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Dems win control For the first time in 24 years, Democrats will hold the majority in the state Senate and House of Delegates

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

For the first time in 24 years, Virginia voters handed Democrats control of both houses of the General Assembly in Tuesday’s election.

With Democrat Ralph S. Northam holding the governorship, the party now holds all the levers of power.

That appears to virtually ensure passage in the 2020 General Assembly session of a raise in the state’s minimum wage — potentially to $15 an hour; approval of the Equal Rights

Related stories on A8, A9 Amendment for women; and agreement on other long-blocked Democratic priorities, such as restrictions on gun sales and potential bans on guns from public places.

While many races were close, unofficial results show voters enabled Democrats to flip two Republican seats in the state Senate — including one in the Richmond area —to ensure a 21-19 Democratic majority in the upper chamber next year. Additionally, Democrats won six Republican seats to ensure a 55-45 Democratic majority in the House of Delegates.

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Ghazala F. Hashmi, left, receives cheers and applause from supporters as she takes the stage to address the crowd at the Democrats’ victory party Tuesday night after her upset win in the Richmond area’s 10th Senate District. She is the first Muslim elected to the state Senate. Above, hundreds of people break into jubilant cheers Tuesday night with the announcement that Democrats will control the General Assembly in January. The celebrants were at the Democratic Party’s victory event held at a Downtown hotel.

Stephanie A. Lynch wins 5th District City Council race and has floated the idea of a citizen advisory group that would offer their thoughts on future development plans in the city.

Stephanie A. Lynch is the new 5th District Mayor Levar M. Stoney, who backs the plan representative on Richmond City Council. proposed and led by Dominion Energy CEO The 32-year-old Woodland Heights resident Thomas F. Farrell II, seemed undaunted. He beat six other candidates in Tuesday night’s told the Free Press on Tuesday night that Ms. special election to win the seat to be vacated on Lynch’s history in social work shows a desire Nov. 30 by Councilman Parker C. Agelasto. to do the best for children and families, and that It is the first time a woman and South Side he believes she will come to see the benefits of resident has represented the 5th District on the the Navy Hill deal. council, a sign of change for Richmond politics “There’s elections, and there’s politics,” in more ways than one.

Mayor Stoney said.

Ms. Lynch’s election may signal a major With just more than 7,100 votes cast in the blockade of the $1.5 billion Coliseum replacement special election, Ms. Lynch brought in about and Downtown redevelopment deal proposed by 27.56 percent of the vote, topping her nearest Navy Hill Development Corp. The controversial competitors, Mamie L. Taylor and Thaddeus M. proposal requires the approval of seven city “Thad” Williamson, who each received around council members to move forward.

15 percent of the vote.

Ms. Lynch, along with most of the other Speaking to the Free Press on Tuesday night candidates vying for the 5th District seat, after her victory, Ms. Lynch said she takes the voiced strong opposition to the plan during responsibility ahead of her “extremely seriously” the campaign. and described herself as the employee of the 20,000 She cited a lack of credible numbers, little residents that make up the 5th District. benefit for the city and little support among “I’m working for them,” Ms. Lynch said.

5th District residents as the reasons for her opRegina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press “And I’m working for those who did not vote position. She pointed to her resolute rejection Stephanie A. Lynch celebrates her victory in the Richmond City Council 5th District for me, who may not be able to vote, who may of the Navy Hill plan as a key part of her win, contest with supporters Tuesday night at a Downtown restaurant. not have a seat at the table.”

Ms. Lynch will serve the remainder of Mr. Agelasto’s term, which ends in December 2020. She already has said she intends to run then for a full, four-year term.

She said once in office, at a Henrico County hotel. said had never applied before. she will complete the “progBy Jeremy M. Lazarus Mr. Barnette fended off challenges Also disqualified was a reform- ress left to be made” for city Robert N. Barnette Jr., who has led from Pastor Michelle Thomas, presi- minded candidate, Phillip Thompson, services, including its public the Virginia State Conference NAACP dent of the Loudoun County Branch past president of the Loudoun County schools, public transportation, since August when the previous presi- NAACP, who won 33 percent of the Branch NAACP and a state Executive infrastructure and more. Ms. dent was removed, will hold the top vote, and Carmen Taylor of Hampton, Committee member, who was unop- Lynch has called for more state post in the civil rights organization posed for state vice president, the No. funding for Richmond Public for the next two years after emerging 2 leadership post.

Schools, alongside greater Related story on A6 victorious in a controversial election.

“They made up the rules to get the transparency and cooperation Mr. Barnette, 67, a retired safety engi- a past state NAACP president, who got results they wanted,” said Mr. Thompson, from Richmond city governneer and president of the Hanover County 24 percent. who did not attend the conference but had ment, and has put her support Branch NAACP for seven years, was Two other candidates for president agreed to allow Ms. Thomas to nominate behind green development and installed Sunday as state NAACP president were disqualified at the last minute — him, a practice previously allowed. gun reform. after winning a three-way race. along with 48 convention delegates In a statement, the state conference The 5th District contest manHe received 43 percent of the votes who sought to cast ballots — under ignored the controversy. Instead, the aged to produce controversy on that 119 qualified delegates cast at the rules that had not been announced in Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press Please turn to A4 Please turn to A4 84th state convention held last weekend advance and that conference veterans Mr. Barnette

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Contentious state NAACP election gives Barnette 2-year term

Company believes it can attract more than 600,000 patrons to new Coliseum company, has backed up that bet by inking a deal that would put Spectra on the hook for making money from a new Coliseum and generating attendance of more than 600,000 people a year to events.

The deal would put the company, and not the city, on the hook to cover any deficits, Mr. Page said. He also noted the company has agreed to put up $8 million for seats, concession equipment and

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

John Page’s company, Spectra, is betting its management can turn Richmond’s proposed 17,500-seat Coliseum into one of the busiest and most successful entertainment centers in the world, if Richmond City Council approves allocating more than $300 million in taxpayer dollars over 30 years to build it.

Mr. Page, who is president of the venue management, entertainment, food services and hospitality

Mr. Page

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Veterans Day 2019

In observance of Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11, please note the following for the City of Richmond and Henrico and Chesterfield counties: Government offices: City, county, state and federal offices will be closed.

Public schools: Open Monday, Nov. 11.

Public libraries and Library of Virginia: Closed.

Trash and recycling: Collections will be on a regular schedule for Richmond and Chesterfield County, while Henrico County collections will be one day later than scheduled for the week.

ABC stores: Open on a regular schedule.

Banks, credit unions and other financial institutions: Closed.

U.S. Postal Service: No delivery.

Department of Motor Vehicles customer service centers: Closed Saturday, Nov. 9, and Monday, Nov. 11.

Malls, major retailers, movie theaters: Varies; inquire at specific locations.

GRTC: Free rides to veterans with proof on Monday, Nov. 11.

Free Press office: Open.

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Goldman to appeal judge’s ruling on Coliseum referendum Paul Goldman, leader of the Put Schools First campaign, is not giving up on his effort to put a referendum on a future Richmond ballot to allow voters to weigh in on the controversial $1.5 billion Coliseum replacement plan that is now before Richmond City Council.

Mr. Goldman filed a notice on Oct. 31 that he would appeal the decision from Richmond Circuit Court Chief Judge Joi Jeter Taylor that he failed to secure the required 10,341 signatures of registered voters to put the “Choosing Children Over Costly Coliseums” referendum on Tuesday’s ballot.

Judge Taylor issued her opinion on Oct. 2 that Mr. Goldman’s petition drive fell 400 signatures short. Mr. Goldman had 30 days to file a notice of appeal.

“This notice is just one step in the legal action I am planning to take” in a bid to get a nonbinding advisory referendum before voters, Mr. Goldman said.

“I am not giving up on trying to protect the First Amendment rights of those who signed my petition to allow the referendum,” he said.

His referendum proposal would require that any time the city proposes to use growth in real estate taxes to fund development in a tax increment financing district, or TIF district — as is the case with the Coliseum proposal — 51 percent of all money collected would first have to go to fund construction or renovation of public school buildings.

That’s different from the Coliseum proposal, where any new tax funds collected in the proposed 80-block TIF district would first go toward paying off money borrowed to build a new arena, with construction of new schools only getting support after the debt is taken care of.

His proposal also seeks voter approval for proposed tight restrictions on the city’s authority to further increase the sales tax on prepared meals. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond

Booklovers who want to share their love of reading have placed a Little Free Library in their yard in the 1600 block of Laburnum Avenue in North Side. The national nonprofit Little Free Library program is a free book exchange that encourages people to come and pick a book to read and leave one for others to take for free. The mission is to build a sense of community along with a love of reading by providing free book access to all. The Little Free Library idea was started in 2009 in Wisconsin and has grown across the nation and the globe. Today, there are 90,000 registered mini-libraries in all 50 states and more than 90 countries, including dozens within Metro Richmond. For a map of locations, go to www.littlefreelibrary.org.

2 men arrested, another sought in death of Markiya Dickson, 9

By Ronald E. Carrington

Two young South Side men have been arrested and charged in the murder of 9-year-old Markiya Dickson at Carter Jones Park during the Memorial Day weekend.

Jermaine Davis, 21, and Quinshawn Betts, 18, both of the 4500 block of Millenbeck Road, were arrested last week and made an initial appearance in Richmond General District Court on Monday. Both were charged with murder, two counts of malicious wounding Markiya and three counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Police are still looking for Jesus Turner, 20, of Chesterfield, who police described as 5-foot-7, 120 pounds and known to frequent Whitcomb Court.

Richmond Police Chief Will Smith and Mayor Levar M. Stoney held a news

conference Friday, Nov. 1, to announce the arrests.

Markiya, a third-grader at Crestwood Elementary School in Chesterfield County, was shot and killed May 26 during a community cookout she was attending with her family at Carter Jones Park on Bainbridge Street in South Richmond.

More than 1,000 people, including family, friends and many of her former classmates at Redd Elementary School in Richmond, attended her funeral, which was held at the Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center in Dickson Richmond.

Eleven-year-old Jaquez Moses was wounded during the shooting that broke out near the basketball court in the park.

Police said a third person who was struck by the gunfire came forward later.

No details were available.

Chief Smith credited the arrests to the

team of detectives working the case “and tips received from residents who were outraged by the death of a young child due to senseless gun violence.”

“But, as with any investigation, we strongly still urge people with information to come forward,” Chief Smith said.

In late July, the FBI announced that despite a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, only one tip had been received. Police are asking that any witnesses, or anyone with information, to come forward.

“There is no win,” Chief Smith said.

“It is a loss for everybody.”

“We hope this progress brings comfort to Markiya’s family and the community,” Mayor Stoney said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Richmond Police Major Crimes Detective Benjamin Neifeld at (804) 646-3246 or to contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or www.7801000.com. The P3 Tips App also may be used.

All tips will remain anonymous.

ACA health insurance RPS school construction costs, process criticized E. Carrington and different school construction slated to open in the fall of bidding allowed the city to enrollment deadline Dec. 15 By Ronald Jeremy M. Lazarus process.” Richmond Public 2020. speed up the building process

More choices in health insurance that will cost less.

That’s the good news for people who have until Sunday, Dec. 15, to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Insurance companies are offering an increased number of plans in Richmond and around the state and cutting the cost, said Jill Hanken, an attorney with the Virginia Poverty Law Center and director of Enroll Virginia, a coalition of groups that assists people in selecting a health care plan.

The Virginia Bureau of Insurance has reported that the average cost of plan premiums will drop 18 percent in 2020 compared with the current cost, Ms. Hanken stated.

The state is seeing increased competition for enrollees among insurance companies, which she said was aided by Virginia’s expansion of Medicaid that increased the number of people with health coverage.

A review of the plans available for Virginians through the marketplace at Healthcare.gov, also showed an increase in the available plans. During the 2018 enrollment period, Virginia residents could chose from among an average of 13 plans; this time, there is an average of 19 plans to consider, Ms. Hanken stated.

“In the Richmond area, consumers are able to choose from 28 different health plans this year, compared with only nine options last year,” she stated.

The plans chosen by the December deadline become effective in January.

“Even if you’re happy with your current plan, it’s still important to review all of your options for 2020 to make sure nothing has changed,” Ms. Hanken stated.

For free assistance, contact Enroll Virginia at (888) 392-5132 or www.enrollva.org. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Richmond School Board members Kenya Gibson, 3rd District, and Jonathan Young, 4th District, used Monday’s School Board meeting to express concern that the bidding process Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s administration used to choose contractors to build three new district schools has added tens of millions of dollars to the cost.

Relying on a report from a contractor’s group, the two members told the board that Richmond is spending at least $25 million extra to build the new schools, compared with Chesterfield County, which used a different bidding process.

They said the higher cost potentially prevents construction of an additional Richmond elementary school building.

Mr. Young admonished the board, saying, “More than a year ago, my colleague Kenya Gibson and I voted for what would have constituted a very

Schools would have handled the construction instead of the city, he said.

Ms. Gibson said that the high cost Richmond is paying was “designed to ensure the schools were built before the (mayoral) election” in November 2020. “I don’t see how that serves the best interest of our students.”

The Stoney administration has denied that.

The price tag for construction of replacement buildings for E.S.H. Greene and George Mason elementary schools, as well as for a new middle school on Hull Street Road, initially was estimated at $110 million.

As the Free Press noted in April, the cost has increased to $141 million, with some costs yet to be determined, including demolition of old buildings and outfitting the new buildings with furniture and fixtures, which are expected to add at least $5 million to the total.

The three new schools are

The new construction is being funded through an increase in Richmond’s sales tax on restaurant and prepared food, which is to generate $150 million. No additional funds are expected to be available if the construction costs go over budget.

Earlier on Monday, City Council members Kim Gray, 2nd District, and Kristen Larson, 4th District, joined Ms. Gibson at a news conference outside City Hall to oppose the city administration’s future use of the same bidding process to award school construction contracts.

Richmond used the process of “construction manager at risk” to build the three new schools.

Lincoln Saunders, Mayor Stoney’s chief of staff, defended the use of this process, as allowing faster construction versus the standard competitive sealed bidding process, which Chesterfield County used.

According to Mr. Saunders, “construction manager at risk”

Open house Saturday at VCU Health Hub at 25th in Church Hill The new VCU Health Hub at 25th in Church Hill will host an open house offering health screenings, fitness and children’s activities, giveaways and other programming from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9.

The wellness center is located at 1330 N. 25th St. on the grounds of The Market @ 25th grocery store.

Details: Adam Caldwell, (804) 828-4830 or caldwellab@ vcu.edu.

Correction The Richmond School Board voted 7-1 at its Oct. 21 meeting to approve an iReady software program contract. Every Richmond Public Schools student from kindergarten through fifth grade will have access to iReady, an interactive online learning program, at school and at home.

An article in the Oct. 24-26 edition of the Free Press erroneously reported that the board voted to expand early childhood programs. The programs, including Early Head Start, Head Start and the Virginia Preschool Initiative, were accepted by the board, but there was no vote.

The Free Press regrets the error.

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Waiting for warmth People gather outside the city’s cold weather shelter last Friday before its 7 p.m. opening. The shelter at the Annie Giles Community Resource Center went into operation on Nov. 1 for the first time this fall as cold air sent nighttime temperatures plummeting into the 30s all weekend. The Shockoe Valley shelter across from the Richmond Justice Center is expected to be open nightly through next week as Richmond turns icy.

Nighttime lows are forecast to be in the frigid 20s and 30s through at least Thursday, Nov. 14, and possibly longer as winter approaches.

and complete the work in one year. He claimed the use of sealed bidding would have added another year to the construction timeline.

Mr. Saunders and Jim Nolan, the mayor’s press secretary, noted the rash of public complaints about the terrible conditions at George Mason and said the mayor wanted to get students into a new building.

However, Matthew D. Beka of the Virginia Contractors Procurement Alliance, called that a false argument. He said that communities like Chesterfield that use competitive bidding get better prices while getting construction done in the same timeframe. He said the construction manager at risk process puts the winning bidder on the hook for cost overruns, but makes cost less of a factor.

William E. “Bill” Loughridge, former owner of a company that has built dozens of Virginia schools, also said localities often require schools to be constructed within a year when they use sealed bids, and bidders take that into account.

Mr. Beka said that the contractor’s alliance warned the mayor, City Council and the School Board in August 2018 that the contractor at risk bidding process would add 15 to 20 percent to the cost, but were ignored.

According to the Alliance, Chesterfield is spending $75 million to gain three new elementary schools, while Richmond is spending $71 million to get two new elementary schools.

School Board Chair Dawn C. Page, 8th District, and board Vice Chair Elizabeth Doerr, 1st District, dismissed any concerns about higher costs.

“We want our students in state-of-the-art facilities as soon as possible and believe the construction approach we have utilized has ultimately been in their best interest,” they said in a statement issued Monday night.

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For the first time in 24 years, Democrats will hold the majority in the state Senate and House of Delegates Continued from A1

Among the races that made the difference in the battle for control was the 10th Senate District, where educator Ghazala F. Hashmi gained a 3-1 margin in Richmond precincts to pull off the upset of first-term Republican state Sen. Glen H. Sturtevant.

Dr. Hashmi, who came to the United States from India as a child, saw her win as a victory for progressive-minded people and for immigrants who wonder whether they will be accepted and whether their names will be considered American.

She will be the first Muslim to serve in the Senate.

Meanwhile, in what many viewed as a clear rebuke to President Trump and the GOP, voters in Northern Virginia swept out the last Republican delegate in that area, Delegate Timothy D. “Tim” Hugo, chair of the House Republican Caucus, replacing him with Democrat Dan I. Helmer.

Enthused Democratic supporters also appear to have enabled challenger Nancy D. Guy to edge influential Republican Delegate Chris P. Stolle in Virginia Beach and allowed Shelly A. Simonds to come back to thump incumbent Republican Delegate David E. Yancey, who beat Ms. Simonds in a tie-breaker in 2017 in the 94th House District in Newport News.

While figures are not yet available, turnout appears to have been outsized in many areas for an off-year election. One example was the contest in the 68th House District, where 56.5 percent of registered voters turned out to enable incumbent Democrat Dawn M. Adams to pile up huge margins in Richmond and defeat African-American Republican Garrison R. Coward by more than 10 percentage points.

Though given little attention, the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus ranked among the big election winners Tuesday, particularly in House of Delegates races. Four of the candidates the VLBC backed won, with at least two claiming upsets.

The difference was money, said Henrico Delegate Lamont Bagby, chairman of the VLBC, who joined 19 incumbent AfricanAmerican legislators in the caucus in winning re-election.

“In 2015, we raised $40,000. This time, we raised $400,000 and were able to fully fund our candidates,” Delegate Bagby said. “We’ve come a long way.”

The results show that the VLBC, which had 21 members last session, will increase to a record 23 members even after losing an African-American member in the Senate, Delegate Bagby noted.

Sen. Rosalyn R. Dance of Petersburg lost in the Democratic primary in June, while Delegate Matthew James of Portsmouth announced in May he was stepping down to take a job with Gov. Northam’s economic development team.

When the session starts in January, the VLBC will have four state senators, down from the current five, while the VLBC will have 19 House members, up from the previous high of 16.

Delegate Bagby noted that VLBC members will constitute one-third of the House Democratic Caucus.

The four new House members who will join the VLBC inSupporters celebrate the victory speeches given

by Democratic candidates at the political party’s gathering Tuesday night at a Downtown hotel.

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clude Clinton L. Jenkins, who decisively upset Republican S. Chris Jones, chair of the House Appropriations Committee in the 76th House District in Chesapeake and Suffolk, and Joshua G. Cole of Fredericksburg, who ended the Republican hold on the 28th House District.

The other new VLBC members will be Don L. Scott Jr., who won the 80th House District in the Portsmouth-Norfolk area, to replace Delegate James, and Alex Q. Askew of Virginia Beach, who won the 85th House District.

Two other African-American candidates came close to winning House races: Sheila Bynum-Coleman of Chesterfield County, who lost a tough contest to the current speaker of the House, Republican M. Kirkland “Kirk” Cox of Colonial Heights, in the

Stephanie A. Lynch wins 5th District Continued from A1

Election Day. Ms. Lynch, along with four other candidates, Ms. Taylor, Henry W. “Chuck” Richardson, the Rev. Robin Mines, Nicholas Da Silva and Jer’Mykeal McCoy, issued a joint statement denouncing what they called misleading sample ballots handed out at polls by Mr. Williamson’s campaign.

The sample ballots, paid for and authorized by Mr. William-

son’s campaign, were similar to those produced by the Richmond City Democratic Committee, they charged, and made it seem like Mr. Williamson was endorsed by the committee, which had not made an endorsement in the race.

Mr. Williamson’s campaign manager responded that Mr. Williamson wasn’t involved in producing the sample ballot and that they were printed using a template that is legal and has been used by other candidates.

66th House District, and Lenard T. Myers II, who fell 1,000 votes short in his bid to unseat Republican incumbent Delegate Barry D. Knight in the 81st House District in Virginia Beach.

The growth in the VLBC is expected to generate more clout.

In addition to having two members competing for the top post of speaker of the House, VLBC members should gain at least three chairmanships of House committees and possibly more, Delegate Bagby said.

He noted that eight-term Delegate Jeion A. Ward of Hampton, five-term Delegate Luke Torian of Prince William County and seven-term Delegate Roslyn C. Tyler of Greensville County are the ranking Democrats on one or more committees and are pretty much guaranteed to become chairs when the Democrats takes control in January.

He noted that three other VLBC members, Richmond Delegate Delores L. McQuinn, Alexandria Delegate Charniele Herring and Roanoke Delegate Sam Rasoul, are currently the No. 2 ranking Democrats on committees and could move up depending on how committee chairmanships are parceled out.

In the Richmond area, results for Democrats were mixed as some Republican incumbents held off Democratic challengers.

Two Senate races are instructive in showing that analysts who suggested suburban voters were shifting away from Republicans might have missed the mark when it came to those who already held office.

In the 12th Senate District, Republican incumbent Sen. Siobhan S. Dunnavant held off Democrat Debra H. Rodman, who gave up her delegate seat to mount the challenge. The race ranked among the most expensive in this election cycle.

In the 11th Senate District largely made up Chesterfield County, maverick Republican Sen. Amanda Chase, who was abandoned by the county Republican committee, handily won by 11 percentage points over Democratic challenger Amanda L. Pohl.

Other incumbent winners in the area included Democratic Delegate Lashrecse D. Aird, who defeated a surprisingly strong independent Larry C. Haake III in the 63rd House District, and Republican Roxann L. Robinson, who appears to have eked out a 191-vote vote victory over Democratic challenger Larry V. Barnett in the 27th House District, where more than 30,000 votes were cast.

In other races, Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey, won in the 16th Senate District, defeating a former aide and independent challenger, Waylin K. Ross. Mr. Morrissey defeated Sen. Rosalyn R. Dance in the June party primary.

Two other Richmond Democratic incumbents, state Senate Jennifer L. McClellan and Delegate Jeffrey M. Bourne, also trounced Libertarian Party challengers to keep their seats. Sen. McClellan, who represents the 9th Senate District, won 80 percent of the vote in defeating Mark E. Lewis Jr., while Delegate Bourne received 88 percent of the votes cast in the 71st House District race to defeat Peter J. Wells.

Contentious state NAACP election gives Barnette 2-year term Continued from A1

conference highlighted the passage of new bylaws and approval of a new leadership structure, agreement to employ a research-based approach to civic engagement and assurances of a closer alignment with the national office staff and NAACP branches across the country.

Still, the way the election was carried out left Mr. Thompson and others rethinking their participation in a state organization that has struggled to maintain its membership numbers.

Total state NAACP membership is projected between 16,000 and 20,000 dues-paying members, or half the peak of the 1990s when more than 40,000 Virginians belonged, according to organization records.

The number of active chapters also has declined from more than 90 to around 60 that are upto-date in payment of their annual assessments.

Mr. Barnette, saying he was “humbled and honored” to be elected, said his top priorities would include efforts to strengthen the organization internally and to hire a new executive director to end national supervision.

He said during his tenure, the NAACP would continue to push for increasing the state minimum wage to $15 an hour and to raise the threshold for a felony charge of grand larceny from $500 to $1,500 as part of its policy agenda on social justice.

Mr. Barnette has been vested with more influence over the state’s governing Executive Committee than past presidents. The newly passed bylaws allow Mr. Barnette to appoint up to 28 committee chairpersons, who will join the seven regional vice presidents, six at-large members and the secretary and treasurer on the enlarged committee.

Even as he looked ahead, Mr. Barnette sought to sidestep concerns raised about the legitimacy of the election results. He said that the state turned the election over to two representatives of the national NAACP, Gloria Jean Sweet-Love of Tennessee, a national board member who in April was appointed to administer the Virginia State Conference, and Jonathan McKinney, a regional director who oversees NAACP operations in several states, including Virginia.

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Delegates line up to cast ballots for state officers last Saturday at the Virginia State Conference NAACP’s 84th convention. Fortyeight delegates were disqualified from voting, along with two of the five candidates for state president.

“The Virginia State Conference left it to them,” Mr. Barnette said, although he acknowledged that the disqualifications would not have happened if state rules were followed.

Ms. Sweet-Love and Mr. McKinney, who did not respond to Free Press requests for comment, cut the number of voting delegates by disqualifying people they said had paid local and state dues, but not national dues — a rule that conference veterans said had never been used before.

Ms. Sweet-Love also refused to allow the six delegates from Chesterfield County to participate in the election or to let their candidate, Tavorise Marks, to run for president.

The branch apparently failed to submit registration payments for the delegation ahead of the convention. Recognizing the problem was not of the delegation’s making, state officers, including Mr. Barnette, allowed the delegation to attend and participate in earlier votes on changing the organization’s bylaws.

However, Ms. Sweet-Love barred the delegation for not being properly registered. She also eliminated Shirley Ginwright, a past president

of the Fairfax Branch NAACP, as a presidential candidate because she was not an elected delegate, which Ms. Sweet-Love said is a requirement.

Mr. Barnette said the state bylaws do not impose such a requirement.

Ms. Sweet-Love also eliminated Mr. Thompson from the vice presidential ballot because he did not personally sign the candidate form, even though both he and others said that was not a state bylaw requirement. In the past, supporters could nominate without such a condition being imposed.

The upshot was that delegates who apparently were part of a reform coalition seeking to elect Ms. Thomas had their numbers sharply reduced.

Protests over the rules proved unsuccessful.

And Ms. Sweet-Love, while running the election, also sought to steer votes to her favored candidates by speaking out on their behalf, while those running appeared before the delegates to make their pitch, according to people in the room. “Nothing like that has ever occurred,” one member said.

Separately, on Nov. 1, Ms. Sweet-Love engi-

neered a reorganization of the state organization that critics see as reducing the influence of the large, urban chapters in Northern Virginia and the Richmond area. Under the approved plan, the urban chapters will be outnumbered by smaller, rural branches in seven large regions, a number reduced from 14.

The election took place at an NAACP gathering that already had come under fire for naming Dominion Energy as the title corporate sponsor after the company doubled its donation to $50,000.

Critics bashed the state NAACP for showing favor to the energy company even as the organization continues battling in federal court the company’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline plan to install potentially air-polluting equipment in a small, African-American farming community founded by former enslaved people in Buckingham County.

On Sunday as the convention closed, the state NAACP quietly killed a proposed but unsigned resolution to ban such donations because there was no evidence a branch had advanced it.

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other furnishings.

Spectra made the deal with Navy Hill District Corp., which has proposed replacing the Richmond Coliseum and handling its operational and maintenance costs.

It’s a big bet for Spectra.

As Mr. Page noted, Spectra must figure out how to do well, even though the first dollars of income, including those earned from naming rights and corporate sponsorships, would go to repay the debt incurred by construction.

Before it closed in January, the Richmond Coliseum, then run by SMG, a top competitor of Spectra and the initial pick to run the new Coliseum, ranked among the top 200 arenas in the world based on ticket sales for concerts and other touring events.

In 2018, Richmond was listed at No. 131, with 130,651 in paid attendance, according to Pollstar, which collects and tracks such data. In 2017, Richmond was listed at 147, with 94,463 in paid attendance.

Mr. Page said he expects Spectra to do better attract-

ing people from across the Richmond region to purchase tickets, buy concessions and purchase souvenirs.

He said Spectra, which promotes some shows and also has booking power in operating 57 other arenas, expects to offer at least 20 concerts a year in Richmond that would attract attendance of 15,000 or more people, creating a base of at least 300,000 in paid attendance.

In addition, he said Spectra expects to book 10 to 30 traveling shows a year, such as Disney on Ice, WWE wrestling,

rodeos and boxing, that each attract 5,000 or more people.

That, he said, could boost paid attendance to more than 400,000 a year, which would place Richmond among the top 50 venues.

That doesn’t count attractions that Pollstar does not track, but which would boost attendance. Mr. Page said a new Coliseum has the possibility of attracting a minor league hockey team or a G-League pro basketball team that might attract 3,000 or more people per game.

Bookings for religious pro-

grams, graduations and similar events would bring in rental income, he said. If everything works, Mr. Page expects 180 days with activities.

The Richmond Coliseum often reported 130 activities and 700,000 people using the arena for a variety of events, some of which Pollstar does not track.

In response to a query from City Council’s Navy Hill Development Advisory Commission, which is reviewing the project, Navy Hill District Corp. reported that the new arena could attract 683,000 a

year, but projected only five nights of near sellouts.

Pierce Homer, chairman of the advisory commission, noted that the Navy Hill response suggested Richmond might need a less expensive and smaller arena of 8,500 to 10,000 seats.

He noted that Navy Hill projected most events would attract 8,500 or fewer people.

“Do we need to build so large a space if it will only need the capacity a few nights a year?” he asked, posing that question to the commission at its meting last Saturday.

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4 school rezoning plans are up for final consideration

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Four school rezoning plans — two of which include proposals for pairing some elementary schools and all of which keep Bellevue Elementary open — are now considered finalists.

The Richmond Public Schools Rezoning Advisory Committee appears poised to recommend a final plan to the Richmond School Board when it holds its next public meeting 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at George Wythe High School.

The board expects to approve the final changes to school zones in December to enable notifications and ensure everything is ready for fall 2020 when three new school buildings are to open. The rezoning changes are being made in large part to reflect the opening of those buildings.

The proposals obtained by the Free Press are listed as W, X, Y and Z and were prepared by the school system’s consultant, Cropper GIS, based on comments from the committee and the public.

Plan X includes the most extensive pairing of elementary schools, including Cary and Fox, Carver and Mary Munford and Ginter Park, Holton and Barack Obama. Plan Z calls only

for pairing Munford and Cary. Plans W and Y do not include pairing.

Based on the plans, no schools would be closed except for the current Elkhardt-Thompson Middle School, but there would be potential shifts of school districts for thousands of students primarily at the elementary and middle school levels to relieve overcrowding or better balance space.

For example, all four rezoning plans include extensive rezoning of middle schools in South Side to reflect the closure of the current ElkhardtThompson on Forest Hill Avenue. It is being replaced by a new, 1,500-student middle school at the site of the former Elkhardt Middle School building on Hull Street Road.

Also, in all four plans, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School’s zone would no longer extend south of the James River, and there would be small changes to high school boundaries to better align elementary and middle feeder schools.

Plan W offers changes included in the three other plans that are aimed at reducing overcrowding primarily at the elementary level.

In South Side, students in the northern part of the zone for Broad Rock Elementary, now far over capacity, are proposed to be shifted to the new 1,000-student Greene Elementary building

under construction.

Under the plan, Miles Jones Elementary also would send students from apartment complexes along Carnation Road to Southampton Elementary, while Oak Grove Elementary would send some students to Blackwell Elementary.

In the East End, the only change is that students from Whitcomb Court would be moved from Fairfield to the new 750-student George Mason Elementary that is to open in 2020.

Plan X would usher in the most change. It includes the same boundary changes in South Side and the East End as Plan W, but calls for pairing Ginter Park, Barack Obama and Holton elementaries, with Ginter Park and Obama serving K-2 students and Holton serving grades 3-5.

Also, Munford and Carver elementaries would be paired, with K-2nd grade students at Carver and 3rd-5th grades attending Munford.

That pairing also would gain students living west of Arthur Ashe Boulevard who are now zoned for Fox Elementary.

Cary and Fox elementaries also would be paired, with K-3 at Fox and grades 4-5 at Cary.

Munford-Carver also would feed Hill Middle School, while Fox-Cary students would move on to Binford Middle School.

Other changes call for Overby-Sheppard Elementary students to go to Henderson Middle, with Carver students going to Albert H. Hill Middle School, instead of Henderson.

Plan Y retains the South Side and East End elementary rezoning, but does not include any pairing options. Instead Ginter Park, Holton and Obama would trade areas to better balance usage and demographics.

Cary and Fox would trade areas to balance.

Carver would gain students living north of Broad Street who are currently zoned for Fox. There would be no impact on Munford.

Again, Carver would be shifted to feed Hill Middle, while Overby-Sheppard would feed Henderson.

Plan Z also retains the South Side and East End elementary school rezoning changes from Plan W and calls for pairing only Munford and Cary, with K-2 at Munford and grades 3-5 at Cary. Fox also would add students now zoned for Cary, while students living north of Broad Street would attend Carver.

In the North Side, there would be no boundary changes or pairing. The only significant change would be to have Carver students feed into Hill Middle School.

NAACP members, others protest Dominion Energy’s involvement in state conference

By George Copeland Jr.

“NAACP, we find ourselves in a mess right now.�

Those words, delivered last Saturday by the Rev. Nelson B. Rivers III, vice president of religious affairs and external relations with the National Action Network, were referring to the climate of bigotry, hate and fear in the world at large. But they easily could have applied to the internal and external troubles the civil rights organization has faced during the past year.

Addressing a luncheon audience of about 200 people at the Virginia State Conference NAACP’s 84th State Convention, Rev. Rivers was adamant that the NAACP would stand strong in the face of threats from “fake racists with orange hair,� saying that the challenges ahead “ain’t nothing new� for the storied organization.

But while hateful politicians may be old hat for the NAACP, the turmoil that’s recently surrounded the Virginia NAACP is a new phenomenon.

On the eve of the state convention, protesters called out the organization for bringing on Dominion Energy as an event sponsor and co-host of a reception and panel discussion on 400 years of AfricanAmerican history.

Standing between the gates of Virginia Union University and the state NAACP headquarters on West Graham Road in North Side, 18 protesters demanded the organization either cancel the history program or remove Dominion Energy as co-sponsor.

Their protest was timed as members of the state NAACP Executive Committee arrived Oct. 31 in Richmond for a pre-conference meeting.

Among those protesting were members of the Virginia Pipeline Resisters, the Virginia Environmental Justice Collaborative and five NAACP members, three of whom are

life members of the civil rights organization.

The source of their anger: Dominion Energy is continuing its plans for a natural gas compressor that could potentially pollute the historic black community of Union Hill in Buckingham County. The community was founded after the end of the Civil War by emancipated African-Americans.

The compressor is a key part of the construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline that will run through Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia.

While the state NAACP is one of several organizations challenging Dominion Energy’s plan in a federal lawsuit, the announcement of Dominion Energy’s involvement in the convention struck a sour note, made worse by the company’s $50,000 donation to the convention, twice the amount the company has donated in previous years.

Richard W. Walker, a protest organizer and eighth-generation Union Hill landowner, called on the state NAACP to “deny Dominion as a co-sponsor, to

take their name off the marquee, to take their name off the flier, to take their name out of the newspaper — because that’s what Dominion wants,� Mr. Walker said. “They want to be recognized that they supported the commemoration of 400 years of slavery. But in real time, they’re still keeping us enslaved.�

The state NAACP’s relationship with Dominion Energy has dogged the state organization recently, with members critical of the actions of high-ranking officers, including former state president, the Rev. Kevin Chandler, seemingly backing the energy giant in the face of the federal lawsuit.

Members noted their concerns in a letter to the national NAACP in February, petitioning them to intervene.

In April, Gloria Sweet-Love of Tennessee was appointed as administrator for the Virginia NAACP by national officials.

In August, Rev. Chandler was dismissed from his position, along with Political Action Committee Chairman Jesse Frierson and Treasurer James

P. Boyd. Robert N. Barnette Jr., president of the Hanover County Branch NAACP, was made interim state president.

He was elected last weekend by delegates to a two-year term in the top state leadership role.

While Rev. Rivers, president of the Chesapeake Branch NAACP, never addressed the controversy directly in his keynote address last Saturday, it was clear that parts of his speech were aimed at dousing the heat the NAACP had attracted.

At one point, he admonished members for spending “too much time on minutiae, too much on internal drama.�

While protest organizers initially announced a second protest at the convention hotel later on Oct. 31, those plans were dropped after Mr. Walker was contacted by the Richmond and Henrico police departments on Oct. 30, detailing restrictions on how and where they could operate. A Richmond Police officer was present during the

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Voters wait in line to receive their ballots Tuesday at Richmond’s Precinct 306 at the Richmond Police Training Academy on West Graham Road in North Side.

Ms. Atkins

Rev. Cooper

Ms. Kinsella

Ms. Shea

Ms. Ogburn

Atkins becomes first black woman to serve on Henrico School Board

By George Copeland Jr.

The Henrico School Board is set to welcome its first female African-American member.

Alicia S. Atkins was elected to represent the Varina District Tuesday night, a historic addition in a night of changes for the county’s education board.

Ms. Atkins was among four African-American candidates — all women — vying for the seat following the retirement announcement of John W. Montgomery Jr., who has represented the district since 2008 and currently serves as board chair.

Ms. Atkins will take office in January.

With nearly 17,000 votes cast, Ms. Atkins claimed a sizable win with 44.65 percent of the vote over Joyce L. Davis, Michelle Roots Henderson and Kandise N. Lucas.

Ms. Davis garnered 23.23 percent of the vote, while Ms. Henderson received 20.78 percent, followed by Ms. Lucas with 10.35 percent.

In a phone interview Wednesday, Ms. Atkins said her win was the result of an “invested” community and diverse, enthusiastic campaign workers.

“This historic moment is monumental not just because of me, but because it reflects that the engagement, the involvement and commitment came from people of all shapes, sizes, colors and ages,” she said.

A volunteer with the PTA and Meals on Wheels, Ms. Atkins built her campaign around the slogan “Let’s FACE the Future Together.” She has promised to study the factors surrounding student achievement, work for policy changes on Standards of Learning tests and the school system’s suspension and expulsion rules and to strenghten family engagement with the school system.

She said her priority on Day 1 is a discussion among board members about relationship building and communicating with the community.

Ms. Atkins will join newly elected representatives from the Brookland and Tuckahoe districts who also won open seats — Kristi Briggs Kinsella and Marcie F. Shea, respectively.

Incumbents the Rev. Roscoe D. Cooper III of the Fairfield District and Michelle F. “Micky” Ogburn of the Three Chopt District won new four-year terms on the School Board.

Rev. Cooper won 64.43 percent of the vote over challenger Keith W. Hicks, who received 34.98 percent of the vote.

Col. Alisa A. Gregory

Col. Alisa A. Gregory to become first woman and African-American sheriff in Henrico

By Ronald E. Carrington

Mr. Thornton

Rev. Nelson

Ms. O’Bannon

Mr. Schmitt

Mr. Branin

Incumbents sweep Henrico supervisor elections

By Ronald E. Carrington

Incumbents won the day Tuesday, with all five members of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors winning re-election.

Frank J. Thornton, who was first elected to the Fairfield District seat in 1995, handily beat challenger Delta R. Bowers.

He won 73.72 percent of the vote, compared with 25.84 percent for Dr. Bowers.

The 78-year-old Mr. Thornton has said this will be his last four-year term on the board. The retired Virginia Union University French professor has been praised by district residents for his vision for the future, his workable ideas, the ability to represent all citizens and his commitment to civic service.

Varina District Supervisor Tyrone E. Nelson, who currently serves as chairman of the Board of Supervisors, was re-elected for a third term. He won 69.48 percent of the vote on Tuesday,

while his challenger, Angela L. Rowe, received 29.78 percent.

Rev. Nelson is pastor of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church in Jackson Ward.

During his term on the board, more than $150 million has been invested in Varina schools, with a new Highland Springs High School to open in 2021.

Others returning to the board are Patricia S. “Pat” O’Bannon of the Tuckahoe District, who defeated challenger Marques D. Jones with 63.91 percent of the vote to his 35.86 percent.

Also Brookland District Supervisor Dan J. Schmitt, who won a special election in 2018 to take a seat on the board, was elected to his first, full four-year term, with 58.75 percent of the vote. He defeated challenger J. Steven Burkarth, who received 40.99 percent of the vote.

Three Chopt District Supervisor Thomas M. “Tommy” Branin ran uncontested, winning 96.7 percent of the vote.

Henrico voters made history Tuesday by electing Alisa A. Gregory as the county’s new sheriff.

Col. Gregory has worked in the Henrico Sheriff’s Office since September 1998, rising through the ranks to become undersheriff to Sheriff Mike Wade, who is retiring after 20 years on the job.

She will be the first woman and African-American sheriff in the county when she takes office at midnight on Dec. 31.

Col. Gregory, a Democrat, had the support of Sheriff Wade, a Republican, in the three-way contest. The outgoing sheriff encouraged her to run for the top post.

She won 57,569 votes, or 55.11 percent of those cast, to defeat Republican Bob M. Matson and independent candidate J.T. “Tom” Wadkins III. Mr. Matson received 31,875 votes, or 30.51 percent of those cast, while Mr. Wadkins garnered 14,722 votes, or 14.09 percent.

During the campaign, Col. Gregory said she would build on the progress achieved by Sheriff Wade, who started the RISE and ORBIT programs to help offenders kick addictions and become ready for re-entry into the community.

Among her priorities are recruitment, retention and professional career development for staff; addressing and managing jail overcrowding; and strengthening partnerships with the faith-based community and volunteers to address the issues associated with incarceration.

Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon L. Taylor handily wins re-election

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Ms. Taylor

In a suburban locale that now favors Democrats, Shannon L. Taylor easily won her bid for a third term as Henrico County commonwealth’s attorney.

Unofficial returns from Tuesday showed the Democratic incumbent received 65,244 votes, or 62.6 percent, and won almost all of the county’s precincts to brush off a challenge from Republican C. Owen Inge Conway, a defense attorney,

who trailed with 38,560 votes, or 37 percent.

Ms. Taylor focused her campaign on keeping Henrico residents safer by prioritizing “compassionate and caring prosecution” that keeps dangerous people off the streets while getting those with addiction issues the help they need.

Ms. Conway, an attorney who worked in the Henrico commonwealth’s attorney’s office until 2012 when Ms. Taylor first took office, sought to show Ms. Taylor had not lived up to her promises to pursue reforms in prosecu-

tion and followed policies that have helped generate jail overcrowding, including keeping people locked up without bond while awaiting trial.

She also sought to call attention to Ms. Taylor’s campaign accepting contributions from a convicted felon who was being prosecuted on new felony charges.

Ms. Taylor dismissed the concerns, stating her campaign returned the donor’s money after she learned about the contribution.

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Will history be made with next speaker of the House?

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Will the next speaker of the House of Delegates be the first woman or the first African-American to hold the post in Virginia history?

The 55 Democrats who won in Tuesday’s election to claim the majority in the 100-member House of Delegates are expected to settle that question on Saturday, Nov. 9, That’s when they will hold a House Democratic Caucus meeting to choose a replacement for Speaker M. Kirkland “Kirk” Cox, a Republican who must relinquish the post when the 2020 General Assembly session begins in January.

Delegate Filler-Corn

The time and location of the meeting had not been released

by Free Press deadline on Wednesday.

Behind the scenes, though, legislators have identified at least four members — including two African-Americans — who are vying for the leadership job that is considered one of the top power positions in state government.

Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn, a five-term delegate from Northern Virginia who led the Democratic minority during the past session, is considered the front-runner for the post from which Democrats would begin their push on such priorities as raising the minimum wage, imposing restrictions on gun sales and ownership and boosting education spending.

Delegate Aird

Delegate Torian

Delegate Plum

However, two legislators confirmed that Delegate Filler-Corn is facing a potential challenge from two members of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus — two-term Petersburg Delegate Lashrecse D. Aird and five-term Prince William County Delegate Luke E. Torian.

On Wednesday, it was learned that a fourth candidate has put his name forward. That is Delegate Kenneth R. Plum, also of Northern Virginia, who has served in the House since 1982, and represented the Fairfax County district earlier from 1978 to 1980.

However, with 34 members, or 61 percent, of the House Democratic Caucus having served four years or less in the House, seniority is expected to be far less of a consideration.

Mrs. McEachin

Mr. Jewett

McEachin, Jewett score big wins without opposition

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Members of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus cheer the gains made in Tuesday’s election that will boost their membership numbers to 23 when the General Assembly convenes in January. They are, from left, Delegates Jeffrey M. Bourne, Lashrecse D. Aird, Marcia “Cia” Price and Jerrauld C. “Jay” Jones.

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Gina Willis escorts Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney to the front of the Democrats’ victory party at a Downtown hotel as the crowd celebrates the political party’s big win.

Voters made it official that Colette W. McEachin will be Richmond’s first elected female commonwealth’s attorney.

Voters also gave Edward F. Jewett a second eight-year term as clerk of Richmond Circuit Court.

Mrs. McEachin was appointed as commonwealth’s attorney in July after Michael N. Herring stepped down. She garnered more than 54,000 votes in running without opposition to secure her first four-year term in the post.

Mrs. McEachin, the wife of 4th District Congressman A. Donald McEachin, has more than 20 years of experience with the office, previously serving as a deputy commonwealth’s attorney.

Mr. Jewett was first elected clerk in 2011. He received nearly 65,000 votes in Tuesday’s election. He also ran unopposed.

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Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan, center, gives a congratulatory hug to Ghazala Hashmi, who scored an upset victory on Tuesday. Dr. Hashmi is the first Muslim elected to the state Senate.

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Gov. Ralph S. Northam, center, takes the stage with other Democrats on Election Night at a Downtown hotel, where the party celebrated its big political victory.

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Yes!!!

The voters of Virginia have spoken. And we are jubilant about the message they sent through the ballot box on Tuesday — that they want a more progressive Virginia as envisioned

by Democrats.

The election results were quite significant, with Democrats beating five Republican incumbents and winning three open seats to capture a 55-45 majority in the House of Delegates and a 21-19 majority in the state Senate.

The election was a clear repudiation of Republican principles that have held the state back for too long on such critical issues as gun safety and anti-violence legislation, women’s health and LGBTQ rights and higher wages for workers.

With this blue wave sweeping the state, Virginians want to shift the narrative from an “Old Dominion” to a “New Dominion.”

For the first time since 1995, Democrats will have majorities in both the House of Delegates and the state Senate. The election also marks the first time since 1993, when former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder was in office, that Democrats will hold control of the General Assembly and the governor’s office.

The legislature was hamstrung during Gov. Wilder’s tenure with a major budget deficit, which put the brakes on many initiatives. Instead of moving Virginia forward, lawmakers were tasked with cutting programs and funding for agencies in a way that would least hurt and damage the people.

Fortunately today, Virginia is in a better place fiscally. And we hope the new Democratically controlled legislature will work smoothly and efficiently with Gov. Ralph S. Northam, Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax and Attorney General Mark R. Herring — all Democrats — to more equitably fund public education in urban areas, to raise the state’s minimum wage from the current paltry $7.25 per hour and to provide more money for community mental health services and alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders.

“The era of Republican obstruction in the Commonwealth of Virginia is now over,” former Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Tuesday night of the new Democratic victory. “While tonight we celebrate the history we have made, tomorrow we must begin rewarding voters with action.”

Now is when the hard work begins. We hope that Democrats can deliver on their promises as the voters expect.

That likelihood has Republicans scared. House Majority Leader Todd Gilbert, a Republican from Shenandoah County, was straightforward. He warned in a statement issued Tuesday night that come January when the General Assembly convenes, Democrats will seek to make good on their “extreme agenda” because “radical liberals from out of our Commonwealth will soon demand a return on the tens of millions they invested to elect a far-left Democratic majority.”

He said the Republicans “will fight that agenda at every turn.”

Even GOP House Speaker Kirk Cox of Colonial Heights, who was almost knocked out of office Tuesday by Democratic challenger Sheila Bynum-Coleman, somewhat kowtowed Tuesday, expressing hope in a statement Tuesday night that the newly empowered Democrats will treat the GOP minority with kindness during the upcoming General Assembly session.

He said: “When Republicans took the majority 20 years ago, we preserved proportional representation of committees and sought to treat our colleagues with the respect that should be afforded to all equal members in an institution as revered and esteemed as the House. I hope and pray those traditions continue regardless of who wields power in the years to come.”

But he also pledged to be the same old GOP opposition: “Republicans will work with Democrats where we can, speak out against overreaching policies when we must and always seek to guard the best interests of the people.”

We cannot rest simply because the election is over. We must work to ensure that Democrats, in their newfound power position, act to bring about the progressive change we have longed for. It’s up to us, the voters, to make sure they do.

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Dispelling the myth about lynching President Trump’s use of the term “lynching” to describe the ongoing impeachment inquiry in the U.S. House of Representatives naturally sparked bipartisan outrage. The president and his shameless apologist, South Carolina’s U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, defended the use of the word, with Sen. Graham calling the investigation a “lynching in every sense.”

Surely Sen. Graham should know better. He comes from a state that the Equal Justice Initiative reports lynched 187 black people between 1877 and 1950. He was a member of the U.S. Senate when it voted unanimously in December 2018 to make lynching a federal crime, calling it “the ultimate expression of racism in the U.S.,” and classifying it as a hate crime.

President Trump’s casual use of the word is an indication of the sad reality that America has largely failed to address the role of racial terror and violence in our history and its legacy in distorting our criminal justice system.

The myths of black criminality that were used to justify racial terror have never been adequately confronted and are reflected in the unprecedented — and still racially skewed — mass incarceration in America. To this day, no Congress has passed, and no president has signed into law,

Jesse L. Jackson Sr. after the Civil War in the former states of the Confederacy to reimpose racial subordination and segregation. In its compelling report, “Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror,” the Equal Justice Initiative compiled records of 4,075 “racial terror lynchings” of African-Americans in 12 states of the South from the post-Civil War Reconstruction era to World War II. The report shows that “terror lynchings in the American South were not isolated hate crimes committed by rogue vigilantes. Lynching was targeted racial violence at the core of a systematic campaign of terror perpetrated in furtherance of an unjust social order.”

Whatever complaints Republicans may have about an impeachment hearing convened in Congress under its constitutional authority, it surely is not a lynching. Lynching in the South was not done by fringes of the society taking the law in their own hands. It was often organized by the community’s most prominent people and condoned

by officials.

Lynchings were often gruesome public spectacles, with victims tortured and murdered in front of picnicking spectators.

Their intent was not simply to terrorize black people, but to reinforce among white people the myth that black people were sub-human. They were not about controlling crime, but about racial control. Their perpetrators were celebrated, not prosecuted.

The Equal Justice Initiative reports that only 1 percent of those committing lynchings were convicted of a criminal offense after 1900. Racial terror in the South succeeded in reestablishing white rule and black subordination after the Civil War. With white people in control of the criminal justice system, lynching became less prevalent, with mass incarceration and capital punishment taking its place.

Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative has led the effort to create a process for remembering and confronting this shameful past and understanding its legacies in our present. He notes that communities across the South have memorials to the leaders of the Confederacy and of the Klan, but have failed to memorialize the innocent victims of racial terror. The contrast with countries like Germany, and even South Africa that have sought to learn from the horrors of their history, is dramatic.

For 100 years, the NAACP campaigned to make lynching a federal crime, initially in the hope that federal intervention would bring the perpetrators to justice

Commit to affordable health care

Laughter is the best medicine, says the Reader’s Digest version of America.

But not when it’s the only medicine, responds the America that far too many have known and continue to know. Not when the United States alone is one of the world’s top 33 most developed countries that • • • • • • • • • • • does not have a form of uniIn the city of Richmond, we are pleased that voters in the versal health care that cov5th District elected Stephanie Lynch as their City Council ers all of its representative.

An energetic newcomer to political office, Ms. Lynch, a population.

I guess I am just not in on social worker by training, has the skills and experience workthe joke when I see people eiing with people and understanding of government budgets ther going without health care and processes to do a solid job representing the district for — something that ought to be the 13-month duration of Councilman Parker C. Agelasto’s a human right — or struggling to the breaking point to keep on term.

In a social media post after the election results rolled in on top of huge medical bills when Tuesday night, she thanked voters for turning out for her and sickness or infirmity hit.

It is a national tragedy. Acstated: “I can’t wait to get to work for you on Council.” cording to the Kaiser Family Ms. Lynch must hit the ground running, particularly on the Foundation, 27 million Amerireview of the behemoth $1.5 billion Coliseum replacement cans were without medical and Downtown development project proposed by monied coverage at the end of 2016. interests led by Dominion Energy CEO Thomas F. Farrell II That number was significantly down from the more than 44 and backed by Mayor Levar M. Stoney.

We endorsed Ms. Lynch — and we believe many 5th million in 2013 — just before District voters supported her — because of her firm opposi- the Affordable Care Act kicked in. But in 2017, the current adtion to the project and its potential negative impact on city ministration took office, and … residents. The project, while lauded as a job creator, would after much purposeful meddling divert for the next 30 years any new tax dollars generated and dismantling, we saw 700,000 within the 80-block area in Downtown to pay for the new people moving back into the uninsured column.

Coliseum.

Ongoing efforts to alter hisOur schools, police and fire, infrastructure and social gains in health insurance services needs in the city cannot take that kind of flat lining toric coverage via the ACA, or to make for the next 30 years. Our needs in Richmond, particularly receipt of Medicare contingent for our public schools, are too critical to be hampered by a on work (another Republican

lack of general fund revenue that would result down the road from this project.

We hope Ms. Lynch will be the voice of the people in opposing this project and will deliver on her promise to bring her listening and advocacy skills to her new elected office.

Transparency and accountability are important, as she knows.

The voters will be watching, particularly as she initially builds her leadership team. Who she includes will be important to her success and in helping move the city forward.

a bill to outlaw lynching as a federal hate crime.

President Trump defended himself, saying that lynching is a “word that many Democrats have used.” That’s true, but that only reinforces the need to confront the truth of the past.

Lynching — and racial terror — was used purposefully

initiative), “may further erode coverage gains seen under the ACA,” states the KFF. We all know that assaults on the ACA are an assault on the health and well-being of millions of Americans.

So, what does it mean to be without health care in America?

It is truly frightening on so many

Ray Curry levels. How about facing each day without knowing if medical care is even available for your family? How about having to postpone necessary care and forego preventive care, such as childhood immunizations and routine check-ups? How about no regular doctor, limited or no access to prescriptions, and only seeking medical attention when it’s bordering on too late and winding up in the hospital or worse?

The United States spends two to three times as much per capita on health care as most industrialized nations. Elsewhere, governments regulate and negotiate the price of drugs and medical services; elsewhere there is no need for a vast private healthinsurance bureaucracy.

How do African-Americans fair in all this?

• Non-elderly African-Americans face endemic health disparities compared to their white counterparts, such as poorer overall health and conditions such as obesity, diabetes and asthma.

• Uninsured African-Amer-

icans are more likely to fall into the coverage gap, earning too much for Medicaid but not enough for tax credits.

We must do better — right now.

I belong to the UAW. Our goal is universal health care — coverage for everyone — and we have spoken; against those who would deny coverage for those of us with pre-existing conditions; against those who would scuttle provisions like Section 1557 of the ACA, which combats discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.

All these reforms are under threat. So, we fight on.

We recently signed on to a grassroots campaign to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

“Lower Drug Prices Now!” is a coalition comprised of 53 state and national organizations that are committed to forcing prescription drug reforms that will stop Big Pharma price-gouging and put people ahead of profits. No more should working Americans have to make decisions between putting food on the table and filling their insulin prescription.

I truly believe, as my union brothers and sisters do, that with universal health care, working people can turn to employers for higher wages, for job security and retirement security because health care would be off the table.

The writer is secretary-treasurer of the UAW, the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America.

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and, finally, as an expression of truth-telling. The efforts always were blocked by filibusters organized by Southern senators. In 2005, the Senate passed a resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching for their failure to pass anti-lynching legislation. In 2018, the Senate finally unanimously passed anti-lynching legislation for the first time.

In June, the House Judiciary Committee put forth HR 35, the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, for a vote before the House of Representatives.

President Trump’s egregious comment provides the occasion for truth-telling. The House and the Senate should finally act together to put the anti-lynching bill on the president’s desk for his signature and join in a national teach-in, perhaps a joint session of the Congress, to educate Americans about the reality of lynching and the lies that still need to be dispelled.

The writer is founder and president of the national Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

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Deaths reaffirm importance of CBC

In recent days, America lost two influential AfricanAmericans who served as high-ranking members of the Congressional Black Caucus — Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland and former Rep. John Conyers of Michigan.

Their loss has served to reaffirm the importance of the CBC and the election of dedicated public servants.

Mr. Conyers, who represented the Detroit area in Congress for more than 50 years, was one of the founding members of the CBC. He was part of a wave of civil rights activists who arrived in Congress in the 1960s, determined to change the status quo. In 1968, Rep. Charles Diggs of Michigan convened an informal group called the Democracy Select Committee. “The sooner we get organized for group action, the more effective we can become,� Rep. Diggs said.

By 1971, the number of black members of Congress had risen from nine to 13. The committee members decided to formalize their organization, and the Congressional Black Caucus was formed.

The group immediately butted heads with then-President Richard Nixon, who refused to meet with the members.

They interpreted his refusal as a broader rejection of the interests of all black Americans

and responded by boycotting President Nixon’s State of the Union address. “We now refuse to be part of your audience,� Rep. William Lacy Clay Sr. of Missouri wrote in a letter to the president.

The CBC was responsible for the anti-apartheid Free South Africa Movement that brought worldwide attention to the human rights abuses of the racist South African state.

The longest civil disobedience movement in U.S. history, it led to the enactment of the

Marc H. Morial Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, which imposed sanctions against South Africa and set preconditions for lifting the sanctions that would end apartheid.

President Ronald Reagan’s veto of the legislation was overridden, the first foreign policy veto override in the 20th century.

The National Urban League has maintained a long and productive partnership with the CBC since its inception. As noted in the official House of Representatives history, “The legislative agendas of AfricanAmerican members in the post1970 era reflected the diversity of their committee assignments and the range of interests within the general membership of Congress. Most sought to advance a broad progressive legislative agenda supported by advocacy groups such as the National Urban League and the NAACP — extending voting

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The Pulse and The Emperor’s Clothes I am very happy to live two blocks from a bus stop in the City Of Richmond.

Transportation is always available when needed. Recently I needed to ride the bus from the VCU bookstore area on Broad Street to the Hopkins Road/Walmsley Blvd. area in Southside. I was dismayed to ďŹ nd that the usual two bus ride was a three bus ride for an additional cost. The following week I needed to reverse my travel and ride the bus the same route, but, from Southside to Broad St. I found that the bus that use to come every twenty minutes, now comes every hour. When I reached Southside Plaza for my ďŹ rst bus change, I was told that the bus that I was already on would go to Broad Street.

However, it would take a long time because it now goes through the Bellmeade area ďŹ rst. There was a deadline to reach my destination so I boarded the second bus and then the third.

The efďŹ cient bus routes that had existed have all been disbanded for longer inefďŹ cient routes. The people who depend on the bus for transportation already had jobs and other places they needed to go.

Someone else decided that it is just ďŹ ne if they have to walk further and wait longer because the line has been extended creating more job opportunities. The fact is that The Pulse bus line was only extended from Fulton to Rocketts Landing. The existing bus line could have easily been extended that short distance without all of the disruptions and spending 65 million dollars.

The problems that are now being shared were known to those pushing this project long before the big construction was started. It was shared by the citizens and backed up by numbers that there was no signiďŹ cant ridership for The Pulse route. They also knew that some people would not pay on the honor system. A fare enforcement ofďŹ cer would have to ride each bus all day to insure that all fares are received. If VCU had not agreed to pay for their afďŹ liates to ride our bus system, the ďŹ nances would already be more than extremely bleak.

The Emperor was constantly applauded and congratulated as people raved over his beautiful clothes. But, there ďŹ nally came a time when he was made aware that he in fact did not have on any clothes. Just like the Emperor, Richmond received an award and many accolades for a great transportation success. However, this too is just a farce. There will also come a time when The Pulse bus rapid transit line will be exposed as another superďŹ cial success and an endless ďŹ nancial drain. The Pulse bus stops that look a little interesting now, (but not 65 million dollars interesting) will eventually become aging monstrosities littering the streets from Willow Lawn to Rocketts Landing.

As stated in the audit of another thought to be successful project, this venture was also not feasible. If an increase in bus fare is proposed, the citizens should stage a revolt. We should not be ďŹ nancially burdened because of others recklessness in an effort to appear progressive. The saddest and scariest thing is that this project was known to not be needed and not ďŹ nancially viable before it was made a reality.

Charleta F. Shorts, Richmond

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World Series winners visit White House

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WASHINGTON The World Series champion Washington Nationals were honored at the White House on Monday, although more than a half-dozen players skipped the ceremony on the South Lawn.

Reliever Sean Doolittle, who along with his wife has worked with Syrian refugees and military veterans and supports gay rights, did not attend the event hosted by President Trump. Also among those not listed as being in attendance Monday are National League MVP candidateAnthony Rendon, outfielders Victor Robles and Michael A. Taylor, and pitchers Joe Ross, Javy Guerra and Wander Suero.

Of the 25 players on Washington’s World Series roster, 18 were in attendance. Principal owner Mark Lerner was the only member of the ownership group listed as attending.

The Nationals’ White House visit was the latest stop on their whirlwind victory tour around the nation’s capital after coming back from a 3-2 series deficit to beat the Houston Astros in Game 7 on Oct. 30. The team parade down Constitution Avenue drew tens of thousands of cheering fans last Saturday, while on Sunday night, the team celebrated

at the Washington Capitals hockey game.

President Trump applauded the team’s first title in franchise history, calling it a “comeback story for the ages” and predicting it will be the first victory of many. He singled out World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg, NLCS MVP Howie Kendrick and others.

Catcher Kurt Suzuki donned a “Make America Great Again” hat during the half-hour ceremony, and first baseman Ryan Zimmerman thanked the president for keeping the country safe before presenting President Trump with a No. 45 Nationals jersey.

Despite those moments and the president referencing impeachment, the Nationals’ visit did not have as much political undertone as when the 2018 champion Boston Red Sox were honored

by President Trump but without manager Alex Cora, who did not attend that ceremony after citing his frustration with the administration’s efforts to help his native Puerto Rico recover from a devastating hurricane.

Washington manager Dave Martinez, whose parents are Puerto Rican, was in attendance and made brief remarks.

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First Lady Melania Trump laughs as President Trump embraces Washington Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki, who donned a MAGA hat Monday during a White House event to honor the World Series champions.

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VUU Panthers to meet VSU Trojans Saturday in Ettrick Often in sports, when one door closes another swings open.

Ancient rivals Virginia Union and Virginia State universities won’t be going to the CIAA championship game, but they could ring the NCAA bell.

An NCAA Division II playoff berth could be the victor’s prize when the VUU Panthers travel to Ettrick on Saturday, Nov. 9, to face the VSU Trojans for the 110th time.

After posting warm-up victories last Saturday, both squads are 7-2 overall, 5-1 in the CIAA and looking for more.

Neither team will be CIAA champion. Bowie State University wrapped another CIAA Northern Division crown last Saturday with a 65-20 rout of Lincoln University, and will advance to the CIAA championship game in Salem on Nov. 16.

There may be an NCAA opening, however.

According to the latest NCAA poll, VSU is ranked seventh and VUU eighth in Super Region 2. The top seven teams go to the NCAA playoffs, which begin Nov. 23.

VSU, unranked until last week, received a boost in the regional ranking when its loss to FCS Norfolk State University was not counted for playoff purposes. Only games against Division II foes count.

The Trojans are 30-10 in four seasons under Coach Reggie Barlow and in the midst of another banner season.

Northern Division standings

CIAA Overall

Bowie State University

6-0

9-0

Virginia State University

5-1

7-2

Virginia Union University

5-1

7-2

Elizabeth City State University 2-4

2-7

Chowan University

1-5

2-7

Lincoln University

0-5

0-9

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Virginia Union University running back Tabyus Taylor, right, skirts the Elizabeth City State University defense during last Saturday’s game at Hovey Field. Taylor led the Panthers’ running game with 98 yards and a touchdown.

VSU won at Chowan University 28-21 last Saturday for its seventh victory in the last eight outings. Again, the Trojans displayed an overpowering ground game with 284 yards and four touchdowns.

Demetrius Strickland led the rushing attack with 112 yards. Quarterback Cordelral Cook passed for 113 yards and rushed for another 78 yards.

Zion Johnson had 11 tackles and Vince Parker had an interception to lead the defense.

Virginia Union University struggled at home — trailing 13-6 at halftime — before defeating Elizabeth City State University 26-19.

The Panthers have won six of the last seven

games and are 15-4 under Coach Alvin Parker in two seasons.

Quarterback Khalid Morris passed for 173 yards and Tabyus Taylor led the running game with 98 yards and a touchdown.

Hakeem Holland, a converted running back, caught the winning touchdown pass from Mor-

ris late in the fourth quarter. In 2015, Holland rushed for 1,012 yards and 10 touchdowns and was named All-CIAA. Xzavier Hines, a sophomore lineman from Maryland, led defensively against the Elizabeth City Vikings, with three tackles for losses, two forced fumbles and three quarterback hurries causing incompletions.

If century-old backyard rivalries are your passion, VUU versus VSU is one game any fan can embrace.

Only South Dakota Mines versus Black Hills State, S.D. (1895) and Emporia State, Kan., versus Washburn, Kan. (1899) have deeper roots, according to NCAA history.

VUU and VSU began playing in 1900, according to NCAA records. The Panthers lead the series 56-45-9, according to the VUU record book.

VUU defeated VSU last year at Hovey Field.

VSU prevailed in 2017 and went on to win the CIAA title and advance to the NCAAs. Word of caution: The NCAA playoff selections can sometimes be puzzling. VUU felt that last year with an 8-2 record, but failed to make the cut.

A possible party-pooper might be the CIAA Southern Division champ, if it should upset Bowie State in Salem. Then that team would get the CIAA’s automatic berth, hurting the chances of VSU and VUU. But this seems sure: The loser this Saturday in Ettrick likely will be out, and the winner will maintain high hopes of playing at least one more game.

As long as there is a crack in a door, at least one team will try and race through it.

Saturday, Nov. 9 Virginia Union University plays Virginia State University at Rogers Stadium in Ettrick. Kickoff: 2 p.m.

Game to be broadcast on WNTW 92.7 FM and WVST 91.3 FM.

HU’s Jermaine Marrow scoping out a record-breaking final season

Jermaine Marrow

Jermaine Marrow has built a convincing case for greatness in his first three seasons playing basketball at Hampton University.

Now he’s primed for his closing statement.

The dazzling senior guard has set his sights on a number of targets for Coach Buck Joyner’s Big South Conference Pirates.

The 6-foot, 182-pound Marrow, a graduate of Heritage High School in Newport News, enters his swan song season with a whopping 1,995 points.

As a junior, he ranked eighth in NCAADivision I with an average of 24.4 points per game.

Marrow is the leading career

scorer returning in Division I for the upcoming season.

Answering to “Mayno,” he is difficult to contain because he can light up the scoreboard in so many ways.

He nailed 86 3-pointers a year ago. But even if his outside isn’t falling, he’s a threat for 20-plus on any night.

His extraordinary quickness and agility driving to the basket often results in layups and getting fouled.

Marrow was among the most fouled players in the nation last season, and he made the Pirates’ opponents pay. The marksman was 215 for 265 at the foul line, 81 percent.

An all-around performer, he

also had 168 assists, 55 steals and 140 rebounds.

Should Marrow approach last season’s scoring totals, here are some milestones he might challenge or achieve: • Rick Mahorn’s Hampton University career mark of 2,418 points set in 1980.

• Break Mahorn’s HU oneseason record of 855 points.

Marrow scored 854 points as a junior.

• The all-time state of Virginia mark of 2,780 points set

by Roanoke’s Frankie Allen in 1971.

• The state HBCU mark of 2,758 points set by Virginia Union University’s Mike Davis in 1970.

• Big South Player of the Year, succeeding Campbell University’s Chris Clemons.

• NCAA Division I scoring title.

Of the players outscoring Marrow a season ago, both No. 1 and No. 2 are with NBA organizations.

Last year’s top gun, Clemons, is with the Houston Rockets, while runner-up Justin WrightForeman of Hofstra University is with the Utah Jazz.

The third leading scorer in 2018-19 was University of Detroit Mercy guard Antoine Davis, who is now a sophomore.

He is the son of Mike Davis, the Detroit Mercy coach and former University of Indiana

and University of AlabamaBirmingham coach.

Another senior goal for Marrow might be making the NBA. If so, he’d be the first Hampton University Pirate to cash a NBA paycheck since Devin Green played 29 games with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2005.

Mahorn was a second round draft pick in 1980 by the Washington Bullets, now the Washington Wizards. He went on to play for various NBA teams until 1999.

There were worries at HU that Marrow might transfer. He officially entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal this past summer but decided to remain a Pirate.

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Personality: Matthew S. ‘Matt’ Spahr Spotlight on 1708 Gallery board chairman Evening in Church Hill next weekend will be a spectacular sight as InLight Richmond showcases the 12th edition of its free lighted public art exhibit from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, and Saturday, Nov. 16, in Chimbarazo Park.

And Matthew S. (Steven) “Matt” Spahr is helping ensure the program returns every year as the current board chairman of the 1708 Gallery, the sponsor for the annual show.

A California transplant, Mr. Spahr, 42, has made creativity part and parcel of his life. He makes his living as an artist and sculpture instructor.

But he’s also happy to take a volunteer turn leading the gallery’s board and being involved in the “strategic planning, development initiatives and programmatic activities” alongside the nonprofit’s professional staff that stages InLight, among other programs.

He expects this year’s show to be a wow.

He says it will focus on the site’s legacy as a military hospital during the Civil War and as a site where emancipated slaves lived after the Civil War as they experienced freedom.

The show will feature 20 lighted projects created by artists from near and far and will include a Community Lantern Parade at 7:30 p.m. featuring lanterns that individuals have learned to make in workshops

that the gallery sponsored.

InLight and its public display fits well with the mission of the gallery.

“1708 is a place that supports and facilitates the production, exhibition and engagement of artwork that might not otherwise be made, seen or discussed,” Mr. Spahr says, “and that is a beautiful and necessary thing.”

The gallery takes its name from its address, 1708 E. Main St. The art space was launched in 1978 by 21 art faculty members from Virginia Commonwealth University, Mr. Spahr’s alma mater.

The aim: To showcase “exceptional new art,” according to Mr. Spahr, in a noncommercial space that could help elevate their creators to national recognition.

Mr. Spahr, who settled in Richmond in 2005, was invited to join the board in 2013, and is now serving a one-year term as president, an experience that he says has allowed him to learn the ins and outs of a nonprofit art gallery while working “with some amazing people” “Volunteering on the board offered and continues to offer an opportunity to simultaneously invest in and engage with the Richmond community and the larger art world,” Mr. Spahr says.

“Art provides me with the opportunity to flutter between experience and contemplation and to be dazzled,” Mr. Spahr

When and why 1708 Gallery was founded: It was founded in 1978 by artist faculty members from Virginia Commonwealth University,who were looking for a space to exhibit risk-taking work. They started 1708 Gallery at 1708 E. Main St., where they presented a diverse range of projects — alternative processes, large-scale installations, performance and more — that reflected their commitment to provocative contemporary art. says, “not just by the moment of physical interaction with the art but indefinitely.”

Meet this week’s Personality, Matthew Steven “Matt” Spahr, who is seeking to make art more accessible: Occupation: Artist, sculpture instructor and small business owner.

Date and place of birth: Aug. 3 in Granada Hills, Calif.

Current residence: South Side.

Education: Master’s of fine arts in sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University.

No. 1 volunteer position: Board chairman, 1708 Gallery. Also a member of the Richmond City Public Art Commission.

What 1708 Gallery means to me: 1708 is a place that supports and facilitates the production, exhibition and engagement of artwork that might not otherwise be made, seen and or discussed, and that is a beautiful and necessary thing. Its mission is to present exceptional new art.

1708 Gallery is committed to providing opportunities for artistic innovation for emerging and established artists and to expanding the understanding and appreciation of new art for the public.

Strategy for achieving the mission: 1708 provides significant resources — like money, space, expertise and networks to young artists—and strives to give even more. 1708 wants to remove financial barriers

to being an artist and in so doing, it wants to build up a community of artists.

Kindergarten taught me: That I’m not good at sitting still.

Significance of the location for the 2019 InLight Richmond: We were interested in the histories of Chimborazo Park and were also interested in selecting a site that was a little less well known than some of our previous locations. We were also interested in using the location to get to know the neighborhood a little better. Through the lantern workshops, we’ve connected with a lot of new friends.

Best late-night snack: Fresh popcorn from a cast iron skillet with salt and pepper.

Why art moves me: Art provides me with the opportunity to flutter between experience and contemplation and to be dazzled, not just by the moment of physical interaction with the art, but indefinitely.

Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: I read poetry to my chickens as a way to practice public speaking, and they really like it.

The person that influenced me the most: The Friends of East End Cemetery have taught me more about Richmond, this country, its history and my relationship to those things than I could have imagined. They are the model of thoughtful, humble and generous perseverance and the closest thing I have ever seen to altruism.

Favorite artist: I have a lot of favorites and they change regularly if not daily. At the moment, I really like Ai Weiwei’s use of Instagram @aiww as a platform for providing alternative media coverage of the Hong Kong protests.

Book that influenced me the most: “The Secret Life of Plants” by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird. This was made into a documentary, which I saw first, and Stevie Wonder created the most incredible soundtrack for it.

How I start the day: Almost every morning, my cat, Carnelian, perches on my chest as I wake. She wants a massage and it’s a prompt for me to get up and feed her. It is a calculating and manipulative and loving ritual, and both parties are guilty and willing.

What I’m reading now: “The Silk Roads: A New History of the World” by Peter Frankopan.

If I had more time, I would: I’d like to say sleep, but I would probably do more.

Next goal: My collaborative partner Valerie Molnar and I recently started a small plant and ceramic business and we are both really excited about making functional objects and sharing our love and fascination with plants.

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Happenings Living legacies Five alumni of Richmond Public Schools were honored Tuesday at Pride of RPS: Living Legacies Breakfast sponsored by the RPS Education Foundation.

The event, held at Huguenot High School, honors alumni who have become successful in their professional and community life. Honorees are, from left, Dennis Winston, artist, educator and retired coordinator of arts education and the Humanities Center for RPS, 1964 Maggie L. Walker High School graduate; Myra Goodman Smith, president and chief executive officer of Leadership Metro Richmond, 1978 Huguenot High School graduate; Riley Keene Temple, retired telecommunications attorney, author and teacher, 1967 Armstrong High School graduate; and Gary Flowers, community organizer, civil rights advocate and radio host of the Gary Flowers Show, 1981 Thomas Jefferson High School graduate. Reginald L. Brown Jr., co-founder and chief executive officer of Brown Technology Group and 1966 graduate of Armstrong High School, was called away on business.

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‘Harriet’ movie tells unvarnished story of need to ‘live free or die’

By Dr. Barbara Reynolds

For a nation built on truth, Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist, freedom fighter and ex-slave, should have the acclaim of a Paul Revere or Patrick Henry, whose courageous lines “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” guided the American Revolution.

Ms. Tubman, whose battle cry was to “live free or die,” guided another revolution.

It was to end slavery, which changed the color, content and character of America today.

Through the release last weekend of the epic movie, “Harriet,” this revolutionary warrior, born into slavery in 1822 in Dorchester County, Md., has emerged from the back alley of history to take her rightful place as a larger than life action figure, a true American hero.

Unlike the heroes spun from Marvel comic strips or the Terminator franchise, Ms. Tubman is not fake, fantasy or makebelieve, although her expansive accomplishments are more real than can be imagined.

Don’t think you are going to see the serene, sedate elderly Ms. Tubman of our textbooks.

This is the Ms. Tubman of her youth, jaunting up rocky cliffs, jumping off bridges and even shooting a white slave owner with her pistol.

Through the skillful talent of British-born actress Cynthia Erivo, the film features Ms. Tubman not only as yesterday’s heroine, but also as a model of courage for today. Risking certain death if captured and often carrying a pistol in her waistband, she escaped from

bondage on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and returned, often in disguise, to rescue more than 70 family members and others who were enslaved. She became a leader in the anti-slavery Underground Railroad and the Women’s Suffrage Movement in her long-standing struggle against systemic gender and

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racial inequality.

During the Civil War, she served as a nurse, scout and spy for the Union army and became the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the war, guiding a raid in June 1863 at Combahee Ferry in South Carolina that liberated more than 700 enslaved people.

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In heart-aching detail, the movie does not sanitize the horror of slavery, nor does it gloss over the power of God in her life. Scenes of bloodsoaked whips, scarred backs of enslaved men and women, screaming children torn from their families to be sold by white slave owners trading them as if they were dispensing sows from a pig pen — it’s all there.

But there is another story that shines through — one of black love, black loyalty and a determination of the enslaved to live free or die and the eventual embrace of longawaited freedom. It’s all there.

In the movie, we see Ms. Tubman, after learning she is to be sold South, leave her family and the love of her life, her husband, John Tubman, to travel 100 miles alone to freedom in Philadelphia through the aid of the Underground Railroad.

Though the term “railroad” might prompt visions of nice cushy seats, this railroad Harriet traveled was a harsh pathway through snake-filled marshes, woods and deep rivers. Often, the flight of this woman, known to some as the “SheMoses,” was made even more treacherous as armed posses with baying hounds chased her in an attempt to collect the reward for her capture. But they never caught her. She once boasted that her railroad never ran off track and she never lost a passenger.

In the movie, she declared she had only the North Star to guide her, and we see her on her knees looking up to the heavens in deep communication with the God she depended upon to

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2019, in Los Angeles. No cause “We’d roast each other like of death was released. homies more than Father & Son, The actor had a prolific career, and I really liked that. He was co-starring in three “Friday” my best friend & my idol,” JD films, appearing on “The Wayans Witherspoon posted. “Love U Bros.” television series and Dad … I’ll miss u.” voicing the grandfather in “The The actor-comedian was born Boondocks” animated series. His Jan. 27, 1942. film roles included “Vampire in Brooklyn” and “Boomerang,” and he was a frequent guest on “Late Show with David Letterman.”

For many, his most recognizable role was “Pops,” Ice Cube’s father in the stoner comedy “Friday” and its two sequels, a crude but affectionate father trying to guide his son to be better.

“Life won’t be as funny without him,” Ice Cube said in a Twitter post last week, adding that he was devastated by the news of Mr. Witherspoon’s death.

Regina King, who appeared as Mr. Witherspoon’s daughter in “Friday” and also was the voice of both of his grandsons in

shield her from her enemies.

My favorite scene is when the only choice for a band of fleeing enslaved people was to either turn back or cross a treacherous river. While her family cowered, frozen on the riverbank for fear of drowning, she lifted her pistol above her head, waded in the deep water and prayed aloud. She continued to walk on the riverbed, her head just above water. Then, as the depth receded, her feet touched dry land. Her family members jumped in and crossed the water as well.

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by Kasi Lemmons, who also wrote and directed “Eve’s Bayou,” sends the audience away with an inspirational song, “Stand Up,” co-written by Ms. Erivo and Joshuah Campbell, and sung by Ms. Erivo.

The song sets just the right tone for “Harriet” enthusiasts to continue celebrating the freedom fighter. Former President Obama had selected Ms. Tubman to become the first person of color to be represented on any of the nation’s currency. She was to replace former President Andrew Jackson on the new $20 bill. Not surprisingly, in May 2019, the Trump administration delayed the launch.

Nevertheless, in Maryland, enthusiasts have other ways to celebrate Ms. Tubman. Painted on a wall of the Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center in Cambridge, Md., just a few miles from where Ms. Tubman grew up, is a 14-foot-by-28-foot mural featuring Ms. Tubman

offering an outstretched hand.

Not long ago, I placed my hand in her outstretched hand at the mural, thanking her for giving me the inspiration some 20 years ago to start a ministry at Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church, under the leadership of Bishop Alfred Owens. Its purpose was to inspire people to have the courage and faith to break the chains of any addiction keeping them from living their best lives. In the ensuing years, scores have broken free, following in her footsteps of ending their per-

sonal bondage.

In March 2017, the Maryland Park Service and Maryland government opened the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park & Visitor Center in the heart of the Choptank River region where Ms. Tubman grew up. It’s a 17-acre facility that already has had nearly 200,000 visitors from all 50 states and more than 60 countries.

In her honor, the National Park Service also has established the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, N.Y.

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Happenings Bryson Bruce goes deep to play Thomas Jefferson in ‘Hamilton’

By Thomas Kidd

The last thing on a black actor’s bucket list is to be cast as a white slave owner and Founding Father in a Broadway hit play.

But that’s exactly what Bryson Bruce is doing.

The 27-year-old actor is not only portraying Thomas Jefferson but also the Marquis de Lafayette in the internationally acclaimed musical “Hamilton,” which debuts at the Altria Theater on Tuesday, Nov. 19, as part of the Broadway in Richmond series.

“Hamilton” essentially follows the life of U.S. Founding FatherAlexander Hamilton, who is probably best known for having his face on the $10 bill. But history reveals that his political savvy and unique leadership abilities allowed him to become George Washington’s chief aide during the Revolutionary War and ultimately the first U.S. secretary of the treasury.

Created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton” is lauded for its contemporary retelling of America’s early beginnings, supported by a musical score that blends hip-hop and R&B, among other musical genres. Equally as creative is Mr. Miranda’s casting of actors from a variety of cultural backgrounds to portray the historical figures.

“I’ll probably need therapy after this job,” Mr. Bruce joked during a Free Press interview, referring to the mental acrobatics he engages in to accurately portray the two white statesmen.

Without the aid of computergenerated imagery known as CGI

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Actor Bryson Bruce, center, gets into the role of Thomas Jefferson in the national touring company of the hit musical “Hamilton.”

or dramatic prosthetics to assist in his transformations, the University of Missouri theater graduate must rely solely on his acting abilities and his ever-evolving understanding of the characters to bring them to life.

“Lafayette is a stoic soldier, and I play him, of course, with my version of a French accent,” Mr. Bruce said with a chuckle.

“But Jefferson is a character with unmistakable flair. It’s easily seen in his movements, speech and dress.”

The Kansas City, Mo., native admits that he had limited

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knowledge of the nation’s third president prior to joining the show’s touring cast. Since that time, however, he has learned more about the man who authored the Declaration of Independence, including the fact that he owned more than 600 slaves in his lifetime and fathered at least six children with Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman also owned

by Mr. Jefferson.

While this portion of history is not directly addressed in the play, it is something that runs through the mind of the actor who has toured with the show

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“Hamilton” — viewing these well-known historic figures as they are reimagined through a multicultural cast without compromising the factual history.

This bold but delicate balance has garnered “Hamilton” consistent sold out engagements and numerous awards, including 11 Tony Awards, a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

It also is the likely reason Richmond theater enthusiasts have shown similar excitement at the box office.

“We’re expecting recordbreaking crowds,” said Cindy Creasy, Broadway in Richmond spokesperson. “The response to this show has exceeded our expectations.”

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The young men all were recommended by a community representative and by a teacher or school administrator to participate in the eight-month program that included educational, cultural and social experiences.

The program is sponsored by the Professionals Reaching Out to the Community Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Pi Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Participants have an opportunity to earn scholarships and book awards for college.

The program culminates with the black-tie event at the convention center during which the young men will be presented.

The theme: “Beautillion 2019: The Quintessence of Manhood.”

This year’s participants: • Nehemiah Sirr Bartley, a senior at Glen Allen High School, son of Mr. Ronald

for almost two years in approximately 500 performances.

“But I don’t play him as a white man,” Mr. Bruce explained. “Like the other actors, I try to remain true to my core. But I admit it is kind of surreal being a black man having to embody a white slave master.”

So far, the actor said, he has not received any negative response from the black community for his portrayal of Mr. Jefferson, and he attributes that not so much to his acting, but to the quality of the script.

“This story doesn’t seek to glorify anyone. We allow the characters to be seen as flawed.

It is more like how you wished history was taught in school,” he said.

This is exactly what critics point to as the allure of

bers of people who want to see the production, the show’s producer has announced a digital lottery for tickets beginning with the first performance on Nov. 19 through the end of the run on Dec. 8.

For every performance, 40 tickets will be sold for only $10 each. The digital lottery will open at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, for tickets to the opening performance on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Subsequent digital lotteries will begin two days prior to each performance. Officials are asking that patrons use the official app for Hamilton on the Apple App Store or the Google Play, or register online for the lottery at hamiltonmusical. com/lottery.

The continuing popularity of “Hamilton is just another part of a dream come true for Mr. Bruce, who in the short five years since his college graduation, has landed roles in two Tony Award-winning musicals.

In 2016, he played the role of Mr. Jefferson in the 20th anniversary tour of the hit show “Rent,” and has agreed to continue performing for another year with “Hamilton.”

But he still has some unfinished business in New York City, where he now lives. The recently married Mr. Bruce said that while he enjoys touring and bringing this important story to people who are unable to make it to New York, it is still on his bucket list to perform on Broadway someday.

“I’d also like to spend some time with my wife, maybe start a family,” he added.

He said he’s excited for whatever the future holds.

“I’m not picky,” he said. “I really just want to continue in the industry. As long as I’m out there telling stories, I’m happy.”

Bartley Jr. and Ms. April Bartley. His escort is Kiayla S. Lynn.

• Andrew Myles Duhart, a junior at Trinity Episcopal School, son of Dr. H. Bobby Duhart and Ms. Verna Bradby-Duhart. His escort is Cameron D. Atkins.

• Ronald “Michael” Gilchrist III, a senior at Manchester High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Gilchrist Jr. His escort is Majesty R. Williams.

• Juleon Neal Pointer, a senior at Matoaca High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Pointer Sr. His escort is Simone Watson.

• Brandon Michael Vaughan, a senior at Clover Hill High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Vaughan. His escort is Morgan R. Farrar.

The application deadline for next year’s Beautillion is March 31.

For information and application details, contact Brenda J. Foster at beautillion@ procfoundation.org or (804) 740-6162.

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The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would allow adoption, foster care agencies and other social service providers receiving taxpayer funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to refuse to serve people based on religion, sexual orientation and gender identity. The rule essentially guts a 2016 provision enacted in the final days of the Obama administration that prohibits such agencies from receiving government funding if they discriminate against clients based on religion, sexual orientation and gender identity. Lifting the provision sets up a culture clash pitting those who champion exemptions for faith-based charities against civil liberties groups who claim religious groups receiving government funding should not exclude anyone.

Federal statutes will continue to prohibit discrimination based on nationality and race. Those are enshrined in law, and the executive branch cannot rescind them without Congressional approval.

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Others, such as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, applauded the new rule. The Obama provision, they claimed, forced them to close foster care and adoption agencies rather than place children with same-sex couples.

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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 Tuesday, November 12, 2019 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. 2019-292 As Amended To amend the schedule of classifications and assigned ranges incorporated into section I of the Pay Plan adopted by Ord. No. 2018-319 on Jan. 14, 2019, for the purpose of revising the wording of certain classification titles and changing the pay ranges of two classification titles.

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.

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Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HENRICO ROBIN CARYLE DEROCHE, Plaintiff v.

MICHAEL J. DEROCHE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL1900-5599-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit, brought by Robin Caryle Deroche, is a complaint for divorce. It appearing from an affidavit that the Defendant, Michael J. Deroche, cannot be found, and that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Defendant; it is hereby ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before December 16, 2019, to protect her interest herein; An Extract Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk Tameka W. Robinson Cravens & Noll, P.C. 4551 Cox Road, Suite 120 Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 (804) 264-4529 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER HILDAH MAKUNGU, Plaintiff v.

JAVON FORD, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19001500-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 25th day of November, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Counsel VSB# 27724 The Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER ALFONSO DOBSON, Plaintiff v.

NAKIA DOBSON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19002302-00 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 3rd day of December, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

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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 3rd day of December, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before January 31, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

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 LUTTO INC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

Defendants.

Case No. : CL19-3799 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1509 North 30th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000794/029, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Gregory Jones.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, GREGORY JONES, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that GREGORY JONES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that MORE LAND OF VIRGINIA, INC, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that ROSA BELL WORSHAM, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARY WASHINGTON, upon information and belief decease, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, J E S S IE A R M S T RO N G , upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JOSHUA HAMILTON, Plaintiff v.

SHANNON STEADHAM, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19003032-00 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 3rd day of December, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DANIEL TETTEH, Plaintiff v.

HAGAR HALL, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19003030-00 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 3rd day of December, 2019 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: The Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

CUSTODY VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JAKENYA MONAY YOUNG Case No. J-096533-07 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) for Unknown (Father) of Jakenya Monay Young, child DOB 10/20/2018.

“RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Unknown Father to appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before January 15, 2020, at 11:30 AM, Courtroom #5.

VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD Commonwealth of Virginia, In re: SILONNEN VALENTINA MOLINA ORTIZ, CLAUDIA ELENA ORTIZ CHEVEZ v.

JOSE MANUEL MOLINA Case No. JJ097689-01-00

The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Silonnen Valentina Molina Ortiz (DOB: 9/7/04), whose mother is Claudia Elena Ortiz Chevez, and whose father is Jose Manuel Molina, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1241A3. Father’s whereabouts are unknown.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Jose Manuel Molina appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his or her interests on or before January 8, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD Commonwealth of Virginia, In re: Lesvin O Garcia De Leon, Rosa De Leon Fajardo v. Jorge N Garcia Gonzalez Case No. JJ097647-01-00

The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Lesvin Oswaldo Garcia De Leon (DOB: 11/29/03), whose mother is Rosa De Leon Fajardo, and whose father is Jorge Nery Garcia Gonzalez, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A3. Father’s whereabouts are unknown.

It is ORDERED that Jorge Nery Garcia Gonzalez appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before December 16, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

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

ZENA HERRING-ROSE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3275 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 17 West Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000102/005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Herring-Rose aka Zena H. Claiborne.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ZENA HERRING-ROSE aka ZENA H. CLAIBORNE, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that HARRISON BRUCE, JR, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 416 page 1701 on October 13, 1994, said deed of trust per its terms maturing on or about September 1999, 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 ZENA HERRING-ROSE aka ZENA H. CLAIBORNE, HARRISON BRUCE, JR, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 416 page 1701 on October 13, 1994, said deed of trust per its terms maturing on or about September 1999, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TARA DAVIDSON, Plaintiff v.

BRANDON DAVIDSON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19003009-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD Commonwealth of Virginia, In re: Crids Leonides mejia maldonado, santos rodrigo maldonado mejia v. amilcar Leonides mejia Amaya & maria delsy maldonado Mejia Case No. JJ097187-01-00

The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Crids Leonides Mejia Maldonado (DOB: 11/14/08), whose mother is Maria Delsy Maldonado Mejia, and whose father is Amilcar Leonides Mejia Amaya, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1241A3. Petitioner is aunt, Santos Rodrigo Maldonado Mejia. Mother’s and Father’s whereabouts are unknown.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Amilcar Leonides Mejia Amaya and Maria Delsy Maldonado Mejia appear at

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

LUTTO, INC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3996 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3007 Woodcliff Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000987/022, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Lutto, Inc.

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

LULA P. HUDSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-4293 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 127 East 20th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000353/024, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Lula P. Hudson.

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

IT IS ORDERED that LULA P. HUDSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

LEONARD A. TAYLOR, SR, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3915 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 625 Pollock Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001261/013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Leonard A. Taylor, Sr, and Dorothy T. Taylor.

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

IT IS ORDERED that LEONARD A. TAYLOR, SR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DOROTHY T. TAYLOR, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

CARL E. BURNETT, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3862 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1607 Albany Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000231/014, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Carl E. Burnett and Jean E. Burnett.

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

IT IS ORDERED that CARL E. BURNETT, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JEAN E. BURNETT, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

TARANDA MOSLEY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3995 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1716 Southampton Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W000-0702/018, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Taranda Mosley, Nathaniel Mosley, Jr. and Irvin R. Mosley.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, TARANDA MOSLEY, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his/her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owners, NATHANIEL MOSLEY, JR, and IRVIN R. MOSLEY, 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 T A R A N D A M O S L E Y, NATHANIEL MOSLEY, JR, IRVIN R. MOSLEY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before Continued on next column

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

GREGORY JONES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3798 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1822 North 28th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120426/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Gregory Jones and Teresha D. Turner aka Teresa D. Jones.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, GREGORY JONES and TERESHA D. TURNER aka TERESA D. JONES, 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.”

I T I S OR D ERE D that GREGORY JONES, TERESHA D. TURNER aka TERESA D. JONES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

JAMES RICHARDSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3994 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2116 Selden Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120259/025, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, James Richardson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAMES RICHARDSON, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that JAMES RICHARDSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

A. L. LIVSIE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3864 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2400 Bells Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S009-0065/027, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, A. L. Livsie.

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

IT IS ORDERED that A. L. LIVSIE, upon information and belief deceased, or the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

A. BRAXTON CHUMNEY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-611 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3000 Porter Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001233/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, A. Braxton Chumney.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, A. B R A X T O N C H U M N E Y, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/ or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that A. BRAXTON CHUMNEY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

PERCY L. LAY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3921 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3349 Dill Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0051182/031, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Percy L. Lay and Queenie Lay.

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

IT IS ORDERED that P ERC Y L . L AY, u p o n information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, Q U EE N IE L AY, u p o n information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

MORE LAND OF VIRGINIA, INC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3922 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2214 Edwards Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000459/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, More Land of Virginia, Inc.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MORE LAND OF VIRGINIA, INC, an entity purged from 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

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

ROSA BELL WORSHAM, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-4295 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3211 Enslow Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001061/015, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Rosa Bell Worsham, Mary Washington and Jessie Armstrong.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ROSA BELL WORSHAM, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARY WASHINGTON, upon information and belief decease, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and JESSIE ARMSTRONG, upon information and belief

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

ARCHIBALD JONES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-4296 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3611 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S008-0884/046, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Archibald Jones, Hermenie Jones and Dorothy Jones.

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

IT IS ORDERED that ARCHIBALD JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or

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Richmond Free Press

B6 November 7-9, 2019

Sports Plus

Hard work pays off with Celtics contract for Javonte Green

By Fred Jeter

Virginia’s contribution to this year’s NBA rookie crop includes three familiar names, plus a relative unknown.

Well-known NBA newcomers include De’Andre Hunter with the Atlanta Hawks, Kyle Guy with the Sacramento Kings and Ty Jerome with the Phoenix Suns, all from the 2019 NCAA Basketball Champions — the University of Virginia.

With far less fanfare, Petersburg native Javonte Green, by way of Radford University, Brunswick High School and frequent excursions throughout Europe, has earned a spot on the Boston Celtics’ roster.

Green recently signed a twoyear contract with the Celtics worth $898,310 per season, but with only $100,000 guaranteed.

“It’s been a long journey,” Green told the Boston media after making the team. “My dream has come true. The tears you see are tears of joy.”

Green impressed Boston General Manager Danny Ainge and Coach Brad Stevens with his offense and defense during the NBA Summer League in

Javonte Green

Las Vegas.

A 26-year-old, 6-foot-4, 220-pound shooting guard, Green beat out Max Strus for essentially the 15th spot on the Celtics’ active roster. Strus then was signed by the Chicago Bulls.

Green becomes the first athlete from a Big South Conference school to sign an NBA contract.

Playing for Radford University 2011 to 2015, Green finished as the alltime leader in rebounds (1,064), steals

(245) and games played (133) and second in scoring (1,911 points).

He was also the Big South Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.

Green was born in Petersburg and lived there until age 12, when his family moved to Alberta in Brunswick County. He became an All-State standout and Co-State AA Player of the Year at Brunswick High under Coach Bryant Stith, a former U.Va. standout and NBA star.

As a senior, Green helped Brunswick High to the Group AA, Division 3 State championship at the Siegel Center. He also guided Brunswick to the state finals the three previous years, with the team losing each time in the title game.

Despite his glossy high school résumé, Green’s only scholarship offer from a Division I school was from Radford University, coached by former VCU aide Mike Jones.

Green had another option, however.

He was also a standout quarterback at Brunswick High and had a football scholarship offer from James Madison University.

He has never regretted choosing jump shots over throwing football

spirals.

Un-drafted coming out of Radford University, Green played professionally in Spain, Italy and Germany. He also gained citizenship with Montenegro and played on that Eastern European nation’s 2017 entry in the FIBA World Cup.

Green has dual citizenship in the United States and Montenegro.

Patience has paid off after all those travels and Green has landed right where he wants to be — in the NBA. “This is just the beginning,” he told the Boston media.

Here are the state and area connections on NBA rosters: Boston Celtics: Javonte Green, Radford University Brooklyn Nets: Joe Harris, University of Virginia Philadelphia 76ers: Mike Scott, U.Va.; Kyle O’Quinn, Norfolk State University Indiana Pacers: Malcolm Brogdon, U.Va. Milwaukee Bucks: Frank Mason, Petersburg High School Atlanta Hawks: De’Andre Hunter, U.Va. Washington Wizards: Justin Robinson, Virginia Tech Phoenix Suns: Ty Jerome, U.Va. Sacramento Kings: Kyle Guy, U.Va.

Dallas Mavericks: Dorian FinneySmith, I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth New Orleans Pelicans: J.J. Redick, Cave Spring High School in Roanoke San Antonio Spurs: Keldon Johnson, South Hill hometown Minnesota Timberwolves: Treveon Graham, Virginia Commonwealth University Oklahoma City Thunder: Devon Hall, U.Va. Portland Trail Blazers: Kent Bazemore, Old Dominion University Los Angeles Lakers: Troy Daniels, VCU Utah Jazz: Ed Davis, Benedictine College Preparatory

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successors in interest, HERMENIE JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DOROTHY JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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 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 KROUSE, LLC, an entity purged from the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before DECEMBER 5, 2019 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

1831 2/3 Thomas Street N0000946012 City of Richmond v. Albert Cook, Sr., et. al.

CL18-5058 704 Webster Street N0000280010 City of Richmond v. Mandel D. Sutton, et. al.

CL18-4001 3506 Woodson Avenue N0001552011 City of Richmond v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA, et. al.

CL18-3084 TERMS OF SALE: All sales are subject to confirmation by the Richmond Circuit Court. The purchase price will include the winning bid plus 10% of the winning bid.

High bidders will pay at the time of the auction a deposit of at least 20% of the purchase price, or $2500.00, whichever is greater. If the purchase price is under $2500.00, high bidders will pay in full at the time of the auction. High bidders will pay the balance of the purchase price to the Special Commissioner, and deed recordation costs, by a date and in a form as stated in a settlement instruction letter. Time is of the essence.

If a high bidder defaults by not making these payments in full, on time, and in the required form, the Special Commissioner will retain the deposit, and may seek other remedies to include the cost of resale or any resulting deficiency. Settlement shall occur when the Richmond Circuit Court enters an Order of Confirmation. Conveyance shall be either by a special commissioner’s deed or a special warranty deed. Real estate taxes will be adjusted as of the date of entry for the Order of Confirmation.

Properties are sold “as is” without any representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, subject to the rights of any person in possession, and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of a property may disclose. It is assumed that bidders will make a visual exterior inspection of a property within the limits of the law, determine the suitability of a property for their purposes, and otherwise perform due diligence prior to the auction.

T h e S p e c i a l Commissioner’s acceptance of a bid shall not limit any powers vested in the City of Richmond. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. Individuals owing delinquent taxes to the City of Richmond, and defendants in pending delinquent tax cases, are not qualified to bid at this auction. Bidders must certify by affidavit that they do not own, directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding notices of violation for building, zoning or other local ordinances.

Q u e s t i o n s m ay b e directed to Gregor y A. Lukanuski at greg.lukanuski @richmondgov.com (804) 646-7949, or to Christie Hamlin at christie.hamlin@ richmondgov.com / (804) 646-6940.

The above establishment is applying to the Virginia D epartment of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a Wine and Beer On Premises and Mixed Beverages Restaurant license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. 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.

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

KROUSE, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-4237 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the properties briefly described as 2900 Krouse Street, Tax Map Number S008-0527/053, 2902 Krouse Street, Tax Map Number S008-0527/054, 2904 Krouse Street, Tax Map Number S008-0527/055, 2906 Krouse Street, Tax Map Number S008-0527/056, 2908 Krouse Street, Tax Map Number S008-0527/057, 2910 Krouse Street, Tax Map Number S008-0527/058, 2912 Krouse Street, Tax Map Number S008-0527/059, 2914 Krouse Street, Tax Map Number S008-0527/060, 2916 Krouse Street, Tax Map Number S0080527061 and 2101 Lumkin Avenue, Tax Map Number S0080527/062, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Krouse, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner KROUSE, LLC, an entity purged from the records of the

405 Catherine Street N0000208007 City of Richmond v. James Lenard, et. al.

CL18-4752 600 Chimborazo Boulevard E0000882013 City of Richmond v. Victory Tabernacle Baptist, et. al.

CL18-6032 3413 Cliff Avenue N0001351007 City of Richmond v. Terry K. Cousins, et. al.

CL19-86 2523 Coles Street S0090104020 City of Richmond v. Donald J. Both, et. al.

CL18-3260 2304 Creighton Road E0120294003 City of Richmond v. Joan M. Robinson, et. al.

CL18-1142 1913 Decatur Street S0000294023 City of Richmond v. Arthur T. Webb, Sr., et. al.

CL18-3238 3018 Grayland Avenue W0001354026 City of Richmond v. Elvin H. Jefferson, Jr., et. al.

CL18-5896 2710 Haden Avenue S0080772024 City of Richmond v. Tavia M. Johnston, et. al.

CL19-47 2105 Halifax Avenue S0000643013 City of Richmond v. Angela F. Jackson, et. al.

CL18-5671 1022 Kinney Street N0000619094 City of Richmond v. Mary Pauline Page, et. al.

CL18-6175 2626 Lancelot Avenue S0090301014 City of Richmond v. John H. Hicks, et. al.

CL18-6266 1311 West Leigh Street N0000573010 City of Richmond v. Edward Smith, et. al.

CL18-5378 3324 Maryland Avenue N0001160001 City of Richmond v. Elvin H. Jefferson, Jr., et. al.

CL18-6233 2401 Melbourne Street E0120278001 City of Richmond v. Mabel Lee Clarke, et. al.

CL18-5254 2803 Midlothian Turnpike S0000911048 City of Richmond v. Thelma Sor, et. al.

CL18-4098 607 South Nansemond Street W0001586016 City of Richmond v.

Barbara S. Walker, et. al.

CL18-6181 2606 North Avenue N0000641006 City of Richmond v. Joseph Z. Carrington, et. al.

CL17-2649 3837 Old Post Road C0090687003 City of Richmond v. Theresa Taylor Sparks, et. al.

CL18-6111 2101 Phaup Street E0120259001 City of Richmond v. Daniel Bates, et. al.

CL18-3828 2601 Q Street E0000475001 City of Richmond v. Connie B. Parker, et. al.

CL18-5702 2603 Q Street E0000475002 City of Richmond v. Connie B. Parker, et. al.

CL18-5703 3316 Q Street E0000877011 City of Richmond v. William A. Joyner, et. al.

CL18-5705 3318 Q Street E0000877010 City of Richmond v. William A. Joyner, et. al.

CL18-5706 2701 Selden Street E0120319001 City of Richmond v. James E. Branch, et. al.

CL18-4361 1831 1/3 Thomas Street N0000946013 City of Richmond v. Richard Harris, Jr., et. al.

CL18-4175

https://henrico.us/finance/ divisions/purchasing/ solicitations/.

COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID

ITB No. 19-1941-10JOK Nuckols Road and Pouncey Tract Road Sidewalk Improvements Due: December 3, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.

For additional information visit: https://henrico.us/finance/ divisions/purchasing/ solicitations/

3124 4th Avenue N0000997015 City of Richmond v.

Theodora Parham, et. al.

CL18-6177 920 East 16th Street S0000393010 City of Richmond v. Wilbur C. Green, et. al.

CL19-347 1500 North 19th Street E0000093024 City of Richmond v. Robert P. Paige, Jr., et. al CL18-6236 1524 North 19th Street E0000930007 City of Richmond v. Sonny’s Painting, LLC, et. al.

CL18-6179 7 West 20th Street S0000295030 City of Richmond v.

Orlander Burke, et. al.

CL18-3571 1602 North 22nd Street E0000858012 City of Richmond v. Angus Ellerbe, et. al CL19-316 1603 North 22nd Street E0000859015 City of Richmond v.

Raymond J. Thornton, et. al.

CL18-4406 1605 North 22nd Street E0000859016 City of Richmond v. George Taylor, et. al.

CL18-4453 17 East 28th Street S0001002022 City of Richmond v. Mary A. Smith, et. al.

CL19-1235 19 East 28th Street S0001002023 City of Richmond v. Edward Fountain, et. al.

CL19-998 30 East 28th Street S0001121001 City of Richmond v. Jessie Hilton, et.al.

CL19-610 32 East 28th Street S0001121002 City of Richmond v.

Leonard J. Byrd, et. al.

CL18-3965

1813 ½ North 28th Street E0120427006 City of Richmond v. William T. Pitts, et. al.

CL18-4805 1115 North 29th Street E0000568031 City of Richmond v. Lee E. Carney, et.al.

CL18-6234 1417 North 29th Street E0000717026 City of Richmond v.

Samover, Inc., et.al.

CL18-4177 1810 North 29th Street E0000951011 City of Richmond v. Maude Minor, et.al.

CL18-5279 1110 ½ North 30th Street E0000568012 City of Richmond v. William Simms, et.al.

CL18-5280 1209 North 31st Street E0000721023 City of Richmond v. George L. Stanley, et. al.

CL18-4564 1321 North 31st Street E0000720027 City of Richmond v.

Courtney Ruth Carter, et. al.

CL18-4359 1106 ½ North 32nd Street E0000722013 City of Richmond v. Bruce Robinson, et. al.

CL18-4179 1121 North 32nd Street E0000803031 City of Richmond v. Kay Arrington, et. al.

CL18-5836 1127 North 32nd Street E0000803034 City of Richmond v. Caudill & Lewis Holdings, et. al.

CL18-6265 1401 North 32nd Street E0000800009 City of Richmond v. Manuel Anderson, et. al.

CL18-4178 1322 North 34th Street E0000875003 City of Richmond v. Goldie B. Terry, et. al.

CL18-4188 2509 Afton Avenue S0071677016 City of Richmond v. Robert Valentine, et. al.

CL18-5848 2511 Afton Avenue S0071677015 City of Richmond v. Robert Valentine, et. al.

CL18-5849 3007 Alpine Avenue N0000983019 City of Richmond v. Jessie Thompson, et. al.

CL18-5256 738 Arnold Avenue N0001153026 City of Richmond v. Walter L. Craddock, et. al.

CL18-6180 2619 Bainbridge Street S0000796024 City of Richmond v. Viola Harris Fox, et. al.

CL19-392 2621 Bainbridge Street S0000796025 City of Richmond v.

Karamat S. Marrefi, et. al.

CL19-393 2100 Bellemeade Road S0080276011 City of Richmond v. KCC Holdings, LLC, et. al.

CL19-59 2705 Berry Road S0090341006 City of Richmond v. George L. Kite, Jr., et. al.

CL18-6026 2707 Berry Road S0090341007 City of Richmond v. George L. Kite, Jr., et. al.

CL18-6025 1816 Blair Street W0000840038 City of Richmond v. William McGee, et. al.

CL19-450 2810 Burfoot Street S0001121020 City of Richmond v.

Leonard J. Byrd, et. al.

CL18-3964 2216 Carrington Street E0000469017 City of Richmond v. Joyce Shepherd, et. al.

CL18-4454 2014 Carver Street E0001237022 City of Richmond v. George Hill, et. al CL18-4269

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

ALPHEUS JONES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3439 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3704 Lawson Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0002905/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Alpheus Jones.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ALPHEUS JONES, 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 BRICE E. LAMBERT, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 04-8676 on March 22, 2004, and re-recorded at Instrument Number 122600 on February 9, 2012, 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 JENNIE MIDDLETON, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 04-8676 on March 22, 2004, and re-recorded at Instrument Number 122600 on February 9, 2012, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that ALPHEUS JONES, BRICE E. LAMBERT, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 04-8676 on March 22, 2004, and re-recorded at Instrument Number 12-2600 on February 9, 2012, JENNIE MIDDLETON, upon information and belief deceased, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 04-8676 on March 22, 2004, and re-recorded at Instrument Number 12-2600 on February 9, 2012, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 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.

ROSA WESTRY, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-3992 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2411 Coles Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0090065/019, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Rosa Westry.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ROSA WESTRY, 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, SAMUEL JONES, upon information and belief deceased, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and 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 ROSA WESTRY, SAMUEL JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and PARTIES UNKNOWN come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 10, 2020 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

Pursuant to the terms of Orders of Sale entered in the Richmond Circuit Court, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer the following real estate for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday November 20, 2019 at 2:00 pm, or as soon thereafter as may be effected. The sale is subject to the terms and conditions below and any other terms and conditions which may be announced on the day of auction. Announcements made on the day of the auction take precedence over any prior written or verbal terms of sale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Deputy City Attorney Special Commissioner 900 East Broad Street, Room 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219

BID

LICENSE Ashley Geneva Kenney Trading as: A Buck or 2 3090 Hull Street Richmond, Virginia 23224-3574 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage C ontrol (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine and Beer Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Ashley Kenney, 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.

Jamaican Café LLC Trading as: Jamaican Café 400 N 2nd St Richmond, Virginia 23219-1704 Continued on next column

Registration of trade Name Virginia, Richmond City County To whom it may concern: Please be advised that Hodges Michael Prince, whose address is c/o 3455 Howard Rd Richmond Virginia [23223], is the Authorized Representative/Nameholder of the business now being carried on at c/o 3455 Howard rd Richmond Virginia [23223], in the following trade name, to-wit; MICHAEL PRINCE HODGES; and that nature of said business is commerce.

I, Hodges Michael Prince, Personally appeared before the undersigned officer, Michael Hodges, who says under oath that the above foregoing statement is true.

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 25 Day of October, 2019. I am in good standing along with this publication and I am not responsible for anyone else’s debts.

Notary Public Henrico County,Virginia

NOTICE FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) The City of Richmond Department of Economic Development (DED) is seeking proposals from qualified purchasers to purchase property located at 2901 Bainbridge Street, Richmond, VA 23225, Tax Parcel ID#S0001130013. Deadline for receipt of proposals by the DED is December 6, 2019 at 11:00 AM. The complete RFP is available at http://www.yesrichmondva.com or by calling 804-646-3061.

SOLICITATION OF APPLICANTS INTERESTED IN SERVING AS SUBCHAPTER V TRUSTEES The United States Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee seeks resumes from persons wishing to be considered for inclusion in a pool of trustees who may be appointed on a case-by-case basis to administer cases filed under the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (Subchapter V), which amended chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (Bankruptcy Code).

Those with business, managerial, consulting, mediation and operational experience are encouraged to apply.

The appointment is for cases filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia and Eastern District of Virginia, primarily in the Richmond and Norfolk Divisions, as well as in nearby Districts or Divisions, as appropriate. Subchapter V trustees may receive compensation and reimbursement for expenses, in each case in which they serve, pursuant to court order under 11 U.S.C. § 330. Trustees are not federal government employees. For additional information, qualification requirements, and application procedures go to http://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/private_trustee/ vacancies/11ad.htm.

VACANT PULPIT

Springfield Baptist Church Glen Allen, VA

Seeking a Bivocational Pastor

If interested please submit a resume to: Pastor Search Committee P.O. Box 2177 Glen Allen VA 23058-2177 Deadline: December 31, 2019

COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID ITB # 19-1918-9PEW Henrico County Police Annex Building — Construction of a new one-story building.

Due 2:00 pm, December 12, 2019.

Additional information available at:

Thank you for your interest in applying for opportunities with The City of Richmond.

To see what opportunities are available, please refer to our website at www.richmondgov.com.

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