFWHG WKH &RPSDQ\ WR ÂżOH LWV QH[W 5LGHU 86 DQQXDO XSGDWH RQ RU DIWHU -XO\ In this proceeding, Dominion has asked the Commission to approve Rider US-3 for the rate year beginning June 1, 2021, and ending May 31, 2022 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;2021 Rate Yearâ&#x20AC;?). 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Interested persons are encouraged to review the Application and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals. 7$.( 127,&( WKDW WKH &RPPLVVLRQ PD\ DSSRUWLRQ UHYHQXHV DPRQJ FXVWRPHU FODVVHV DQG RU GHVLJQ UDWHV LQ D PDQQHU GLŕľľHULQJ IURP WKDW VKRZQ LQ WKH $SSOLFDWLRQ DQG VXSSRUWLQJ GRFXPHQWV DQG WKXV PD\ DGRSW UDWHV WKDW GLŕľľHU IURP WKRVH DSSHDULQJ LQ WKH &RPSDQ\ÂśV $SSOLFDWLRQ DQG VXSSRUWLQJ GRFXPHQWV A public hearing on the Application shall be convened on January 12, 2021, at 10 a.m., to receive testimony of public witnesses and the evidence of the Company, any respondents, DQG WKH &RPPLVVLRQÂśV 6WDŕľľ )XUWKHU GHWDLOV RQ WKH KHDULQJ ZLOO EH SURYLGHG E\ VXEVHTXHQW &RPPLVVLRQ 2UGHU RU +HDULQJ ([DPLQHUÂśV 5XOLQJ The Commission has taken judicial notice of the ongoing public health emergency related to the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, and the declarations of emergency issued at both the state and federal levels. 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Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

At 16, Vijay ‘J.J.’ Powell claims first of many golf titles to come

Courtesy of St. Christopher’s School

J.J. takes a swing.

Vijay “J.J.” Powell got his golfing start watchUnlike many young golfers, he doesn’t take ing Tiger Woods’ PGA tour videos at home. excessive time lining up and analyzing each Quickly, he was hooked. It didn’t take the shot. impressionable youngster long to start playing “J.J. just steps up and hits it,” Coach O’Ferrall golf himself—albeit with plastic clubs. said. “I began playing when I was around 4 and The son of Minni and Jimmy Powell is entered my first junior tournament at advanced for his years. His mother 6,” J.J. said. is a native of India and his father is Nowadays, the Chesterfield County African-American. J.J. attended Bailey resident and sophomore at St. ChrisBridge Middle School in Chesterfield topher’s School holds the title of the before entering St. Christopher’s as area’s top junior golfer. a freshman. At just 16, he captured the 72nd RichHe was good enough to make the mond Golf Association Boys’ Junior varsity golf team as a ninth-grader Amateur Championship title, competing at a private school renowned for its Vijay ‘J.J.’ Powell against boys up to age 18. golf prowess. “It’s probably my biggest achievement in a “What I like about J.J. is that he seems to get long time,” he said. better every time out,” Coach O’Ferrall noted. And what could top that? J.J.’s given first name, Vijay, has nothing to “When I was 12, I shot a 68 at Salisbury” do with pro golf star Vijay Singh, a native of Country Club, he said. the South Pacific nation of Fiji. Singh has 34 J.J. clinched the RGA in dramatic fashion, PGA titles, the 14th most PGA Tour wins on birdying the final hole on a 4-foot putt to defeat golf’s all-time list. Charlie Kennedy by one stroke. J.J.’s nickname stems from his twin sister Jaya’s At 5-feet-8, 130 pounds J.J. shot a 70-74 over inability to pronounce Vijay as a toddler. the two-day, 36-hole event held July 22 and 23 “It kept coming out J.J., so we went with it,” at Jefferson Lakeside Country Club. J.J. recalled. Don’t let J.J.’s diminutive size fool you. There’s J.J. is more than just a golfer. He also played plenty of power behind his swing. on the St. Christopher’s junior varsity basketball “J.J. hits it a long way, especially consider- team last year. ing his size,” said St. Christopher’s Coach Ren “He’s got a nice little shot,” noted Coach O’Ferrall. “And he’s got a great touch around O’Ferrall, who also serves as the school’s aththe greens.” letic director.

“I’m probably strongest striking my irons and wedges. And I’ve improved my putting a lot,” J.J. said of his golf game. Jaya Powell plays on the basketball team at St. Catherine’s, the “sister school to St. Christopher’s located in Richmond’s West End. The twins may have inherited a passion for basketball from their father, who played at Emory & Henry College from 1985 to 1987. That said, J.J. puts his golf clubs far ahead of his jump shot in regard to his athletic potential. “I’m not from a golfing family,” he said. “I just took it up somehow, some way.” His passion for whacking a dimpled ball took him from First Tee-Chesterfield, to Magnolia Green Golf Club in Moseley, and more recently to Independence Golf Club in Midlothian. J.J. is on a short list of players of color to win the RGA. Others were Jason Park in 2011 and Thanompol “George” Soongnarata in 2003-04. James River High School’s Nick Austin was Metro Player of the Year 2006, 2007 and 2008, but never won an RGA title. D’yan Robinson, the 2019 RGA Girls’ Junior champion, is the only African-American to win the event to this point. In winning as a 16-year-old, J.J. has a chance to become the first three-time RGA Junior champion since Lanny Wadkins in 1965, 1966 and 1967. Young J.J. already has one prestigious title in his bag. Now he’s continuing to hunt—like a tiger—for more.

John Marshall HS basketball team to help with ‘RVA Weekend of Action’ There’s much more to John Marshall High School basketball than winning games. Coach Ty White’s State 2A champion Justices are hosting “RVA Weekend of Action” on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7 and 8. Among the many sponsors are Team Loaded Foundation and GodFirstEverything.

The team will be helping with free COVID-19 testing 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at Hotchkiss Field Community Center, 701 E. Brookland Park Blvd. on North Side. The team also will be helping with “5,000 Fed” on Saturday, Aug. 8, at John Marshall High School, 4225 Old Brook Road.

The John Marshall Justices family will be giving away 5,000 meals, along with toiletries, masks and hand sanitizer beginning at noon until the food runs out. There will be a drive-thru for people to pick up the meals. There also will be a used car giveaway to a singleparent family.

Arizona Diamondbacks’ Tim Locastro is the fastest man in MLB The fastest runner in baseball is someone fans may not expect. His name is not in lights. A relatively new statistic called “feet per second” indicates the fleetest man in cleats is journeyman Tim Locastro. Based on the 2019 season, the Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder covers 30.8 feet in one second on the stopwatch. Tim Locastro Many others are nipping at Locastro’s heels. Shortstop Trea Turner of the World Series champion Washington Nationals is second at 30.4 feet per second and Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton is third at 30.3 feet per second. A player’s sprint speed is defined as “feet per second in the player’s fastest one-second window” in a given play. It is based primarily on full speed runs from home to first on ground balls, and going two bases at a time on a single hit. Radio and television announcers now frequently refer to it, with the info seemingly at their fingertips. While Locastro is the fastest individual, leftfielders represent the fastest position — 29.8. Then come shortstops and cenByron Buxton terfielders. The slowest defensive spot is first base (28.6) followed by catchers (28.8). Pitchers are not included in this statistic. In parts of four big-league seasons with the Dodgers and Diamondbacks, Locastro is 22-for-22 in stolen bases. In the minor leagues, he swiped 171 bases while being caught 39 times. The Twins’ Buxton is the fastest American Leaguer and perhaps the game’s elite centerfielder. He won the 2017 Golden Glove. Buxton, aka the “Buxton Burner,” made his big-league debut in 2015. He had a streak of 33 straight stolen bases at one point in his career and is 60 for 68 overall. Philadelphia’s Roman Quinn, the fifth fastest overall, was ranked “fastest prospect in the country” by Baseball America as a Florida high school player in 2011. For decades, “baseball speed” was based Roman Quinn on the 60-yard dash, with anything under 6.6 seconds being exceptional. The 60-yard dash is still commonly used at try-out camps and talent combines. The “feet per second” is perhaps a metric more specific to a sport all about short bursts of energy. MLB’s Statcast Savant rates the runners all the way down to 568nd place for 2019. Baseball’s slowest man is Atlanta catcher Brian McCann (22.2 feet per second), a step behind Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols (22.5). In terms of track and field speed, the fleetest MLB player of all-time was likely Herb Washington, who served as a pinch

runner for the Oakland Athletics in 1974 and In the fast lane 1975. Here are MLB’s fastest runners based on the A former NCAA player’s fastest feet per second sprint champion at Player Team Feet Michigan State UniTim Locastro Arizona Diamondbacks 30.8 Trea Turner Washington Nationals 30.4 versity, Washington at Byron Buxton Minnesota Twins 30.3 one time held the world Garrett Hampson Colorado Rockies 30.1 record for the 60-yard James ‘Cool Papa’ Herb Washington Willie Davis Roman Quinn Philadelphia Phillies 30.1 Bell dash at 5.8 seconds. Isaac Galloway Miami Marlins 30.1 Washington was exclusively a pinch runner for the A’s, stealing “Cool Papa” Bell Myles Straw Houston Astros 30.1 from the Negro 31 bases in 48 tries. He never batted or played in the field. Adam Engel Chicago White Sox 30.0 Tyler O’Neill St. Louis Cardinals 29.9 Rickey Henderson, in an MLB career from 1979 to 2003, Leagues. The Terrance Gore Kansas City Royals 29.9 switch hitting holds the all-time record for stolen bases, 1,406. Reference: Major League Baseball Statcast Savant Former 1960s Los Angeles Dodgers centerfielder Willie outfielder once Davis is another player who took track and field talent to the stole 175 bases diamond. Davis was timed at 9.5 seconds for the 100-yard dash in a season, was an eight-time All-Star and was named to the at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles and set a city record Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Teammate Josh Gibson famously said this of his Homestead for the long jump at 25-5. Among current athletes, another notable speedstar, Atlanta Braves Grays teammate and roommate: “Cool Papa was so fast he could outfielder Billy Hamilton, ranked 20th in feet per second at 29.5. turn out the lights and get back in bed, under the covers, before While he has struggled with the bat, Hamilton has stolen 299 the room got dark,” Gibson insisted. Eyewitness accounts may not be as scientific as modern day bases in 368 attempts. No story of baseball speed is complete without mention of James metrics, but they’re surely more entertaining.

Tim Anderson goes from the skyhook to leading batting average in AL baseball Basketball At age 27, Anderwas Tim Anderson arguably ranks son’s first passion, just behind the Los but baseball has Angeles Dodgers’ become his meal Mookie Betts as the ticket. sport’s headlining Tr a n s i t i o n i n g African-American. from the hard court There was a drato the diamond, Anmatic transition in Tim Anderson derson has taken athletic focus that off as one of the big league’s made this all possible. rising stars. Anderson was noted for his Last year, the swift short- jump shot and crossover dribble stop and leadoff hitter for the more than for his bat and glove Chicago White Sox led the at Hillcrest High School in American League in batting Tuscaloosa, Ala. average (.335). In 2011, he paced Hillcrest to In doing so, Anderson be- the Alabama 6A State basketball came the White Sox’s first AL title, drawing serious college batting champion since Frank recruiting interest. Thomas, aka “The Big Hurt,” But with all that jumping and in 1997. sharp cutting, there was a prob-

Mike Gale, who went from CIAA to pro basketball in the early 1970s, dies at 70 Mike Gale, one of the greatest players in CIAA basketball history, died on Friday, July 31. Mr. Gale was 70 and living in San Antonio. A native of Philadelphia, Mr. Gale starred for Elizabeth City State from 1967 to 1971. He led the Vikings to three straight CIAA regular season titles and the 1969 tournament championship. Nicknamed “Sugar,” Mr. Gale went on to play 11 seasons in the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association, accumulating 6,203 points, 3,146 assists and 1,350 steals. He was a key component of the Kentucky Colonels’ 1975 ABA championship. He also played in the NBA for the New York Nets, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. Mr. Gale was twice named to the ABA All-Defensive team.

He never left San Antonio following his retirement from basketball. Mr. Gale remained a huge supporter of the team and rode on a victory parade float after each of its five NBA titles.

lem—achy knees. While Athletes of color lead AL batting race he loved Year Player Avg. 2011 Miguel Cabrera (Detroit Tigers) .344 basketball 2012 Cabrera .330 most, An2013 Cabrera .348 derson felt 2014 José Altuve (Houston Astros) .341 it wasn’t best 2015 Cabrera .338 2016 Altuve .338 for his long2017 Altuve .346 term athletic 2018 Mookie Betts (Boston Red Sox) .346 health. 2019 Tim Anderson (Chicago White Sox) .335 So as a Note: Cabrera and Altuve are both from Venezuela Hillcrest junior and fol7 in Chicago’s black, silver lowing basketball season in late and white. March, he went out for baseball A free swinger, he walks for the first time and became just 2.9 percent of his at bats, the squad’s leftfielder. one of the lowest figures in the As a senior, he moved to majors. His on base percentage shortstop and started getting the of .357 isn’t that much higher hang of the new activity. than his batting average. Anderson was not drafted Defensively, Anderson’s 26 by an MLB team coming out errors point to a problem area. of Hillcrest High. However, he He certainly doesn’t lack range. earned one scholarship offer— Most of his miscues afield have to East Central Community come on throws. College in Mississippi—and he Located on Chicago’s South made the most of it. As a sopho- Side, the White Sox are in need more at the two-year school, he of a strong comeback. led the National Junior College The AL Central Division Athletic Association in hitting squad is coming off a 72-89 (.495) and was second in stolen campaign in 2019. The White bases (41). Sox haven’t had a winning seaIn 2013, Anderson became son in seven years and haven’t the White Sox’s first round made the playoffs since 2008. draft pick and the 17th overall Anderson looms as the selection. key to moving them up in the That’s quite a dramatic rise in standings and ranks with the fortune for someone who didn’t Windy City’s top attractions take up baseball until his junior in any sport. year in high school. If the former basketball In addition to his .335 aver- guard had his way, he might age a year ago, the 6-foot-1, be suiting up for the Chicago 185-pound All-Star slugged 18 Bulls at the United Center. homers and 32 doubles and stole Instead, he’ll settle for try17 bases in 22 tries. ing to lead the White Sox out Still, there is work to be of the doldrums on Guaranteed done for the man wearing No. Rate Field.

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Personality: Kyron Copeland Spotlight on co-founder of Urban Cycling Group When restrictions to help curb the spread of the coronavirus began in Virginia, concerns arose about the need for exercise for people with certain medical conditions and those looking to maintain their health. The Urban Cycling Group has built a unique niche in these uncertain times, guided in part by co-founder and executive director Kyron Copeland. UCG was founded in May after Mr. Copeland and three others shared online their experiences during the pandemic biking on the Virginia Capital Trail. That led to an unexpected amount of interest that evolved into a group chat and social media posts and the organization of UCG. Its first organized group ride Memorial Day weekend attracted 20 cyclists. The next ride attracted 50 cyclists. Today, UCG has been able “to inspire so many people to engage in cycling and to participate within the community for positive change,” Mr. Copeland says. UCG does this through weekly “Ride With Us” events around the city and shorter, specialized social rides, including rides in partnership with others such as BareSOUL Yoga and Pedal Power. So far, UCG has sought not only to promote biking and healthy living but social justice issues and causes. It held a ride during Juneteenth and Father’s Day weekend in conjunction with R&B singer Trey Songz, a Petersburg native, in support of Black Lives Matter. The group also hosted a ride in honor of the late Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed

by Louisville, Ky., police in her home in March. That event was with the group Angry Black Female. Mr. Copeland says UCG plans to continue this kind of awareness-raising and advocacy in the future. As the group’s volunteer executive director, Mr. Copeland focuses on technology, event planning and the logistics of cycling because riders have to consider proper equipment for the rides and the need to ensure that COVID-19 isn’t transmitted during these events. Looking ahead, Mr. Copeland says among the strategic goals for UCG is to grow membership by 100 people by March and to host a cycling event in the city next year. Already, UCG is set for its next social ride on Saturday, Aug. 8, in Washington. UCG riders will join members of We Ride DC for a Black Lives Matter Ride For Justice. “Together, we will ride in solidarity against racism, social injustice and systematic oppression,” according to UCG’s website. The cyclists also will visit Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House. Mr. Copeland says cycling has opened his eyes to the city, even as it boosts his health and well-being. “I’ve been living here all my life,” Mr. Copeland says, “and some of the places I’ve seen on a bike trip in the last six months I’ve never seen in my life living in Richmond.” Meet health and community advocate and this week’s Personality, Kyron Copeland: Date and place of birth: Nov. 12 in Richmond.

Current residence: Henrico County. Education: Bachelor’s in computer science-information systems, Norfolk State University; master’s in sports leadership -sports management, Virginia Commonwealth University; and master’s in information systems -IT management, VCU. Family: Loving and supportive wife of nine years, Tangela Copeland, and two wonderful kids, son Kyron Copeland Jr. and daughter Chandler Copeland. Occupation: IT business relationship manager-government programs. No. 1 volunteer position: Cofounder and executive director of the volunteer organization, Urban Cycling Group. When and why founded: In May 2020 to encourage family, friends and others to exercise

outdoors in a low-risk environment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Names of other founders: Damon Thompson, James Bennett IV, Michael Wiggins, Rafeeq Akbar and Derrick Rippy. Urban Cycling Group’s mission: Connecting urban communities to cycling while providing resources to improve fitness and promote a healthy lifestyle. Why I am excited about this group: We have been able to inspire so many people to engage in cycling and participate within the community for positive change. To become a member: Anyone who wants to become an official member of Urban Cycling Group can go to our website UrbanCyclingGroup. org, click on membership and sign up. Next group cycling activities: We have weekly rides called “Ride With Us” that travel through the city of Richmond. However, our next social group ride is on Aug. 8 in Washington. My first bike riding lesson: When I was 5 years old. Who taught me to ride: My father taught me how to ride a bike. When I ride: I am able to free my mind and focus on cycling. Cycling in the morning helps me clear my mind in preparation for the day ahead. I typically ride at 6 a.m. Longest cycling excursion:

Forty-two miles to date, with a goal to complete a 50-mile ride before Sept. 1. Typical length of UCG rides: “Ride With Us” rides are 18 to 30 miles. For social rides, no more than 12 miles. Dress for cycling: Bright and active Dri-Fit-type clothing. Cycling benefits: Cardiovascular fitness, major calorie burn, mental relaxation, social engagement and a way to escape the world for a moment. Safety taken while cycling during COVID-19: Wear a mask or covering over your face when not actively riding; limit face-to-face conversations; and on regular rides, not social rides, groups are broken down to decrease the number of people riding at once. Why I enjoy cycling: I enjoy exercising, the social aspect, exploring the city, setting goals and obtaining them. I truly enjoy going downhill as fast as I can. What new cyclists will gain from joining: An all-inclusive group that has a wide range of cycling experience. Members can network and enjoy cycling with people in the community. Cyclists will gain access to tools and resources that benefit their health and wellness. Members can get involved in community outreach events. Good place to ride starting out: The Virginia Capital Trail. View of Richmond becoming a more bike-friendly city: I’m excited about Richmond becoming more bike-friendly. I think people will be inclined to ride their bike to work, to the

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gym or to a friend’s house. I cannot wait until the new 40-mile trail is completed that runs from Ashland to Petersburg. Gear needed for nighttime cycling: Lights, lights, lights, bright reflective clothing and more lights. You really want to be seen at night. You also want to have your cell phone with you in case of an emergency. How I start the day: Thinking about how Urban Cycling Group can increase membership and still do meaningful things in and for our community. Three words that best describe me: Sociable, analytical and patient. Kindergarten taught me: That labels belong on crayons and not people. Books that influenced me the most: “Letters to a Young Brother” by Hill Harper; “Leading with the Heart: Coach K’s Successful Strategies for Basektball, Business and Life,” by Mike Krzyzewski and Donald T. Phillips; and “One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams” by Chris Fussell and Charles Goodyear. What I’m reading now: “Measure What Matters” by John Doerr. My next goal: To improve fitness of riders to reduce health issues; obtain 100 members by March; host a cycling event in Richmond in 2021; and establish two major corporate partnerships to further our mission by May.

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Happenings U.S. Postal Service to review stamp honoring Florence Ballard of The Supremes NNPA

Florence Ballard, left, with Mary Wilson and Diana Ross.

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent

The Supremes legend Mary Wilson is on a crusade that she hopes will end with the U.S. Postal Service commemorating her late bandmate and close friend Florence Ballard on a Forever Stamp. “I get so emotional when I speak about Flo,” said Ms. Wilson, who received a 2020 NNPA Lifetime Achievement Award during the Black Press of America’s recent virtual convention. “I’ve been working hard to get that recognition for her because she deserves it.” Ms. Wilson noted that the U.S. Postal Service has done a brilliant job of issuing commemorative postage stamps about iconic pop culture heroes who have helped shape the world. In the past, postage stamps have been issued celebrating the lives and accomplishments of several legends in the music business, including Elvis Presley, Sarah Vaughan, Patsy Cline, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye and Janis Joplin. Ms. Wilson’s quest to get the postal service to issue a stamp honoring Ms. Ballard, a founding star of The Supremes, has gained momentum. “We have received a proposal from the public and it will be reviewed at our next Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee

meeting,” Roy Betts, a U.S. Postal Service spokesman, told BlackPressUSA. The USPS and the citizens’ advisory group have set specific criteria to determine the eligibility of subjects for commemoration on all U.S. stamps and stationery, Mr. Betts added. Among them are that stamps and stationery would primarily feature American or American-related subjects. The postal service also will honor extraordinary and enduring contributions to American society, history, culture or the environment. U.S. stamp programs are planned and developed two to three years in advance, with consideration if suggestions are submitted three or more years in advance of the proposed stamp. Ms. Ballard In 2018, the postal service began considering proposals for deceased individuals three years following their death. Ms. Ballard died in 1976 at age 31. Born in Detroit in 1943, Ms. Ballard was the eighth of Jesse and Lurlee Ballard’s 13 children. Almost from the start, music played an essential part in her life, according to her biography. Her father was her first teacher. He would play songs and teach his daughter to sing them. Those early lessons made a deep impression, and legend has

it that Ms. Ballard soon was outsinging her father. Her musical gift was hard to ignore. As she grew older, she found an outlet for her singing in school music classes and choirs. She was in her early teens when her music career was set in motion. Two of her neighbors, Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams, sang in a group called The Primes, which later became The Temptations. They introduced her to manager Milton Jenkins, who was so impressed with the 14-year-old’s voice that he asked her to perform as a soloist with The Primes. After Ms. Ballard appeared with the group for a few engagements, Mr. Jenkins knew he had found an outstanding talent, her biography read. He suggested that Ms. Ballard form a sister group to The Primes. Immediately, she asked her friend, Mary Wilson, to be a member of the group. Betty McGlown and a friend of Ms. Wilson’s, Diana Ross, also were recruited. After gaining their parent’s permission, the four teens officially became known as The Primettes in the spring of 1959. They began rehearsals with Ms. Ballard as the lead singer. Ms. McGlown departed just before the group found fame at Motown with the name The Supremes. “The memories are so vivid,” Ms. Wilson said. “Florence Ballard was such a wonderful person. It’s my sincere hope that we can get the postal service to honor her now.”

Walmart, Target quit Thanksgiving shopping cold turkey; Black Friday still looms in the air

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NEW YORK Forget about rushing out this year on Thanksgiving Day to get a jump on Christmas shopping. Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores Thanksgiving Day, ending a decade-long tradition of jumpstarting Black Friday door buster sales. The move, announced July 27, comes as stores are rethinking this year’s Black Friday shopping bonanza weekend— along with other key retail days during the holiday season—as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic. Stores always depended on big holiday crowds and work as much as a year in advance with manufacturers on securing exclusive items. Now, the virus has turned the holiday shopping model upside down. Stores have slashed orders and crowds are an anathema. With fears of a wave of virus cases in the fall, the biggest nightmare would be if retailers had to reclose during the most critical time of the year, analysts said. “Historically, deal hunting and holiday shopping can mean crowded events, and this isn’t a year for crowds,” Minneapolisbased Target said in a corporate blog posted. It said its holiday deals would come earlier than ever—starting in October. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, announced its move earlier. Target opened for the first

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Shoppers wear face masks while leaving a Target store in Niles, Ill. Target announced that it will close its stores Thanksgiving Day as it continues to adjust amid the coronavirus pandemic.

time on Thanksgiving in 2011, joining other stores in starting Black Friday sales a day early and creating a new tradition of shoppers heading out to the stores after their turkey feast. Many retailers did so because they were trying to better compete with Amazon and other online players. But sales ended up eating into Black Friday and many critics lambasted stores for not honoring the holiday and allowing their workers to spend it with family. In response to the backlash and also to poor sales, some stores and malls like the Bloom-

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ington, Minn.,-based Mall of America, reversed course and have not opened on Thanksgiving in recent years. Costco and Nordstrom, among others, have always remained closed on Thanksgiving, noting they want to respect the holiday. The bigger question still looms on how to handle Black Friday itself, which also draws huge crowds and sales. Despite competition from Thanksgiving shopping, Black Friday ranks as either the top or No. 2 sales day of the year. Thanksgiving is not even in the top 10 because sales start

around 5 p.m. But the day ranked third in online shopping behind Cyber Monday and Black Friday respectively last year, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks online sales for 80 of the top

100 retailers. Walmart and Target declined to comment on their plans for Black Friday, but analysts say they believe the retailers will pivot their business more online and focus on limiting the number of shoppers in stores. Like Target, other retailers also will likely start holiday sales even earlier to stretch out crowds. Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette said earlier in July that the department store will be pivoting its Black Friday business more toward online and will likely be going “full force” with holiday marketing right after Halloween. It also will be staggering events to reduce customer traffic in the store. Still, pushing sales further online will likely be more costly for retailers because of shipping expenses. And while many stores like Macy’s will ramp up curbside pickup for the first time this holiday season, that strategy will create logistical challenges to meet shoppers’ holiday demands.

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A new laptop computer, a $500 gift card and a trunk overflowing with dorm room supplies. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what 14 college-bound students who live in city subsidized housing received in celebration of their academic success from their landlord, the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority. The presentation was made at the inaugural â&#x20AC;&#x153;Open House in the Villageâ&#x20AC;? event that RRHA sponsored with partners July 28 at a Downtown hotel ballroom. The goal of the new event was to â&#x20AC;&#x153;ensure that these students have what they need for a positive start to their college careersâ&#x20AC;? beyond tuition costs, according to RRHA spokeswoman Angela Fountain. The items in the trunk included dorm room essentials: Masks, hand sanitizer, sheet sets, a comforter, a pillow, a towel and washcloths, a fulllength mirror, a desk lamp, an alarm clock, a desk organizer, a trash can, a laundry basket, binders, notebooks, paper, a shower caddy, toothpaste, soap, mouthwash, a backpack and a water bottle. RRHA credited Richmond City Council, Harry Co, The LouWalt Group and RRHA employees for making the event and the gifts possible.

Each of the students was awarded a $2,000 Tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Promise Scholarship through RRHAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charity arm, Richmond Opportunities Inc., and some received additional scholarships from HAI Group insurance and the Virginia Association of Housing and Community Development officials. The 14 honorees, and the colleges they will be attending: ShaDajah Cromwell and Alonshay Witcher, Old Dominion University; Amber Dandridge, Zion Dean and Javon Harvey, Virginia State University; Damian Harris, Methodist University; and KeAsia Jasper, George Mason University. Also, Tanaya Jones, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College; Jeamia McPherson, Virginia Union University; Jada Reynolds, Radford University; DaQuan Roberts, Richard Bland College; and India Williams, James Madison University. Two others, Mario Fuller-Collins and Jala Phillips, have not yet decided on a college. According to RRHA, 10 of the students live in public housing communities, with four from Mosby Court, two from Fairfield Court and two from Gilpin Court, one from Afton/Hillside and one from Randolph/Whitcomb. Four others live in Section 8 residences.

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KeAsia Jasper shows off her trunk filled with school supplies, including dorm room necessities, that will accompany her to George Mason University this fall. She was among 14 high school graduates honored with the gifts by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority on July 28 at its inaugural â&#x20AC;&#x153;Open House in the Village.â&#x20AC;?

Social gathering takes new shape in era of COVID-19 By Ronald E. Carrington

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A Richmond sister-friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; happy hour gathering captured on Zoom.

When the coronavirus threat erupted in March keeping people at home and isolated, it interrupted 20 Richmond sister-friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; weekly themed gatherings for happy hour, where they socialized and caught up on each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives. Those gatherings kept them in close contact, as they ate meals, sipped cocktails, discussed family, life and politics, played games and enjoyed each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company. Being mandated to stay in and stay safe during the pandemic, they found a way to continue to connect â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on the internet. And every Friday at 4:30 p.m., they now log into Zoom and continue to chat so they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lose contact and to combat isolation. Last Friday, the women celebrated their 20th week of COVID-19 virtual gatherings by individually ordering take-out from

Cheddar Jackson, a Black-owned restaurant on 2nd Street in Jackson Ward. Then, settled in front of their computers, phones and other electronic devices, they shared a meal together virtually, sipped homemade cocktails and communed once again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we started, we had no idea that the pandemic would be this long!â&#x20AC;? said Linda Jackson Shaw, a core member of the group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was 20 weeks ago.â&#x20AC;? The group members, many of whom are in the COVID-19 high-risk category because of age, are diverse in terms of how they live, Ms. Shaw said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of us are living alone, while some have families they live with.â&#x20AC;? The Friday Zoom gatherings â&#x20AC;&#x153;give us the strength to keep going, as people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t handle COVID very well,â&#x20AC;? said Johnnie Hill-Marsh, a newcomer to Richmond who enjoys her connection with the group. During the virtual gatherings, the women

play games, such as refrigerator scavenger hunts, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in your pocketbook and who won the week, a takeoff on a segment on the MSNBC show â&#x20AC;&#x153;AM Joy.â&#x20AC;? Mikki Spencer, a Virginia Lottery host and media personality, also participates in the sister-friend happy hour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I realized there was a wealth of information and history, wisdom and knowledge in the group. They have experienced so much,â&#x20AC;? she said about the upbeat sessions. Although no one can predict when the pandemic will end, Antoinette Smith and Cheyenne Moss said they believe the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s virtual happy hours will still be going strong next year. Ms. Smith said the weekly interaction has positively impacted her life, which is the goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As we come together, we support each other, love each other. We see ourselves as sisters. That gives us strength to go through the next week,â&#x20AC;? said Ms. Hill-Marsh.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Always Rejoice!â&#x20AC;? Convention of Jehovahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Witnesses moves to streaming platform By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent

For more than 100 years, the annual convention of Jehovahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Witnesses packed venues like the old Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Yankee Stadium in New York, the Greater Richmond Convention Center and before that, the Richmond Coliseum, and Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the religious organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s governing body canceled the annual gatherings and, for the first time, moved the event to a virtual platform. Congregations, families and guests can now view the convention titled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Always Rejoice!â&#x20AC;? during August on the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website,Â www.jw.org. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The convention will continue to teach us that joy is a quality of the heart. It is something that we have inside even when things around us may be crumbling,â&#x20AC;? said Robert Hendriks, U.S. spokesman for Jehovahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Witnesses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This message for our community is absolutely vital.â&#x20AC;? Mr. Hendriks added that the two Christian principles that guided the Witnessesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; historic decision to cancel their annual convention are respect for the sanctity of life and love of neighbor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As much as we long to meet together, life is far too precious to put at risk,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Hendriks

stated.Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life trumps a place and a building. Life transcends our desire to meet together. Life is paramount and we recognize that even if one life was taken because of a public meeting, that would be one life too many. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love our brothers and we love our communities, so when you think of carrying the virus, that is contrary to love of neighbor. The principles that move us to knock on doors and talk to our neighbors about the gospel and to invite people to our public gatherings are the very principles we used to stop the convention and hold it virtually.â&#x20AC;? In 2019, more than 14 million people in 240 countries attended conventions of Jehovahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Witnesses, including roughly 2 million people in the United States. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our worship is centered on our mutual love for our God and for each other, irrespective of where we are physically,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Hendriks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s convention program underscores the unity of our international family and the joy that people can have against a backdrop of stress and despair.â&#x20AC;? The conventions of Jehovahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Witnesses are usually held over three days â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Friday through Sunday, with a morning and afternoon session each day. Witness officials said they would release the program on their website in six installments, each corresponding to a morning or afternoon session. Many congregations and families have

Jehovahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Witnesses Convention in Downtown Richmond last year.

already viewed the first convention session, which debuted July 11. The final weekend of the virtual event takes place Aug. 29 and 30. Mr. Hendriks noted that this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program explores questions such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;What contributes to finding and sustaining joy? How can you cultivate joy in the family? How can you remain joyful in difficult times?â&#x20AC;? A key feature of the program is a Bible-based drama that considers Nehemiahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and how he helped the ancient nation of Israel find joy in their worship of God. The convention programs are free and avail-

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able to the public online at www.jw.org under the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Libraryâ&#x20AC;? tab. No sign-ups or email addresses are required to view the videos. Each year, many people who are not Jehovahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Witnesses attend the annual conventions, Mr. Hendriks said, adding that there are more than 8.6 million active Jehovahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Witnesses worldwide. But the 2019 conferences had a peak attendance of more than 14 million. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the program available online in hundreds of languages, this may be the most attended convention of Jehovahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Witnesses to date,â&#x20AC;? he stated.

Woodland Cemetery sale completed to nonprofit Evergreen Restoration Foundation By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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A new owner has taken over the 104-year-old Woodland Cemetery, the final resting place of tennis great and humanitarian Arthur R. Ashe Jr., celebrated Richmond pastor John Jasper of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church and thousands of others. The Evergreen Restoration Foundation, a nonprofit led by real estate broker Marvin L. Harris, on Wednesday purchased the historic private cemetery that dates to 1916. Mr. Harris led a two-month campaign to raise $50,000 to enable the foundation to buy the neglected 30-acre cemetery at 2300 Magnolia Road in Henrico County on the border with Richmond. He said the campaign was a success because of support from the Ashe family foundation led by Mr. Asheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s widow, Mr. Harris Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, and Henrico Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top officials and Board of Supervisors, who provided a $25,000 loan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This would not have been possible without them and others who donated the resources,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Harris said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the first step to fully restoring this cemetery and ensuring its future as an important site of African-American history.â&#x20AC;? The foundation purchased the cemetery from UK Corp., which had owned Woodland since 1983. The corporation is a family enterprise created by Isaiah Entzminger Sr. to purchase Woodland and Evergreen cemeteries, the burial ground of Maggie L. Walker and other noted Richmonders located in the East End. Mr. Entzmingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son took over and operated both cemeteries until his health deteriorated in recent years. The Entzminger family sold Evergreen Cemetery to the Enrichmond Foundation three years ago.

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Petersburg native Joseph B. Jefferson, whose songs gave The Spinners big hits, dies at 77 Free Press wire report

Petersburg native Joseph Banks Jefferson, a self-taught drummer and organist who went on to co-write hit songs for The Spinners, has died in his adopted city of Philadelphia. Mr. Jefferson, who is among the Virginia-born musicians who made a national impact, succumbed to cancer on Sunday, July 26, 2020, according to his wife, Rosa C. Jefferson. He was 77. Mr. Jefferson honed his skills performing in the Richmond area. His talent as a drummer enabled him to tour with The Manhattans and then with the gospel group The Sweet Inspirations, led by Whitney Houston’s mother, Cissy Houston. Sidelined by a foot infection while playing with the gospel group in Philadelphia, Mr. Jefferson settled there. He began working on his own music, creating the funk-soul group The Nat Turner Rebellion, named for the 1831 insurrection of enslaved people in Virginia. The group, which Mr. Jefferson formed with three childhood friends from the Richmond-Petersburg area, including singer Major Harris, Bill Spratley and Ron Hopper, quickly won plaudits for its live act and signed with Philly Groove Records. To Mr. Jefferson’s chagrin, the group fell apart in 1972. Last year, to Mr. Jefferson’s delight, “Laugh to Keep From Crying,” the planned first album for The Nat Turner Rebellion, was finally released after the group was rediscovered during the exploration of tapes of unreleased Philly Groove music.

Mr. Jefferson

Mr. Jefferson’s talents brought him to the attention of producerarranger Thom Bell, who was working with the Detroit-based Spinners and other soul groups. Mr. Bell gave him a tryout, and Mr. Jefferson passed the audition with the first song he offered, “One of a Kind (Love Affair),” which went to No. 1 on the R&B singles chart. With Bruce Hawes and Charles Simmons, Mr. Jefferson also wrote such hits for The Spinners as “Mighty Love,” “Games

Former GOP presidential hopeful, Trump ally Herman Cain dies of COVID-19 Free Press wire report

ATLANTA Herman Cain, a former Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of a major pizza chain who went on to become an ardent supporter of President Trump, died Thursday, July 30, 2020, in an Atlanta hospital of complications from the coronavirus. He was 74. Mr. Cain had been ill with the virus for several weeks. It’s not clear when or where he was infected, but he was hospitalized less than two weeks after attending President Trump’s largely maskless campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., on June 20. Mr. Cain had been co-chair of Black Voices for Trump. A photo taken at the rally showed Mr. Cain, without a mask, sitting close to other people who also were not wearing any face coverings. A statement on his Twitter account said he tested positive for COVID-19 on June 29 and was hospitalized July 1 because his symptoms were serious. President Trump offered his condolences in a tweet last week in which he said he had also spoken by telephone to Mr. Cain’s family. He later started his news conference at the White House with a mention of Mr. Cain’s death. “He was a very special person ... and unfortunately he passed away from a thing called the China virus,” President Trump said, using the offensive moniker he often ascribes to the coronavirus, which was first detected in China. Mr. Cain, who hoped to become the first Black politician to win the GOP nomination for president, initially was considered a long-shot candidate. His bid was propelled forward in September 2011 when he won a straw poll vote in Florida, instantly becoming an alternative candidate for Republican voters concerned that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was not conservative enough. But Mr. Cain struggled to respond to accusations that he had sexually harassed several women and — in a video that went viral on the internet — rambled

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uncomfortably when asked whether he supported or opposed President Obama’s policies in Libya. There also were gaffes on abortion and torture that led Mr. Cain’s critics to question whether he was ready for the White House. The centerpiece of Mr. Cain’s presidential campaign was his 9-9-9 plan, which would have replaced the current tax code with a 9 percent tax on personal and corporate income and a 9 percent national sales tax. He said the plan’s simplicity would stimulate the economy by giving investors certainty. “If 10 percent is good enough for God, 9 percent ought to be good enough for the federal government,” he told crowds. Mr. Cain honed his speaking skills in the corporate world, then hosted a radio talk show in Atlanta that introduced his political views and up-by-the-bootstraps life story to many Tea Party supporters and other conservatives. He first ventured into national politics in 1994 when he publicly challenged President Clinton, a Democrat, on his proposal to force employers to buy health insurance for their employees. “For many, many businesses like mine, the cost of your plan is simply a cost that will cause us to eliminate jobs,” Mr. Cain told President Clinton. “What will I tell those people whose jobs I will have to eliminate?” Afterward, the restaurant industry used

Mr. Cain as a spokesman as it campaigned against President Clinton’s plan, which ultimately failed. Mr. Cain served as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from 1992 to 1996. After moving back to his native Georgia, he ran for U.S. Senate as a Republican in 2004, losing in the primary. Less than two years later, Mr. Cain was diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer that had spread to his liver. He recovered and later credited God with persuading him to run for president after President Obama took office in early 2009. “That’s when I prayed and prayed and prayed,” Mr. Cain told an audience of young Republicans in Atlanta. “And when I finally realized that it was God saying that this is what I needed to do, I was like Moses. ‘You’ve got the wrong man, Lord. Are you sure?’ ” Mr. Cain projected a self-confident image that at times bordered on arrogance. He referred to himself in the third person, and his motivational speaking company was named T.H.E. New Voice Inc. The acronym stood for The Hermanator Experience. Born in the segregated South, Mr. Cain’s father worked three jobs as a janitor, barber and chauffeur, while his mother was a servant. He graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta, received a master’s degree from Purdue University and worked as a civilian mathematician in the Navy. While it was a good job, Mr. Cain said his ambitions were in the corporate world. He wanted to be president of “something ... somewhere,” he later wrote. He worked first for Coca-Cola, became a vice president with Pillsbury, then was appointed to run its struggling Burger King unit in the Philadelphia area. His success prompted Pillsbury officials to ask Mr. Cain to take over its floundering Godfather’s Pizza chain. Mr. Cain said he returned the franchise to profitability. Mr. Cain is survived by his wife, Gloria Etchison, their children and grandchildren.

Ambassador Zindzi Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, dies at 59 Free Press wire report

JOHANNESBURG Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark, has died at age 59. State television South African Broadcasting Corporation reported Ms. Mandela died at a Johannesburg hospital early on Monday, July 13, 2020. The cause of her death was not announced, although she tested positive for COVID-19 the day she died. Her family was awaiting autopsy results. She has served as South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark since 2015, and was to become South Africa’s ambassador to Liberia when she died. She was the third and youngest daughter of the Mandelas and was only 18 months old when her noted father was sent to prison. She often was cared for by an older sister when their mother also was sent to prison for months at a time. She studied law at the University of Capetown, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1985. Ms. Mandela, an anti-apartheid activist in her own right, came to international prominence in 1985 when the white mi-

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nority government offered to release her father from prison if he denounced violence perpetrated by his movement, the Africa National Congress, against apartheid, the brutal system of racial discrimination enforced in South Africa at that time. Ms. Mandela read his letter rejecting the offer at a packed public meeting that was broadcast around the world. When her father was released from prison after 27 years in 1990 and served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, Ms. Mandela served as a stand-in first lady from 1996 to 1998. Last year, Ms. Mandela stirred contro-

versy by calling for the return of whiteowned land to South Africa’s dispossessed Black majority. “Dear Apartheid Apologists, your time is over. You will not rule again. We do not fear you. Finally #TheLandIsOurs,” she tweeted in June last year. South Africa’s foreign affairs minister, Naledi Pandor, expressed shock at Ms. Mandela’s death, describing her as a heroine. “Zindzi will not only be remembered as a daughter of our struggle heroes, Tata Nelson and Mama Winnie Mandela, but as a struggle heroine in her own right. She served South Africa well,” Ms. Pandor said. South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa said she brought to public attention the “inhumanity” of the apartheid system and Black people’s fight for freedom. “South Africa loses an important generational link connecting our divided history to the promise of a better, more inclusive tomorrow,” the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation said in a statement. Ms. Mandela is survived by her husband, Molapo Motlhajwa, four children, a sister, a half-sister, and two half-brothers. Her funeral was held Friday, July 17, the day before the annual Nelson Mandela Day on July 18, South Africa’s annual celebration of his birthday.

People Play,” and “Sadie,” sampled by Tupac Shakur on his 1995 hit “Dear Mama.” “As a musician, he just had an amazing ear for melody,” said Faith Newman of the music publishing company Reservoir Media, which issued the 2019 Nat Turner album. “He just had a knack for creating hooks that are so memorable.” Mr. Jefferson became a fixture on the Philadelphia music scene. When he and his wife were married in 1976 at the Latin Casino nightclub in a Philadelphia suburb, The Spinners served as groomsmen and members of the vocal group Sister Sledge were maids of honor. In addition to his wife, survivors include two half-brothers, Donald L. Jefferson and George A. Jefferson. No funeral or memorial service is planned at this time.

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, August 10, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2020-157 To amend and reordain City Code § 9-2, which designates the location for the central absentee voter election district in the city, to relocate and establish a new polling place for the central absentee voter election district. Ordinance No. 2020-158 To amend and reordain City Code § 9-58, which assigns polling places in the city, to relocate and establish a new polling place for Precinct 203. Ordinance No. 2020-159 To amend and reordain City Code § 9-58, which assigns polling places in the city, to relocate and establish a new polling place for Precinct 206. Ordinance No. 2020-160 To amend and reordain City Code § 9-58, which assigns polling places in the city, to relocate and establish a new polling place for Precinct 207. Ordinance No. 2020-161 To amend and reordain City Code § 9-58, which assigns polling places in the city, to relocate and establish a new polling place for Precinct 412. Ordinance No. 2020-162 To amend and reordain City Code § 9-58, which assigns polling places in the city, to relocate and establish a new polling place for Precinct 702. Ordinance No. 2020-163 To amend and reordain City Code § 9-58, which assigns polling places in the city, to establish two satellite polling places for in-person absentee voting. This meeting will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020093, adopted April 9, 2020. This meeting will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public. Less than a quorum of Richmond City Council will assemble in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, and most Council members and other staff will participate by teleconference/ videoconference via Microsoft Teams. Video of the meeting will be streamed live online at the following web address: https:// r i c h m o n d v a . l e g i s t a r. com/Calendar.aspx. To watch the meeting’s live stream at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”.

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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 Monday, August 17, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, September 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2020-171 To amend and reordain City Code §§ 30-402.2, concerning permitted accessory uses and structures, 30-413.15, concerning yards, 30-419.2, concerning permitted principal uses, 30-419.3, concerning permitted principal uses on corner lots, 30-419.4, concerning permitted accessory uses and structures, 30-420.5, concerning yards, 30424.5, concerning yards, 30-426.5, concerning yards, 30-428.6, concerning yards, 30430.5, concerning yards, 30-442.1, concerning permitted principal and accessory uses, 30442.4, concerning yards, 30-444.2, concerning permitted principal and accessory uses, 30-444.4, concerning yards, 30446.4, concerning yards, 30-447.2, concerning permitted principal and accessory uses, 30-610.3, concerning alley frontage, 30-620.1, concerning lots and lot areas, 30630.1, concerning yards, 30-630.4, concerning side yards, 30-630.9, concerning permitted projections and encroachments in yards and courts, 30-680.1, concerning location of accessory buildings, 30-800.2, concerning extension or expansion, 30-810.1, concerning alterations to buildings, 30-940.3, concerning the Urban Design Committee, and 30-1080, concerning unlawful conduct and penalties; to amend ch. 30, art. IV, div. 2, 3, 4, and 6 of the City Code by adding therein new §§ 30-402.8, 30-404.8, 30-406.8 and 30-410.8, concerning driveways from streets; to amend ch. 30, art. VI, div. 7 of the City Code by adding therein a new § 30- 660.1, concerning standards for location of refuse areas; to amend ch. 30, art. X, div. 4 of the City Code by adding therein a new § 30-1030.8, concerning expiration of approval of plans of development, and to amend ch. 30, art. XII of the City Code by adding there new §§ 301220.94, 30-1220.110:1, 30-1220.110:2, and 301220.110:3, concerning certain definitions.

The agenda for the Richmond City Council meeting is accessible through the City’s legislative website at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. aspx. To view the agenda at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “Agenda” associated with the August 10, 2020 Richmond City Council Special meeting listed in the calendar.

The meetings will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020093, adopted April 9, 2020. The meetings will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public. Less than a quorum of Richmond City Planning Commission members and Richmond City Council will assemble in City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, and most members and other staff will participate by teleconference/ videoconference via Microsoft Teams.

Interested citizens who wish to speak at the Richmond City Council meeting will be given an opportunity to do so by following the “Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions” attached to the August 10, 2020 Richmond City Council Special meeting agenda.

The meetings will be streamed live online at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. a s p x . To w a t c h a meeting’s live stream at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”.

Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@ richmondgov.com in lieu of calling in. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All comments received prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 10, 2020, will be provided to Council members prior to the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting.

The agenda for the Richmond City Council meeting is accessible through the City’s legislative website at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. aspx. To view the agenda at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “Agenda” associated with the September 14, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting listed in the calendar.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances, including descriptions and maps of proposed boundary and polling place changes, are available for inspection by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at http:// www.richmondgov.com/ CityClerk/index.aspx.

Interested citizens who wish to speak at the Richmond City Council meeting will be given an opportunity to do so by following the “Formal Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions” attached to the September 14, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting agenda.

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lieu of calling in. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All comments received prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 14, 2020, will be provided to Council members prior to the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at http:// www.richmondgov.com/ CityClerk/index.aspx. Candice D. Reid City Clerk

City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, September 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2020-170 To change the use of the City-owned real estate known as the Annie Giles Community Resource Center and located at 1400 Oliver Hill Way so that such City-owned real estate will be used as an inclement weather shelter for homeless persons in the city of Richmond when the outdoor or wind chill temperature falls to 40 degrees Fahrenheit or below and when the outdoor temperature rises to 92 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, when there is a forecast of accumulation of one inch or more of rain, snow, sleet or other precipitation within a 24hour period, or when there is a forecast that includes a warning for a hurricane, tornado or high winds. (COMMITTEE: Education and Human Services, Thursday, August 6, 2020, 2:00 p.m.) Ordinance No. 2020-172 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Deed of Quitclaim of Utility Easement Portion between the City of Richmond and the Capital Region Airport Commission, for the purpose of releasing a portion of a utility easement to the Capital Region Airport Commission. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 1:00 p.m.) Ordinance No. 2020-173 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Governor’s Agriculture & Forestry Industries Development Fund Performance Agreement between the City of Richmond, Virginia, the Economic Development Authority of the City of Richmond, Virginia, and River City Cider, LLC, doing business as Bryant’s Small Batch Cider, for the purpose of enabling the Authority to provide an economic development grant to River City Cider, LLC, doing business as Bryant’s Small Batch Cider, as an incentive to construct and improve a Virginia agricultural products processing facility in the city of Richmond. ( C O M M I T T E E : Finance & Economic Development, Thursday, August 20, 2020, 1:00 p.m.) This meeting will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020093, adopted April 9, 2020. This meeting will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public. Less than a quorum of Richmond City Council will assemble in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, and most Council members and other staff will participate by teleconference/ videoconference via Microsoft Teams. Video of the meeting will be streamed live online at the following web address: https:// r i c h m o n d v a . l e g i s t a r. com/Calendar.aspx. To watch the meeting’s live stream at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”.

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https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. aspx. To view the agenda at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “Agenda” associated with the September 14, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting listed in the calendar. Interested citizens who wish to speak at the Richmond City Council meeting will be given an opportunity to do so by following the “Formal Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions” attached to the September 14, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting agenda. Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@ r i c h m o n d g o v. c o m i n lieu of calling in. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All comments received prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 14, 2020, will be provided to Council members prior to the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at http:// www.richmondgov.com/ CityClerk/index.aspx. Candice D. Reid City Clerk

City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, August 10, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2020-164 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to submit an amended Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as an application for the receipt of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds and Housing Opportunities for Persons withAIDS (HOPWA) funds; to accept funds from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the total amount of $6,184,226.00; and to appropriate $6,184,226.00 for various projects. This meeting will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020093, adopted April 9, 2020. This meeting will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public. Less than a quorum of Richmond City Council will assemble in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, and most Council members and other staff will participate by teleconference/ videoconference via Microsoft Teams. Video of the meeting will be streamed live online at the following web address: https:// r i c h m o n d v a . l e g i s t a r. com/Calendar.aspx. To watch the meeting’s live stream at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”. The agenda for the Richmond City Council meeting is accessible through the City’s legislative website at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. aspx. To view the agenda at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “Agenda” associated with the August 10, 2020 Richmond City Council Special meeting listed in the calendar. Interested citizens who wish to speak at the Richmond City Council meeting will be given an opportunity to do so by following the “Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions” attached to the August 10, 2020 Richmond City Council Special meeting agenda.

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Clerk. All comments received prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 10, 2020, will be provided to Council members prior to the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at http:// www.richmondgov.com/ CityClerk/index.aspx. Candice D. Reid City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO EMILY A. NIELSEN Plaintiff, v. ADAM R.M.C. NIELSEN Defendant. Case No.: CL20-5039 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this action is for Plaintiff, Emily A. Nielsen to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from Defendant, Adam R.M.C. Nielsen, on the ground of having lived separate and apart, without cohabitation and without interruption, for a period in excess of one year, and it appearing from Affidavit for Order of Publication that diligence was used by or on behalf of Plaintiff, without effect, to ascertain the location of Defendant and that he cannot be found, it is therefore ORDERED that Defendant appear before this Court on or September 28, 2020 at 9 a.m. and do what is necessary to protect his interest herein. I ASK FOR THIS: A Copy Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk T. Michael Blanks, Jr., Esquire, VSB #31358 Coates & Davenport, P.C. 5206 Markel Road, Suite 200 Richmond, Virginia 23230 (804) 285-7000/ (804) 285-2849 Fax VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CLINTON DUKES, JR., Plaintiff v. FLORENE DUKES, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002927-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 14th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ADRIENNE JACKSON, Plaintiff v. ERIC JACKSON, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002922-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 14th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CORDEL GORDON, Plaintiff v. TANIKA GORDON, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002918-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 14th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk Continued on next column

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I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CHANDRA BRANDON, Plaintiff v. SAMUEL KINGSTON, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002928-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 14th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER GLENDA MILIAN DEL CID, Plaintiff v. JOSE PALENCIA ARAGON, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002806-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 14th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER KENYATTA WATKINS, Plaintiff v. FLORA WARRICK, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002793-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 15th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MONTIQUEA ROBINSON, Plaintiff v. TOMMIE WILSON, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002794-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 15th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER THEOTIS JONES, JR., Plaintiff v. CALENDRIA JONES, Defendant. Case No.: CL20002803-00 Continued on next column

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ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 15th day of September, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

CUSTODY VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ANNA ELIZABETH HARRIS RDSS v. UNKNOWN FATHER Case No. J-96895-06-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Unknown (Father), of Anna Elizabeth Harris, child, DOB 6/28/2008, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendants, Unknown Father (Father), to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 10/28/2020, at 9:00 AM, Courtroom #5.

PROPERTY Notice Judicial Sale of Real Estate Notice is hereby given that at least thirty days from the date of this notice the City of Richmond will commence judicial proceedings under the authority of Virginia Code Section 58.1-3965 et seq. to sell the following real estate for payment of delinquent taxes: 1002 North 4th Street N0000088010 1004 North 4th Street N0000088009 1006 North 4th Street N0000088008 1008 North 4th Street N0000088007 1816 North 22nd Street E0001080003 16 East 32nd Street S0001874016 214 East 34th Street S0002457008 3109 Barton Avenue N0001041019 1311 Brookland Parkway N0001113006 3000 Chamberlayne Avenue N0001028010 4202 Chamberlayne Avenue N0002350015 5513 Chesterfield Drive C0080252034 4720 Cronin Drive S0090418014 3608 Decatur Street S0002761007 3014 Edgewood Avenue N0001034021 3506 Florida Avenue N0001371006 3700 Greenbay Road C0090557040 2718 Griffin Avenue N0000637004 925 Hull Street S0000059026 1606 Hull Street S0000196005 2910 Hull Street S0001342003 2654 Hull Street S0000905007 2658 Hull Street S0000905006 3433 Keighly Road S0080851003 2213 Keswick Avenue S0071030034 2511 Lamberts Avenue S0080778025 2517 Lamberts Avenue S0080778031 4706 Lindlaw Avenue S0090502008 2408 East Marshall Street Unit A E0000337027 6417 Midlothian Turnpike C0070068028 3303 Mike Road S0080745039 3605 North Avenue N0001350036 3712 North Avenue N0160134002 118 East Roanoke Street S0043278048 2410 Springs Road S0080668003 1224 Wallace Street W0000437053 1242 Wallace Street W0000437060 5208 Walmsely Boulevard C0080740044 1927 Wilmington Avenue N0170549034 3129 Woodrow Avenue N0001043030 The owners may redeem this real estate before the date of a sale by paying all accumulated taxes, penalties, interest and costs. Gregory A. Lukanuski, Deputy City Attorney Office of the City Attorney for the City of Richmond 900 East Broad Street, Room 400 Richmond, Virginia Continued on next column

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(804) 646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF HENRICO COUNTY BALDWIN ACQUISITION CO., LLC PLAINTIFF V. ANGEL GIVENS et al. And THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, AND SUCCESSORS OF: RICHARD G. HAYES (a/k/a HAYS), LILLIE (a/k/a LILLY) HUGHES HAYES (a/k/a HAYS), ALBERT HAYES, MARIAH ELLEN HAYES PAIGE, JOHN HENRY HAYES, JACOB HAYES, MARY FANNIE HAYES WHITE, AUGUSTUS (“GUS”) HAYES AND ALEXANDER HAYES, MILES DANDRIDGE, GAIL L. DANDRIDGE, JAMES EDWARD DANDRIDGE, JR., JACQUELINE E. DANDRIDGE, VICTOR L. DANDRIDGE, ANTHONY LEE DANDRIDGE, CHARLES NATHANIEL, DANDRIDGE, JONATHAN L. DANDRIDGE, ALEXANDER HAMPTON JR., ANNETTE GIVENS REESE AKA ANTOINETTE GIVENS REESE, ALLEXANDER HAMPTON SR., EVELYN LEWIS, SHARON B. SHERROD, HELEN LEE JACKSON, RAYMOND L. PAIGE, EARLE C. DANDRIDGE, JR, RHONDA DYSON, MESHALL D. THOMAS, JUANITA COACHMAN, RHEA M. WRIGHT C/O ESTATE OF RHEA M. WRIGHT, GLENN R. MCWILLIAMS JR., CLYDE MICHAEL LEWIS, JAWAN COACHMAN, RITA DANDRIDGE, TOMIKA ELAINA SHERROD POWERS, GRACIE MAE TYLER JONES, JONATHAN DANDRIDGE, JANNEL. DANDRIDGE, VAUGHAN E. BREEDLOVE, WILLIE ALPHONSO BREEDLOVE, PETE PAIGE, JUSTIN M. PAIGE and all of their heirs, successors in interest and/ or assigns if any; who are made parties to this proceeding by the general description as “PARTIES UNKNOWN”, DEFENDANTS CASE No. CL-20003053 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to partition and sell real property in Henrico County, Virginia, to wit: all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the improvements thereon, lying and being in Henrico County, VA known as 1700 Kingsland Road, Henrico County VA and more particularly described as: PARCEL ID NUMBER: 817-676-1778 “All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto belonging, lying on the north side of Kingsland Road, in County of Henrico, containing 8.28 acres, and is Lot No. 3 on a map attached to and made part of the Property as referenced in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, Henrico County, Virginia, in Deed Book 134-b, Page 240, LESS AND EXCEPT approximately 0.22 acres conveyed to the County of Henrico, Virginia, as recorded in the Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 617, page 431.” (the “Property”). AND BEING that certain real Property granted by deed from Richard Hays (Hayes) and Judy Anne Hays (Hayes) his wife, dated June 27, 1889 recorded February 14, 1891 in the Clerk’s Office of Henrico County, VA in Deed Book 34- b page 240 Affidavit having been made and filed stating that due diligence has been used, without effect, to ascertain the existence of and location of certain parties to be served, and that there are or may be persons whose names and/or addresses cannot be ascertained and remain unknown who are interested in the subject matter of this suit; It is ORDERED that, the Defendants named above and the PARTIES UNKNOWN, if then living or be dead, their heirs, devisees, assigns, or successors in title, and other unknown heirs or parties who have an interest in the subject matter of this suit, who are proceeded against as PARTIES UNKNOWN, appear before Court on or before September 14, 2020 to protect their interests, if any, in this suit and/or the referenced property; and An Extract Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JUDITH HARRIS CHILES, And JAMES B. HARRIS, PETITIONERS, v. CL 20001542-00 HEIRS OF COLEMAN C. CORKER AND ANY AND ALL UNNAMED AND/OR UNKNOWN HEIRS, ASSIGNS AND/OR SUCCESSORS OF INTERESTS TO THE NAMED RESPONDANTS HEREIN (“Parties Unknown”). RESPONDENTS. ORDER OF PUBLICATION Date: July 7, 2020 To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to an Order entered on the 7th day of July 2020, Notice is hereby given: In this proceeding the Petitioners are seeking to Quiet Title and acquire clear title to that Continued on next page

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certain real estate located in the Beaverdam District, County of Hanover, consisting of two (2) parcels, Lot 1 containing 3.781 acres, more or less, Tax Map No. 7836-233896, and known as 15375 Beaverdam School Road; and Lot 2, containing 0.638 acre., more or less, Tax Map No. 7836-23-4724 (hereinafter the “subject Property”), and ascertain the existence and identity of any persons named as Respondents above, or the existence and identity of any heirs of the persons named as Respondents above; and the interests, if any, they may have in the subject Property. An affidavit has been made and signed that due diligence has been used to ascertain the identity of any Respondents and their heirs, and their locations and residences without success; and accordingly, it is therefore ADJUDGED, ORDERED and DECREED that any named or unnamed Respondents shall appear and protect their interests as they deem necessary within fifty (50) days from the date of entry of this Order, being July 7, 2020, at 12:00 noon; and it is further Ordered that if any of the Respondents or their heirs appear and assert any objection or defense to the Petitioners being determined to be the sole owners and heirs of the subject Property, or to the jurisdiction of this Court to hear this case; he shall file his Answer and Grounds of Defense designating his interests in or rights to the subject Property in which he claims an ownership interest. Should any such Respondent fail to file an Answer and Grounds of Defense as provided herein above, or appear in Court prior to or on the date set forth above; such failure shall preclude any alleged Respondent or heir of any Respondent to make a claim against the subject Property. Thereupon, any Respondent having received this service by publication, shall appear before this Court on or before September 1, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., to appear and protect his/her interests in this real property as they deem necessary. An Extract, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: William D. Hamner, Esq. (VSB # 17836) Tracey A. Theret, Esq. (VSB # 86398) Lane & Hamner, P.C. 3520-A Courthouse Road North Chesterfield, Virginia 23236 (804) 745-2144 Fax: (804) 745-7880

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 B & E HOLDING, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, KIMBERLY R. HALL, 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 KIMBERLY R. HALL, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949

Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

LEONARD T. WALSH, SR, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owners, ROBERT E. BANES, JR, LESLIE E. WALSH, ERNEST L. WALSH, ASHLEY R. JOYNER, STEPHANIE R. JOYNER, STEVEN R. JOYNER, JR, AARON R. JOYNER, SARAH R. JOYNER, KATIE D. JOYNER, ERNEST MULL and HOLLY LEADBETTER, are to be proceed against by Order of Publication pursuant to Section 8.01-316(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, 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 LEONARD T. WALSH, SR, ROBERT E. BANES, JR, LESLIE E. WALSH, ERNEST L. WALSH, ASHLEY R. JOYNER, STEPHANIE R. JOYNER, STEVEN R. JOYNER, JR, AARON R. JOYNER, SARAH R. JOYNER, KATIE D. JOYNER, ERNEST MULL, HOLLY LEADBETTER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949

and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949

“Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that KENNETH W. TAYLOR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949

MAHALIA V. MOORE, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-2165 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3807 Larchmont Lane, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0042914/035, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Mahalia V. Moore. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, MAHALIA V. MOORE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 MAHALIA V. MOORE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. SINDY HICKS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1984 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1430 Decatur Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000151/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner/s of record, Sindy Hicks. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, SINDY HICKS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 SINDY HICKS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. B & E HOLDING, LLC, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-2088 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2325 Halifax Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000645/025, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, B & E Holding, LLC. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, B & E HOLDING, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. LISA WASHINGTON, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1625 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2414 3rd Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000656/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Lisa Washington. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, LISA WASHINGTON, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that LISA WASHINGTON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. DOMINION LAND & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-2251 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3598 Platinum Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0090717/020, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Dominion Land & Development Corporation. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, DOMINION LAND & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/ or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that DOMINION LAND & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. KIMBERLY R. HALL, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-5773 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1020 North 2nd Street, Tax Map Number, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000085/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Kimberly R. Hall. Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. CURTIS L. FLEMING, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-849 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1414 Rogers Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000768/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Curtis L. Fleming. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CURTIS L. FLEMING, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that LILLIAN ROCHKIND, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 698A page 267 on July 24, 1975, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JAY TRONFELD, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 711 page 1758 on September 8, 1976, 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 CURTIS L. FLEMING, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, LILLIAN ROCHKIND, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 698A page 267 on July 24, 1975, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JAY TRONFELD, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 711 page 1758 on September 8, 1976, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. POTOMAC INVESTORS, LLC, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1983 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3107 Columbia Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0080631/011, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Potomac Investors, LLC. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, POTOMAC INVESTORS, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, IT IS ORDERED that POTOMAC INVESTORS, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. BENSON F. WOO, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1830 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3121 5th Avenue, Tax Map Number, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N005-0999/011, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Benson F. Woo and So Mei Woo. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, BENSON F. WOO and SO MEI WOO, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and 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 BENSON F. WOO, SO MEI WOO, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. AGNES V. KEILHACKER, et al. Defendants. Case No.: CL20-2085 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2301 Coles Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0090065/035, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Agnes V. Keilhacker and Anna Keilhacker Corrado. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, AGNES V. KEILHACKER, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and ANNA KEILHACKER CORRADO, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 AGNES V. KEILHACKER, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ANNA KEILHACKER CORRADO, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. LEONARD T. WALSH, SR, et al. Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1777 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 629 Effingham Drive, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0060726/016, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Leonard T. Walsh, Sr., Robert E. Banes, Jr., Leslie E. Walsh, Ernest L. Walsh, Ashley R. Joyner, Stephanie R. Joyner, Steven R. Joyner, Jr., Aaron R. Joyner, Sarah R. Joyner, Katie D. Joyner, Ernest Mull and Holly Leadbetter. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. PATRICIA TALLEY-ALLEN, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL19-5651 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1305 North 5th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000233/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Patricia Talley-Allen, Lynda T. Massenburg, Franklin Lewis Talley, Karen Mitchell, Lonnie Talley, Janet L. Talley, Louis Mario Talley and Carmine Talley. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, LYNDA T. MASSENBURG, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and has not filed a response to this action; that said owners, FRANKLIN LEWIS TALLEY, KAREN MITCHELL, LONNIE TALLEY, and JANET L. TALLEY, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; 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 LYNDA T. MASSENBURG, FRANKLIN LEWIS TALLEY, KAREN MITCHELL, LONNIE TALLEY, JANET L. TALLEY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. PAUL WASHINGTON, JR, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1985 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1355 Evergreen Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0060300/026, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Paul Washington, Jr. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, PAUL WASHINGTON, JR, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that PAUL WASHINGTON, JR, Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. GLORIA T. COX, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-2096 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1507 Helen Lane, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071384/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Gloria T. Cox. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, GLORIA T. COX, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 GLORIA T. COX, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. KENNETH W. TAYLOR, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-2094 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2110 Orlando Drive, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0090420/046, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Kenneth W. Taylor. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, KENNETH W. TAYLOR, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his/her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that KENNETH W. TAYLOR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. KENNETH W. TAYLOR, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-2093 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2130 Orlando Drive, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0090420/048, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Kenneth W. Taylor. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, KENNETH W. TAYLOR, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his/her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. THELMA W. GARCES, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-2166 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2313 Maplewood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W0001029/009, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Thelma W. Garces. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, THELMA W. GARCES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 THELMA W. GARCES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. EDNA P. QUEEN, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-1682 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2503 Berwyn Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S008-0380/029, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Edna P. Queen, upon information and belief deceased, Billy E. Queen and Laura A. McClung, upon information and belief deceased. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, EDNA P. QUEEN, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and LAURA A. MCCLUNG, upon information and belief deceased, or her/his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, BILLY E. QUEEN, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that EDNA P. QUEEN, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, LAURA A. MCCLUNG, upon information and belief deceased, or her/his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, BILLY E. QUEEN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. GREANLEAFE ASSOCIATES, LLC, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL20-2091 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the properties briefly described as 5701 Campbell Avenue, Tax Map Number E0100227028; 5705 Campbell Avenue, Tax Map Number E0100227035; 5709 Campbell Avenue, Tax Map Number E0100227036; 5713 Campbell Avenue, Tax Map Number E0100227037; 5717 Campbell Avenue, Tax Map Number E0100227020; 1403 Stiff Street, Tax Map Number E0100227031; 1405 Stiff Street, Tax Map Number E0100227032; 1407 Stiff Street, Tax Map Number E0100227033; 1409 Stiff Street, Tax Map Number E0100227034; and 1411 Stiff Street, Tax Map Number E0100227019, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Greanleafe Associates, LLC. An Affidavit having been filed that RENEE V. GOODE, Registered Agent for GREANLEAFE ASSOCIATES, LLC, the owner of said parcel, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that RENEE V. GOODE, Registered Agent for GREANLEAFE ASSOCIATES, LLC, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

Pursuant to the terms of Orders of Sale entered in the Richmond Circuit Court, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer the following real estate for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday August 19, 2020 at 2:00 pm, or as soon thereafter as may be effected. The sale is subject to the terms and conditions below and any other terms and conditions which may be announced on the day of auction. Announcements made on the day of the auction take precedence over any prior written or verbal terms of sale. 3513 1st Avenue N0001173012 City of Richmond v. Ernest U. Logan, et. al. CL19-3960 3515 1st Avenue N0001173013 City of Richmond v. Ernest U. Logan, et. al. CL19-3961 3519 1st Avenue N0001173014 City of Richmond v. Ernest Continued on next column

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U. Logan, et. al CL19-3962 1016 North 2nd Street N0000085006 City of Richmond v. Loraine P. Cockrell, et. al. CL19-4526 2212 4th Avenue N0000561015 City of Richmond v. Wanda D. Scales, et. al. CL19-5443 119 East 15th Street S0000193015 City of Richmond v. Howard A. Harris, et. al CL19-317 225 East 15th Street S0000191011 City of Richmond v. Cynthia Austin, et. al. CL19-3888 206 East 19th Street S0000237021 City of Richmond v. James T. Glass, Sr., et. al. CL19-4101 1209 North 20th Street E0000556025 City of Richmond v. Doris W. Ashton, et. al. CL18-6235 118 East 21st Street S0000353030 City of Richmond v. Matthew Perkins, Jr., et. al. CL19-62 208 West 21st Street S0000418008 City of Richmond v. Mamie R. Scott, et.al. CL19-5585 1217 North 25th Street E0000561027 City of Richmond v. Parties Unknown, et. al. CL19-1322 1921 North 28th Street E0120401001 City of Richmond v. Archie H. Bey, II., et. al. CL18-4563 605 North 29th Street E0000573038 City of Richmond v. Larry N. Sterling, et.al. CL19-1233 1908 North 29th Street E0120427019 City of Richmond v. William E. Carrington, et.al. CL19-4507 1628 North 31st Street E0000795018 City of Richmond v. Dorothy Robinson, et.al. CL19-5652 1668 North 31st Street E0000795017 City of Richmond v. Dorothy Robinson, et.al. CL19-5652 1323 North 32nd Street E0000801024 City of Richmond v. Sterling R. Harris, et. al. CL18-5876 1120 North 34th Street E0000877004 City of Richmond v. Junius M. Charity, et. al. CL19-5775 107 East 37th Street S0042768011 City of Richmond v. Fannie Harris, et. al. CL19-5181 310 Bancroft Avenue N0001258075 City of Richmond v. Donald E. Womble, III., et. al. CL19-4167

2803 Â˝ Barry Street S0001229011 City of Richmond v. John A. Savage, et. al. CL19-1000 2807 Barry Street S0001229013 City of Richmond v. Gloria D. Savage, et. al. CL19-1052 1810 Bath Street N0000946027 City of Richmond v. Alice E. Harris, et. al. CL18-4789 5216 Beddington Road C0081182021 City of Richmond v. James E. Sheffield, et. al. CL19-3863 2400 Bells Road S0090065027 City of Richmond v. A. L. Livsie, et. al. CL19-3864 5215 Blue Ridge Avenue E0100110009 City of Richmond v. Doorway, LLC, et. al. CL19-4508 5101 Boscobel Avenue S0060265028 City of Richmond v. Denise R. Alexander, et. al. CL19-4566 5119 Boscobel Avenue S0060265019 City of Richmond v. Ardell Langley, et. al. CL19-5776 1814 Boston Avenue S0000342001 City of Richmond v. Wells Fargo Bank, et. al. CL19-1772 1842 Botetourt Street N0000945049 City of Richmond v. Ernest W. Banks, et. al. CL19-5445 1305 Bowen Street S0071182024 City of Richmond v. Sanford S. Seay et. al. CL19-1001 13 East Broad Rock Road S0001345025 City of Richmond v. Christian Workers Council, et. al. CL19-4509 5416 Campbell Avenue E0100138027 City of Richmond v. Sabrina M. Walters, et. al. CL19-4510 4408 Corbin Street N0180401001 City of Richmond v. Joseph Johnson, et. al. CL19-5188 2211 Decatur Street S0000410026 City of Richmond v. Machine & Conveyor LTD, et. al. CL19-149 2214 Edwards Avenue S0000459003 City of Richmond v. More Land of Virginia, Inc., et. al CL19-3922 1418 Enfield Avenue S0071228010 City of Richmond v. Delano Francis Kellum, et. al. CL19-4294 3521 Enslow Avenue N0001172023 City of Richmond v. Ernest Miles, et. al. CL19-48

2111 Ford Avenue E0000598022 City of Richmond v. Neal Kennedy, et. al. CL18-351 2113 Ford Avenue E0000598023 City of Richmond v. Peace on Earth Management, et. al. CL18-2349 228 Green Acres Avenue C0060488018 City of Richmond v. June A. Mcelroy, et. al. CL19-798 314 Green Acres Avenue C0060488020 City of Richmond v. June A. Mcelroy, et. al. CL19-799 401 Hazelhurst Avenue N0001258068 City of Richmond v. Miranda L. Eberhardt, et. al. CL19-5447 3055 Hull Street S0001582011 City of Richmond v. Ed Turnage, et. al. CL19-3860 3057 Hull Street S0001582012 City of Richmond v. Ed Turnage, et. al. CL19-3861 132 Jefferson Davis Highway S0000293021 City of Richmond v. William H. Fox, et. al. CL18-5257 1817 Keswick Avenue S0070982010 City of Richmond v. Mary L. Ferguson, et. al. CL19-4512 2902 Lawson Street S0001343020 City of Richmond v. Joan C. R. Pride, et. al. CL18-5515 3401 Lynhaven Avenue S0080778017 City of Richmond v. John Sattelmaier, et. al. CL19-3370 3401A Lynhaven Avenue S0080778016 City of Richmond v. John Sattelmaier, et. al. CL19-3371 4114 Lynhaven Avenue S0090185013 City of Richmond v. Andy Roomy, et. al. CL19-4729 4204 Lynhaven Avenue S0090225007 City of Richmond v. Henderson Homes, Inc., et. al. CL19-4513 1705 Magnolia Street N0000663019 City of Richmond v. Earl W. Trimmer, et. al. CL19-3923 2404 Marion Mashore Street S0000565009 City of Richmond v. Albatross, Inc., et. al. CL19-85 2812 Midlothian Turnpike S0001123009 City of Richmond v. Ruby B. Simpson, et. al. CL19-4244 1339 Minefee Street S0071134028 City of Richmond v. Progressive Mortgage, et. al.

CL19-151 2001 Newbourne Street E0120312001 City of Richmond v. Lucy Hurte, et. al. CL19-3369 308 Overbrook Road N0000596012 City of Richmond v. Nancy D. Anderson, et. al. CL19-5187 3316 P Street E0000878012 City of Richmond v. William A. Joyner, et. al. CL18-5704 414 Â˝ Patrick Avenue N0001554020 City of Richmond v. Bessie S. Fulton, et. al. CL18-5417 3917 Â˝ Piney Road N0180530025 City of Richmond v. Mary J. Hughes, et. al. CL19-3196 2616 Redwood Avenue E0120279018 City of Richmond v. George A. Coleman, Jr., et. al. CL19-3341 3310 Richmond Henrico Tpk. N0001258012 City of Richmond v. Alease Langford, et. al. CL19-84 2513 Robert Moore Circle N0000663017 City of Richmond v. Jimmie Lee, et. al. CL18-4944 917 St. James Street N0000083038 City of Richmond v. Ida J. Layton Forrester, et. al. CL19-5448 2015 Selden Street E0120285009 City of Richmond v. Lucille Robinson, et. al. CL18-5707 2116 Selden Street

E0120259025 City of Richmond v. James Richardson, et. al CL19-3994 2120 Selden Street E0120259023 City of Richmond v. James Richardson, et. al. CL19-3925 2701 Selden Street E0120319001 City of Richmond v. James. E. Branch, et. al. CL18-4361 1809 Stegge Avenue S0071133017 City of Richmond v. Glenn Brown, et. al. CL19-4298 600 Chimborazo Boulevard E0000882013 City of Richmond v. Victory Tabernacle Bap. Church, et. al. CL18-6032 3203 Â˝ Stockton Street S0002132011 City of Richmond v. Franklin N. Bonner, et. al. CL18-5278 1825 1/3 Thomas Street N0000946018 City of Richmond v. James R. Moore, et. al. CL19-1989 20 Thurman Street S0070875001 City of Richmond v. Louis Reed, et. al. CL19-4689 2113 Warwick Avenue S0071632011 City of Richmond v. Mildred B. Smith, et. al. CL16-4506 2114 Warwick Avenue S0071682001 City of Richmond v. Faith Family Worship Center, et. al. CL19-4549

2304 Warwick Avenue S0071679008 City of Richmond v. Guy Howard, et. al. CL19-1971 2313 Warwick Avenue S0071629014 City of Richmond v. Patricia Mack, et. al. CL19-4527 2317 Warwick Avenue S0071629012 City of Richmond v. Patricia Mack, et. al. CL19-4528 2419 Whitcomb Street E0120224007 City of Richmond v. Mildred J. Boisseau et. al. CL18-5974 2419 1/3 Whitcomb Street E0120224065 City of Richmond v. Mildred J. Boisseau, et. al. CL18-5975 1605 Whitehead Road C0070497002 City of Richmond v. Delbert O. Winn, et. al. CL19-3425 3007 Woodcliff Avenue N0000987022 City of Richmond v. Lutto, Inc., et. al. CL19-3996

they do not own, directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding notices of violation for building, zoning or other local ordinances. Questions may be directed to Gregory A. Lukanuski at greg.lukanuski @richmondgov.com (804) 646-7949, or to Christie Hamlin at christie.hamlin@ richmondgov.com (804) 6466940. Gregory A. Lukanuski Deputy City Attorney Special Commissioner 900 East Broad Street, Room 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219

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of the purchase price to the Special Commissioner, and deed recordation costs, by a date and in a form as stated in a settlement instruction letter. Time is of the essence. If a high bidder defaults by not making these payments in full, on time, and in the required form, the Special Commissioner will retain the deposit, and may seek other remedies to include the cost of resale or any resulting deficiency. Settlement shall occur when the Richmond Circuit Court enters an Order of Confirmation. Conveyance shall be either by a special commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deed or a special warranty deed. Real estate taxes will be adjusted as of the date of entry for the Order of Confirmation. Properties are sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;as isâ&#x20AC;? without any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, 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 a property may disclose. It is assumed that bidders will make a visual exterior inspection of a property within the limits of the law, determine the suitability of a property for their purposes, and otherwise perform due diligence prior to the auction. T h e S p e c i a l Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acceptance of a bid shall not limit any powers vested in the City of Richmond. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. Individuals owing delinquent taxes to the City of Richmond, and defendants in pending delinquent tax cases, are not qualified to bid at this auction. Bidders must certify by affidavit that

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TERMS OF SALE: All sales are subject to confirmation by the Richmond Circuit Court.Â The purchase price will include the winning bid plus 10% of the winning bid. High bidders will pay at the time of the auction a deposit of at least 20% of the purchase price, or $5,000.00, whichever is greater. If the purchase price is under $5,000.00, high bidders will pay in full at the time of the auction. High bidders will pay the balance

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CONSOLIDATED PLAN PUBLIC NOTICE On Friday August 14, 2020, the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold a virtual public hearing on items related to an amendment to the Commonwealth of Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration of the Consolidated Action Plan 2020-2021 Action Plan. The public hearing will be held at 10:00 AM via conference call. Participants can join by calling (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 553 409 099 1605 # DHCD will be taking comments on the proposed use of $20,601,553 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) â&#x20AC;&#x201C;COVID funding. DHCD proposes using these funds to provide rapid re-housing rental assistance and ESG essential services, as needed, in the form of motel/hotel vouchers. Copies of the plan document may be requested by calling (804) 371-7100, or (804) 371-7084 TDD. Persons requiring special accommodations should call (804) 371-7110. The Plan will appear on the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s web site at https://www. dhcd.virginia.gov/consolidated-plan. The Department will receive written comments and testimony on the proposed 2020-2021 Action Plan through the close of business on August 14, 2020 at the following address: Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development Attention: Lyndsi Austin Main Street Centre 600 East Main Street, Suite 300 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Or by email at lyndsi.austin@dhcd.virginia.gov

NOTICE RichWine LLC Trading as: RichWine RVA 2601 Maury St Warehouse 2, Richmond, VA 23224-3665 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage C ontrol (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Internet Wine Retailer/Delivery Permit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In State license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www. abc.virginia.gov or 800-5523200.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The University of Virginia seeks a firm to provide: Chairback Stadium Seating Services RFP-UVA-00042-PW072020, https://bids.sciquest.com/ apps/Router/PublicEvent? CustomerOrg=UVa or email pur-rfp@eservices. virginia.edu

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CITIZEN INFORMATION MEETING Three Chopt Road Sidewalk Date: Monday, August 10, 2020 Time: 5:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:30 p.m. Location: Ridge Elementary School (Bus Loop) 8910 Three Chopt Road, Henrico, VA 23229 If unable to attend in person, the project information and comment form are available online at: https:// henrico.us/projects/three-chopt-sw/

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