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VUU president accused of fraud

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Dr. Hakim J. Lucas was supposed to be the ideal fit when Virginia Union University’s board named the 40-year-old as the historic institution’s 13th president in August.

Dr. Lucas, who came to VUU from Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla., where he was vice president, was described as a person who could be effective with students.

He was touted for his ability to connect with Dr. Lucas the larger community and said to know the ins and outs of fundraising based on his experience in generating dollars for Bethune-Cookman and Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, N.Y. But just five months after his appointment at VUU, the board’s decision is looking questionable in the wake of a lawsuit filed by BethuneCookman University accusing Dr. Lucas and two other former top officials there of participating in a scheme to defraud Bethune-Cookman of millions of dollars.

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‘I was handed a death sentence’

Advocates help NAACP stalwart Ora Lomax receive life-saving dialysis after a Henrico center moves to terminate her treatment

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Ora M. Lomax uses a room in her home as her office as she works to ensure she will still have dialysis. The wife of retired barber William Lomax, Mrs. Lomax is certain she will die if her ability to receive the procedure is cut off, as her current provider has threatened to do.

Getting kicked out of a dialysis clinic is the worst thing that can happen to a patient with failing kidneys.

But that is what 86-yearold Ora M. Lomax has been facing.

For 12 years, she has traveled three times a week to the West End Dialysis Center in Henrico County to be hooked up to a machine that removes from her blood the waste and excess fluid that her kidneys no longer can process.

Fresenius Kidney Care, the nation’s largest dialysis provider, owns the clinic.

But on Jan. 3, Dr. Martin A. Starkman, the center’s kidney specialist and her assigned specialist, gave her notice that in 30 days, she no longer was allowed at the center for treatment.

The notice also was signed

by David Schwemer, the center’s director of operations.

Their explanation is both controversial and, according to Mrs. Lomax, unsupported with any documentation provided to her. Mrs. Lomax accuses the two men of making up excuses to get rid of her.

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Chief Durham touts city’s 2017 crime drop; asks for public’s help

By Ronald E. Carrington

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Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham presents the city’s 2017 crime data and talks about the success of several initiatives during a news conference Jan. 24 at police headquarters.

Richmond residents can breathe a little easier as overall crime in the city dropped by 1 percent in 2017.

During a media presentation on Jan. 24 at police headquarters, Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham said violent crime — homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault — dropped by 2 percent in 2017, while property crimes — arson, burglary, larceny and auto theft — rose by 1 percent.

Driving the reduction in violent crime was a 27 percent reduction in reported rapes. The data show that 38 rapes were reported in the city in 2017, compared with 52 in 2016.

Further, the data also show that the number of homicides rose 8 percent in 2017 to 65, compared with 60 in 2016.

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RRHA finds more extensive heating problems

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority has confirmed that heating problems are far more extensive than projected in the city’s public housing communities, which local activists have said for several months.

A survey has found heat is either off or inadequate in at least 333 public housing units — about 8 percent of the nearly 4,000 total, according to Orlando Artze, RRHA’s interim chief executive officer.

Mr. Artze stated Saturday that RRHA is working with private companies to replace

radiators with electric baseboard heat in 78 units in Creighton Court. Each unit is being rewired to accommodate the new system, with the work expected to be completed by the end of Mr. Artze the month.

RRHA previously stated that 54 units in 12 buildings in Creighton Court had furnaces that were shut down, but Mr. Artze indicated that further investigation found 24 more units lacked heat.

He said RRHA has yet to act on fixing

the heating problems in the remaining 255 units across the city, but the agency is trying to determine “the best way to fix the problem in each apartment.”

He provided no timeframe when work would be done on those units.

Separately, RRHA is moving to end a Legal Aid Justice Center lawsuit accusing the authority of overcharging tenants for electricity.

U.S. District Court John A. Gibney Jr. is to consider a proposed settlement between RRHA, its tenants and the Legal Aid Justice Center later this month.

Terms of the settlement have not been made public yet.

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Enjoying ‘Neverland’ Justin Dixon snacks on popcorn while attending Tuesday’s opening of the musical “Finding Neverland,” part of the Broadway in Richmond series at the Altria Theater. The show tells the story of how playwright J.M. Barrie got the idea for Peter Pan, the fictional boy who could fly. Justin was attending the show with his mom, Myrissa Dixon. “Finding Neverland” will run through Sunday, Feb. 4, in Richmond.

Service set for Dr. Walker A memorial service for Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker Jr. will be held at noon Saturday, Feb. 17, at Gillfield Baptist Church, 209 Perry St. in Petersburg.

A visitation and wake will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at the church.

The 88-year-old civil rights icon who served as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and chief of staff to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in Chester, where he lived for the last 14 years.

Dr. Walker, a Virginia Union University graduate, served as pastor of Gillfield Baptist Church from 1953 to 1959 and led many demonstrations and civil rights actions to protest segregation.

He was a chief strategist and organizer for Dr. King, helping organize the August 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

He left the SCLC in 1964 to become pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church and later Canaan Baptist Church, both in Harlem, before retiring in 2004 and moving to the Richmond area.

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CHIP program extended for 6 years Free Press staff, wire report

The Children’s Health Insurance Program, which benefits nearly 70,000 Virginia children and about 9 million youths across the country, has gained six years of new life and funding.

Congress approved the CHIP extension under a deal last week that kept the entire federal government funded through Thursday, Feb. 8.

The CHIP program had bipartisan support, but had become a bargaining chip in the political debate over keeping the government in operation.

President Trump ensured the extension of CHIP when he signed a continuing resolution for government funding for three weeks.

That ended a three-day shutdown of the government as Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate continued to wrangle over other issues, including whether undocumented immigrant children who were brought to this country by their parents or others should remain exempt from deportation.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia received credit for leading the effort to end the shutdown and gain approval for the CHIP program extension.

Free pediatric dental clinic Friday, Feb. 2, at VCU School of Dentistry “Give Kids a Smile” is the theme of an annual one-day program in Richmond and across the country to provide no-cost dental services to children.

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry is participating, providing exams, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions and needed treatment to children up to age 18.

The program will be held 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, in the Pediatric Dental Clinic in the Lyons Dental Building, 520 N. 12th St. The American Dental Association launched the program in 2003.

Details and appointments: (804) 828-9095.— JEREMY M. LAZARUS

6 Virginia tribes win federal recognition Free Press wire report

Six Indian tribes in Virginia have secured federal recognition after nearly 20 years.

The recognition became official Monday when President Trump signed legislation that recently passed Congress.

The Virginia tribes now with federal recognition include the Chickahominy, the Eastern Chickahominy, the Upper Mattaponi, the Rappahannock, the Monacan and the Nansemond.

Only one Virginia tribe, the Pamunkey, previously had been granted federal recognition.

Congressman Robert J. “Rob” Wittman, a Republican who represents Virginia’s 1st District, introduced the legislation that will enable the tribes to deal directly with the government, allow their members to apply for federal services and authorize the tribes seek the return of their ancestors’ remains that researchers took for study.

The bill bans the tribes from seeking to establish casinos.

The legislation repeatedly passed the U.S. House of Representatives, but languished in the U.S. Senate until Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner of Virginia were able to get it approved on a unanimous vote three weeks ago.

Wayne Adkins, the first assistant chief of the Chickahominy tribe, said the tribes never gave up despite setbacks and barriers.

He said his tribe began discussing seeking federal recognition in the 1920s, but it took decades to make progress.

He said this latest effort started in 1999.

Book about civil rights attorneys Oliver Hill, Spottswood Robinson launches Feb. 8

“We Face the Dawn,” a book about intrepid Richmond-based civil rights attorneys Oliver W. Hill Sr. and Spottswood W. Robinson III, will be launched at an event 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St. in Downtown.

Award-winning author and retired journalist Margaret Edds will talk about her book and the two noted lawyers who initiated and argued a Virginia case that became part of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 that outlawed the doctrine of “separate but equal” segregated public schools.

Mr. Hill died in August 2007 at age 100, while Judge Robinson, who went on to become a federal judge in Washington, D.C., died in October 1998 at age 82.

The free event will be held in the Library of Virginia’s Lecture Hall.

Minor re-elected chairman of Richmond Democratic Committee

James E. “J.J.” Minor III will continue to lead the Richmond Democratic Committee.

He was re-elected to his fifth, two-year term as chairman last week, overcoming a challenge from Jamie Nolan.

Mr. Minor, outreach coordinator for the city’s Department of Economic and Community Development, also serves as president of the Richmond Branch NAACP. The Richmond committee also re-elected Sandra Antoine as vice chairman over challenger Alexis Rogers.

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Dr. Lambert’s Way Above, Joshua Lambert unveils a new honorary street sign at 1st and Baker streets that pays tribute to his late grandfather, Dr. Benjamin J. Lambert III, a former Richmond state senator and longtime Richmond optometrist.

Right, optometrist Helene Clayton-Jeter of Northern Virginia speaks about Dr.

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Lambert, who encouraged her to enter the eye care field, at the unveiling ceremony Saturday outside Dr. Lambert’s office at 904 N. 1st St. The building is now home to an optician business operated by Dr. Lambert’s son, David Lambert, standing at left. Among those attending or participating in the ceremony were City Council President Chris Hilbert, who

sponsored the city legislation for the honorary street sign; Delegate Jeff Bourne, who represents the 71st House District, which Dr. Lambert represented before serving in the state Senate from 1986 to

2008; City Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson; Dr. Monroe Harris; Dr. Lambert’s widow, Carolyn M. Lambert; sons, Benjamin Lambert IV and Charles J. Lambert; daughter, Ann-Frances Lambert; grand-

children and family members.

A congenial and influential figure, Dr. Lambert pushed for funding for public schools and higher education during his time in the legislature. He died in March 2014 at age 77.

Private contractors costing city big $ for snow removal

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

When snow falls in Richmond, City Hall is forced to pay big bucks to private contractors to clear the streets.

The reason: Up to half of the aging fleet of city dump trucks that double as snowplows are usually parked, awaiting repairs, according to a new report from the Department of Public Works.

The result: Taxpayers are saddled with a far bigger bill because of the city’s failure to replace old trucks on a timely schedule, the report noted.

In the three snowfalls this winter — Dec. 8, Jan. 3 and Jan. 16 — the city spent about $2 million, including salting and sanding. That’s about $1 million more than

The Jan. 3 snowfall exemplifies the extra cost.

The report shows that the city paid its own employees $148,000 in regular and overtime pay for the four days they spent plowing snow or salting and sanding streets, and another $68,000 in fuel and other costs to deploy about 25 working city trucks. Total: $216,000.

The additional cost to deploy private contractors for the Jan. 3 snow removal: $674,415, the report states.

City Hall also spent nearly $41,410 on private contractors for the Dec. 8 snow and another $468,000 for the Jan. 16 snow. The payment for a private contractor’s truck is $500 per hour, the report stated.

The city actually has enough trucks to

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City workers clear the steps and sidewalk outside Richmond City Hall during a March 2014 snowstorm.

was set aside for snow operations.

City Hall will have to shift money in the current budget, with City Council approval, to cover the $1 million extra cost.

That amount could grow if there is another snowfall in the coming weeks.

Excluding the cost of salt and sand, the main reason snow removal cost so much is the expense for outside contractors, who received nearly $1.2 million, or about 59 percent of the $2 million total, to provide 10 pieces of snow equipment.

The total payment to outside contractors was triple the $391,000 that the city spent to pay its own workers and operate its own trucks to clear 41 main snow routes and 19 secondary routes, according to the Jan. 25 report to City Council’s Governmental Operations Committee.

do the job, according to the report. It owns 40 dump trucks that can be equipped with snowplows, or about one for each of the main snow routes like Broad Street that are first to be cleared.

The problem is the average age of the workhorse trucks is 9 years, and “15 to 19 (of the trucks) are consistently in the shop,” the report stated.

The Department of Public Works has been granted funding to buy three replacement trucks that should arrive this month, Keith Rogers Jr., a senior policy adviser to Public Works Director Bobby Vincent Jr., told the committee led by City Councilman Andreas Addison, 1st District.

Mr. Rogers said the department needs 17 more replacement trucks at a cost of

$2.2 million to complete its fleet and be capable of doing the job without private contractors.

The situation with the dump trucks that handle snow duties is typical of a city fleet that routinely is shortchanged.

A 2015 audit of the city’s fleet operations noted that a city consultant found 43 percent of the city’s 2,600 trucks, cars and other vehicles are obsolete and need replacement.

That audit was issued a year after Public Works officials outlined to City Council a plan to begin replacement on a steady schedule.

Mr. Addison, who was employed at City Hall at the time, helped develop the replacement plan that was designed to ensure the city’s fleet turned over regularly.

But as he noted at last week’s committee hearing, the $7 million a year program never was fully funded.

Since 2008, the city has spent an average of $3.5 million annually on vehicle replacement, far short of the $7 million a year the Public Works report indicated was a minimum requirement.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney, who has promised greater efficiency in city government, has not shown an interest in increasing funding to replace outdated city vehicles. Since taking office, he has put money left over from a previous fiscal year into savings.

Soon after taking office a year ago, Mayor Stoney learned the city finished the 2015-16 fiscal year with a $13 million surplus. He decided to put it all into savings in a quest to gain a triple A bond rating for the city. None was spent on critical needs such as vehicle replacement, according to city records and City Council information.

This year, when City Hall achieved a $16 million surplus in the 2016-17 fiscal year, Mayor Stoney put the majority into savings again. City Council, however, directed that $7.4 million of the surplus be spent, including $2.4 million for bonuses for city employees, $2 million for street and sidewalk improvements and $2 million to aid the city’s underfunded pension plan.

City Council also set aside $1 million for school maintenance.

None went to the purchase of new city vehicles.

The mayor will introduce the city’s proposed 2018-19 budget in March.

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‘I was handed a death sentence’ Continued from A1

Still, the letter meant Mrs. Lomax was to be barred from receiving dialysis at the center after her final session on Friday, Feb. 2.

Even worse, Carolyn Coppedge, the FKC social worker assigned to her, told her that none of the 22 other dialysis centers in the Richmond area “will accept you as a patient.”

Ms. Coppedge told her that her best option for dialysis “will be to go from emergency room to emergency room” at area hospitals.

Hospitals do not perform dialysis for healthy patients; they reserve the service for acutely ill patients.

“I felt like I was handed a death sentence,” said Mrs. Lomax, a feisty NAACP stalwart who for decades led the civil rights group’s youth programs in Richmond and for a time at the state level.

“I want to live,” she told her City Council representative, Chris A. Hilbert, 3rd District, in appealing for his help in reversing the center’s decision. Without dialysis, she said she would be dead within days or weeks.

Her primary care physician, Dr. J. Stephen Christensen, called her to express dismay that she might be cut off from life-saving dialysis. She said he told her he had never heard of a physician doing what he said would be “illegal,” though it appears that government regulations do not bar kidney specialists from stopping the service.

Fortunately, Mrs. Lomax received a reprieve on Wednesday.

Dr. Starkman, who still lists Mrs. Lomax as a patient in his practice, said he plans to allow her to continue dialysis at the West End center for a few more weeks. He said he will allow that leeway while he continues to try to place her at another center, according to Dr. Pamela Hamilton-Stubbs, chair of the state NAACP’s Health Committee.

Dr. Hamilton-Stubbs notified Mrs. Lomax and confirmed Dr. Starkman’s decision to the Free Press.

“I’m finally able to smile,” Mrs. Lomax said Wednesday after hearing from Dr. Hamilton-Stubbs and the company that transports her to dialysis. “I’ve been under tremendous stress.”

Still her case is a prime example of the life-and-death power kidney specialists like Dr. Starkman wield over their patients with little accountability.

About 450,000 people receive dialysis a year, according to Nephrology News and Issues, a trade publication. But a tiny fraction face the same problem as Mrs. Lomax.

In a recent health blog, retired nephrologist Dr. Robert Allan Bear wrote, “It is shocking that 1,000 patients annually are involuntarily discharged from their dialysis clinics. Further, they are often ‘blackballed’ from other local clinics.

“The consequences for such patients, predominately AfricanAmerican, are dire,” Dr. Bear’s statement continues. “Some travel long distances, and some end up visiting hospital emergency

departments, where they can receive only intermittent dialysis when in extremis. Others die. This health care practice — the involuntary removal of substantial numbers of patients each year from the treatment that sustains their lives — is without parallel in modern medicine.”

Arlene Mullin, who runs a national advocacy group she founded in Washington 20 years ago for dialysis patients, reports that she is bombarded with requests for help from patients. Mrs. Lomax is now among those she is trying to help.

In the case of Mrs. Lomax, Dr. Starkman, with the support of Mr. Schwemer, stated in the Jan. 3 letter that he was booting her from the center because “for some time now you have exhibited behavioral issues which have impacted the clinic’s ability to provide adequate care for you.

“FKC has addressed each behavioral episode, developed two behavioral contracts and offers to transfer you to another clinic have been refused. Accusations, threats and harassment of staff has escalated. (sic) Resulting in numerous grievances filed with a variety of agencies. All grievances were found to be unsubstantiated.”

Mrs. Lomax said that she was never offered any transfers in the past five months and never received any behavioral contracts.

She also insists that the description of her behavior is false.

“When I go there, I get in the chair and that’s it,” she said, denying she raises a ruckus or does anything to upset the staff.

The Free Press carried a permission slip from Mrs. Lomax to the center Wednesday in an effort to see her file and find out more about Dr. Starkman’s evidence, but was turned away.

Even a government-supported program in place since 1972 to help dialysis clinics improve care and to look into patient grievances said it has no authority to overrule kidney specialists’ decisions to remove a patient from dialysis.

“I can’t force a nephrologists to treat a patient,” said Brandy Vinson, executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition.

Mrs. Lomax believes the decision to bar her from the center resulted from a complaint she filed against a social worker at the center for trying to halt Medicaid for paying for her transportation.

Mrs. Lomax said her toes have been amputated as a result of her diabetes, which also shut down her kidneys. She said she needs a walker for mobility and needs transportation to get to the

center based on her medical condition and her income. Medicaid has paid for her transportation to the clinic for several years.

Feeling the social worker had wronged her by trying to stop her transportation, Mrs. Lomax filed a complaint with the state Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation against the social worker. The complaint is still pending, according to the agency.

Dr. Starkman and Mr. Schwemer, though, sided with the social worker and objected to Mrs. Lomax’s complaints. Upset at what she considered verbal abuse, Mrs. Lomax also sought help from a TV reporter and from others who called the center on her behalf.

She is used to standing up for herself and others. In the early1960s, she led a breakthrough that allowed African-American women to be hired as retail clerks in Downtown department stores and wait on white and African-American customers.

Earlier at the dialysis clinic, she used the grievance procedure to get reassigned from a nurse who refused to put her on the dialysis machine and also to end the center’s practice of failing to give her a specific time for her service.

She also persisted in her grievance against the social worker and was reassigned to Ms. Coppedge.

The Free Press was referred Tuesday to Bradford Puffer, a FKC corporate public relations spokesman, in seeking comment from Dr. Starkman and Mr. Schwemer. However, Mr. Puffer had not provided information or comment by Free Press deadline Wednesday evening.

In trying to halt her termination of dialysis, Mrs. Lomax has sought help from a wide array of people. Some have not responded, including the Richmond Department of Social Services’ Adult Protective Services Unit, which is set up to prevent abuse of the elderly, and Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Herring.

However, Congressman A. Donald McEachin told the Free Press, that after his office was contacted by Mrs. Lomax, “we reached out persistently to Medicaid to try and resolve her case to ensure she could continue receiving the life-saving treatment she needs.

“We continue to work with representatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, who informed my team Wednesday that there would be a resolution for Mrs. Lomax’s health care needs.”

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private developers that saddled Bethune-Cookman with a 40year lease on a privately built dorm that will cost the school an astonishing $306 million over the life of the lease if the deal is allowed to stand.

Dr. Lucas and VUU board members have declined to directly comment on the allegations in the lawsuit, including a claim that Dr. Lucas had been suspended for violating Bethune-Cookman’s policies just three weeks before VUU hired him.

VUU issued an umbrella statement on behalf of the board and Dr. Lucas in response to the suit: “Virginia Union University, under the direction of Dr. Hakim Lucas, is committed to providing an enriched educational experience for our students and the community,” the statement reads.

“VUU utilized a thorough and standard search and vetting process with a private third-party entity in the hiring of Dr. Lucas. It is not appropriate for VUU to comment on any reports of specific litigation in Florida as we are not involved.

“Dr. Lucas has retained private counsel and denies any wrongdoing in connection with his prior employment.”

In addition to Dr. Lucas, the civil lawsuit was filed against Bethune-Cookman’s former president, Edison O. Jackson; Bethune-Cookman’s former chief financial officer, Emmanuel Gonsalves; two developers, Mark O. Glover and Darrell L. Dailey; and four companies the two developers own and control.

Dr. Lucas and his fellow defendants have not yet filed responses to the suit that Bethune-Cookman filed last week in Volusia County Circuit Court, which serves Daytona Beach.

In the lawsuit, Bethune-Cookman alleges that Dr. Lucas, Dr. Jackson and Mr. Gonsalves worked with the developers, Mr. Glover and Mr. Dailey, to win approval from the school’s board to build a dorm for 1,200 students that was to be leased back the school, which lacked the finances and credit to built its own.

According to the suit, Dr. Lucas and Mr. Gonsalves “took control of, and corrupted the ‘review process’ for multiple competing bids that were presented to an internal committee.

“Dr. Lucas and Mr. Gonsalves manipulated and mischaracterized the competing bids” and pressured committee members to accept their favored development, the suit alleges.

The suit also alleges that both men, as well as Dr. Jackson, accepted bribes to support the project and that Dr. Lucas and Mr. Gonsalves, with Dr. Jackson’s consent, passed out “hush money” to keep various lower-level Bethune-Cookman employees from blowing the whistle when they learned some of the facts.

The suit alleges that the three top officials allowed developers to secretly inflate the price for the project from $72 million to $84 million to create a slush fund for bribe payments. At least $5.6 million was funneled back to the developers, the suit alleges.

The three top officials also allowed the developers to drop plans to include a student union and retail space in the project without any notice to the board, the suit claims, reducing the value of the building to the school even further.

Meanwhile, Dr. Jackson sold the board on the plan with help from Dr. Lucas and Mr. Gonsalves, the suit alleges. According to the suit, the school’s board was told Bethune-Cookman would pay nothing up front for the new building, but could expect to gain $260 million from student rents over the lease’s 40-year term.

However, the suit states that the board was never told that Bethune-Cookman would be on the hook for $306 million, a huge debt for an already struggling private school that resulted in a precipitous fall in its credit rating.

The suit asks for the deal to be voided and for all the defendants to pay triple damages for their actions. The school also asks to be allowed to purchase the building at its appraised value, which the suit states is below the $72 million developers advertised as the cost of construction.

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common motive for homicides, Chief Durham said, with 19 reportedly stemming from disagreements. Another 15 were attributed to robbery, domestic violence and retaliation, according to the statistics, while nine were drug related.

“We, as a community, need to have a

sembly. He said he was at the General Assembly lobbying for tougher gun laws on Jan. 22 and returned disappointed but vowing to continue the fight.

“I will be there again next year because the legislature will have to understand that, unlike other areas, urban areas are having challenges with firearms,” he said.

The chief talked about the many chal-

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Jawad Abdu, left, and Paul Taylor are credited with helping reduce crime in several public housing communities because of their RVA Night League for Safer Streets basketball program.

renewing of the mind that the level of violence has to stop and that the police can’t do it alone,” Chief Durham said. “A time has to come when those residents who are significantly impacted by crime, or those having information about crime, have to find the courage to speak up.”

He said the department seized 865 firearms citywide last year, with 137 of those seized under the department’s “Fugitives and Firearms Initiative.” More than 180 felony arrests were made, he said.

Chief Durham expressed consternation that efforts to tighten Virginia’s gun laws have been shot down in the General As-

lenges the city faced in 2017 with the increase in gun-related crimes and several high profile rallies on Monument Avenue surrounding the Confederate statues that he said the department met both head on and with success.

He also discussed several department initiatives — walks through city neighborhoods by the chief, other ranking police officers and city agency workers; new walking beats in public housing communities; Coffee with a Cop and town hall meetings; and RVA Night League for Safer Streets — that he said are designed to enhance relationships and trust with

Richmond residents.

He said the department saw a 34 percent drop in overall major crime in Gilpin Court and a 20 percent drop in Mosby Court since the 2017 inception of walking beats in those public housing communities.

The department, he said, plans to expand walking beats to other public housing communities in 2018.

He also credited Jawad Abdu and Paul Taylor, two formerly incarcerated men, with helping to reduce crime in six public housing communities through RVA Night League for Safer Streets, a basketball program for youths and young adults. The program also teaches teens how to resolve conflict, develop critical thinking skills and establish better relationships with other public housing communities.

Mr. Abdu and Mr. Taylor “knocked on our door — the people who put them away for their crimes — and said, ‘We want to help you,’ ” Chief Durham said.

“Both men have been pounding the pavement in some of the city’s most problematic areas trying to get kids who want to be a part of the program and steering them in the right direction,” Deputy Chief Eric English told the Free Press.

“The project took off, and we are seeing results — safer streets and a reduction in crime,” he said. “So we are going to try to expand” the program.

Chief Durham also touted statistics showing that only 44 citizen complaints were made to the department in 2017. With the department receiving 255,904 calls for service last year, that amounts to one complaint for every 5,151 calls, the chief said.

“Our goal is to exceed the community’s expectation by reaching out to the community, showing respect and working together to build trust and safe environments through collaboration, partnerships and transparency.”

He also announced that crime statistics will be posted weekly on the police department’s website starting Feb. 1 at www. richmondgov.com/police/.

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Burn safety starts at home.

Here’s what our 70 years of treating burns can teach you. As both an American Burn Association and Commonwealth of Virginia Level I adult and pediatric burn center, the Evans-Haynes Burn Center at VCU Health treats burns from fire, chemical, and electrical injuries as well as reconstructive surgeries.

After 70 years of taking care of burn patients, the team at Evans-Haynes has learned about how to prevent the kinds of burns that might lead to a visit.

Here’s what you need to know.

Burn facts:

73%

of burn center admissions result from home fires.

Cooking is the leading cause of residential and non-residential building fires.

Types of burns:

1st

Involves the top layer of skin.

Degree Burn

Involves the first two layers of skin.

Please seek medical attention.

2nd

Degree Burn

3rd

Degree Burn

• Red • Painful to touch • Mild swelling of skin

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Deep reddening of the skin Pain Blisters Glossy appearance from leaking fluid Possible loss of some skin

Penetrates the entire thickness of the skin and permanently destroys tissue.

Seek immediate medical attention.

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Loss of skin layers Often painless Dry, leathery skin Charred skin Burn prevention tips:

Immediate treatment for burn victims: • “Stop, drop and roll” to smother flames • Remove all burned clothing • Remove all jewelry, belts and other accessories (burned areas will swell immediately)

• Install smoke alarms in home, (if you already have smoke alarms, make sure they are functional) • Draft an escape plan • Practice safe cooking methods • Keep water heater temperature at a constant temperature

In a burn-related emergency, call 911. For more information about the Evans-Haynes Burn Center, go to vcuhealth.org/burn. © 2018 VCU Health. All rights reserved. Sources: American Burn Association; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Federal Emergency Management Agency; Evans-Haynes Burn Center at VCU Health.

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City, schools officials struggle over how to fund school building improvement plan

By Ronald E. Carrington

Richmond officials continue to struggle over a funding plan for the public school system’s facilities.

In a two-hour meeting Monday night of the Education Compact, Mayor Levar M. Stoney, and members of the Richmond School Board and Richmond City Council exchanged ideas and concerns on the best way to move forward to replace or improve the city’s aging and decrepit school buildings.

This first meeting of the Education Compact for the new year, held at the Richmond Police Training Academy in North Side, drew more than

60 interested parents and city residents.

The major sticking points were the content of the fiveyear, $224.8 million facilities plan approved by the School Board in early December and the proposed funding stream for the improvements.

City Council members expressed skepticism about the plans presented by interim Schools Superintendent Thomas E. Kranz because of their lack of detail.

His “State of Facilities Snapshot” showed pictures of classrooms filled with mold, overcrowded schools with classrooms in outdoor trailers and dilapidated and outdated heating plants. Mr. Kranz’s

snapshot summarized the need for district rezoning, assessing building capacity and new school construction to better serve the city’s present and future student population.

Richmond financial advisers Davenport & Company painted a more detailed assessment of how to structure the city finances to raise the $150 million needed to fund the RPS facilities plan.

“Some have argued that we can raise money for our schools without raising additional revenue …” Mayor Stoney said in his opening comments to the group. “Unfortunately, I do not have a magic wand or $100 million in the seat cushions in City Hall.”

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Former state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, who attended George Mason Elementary School in the 1940s and became Richmond’s first African-American mayor in 1977, speaks in support of Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s plan to increase the city’s meals tax to upgrade city school buildings. With him at the Tuesday news conference in Shockoe Bottom are, from left, Interim 7th District School Board member Cheryl Burke; 7th District City Councilwoman Cynthia I. Newbille; his daughter, Nadine Marsh-Carter, a former Richmond School Board member; Southern Kitchen restaurant owner Shane Thomas; and Mayor Stoney.

Mayor Stoney has proposed raising the city’s meals tax from 6 percent to 7.5 percent, with the approximate $9.1 million it

New report: Reforms to help drivers with suspended licenses not working

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

When Shaniqua Wyatt Jackson needs to go somewhere, she has to catch a ride with a friend or catch a bus.

She knows how to drive, but the 37-year-old would court arrest because her driver’s license is suspended. It has been since 2015 because she could not pay the fines a Richmond judge imposed after finding her guilty of several traffic infractions.

The fines increased two years ago when she was caught driving after her license was suspended, she said.

“It’s always a struggle to get to work, to get to the grocery store, to get to the doctor and anything else. My friends try to help out, but they’re not always available, so I’m always waiting for a bus,” said the Richmond resident and mother of two.

Ms. Jackson is employed as a retail store clerk, but she said her pay never stretches far enough so she can pay off the fines and court costs that she said have grown to $800.

She hopes to pay off those costs one day and legally get back behind the wheel.

But for now, she’s heading into a driverless future.

Ms. Jackson has plenty of company. One in six Virginians age 18 and older — about 970,000 people — have had their licenses suspended. And two-thirds of that total, or about 638,0000 people, have licenses suspended by the state Department of Motor Vehicles solely for failure to pay court fines and costs, according to the Legal Aid Justice Center.

That number has not changed one year after the Supreme Court of Virginia and the General Assembly ushered in reforms

aimed at helping people pay off their fines and get their licenses reinstated, the Charlottesville-based Legal Aid Justice Center stated in its latest report on poverty and driver’s license removal.

Issued last week, the report, “Driving on Empty: Payment Plan Reforms Don’t Fix Virginia’s Court Debt Crisis,” found that the number of people barred from driving because of suspended licenses has not changed despite the reforms.

The report is the result of a survey of 116 traffic courts in Virginia to find out what had changed since the reforms were put in place.

For example, general district courts are supposed to set up payment plans based on a person’s ability to pay.

While a majority of courts now offer such plans, LAJC’s survey found that at least 40 do not, including some of the largest courts, such as those in Richmond, Norfolk and Fairfax County.

Courts that offer such plans often require a huge down payment that sharply restricts the number of people who can get that assistance, LAJC found.

So just as was the case before the reforms, LAJC stated, too many courts still “have payment plan policies that are not designed to take into account individual financial circumstances, resulting in unrealistic and unaffordable payment plans that often lead to default” and ensure most people do not get their driver’s licenses reinstated.

The report found that none of the surveyed courts could explain the way the “ability to pay” is evaluated or how that evaluation impacts payment plans.

Most traffic courts, including those in Richmond, allow people convicted of

traffic offenses to undertake community service to work off their fines and court costs. But at least 35 courts either do not mention that option or reject it as a way for poor people to legally drive.

Richmond courts do allow payment plans to be modified to reflect changes in financial circumstances such as loss of a job, family sickness or other challenges.

That’s another reform that was put in place, although the survey found that courts in Henrico County, Hopewell, Norfolk, Virginia Beach and 26 other localities do not advise people of such options, LAJC’s report states.

And while most courts, including those in Richmond, tell people they can seek another plan if they previously defaulted, 17 courts still do not provide any information about a second payment plan.

The bottom line: Virginia’s traffic courts have payment plans and policies that widely diverge from and “fall far short of” state guidelines and the U.S. Constitution, LAJC’s report states.

“Virginia needs to look more comprehensively at the role of court debt in its criminal and traffic justice systems,” the report concludes. “Ability to pay should be taken into account at sentencing to avoid … punishing people for their poverty.”

Taking away driver’s licenses for failing to pay fines is doing just that, LAJC stated.

“Virginia’s automatic license suspension policy is quite literally a form of debtor’s prison,” said Pat Levy-Lavelle, an attorney at the Legal Aid Justice Center who helped author the report.

“If you can’t drive, you can’t work, and you can’t pay. And if you do drive without a license, you go to jail. It’s a Catch-22 system,” she said, that needs to be fixed.

would generate yearly going to upgrade schools.

City Councilman Parker C. Agelasto, 5th District, also has proposed an increased tax on cigarettes in order to increase the city’s revenue stream. But Davenport & Company officials indicated that a cigarette tax option is not recommended because it is a small, declining and unreliable revenue stream.

City Councilwoman Reva M. Trammell, 8th District, is worried that some South Side restaurants could close if the city’s meals tax is raised.

While the mayor, School Board and City Council agreed on the need to improve school facilities, the devil is in the details on how to raise the money.

“This is a no negotiable necessity,” City Councilwoman Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, told the group. “We still have a lot of work to do.”

After the meeting, Tanya Francis, who has three children attending the city’s public schools, said she hopes the facilities plan “will institute an atmosphere in RPS that our children can and will be successful.”

While several business groups support Mayor Stoney’s proposal for a meals tax increase, Carter Snipes, who owns restaurant properties in Scott’s Addition and has two children in RPS, said the mayor’s plan is short-sighted and does not spread the burden to support schools across more city residents.

“The funding is based on one funding source and not broad based,” Mr. Snipes told the Free Press. “A real estate tax is a more rational method and it would be less burdensome on each home.

“My preference is to raise

all taxes across the board a little bit as opposed to coming after just one group,” he said. “We all should pay for the schools.”

In an effort to push his meals tax plan, Mayor Stoney held a news conference Tuesday outside of Southern Kitchen restaurant in Shockoe Bottom with several officials who graduated from RPS. He received support from the cadre of officials as he reaffirmed that RPS’ capital needs cannot be delayed any longer.

With him were former Richmond Mayor and state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III; Mr. Marsh’s daughter, Nadine Marsh-Carter, president and CEO of the Children’s Home Society who stepped down from the Richmond School Board last year following the death of her husband; interim 7th District School Board member Cheryl Burke, a former RPS principal who was named to replace Ms. Marsh-Carter on the board; City Councilwoman Newbille; and Southern Kitchen owner Shane Thomas.

They sang praises about their education in Richmond Public Schools and support for the mayor’s plan. But they also expressed some foreboding about the education received by today’s students and those in the future.

“When my father went to George Mason Elementary (in the 1940s), it was a challenge.

And when I went there in the 1960s, it was still a challenge,” Ms. Marsh-Carter said.

“When is it time to step forward and invest in our youths and our future?” Ms. MarshCarter asked rhetorically. “We, in the city of Richmond, should put our money where our mouths are.”

City report offers grim view of future revenue, expenses

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond appears to be booming. Construction is underway on new apartments, commercial space and government buildings.

And state reports depict growth in employment and a reduction in joblessness in the city.

As Mayor Levar M. Stoney noted in his recent State of the City speech, “Folks across the country have already noticed that our city is moving in a new direction.

“In 2017, Richmond was rated one of the South’s top cities by Southern Living. We made the top five in Business Insider’s Hippest Cities to live in for those under 30. Realtor.com has designated us as a Top 10 Tech Town. And Entrepreneur.com ranked us third on its list of ‘booming cities.’ ” Just one problem: Richmond’s boom is not delivering a boost to the city’s treasury.

Mayor Stoney’s administration spotlighted the problem in delivering the latest five-year budget forecast to Richmond City Council.

That forecast projects that the expenditures needed to maintain government operations at current levels will exceed revenues in each of the next five years.

The grim picture painted in the Jan. 22 report is of a city under severe financial stress — a view the administration stoutly denied a few months ago when the state auditor of public accounts, Martha Mavredes, included Richmond on a list of cities facing serious financial problems.

The bottom line: Mayor Stoney and City Council will struggle to find the money needed to address the major challenges the mayor outlined in his State of the City speech, such as replacing obsolete school buildings, upgrading aging public housing, expanding after-school recreation and providing competitive salaries for city employees.

Richmond is expected to have $684 million to spend in its general fund for the 2018-19 fiscal year that will start July 1, according to the report.

However, the report states that the city would need $701 million to run the government and meet its obligations, or $17 million more than its projected revenue.

The $17 million would go to pay for the second installment of a three-year program to improve salaries for police officers and firefighters and to provide a 1 percent cost of living increase for the city’s retired workers — the first in nearly 10 years.

The city also wants to spend about $1.2 million to overhaul compensation and make wages more competitive for other city workers.

Also, the city must come up with $2.4 million to cover an increase in debt service on current borrowing and absorb increased costs to support its pension program and cover its share of employee health insurance.

Something must give in order for Richmond to balance its budget if the revenue picture does not change.

The report offers no indication that there will be a change any time soon.

Some City Council members have indicated that the city might need to reduce its workforce by 10 percent or more to cut payroll and provide a cushion to meet other needs.

Meanwhile, Councilman Andreas Addison, 1st District, wants Richmond to look for other sources of revenue. His thought: The city might need to lobby the General Assembly to allow the city to tax ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft that compete with cab companies but do not contribute any money to the city treasury.

Councilman Parker C. Agelasto, 5th District, has for several years unsuccessfully advocated for the city to consider imposing a tax on cigarettes.

As it now stands, the report projects city expenditures would grow an average of 1.27 percent a year through 2023, while revenue growth is projected to average around 1 percent a year during the same period.

In other words, despite slow growth in expenditures, revenues will not keep pace, a

problem previous administrations have had to cope with as well.

According to the Stoney administration report, Richmond is taking two steps forward and one step backward when it comes to income.

While Richmond is projecting increases in some city revenue streams, the income is being offset by declines in other sources.

For example, the report projects a continuing increase in real estate property values through 2023. That means property owners will pay more in tax if the city does not change its current tax rate, $1.20 per $100 of assessed value.

Assuming the nation avoids another sharp recession, the prospect is for property values to increase 3 percent to 5 percent a year, according to the report.

At the same time, however, Richmond expects to see declines in tax collections on machinery and tools and telephone landlines, according to the report.

While Richmond may be attracting company offices and headquarters, those companies are not constructing new manufacturing or production centers in the city.

That means the city is not gaining investments in expensive equipment that can be taxed, while the revenue from the tax on existing equipment drops each year as the value of the equipment

depreciates.

Income from the telephone tax has been declining for years as people replace landlines with cell phones and internet-based voice systems. So far, the General Assembly has barred localities from taxing wireless communications.

Richmond is projected to see increased revenue from its tax on prepared food and restaurant meals because of the city’s robust restaurant business and to gain extra income from the tax on hotel rooms because the city is attracting more visitors.

However, revenue from the business, professional and occupational license tax is still declining, indicating that Richmond still is not generating substantial growth in small businesses.

So is income from the tax on bank stocks, the report states.

Meanwhile, revenue the city gains from utilities in the form of a payment in lieu of taxes is expected to decline as a result of cuts in the income tax rate charged to businesses that Congress recently approved, according to the report.

While some of the decline is considered likely to be offset as the utilities boost the dividend paid to the city, any decline in the utility payment would only add to the city’s financial stress.

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Va. Legislative Black Caucus pushes bipartisan measures to end school-to-prison pipeline

By Kirby Farineau Capital News Service

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Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan of Richmond speaks during the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus news conference Monday. Behind her, from left, are Delegate Jeffrey M. Bourne of Richmond, Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy of Woodbridge, Delegate Delores L. McQuinn of Richmond, Richmond School Board Vice Chairman Patrick Sapini and Delegate Marcia S. Price of Newport News.

The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus was joined Monday by a bipartisan group of state legislators supporting bills to combat the school-to-prison pipeline.

Expulsion and suspension policies are the targets of several pieces of legislation, including a bill by Delegate Jeffrey M. Bourne, a Democrat representing Richmond.

House Bill 1600 caps long-term suspension at 45 days instead of the current 364 days.

“We cannot keep using access, or lack thereof, to education as a punishment and continue to expect positive results,” said Delegate Bourne, a former member and chairman of the Richmond School Board.

Delegate Bourne also endorsed legislation by Republican Sen. William M. Stanley Jr. of Franklin County, whose SB 170 prohibits expulsion and suspension for students between pre-kindergarten and third grade. Sen. Stanley said the reforms sought were a “human issue,” not a partisan issue.

The VLBC said it wanted to highlight how legislators are crossing party lines on the issues. The process of separating students from their environment and ultimately sending them into the criminal justice system has come to be known as the school-to-prison pipeline. A 2015 study from the Center for Public Integrity said that on average, Virginia refers more students to law enforcement than any other state.

First-year Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy, a Woodbridge Democrat, described the problem as “the No. 1 civil rights issue of our modern time.” She has introduced HB 445,

which would allow school systems to discipline students who commit certain misdemeanors instead of being required to report those crimes to police.

Richmond Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan, a Democrat, said she has proposed budget amendments to support school programs for at-risk students and also to set aside almost $700 million to end a cap on state-funded school support positions.

“If we don’t put our money where our mouth is, we will lose an entire generation of students to the schoolto-prison pipeline,” Sen. McClellan said. “Policy is only one side of the coin.”

Standing beside the lawmakers at Monday’s news conference was Stacey Doss, a mother of two boys in Lynchburg’s public school system. Her older son, who she said is autistic, drew national attention and the focus of the Center for Public Integrity after being charged with a felony in 2014 as an 11-year-old.

He had struggled with a school resource officer who had grabbed him after he had left class with other students.

The same officer earlier had accused him of a misdemeanor for kicking a trash can. The charges were dropped after an outcry over the case.

Ms. Doss said her 5-year-old has speech problems. Both sons have been ostracized and suspended, she said, with her younger boy currently under suspension for disorderly behavior.

“He asked me, ‘Why can’t I go to school? I really want to go to school. I miss my friends,’ ” Ms. Doss said. “He doesn’t understand what is happening, but he does know that he is being kept away from something he enjoys.”

Stolen private account information discovered by UR security

By Scott Malone Capital News Service

During a security sweep, the University of Richmond’s information security staff discovered a website containing a list of stolen account credentials — a list with approximately 1.4 billion pieces of private account information such as email addresses and passwords.

“From what we’re able to tell, it’s very,

reset their passwords after hackers accessed UR’s information security staff confirmed accounts through stolen information. that the website acquired the information from According to the Richmond Journal of Law emails tied to external sites and made it clear and Technology, a breach is defined as the that the school’s information system had not “unauthorized acquisition of computerized data been compromised. that compromises the security, confidentiality, “There is no breaching of our system whator integrity of personal information.” soever,” Ms. Price said. “But because (the The list on the website discovered by the website’s list) still contained emails linked to University of Richmond may be related to us, we wanted to make sure we alerted people previous data breaches. to check their accounts.”

In an email to students and staff on Friday, This doesn’t mean people shouldn’t be the university wrote that the list was “compiled concerned. The individuals who collected this from several data breaches that have occurred information likely did so with ill intent. As Ms. over the past several years, such as LinkedIn, Price explained, “Unscrupulous people will Adobe, Yahoo and other domains.” It also said collect that data and hold it in hopes that they that “included in the list were credentials as- can somehow use it elsewhere.” sociated with approximately 3,000 richmond.

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very deep within the web,” Cynthia Price, the university’s director of media and public relations, said of the recent discovery. “It’s a concealed website.”

To put the list’s enormity into perspective, the largest internet-era data breach occurred in 2013 when 3 billion Yahoo users were affected by a hack, according to CSO Online, a technology news website. The next biggest was in 2014 when eBay asked 145 million users to

Homeward, volunteers take census of city’s homeless

By George Copeland Jr. Capital News Service

As part of a statewide assessment, a nonprofit group is taking its annual census of Richmond’s homeless, aided by a coalition of outreach programs.

The group, Homeward, began its 20th Annual Winter Count last week. With a team of about 200 volunteers, the organization collected survey data for two days across several locations, from shelters throughout Richmond to lunch and dinner programs at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and First Baptist Church.

In addition to counting the number of homeless people, volunteers cataloged where each person last slept as well as the participant’s race, gender and other information. That data is essential to Homeward’s goals of helping other outreach groups in the region, said Homward’s executive director, Kelly King Horne.

“Homeward was created so that this could be a regional approach,” said Ms. Horne, who has worked with the 20-year-old organization for more than 14 years. She sees the Winter Count as an opportunity for outreach workers to “ground ourselves in conversations with people in crisis and understand directly from them what it would take to solve this crisis, what are the issues.”

The census will help those involved to “really start to understand better what we’re seeing and what we need to do going forward,” she added.

The count is necessary to maintain a “continuum of care” for the homeless. The data collection is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Any state that fails to conduct the count within the last 10 days of January won’t receive federal funding.

Homeward coordinates homeless services throughout Richmond, from Charles City County to Powhatan County and including Chesterfield, Henrico and Hanover counties.

The census used voluntary survey forms distributed to those 18 and older across five sites and events. In addition, assessments were conducted in smaller counties like Goochland and New Kent, where homeless

individuals are less likely to gather in camps.

This year ’s census included some new techniques.

Volunteers reached out to panhandlers and also asked questions focused on elderly individuals.

Homeward worked not only with its affiliated outreach programs but also with groups such as Spread the Vote, United Healthcare and the U.S. Social Security Administration. Elizabeth Graham, a social worker with Virginia’s Veterans Affairs office, called the collaboration “very successful.”

“I think it’s wonderful,” Ms. Graham said. “I think it’s great to have all these resources in one place for folks to come to.”

Those who work to end homelessness know that the endeavor comes with many difficulties. Vivian Bagby, who works with the Central Virginia Food Bank to feed the hungry, said it is a “tragedy” that the city lacks centralized locations where the homeless can congregate and receive care. As a result, homeless people are scattered throughout the city.

“They used to go to Monroe Park,” said Ms. Bagby, who now does her outreach near Abner Clay Park in Jackson Ward after Monroe Park near the Virginia Commonwealth University campus was closed for construction last year. “And it’s far less than what would gather at Monroe Park. So I’m not sure where the homeless go now.”

While lack of a central location and erratic weather patterns pose challenges in helping Richmond’s less fortunate, Ms. Horne said the biggest obstacle is the lack of investment in affordable housing for lowincome families. The Richmond area also suffers from a lack of resources for emergency shelters, she said.

“As a community, as a state, as a country, it’s really difficult,” Ms. Horne said. “That’s always a challenge every day, regardless of everything else.”

The completed data will be available in mid- to late February. Ms. Horne said she is confident the census will continue to serve the city well.

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The power of protests For those of us who grew up during the marches, sit-ins and demonstrations of the 1960s and 1970s, we’re used to large, noisy crowds of people hitting the streets and sidewalks to create awareness and change on a whole range of issues.

But protests always don’t have to be big or loud.

They just need to get the point across.

We believe Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax got his point across mightily last week with two quiet protests in the Virginia Senate, where he is the presiding official.

On Monday, Jan. 22, and again on Thursday, Jan. 25, the Johnny Rebs in the Virginia Senate stood and lauded slave owners and traitors to this nation, Confederate Gens. Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, in seeking to have the state Senate adjourn in their Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press honor.

Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax during a But Lt. Gov. Free Press interview in April 2017.

Fairfax, the 38-year-old Northern Virginia attorney and only the second African-American to hold statewide office in Virginia, wasn’t going to be a part of it. On both days, he stepped down from the dais and sat down, leaving the president pro tempore of the Senate to preside while senators extolled the vanquished Confederates.

His protest, a sit-in of sorts, was a “personal decision,” he said, to honor his family.

We applaud him.

The lieutenant governor’s quiet protest garnered national attention, with people appalled by the flagrant backward-thinking Virginia senators who continue to honor Confederates who picked up guns and fought against the United States in order to keep black people in human bondage and misery.

Today, white supremacists, neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members readily take to the streets — in violent and deadly protests, as the nation witnessed in Charlottesville last summer — to protect statues of their dead, racist heroes.

We have to question why Virginia’s senators continue to honor a bloody, shameful past that should have been gone with the wind when Gen. Lee and the Confederates surrendered in 1865.

Lt. Gov. Fairfax shined a light for the world to see the sickness that festers in Virginia, and perhaps most dangerously, even among people in top leadership positions.

It is no wonder then that the General Assembly’s regressive, narrow-minded Republican majority continues to quash expansion of health care coverage to 400,000 of Virginia’s working poor, to block gun control measures to curb the violence in our communities and still holds up racist traitors as their heroes more than 150 years after the end of the Civil War. We call on Virginians and others to help push our state lawmakers into the present. We again call for an elimination of the Lee-Jackson state holiday in January in which more than 105,000 state employees receive a day off with pay in honor of the Confederates.

And we renew our call for the statues of these Confederate traitors to be removed from Monument Avenue, although that may be more difficult since Republicans in the Senate and House of Delegates have killed bills that would have allowed localities to take down such statues.

We believe the statues should be moved to national battlefield parks in Virginia or to private museums, with people dedicated to preserving them picking up the tab.

As for the state holiday, we suggest moving it to June 25, the day in 1788 when Virginia became a state. That’s something we all can stand up for.

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New commission to investigate threats to voting rights Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s first speech at the Lincoln Memorial was not his celebrated 1963 address at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Six years earlier, when he was still a relative newcomer on the national scene, Dr. King addressed 25,000 civil rights activists who gathered at the memorial for the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom on May 17, 1957.

History has not accorded quite so much attention to the speech Dr. King delivered that day, but the tenor of these times invites us to embrace its message once more.

Noting the “open defiance” that was preventing implementation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. B o a r d o f Education ruling, Dr. King suggested that the “betrayal” of disenfranchised Americans by politicians of both parties offered the ultimate argument for why the struggle for voting rights is so essential to the broader struggle for economic and social justice, environmental protection and peace.

“The denial of this sacred right is a tragic betrayal of the highest mandates of our democratic tradition. And so our most urgent request to the president of the United States and every member of Congress is to give us the right to vote,” declared Dr. King.

He continued: “Give us the ballot, and we will no longer have to worry the federal government about our basic rights.

“Give us the ballot, and we will no longer plead to the federal government for passage of an anti-lynching law; we will, by the power of our vote, write the law on the statute books of the South and bring an end to the dastardly acts of the hooded perpetrators of violence.

“Give us the ballot, and we will transform the salient misdeeds of bloodthirsty mobs into the calculated good deeds of orderly citizens.

The 28-year-old pastor, whose 89th birthday was celebrated last month, delivered more than great oratory that day in 1957.

He outlined a strategy for justice campaigners that would extend through the 1960s and beyond.

The achievement of full voting rights — and of a political process that encouraged participation by all Americans — became an essential goal for African-Americans who battled against Jim Crow segregation. It also galvanized the movements that took inspiration from the civil rights campaigners of the 1960s and demanded representation for Latinos, Native Americans, young people, women, the LGBTQ community, immigrants, people of varying faith traditions and people with disabilities.

This vision of voter justice came to be broadly accepted in the 1960s and early 1970s as Congress enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act

of 1965, and as the overwhelming majority of states approved the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which banned the poll tax and finally barred economic barriers to voting, and the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18.

While individual states retained troublesome barriers to political empowerment, so many changes

Barbara Arnwine were made in this country that it seemed as if the promise of voter justice was on the march.

Reasonable people had every right to believe that this progress would continue and that the promise of democracy might be made real for all Americans.

But unreasonable people rec-

John Nichols ognized Dr. King’s “Give Us the Ballot” agenda not as a promise but as a threat. They knew that high-turnout elections and everexpanding democracy would, as Dr. King suggested, change not just the complexion of those who cast ballots in elections, but also the policies that extend from those elections.

Author Ari Berman, whose book on the Voting Rights Act took its title from Dr. King’s speech, asserts that American democracy is “under siege.” And there is more than enough evidence to confirm his assessment.

The past decade has seen a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court gut key components of the federal Voting Rights Act, the extreme gerrymandering of state legislative and congressional district lines by Republicans in the states and the enactment of harshly restrictive voter ID laws, along with draconian constraints on early voting and same-day voter registration. It has seen politicized efforts to purge voters from registration lists. It has also seen the rise of the fantastical claim that millions of votes are cast “illegally” in a country that has one of the lowest voter turnout rates among the world’s democracies.

The voter fraud delusion has moved from the far fringes of our political discourse to the corridors of power, as was evident last year when President Trump announced, despite all evidence to the contrary, that, “I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.” PolitiFact rated the claim a “pants-on-fire” lie.

But President Trump proceeded in May 2017 to appoint a Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity led by Vice President Mike Pence and “voter fraud” fabulist Kris Kobach.

Dismissed by Democrats and responsible Republicans as a political ploy with a dangerous agenda, the advisory commission finally was disbanded in January amid internal dissension, legal controversy and public outcry. It failed to formally document a single instance of voter fraud. In fact, according to a White House aide, “the Commission did not create any preliminary findings.”

Yet President Trump is not giving up. He announced on Jan. 3

that he was charging the federal Department of Homeland Security with carrying on where his advisory commission left off. Mr. Kobach suggests that DHS can take up the work of purging voter rolls. It is unclear whether that is even possible because Charles Herndon, the White House director of information technology, informed a federal judge six days after the dissolution of the Pence-Kobach project that any state voter registration data that had been collected by the advisory commission would be destroyed rather than shared with DHS or other agencies.

This chaos is particularly concerning because of the prospect that President Trump and Mr. Kobach will continue to seek avenues not merely to peddle pants-on-fire-lies, but to use those lies to justify new assaults on voting rights.

What a shameful circumstance the United States finds itself in as we prepare for this year’s solemn commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination.

How unsettling it is that the threats to voting rights that so concerned our nation’s greatest civil rights campaigner are still alive in the 21st century. The warning that Dr. King delivered in his 1957 speech at the Lincoln Memorial rings as true as ever.

Dr. King said then that “all types of conniving methods are still being used to prevent Negroes from becoming registered voters.”

The conniving methods of today are more sophisticated and they are promoted in more calculating language. But the threat of old has been renewed and extended.

Tens of millions of Americans, of every race and creed, in every region of the United States, face the prospect of voter suppression so severe that it will warp elections and governance nationwide.

A new National Commission for Voter Justice has been constituted at the urging of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., leaders of the National Bar Association and scholars and activists from across the country.

This nonpartisan commission, which was launched in Washington in January, begins with the premise that Americans need reliable information about threats to voting rights, and that the information can and should be employed not merely to address those threats, but to establish a voter-justice ethic that says every community and every state should be striving for the highest level of voter participation in every election.

Working with existing organizations, the National Commission for Voter Justice will build upon the research and insights of the country’s burgeoning coalition of democracy advocates.

The commission will explore a range of responses to voter suppression and to patterns of low voter turnout, including universal early voting, automatic voter registration at age 18, restoration of voting rights for citizens who are returning from incarceration and the provision of funding and structural support for safe and secure elections.

It will also explore the democracy deficit that leaves Americans in Washington, D.C., as well as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories, with inadequate representation or no

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The commission, which expects to conduct its work through December 2019, will hold at least 18 regional and special hearings, sponsor national training events and publish at least eight briefing papers, advisories and reports.

There are many ways in which Dr. King’s legacy can and should be celebrated. But the members of the National Commission for Voter Justice are inspired by a passionate faith that the best way in which to celebrate his “Give Us the Ballot” vision is to renew and extend it in the 21st century.

Barbara Arnwine is a veteran civil rights leader and president and founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition.

John Nichols is an author and national affairs correspondent for The Nation.

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Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address Editor’s note: Congressman Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts delivered the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Rep. Kennedy, the grandson of former U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy and grandnephew of President John F. Kennedy, was at a technical school in Fall River, Mass. Below is a full transcript of his remarks: Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It is a privilege to join you tonight.

We are here in Fall River, Mass., a proud American city built by immigrants.

From textiles to robots, this is a place that knows how to make great things.

The students with us this evening in the auto shop at Diman Regional Technical School carry on that rich legacy.

Like many American hometowns, Fall River has faced its share of storms. But people here are tough. They fight for each other. They pull for their city.

It is a fitting place to gather as our nation reflects on the state of our union.

This is a difficult task. Many have spent the past year anxious, angry, afraid. We all feel the fault lines of a fractured country. We hear the voices of Americans who feel forgotten and forsaken.

We see an economy that makes stocks soar, investor portfolios bulge and corporate profits climb but fails to give workers their fair share of the reward.

A government that struggles to keep itself open.

Russia knee-deep in our democracy.

An all-out war on environmental protection.

A Justice Department rolling back civil rights by the day.

Hatred and supremacy proudly marching in our streets.

Bullets tearing through our classrooms, concerts and congregations, targeting our safest, sacred places.

And that nagging, sinking feeling, no matter your political beliefs: This is not right. This is not who we are.

It would be easy to dismiss the past year as chaos. Partisanship. Politics.

But it’s far bigger than that. This administration isn’t just targeting the laws that protect us — they are targeting the very idea that we are all worthy of protection.

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For them, dignity isn’t something you’re born with but something you measure.

By your net worth, your celebrity, your headlines, your crowd size.

Not to mention, the gender of your spouse.

The country of your birth. The color of your skin. The God of your prayers.

Their record is a rebuke of our highest American ideal: The belief that we are all worthy, we are all equal and we all count. In the eyes of our law and our leaders, our God and our government.

That is the American promise.

But today that promise is being broken, by an administration that callously appraises our worthiness and decides who makes the cut and who can be bargained away.

They are turning American life into a zerosum game where, in order for one to win, another must lose.

Where we can guarantee America’s safety if

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we slash our safety net.

We can extend health care to Mississippi if we gut it in Massachusetts.

We can cut taxes for corporations today if we raise them for families tomorrow.

We can take care of sick kids if we sacrifice Dreamers.

We are bombarded with one false choice after another: Coal miners or single moms. Rural communities or inner cities. The coast or the heartland.

As if the mechanic in Pittsburgh and the teacher in Tulsa and the day care worker in Birmingham are somehow bitter rivals, rather than mutual casualties of a system forcefully rigged for those at the top.

As if the parent who lies awake terrified that their transgender son will be beaten and bullied at school is any more or less legitimate than the parent whose heart is shattered by a daughter in the grips of opioid addiction.

So here is the answer Democrats offer tonight: We choose both. We fight for both. Because the strongest, richest, greatest nation in the world shouldn’t leave any one behind.

We choose a better deal for all who call this country home.

We choose the living wage, paid leave and affordable child care your family needs to survive.

We choose pensions that are solvent, trade pacts that are fair, roads and bridges that won’t rust away, and good education you can afford.

We choose a health care system that offers mercy, whether you suffer from cancer or depression or addiction.

We choose an economy strong enough to boast record stock prices AND brave enough to admit that top CEOs making 300 times the average worker is not right.

We choose Fall River.

We choose the thousands of American communities whose roads aren’t paved with power or privilege, but with honest effort, good faith, and the resolve to build something better for their kids.

That is our story. It began the day our Founding Fathers and Mothers set sail for a New World, fleeing oppression and intolerance.

It continued with every word of our Declaration of Independence — the audacity to declare that all men are created equal. An imperfect Paid Political Advertisement

promise for a nation struggling to become a more perfect union.

It grew with every suffragette’s step, every Freedom Riders voice, every weary soul we welcomed to our shores.

And to all the Dreamers watching tonight, let me be clear: Ustedes son parte de nuestra historia. Vamos a luchar por ustedes y no nos vamos alejar.

You are a part of our story. We will fight for you. We will not walk away.

America, we carry that story on our shoulders.

You swarmed Washington last year to ensure no parent has to worry about if they can afford to save their child’s life.

You proudly marched together last weekend — thousands deep — in the streets of Las Vegas and Philadelphia and Nashville.

You sat high atop your mom’s shoulders and held a sign that read: “Build a wall and my generation will tear it down.”

You bravely say, me too. You steadfastly say, black lives matter.

You wade through flood waters, battle hurricanes, and brave wildfires and mudslides to save a stranger.

You fight your own quiet battles every single day.

You drag your weary bodies to that extra shift so your families won’t feel the sting of scarcity.

You leave loved ones at home to defend our country overseas, or patrol our neighborhoods overnight.

You serve. You rescue. You help. You heal.

That — more than any law or leader, any debate or disagreement — that is what drives us toward progress.

Bullies may land a punch. They might leave a mark. But they have never, not once, in the history of our United States, managed to match the strength and spirit of a people united in defense of their future.

Politicians can be cheered for the promises they make. Our country will be judged by the promises we keep.

THAT is the measure of our character. That’s who we are.

Out of many — One. Ladies and gentlemen, have faith: The state of our union is hopeful, resilient, enduring.

Thank you. God bless you and your families, and God bless the United States of America.

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Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

Super Bowl trivia for Sunday’s big game Cheese steak or clam chowder?

“American Bandstand” or “Cheers”?

Ben Franklin or Paul Revere?

Rocky Balboa or Rocky Maricano?

Chubby Checker or New Kids on the Block?

Whatever your preference regarding the history and culture of Philadelphia and Boston, it’s likely you or someone you know will be watching Super Bowl LII — even if you don’t know a field goal from a field mouse.

American football’s grandest attraction is also one of the most watched events, sporting or otherwise, in the world. It’s also among the best excuses to throw a party.

In fact, Super Bowl Sunday may be more about chips and dip than blocking and tackling.

Last year, 111.3 million people tuned into FOX television as the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons.

More fans may be watching this year’s matchup of two storied Northeastern franchises, the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots, formerly the Boston Patriots.

It’s important for Super Bowl viewers, especially during cocktail hour, to hold their own in conversation.

Here are a few items of local interest that are sure to impress fellow party-goers.

Willie Lanier: In Super Bowl III in 1969, the former Maggie L. Walker High School and Morgan State University linebacker led the Kansas City Chiefs to a 23-7 victory over the Minnesota

Countdown to Super Bowl LII Date: Sunday, Feb. 4 Kickoff: 6:30 p.m.

Location: U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn.

Teams: Philadelphia Eagles (15-3) versus New England Patriots (15-3) Broadcasts: The game will be broadcast on NBC television and Westwood One radio

Vikings. Lanier had seven tackles and an interception, and was eventually named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Cornelius Johnson: From Virginia Randolph High School in

Henrico and Virginia Union University, the burly offensive guard was a starter for the Baltimore Colts in the team’s 16-13 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V in Miami. Johnson played at VUU under Coach Tom Harris.

Damien Woody: In 1994, the Hanover native helped Patrick Henry High School of Ashland to the State Division 5 title. The center later topped that by winning two Super Bowl rings with New England in 2001 and 2003, providing snaps for a then young Tom Brady.

Michael Robinson: After starring for Henrico’s Varina High School and Penn State University, the fullback capped an illustrious NFL career helping the Seattle Seahawks to 43-8 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, following the 2013 season. Robinson retired from the NFL following that game because of health concerns.

Russell Wilson: The former Collegiate School standout was quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks in the team’s Super Bowl win over the Denver Broncos in February 2014 and also for the team’s 28-24 loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX in February 2015. Wilson, who is 5-foot-11, became the shortest winning quarterback in Super Bowl history.

Those nuggets of gridiron trivia should at least get you through the first quarter of Sunday night’s Super Bowl game.

Now pass the salsa.

Richmond Flying Squirrels to unveil ‘Funnville’ at April 13 opening The Richmond Flying Squirrels generally lead the Eastern League in attendance, and it is no secret why.

Since arriving at The Diamond on the Boulevard in Richmond in 2010, the Squirrels management has continued to upgrade the overall fan experience, especially for children.

The upcoming season figures to be no exception with the addition of “Funnville,” which will be unveiled on opening night, Friday, April 13, when the Squirrels play the Trenton Thunder at The Diamond.

“Funnville” starts with a 60 foot-by-24 foot inflatable arch for customers to walk under en route from the parking lot to the baseball stadium.

“One of the main words we have built this

brand around is fun,” said Todd “Parney” Parnell, the Squirrels’ vice president and chief operating officer. “So it is appropriate we deem this place and everything we do ‘Funnville.’ ” Squirrels fans don’t base their attendance on the team’s win-lost record. Richmond averaged 6,034 fans per game last season despite finishing with a 63-77 record, making the team fifth out of six teams in the EL’s Western Division.

Other Funnville features will include logos displayed throughout the park, food and clothing items and specialized Funnville uniforms the Squirrels will wear on Sundays.

Management also is offering a free emoji keyboard available for download featuring the Squirrels’ mascots Nutzy and Nutasha.

Other updates involving the San Francisco

Giants’ Class AA affiliate: The Flying Squirrels are adding extended backstop netting, stretching from dugout to dugout, for fan safety. The team also is adding a padded outfield fence for player safety.

There will be a major upgrade to the sound system.

Management will continue to offer elaborate fireworks displays following every Saturday night game.

Throwing out the first pitch on opening night will be former big league slugger Fred “Crime Dog” McGriff.

The first baseman was a five-team All-Star and enjoyed one his best seasons in 1993 when

helping the Atlanta Braves, the parent team of the thenRichmond Braves, to a World Series title.

During his career, the left-handed McGriff accumulated 493 home runs and 1,550 RBIs. Opening night tickets go on sale 10 a.m.

Saturday, March 3, at The Diamond during Nutzy’s Block Party & Fan Fest.

Opening night has been a sellout for the last eight seasons.

VCU Rams readying for high-profile game against Rhode Island Rams Rams versus Rams, and Rhoades versus Rhode Island are two ways to bill Virginia Commonwealth University’s next highexposure basketball opportunity.

VCU first-year Coach Mike Rhoades has a chance to register his first signature victory when the 14th-ranked University of Rhode Island comes to the Siegel Center on Friday, Feb. 2.

Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in a game that will either keep the VCU Rams somewhat alive in the Atlantic 10 race or will allow the visiting Rhode Island Rams to run away with the regular season crown.

VCU has won three straight games and is 14-8 overall. The VCU Rams also are 6-3 in the A-10 following an 84-76 victory at George Mason University last Saturday.

Senior graduate transfer Khris Lane was brilliant at George Mason, collecting career highs of 25 points and 12 rebounds.

Lane is in the midst of his only VCU season after transferring from Longwood University.

The 6-foot-5 forward played locally at Meadowbrook High School, Trinity Episcopal and Benedictine.

Justin Tillman, a leading candidate for A-10 Player of the Year, added his 11th double-double

Atlantic 10 Conference headliner Friday, Feb. 2: Virginia Commonwealth University plays the University of Rhode Island at the Siegel Center in Richmond. Tipoff: 7 p.m.

Broadcast: ESPN2.

Khris Lane

of the season, scoring 18 points and snagging 11 rebounds at George Mason’s expense. The always assertive 6-foot-8 senior from Detroit averages

18 points and 10 rebounds per game.

Rhode Island is 17-3 overall and 9-0 in the A-10. The New Englanders boast a 10-game winning streak after overcoming a 15-point deficit to nip Duquesne University 61-58 last Saturday in Kingston, R.I. The Rhode Island Rams feature two of the A-10’s elite athletes in Jared Terrell, a 6-foot-3 senior guard from Boston averaging 18 points, and 6-foot-5 E.C. Matthews, a senior from Detroit, averaging 14 points.

In addition to being ranked 24th in the Associated Press’ Top 25, the Rhode Island Rams have a No. 8 RPI power ranking and No. 34 strength of schedule.

By contrast, VCU has an RPI of 96 and strength of schedule of 115. The VCU Rams, under Coach Rhoades, have yet to knock off a team perceived to be on a higher tier.

VCU has 14 victories under Coach Rhoades, but have fallen short in bold-letter games with Marquette University and the University of Michigan on neutral courts, at Seton Hall University and at home against the University of Virginia and the University of Texas.

Rhode Island might provide VCU with its last chance to earn national headlines before the postseason.

Rhode Island defeated VCU twice last year,

69-59 in Kingston, R.I., and then 70-63 in the A-10 Tournament finals in Pittsburgh.

On Friday, VCU surely will benefit from a roaring, partisan sold-out crowd of 7,637 that thrives on making life miserable for visiting teams at the Siegel Center.

Expect VCU Rams fanatics, hungry for something special, to display “Rhoades rage” in trying to cheer their team to victory.

• You might say the VCU Rams and Rhode Island Rams are “kissing cousins” regarding their nicknames.

Rhode Island has been called the Rams since the early 1900s. One of its alumni, Ed Allen, became VCU’s coach and athletic director in 1950 when the university then was called Richmond Professional Institute.

In 1963, Coach Allen — acknowledging his Rhode Island pride — ordered new uniforms and changed the school’s mascot from the Green Devils to the Rams, the same as his alma mater.

At the time, Rhode Island was an established NCAA Division I member and VCU had a very low-key program under the umbrella of the NAIA. Mr. Allen, now a member of the VCU Hall of Fame, never dreamed the two teams would meet on the court.

Injuries contribute to VSU’s loss to Bowie State University

Cyonte Melvin is a bundle of basketball With dreadlocks flopping, Melvin scored talent, but he’s not fully healthy.

11 points, grabbed four rebounds, made three In a nutshell, that sums up the Virginia State steals and passed for two assists in 32 actionUniversity Trojans who took a rare stumble packed minutes. last Saturday in a 65-55 loss to Bowie State He is also a tenacious defender, often asUniversity at the VSU Multisigned to the opponent’s most Purpose Center. athletic guard.

Mark your calendar The loss dropped Coach “We did an OK job, but On Wednesday, Feb. 7, Virginia Lonnie Blow’s Trojans to we’ve got to get better, got to Union University will invade Virginia 17-2 and put the brakes on a work harder,” said Melvin, a State University’s Multi-Purpose 10-game winning streak. junior from Hampton.

Center for a 7:30 p.m. game. It VSU had been ranked No. VSU, with road games will mark the VUU Panthers’ first 8 in NCAA Division II in on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at trip to the VSU Trojans’ state-ofthe most recent poll.

Shaw University and on the-art, 5,200-seat facility on the Ettrick campus.

“It’s just one of those Saturday, Feb. 3, at Lincoln Tickets: VSU box office or online nights,” Coach Blow said University, is now 7-2 in the at www.govsutrojans.com. following the loss. “We CIAA, followed by Virginia missed too many easy shots, Union University at 6-3 and too many turnovers. That was about it.”

Bowie State at 5-5.

But there was more to it than errant shots Melvin, who was the Penn-South Conference and passes.

Player of the Year at Hampton High School in Two starters, Walter Williams and Brandon Hol- 2014, transferred to VSU after spending one ley, were in street clothes with foot injuries. red-shirt season at Radford University.

And Melvin, aka “CJ,” was operating on what The game against Bowie State was a grind he called a “groin/hip flexor” injury. from start to finish. The Bulldogs came to Ettrick Any shortcomings from Melvin, or the Tro- unimpressed with VSU’s national ranking and jans, weren’t from a lack of effort. never flinched.

“He’s the kind of kid you like to coach,” For most of last Saturday’s game, a VSU Coach Blow said of the 6-foot-3 guard. “Cyonte crowd of some 3,000 sat on its hands, as plays at a high level.” frustrated as the team itself. Coach Blow tried

Cyonte Melvin

a multitude of lineup combinations but never found the right one.

Thwarted by Bowie State’s aggressive half-court defense, the Trojans were two for 15 from behind the arc and seven for 15 at the foul line.

Aside from Melvin, who was a struggling three of nine from the field, Richard Grandberry was the only other double-digit scorer with 11 points.

Usually reliable Trey Brown was just three for 11 from the floor and settled for eight points

in 34 frustrating minutes.

Waymond Wright and Philip Owens, VSU’s primary ball handlers, had little luck penetrating Bowie State’s defense, and when the ball did get inside, something usually went wrong.

Because of injuries, Coach Blow is experimenting with different players. Freshmen displaying promise against Bowie State were 6-foot-8 William Vedder, who started, and 6-foot-5 Lual Rahama, a spark off the bench.

Vedder, who is from Washington D.C., had four points, seven rebounds and supplied some stellar inside defense.

The hustling Rahama, who is from Sudan, had six points and two rebounds and has become a crowd favorite.

Coach Blow does not feel the injuries to Williams and Holley are serious. He called Williams “day to day” and said he hoped Holley can “start practicing again this week.”

VSU fans have little need to panic. The Trojans are 63-14 under Coach Blow during the past three seasons. All systems appear to be a “go” for a spirited finish once the injuries heal.

As the team retreated to its locker after the Bowie State game, Melvin first made a trip to the trainer’s room for treatment.

His frustrations and pain typified the team.

It’s hard doing your best when all your parts aren’t working right.

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Personality: Morris Roberson Spotlight on Central Virginia Chapter president of NOBLE We are all one community.

Law enforcement is just one of the many professions found among the people in our community.

So says Morris Roberson, president of the Central Virginia Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, or NOBLE. The chapter works with Richmond area residents to make sure they are safe, more informed and knowledgeable about law enforcement through a variety of programs.

Among them is “The Law and You,” started 17 years ago. The presentation focuses on “how best to interact with law enforcement under any circumstances,” Mr. Roberson says.

All circumstances are not adversarial, he says.

“An officer may knock on your door to interview you about an individual down the street who has applied for a law enforcement position and they are just doing a background investigation to establish suitability for the agency.”

NOBLE was founded in September 1976 during a three-day symposium coordinated by the Joint Center for Political Studies to address crime in low-income urban areas.

Seeing the need for an organization that would address their community needs, top-ranking African-American law enforcement professionals representing 24 states and 50 major cities gathered for the Washington conference. They pledged to ensure equity in the administration of justice when protecting and serving all communities, as well as being the conscience of law enforcement by being committed to justice through action.

The national organization currently has more than 60

chapters. The Central Virginia Chapter has about 45 members ranging from law enforcement’s executive level to patrol officers.

Civilians and university students interested in the organization’s goals and mission also are members.

Mr. Roberson, 70, a retired U.S. postal inspector, says the Central Virginia Chapter has helped people across the city and the nation. Members went to Ferguson, Mo., following the fatal 2014 shooting of 18-yearold Michael Brown by a white police officer.

The chapter also uses a MILO simulator, in partnership with the Richmond Police Training Academy, to educate students and adults on police pursuits and use of force. It gives participants an opportunity to see how they would react in fast-paced, stressful scenarios, Mr. Roberson explains.

“It’s an attitudinal game changer,” he says. “A lot of people see things on the news on TV, and everybody has an opinion. But the real world

is unlike what they see on TV.” The simulator helps to drive that point home.

The chapter also helps with HopeLine, a Verizon program aimed at helping to prevent domestic violence by providing refurbished cell phones and funds to shelters for survivors of domestic abuse.

“A lot of people that get in trouble, especially in domestic violence, don’t have a way to call the police,” Mr. Roberson says. The donated phones help, he says.

He wants people to understand that “99 percent of police officers go to work and do the best they can every day for their communities. They have families, too,” he says.

Meet law enforcement advocate and this week’s Personality, Morris Roberson: Community involvement: President, Central Virginia Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, or NOBLE. Occupation: Retired as a U.S. postal inspector with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Virginia Union University.

Alma maters: Bachelor ’s degree in criminal justice, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1979; master’s in criminal justice, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2008.

Family: Wife, Catherine.

When Central Virginia Chapter of NOBLE was started: October 1994.

Number of chapter members: Currently, approximately 45.

Why I am excited about this organization: I like NOBLE because of the educational opportunities we can bring to the communities.

My No. 1 objective as president: Upward mobility of members of the organization and working with community members.

Current chapter efforts: We just assisted with providing Christmas needs to a couple of families in the area. We are looking toward working with community groups to discuss gaining a better understanding of the law enforcement community in order to enhance better relations between communities and law enforcement.

Opportunities for women in law enforcement: The opportunities are wide open for women in the law enforcement arena and they are really needed. One of my former students was just sworn in Jan. 4 as a Richmond police officer.

A perfect day for me is: Helping someone.

Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: Driving across country.

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Mars has star power winning 6 Grammys Reuters

NEW YORK CITY R&B artist Bruno Mars won the top prize at the Grammy Awards on Sunday in another victory for pop-driven music over rap, now the most popular genre in the nation.

Mr. Mars won six Grammys, including song of the year for his hit single, “That’s What I Like,� and both record and album of the year for “24K Magic.�

His win denied rappers Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z the honor of becoming the first hip-hop artist in 14 years to win the coveted album of the year award. “These songs were written with nothing but joy, with love, and that’s all I wanted to bring with this album, seeing everybody dancing,� Mr. Mars, 32, said.

He also paid tribute to other album of the year nominees — Jay-Z, Mr. Lamar, Childish Gambino and Lorde — saying, “Thank you, guys, for blessing the world with your music.�

Mr. Lamar, 30, regarded as one of the most innovative rappers of his generation, won five Grammys mostly in rap categories for his album, “DAMN,� and single, “Humble.� Rap became the biggest music genre in the United States in 2017, Nielsen Music reported.

Veteran Jay-Z, whose soul-baring album “4:44� had gone into the show with a leading eight nominations, won nothing.

He chose not to perform at the three-hour show that was held at New York’s Madison Square Garden. It was the first time in 15 years that the Grammys were held outside of California.

The losses by Mr. Lamar and Jay-Z in the top categories marked another year when pop music won over more socially incisive work. Adele beat BeyoncĂŠ in 2017, and in 2016, Mr. Lamar lost album of the year to Taylor Swift.

Mr. Lamar opened Sunday’s show with a medley of his hits, accompanied by dancers in military fatigues and later dressed in red hoodies as they mimicked being shot.

On the red carpet, dozens of musicians wore or held white roses to support women’s equality and freedom from sexual harassment, a theme echoed on stage in an emotional performance by pop singer Kesha of her single, “Praying.�

Actress and singer Janelle Monae said the music business had to address issues of equal pay for women, abuse of power and harassment. “We come in peace but we mean business. And to those who would dare try to silence us, we offer you two words: Time’s up,� Ms. Monae said in a reference to

Photos by Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Bruno Mars and Cardi B perform the song, “Finesse,� during Sunday’s 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Mr. Mars took home six awards, including for song of the year for “That’s What I Like� and record and album of the year for “24K Magic.� Below, Kendrick Lamar accepts the Grammy for best rap album for “DAMN.�

the Time’s Up movement spreading from Hollywood to the music business.

On a night when male artists dominated the winners’ list, R&B newcomer SZA, the most-nominated woman with five nods, left empty-handed.

Politics surfaced throughout the show.  A pre-taped parody sketch saw former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and musicians John Legend, Cher, Cardi B and Snoop Dogg read excerpts from the critical book “Fire and Fury� about President Trump’s first year in office, ostensibly as contenders for a future spoken word Grammy Award.

Pop singer Camila Cabello, whose parents are Cuban immigrants, spoke in support of the so-called Dreamers, young immigrants brought to the United States illegally when they were children and whose future in the country is in doubt.

Best new artist winner Alessia Cara, along with Khalid and Logic, sang their song “1-800-273-8255� with a group of suicide survivors in a tribute to rock singers Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell, both of whom took their own lives last year.

Logic ended the performance with a freestyle rap supporting the African-American community, women and immigrants. “You are not sh**holes,� he said, referring to reported remarks by President Trump about African countries, Haiti and El Salvador earlier this month in which he questioned why more immigrants couldn’t come from mostly white nations such as Norway. “Bring us your tired, your poor and any immigrant who seeks refuge,� Logic added.

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran beat Kesha to win two Grammys for his best-selling album, “Divide,� and single, “The Shape of You.� But Mr. Sheeran did not attend Sunday’s ceremony.

Latin global dance hit, “Despacito,� also failed to take home a Grammy despite smashing sales records last year.

Lena Horne honored on U.S. Postal Service stamp

Lena Horne, the late great dancer, singer and Hollywood actress who fought for civil rights, is featured on a new stamp issued Tuesday by the U.S. Postal Service.

Ms. Horne, who died in 2010, is the 41st person to be celebrated in the Black Heritage stamp series, the Postal Service stated. “Today, we honor the 70-year career of an American legend,� Deputy Postmaster General Ronald Stroman said in dedicating the stamp in New York, her birthplace. “With this Forever stamp, the Postal Service celebrates a woman who used her platform as a renowned entertainer to become a prolific voice for civil rights advancement and gender equality.�

Born in 1917, Ms. Horne began her career as a dancer at the Cotton Club in Harlem and then sang with touring bands.

By 1941 amid the era of segregation, she helped break the color line in Hollywood by signing a long-term contract with MGM Studios. She was best known for her starring roles in “Cabin in the Sky� and “Stormy Weather.�

She also entertained servicemen during World War II, and after the war worked with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in pressing for anti-lynching laws and policies. She also fought discrimination against Japanese-Americans.

During the 1960s, the outspoken entertainer performed at civil rights rallies and participated in the 1963 March on Washington in seeking to advance the cause.

A three-time Grammy Award winner, Ms. Horne also was honored for her work to end racial bigotry and injustice with the national NAACP’s Spingarn Medal in 1983 and inclusion in the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta.

Intercollegiate Music Association concert Feb.10 at VSU

A concert featuring the symphonic band, mixed choir, string ensemble and jazz band from 17 colleges and universities will perform 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at Anderson Turner Auditorium in Virginia Hall at Virginia State University.

The concert is the culmination of the 58th Annual Intercollegiate Music Association Conference, a three-day event hosted by VSU. The conference also will feature professional development seminars, ensemble rehearsals and a scholarship recital.

A student recital, which also is free and open

to the public, will be held 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at Anderson Turner Auditorium.

The Intercollegiate Music Association was founded in 1961 by Dr. Nathaniel Gatlin of VSU, Dr. Evelyn Johnson of Elizabeth City State University and Dr. Albert Grauer of St. Augustine’s University to enhance the development of students at member institutions.

Faculty, staff and students from the colleges and universities will participate in the conference’s final concert.

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‘The Talk’ co-host, Sheryl Underwood, in Richmond for Feb. 3 benefit

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The Omega Gamma Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority will present Sheryl P. Underwood, co-host of “The Talk� on CBS, at “Sisters in Service,� a benefit Saturday, Feb. 3, honoring the community service of the four sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

The event will be held 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hippodrome Theater, 528 N. 2nd St. in Jackson Ward.

The community service work of Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho, Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta sororities will be recognized.

Tickets are $100 and will benefit scholarships for students at HBCUs through Ms. Underwood’s Pack Rat Foundation for Education.

Details and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sisters-in-service-tickets-39579346892 or contact Lynette Banks-Lightfoot at (804) 512-4490.

Omarosa to join ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Free Press wire report

LOS ANGELES Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault, who exited the Trump administration last year, was unveiled as one of the contestants for the CBS reality show “Celebrity Big Brother� in a promo aired by the network Sunday during the Grammy Awards.

A veteran of TV reality shows, Ms. Manigault appeared on the first season of NBC’s “The Apprentice� with Donald Trump and then returned for “Celebrity Apprentice,� among others.

She served as assistant to the president and director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison in the Trump administration, but resigned in December under a cloud.

Several reports said she was physically escorted off the White House grounds, which she has disputed. She officially was out of her White House job, which carried a salary of almost $180,000, on Jan. 20.

Ms. Manigault will be joined on “Celebrity Big Brother� by Shannon Elizabeth of “American Pie,� Keshia Knight Pulliam of “The Cosby Show,� Brandi Glanville of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,� Marissa Jaret Winokur of “Hairspray,� James Maslow of “Big Time Rush,� Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, Ross Matthews aka Ross the Intern, Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath and UFC fighter Chuck Liddell.

The show will air Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Iron Bridge Rd. (Rt. 715)/Gholson Bridge Repairs over the Meherrin River Brunswick County Public Information Meeting

Thursday, February 15, 2018, 6-7:30 p.m.

Brunswick County Government Building 228 N. Main Street Lawrenceville, VA 23868 Come see and hear about plans to repair the Gholson Bridge over the Meherrin River, located on Iron Bridge Rd. (Rt. 715). The meeting will be held in an open house format from 6-7:30 p.m. where individuals can talk one-on-one with project staff. This flexible format allows participants to arrive whenever their schedule will allow.

Review project information and the National Environmental Policy Act documentation at the meeting or at

2430 Pine Forest Drive in Colonial Heights, 804-524-6000, 800-367-7623, TTY/TDD 711. Please call ahead to ensure the availability of appropriate personnel to answer your questions.

Give your written comments at the meeting or submit them by February 25, 2018 to Winston Phillips, PMP, project manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 2430 Pine Forest Drive, Colonial Heights, VA 23834-9002, 804524-6235, 800-367-7623 or TDD/TTY 711. You may also email your comments to Winston.Phillips@vdot.virginia.gov. Gholson Bridge Repair c

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Delta Day at the General Assembly Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority smile for the camera Monday with Gov. Ralph S. Northam during the annual “Delta Day at the General Assembly.”

Wearing the sorority’s signature colors of red and white, sorors from chapters across the state spent the day lobbying state legislators on issues impacting Virginians, including access to health care, voting rights, tougher gun laws, support for education and transportation and environmental issues.

Area Black History Month events History, art, culture and the triumphs of African-American people will mark area programs and celebrations during Black History Month

Feb. 1 Richmond Boys Choir: 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, Children’s Museum of Richmond, 2626 W. Broad St. Performance by “Richmond’s Ambassadors of Song” kicks off Black History Month. Concert included in museum admission, $8 adults and children; free for members.

Info: (804) 474-7063.

Feb. 1 - Feb. 15 The Maggie Walker Story: Times vary at the Children’s Theatre at Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive. This one-hour play for children age 7 and older celebrates the Richmond native and the nation’s first woman bank president. Show times and ticket info: (804) 282-2620.

Feb.1 - March 2 Round Robin: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays, Pine Camp Arts and Community Center, 4901 Old Brook Road. Exhibition celebrating quilts made by members of the Kuumba African American Quilting Guild of Richmond. This exhibit is free and open to the public. Info: (804) 646-6722.

Feb. 2 - 25 Songs from the Soul: Times vary at the Children’s Theatre at Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive. This toe-tapping musical narrative, written and directed by William “Billy” Dye, examines the evolution of African-American music — from spirituals to jazz to rap — and the essential role it has played in American life.

Show times and ticket info: (804) 282-2620.

Feb. 2 Generation Dream 2018: 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, Richmond Public Main Library, 101 E. Franklin St., and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, VCU’s Grace Street Theater, 934 W. Grace St. Richmond Peace Education Center’s Generation Dream 2018 features talented young performers from Central Virginia honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through music, dance and spoken word. Info: RPEC@ rpec.org or (804) 232-1002.

Open House and Artist Talk: 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 E. Broad St. Featuring the paintings of Cheryl Clayton in an exhibition titled “Revision” on view through Feb. 23. Ms. Clayton will discuss her painting technique and the socio-cultural messages embedded in her work. Info: (804) 644-3900.

Feb. 3 Women’s Resilience Circle: Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 E. Broad St. Women age 50 and older resetting their lives are invited to find support while exploring relationships, reflecting on life experiences and along the path toward personal fulfillment at this free event. Info: (804) 644-3900.

Remembering 1968: A Tribute to MLK: 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 3, and 3 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 4, Dominion Energy Center at Carpenter Theatre, 600 E. Grace St. Steven Smith, conductor, with members

of the Richmond Symphony Chorus and university choruses from across Virginia. Info: (804) 592-3400.

Feb. 3 - 24 Matinees with Miss Maggie: 1 p.m. each Saturday in February at the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, 600 N. 2nd St. Featuring free films on the theme “Memorializing the Movement: Civil Rights Monuments and Memorials.” Feb. 3, “Scottsboro: An American Tragedy”; Feb. 10, “Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP”; Feb. 17, “Freedom Riders”; Feb. 24, “4 Little Girls.” Info: (804) 771-2017.

Feb. 5- 26 Jazz Café at the VMFA: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each Thursday in February at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard. Featuring regional African-American jazz artists: Feb. 5, Lani Bass; Feb. 12, Butcher Brown; Feb. 19, Billy Williams; Feb. 26, Hotel X. Info: (804) 340-1400.

Feb. 7 In Their Own Words: My Story of Living with HIV: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. Leigh St. In recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, celebrate the lives of African-Americans living, loving and thriving in the face of HIV. Registration requested at https://67480. blackbaudhosting.com/67480/ In-Their-Own-Words-My-Story-of-Living-with-HIV. Info: (804) 780-9093.

Feb. 8 African-Americans in Chesterfield County: 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Chesterfield County Public Library’s Midlothian Library, 5221 Coalfield Road, and 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Chester Library, 11800 Centre St. Historian Audrey Ross, a member of the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia’s African-American History Committee, will share research highlighting contributions ofAfrican-Americans in the county. Registration required.

Info: www.library.chesterfield. gov or (804) 751-CCPL. Feb. 8 – 17 Free Man of Color: Times vary at Pine Camp Cultural Arts Center, 4901 Old Brook Road.

The Heritage Ensemble Theatre Company presents a play about John Newton Templeton, an ex-slave who attends and graduates from Ohio University 35 years before the end of slavery. Written by Charles Smith, directed by Toney Q. Cobb and starring Jamar Jones, Ken Moretti and Mara Barrett.

Info: (804) 646-3677.

Feb. 9 Culture4MyKids Inc.: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 9, Robinson Theater, 2903 Q St. Roots and legacies will be presented in a journey through time — from Africa to America.

It is a story of self-discovery that will inspire and enrich the community. This one-hour program is geared toward children of all ages. Purchase tickets at www.culture4mykids.org. Info: (804) 410-1075.

Elegba Folklore Society Presents A Celebratory Concert: 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, Henrico Theatre, 305 E. Nine Mile Road. Performers will present African dance and music from the Mandingo cosmology of West Africa in an interactive concert spiced with folktales and historical reflection. Info: (804) 644-3900.

Feb. 12 R i c h m o n d : F re e d o m Fighters at Rest: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, The Camel History Happy Hour, 1621 W. Broad St. Brian Palmer and Erin Hollaway Palmer present post-war stories of African-American soldiers from the Civil War and what their final resting places in Richmond’s East End and Evergreen cemeteries reveal about African-American life in the former capital of the Confederacy. Info: (804) 6491861.

Feb. 24 Nelson Beats the Odds: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. Leigh St. Literary Saturdays presents author Ronnie Nelson Sidney II and his book about a young boy who succeeds academically and reaches his full potential despite a learning disability and ADHD. Registration requested at https://67480. blackbaudhosting.com/67480/ Literary-Saturdays-Presents-Ronnie-Nelson-Sidney-IILCSW. Info: (804)780-9093.

Black History Month Festival: 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, Petersburg High School,

3101 Johnson Road, Petersburg. Featuring performances by the Petersburg High School Choir and Band, Virginia State University Gospel Chorale, Fort Lee Army Band, Soul 2 Sole Dance Theater, Petersburg Communities, Inc., and J. Baxter and the SAUCE Band.

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Feb. 25 From Tragedy to Triumph: The Martha Ann Fields Story: 1:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1000 Blanton Ave. Valerie Davis performs the story of an enslaved cook and her harrowing escape in 1862 with eight children from Hanover to Fort Monroe. $5 to $10 donation requested.

Presented by Culture4MyKids.

Info: (804) 410-1075.

Feb. 28 The Hail Storm: John Dabney in Virginia: 6 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 28 Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. Leigh St. The life of an incomparable Richmond chef is presented in a special screening of a new documentary. Guests will enjoy beverages and hors d’oeuvres inspired by Chef Dabney as well as a post-screening discussion with the filmmakers, Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren; historian Elvatrice Belsches; and Shola Walker of Mahogany Sweets in Jackson Ward. Advance purchase tickets $35. Registration requested at https://67480.blackbaudhosting. com/67480/The-Hail-StormJohn-Dabney-in-Virginia. Info: (804) 780-9093.

Richmond Symphony’s ‘Remembering 1968: A Tribute to MLK Jr.’ this weekend at Carpenter Theatre Mayor Levar M. Stoney, social entrepreneur Kelli Lemon and radio talk show host Gary Flowers will be guest narrators this weekend at performances of “Remembering 1968: A Tribute to MLK Jr.” by the Richmond Symphony.

The program, part of the Altria Masterworks series, is a reflection on the Civil Rights Movement through inspirational music featuring special guest vocalists and a combined choir from Virginia Union University, Virginia State University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Norfolk State University, Longwood University and the Richmond Symphony Chorus.

Performances will be held 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 3, featuring narration by Mayor Stoney, and 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 4, featuring narration

by Ms. Lemon and Mr. Flowers.

Both performances will be held at the Dominion Energy Center’s Carpenter Theatre, 600 E. Grace St. in Downtown.

The concert is a signature event of the Virginia General Assembly’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commission and is comprised of compositions honoring Dr. King’s legacy.

Among the compositions is “Scenes from the Life of a Martyr,” by the late composer Undine Smith Moore, a professor at Virginia State University.

Her piece was first performed by the Richmond Symphony in April 1982 featuring a combined choir from the same universities that will perform it this weekend, along with guest vocalists Bahati Barton, soprano; Kendall Gladen, mezzo-soprano; Colin Eaton, tenor; and Robert Cantrell, bass-baritone.

Steven Smith, music director of the Richmond Symphony, will conduct, while special guest Terrence Wilson will play the piano.

The Richmond Chapter of The Links Inc., which was a sponsor of the 1982 world premiere of “Scenes from the Life of a Martyr” in

partnership with the Richmond Symphony, is a sponsor of this weekend’s performances.

Tickets for adults start at $10, with college

students $10 and youths 18 and under free.

Details and tickets: www.richmondsymphony. com or (800) 514-ETIX.

Author Kwame Alexander to speak Feb.7 A top children’s author will be from his books that focus on selfthe featured speaker at back-to-back discovery for young people through public forums Wednesday, Feb. 7, sports, music, friendship, race and hosted by The Steward School for culture. young people, parents, educators and The 2015 winner of the Newbery others interested in education, it has Medal has won attention for his been announced. ability to enthuse audiences about Author KwameAlexander will speak empowering students to achieve their on topics for children in grades 3 through dreams with support from others, the Mr. Alexander 5 at the first forum 8:15 to 8:45 a.m., announcement stated. with the second forum to focus on students in The Steward School is located at 11600 grades 6 through 12 from 10 to 10:30 a.m.

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A poet and best-selling writer of children’s Details: (804) 740-3394 or info@ books, Mr. Alexander will talk on the themes stewardschool.org.

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‘Round Robin’ quilt exhibit at Pine Camp Cam Jones of the Kuumba African American Quilting Guild of Richmond examines a quilt made by fellow guild member Gloria Lewis during last Friday’s opening of the group’s exhibition, “Round Robin,” at Pine Camp Arts and Community Center in North Side. The exhibition is part of the center’s Black History Month celebration. Each member of the group created a center block of the quilt to establish a theme. Then, each month, the quilt was passed to another member to add a border until the top was done.

The quilt then was completed by the original member. The exhibit, which runs through March 2, is free and open to the public.

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Photo of then-Sen. Obama and Minister Farrakhan may have tanked presidential chances

By Hazel Trice Edney

It was during a mid-2005 Congressional Black Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill when award-winning journalist Askia Muhammad captured one of the most significant photos of his career.

Mr. Muhammad had doggedly covered then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Chicago since he “first laid eyes on him” at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Now, here was the senator in a warm conversation with constituent and fellow Chicagoan Minister Louis Farrakhan. As leader of the Nation of Islam, Minister Farrakhan is another star in black America, but one whose name is synonymous with controversy.

Wasting no time, Mr. Muhammad snapped the news photo. But moments later, he faced a dilemma. Sen. Obama already had become the darling of national Democratic politics.

And the scent of a presidential run was strong.

Mr. Muhammad and others realized almost immediately that the public release of the photo could mean major trouble down the road. Mainly because of bigotry and fear mongering, the public release of that photo could doom America’s chances of electing Sen. Obama as its first African-American president.

Mr. Muhammad had not left the scene when he received a call and the photo was being

summoned by a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Mr. Muhammad ultimately surrendered the disk to Minister Farrakhan’s chief of staff. And it remained one of America’s best-hidden secrets for the next 12 years.

For the first time, more than a decade later, the photograph of now former President Obama and Minister Farrakhan has been published in a book by Mr. Muhammad that was scheduled for release on Wednesday, “The Autobiography of Charles 67X.” Mr. Muhammad and some political observers still believe that if that photo had been released, it could have drawn enough fire — even from some of President Obama’s supporters — to dent his chances of becoming president.

“I gave the picture up at the time and basically swore secrecy,” Mr. Muhammad said in an exclusive interview last week with Trice Edney News Wire.

“But after the nomination was secured and all the way up until

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Sharon Baptist Church

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500 E. Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222 www.sharonbaptistchurchrichmond.org (804) 643-3825

Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, Pastor “There’s A Place for You”

Rev. Dr. Paul A. Coles, Pastor

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represent to people in their various perceptions. So, I say this to mean that I can see that the release of that photo in that given moment, it would have been highly controversial.”

Also pictured in the photo are Minister Farrakhan’s sonin-law, Leonard Farrakhan Muhammad; his son and security chief, Mustapha Farrakhan; Minister Farrakhan’s son, Joshua Farrakhan; and the Rev. Willie Wilson, executive producer of the program for the Million Man March in 1995 and a chairman of the 20th anniversary march.

Columnist and political observer A. Peter Bailey said he believes the photo would have created controversy for President Obama, but could not have caused him to lose the election or his re-election because of the groundswell of black voter support.

“It could have done some damage,” Mr. Bailey said. “But nothing could have stopped the election because black support would have countered it.”

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Triumphant

Baptist Church

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far as the candidacy of candidate Obama at that time,” said Dr. Shayla Nunnally, president of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists.

Her opinion was based largely on the “negative stereotypes about Muslim Americans, about black people and about their allegiance to the United States,” which often have been twisted and used to fit bigoted agendas, especially after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

“On top of that,” Dr. Nun-

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the inauguration, then for eight years after he was president, it was kept under cover.”

As for any debate that the photo could have made a difference in the outcome of the 2008 presidential election, Mr. Muhammad is emphatic, “I insist. It absolutely would have made a difference.”

He has agreement in high places.

“I do believe that it would have had a very, very negative effect in that given moment as

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Askia Muhammad

This 2005 photo shows U.S. Sen. Barack Obama with Minister Louis Farrakhan during a Congressional Black Caucus meeting.

nally said, “people have always characterized Minister Farrakhan as being a combative figure in American politics.

That adds another layer.”

She questioned what the release of the photo will mean “even now because there are so many conspiracy theories still floating.”

President Obama, who is a Christian, constantly had been the target of bigoted attacks, Dr. Nunnally pointed out. When a woman called him an Arab during a public forum, even his 2012 re-election opponent Sen. John McCain retrieved the microphone and corrected her, saying, “No ma’am. He’s a decent family man.”

Dr. Nunnally also recalled how former Secretary of State Colin Powell once weighed in against negative stereotyping of Muslims saying, “He’s a Christian … But the really right answer is, what if he is” a Muslim?

Dr. Nunnally concluded, “There are many, many, many layers of what that picture can

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Ebenezer Baptist Church 1858

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

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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, February 12, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2018-017 To amend Ch. 12, art.

II of the City Code by adding therein a new § 12-37, concerning the disposition of certain meals tax proceeds, and to amend City Code § 26-669, concerning the levy of a meals tax, for the purpose of increasing the meals tax from 6% to 7.5% with the intent of making additional funds available for the renovation and replacement of public school facilities in the c i t y. ( CO M M I T T EE : Organizational Development, Monday, February 5, 2018, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Candice D. Reid Interim City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER KRISSY MASON, Plaintiff v.

ROSCOE MASON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18000185-00 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 March, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF Richmond ALVA ESTEFANI MORALES, Plaintiff v.

SUARLYN HUMBERTO MARROQUIN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL17-5184-7 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart, without any cohabitation and without any interruption, for a period of more than one year.

It appearing by affidavit filed according to law that the Defendant, Suarlyn Humberto Marroquin, is not a resident of the State of Virginia and that his last known address is unknown, it is therefore ORDERED that Defendant, Suarlyn Humberto Marroquin, appear before this Court on or before the 7th day of March, 2018, and do what is necessary to protect his interests in this suit.

An Extract, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ask for this: Jesse Baez, Esq. (VSB #85986) Hairfield Morton, PLC 2800 Buford Road, Suite 201 Richmond, Virginia 23235 (804) 320-6600 - telephone (804) 320-8040 - facsimile Counsel for Plaintiff VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF Richmond MADISON ARCHER, Plaintiff v.

LENNOX ARCHER, Defendant.

Case No.: CL17-5048-8 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a final decree of divorce allowing plaintiff, Madison Archer, to be divorced from the defendant, Lennox Archer, on the grounds the parties have lived separate and apart, continuously and without interruption, for a period of more than one (1) year; and to enter such orders as necessary and appropriate during the course of this suit.

An affidavit having been filed that the whereabouts and/or residence of the defendant has been unknown to the plaintiff since on or before December 2015, it is ORDERED that the Defendant, Lennox Archer, appear before this Court on or before the 1st day of March, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. and protect Continued on next column

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his interests.

A Copy, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ask for this: Eileen McNeil Newkirk, Esq. The McNeil Law Group 2315 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23223 Telephone (804) 648-5580 Facsimile (804) 648-5583 Virginia Bar No.: 40187

Richmond to the undersigned.

Minimum deposit of $2,500.

If sale is approved by court, closing to occur, failure to close within thirty (30) days will result in forfeiture of deposit.

Time is of the essence.

Additional terms may be announced time of sale For additional information contact: T.O. Rainey, III, Esquire HILL & RAINEY ATTORNEYS 2425 Boulevard, Suite 9 C o l o n i a l H e i g h t s , VA 23834 Phone: (804) 526-8300 Fax: (804) 526-2872

successor/s in interest of JAMES E. JACKSON, who may have an ownership interest in said property, 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 F RE D H . J A C K S O N , deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of FRED H. JACKSON, BENJAMIN A. JACKSON, deceased heir of Fred H. Jackson, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of BENJAMIN A. JACKSON, REGINALD B. JACKSON, deceased heir of Fred H. Jackson, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of REGINALD B. JACKSON, L I L L I A N J . CO S E Y, deceased heir of Fred H. Jackson, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of LILLIAN J. COSEY, OTHELLO L. JACKSON, deceased heir of Fred H. Jackson, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of OTHELLO L. JACKSON, JAMES E. JACKSON, deceased heir of Fred H. Jackson, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of JAMES E. JACKSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 22, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY fka BANKERS TRUST CO M P A N Y O F C A L I F OR N I A , N A , TRUSTEE for VENDEE MORTGAGE TRUST 19973, the beneficiary of an assignment of deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 97-24954 on November 13, 1997, 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 URSULA E. SEAY, Trustee, CHARLES HARVEY DAVIS, S R . IRREVOC A B L E T R U S T, D E U T S C H E BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY fka BANKERS TRUST CO M P A N Y O F C A L I F OR N I A , N A , TRUSTEE for VENDEE MORTGAGE TRUST 19973, the beneficiary of an assignment of deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 97-24954 on November 13, 1997, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 22, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

IT IS ORDERED that NORMA C. MILLER and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 22, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

response to this action; 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 JOHN D. WALKER, who upon information and belief is deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, RUBY MAE WALKER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

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 VERNON O. WOODY and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER VIDAL CRUZ ELIAS, Plaintiff v.

GUADALUPE GRAVE BENITO, Defendant.

Case No.: CL17003502-00 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 5th day of March, 2018 at 9:00 AM and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

PROPERTY

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

ANTHONY V. ARCHER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5469 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2322 Hull Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S000-0681/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Anthony V. Archer.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ANTHONY V. ARCHER, 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 JOSEPH T. O’BRIEN, who may be the beneficiary or a deed of trust entered into by prior owner Triple A’s Properties, Inc. filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05030451 on September 6, 2005, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that PEGGY S. O’BRIEN, who may be the beneficiary or a deed of trust entered into by prior owner Triple A’s Properties, Inc. filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05030451 on September 6, 2005, 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 ANTHONY V. ARCHER, JOSEPH T. O’BRIEN, who may be the beneficiary or a deed of trust entered into by prior owner Triple A’s Properties, Inc. filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05-030451 on September 6, 2005, PEGGY S. O’BRIEN, who may be the beneficiary or a deed of trust entered into by prior owner Triple A’s Properties, Inc. filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 05030451 on September 6, 2005, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 22, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND PAUL MASON, JR, an incapacitated adult by JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES, a public guardianship program, his Guardian and Conservator, PLAINTIFF, v.

DONALD L. PETRI, JR., and COATES & DAVENPORT, P.C., Judgement Creditor, and CITY OF RICHMOND, Tax Lien Creditor, DEFENDANTS. NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF Tax Parcel Numbers W0190082002 & W0190092003 also known as 4619 & 4620 AUGUSTA AVENUE

Pursuant to a decree of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, Virginia, made and entered on August 31, 2017, in the partition suit brought by Paul Mason, Jr, An Incapacitated Adult By Jewish Family Services, A Public Guardianship Program, his Guardian and Conservator, against Donald L. Petri, Jr., et als., on Monday, February 26, 2018 @ 9:00am the under signed Special Commissioner will offer for public auction to the highest bidder at the front door of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, Virginia, located at 400 North Ninth Street, John Marshall Courts Building Richmond, VA 23219, the following described real estate:

Parcel One As described as 0.143 +/- AC plus improvements Tax W0190082002 and further described in Deed Book 265 at Page 144 as that certain lot, piece or parcel of land with all improvements thereon and appurtenances thereunto belonging, lying and being in the City of Richmond, Virginia, known as 4621 Augusta Avenue, situate in the southeast intersection of Augusta Avenue and Blacker Street, having a frontage of 50 feet on the South line of Augusta Avenue and running back within parallel lines 125 feet, the western line being the eastern line of Blacker Street, to an alley 15 feet wide and being Lots 1 and 2 of Block 16 on the plan of Monument Avenue Park as shown on a plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 10, Pages 52 and 53, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Henrico County, Virginia.

Parcel Two As described a s 0 . 0 7 2 + / - A C Ta x W0190082003 and further described in Deed Book Deed Book 265 at Page 144 all that certain lot, piece or parcel with all improvements thereon and appurtenances thereunto belonging, lying and being in the City of Richmond, Virginia, designated as Lot Three (3), Block Sixteen (16) on the plan of Monument Avenue Park as shown on a plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 10, Pages 52 and 53, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Henrico County, Virginia beginning at a point on the south line of Augusta Avenue distant thereon fifty (50) feet east of its intersection with the eastern line of Blacker Street; thence running eastwardly along and fronting on the south line of Augusta Avenue twenty-five (25) feet; thence extending back southwardly from said front between parallel lines one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet to an alley fifteen (15) feet wide.

Terms of Sale:

Property sold “As Is, Where As”. Property to be conveyed by Special Warranty Deed. Sale-SUBJECT TO COURT APPROVAL. Minimum bid increases of $100/bid. Bidders must prequalify on day of sale with Special Commissioner or provide cash, cashier’s check or certified funds payable to Edward F. Jewett, Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

FRED H. JACKSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-189 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 511 North 30th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000633/024, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Fred Jackson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, FRED H. JACKSON, deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of FRED H. JACKSON have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that BENJAMIN A. JACKSON, deceased heir of Fred H. Jackson, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of BENJAMIN A. JACKSON, REGINALD B. JACKSON, deceased heir of Fred H. Jackson, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of REGINALD B. JACKSON, L I L L I A N J . CO S E Y, deceased heir of Fred H. Jackson, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of LILLIAN J. COSEY, OTHELLO L. JACKSON, deceased heir of Fred H. Jackson, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of OTHELLO L. JACKSON, JAMES E. JACKSON, deceased heir of Fred H. Jackson, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

CHARLES HARVEY DAVIS, SR. IRREVOCABLE TRUST, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-4864 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1611 Monteiro Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000335/014, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, CHARLES HARVEY DAVIS, SR. IRREVOCABLE TRUST.

An Affidavit having been filed that said URSULA E. SEAY, Trustee, CHARLES H A RVE Y D AVI S , S R .

IRREVOCABLE TRUST, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

NORMA C. MILLER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-6005 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2100 Wood Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0001056/020, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Norma C. Miller.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, NORMA C. MILLER, 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.”

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA INVESTEMENTS, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-4866 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1501 Hull Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000197/014, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Northern Virginia Investements, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, N OR T H ER N VIR G I N I A I N VE S T E M E N T S , L L C , a terminated Virginia corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that FORECLOSURE EXPRESS, LLC, a cancelled Virginia corporation, Trustee of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0410687 on April 5, 2004, 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 N OR T H ER N VIR G I N I A I N VE S T E M E N T S , L L C , a terminated Virginia corporation, FORECLOSURE EXPRESS, LLC, a cancelled Virginia corporation, Trustee of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 04-10687 on April 5, 2004, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 22, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

DONAVAN L. MARROW, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5826 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1616 National Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-2912/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Donavan L. Marrow, Tony Pervall, Leroy Smith, Jacqueline Smith, and Sheila A. Wyche.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner DONAVAN L. MARROW, who upon information and belief is deceased, and his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owners, TONY PERVALL, LEROY SMITH, and SHEILA S. WYCHE, 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 DONAVAN L. MARROW, who upon information and belief is deceased, and his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, TONY PERVALL, LEROY SMITH, SHEILA S. WYCHE, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 22, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

RICHMOND CHRISTIAN CHARITIES, INC. Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-184 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4100 Grantlake Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0080829/050, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, RICHMOND CHRISTIAN CHARITIES, INC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RICHMOND CHRISTIAN C H A RI T IE S , I N C , a corporation not appearing 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 RICHMOND CHRISTIAN C H A RI T IE S , I N C , a corporation not appearing in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MARCH 22, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

LINILTON REALTY COMPANY, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-4637 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2405 Whitcomb Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120224/066, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, LINILTON REALTY COMPANY, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that FA I T H LINTON, Registered Agent for LINILTON REALTY COMPANY, LLC, the last owner of record of said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that FAITH LINTON, Registered Agent for LINILTON REALTY COMPANY, LLC and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JOHN D. WALKER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-113 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1312 North 21st Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000614/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, John D. Walker and Ruby Mae Walker.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JOHN D. WALKER, who upon information and belief is deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, RUBY MAE WALKER, has not been located and has not filed a Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

WILLIAM M. ABRAMS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-55 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1905 Maddox Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120226/015, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, William M. Abrams.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, WILLIAM M. ABRAMS, who upon information and belief is deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, 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 WILLIAM M. ABRAMS and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

PHOEBE A. CRUMP, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-54 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2009 Cedar Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000252/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Phoebe A. Crump.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, PHOEBE A. CRUMP, who upon information and belief is deceased, and her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, 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 PHOEBE A. CRUMP, who upon information and belief is deceased, and her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

ROBERT GRIFFITH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-56 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3207 Hull Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S000-2134/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, ROBERT GRIFFITH.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ROBERT GRIFFITH, who upon information and belief is deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that ROBERT GRIFFITH, who upon information and belief is deceased and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

GRACE B. WALKER, et al.

Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5620 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4100 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0090449/030, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Grace B. Walker and Curtis Best.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CURTIS BEST, who upon information and belief, died on August 5, 2016, and his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, M RC RECEIV A B L E S CORP, and BULLHEAD INVESTMENTS, LLC, which may be creditors with an interest in said property, 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 CURTIS BEST, who upon information and belief, died on August 5, 2016, and his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, MRC RECEIVABLES CORP, BULLHEAD INVESTMENTS, LLC, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

VERNON O. WOODY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-4173 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2318 Venable Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000425/019, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Vernon O. Woody.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, VERNON O. WOODY, has not been personally located and has not

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

MAUD J. SHEPPERSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-110 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 6321 Daytona

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Drive, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0070553/036, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Maud J. Shepperson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MAUD J. SHEPPERSON, who upon information and belief is deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, 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 MAUD J. SHEPPERSON, who upon information and belief is deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

COMMUNICATIONS, INC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5851 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1337 Minefee Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071134/035, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Communications, Inc.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a t e r m i n a t e d Vi r g i n i a corporation, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that WALTER L. HOOKER, LLC, a limited liability company not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, TRUSTEE of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 12-20241 on October 12, 2012, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that MARY ANNE HOOKER, Registered Agent for ACQUIRED PROPERTIES, LLC, beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 12-20241 on October 12, 2012, 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 COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a t e r m i n a t e d Vi r g i n i a corporation, WALTER L. HOOKER, LLC, a limited liability company not listed in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, TRUSTEE of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 12-20241 on October 12, 2012, on October 12, 2012, MARY ANNE HOOKER, Registered Agent for ACQUIRED PROPERTIES, LLC, beneficiary of a deed of trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 1220241 on October 12, 2012, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

1376/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record John G. Dunn and Martha A. Dunn.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, JOHN G. DUNN, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and MARTHA A. DUNN, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, 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 JOHN G. DUNN, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, MARTHA A. DUNN, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

liability company, 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 M A R K D . M I L I TA N A , VIRGINIA BUSINESS BANK, a terminated corporation per the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, CANTOR AND CANTOR, LLP, a cancelled Virginia limited liability company, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JAMES R. HOLMES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5574 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 205 East Ladies Mile Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-1549/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, James R. Holmes and Audrie H. Holmes.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAMES R. HOLMES, 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 owner, AUDRIE H. HOLMES, 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 JAMES R. HOLMES, AUDRIE H. HOLMES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

MARVIN C. DURHAM, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5141 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 606 Freeman Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W0001586/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Marvin C. Durham.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARVIN C. DURHAM, 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 GREAT SENECA FINANCIAL CORP, a dissolved Maryland corporation, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that M A RV I N C . D U R H A M , GREAT SENECA F I N A N C I A L C O R P, a dissolved Maryland corporation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

LOTTIE MILLER, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-6033 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2417 Marion Mashore Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S000-0566/023, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Lottie Miller, Rozelle Moss, Annie Wyche and Marie Payne.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, LOTTIE MILLER, ROZELLE MOSS, ANNIE WYCHE, and MARIE PAYNE, 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 LOTTIE MILLER, ROZELLE MOSS, ANNIE WYCHE, MARIE PAYNE, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

W. S. WATKINS, JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-5150 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2615 North Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000642/015, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, W. S. Watkins, Jr.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, W. S. WATKINS, JR, who upon information and belief is deceased, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that THELMA A. WATKINS, who upon information and belief is deceased, who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that WILLIE S. WATKINS, III, who upon information and belief is deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that THE WILLIE S. WATKINS, III REVOCABLE TRUST, which may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that W. S . WAT K I N S , J R , who upon information and belief is deceased, THELMA A. WATKINS, who upon information and belief is deceased, WILLIE S. WATKINS, III, who upon information and belief is deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, THE WILLIE S. WATKINS, III REVOCABLE TRUST, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JOHN G. DUNN, JR., et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-6120 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2505 Oakland Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S007-

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

MARK D. MILITANA, et al.

Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-4786 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3101 Porter Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001357/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Mark D. Militana.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARK D. MILITANA, 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 VIRGINIA BUSINESS BANK, a terminated corporation per the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission and CANTOR AND CANTOR, LLP, a cancelled Virginia limited

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

A.L. HENDRICK, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL-17-6054 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4100 Rear Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C009-0449/038, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, A. L. Hendrick.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, A.L. HENDRICK, 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 A.L. HENDRICK and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3214 2nd Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 1070 005

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. CHURCH HILL PROPERTIES, LC, et al., Case No. CL17 2549, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3214 2nd Avenue , Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3310 2nd Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 1071 007

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

KENNETH H. TYLER, et al., Case No. CL17 2437, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3310 2nd Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1701 3rd Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0419 009

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

PERCY R. WILSON, et al., Case No. CL17 3385, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1701 3rd Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

JACK W. BIGGINS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-6053 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4418 Arnwood Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C0090972/034, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Jack W. Biggins.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JACK W. BIGGINS, has not been located and as 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 JACK W. BIGGINS and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before FEBRUARY 25, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2208 3rd Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0559 003

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. ROSA E. THORNTON, et al., Case No. CL17 3696, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2208 3rd Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2304 4th Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0610 007

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. JOHN D. HEMPFIELD, et al., Case No. CL17 4451, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2304 4th Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3125 4th Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0998 014

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. JAMES MILLER SR., et al., Case No. CL17 3386, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3125 4th Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations Continued on next page

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which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 22, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. WILBER GREEN, et al., Case No. CL17 2652, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3306 5th Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1807 North 21st Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 608 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3301 4th Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N005 1184 001

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. FRANKLIN JAMES POLLARD, SR., et al., Case No. CL17 3725, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3301 4th Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3306 5th Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N005 1184 013 Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 223 East 15th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000 0191 010

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 25, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

LATISHA CARSON, et al., Case No. CL17 1663, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 223 East 15th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 124 East 18th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000 0236 022

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. LEWIS BOOKER, et al., Case No. CL17 2966, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 124 East 18th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1606 North 21st Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 0774 007

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. ARTHUR L. DAVIS, et al., Case No. CL17 3388, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1606 North 21st Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1807 North 21st Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 1080 017

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. GREGORY BLOUIN, et al., Case No. CL17 4377, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1412 North 22nd Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 0776 020

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

FREDERICK GOETZ, JR., et al., Case No. CL17 3727, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1412 North 22nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1416 North 22nd Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 0776 018

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. NEHEMIAH FOBBS, et al., Case No. CL17 3726, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1416 North 22nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1412 North 23rd Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 0708 008

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. PANSY J. VAUGHT, et al., Case No. CL17 4978, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1412 North 23rd Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 608 North 29th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 0527 020

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 22, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. ROBERT BOOKER, et al., Case No. CL17 3383, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1511 North 29th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 0792 026

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 22, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. ELIZABETH HOLT, et al., Case No. CL17 3387, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1511 North 29th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate Continued on next page

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property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

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

purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

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successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

OF 3516 Belt Boulevard, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C009 0692 022

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. B & J PAVING INC., et al., Case No. CL17 3605, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3516 Belt Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1008 North 35th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 0964 020

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. NANNIE M. WALDEN, et al., Case No. CL17 3408, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1008 North 35th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1210 North 35th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 1273 037

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. IRENE E. WINFREE, et al., Case No. CL17 3870, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1210 North 35th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 800 Akron Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N018 0478 018

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

FANNIE SMITHERS, et al., Case No. CL17 3607, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 800 Akron Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3126 Alvis Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 1044 003

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 22, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

BEATRICE W. BROADDUS, et al., Case No. CL17 3440, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3126 Alvis Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 4 East Bacon Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0228 016

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. HELENA POINDEXTER WITHERS, et al., Case No. CL17 3895, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 4 East Bacon Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 16 East Bacon Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0228 023

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. HELENA POINDEXTER WITHERS, et al., Case No. CL17 3608, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 16 East Bacon Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1424-1426 Bainbridge Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000 0153 002

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. LUCILLE B. MILES, et al., Case No. CL17 3986, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1424 -1426 Bainbridge Street , Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2111 Barton Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0450 009

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

FLOYD VAUGHAN, et al., Case No. CL17 2763, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2111 Barton Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3210 Barton Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 1134 006

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. IRENE SMITH aka IRENE HALLIE JACKSON, et al., Case No. CL17 3606, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3210 Barton Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2307 Carrington Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 0470 004

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

GRACE M. D. MEREDITH, et al., Case No. CL12 3834, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2307 Carrington Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

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under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3121 Cliff Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3611 Edgewood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

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

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1909 Chelsea Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 0832 005

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. JAMES ADAMS, et al., Case No. CL17 4998, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1909 Chelsea Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 805 West Clay Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0351 010

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. IDA B. HAYDEN, et al., Case No. CL17 4689, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 805 West Clay Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3121 Cliff Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 1044 025

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 112 South Colonial Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA W000 1281 019

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on April 21, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. JAMES P. HURD, et al., Case No. CL16 4839, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 112 South Colonial Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2914 Decatur Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000 1341 001

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

ELLA MAE BLANKENSHIP, et al., Case No. CL17 4615, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2914 Decatur Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1326 Drewry Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007 1134 033

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. COMMUNICATIONS INC., et al., Case No. CL17 3982, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1326 Drewry Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3611 Edgewood Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N016 0081 007

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. ELSIE LAINER, et al., Case No. CL17 3985, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2115 Ford Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 0598 024

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. VIRGINIA MILES, et al., Case No. CL17 4200, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2115 Ford Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2920 Garland Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0889 009

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

CLAUDE VINCENT LEWIS, et al., Case No. CL17 3621, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2920 Garland Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3505 Garland Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N016 0159 005

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

IRVING R. WINFREE, et al., Case No. CL17 3994, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3505 Garland Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 6421 B Glyndon Lane, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C004 0945 018

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. CLARA DICKERSON aka CLARA BURTON, et al., Case No. CL17 4272, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 6421 B Glyndon Lane , Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

(804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

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Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 22, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. CHARLES H. MEALY, et al., Case No. CL17 2438, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1418 Minefee Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 6421 C Glyndon Lane, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C004 0945 020

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. CLARA DICKERSON aka CLARA BURTON, et al., Case No. CL17 4271, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 6421 C Glyndon Lane, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1513 Hopkins Road, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C009 0199 040

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. PROPERTY VENTURES, INCORPORATED, et al., Case No. CL17 4174, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1513 Hopkins Road, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3422 Keighly Road, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S008 0780 017

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. CHARLES H. DAVIS, et al., Case No. CL17 2855, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3422 Keighly Road, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1701 Magnolia Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0663 020

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. GLENN L. PARKER, et al., Case No. CL17 4997, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1701 Magnolia Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1400 Melton Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 1102 027

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

HAROLD HAYES BROWN, et al., Case No. CL17 5034, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1400 Melton Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1307 Minefee Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007 1134 056

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

DANE TYLER, et al., Case No. CL17 3701, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1307 Minefee Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1418 MineFee Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 207 Minor Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0375 004

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. INDIANA T. HILL, et al., Case No. CL17 4764, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 207 Minor Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2509 North Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0541 023

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. RALPH STOKES, et al., Case No. CL17 2853, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2509 North Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2606 North Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0641 006

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 22, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. JOSEPH ZIMBLIST CARRINGTON, et al., Case No. CL17 2649, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2606 North Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 710 Oak Park Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N018 0531 020

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pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 710 Oak Park Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 964 Pink Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

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

purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1428 Oakwood Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 1271 018

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. ALBERTA BLANKENLY, et al., Case No. CL17 3685, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1428 Oakwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances,

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 9 Overbrook Road, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000 0539 005

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. EMANUEL M. HEWLETT, et al., Case No. CL17 5167, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 9 Overbrook Road, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise,

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 962 Pink Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 0425 016

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

LANGSTON DEBERRY, et al., Case No. CL17 4078, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 962 Pink Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 964 Pink Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 0425 015

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

LILLIE VIRGINIA WILEY, et al., Case No. CL17 4080, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1941-1947 Powell Road, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C008 0217 004

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

THERES TAYLOR SPARKS, et al., Case No. CL17 3650, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1941-1947 Powell Road , Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2110 Redd Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 0665 033

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. A-MASS, INC., A Purged Virginia Corporation, et al., Case No. CL17 3262, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2110 Redd Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2216 Royall Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007 1581 002

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

JAMES WILLIAM SANFORD, et al., Case No. CL17 3259, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2216 Royall Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2414 Ruffin Road, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S008 0706 007

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

ROBERT LEROY NELSON, SR., et al., Case No. CL17 3261, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2414 Ruffin Road, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2708 Selden Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E012 0292 009

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 20, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v.

ROBERT L. SNOW, et al., Case No. CL17 3127, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2708 Selden Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2511 Whitcomb Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E012 0224 016

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on November 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. JOHN THOMAS, et al., Case No. CL17 4376, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2511 Whitcomb Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group

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Richmond Free Press

February 1-3, 2018

Sports Plus

Jada Boyd packs a wallop in VHSL record book

By Fred Jeter

You don’t judge a book by its cover. Nor is it wise to judge an athlete by the size of their school.

As it turns out, one of Virginia’s elite basketball prospects attends one of Virginia’s smallest public high schools.

Meet Jada Boyd, a junior technology major at the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School in Petersburg, enrollment 359 for grades 9 through 12.

As a member of the Tri-Rivers District, the Appomattox Dragons compete in Division 1A, the smallest of Virginia’s six enrollment classifications.

If you’re a college scout, it’s likely you’ve got your GPS set on Appomattox’s upstairs gym on Washington Street in downtown Petersburg.

The building was home to Petersburg High School until 1974.

“We’ve had everyone here,” Appomattox Athletic Director Rickey Barefoot said. “We’ve had coaches from the SEC, the Big 10, the ACC. You name it — everywhere.”

Virginia Tech, Maryland, West Virginia and Auburn are among those courting the 6-foot2, 16-year-old Boyd, who wears the green, burgundy and white No. 55 jersey, a tribute to former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo.

Not that Boyd was a secret before, but word spread like confetti in a hurricane on Jan. 10 with her outstanding performance at Franklin.

That was the night Boyd, aka “JB,” set Virginia High School League records for the most points — 69 — and rebounds — 33 — in a single game.

Previous records were 68 points by Karen Drewry of Portsmouth’s I.C. Norcom High School in 1982, and 28 rebounds by Sam Brundle of William Monroe High School in Standardsville in 2016.

“That night, I wanted (the record) so bad. I was going to score on anyone who stepped in front of me. I was so determined,” Boyd told the Free Press.

All that was missing was a victory, as Franklin

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prevailed 77-75 in overtime.

More than just a tower of power in the paint, Boyd’s historic performance featured six 3-pointers and 12 for 21 at the foul line.

It’s not uncommon for her to account for most of her team’s output. On Jan. 22, Boyd pumped in 41 in a 42-32 win over Southampton.

“We have a very young team and we’ve had some injuries,” said Coach Eric Brower of his 3-8 squad. “Sometimes Jada has three girls guarding her at once.”

Despite being a magnet for rival defenses, the Petersburg resident was averaging 38 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots through 11 games.

“Sure, it’s a little frustrating when we lose,” Boyd said. “But I’m enjoying the process of watching my young team grow up.”

Boyd, with hands large enough to palm a basketball, hails from tall, athletic stock. Both of her parents played basketball in college. Her mother, Robin, who is 6-foot-1, played for Hampton University. Her father, Rodney, at 6-foot-5, suited up for Grambling State University.

Her older brother Moses, who is 6-foot-8, played for Petersburg High School and now attends Liberty University, although he is not playing ball.

An older sister, Aja, was a standout for the Appomattox Dragons in 2016 that lost in the State 1A final to Norwood 57-52. Jada was a

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freshman starter on the Appomattox team. Aja is now red-shirted at NCAA Division I University of North Carolina-Greensboro after transferring from Long Island UniversityBrooklyn.

It was Aja who stirred Jada’s interest in hoops.

“At first I wanted to be a cheerleader,” said Jada, who kicked up her heels and somersaulted

during elementary school for Rock Church Academy. “Then I saw my sister playing in a tournament in Florida, and I thought I needed to give that a try.”

A quick and willing learner, Jada began playing at the Petersburg YMCA as a sixth-grader.

That led to her suiting up for Peabody and Vernon Johns middle schools before enrolling as a ninth-grader at Appomattox.

She chose Appomattox over Petersburg High for “the curriculum,” she said, and also to play one season with her sister.

In addition to making headlines for Appomattox, she has garnered exposure with the powerful Boo Williams travel program based out of Hampton.

With oodles of NCAA Division I scholarship bids, Boyd has narrowed her list of potential colleges to five schools that she prefers keeping to herself.

All this goes to show that the size of the high school doesn’t matter for athletes who have talent. Scouts will find the athletes if they’ve got what they’re looking for.

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any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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

Island Flavas Restaurant & Catering LLC Trading as: Island Flavas Restaurant & Catering, 7437 Midlothian Tpke North Chesterfield Chesterfield, Virginia 23225-6411 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia D epartment of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a Wine and Beer On and Off Premises/Mixed Beverage Restaurant license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Michele Patterson (co-owner) Andrea Mclean (co-owner) Mark Lewis (co-owner 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.

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2109 Y Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000 1080 026

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on December 28, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. VAUGHAN M. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Case No. CL17 4375, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on February 21, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2109 Y Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting Continued on next column

License Barzo Restaurants LLC Trading as: Capitol Waffle Shop, 1110 E. Main St., Suite B, Richmond, Virginia 23219 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia D epartment of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a Wine and Beer on Premises/ Mixed Beverage on Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Brad Barzoloski, owner 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.

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BIDS COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID ITB# 17-1541-11JCK Redundant Boiler and Domestic Hot Water Heater at Jail West Due 2:30 pm, February 22, 2018 Additional information available at: http://www. henrico.us/purchasing/ COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION ITB # 18-1564-1CLE – Mountain Road and Robin Avenue Water Pumping Station Improvements - This project consists of replacing tank fill valves, flow meters, pump discharge valves, standby power, monorail hoists and other work. Due 3:00 pm, February 28, 2018. Additional information available at: http://henrico. us.finance/divisions/ purchasing/.

The City of Richmond announces the following project(s) available for services relating to: RFP B180011604 RACC On-Site Veterinary Services Due Date: Thursday March 1, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. Receipt Location: 900 East Broad Street, Room 1104, 11th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 Information or copies of the above solicitation is available by contacting Procurement Services, at the City of Richmond website (www.RichmondGov. com), or at 11th Floor of City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Phone (804) 646-5716 or faxed (804) 646-5989. The City of Richmond encourages all contractors to participate in the procurement process.

For reference purposes, documents may be examined at the above location.

The City of Richmond announces the following project(s) available for services relating to: RFP B1800007667 DPW Road Condition Assessment Due Date: Wednesday February 21, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. Receipt Location: 900 East Broad Street, Room 1104, 11th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to 24 CFR 903.17, that the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) will hold a public hearing on the Public Housing Agency (PHA) Annual Plan for FY 2019. The hearing will be conducted on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at the Virginia Housing Center, 4224 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060.

The proposed PHA Plan and information relevant to the hearing is available for review by the public at the Virginia Housing Center, 4224 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Written comments may be submitted at the public hearing or mailed to the attention of: HCVP Policy & Training Manager, Virginia Housing Development Authority, P.O. Box 4545, Richmond, VA 23220.

Written comments not presented at the public hearing must be received by Tuesday, March 20, 2018.

VHDA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or disability.

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Mount Olive Baptist Church in Glen Allen, Virginia is seeking a part-time Food Service Chef/Server.

Applicants may pick up an application from the church office or submit a resume in lieu of an Application. Please submit info to: Mount Olive Baptist Church 8775 Mount Olive Ave Glen Allen, VA 23060 Attn. Billie Winzor, Personnel Ministry A Criminal History Background Check is required Please visit the church’s website at www.mobcva. org to view the complete job announcement

Information or copies of the above solicitation is available by contacting Procurement Services, at the City of Richmond website (www.RichmondGov. com), or at 11th Floor of City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Phone (804) 646-5716 or faxed (804) 646-5989. The City of Richmond encourages all contractors to participate in the procurement process.

For reference purposes, documents may be examined at the above location.

The City of Richmond announces the following project(s) available for services relating to: RFP B180011601 RACC Veterinary Clinic & Services Due Date: Thursday March 1, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. Receipt Location: 900 East Broad Street, Room 1104, 11th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 Information or copies of the above solicitation is available by contacting Procurement Services, at the City of Richmond website (www.RichmondGov. com), or at 11th Floor of City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Phone (804) 646-5716 or faxed (804) 646-5989. The City of Richmond encourages all contractors to participate in the procurement process.

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Call for appointment (804) 222-5133.

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