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Economic injustice? Report shows city spending with minority-owned businesses has dropped nearly 48 percent since 2014 By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Gwendolyn Harris holds a notice from Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority telling her she must come to the Creighton Court management office to sign a lease amendment that embodies the new regulation banning smoking.

Nerves on edge as smoking ban takes effect in RRHA housing By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Gwendolyn Harris doesn’t smoke. But the 54-year-old Creighton Court resident is concerned that friends in the East End public housing community who do soon may have to choose between their nicotine habit or facing fines and potential eviction. She expressed her concern just days before a smoking ban goes into effect Monday, July 30, at government-owned housing in Richmond and across the country.

Ms. Harris is one of the few residents to publicly oppose the ban on smoking inside public housing apartments and within 25 feet of any window, door, balcony or staircase of such property. “I agree that smoking is an addiction and that the (Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s) offer of help to those residents to quit was a great gesture,” Ms. Harris stated in a letter to the Free Press. Please turn to A4

From the mayor’s office to key positions at City Hall, African-Americans continue to play big roles in Richmond’s government. But the issue of city spending with black businesses and the promotion of black inclusion, inexplicably, appears to be taking a backseat to other priorities, with Mayor Levar M. Stoney having publicly spoken little about inclusion and economic justice during his 18-month tenure. Evidence of the City Hall retreat on black business inclusion can be found in the annual reports on the share of city spending with minority businesses. Four years ago, City Hall reported buying 15 percent of its goods and services from minority businesses, the largest percentage in years, according to a review of city data dating to the 1990s. But since that 2014 peak, businesses owned by AfricanAmericans, Asian-Americans, Latinos and Native Americans have seen their share of city procurement slide backward, dropping to 9 percent in 2017, the most recent year for which city data is available. Mayor Stoney’s first year in office also was 2017. In actual dollars, the city’s spending with minority businesses declined from $54.2 million in 2014 to $28.2 million in 2017, a nearly 48 percent drop, data from the city’s Office of Minority Business Development show. African-American-owned businesses, which yearly win 70 percent to 80 percent of

Sen. Kaine, GOP opponent spar during first campaign debate Free Press wire report

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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, left, gestures during the debate last Saturday with his Republican opponent, Corey Stewart. The event, held at The Homestead resort in Hot Springs, was sponsored by the Virginia Bar Association.

HOT SPRINGS Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and Republican Corey Stewart, candidates in Virginia’s U.S. Senate race, had a quarrelsome first debate last Saturday, with President Trump serving as a frequent focal point of the sparring. Mr. Stewart, an outspoken acolyte of President Trump and one-time state chairman of Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign, accused Sen. Kaine of being an ineffective elitist who puts his opposition to the president above all other considerations. He said Trumpbacked tax cuts and increases in military spending were helping Virginia’s working class and chided Sen. Kaine for not being more supportive. “Whether it’s good for Virginia or bad for Virginia, he opposes everything that President Trump does automatically,” Mr. Stewart said. Sen. Kaine, a former vice presiden-

tial candidate seeking his second term in Washington, said he has worked with Mr. Trump on areas of common agreement but always puts Virginia’s interests first. Sen. Kaine said he is a needed check against the president. The debate, sponsored by the Virginia Bar Association and held at the posh Homestead Resort in Bath County, featured plenty of sharp exchanges and was often punctuated by boos and jeers from the crowd. Previous VBA debates have been much more staid. The audience burst into laughter when Mr. Stewart said President Trump was “standing up” to Russia. “If there’s anything that demonstrates the difference between us, it’s Corey Stewart standing up here and saying that President Trump is standing up to the Russians,” Sen. Kaine said. “President Trump is caving to the Russians.”

The Richmond Police Department has turned over its report on the investigation of the fatal shooting of Marcus-David Peters to the Richmond Commonwealth’s

Attorney’s Office. Now it’s up to Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael N. Herring to determine whether Officer Michael Nyantakyi will be charged criminally or whether his actions in shooting the high school biology

contracts to African-American businesses, or 6.8 percent of the city’s $304 million in spending. The decline in such spending came despite the work of the OMBD. Patricia Foster, who directs the office, stated, “OMBD’s programs and services are focused on increasing MBE participating and helping minority businesses grow.” That includes providing technical assistance classes, hosting business conferences, conducting Please turn to A4

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Richmond City Council doesn’t want the city to be responsible for any additional expenses for the Washington NFL team training camp at 2401 W. Leigh St.

Officials mum on future of training camp By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Will Washington’s pro football team hold a summer training camp in Richmond after 2020? That question is still unanswered as the NFL team returns to Virginia’s capital for the sixth season Thursday to begin a 19-day stay that will be capped by a youth football program on Tuesday, Aug. 14. Top officials in City Hall said Monday no new deal has been reached that would keep the team coming back after 2020, but talks with the team are continuing. The team agreed to hold its training camp in Richmond for eight seasons; its first visit was in 2013. “There was no requirement that a new deal be reached this month, as has been reported,” one key official said. “The team and the city only were required to hold a meeting before the end of this month, and that requirement was met. At this point, negotiations are ongoing.” Publicly, there has been no word from the football team, Mayor Levar M. Stoney or the city’s Economic Development Authority, Please turn to A4

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Police send Peters shooting report to commonwealth’s attorney By Ronald E. Carrington

the city’s spending with minority businesses, have seen city purchases from their businesses drop by 43 percent, according to the OMBD data. African-American businesses were awarded $36.4 million worth of city contracts in 2014 or about 10.3 percent of the city’s $352.2 million in procurement spending that year. In 2017, city spending with African-Americans had dropped $16 million from the peak. That year, the city awarded $20.6 million worth of

teacher were justified. Police officials said the report by the department’s Force Investigation Team was submitted on Monday and includes Please turn to A4

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No ducks, just geese Elizabeth Rodriguez and her son, Carlos, 6, introduce the family’s latest addition, 9-month-old Jake, to a gaggle of geese last Sunday. The family was strolling in Byrd Park, feeding the ducks and geese.

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New prescription disposal unit set up at Justice Center Need to safely dispose of prescription drugs you no longer need or want in your medicine chest? Richmond Sheriff Antionette V. Irving is prepared to help. A new drug collection unit has been set up in the lobby of the Richmond Justice Center, 1701 Fairfield Way, to allow people to drop off the drugs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, Sheriff Irving has announced. The collection unit was provided through a grant from drugstore giant CVS, which is providing units to law enforcement agencies to help people get rid of potentially addictive pain pills and other unused, expired or unwanted medications. Officials said the new unit went into use Thursday, July 26, giving people a safe way to get rid of medications with no questions asked to reduce the practice of flushing them or pouring them down the drain that can pollute waterways or harm fish and other wildlife. The new drug collection site at the jail adds to the prescription collection boxes Sheriff Irving that Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham has installed at the department’s headquarters and at each of the four police precincts. Those boxes are in the lobby of Police Headquarters, 200 W. Grace St.; First Precinct, 2501 Q St. in Church Hill; Second Precinct, 177 Belt Blvd. in South Side; Third Precinct; 301 S. Meadow St. in the West End; and Fourth Precinct, 2219 Chamberlayne Ave. in North Side. CVS and Walgreens also have disposal boxes in some of their drugstores, but both companies report offering the service only at certain stores in Henrico and Chesterfield counties.

Jackson Ward hotel?

RRHA, Club 533 seek rezoning for new development By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The old saying, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,” appears to be at work in Jackson Ward. Six years after the collapse of a plan to build an eight-story hotel on North 3rd Street next to the interstate, a new effort is being mounted to make it happen. The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority is joining with Club 533 to seek rezoning of a 3.4-acre block in Jackson Ward bounded by 2nd and 3rd streets between Jackson and Duval streets to clear the way for such development. RRHA owns most of the land, while Club 533 owns the rest. According to the application, the goal is to install zoning that would make it simpler to secure development of a hotel and related commercial uses such as restaurants, while leaving space for Club 533. Neither RRHA nor Club 533 has disclosed the names of any parties that might be considering development in the block, which is mostly vacant land except for the current home of the social club that was founded in 1956 and was long a base for civil rights activists and business planning. The proposal filed by the partners calls on the city to replace the block’s current R-53 zoning for apartments with B-7 mixed business zoning that would allow a hotel and retail businesses. The request for a zoning change goes to the city Planning Commission on Tuesday, Sept. 4, and if it clears that hurdle, advance to City Council for final consideration. What is clear is that there is new interest in the block that has been central to a nearly 30-year city effort to bring new life to the northern section of Jackson Ward. Around 1990, then-City Manager Robert C. Bobb won City Council approval to have RRHA buy virtually all the largely fallow acreage between 3rd Street and Chamberlayne Parkway north of Jackson Street and a small portion of Leigh Street at Adams Street. At the time, the vision was to bring new housing to a largely decaying area that had moldered since the federal government, state and city built the interstate highway through the area in the mid-1950s. That work isolated Gilpin Court north of the interstate, destroyed the Navy Hill community east of Jackson Ward and ended Jackson Ward’s reign as the business, cultural, political and social center of the black community. One of the few survivors was Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church. But despite several attempts, the vision of change largely went nowhere. At least two developers of new homes tried and failed. The Windsor/Aughtry Co. of Greenville, S.C., sought to buy most of the 3rd Street block for $3 million in 2010, but quit after two years in part because Richmond tourism was down because of the Great Recession and RRHA and the city allegedly dawdled in handling the company’s hotel proposal.

A long, colorful mural now decorates the eastern portion of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge that faces the middle school that also bears the name of the civil rights giant. For the past few weeks, six youths in the Apprentice Mural Arts Project have labored to create a message of love, hope, freedom and equality under the guidance of two of Richmond’s top muralists, Sir James Thornhill and Hamilton Glass of the UNITY (Upholding, Networking and Inspiring Togetherness in celebration of Yesterday) Street Project, and the city Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities. Artist Jowarnise Caston and Virginia Commonwealth University art major Azure Brown also have worked with the teenagers to create a fresh look for the 42-year-old bridge that crosses Shockoe Valley to connect the East End with Downtown. Mr. Glass is credited with designing the mural that is expected to be complete by Aug. 3. The finished piece is part of a larger project that also will involve students from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in creating inspirational mural art, Mr. Thornhill said. Mr. Thornhill is best known for the 30 murals he has created mostly in Jackson Ward and the tribute he and Mr. Glass created to honor the late Richmond tennis great Arthur Ashe in Battery Park in North Side.

New CEO named to lead Richmond Community Hospital, other Bon Secours facilities

Leigh Sewell is the new chief executive officer for Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital in the city’s East End and for two other Bon Secours operations. Her promotion was announced Monday as Bon Secours continues preparations for its fall merger with Mercy Health, a Catholic hospital operation in Ohio and Kentucky. Ms. Sewell, previously senior vice president for strategic operations for Bon Secours Virginia, succeeds Mark Gordon as the top executive for the 104-bed hospital on North 28th Street and its associated Sarah Garland Jones Center for Healthy Living in the East End. Ms. Sewell also will lead Bon Secours’ 224-bed Memorial Regional Medical Center in Hanover County and the Memorial Regional College of Nursing, now located in Henrico County but set to have a new home on the Hanover hospital campus. The change does not impact leadership at Bon Secours’ other area hospitals, including St. Mary’s, led by Francine Barr, and St. Francis and Rappahannock General hospitals, led by Christopher Accashian. “I have worked with Leigh for many years, and she is a strong servant leader who is committed to our ministry,” Toni

R. Ardabell, CEO of Bon Secours Virginia, stated in the announcement. “She has a passion for patient-centered care and the business acumen needed to lead these three entities.” “I am honored to lead Richmond Community, Memorial Regional and the College of Nursing and will focus on meeting the needs of the communities each facility serves,” Ms. Sewell stated in the announcement. Since joining Bon Secours in 2006, Ms. Sewell has risen through the ranks in filling leadership roles in materials management, physician relations, mediMs. Sewell cal staffing and chief of staff to Ms. Ardabell. Later as senior vice president, Ms. Sewell had broad oversight of everything from strategic communications and critical care transportation to rehabilitation operations, behavioral health operations, project management and service strategy. Ms. Sewell entered the health care field after one of her twin daughters was born with cerebral palsy. She has been involved

in advocating for those living with disabilities and also currently chairs the “Go Red for Women” campaign of the Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Heart Association. She holds a bachelor’s from James Madison University and a master’s in health administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. The merger between the parent Bon Secours Health System and Mercy Health is to take place in the fall, with John M. Starcher Jr., to serve as president and chief executive officer of the new organization. Mr. Starcher The combined entity is to be called Bon Secours Mercy Health and will operate 43 hospitals, including the five in the Richmond area, plus 53 post-acute care facilities, including nursing homes, assisted living centers and hospices and employ 57,000 people. Mr. Starcher currently is president and CEO of Mercy Health, the largest health system in Ohio and among the top five employers in that state.

CARE van drivers reject latest contract offer By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Union drivers who provide door-to-door service for the elderly and disabled on the area’s CARE vans have rejected a new contract that lacked the wage increases and improvements they sought. But instead of striking, the drivers are continuing to work under a contract that expired in December while calling for new talks with First Transit, the contractor that GRTC hired last year to operate the specialty transit program, according to their union representative. “We don’t want to disrupt this service,” said Frank Tunstall III, president and business agent for Local 1220 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents GRTC bus drivers as well as the CARE van drivers. “Right now, we want the company to come back to the table and take part in negotiations for a satisfactory contract,” he said. At this point, no new talks have been scheduled, Mr. Tunstall said. Officials from First Transit could not immediately be reached for comment. GRTC is not directly involved and does not comment on negotiations between CARE van drivers and the company. The drivers’ July 18 vote to reject First Transit’s contract came just a few weeks after the union and GRTC agreed on a new three-year contract to improve conditions and wages for the workers who drive Pulse and other transit buses. First Transit had offered to boost wages between $1 and $1.15 an hour for CARE van drivers in the proposed contract, the Free Press was told. The drivers rejected

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the increase as too small. Drivers have continued to work under the terms of the old contract while seeking to negotiate a new one that includes what the drivers consider a living wage, as well as a pay scale that rewards drivers based on the length of time on the job. Starting pay for new CARE drivers is $12 an hour, with top pay at $13.55 an hour under the expired contract. That is well below the $14 per hour starting pay for school bus drivers in Richmond, as well as for regular GRTC bus drivers, whose pay ranges from $14.72 an hour to $22.64 an hour, Mr. Tunstall noted. According to published data, First Transit built its bid to GRTC on paying CARE van drivers an average of $19.17 an hour in its first year, with increases built in each additional year. By paying drivers less and by having at least one in five positions vacant, the company has tripled its projected profit from about 6 percent

of total expenses to 18 percent. Mr. Tunstall said the No. 1 issue for the CARE van drivers is the failure of First Transit, like past CARE contractors, to create a salary scale like the one GRTC has for regular drivers. Such a scale ensures drivers after one or two years would make more than new drivers and would continue to receive increases as their length of service increases until the maximum is reached. Currently, First Transit, like previous contractors, only offers across-the-board increases. He said the compression of wages — where veteran drivers make the same as newcomers — is hurting morale and encouraging longtime drivers to leave for better pay elsewhere. That has ensured plenty of vacancies. The company budgeted for 90 full-time and 30 part-time CARE van drivers, Mr. Tunstall said, but now has 70 full-time and 17 part-time drivers. “There has never been a full complement,” he said, “and that affects the service.” He said it is not easy to recruit new drivers, who are not required to have a commercial driver’s license, but must have a virtually perfect driving record with five or more good driving points. “Most of our drivers enjoy the work, which involves helping elderly and disabled people,” he said. “They want to do a good job. They deserve to be properly paid and to have a pay scale that rewards them for continuing to stay on the job. Instead, a situation is created that encourages people to leave once they have a little experience.”

Petersburg to host career and college fair Aug. 9 The City of Petersburg is holding a career and college fair for people seeking employment or who want to learn about educational opportunities. The event will be held 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at Vernon Johns Middle School, 3101 Homestead Drive in Petersburg. Representatives of a number of col-

leges and universities in Virginia and North Carolina are scheduled to attend, along with representatives from area companies and public and private employers. Participants are asked to dress professionally and bring copies of their résumé and an ink pen. The event is sponsored by Petersburg

Mayor Sam Parham and School Board Chair Kenneth L. Pritchett in collaboration with Petersburg High School’s Jobs for Virginia Graduates, the Virginia Employment Commission and Bryant & Stratton College. Details: Rebecca Mullin, remullin@ petersburg.k12.va.us or Mr. Pritchett, (804) 835-4553.

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City report shows spending with minority-owned businesses has dropped nearly 48 percent since 2014 Continued from A1

outreach events and advocating within City Hall on behalf of those businesses, she stated. Still the evidence that city spending with minority business is shrinking only adds fuel to concerns about inclusion and economic justice that executives from three African-American-owned businesses raised at Richmond City Council on Monday night. They came to breathe new life into a issue that dates back to the 1980s and led the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a city requirement that 30 percent of all its procurement be awarded to black-owned businesses. All three are members of the Black Business Alliance of Virginia, a Richmond-based group led by A. Hugo “Al” Bowers that is revving up a campaign to lobby City Hall for

greater inclusion, particularly in construction projects. David Harris Jr., vice president of Liquid Inc., an excavation, paving and landscaping company, said the city is not doing enough to ensure inclusion in the projects it backs. A 2013 audit scolded city officials for continuing to award contracts to companies that have broken pre-bid promises to include minority businesses. Instead, they should be barred from bidding, according to the audit. So far, Mr. Harris and others believe that the city has done little to address that situation. His company was promised about one-third of a $14 million street construction project in the East End but ended up being awarded only about 3 percent of the work. He did not mention that contract in his remarks to City Council, but instead called on

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“The problem is for residents who continue to smoke and who will need to go outdoors and be 25 feet away from their residence,” she continued, noting they may be risking their safety and lives because many of the public housing communities are “crime infested.” “There are a lot of issues and gunshots. People often smoke to calm their nerves after they hear gunshots, but now they won’t be able to do that indoors.” Ms. Harris’plea to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to hold off imposing the Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press ban “until further Gwendolyn Harris is not a smoker, but research is done she worries about the impact of the new on the impact and regulation on neighbors who do. “I don’t effect” of the new think this is about our health,” she said, regulation appears noting that people can be evicted if they to be a forlorn are caught violating the smoking ban three times within 18 months. hope. Dr. Ben Carson, the HUD secretary, has refused to halt implementation of the Obama-era regulation banning smoking, one of the rare policies of former President Obama that the Trump administration has embraced. The regulation that went into effect after President Trump took office gave public housing authorities 18 months to implement it. That time limit runs out next week. Orlando Artze, RRHA’s interim chief executive officer, and his staff have been telling residents that the change is coming and that RRHA has no choice but to impose the ban. He said RRHA has no plans to have a force of “smoking police” to enforce the policy, but reports of smoking within units or in lobbies, staircases and other areas close to apartments will be investigated. Ms. Harris said she and other residents are expecting RRHA to have some enforcement mechanism. “They always tell us one thing and do another,” she said. “Trust is not really very strong.” RRHA officials have said the authority would impose a $100 fine for the first proven violation, issue a stern notice of noncompliance for a second violation and begin eviction proceedings if there is a third documented violation within 18 months. In Ms. Harris’ view, HUD and RRHA are imposing the ban to distract attention from the failure to repair or replace old boilers and other crucial heating equipment that is no longer functioning at RRHA buildings. She also said she thinks the ban is the first step in clearing out public housing residents to make way for new developments from which people like her would be excluded. For HUD, though, the new regulation is considered a way to improve residents’ health by either getting them to quit smoking or at least reducing the impact of second-hand smoke on children who live with smokers. By forcing smokers to go outdoors, HUD is hoping to reduce apartment fires and save money when they must paint or renovate units sullied by smoking.

the council to take action. Council meeting with his father “The City of Richmond 11 years ago to talk about the should be a model for others need for more inclusion of when it comes to minority busi- black-owned businesses. But he ness inclusion,” he said. said he has seen little change Lauren Melton in city actions since Glasper, vice presithen. dent of Ty’s Hauling “Don’t make us and Paving, a site wait 11 more years,” work, demolition, he told the council, paving and hauling adding a line from firm, recalled former Sam Cooke’s famous Mayor Dwight C. song: “Change is Jones setting a goal gonna come. Oh, of having minority yes it is.” businesses undertake In a follow-up Mr. Bowers 40 percent of the interview, Al Bowwork involved in the construc- ers said that Richmond’s black tion of four new schools a few population may no longer be a years ago. majority of city residents, but it “But that never happened,” is still the largest ethnic group Ms. Glasper said. in the city. She said the council has “We are still not receiving failed to monitor to ensure that our fair share of city business. such goals are kept and is allow- It doesn’t matter who is in ing general contractors to make charge,” he said. “That’s a fact excuses and bypass qualified that never seems to change. It’s local contractors. She said the time that it did.” Black Business Alliance should He said the lack of inclusion have a “seat at the table” when is all too evident. He cited a the city discusses development current city proposal to provide to ensure that a significant a $4.5 million subsidy for a chunk of the spending will go development in South Side, but to African-American-owned “the city has not included any companies. requirement for minority busiFor Julian James Bowers, ness inclusion. This is exactly vice president of the Hyperion why we need to be involved. Group, a commercial air condi- The city should not be proposing tioning, heating and ventilation to support development without company, and one of Mr. Bow- that kind requirement.” ers’ sons, said it felt like déjà Mr. Bowers said BBAVA is vu to raise the issue again. getting involved “because if we He recalled attending a City don’t speak up for ourselves,

who will?” He noted, for example, that the council-appointed Minority Business Advisory Council, which is supposed to focus on inclusion issues and city procurement, has met only twice in the past two years, with little to show for it. During Monday night’s meeting, none of the nine City Council members and no administration officials responded to the executives’ comments. But there is some evidence of the mayor and the government’s interest. Most notable is the proffer from the nonprofit NH Foundation and its development arm, NH District Corp., the nonprofit that is seeking city support to develop a new coliseum in Downtown and generate up to $1.2 billion in new development on the land near City Hall to support it. In its proffer, NH indicted that it was willing to ensure that 20 percent to 30 percent of the construction work would be done by minority businesses. Mayor Stoney has indicated that he wants that percentage to be as high as possible. In other business Monday night: • 9th District Councilman Michael J. Jones followed through on his promise to introduce a resolution that would have the council urge state lawmakers to give the city control of all wartime statues,

including the Confederate statues on Monument Avenue. Currently, a state law bars the city from removing or altering those statues. Council also: • Approved a resolution requiring Chief Administrative Officer Selena Cuffee-Glenn to provide recommendations for local funding strategies for the city’s public schools by Oct. 15; • Voted 5-4 to rezone the historic Westhampton School and other property that Bon Secours owns and controls around the school at Libbie and Patterson avenues, allowing the hospital corporation to move ahead with plans to develop a medical office building and find a developer to renovate the Westhampton building that dates to 1917; • Allowed the administration to accept two grants totaling $6.4 million for improvements to Main Street Station; • Approved a plan to redevelop the former Herod Seed Building in Shockoe Valley into 163 apartment units for people with annual incomes of $46,800 or less, including allowing the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority to issue $15 million in bonds to support the development; and • Delayed action again on a proposal to modify a city regulation requiring most top city officials to live in the city.

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Officials in both political parties have grown increasingly concerned about Mr. Trump’s cozy relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Stewart’s full embrace of Mr. Trump puts him at odds with many elected Virginia Republicans, who have tried to keep their distance from the president. Virginia’s growing urban and suburban areas have made the state increasingly friendly to Democrat, including in November 2016, when Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Sen. Kaine, her vice presidential running mate, won Virginia. Republicans haven’t won a statewide election in the Old Dominion since 2009. Sen. Kaine is an early favorite to win re-election; national attention and deep-pocketed outside groups are more focused on other Senate races. The former governor has a huge cash

advantage over Mr. Stewart, who has never run in a statewide general election campaign. Mr. Stewart, a conservative provocateur and defender of Confederate monuments, launched several broadsides against Sen. Kaine’s record as governor and in the Senate. “He’s too weak, he’s too liberal, and he’s got nothing done,” Mr. Stewart said. Earlier, he said his previous promises to run a “vicious” campaign against Sen. Kaine means he’ll be “brutally honest” about Sen. Kaine’s record and not attack him personally. Sen. Kaine accused Mr. Stewart of lying in order to deflect criticism for his past associations with unsavory people. Sen. Kaine said it was “disgraceful” that Mr. Stewart had campaigned in support of Judge Roy Moore, a defeated U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama who was accused of sexual misconduct. Sen. Kaine said Mr. Stewart’s campaign strategy was clear: “Make it nasty, make it personal, or make it up.”

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the city’s development arm that owns the West Leigh Street training camp that doubles as a Bon Secours health and wellness center when the team is not in town and also serves as a year-round event space. Mayor Stoney repeatedly has said that any new lease inked between the EDA and the team would eliminate a requirement to pay the team $500,000 a year in cash or in-kind services for coming to Richmond. That deal was put in place in 2013 after City Council gave the EDA authority to build the training camp in a partnership with Bon Secours, which has naming rights. In the spring, Richmond City Council passed a resolution calling on Mayor Stoney and the EDA to reject any deal that would continue to put Richmond on the hook for any of the team’s expenses. However, because of the EDA’s ownership, City Council will not have any role in the creation of a new lease deal with the team. The council appoints EDA members, but the EDA does not report to the council. It was created by state law to give localities more flexibility to make deals and enables the administration to avoid complying with laws governing procurement and other aspects of development. The EDA is staffed by the city’s Department of Economic Development. Still, the requirement that the team receive $500,000 a year has made it virtually

impossible for the EDA to cover the cost of the building’s operations and the repayment of the $10 million the city loaned the EDA to construct the building in 2013. Earlier this year, a reluctant City Council agreed to allow the city to take over the remaining $8.5 million debt for the training camp’s construction from the EDA. As a result, city taxpayers are expected to spend $750,000 a year for the next 15 years to repay that debt. Team owner Dan Snyder and team president Bruce Allen also have declined to discuss the team’s future in Richmond. However, there have been no reports of the team exploring other options for a training camp. Before coming to Richmond, the team had held training camps at Frostburg State University in Maryland, at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania and on the campus of its Northern Virginia headquarters in Loudoun County. If the team wants to stay, Richmond may be in a better negotiating position than in 2013, given the decline in public interest in the training camp. During the past three years, the number of people coming to see the team in Richmond has dropped off sharply from the big crowds of the first two years. Few food vendors are operating stands after finding sales were too low to justify the $2,500 license fee. Area hotels and restaurants report seeing little impact from visitors coming to see the team, whose

arrival was touted as a development deal that would drive new business to such venues and generate new sales tax revenue for the city. Few of the original expectations have come to fruition, including a boost in real estate tax revenue that was supposed to come from developments that Bon Secours promised to undertake for being involved in the training camp. Six years later, Bon Secours has yet to build a promised new medical office building next door to Richmond Community Hospital that it owns and operates in the East End. Bon Secours has done other things, such as providing grants to help business start-ups on land near the hospital, building a health and wellness center and participating in development of new and renovated homes near the hospital. And Bon Secours’ agreement to convert the former Westhampton School building in the West End into a new home for its nursing college also has evaporated after the nonprofit health care company found it more costly than anticipated. Monday night, a divided City Council voted 5-4 to rezone the school property at Patterson and Libbie avenues at Bon Secours’ request, clearing the way for Bon Secours to pursue plans to develop a new medical office building at the site and to arrange for another developer to tackle redevelopment of the landmark school building that opened in 1917.

Police send Peters shooting report to commonwealth’s attorney Continued from A1

video from the officer’s body camera, witness statements, security camera videos and forensic evidence. Mr. Peters, 24, was naked and unarmed when he was shot by Officer Nyantakyi on May 14 after crashing his car into a stand of trees on the Chamberlayne Avenue entrance ramp to Interstate 95 in Downtown. Mr. Peters died the next day at a local hospital. His sister, Princess Blanding, said Mr. Peters was undergoing a mental health crisis at the time and question whether unwarranted excessive force was used in dealing with Mr. Peters. She has organized several rallies and marches in the city since his death and spoke at a Richmond

City Council meeting, calling for reform of police policies and better training for officers to identify and deal with people experiencing a mental health crisis. A spokesperson for the state Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday that Mr. Peters’ cause of death was gunshot wounds to the abdomen “and the manner of death is homicide.” But the office declined to release any additional information, including toxicology reports, saying they are considered health records that are subject to privacy rules. A 2016 honors graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University, Mr. Peters lived in Henrico County and taught at Essex High School in Tappahannock. He also worked part time in security at The Jefferson Hotel in Downtown,

where video released by police shortly after the shooting showed him driving up on May 14, taking his shirt off in the lobby before talking with a co-worker and then running to his car naked and driving off. According to police, Mr. Peters struck three cars and led police on a short pursuit before crashing on the interstate on-ramp. Video from Officer Nyantakyi’s body cam, which police released in May, showed Mr. Peters climbing feet first through the car’s window and then dancing and rolling around on the interstate, where he was sideswiped by a car. He then charged at Officer Nyantakyi, who, after issuing a warning, shot his Taser. But it was ineffective when only one of the prongs hit Mr. Peters. Officer Nyantakyi then shot Mr. Peters twice in the abdomen with his service weapon.

The officer has been on administrative leave since then. Police Chief Alfred Durham said in a statement Monday that he will host a community discussion about the department’s training in defensive tactics, use of force and crisis intervention once Mr. Herring’s review is complete. No time or date has been set for the community meeting. “I made a promise to the community that, once this process is finished, I would explain how and why we train our officers,” Chief Durham stated. “I invite anyone who wants to learn more about that training to attend.” He said prior to the meeting documents will be posted online, including the department’s general orders covering use of force and crisis intervention training.

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Seeing the light Kudos to Cora Hayes, the longtime public housing activist, who was instrumental in bringing a class action suit against the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority for overcharging public housing residents for electricity for more than four years. As a result of Ms. Hayes’ tenacity and the successful court action on behalf of the tenants by lawyers with the Legal Aid Justice Center and Consumer Litigation Associates, RRHA will refund about $1.28 million to current and former public housing residents. Additionally, RRHA will make an additional $1.3 million in adjustments to current and future electric bills. On average, affected RRHA residents are expected to receive refunds or credits averaging $112. Some families will receive larger amounts representing reimbursement for wrongfully applied late fees and inaccurate billing. Too often institutions and large companies take advantage of consumers, particularly the poor, the elderly and those they believe they can fleece without detection, recourse or a fight. But Ms. Hayes and the five other plaintiffs who joined her in the lawsuit showed that David can defeat Goliath with perseverance and getting others with the necessary tools to join in the battle. Judge John A. Gibney Jr., the federal district court judge who approved the settlement earlier this month, also commended Ms. Hayes and the other plaintiffs for “standing up” to RRHA. We hope this will be a lesson to RRHA officials and others in the area who try to take advantage of consumers. What is done in the dark will come to the light.

The poll that counts When it comes to political races, don’t believe the polls. As former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder used to say: The only poll that counts is the one on Election Day. That’s sage advice from the nation’s first AfricanAmerican elected governor. During his historic election in November 1989, exit polls showed that Mr. Wilder would win by 10 percentage points. But when the votes were counted, Mr. Wilder won by a margin of 7,700 votes, less than one half of 1 percent. So we are a bit unfazed by the latest polls showing Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine leading in his reelection bid against his Republican opponent, Corey Stewart, by 18 percentage points. We also watched a YouTube broadcast of their first debate, which was held by the Virginia Bar Association last Saturday at a Bath County resort. Our takeaway: It’s going to be a long, hard 100plus days to the Nov. 6 election. Mr. Stewart is a right wing politician who cavorts with white nationalists, supports the shameful statues honoring Confederates, calls immigrants “animals” and is hot to eliminate the Affordable Care Act and women’s rights to have an abortion. He is cut from the same racist, diseased cloth as President Trump. He tried to dodge questions about his racist, xenophobic and misogynistic views during the debate and had the unmitigated gall to say that Mr. Trump is “standing up to the Russians.” The audience laughed. Meanwhile, Sen. Kaine discussed during the debate his efforts to reduce veterans’ unemployment, to set up career and technical education that would grow Virginia jobs, and his belief that the Trump administration shouldn’t engage in a “foolish” trade war, with tariffs on our allies and major trading partners. We have to hand it to Sen. Kaine for remaining calm in the face of Mr. Stewart’s lies. We hope Virginians don’t look at the polls and take for granted that the election is in the bag for Sen. Kaine. Virginia cannot afford to lose Sen. Kaine in Washington. Nor can we afford to have another Trump sycophant like Mr. Stewart in office. We urge organizations to continue their efforts to register new voters in this state. And we urge voters to turn out at the polls on Nov. 6 and cast a ballot for Sen. Kaine. Remember, the only poll that counts is the one on Election Day.

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Nomination puts rights in jeopardy Senate Republicans hope to get Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, confirmed before Oct. 1. Senate Democrats hope to hold off any vote until after the November elections, when Democrats have the possibility of taking a majority in the U.S. Senate and giving Republicans a dose of their own medicine. Bravo to Senate Democrats who have not yet scheduled meetings with Judge Kavanaugh. The Democrats are treating him slightly better than Republicans treated Judge Merrick Garland, former President Obama’s choice for the U.S. Supreme Court. Unfortunately, with a Republican majority in the Senate, GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate majority leader, can schedule a hearing without Democratic concurrence. If Republicans stick together, and if the calendar is favorable, Judge Kavanaugh can be voted in without any Democratic support. Most of the scrutiny of Judge Kavanaugh has focused on the possibility that he would vote to overturn Roe V. Wade, the legislation that guarantees abortion rights in the United States. Judge Kavanaugh has assured all who will listen that he honors judicial precedent.

While he isn’t likely to vote to overturn Roe, he is extremely likely to rule in favor of limiting abortion rights. This might persuade GOP Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Arkansas to vote against his confirmation. Several women’s

Julianne Malveaux organizations have weighed in against Judge Kavanaugh, largely because of his perceived positions on Roe. Depending on how he answers questions in a hearing, Judge Kavanaugh might lose the support of moderate Republican women senators. But abortion rights aren’t the only rights on the line if Judge Kavanaugh is voted onto the Supreme Court, and I’m frustrated that so many women have so narrowly focused on abortion rights. What about voting rights? In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court trashed Title 4(b) (and thus also Title 5) of the Civil Rights Act. Chief Justice John Roberts, who naively believes that the way to stop racism is to simply stop mentioning it, would trash the entire Voting Rights Act, and affirmative action, too, if he had his way. He does not believe that disparate impact means discrimination and would likely oppose any state action that made adjustments to prevailing practice because African- Americans or other people of color are getting the short end of the stick. Laws that

prevent discrimination, according to Justice Roberts, are unconstitutional. Judge Kavanaugh is likely to follow Judge Roberts in voting against any legislation that is “race conscious.” Not only is Judge Kavanaugh likely to threaten voting rights and civil rights, but he is also expected to threaten consumer protection. Already, the Consumer Financial Protection Board has been under attack. When federal Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, a Republican, led the office on an interim basis, he did everything he could to render the agency inefficient, including submitting a zero budget for the agency. Now, President Trump has nominated Mr. Mulvaney’s assistant, Kathy Kraninger, to replace him as CFPB leader. Ms. Kraninger, a Georgetown University law graduate, has absolutely no background in consumer protection or financial services. Ms. Kraninger should not be confirmed to lead the CFPB. But the agency may be short-lived if Judge Kavanaugh becomes a justice on the Supreme Court. He has ruled that the CFPB is “unconstitutional” and “a threat to individual liberties.” Through his rulings, predatory bankers have been able to avoid paying millions of dollar of fines. He is on record opposing regulation and consumer protection and will make life much more challenging for everyday black folks. Judge Kavanaugh also has been a strong proponent of presi-

Democracy under assault

Russian President Vladimir Putin came late to the Helsinki summit with President Trump last week and spoke first at the news conference afterward. He handed Mr. Trump a soccer ball from the World Cup, but he clearly walked away with the trophy for the World Cup of politics, largely because Mr. Trump, in a bizarre and unprecedented performance, kept scoring his own goals on Mr. Putin’s behalf. I have always supported dialogue and negotiations over conflict and isolation. I believe that good relations with the Russians, a nuclear power, are as Mr. Trump would say, “a good thing.” But Mr. Trump made it embarrassingly clear that he is more concerned about defending his own besmirched election campaign than he is about protecting American democracy. The president apparently doesn’t understand that it isn’t all about him. Russian interference in our elections — which Mr. Trump’s own intelligence appointees warn is ongoing — isn’t just about the “collusion” that the president rushed to deny. It is about subverting our democracy. Mr. Trump can howl at the moon denying collusion, but it is simply grotesque that he could not bring himself to warn Mr.

Putin publicly that continued interference with our elections is unacceptable and would be met with an immediate response. Mr. Trump is outraged at special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of possible collusion of his campaign with

Jesse L. Jackson Sr. the Russians, but he seems unmoved by the clear evidence of the subversion of our elections. He didn’t give Mr. Putin a red light or even a yellow warning one about future interference. He essentially gave Mr. Putin a free pass. The reality is that a core of our democracy — free elections — is under assault. Given the administration’s failures, foreign interference is likely to spread. The home-grown systematic efforts by rightwing politicians and activists to suppress the vote, to make it harder to register and harder to vote, to purge voters from the lists, to gerrymander election districts to distort the outcome and to open the gates to a flood of unaccountable, secret corporate and private money continue to get more sophisticated. Already, experts suggest that Democrats will have to win the national vote in November by 6 percent to 8 percent in order to take the majority of the U.S. House of Representatives largely because of Republican partisan redistricting. Mr. Trump is so focused on his own re-election campaign, so

defensive about the legitimacy of his own victory, that he has utterly failed to protect our democracy from subversion from abroad or at home. It will be up to the states to make the reforms that are long overdue: Automatic voter registration, longer early voting days, voting day holidays, an end to voter purges, nonpartisan redistricting, matching public funds for small donations, mandatory disclosure of all funding sources, returning the right to vote to felons who have served their time and more. The states should be taking measures to protect voting systems from outside interference, including moving back to paper ballots to eliminate the threat of cyber intrusions. The president should be applauded for meeting with Mr. Putin. Hopefully, reduced tensions and new impetus for reducing nuclear arsenals will follow. But his failure to defend our democracy both against Russian interference and against domestic subversion is a dangerous dereliction of duty. Republicans in Congress won’t act because they seem to believe that their majorities may depend on suppressing the vote. So, it is up to the states, and to an aroused citizenry, to insist that our election be open, free and fair. The shocking display that Mr. Trump put on in Helsinki makes that all the more imperative. The writer is founder and president of the national Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

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dential power and would likely cover for President Trump in individual lawsuits and prevent government agencies, or others, from bringing lawsuits against Mr. Trump. The white women who consider their top issue in vetting a Supreme Court justice the abortion issue are being extremely shortsighted. There are plenty more reasons to be adamantly opposed to this nominee. Perhaps U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, the lone black Republican in the Senate, will be swayed by the Kavanaugh position on voting rights. Maybe other Republicans will grow a conscience. Or perhaps Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, the Senate minority leader, can hold the line on a vote until November. In any case, abortion rights aren’t the only rights on the line if Judge Kavanaugh makes it to the Supreme Court. The writer is an economist and author.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;T for treasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Re â&#x20AC;&#x153;The enemy withinâ&#x20AC;? editorial, Free Press July 19-21 edition: Take America back from Russia! The November 2016 election reflects that hate across the nation is winning and diversity is losing. The Southern Poverty Law Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Intelligence Report provides a comprehensive update about domestic hate and extremism in the United States.Â Since President Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inauguration, not a week has gone by without some kind of racist violence from the radical right linked to the Trump administration and their policies. The violence in Charlottesville last August illustrated how the divisive Trump presidency has emboldened and energized white supremacists. It is very clear that 45 is not capable to lead this country. Every time he opens his mouth or tweets, he speaks or writes foolish things that are no longer believable. What we have is shame and embarrassment for our country around the world. As of July 2018, he continues to blame his

mess on former President Obama and Hillary Clinton â&#x20AC;&#x201C; racist code â&#x20AC;&#x201C; regardless of the incoherence of the argument because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s red meat for his base. He spent eight years howling, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a black Kenyan Muslim in the White House,â&#x20AC;? then packaged that with lies and misinformation. What the country got in the 2016 election was a racist, sexist, xenophobic, misogynistic liar who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know anything about being a leader. He is surrounded by a herd of white supremacist loyalists in an overwhelming alliance with white evangelicals. What happened in Helsinki, Finland, with Russian President Vladimir Putin illustrates that President Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance and actions are a betrayal of his oath of office and American values and an abdication of his responsibly to represent all Americans. The letter â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for treason â&#x20AC;&#x201C; should be added to the factual evidence. Â WALT HILL Petersburg

Trump and chaos In trying to understand President Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;zero-toleranceâ&#x20AC;? policy on immigration, one has to know the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s background for his past 72 years. This is a man who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and with his very first breath of air, he was a millionaire. All of his adult life, all he has known is the real estate business and how to count money. Then he gets elected president of the United States and he has the entire burden of the world

thrust onto his shoulders. Of course he is in over his head and does and will make many mistakes. I place the blame for all of this chaos out of the White House on the American voters who elected this man. They put a man into the White House who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a clue about being the leader of the free world or world affairs. PAUL M. LA PIERRE JR. Richmond

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To be sure, the increasing use of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;browningâ&#x20AC;? of America slogan by commentators and its juxtaposition to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking Back Americaâ&#x20AC;? is not an aberration. It is, indeed, intended to be insidiously polarizing. Such slogans are somewhat reminiscent of the rantings of mid-19th century believers in â&#x20AC;&#x153;manifest destiny.â&#x20AC;? The intent is to hack the mindset of ignorant folks to increase divisiveness and sow doubts. I have yet to read about the â&#x20AC;&#x153;whiteningâ&#x20AC;? of Australia, Hawaii, Central and South America or North America â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all, places where indigenous peoples of color either greeted or repelled white-skin invaders. The hypocrisy has always been clear for those caring to â&#x20AC;&#x153;see.â&#x20AC;? For those â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americanizedâ&#x20AC;? Europeans in the United States who may be confused, Europeans were a racial minority in a global context during the colonial heyday. And in this 21st century, they continue to comprise only roughly 16 percent of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population. Today in America, the challenges are great. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;chickensâ&#x20AC;? Malcolm X once referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;coming home to roost,â&#x20AC;? are no longer content to just roost. On the other side of the coin, much of white America is, arguably, not realistically coming to grips with certain

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nod to neo-fascist actions and sentiments. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;activismâ&#x20AC;? this time around is directed at what President Trump no doubt views as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;brown and black hordesâ&#x20AC;? both within and outside our borders. CHARLES RITZBERG Richmond

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Find out about the proposed improvements at the intersection of Hopkins Road (Route 637) and Kingsland Road (Route 611) in Chesterfield County. The proposed project will replace the traditional intersection with a roundabout to improve both safety and operation. The meeting will be held in an open forum style from 5 7 p.m. This format will provide the flexibility to allow participants to meet and discuss the proposed project directly with project staff members. Review the project information and National Environmental Policy Act # ond District Office located at 2430 Pine Forest Drive in Colonial Heights, 23834-9002, 804-524-6000, 1-800-367-7623 or TTY/TDD 711. Please call ahead to ensure the availability of appropriate personnel to answer your questions. In compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106 and 36 CFR Part 800, information concerning the potential effects of the proposed project on properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places is provided in the environmental documentation. Give your written or oral comments at the meeting or submit them no later than September 8, 2018 to Jason Zhang, P.E., project manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 2430 Pine Forest Drive, Colonial Heights, VA 23834-9002. You may also email your comments to jason.zhang@vdot.virginia.gov ! " VDOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact the project manager listed above. *In the event of inclement weather on August 29, this meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 5 at the same time and location above. State Project: 0637-020-S20,P101, R201, C501 Federal Project: HSIP-5A27(397), OC-5A27(407), OC-5A27(408) UPC: 106197

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Washington NFL team hopes Da’Ron Payne will stop defense leak The Washington professional football team was dead last in the NFL in 2017 at defending the run. Nose guard Da’Ron Payne was specifically drafted to change that. Washington fans are hoping Payne becomes a 6-foot-3, 308-pound wrecking ball smack dab in the middle of a three-man defensive line. “Da’Ron is a perfect fit,” Washington Coach Jay Gruden told the Washington Post. “He was the unanimous choice (for No. 1 pick) in our war room.” Payne, who’ll wear burgundy and gold jersey No. 95 this season, will be among the most scrutinized players in the coming weeks at the team’s training camp in Richmond. The preseason training camp, located at 2401 W. Leigh St., opens Thursday, July 26, and runs through Da’Ron Aug. 14. Help is much needed along what was a porous, injury-riddled Washington defensive line during 2017. Despite a solid 9-7 record a year ago, Washington allowed 134.1 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry. Both statistics ranked 32nd out of 32 NFL teams. Payne, who has signed a four-year deal with the team for

$14.4 million, is known as a run stopper and also as a winner. “I’m a relentless lineman,” he told the Post. Regarding team play, he added, “And I want to bring a winning mindset from Tuscaloosa to Washington.” Payne, a native of Birmingham, Ala., helped the University of Alabama Coach Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide to three straight College Playoff Championship Games, winning in 2016 and 2018. Last January, he was named the Defensive Most Valuable Player in Alabama’s 26-23 victory over the University of Georgia in the championship game. At age 21, Payne impressed with his brute strength at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, bench pressing 225 pounds for 27 repetitions. While he didn’t run at the Combine, but was clocked at 4.95 seconds in Payne the 40-yard dash at Alabama’s Pro Day. That’s pretty quick for a man toting more than 300 pounds. This marks the second straight year Washington has picked a defensive lineman from Alabama with the top draft selection. In 2017, the No. 1 draft choice was Jonathan Allen, a defensive lineman and native of Leesburg in Northern Virginia. Allen enjoyed a promising start before suffering a foot injury

Team Loaded wins AAU Nationals Team Loaded continues to feast on a buffet of victories without tasting defeat. Under Coach Rodney Gore, the Richmond-based U-15 basketball squad is 36-0 overall after winning the AAU Nationals on Sunday in Orlando, Fla. Led by A.J. Williams’ 18 points and Efton Reid’s 13 rebounds, Team Loaded defeated Gauchos of New York City 5752 in the final. Team Loaded went 8-0 in Orlando. Earlier this season, Team Loaded won the Adidas Nationals in New York City. The team also won Adidas qualifiers in Washington and Atlanta. Team Loaded concludes its season this weekend with its own invitational tournament July 28 and 29 at U-Turn Sports on

First round fraternity Washington’s first round draft picks since 2010: Season: Player, Position, Overall Pick, College 2018: Da’Ron Payne, nose tackle, 13th, Alabama 2017: Jonathan Allen, defensive end, 17th, Alabama 2016: Josh Doctson, wide-out, 22nd, Texas Christian 2015: Brandon Scherff, guard, fifth, Iowa 2013 and 2014: No first round pick 2012: Robert Griffin III, quarterback, second, Baylor 2011: Ryan Kerrigan, defensive end, 16th, Purdue 2010: Trent Williams, tackle, fourth, Oklahoma Note: No first round picks prior to 2010 remain with the Washington team

in the fifth game that required surgery. The 294-pounder is expected back at full strength as training camp commences. Before Allen, the last defensive player chosen in the first round by Washington was defensive end Ryan Kerrigan of Purdue University in 2011. Kerrigan, who plays both line and linebacker, remains a top contributor. Another defensive line candidate is free agent signee Anthony Lanier II, who is in his third season out of Alabama A&M University. Washington plays mostly a 3-4 defense — two defensive ends bookending the nose guard — under second season coordinator Joe Manusky. A year ago, the front and center of Washington’s defense was leakier than a rusted-out bucket. Payne has been assigned to stop the drip.

Bowie State predicted to become 2018 CIAA football champ Photo courtesy of Team Loaded

Members of AAU National Champion Team Loaded are rising high school sophomores.

Maywill Street in Richmond. All of the team’s players are rising high school sophomores. Team Loaded has height aplenty with 6-foot-11 Reid of The Steward School and 6-foot10 Roosevelt Wallace of John

Marshall High School. Williams and Jason Nelson are students at Varina High School in Henrico County, whose basketball team is the state Division 5 champion. Lamonta Ellis attends

Hopewell High School; Evan Castellanos, Benedictine; Isaiah Simmons; The Steward School; Mike Gray, James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg; and Greg Melvin, Cape Henry Collegiate in Virginia Beach.

Star Barbershop winning games at a steady clip Star Barbershop is winning softball games at a steady clip in Chesterfield County. The team is unique in that it is comprised largely of barbers and entirely of players with links to the Dominican Republic. “We are Dominican; we are together,” said Martin Guzman, who routinely launches home runs over the 300-foot fences at Warbro Athletic Complex in Midlothian. Star Barbershop’s jerseys read, “Los Brinca,” meaning “jumpy” in Spanish. The team has ample cause to jump for joy regarding their dominance in the Wednesday League. Ava Reaves Following a July 18 Star Barbershop team members are going for titles in regular season and postseason play. double-header rout of overmatched Yankdeez, Star elder statesman, his son, left-fielder extra guys. We’re much better.” improved to 16-2-1. The team now has Onil Salazar, a student at J. Sargeant Barbershop conversation spreads. its sites set on both regular season and Rodriquez suggests that if there is a Reynolds Community College, is “the playoff titles. talented player of Dominican ancestry in kid” at 20. “Last year, we didn’t make the play- the area, he will hear about him. Guzman, 41, boasts the team’s most offs,” said manager-pitcher Hugo Rodri“Around Richmond,” he said, “there is impressive baseball resume. guez. “Since then, we added a couple of a close-knit Dominican community.” Signed by Tampa Bay as a teenage While Rodriguez and most of his catcher in his native Dominican Republic, players speak some English, Spanish is Guzman played for the Rays’ affiliates clearly the first language on the field, as recently as 1997 in the Appalachian with plenty of laughter mixed in that and Gulf Coast Leagues. He also has played professionally in Japan. requires no translation. Baseball players from the Also on the team are Jose Castro and “Many of us work long hours. I have Dominican Republic have been 12-hour days,” said stylist Frank Chenet, Kelvin Marte, who led James River High major achievers in the sport. who stands out for his 6-foot-4 frame School in Chesterfield County to the In 1956, the New York Giants Central Region finals in 2013, losing to and long locks tied up in a bun. added infielder Ozzie Virgil, a native of the Dominican Republic, to its big “We keep it fun when we’re out here. the eventual state champ, Hanover High league baseball roster. School. Castro and Marte later played This is fun time.” Virgil was the first player from the The 50-year-old Rodriguez is owner at Patrick Henry Community College Caribbean nation to reach the major of Star Barbershop on Hull Street Road in Martinsville. leagues. A tidal wave of Dominican Castro, an electrician, hits leadoff with in South Richmond and Martha’s Beauty talent has followed. surprising power, has sprinter’s speed Salon that has three locations. Nearly 100 Dominicans were Some of Rodriquez’s players cut hair and plays a brilliant brand of shortstop. on big league starting rosters this at Star Barbershop, while others work He fires softballs across the infield with season and several hundred more at different shops — Chino’s, Major such fierce velocity you actually feel throughout the minor leagues. League, The Spot and La Magia — all sorry for the first baseman having to Seven Dominicans were named catch it, and hold your breath that the to the recent All-Star Game in with a New York-Dominican flair. Washington. Many, including Rodriguez, have lived base runner doesn’t get conked. Dominican born pitchers Juan On offense, there is star power for a time in New York City, chiefly the Marichal and Pedro Martinez are Washington Heights neighborhood in aplenty. members of the Baseball Hall “We’ve got lots of cleanup hitters,” Manhattan. Washington Heights, also of Fame, with more expected to said Chenet. referred to as “Quisqueya Heights,” has follow, most notably David Ortiz, Weaknesses, if any, are hard to find. become something of an epicenter for who retired in 2016, and still active It’s almost like the Star Barbershop team Dominicans in the United States. Albert Pujols. While Rodriguez is the squad’s has a “head start” on its competition.

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The CIAA has gazed into its crystal ball and sees the Bowie State University Bulldogs as the 2018 football champion. Depite the CIAA issuing a forecast each year, no one will knows which team will win the title until the official championship game is played Nov. 10 in Salem. In a vote by coaches and sports information directors held July 19 in Roanoke, Bowie State was picked to finish first in the CIAA Northern Division and first overall. Fayetteville State University was picked to finish first in the Southern Division. Meanwhile, defending CIAA champion Virginia State University was picked to finish second in the Northern Division, with Virginia Union University at third. The VSU Trojans were 10-1 last season and are 19-3 overall in two seasons under Coach Reggie Barlow. The team’s only 2017 loss was to the University of West Georgia in the NCAA Division II playoffs. The VUU Panthers were 6-4 a year ago and will open their first season under new Coach Alvin Parker. Three VUU athletes were named to the preseason All-CIAA squad — defensive backs Sterling Hammond and Quantaye Battle and offensive lineman Shamdu Nails — while VSU has one athlete, offensive lineman Frank Ball, named to the squad. Bowie State will be led by senior quarterback Amir Hill, the reigning National Black College Player of the Year. Hill passed for 3,519 yards and 41 touchdowns in 2017, while allowing just four interceptions in 381 throws. VSU will play at Bowie State on Oct. 13, while Bowie State will play VUU at Hovey Field on Oct. 20. VUU will open the Coach Parker era Sept. 1 against Seton Hill University of Pennsylvania at 1 p.m. at Hovey Field. VSU also opens Sept. 1 against Norfolk State University at Dick Price Stadium in Norfolk at 6 p.m. in the Labor Day Classic.

Preseason prognostications Predicted order of finish for 2018 CIAA football Northern Division 1. Bowie State 2. Virginia State 3. Virginia Union 4. Chowan 5. Elizabeth City State 6. Lincoln

Southern Division 1. Fayetteville State 2. Winston-Salem State 3. St. Augustine’s 4. Shaw 5. Johnson C. Smith 6. Livingstone

NSU upgrading turf at Dick Price stadium

The footing, if not the football, figures to be much improved this fall at Norfolk State University. R.A.D. Sports of Rockland, Mass., has been hired to replace the current grass field at NSU’s Dick Price Stadium with a synthetic surface manufactured by Shaw Sports Turf. It’s the same type of surface used on NFL fields in Baltimore, Cincinnati and Tampa, Fla. Turf from the Georgia-based company is used locally at the 12-field River City Sportsplex in Chesterfield County. NSU’s stadium makeover will include updated end zone designs, as well as new team areas between the 25-yard lines and redeveloped drainage. The durable turf will enable the Spartans to practice on the field during the season and allow the university to host other activities on the field without damaging the surface. NSU has been playing on natural grass at Price Stadium since 1997. The upgrade isn’t cheap. The contracted cost: $1.38 million. The upgrades should be ready for NSU’s Labor Day Classic opener Sept. 1 against Virginia State University. Then national powerhouse James Madison University will play the Spartans in Norfolk on Sept. 8. The Spartans struggled badly at home last fall under third-year Coach Latrell Scott. NSU was 4-7 overall and 1-5 at home, with losses to VSU, the College of William & Mary and Hampton, Savannah State and North Carolina A&T State universities. Especially dreary losses were to VSU in the Labor Day Classic before 10,221 fans, to archrival Hampton before a crowd of 6,149, and to MEAC’s Savannah State 27-9 before a homecoming crowd of 17,218.

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Personality: giovanni singleton Spotlight on winner of the 2018 Stephen E. Henderson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Inspired by African-American spirit writing, jazz and gospel music and the support of family, a locally grown poet’s discovery and love of writing and the arts led to a prestigious national literary award. Poet giovanni singleton, a Richmond native who lives in the San Francisco Bay area, is the founding editor of “nocturnes (re)view of the literary arts,” a journal dedicated to critical and creative literary work of the African Diaspora. Her poetry has appeared in “What I Say: Innovative Poetry by Black Writers in America,” “Best American Experimental Writing” and “Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American poetry.” Her work also has been exhibited in the Smithsonian Institute’s American Jazz Museum and San Francisco’s first Visual Poetry and Performance Festival and commissioned for display on the exterior of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Her latest recognition: The 2018 Stephen E. Henderson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry. The award, presented May 25 by the African American Literature and Culture Society, is one of the most prestigious for African-American poets. Among the past winners are Jamaica Kincaid, Elizabeth Alexander, Marita Golden, Evie Shockley, Fred Moten, Charles Johnson and Sam Cornish. Ms. singleton received the news of her award via email when she was contemplating her future at Chrissy Field next to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. She said the oddly worded email asked if she would accept the Stephen Henderson Award. “At the time, I was bemoaning my fate and feeling like crap,” Ms. singleton said. “I responded, ‘Yes, I would consider accepting the award.’ Then I broke into a little happy dance. I was stunned and thought, ‘This is crazy!’ ” The award is named for the late Dr. Henderson, a former professor at Virginia Union University, Morehouse College and later Howard University, where he was director of the Institute for the Arts and the Humanities. His book, “Understanding the New Black Poetry: Black Speech and Black Music as Poetic Reference,” is “really significant in terms of my research and studying black poetry,” Ms. singleton said. “He wrote poems particularly for black people, talking about things without seeing them through the lens of white people.” For the awarding organization, Ms. singleton was a natural for the honor. In addition to her work appearing in numerous anthologies and her many engagements to read her work, her book of poetry, “Ascension,” which was inspired by the music and life of Alice Coltrane, won the California Book Award for Poetry in 2012. Her work, she explains, is “inspired and fueled by what is often found in the margins — people, ideas, et cetera — and also what is hidden in plain sight.” It addresses themes of power, displacement, transcendence, race, the natural world and grief. “I want to inspire everyone who comes in contact with my

creative work,” Ms. singleton says. “I believe there is enough space in my writing to allow entry for anyone to connect it with something within themselves.” In addition to her writing, Ms. singleton also teaches. She also coordinates “Lunch Poems,” a monthly poetry reading series at the University of California, Berkeley, started by former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass. Past featured readers at the event, which can be viewed online at www.lunchpoems. berkeley.edu, include Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove, a University of Virginia professor and former U.S. poet laureate, and Carmen Gimenez Smith, a Virginia Tech professor and National Book Critics Circle poetry award finalist. Ms. singleton, 49, grew up in the East End and graduated in 1987 from Huguenot High School, where she was the editor of the literary magazine and the school newspaper. She credits her grandfather, Robert Neal, for nurturing and supporting her interest in writing when she was just a young child. “My grandfather would take me out to (the former) Drug Fair drug store on Laburnum Avenue near the old site of the State Fair, and tell me I could buy anything that I wanted,” Ms. singleton recalls. “I would usually buy something that I could write with — pencils, pens, markers and crayons. I love all of that stuff — the tools of the writing trade,” she says. Poetry, she says, served as an act of creation. “That creation can be expressed in words and language and shared with other people,” she says. “Poetry can be applied to anything you can see — a rose or a magnolia tree, which I had in my backyard when I was growing up. “Writing is liberating. It

gives me freedom,” Ms. singleton continues. “It is important for our community and America to support poets, writers and people that document and also speak to what is going on in society. We often get stuck and don’t know how to move forward because we don’t know how to express ourselves. Art offers that kind of outlet and that kind of possibility for engagement and connection, for celebrations and mourning — all of our human emotions.” Meet this week’s Personality and award-winning wordssmith, giovanni singleton: Top honor: Recipient of the 2018 Stephen E. Henderson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry. Date and place of birth: July 24 in Richmond. Current residence: Fairfax, Calif. Occupation: Poet, creative writing professor, editor and editing consultant. Alma maters: Huguenot High School; bachelor’s degree in communications, American

University in Washington; and master’s of fine arts in creative writing and poetics, New College of California in San Francisco. Family: Mother, Candace Brown of Church Hill, and grandmother, Carrie B. Neal of North Side. First reaction in learning I was the winner of the Stephen E. Henderson Award: Wow! What this honor means to me: It is great honor to have my work acknowledged by such a distinguished organization. I am immensely grateful for the validation and for being included in the company of so many previous awardees, many of whose work I know and admire. First poem written and why: I don’t remember my first poem. It was likely written in response to a school assignment. I do remember that in middle school I became interested in a variety of art forms. I did modern dance, played clarinet in the band, wrote poetry and started making my own clothes. When I got to high school, that list thinned out and poetry and sewing were the only two things that continued. Why I became a teacher: I initially became a teacher as part of the requirements for my graduate school studies. I realized that I actually enjoyed it. I have continued to teach anywhere from fifth grade to graduate school because I am inspired by an exchange of ideas and because I know first hand what a difference a great teacher can make in one’s life. Teaching philosophy: My teaching philosophy centers around encouraging students to write what they don’t know, face what they are afraid of, trust what wants to be written and take risks.

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What have your students gained from taking your classes? An expanded view of what poetry can be. How I start the day: I start the day with amazement and wonder. A perfect day for me: One in which I breathe deeply, do something creative, dream, engage with nature, remember my ancestors and eat nourishing food. And, too, I appreciate a good nap. How I unwind: I’m not sure that I actually ever unwind. My work life as a writer, teacher of poetry, part-time administrator and freelance editor is as flexible as it is stressful. The small town I live in offers endless opportunities to unwind in the natural world. I can go for a hike in the woods or spend time at the beach or go for a bike ride or go to a yoga class. But perhaps the best ways that I have found to unwind is by dancing and being aware of my breath moment to moment. Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: I’m not sure what others would say, but I will say that I myself never imagined I would love knitting, but I do. A quote that inspires me: “Peace is every step.” — Thich Nhat Hanh My friends describe me as: Thoughtful, loyal, wise, intelligent and straight forward, with a quirky sense of humor. Best late-night snack: I love fruit, particularly raspberries or kumquats whenever they are in season and I can find them. Favorite poem and why: I have a number of favorite poems, among which are “Blessing the Boats” by Lucille Clifton and the 23rd Psalm. I apply the word “poem” to song lyrics as well and in that regard, I am drawn to “I’m Feeling Good” by Nina Simone and “I’m Gonna Live the Life I Sing About in My Song” by Mahalia Jackson.

Favorite author and why: Poet Lucille Clifton. Her work achieves much of what I strive for in my own work — clarity, wisdom, humor, exactness, grace, honesty and a sense of the universal in the particular. The best thing my parents ever taught me: My mom always says that I can do anything I set my mind to. Just keep going and don’t give up. The person who influenced me the most: I was influenced the most by the women in my family, including my mom, my grandmothers and my aunts. Throughout my childhood in Richmond, I also benefited a lot from a collective of dedicated African-American women schoolteachers, friends and journalism mentors. Book that influenced me the most: There is a tie — “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison and the power and prophecy of James Baldwin’s essays and speeches. Through “The Bluest Eye,” I came to understand the power of self-esteem. It was the first book I ever read by an African-American author. When I was in high school, Ms. Morrison gave a reading at Virginia Commonwealth University. It was my first time meeting a living literary author and I still have the paperback copy of the book that she signed for me. What I’m reading now: In the usual manner of the poet/writer/ artist, I am reading a bunch of different things simultaneously: “Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton, 1965-2010,” “Extra Hidden Life, among the Days” by Brenda Hillman and “Feel Free,” essays by Zadie Smith. Next goal: To give a poetry reading in Richmond while my grandmother is still alive and to manifest a gallery show of the work in my just published book, “AMERICAN LETTERS: works on paper.”

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Happenings Black History Museum hosts Aug. 4 talk on free blacks in Richmond and Petersburg

Historical researcher, author and curator Elvatrice Belsches will talk about the lives and travails of free African-Americans in Richmond and Petersburg during a presentation at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. Leigh St. in Jackson Ward. The title: “Making a Place for Themselves: The Free Black Experience in Central Virginia Prior to 1865.”

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Virginia is for lovers and pride Alvion Davenport, left, Ms. Black RVA Pride takes the microphone to highlight several of the organizations and vendors at last Saturday’s inaugural Black Pride RVA at Diversity Richmond in North Side. The two-day event, designed to educate, embrace and celebrate the unique experiences of Richmond’s black LGBTQ community, drew several hundred people despite rain that moved the event indoors. Featured were speakers and workshops on a variety of topics, entertainment and a worship service Sunday at Third Street Bethel AME Church. Intern Tariq Crumbly, a recent Virginia Commonwealth University graduate, helped with the event.

Smithfield Foods closing last smokehouse Free Press wire report

SMITHFIELD Smithfield Foods is closing the last smokehouse that creates the genuine Smithfield ham — the signature product of a Virginia town of 8,300 people. The ham has been an area staple since the English colonists arrived in nearby Jamestown in the early 1600s. Diana Souder, a Smithfield Foods spokeswoman, said the smokehouse had reached the end of its useful life and that the company has plenty of Smithfield hams stockpiled to satisfy immediate demand. “We’re currently meeting about the future of the smokehouse and I don’t have many details to share at this point,” Ms. Souder told a Washington

media outlet. “Should know more in the coming weeks.” State law requires a Smithfield ham to be cured in the town, sort of like how the French define champagne and the European Union protects Greek Feta cheese. “Really? You’re going to do this?” was how former Smithfield Foods executive Herb De Groft described the shuttering. “Country meats are what brought this area to the fore in the 1800s. Word was, the Queen of England used to get one Smithfield ham a year.” A Smithfield ham is longcut, while most country hams are short-cut. They are coated in salt and left to cure for more than a month. They are hung in a smokehouse and smoked for up to a week, and then left to hang and age for six months

or more. The smokehouse is said to be more than 50 years old. Whether the company will build a new smokehouse, seek a change in state law or simply abandon the genuine Smithfield name is now a matter of local speculation.

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Chesterfield reader offers payment to Morning Star Baptist guest preacher By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The Rev. Ernest Blue Jr. finally has been paid for delivering a guest sermon July 1 at Morning Star Baptist Church in South Side. But the $200 that Rev. Blue received this week did not come from the church or its pastor, the Rev. Tyrell O. Brown, who

declined to pay Rev. Blue after he preached and also has declined to respond to requests for comment. Instead, the money was a gift from a Chesterfield County resident who read a Free Press story in the July 12-14 edition about Rev. Blue not receiving the usual $100 honorarium after delivering his sermon at Morning Star Baptist and wanted to do something about it.

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Rev. Blue said he received a check in the mail Monday from Apostle Cleophus Sessoms Sr. along with a kindly message. The message, Rev. Blue said, reads: “Thank you for your service. I just want you to know that you are an immense gift to Christianity. This is a gift to make up for the sermon for Morning Star Baptist Church. Remember, always to be encouraged because the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

James Meredith on mission from God Free Press wire report

JACKSON, Miss. James Meredith is a civil rights legend who resists neatly defined narratives. He integrated the University of Mississippi while braving mob violence in 1962 — yet he worked in the late 1980s for archconservative Sen. Jesse Helms, considered a foe by many in the Civil Rights Movement. Wounded by shotgun fire while marching for voting rights in 1966, Mr. Meredith also shuns the title of “civil rights icon,” as if civil rights are different from other rights. Now at 85, Mr. Meredith could rest assured of a place in history. But he said he’s on a new mission from God — to confront what he sees as society’s “breakdown of moral character” by encouraging people to live by the Ten Commandments. He said African-Americans must lead the way for Christians of all races to have spiritual healing. “If the black Christians focus on teaching right, doing right, all other Christian religions would follow suit,” Mr. Meredith said. “Instead of religion healing the black-white race issue, the race issue is going to heal everything and correct all the rest of our problems.” Mr. Meredith made the remarks during an interview with The Associated Press at a public library in Jackson where he’s a frequent patron. Wearing cool white slacks, a white shirt and a straw hat, Mr. Meredith was approached by an African-American woman with three young girls. She thanked him for making Mississippi a better place and introduced him to the children. Mr. Meredith, a slender man with a white beard, asked her to speak up because he doesn’t hear as well as he used to. The children shyly shook his hand. They posed for a picture, and the youngest girl kissed him on the cheek as she left. Mr. Meredith smiled. “I’ve been in the God business all my life,” Mr. Meredith said. “Ole Miss to me was nothing but a mission from God. The Meredith March Against Fear was my most important mission

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Civil rights figure James Meredith, 85, talks with a news reporter in late June about his plans to visit all 82 Mississippi counties and preach about the Ten Commandments.

from God, until this one coming up right now: Raising the moral character up, and making people aware of their duty to follow God’s plan and the teachings of Jesus Christ.” Mr. Meredith grew up in segregated Mississippi, served in the Air Force and sued to gain admission as the first African-American student at the state’s flagship university. Facing resistance from the governor and riots that led to two deaths, Mr. Meredith enrolled at Ole Miss in 1962 under federal court order and protected by U.S. marshals. He graduated with a political science degree. In June 1966, Mr. Meredith set out to prove

a black man could walk through Mississippi without fear, aiming to trek from Memphis, Tenn., to Mississippi’s capital city. On the second day, a white man shot and wounded him. Other civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., arrived to continue the march. Since the 1960s, Mr. Meredith has been in and out of the public eye. He has been married and raised children and involved himself in Republican politics. He has run a used car dealership and has spoken on college campuses. Always independent, Mr. Meredith is an iconoclast who said things that can sound grating to people who otherwise view him favorably. For

instance, he sharply criticized a black mother who left her 6-year-old son in her car last year while she went into a Jackson grocery store at night. The car was stolen, the boy was killed and young black men were charged in the crime. He also waded into the issue of police treatment of African-Americans. He said people fail to discuss whether Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was stealing before he was shot to death by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014. Georgia Cohran, an African-American resident of Jackson, was a child in Oxford, Miss., in 1962. She remembers the fear when Mr. Meredith enrolled and the sense of wonder that a black student was finally studying on the campus where many African-Americans, including her mother, worked as cooks. She has known Mr. Meredith for years and he has spoken at the church she attends. “To really understand Mr. Meredith, I think you would have to look at him through brown eyes instead of blue eyes,” Ms. Cohran said. “In my opinion, he’s not very complicated. He’s just focused — a very intelligent, focused black man.” For about two decades, Mr. Meredith has handed out photocopies of the Ten Commandments. He said he wants to form a lay religious order called a Bible Society and envisions people studying in small groups and holding each other accountable. “You only have a good society when everybody’s business is everybody’s business,” he said. Explaining his new mission, Mr. Meredith radiates calm confidence. An African-American man, about college age, has been studying at the next table in the library. The young man closes his books and turns to listen. He clearly knows who Mr. Meredith is and is absorbing the older man’s words. Later, as a reporter waves goodbye, Mr. Meredith raises a black power fist and lowers himself into his Honda Civic. The young man from the library walks over and taps on the car window. Mr. Meredith rolls it down and the young man smiles and shakes his hand.

Nominees sought for 2018 Manny Awards

of the organization. Several men already have been chosen as honorees, organizers said. They are Floyd E. Miller II, executive director of the Metropolitan Business League; Matthew Ruland, career coach with YouthBuild in Petersburg; Cory Hancock, executive director and co-founder of Legacy Chess Academy; and Darryl Williams, family and community engagement coordinator for Henrico County Public Schools. To nominate someone, contact Coach Hicks and Monica Haynes at (412) 587-1254 or monicahaynes2012@gmail.com. Details and tickets: www.mbkgrva.org.

Morman Church teams up with NAACP Free Press wire report

SALT LAKE CITY The Mormon Church is teaming up with the national NAACP on a new education and employment program on the East Coast, an outgrowth from the first official meeting between the groups in May. An official with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made the announcement at the 109th annual NAACP national convention in San Antonio July 14 through 18. The national NAACP, based in Baltimore, is the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. The church and NAACP found common ground in their desire to help people during their May summit, Karen Boykins-Towns, vice chairwoman of the NAACP board, said in a statement released by the church. NAACP members, Mormons and others will teach courses at churches and community

centers that will help students find better jobs, enhance their income, manage personal finances and start and grow their businesses. “Our unified vision is not only equality of education and income, but, perhaps more importantly, equality of influence,” Mormon general authority Jack N. Gerard told the Deseret News. The classes will be concentrated in Baltimore, Atlanta and Camden, N.J., Mr. Gerard said. The trainings will be similar to those that the Mormon church already provides as part of its globally tested self-reliance program. “We understand these tools. We know they work,” Mr. Gerard said. The relationship between the church and the NAACP is still developing, said Leon W. Russell, head of the national NAACP board. The groups plan to announce more joint projects in the future.

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Roderyck I. Bullock, former high school coach, community worker and advocate for disabled, dies at 44

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Born in Richmond, Mr. Bullock was a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School, where he starred in football and other sports, and of Norfolk State University, where he served as manager of the basketball team. One of his happiest memories was of NSU’s 1996 team beating a Virginia Union University team led by future NBA star Ben Wallace to win the CIAA basketball championship in NSU’s final appearance in the NCAA Division II conference Mr. Bullock tournament. Mr. Bullock would return to the Richmond area to serve as a football coach at Richmond’s Armstrong High School for 12 years and then as a boys and girls track coach for Highland Springs High School in Henrico County before diabetes impeded his ability to hold the post. Mr. Bullock also mentored countless youths during his coaching career. In 2009, Style Weekly recognized his influence on area youths by naming him to its annual Top 40 Under 40 list of individuals under 40 years of age who are making a difference. He credited his grandfather, Plummer Bullock Sr., with teaching him to pay attention to politics. “My grandfather raised me. My father died when I was a year old. He showed me that voting was one of the most important things in life. I couldn’t wait until I turned 18 so I could vote,” Mr. Bullock told a reporter. He also credited the late Annie Giles of Whitcomb Court with stoking his interest. Mr. Bullock recalled that he started working in political campaigns in Church Hill when he was 12. Through the years, he took part in campaigns for Henry L. Marsh III, a former Richmond mayor and retired state senator; former Mayor Dwight C. Jones; Delores L. McQuinn, a former City Council member and current member of the House of Delegates; and others on

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

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Sunday 8:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship Service

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500 E. Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222 www.sharonbaptistchurchrichmond.org (804) 643-3825 Rev. Dr. Paul A. Coles, Pastor

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8:30 a.m. ....Sunday School 10:00 a.m. ...Morning Worship Wednesdays/Thursdays Bible Study resumes in September

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

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Good Shepherd Baptist Church 1127 North 28th St., Richmond, VA 23223-6624 • Office: (804) 644-1402 Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, Pastor “There’s A Place for You” Tuesday Sunday 10:30 AM Bible Study 9:30 AM Church School 6:30 PM Church-wide Bible Study 11:00 AM Worship Service 6:30 PM Men's Bible Study (Each 2nd and 4th) (Holy Communion Thursday each 2nd Sunday) Wednesday (Following 2nd Sunday) 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting

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

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

“MAKE IT HAPPEN” Pastor Kevin Cook

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

City Council and the Richmond School Board. He also sought to emulate family members. “I had four uncles who taught me what it means to be a man — a job, a home and voting,” he told a reporter. Last year, despite his battle with diabetes, he unsuccessfully sought appointment to the city School Board after Nadine Marsh-Carter resigned the 7th District seat following the death of her husband. It was the first time he competed for public office. He also served on the Richmond advisory board for the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society and was active in the Richmond Crusade for Voters since 1996. In 2010, he served eight months as interim president of the Crusade after Antione Green resigned as president and Mr. Minor, the first vice president, could not move up because of his election as chair of the Richmond City Democratic Committee. Mr. Bullock, then second vice president, was next in line. Mr. Bullock, who was among those who greeted President Obama during a campaign visit in 2012, was known for his ability to motivate voters in the East End and was active in get-out-the-vote efforts until his death. Survivors include his wife, Karen, and their daughter, Shannon.

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Roderyck Irone “Big Shot” Bullock lost both feet to diabetes and had to learn to slowly and painfully maneuver with a walker and prostheses. But that didn’t keep Mr. Bullock from coming to Richmond City Council meetings to speak out against the poor, door-todoor CARE van service he and other disabled and elderly people were receiving. His connections as a past president of the Richmond Crusade for Voters and as an active local Democratic Party member who helped elect many of the city’s political leaders gave his words a special resonance and brought others to council to speak out. In the wake of those complaints, GRTC later replaced the contractor providing CARE van service and became one of the first transit companies in the nation to add a ride-sharing operation to augment the service. Mr. Bullock’s willingness to speak out was characteristic of a man equally passionate about politics, sports and community betterment, particularly for Church Hill, where he lived much of his life. As a longtime high school football and track coach in the Richmond area, Mr. Bullock is being remembered for his community commitment following his death Saturday, July 21, 2018, in a hospital in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Friends said he became ill after traveling to help celebrate an uncle’s retirement. Mr. Bullock was 44. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Richmond Delegate Jeff M. Bourne was among the first to spread the news of Mr. Bullock’s death on social media. “You are gone way too soon. You kept us honest and held us accountable. Keep watching over us,” Delegate Bourne wrote on Facebook. “Richmond will not be the same without him,” James E. “J.J.” Minor III, Mr. Bullock’s longtime friend and president of the Richmond Branch NAACP, stated in a text to the Free Press. “Roderyck’s passion and dedication to everything he did was an inspiration,” Mr. Minor noted. Mr. Bullock chaired the Richmond NAACP’s Housing Committee and was pushing the city to increase affordable housing. He also chaired the 7th Ward Committee of the Richmond City Democratic Committee during Mr. Minor’s tenure as chairman.

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

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Legal Notices Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD JOCELYN STRODE, Plaintiff v. ANDRE JA CHIN KING, Defendant. (Address Unknown) Case No.: CL 18-1616 JUNE 29, 2018 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a mensa et thoro from the Defendant on the ground of wilful desertion or abandonement pursuant to Section 20-95 of the Code of Virginia, later to be merged into a final divorce; An Affidavit having been filed that the Plaintiff has been unable to locate the Defendant, it is ORDERED that Andre Ja Chin King appear before this Court on or before August 23rd, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. and do what is necessary to protect his interests herein. An Extract: Teste: Wendy s. hughes, Clerk I ASK FOR THIS: Wm J. Doran, III, J.D. FRANCIS & DORAN 10404 Patterson Avenue, Suite 101 Henrico, Virginia 23239 Phone: (804) 288-4004 Facsimile: (804) 288-4006

PROPERTY VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-3572 HENRY HILL, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1322 North 32nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0720/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Henry Hill. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, HENRY HILL, 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 HENRY HILL, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-2539 CHRISTOPHER NEAL, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1211 North 20th Street,, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000556/028, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Christopher Neal. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CHRISTOPHER NEAL, 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 CHRISTOPHER NEAL, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

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ELWOOD YORK, JR, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that NICOLE L. ROSSI, Trustee per Substitution of Trustees filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 04-31713 on September 22, 2004, or her successor/s in title, F&M SERVICES, LC, a cancelled Virginia corporation, Trustee per Substitution of Trustees filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0431713 on September 22, 2004, or its successor/s in title, and CHASE MORTGAGE COMPANY, a corporation purged from the records of the Virginia and Ohio state corporation commissions, Beneficiary on a Notice of Corporate Assignment of Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 017453 on March 29, 2001, or its successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that S. ELWOOD YORK, JR, NICOLE L. ROSSI, Trustee per Substitution of Trustees filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0431713 on September 22, 2004, or her successor/s in title, F&M SERVICES, LC, a cancelled Virginia corporation, Trustee per Substitution of Trustees filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0431713 on September 22, 2004, or its successor/s in title, CHASE MORTGAGE COMPANY, a corporation purged from the records of the Virginia and Ohio state corporation commissions, Beneficiary on a Notice of Corporate Assignment of Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 01-7453 on March 29, 2001, or its successor/s in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

W. ELLIOTT and DANIEL L. WELLS, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that V N B M O R T G A G E C O R P O R AT I O N , Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 435 page 160 on December 20, 1973, 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 LEIGH W. ELLIOTT, DANIEL L. WELLS, VNB MORTGAGE C O R P O R AT I O N , Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 435 page 160 on December 20, 1973, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

BURKE, CONNIE BATTON, HARRY TAYLOR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

LURLENE JACKSON, JOHNATHAN B. OWENS, C A R O LY N M . L O F T, WILLIAM JACKSON, and KEISHA J. TOLLIVER, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owners, EDWARD JACKSON and JEROME JACKSON, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, RALPH JACKSON, JR, 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 LURLENE JACKSON, JOHNATHAN B. OWENS, C A R O LY N M . L O F T, WILLIAM JACKSON, KEISHA J. TOLLIVER, E D WA R D J A C K S O N , JEROME JACKSON, RALPH JACKSON, JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

Circuit Court at Instrument Number 10-10752 and 1010753 on June 17, 2010, HUMBERTO M. SALOMON, Trustee of Deeds of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents, filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 10-10752 and 1010753 on June 17, 2010, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, LARRY K. HENDERSON, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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 EDWARD D. HENDERSON, JR, REGINALD C. HENDERSON, PAMELA JOHNSON, RONALD D. HENDERSON, LARRY K. HENDERSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

devisees, assignees or successors in interest, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that GREGORY HENDERSON, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that DOROTHY DENNISTON, JAMES HAMER, JR, NORVELL JACKSON, MIKI WYNDER, GRACIE B . G R A H A M , PAT S Y W I L L I A M S , R AY M O N D BULLOCK, JAMES BULLOCK, JACQUELINE THOMAS SNOW, LOUISE H. THOMAS, DOROTHY H. DENNISTON, NORELL H. JACKSON, MIKKI H. WYNDER, JAMES HAMER, JR, HENRIETTA SUMTER, and HATTIE EATON, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that ELMER HAMER, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that RUTH H. DAVIS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, SMITHIE H. DEESE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, LOUISE THOMAS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JESTON HAMER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, EARNESTINE CLARK, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, GREGORY HENDERSON, DOROTHY DENNISTON, JAMES HAMER, JR, NORVELL JACKSON, MIKI WYNDER, GRACIE B . G R A H A M , PAT S Y W I L L I A M S , R AY M O N D BULLOCK, JAMES BULLOCK, JACQUELINE THOMAS SNOW, LOUISE H. THOMAS, DOROTHY H. DENNISTON, NORELL H. JACKSON, MIKKI H. WYNDER, JAMES HAMER, JR, HENRIETTA SUMTER, HATTIE EATON, ELMER HAMER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-2897 RENEE W. WALKER, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1705 North 24th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000994/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Renee W. Walker and Rosalind W. Nelson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, RENEE W. WALKER and ROSALIND W. NELSON, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that R E N E E W. WA L K E R , ROSALIND W. NELSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-2592 GERALDINE B. ANDERSON, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 814 Edgehill Road, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000691/026, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Geraldine B. Anderson, Reginald V. Pollard, Sr, and Maurice N. Brooks. An Affidavit having been filed that said ow n e r, G E R A L D I N E B. ANDERSON, upon information and belief is deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owners, REGINALD V. POLLARD, SR, and MAURICE N. BROOKS, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; 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 GERALDINE B. ANDERSON, upon information and belief is deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, REGINALD V. POLLARD, SR, MAURICE N. BROOKS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-2585 S. ELWOOD YORK, JR, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5030 Brookbury Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C008-1063/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, S. Elwood York, Jr. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner S.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-1549 LEIGH W. ELLIOTT, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1340 Drewry Street,, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071134/016, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Leigh W. Elliott and Daniel L. Wells. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, LEIGH

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-3571 ORLANDER BURKE, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 7 West 20th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000295/030, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Orlander Burke, Nathaniel Burk, Iona Burke, Warren C. Burke, Edward C. Burke, Connie Batton and Harry Taylor. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ORLANDER BURKE, NATHANIEL BURK, IONA B U R K E , WA R R E N C . BURKE, EDWARD C. BURKE, CONNIE BATTON, and HARRY TAYLOR, 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 ORLANDER BURKE, N AT H A N I E L B U R K , IONA BURKE, WARREN C. BURKE, EDWARD C.

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-2869 HOUSTON R. WATTS, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2408 North 28th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0120295/006 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Houston R. Watts, Evelyn N. Jones, Doreen Anderson and Alfreda Grooms. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, HOUSTON R. WATTS, and EVELYN N. 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; that said owners, DOREEN ANDERSON and ALFREDA GROOMS, 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 H O U S TO N R . WAT T S , E V E LY N N . J O N E S , DOREEN ANDERSON, ALFREDA GROOMS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-1271 LURLENE JACKSON, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2306 East Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0293/013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Lurlene Jackson, Johnathan B. Owens, Edward Jackson, Ralph Jackson, Jr., Jerome Jackson, Brenda Evans, Carolyn M. Loftin, William Jackson and Keisha J. Tolliver. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners,

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-1579 OLD DOMINION INVESTMENTS OF VIRGINIA, LLC fka OLD DOMINION INVESTMENTS, LLC, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2824 North Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000783/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Old Dominion Investments of Virginia, LLC fka Old Dominion Investments, LLC. An Affidavit having been filed that MYRTLE H. MOTLEY, Trustee AND Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 01-2611 on February 1, 2001, and KEVIN W. WALSH, Trustee of a Credit Line Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-42726 on December 12, 2006, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that RAYMOND GOODRICH, Trustee of a Credit Line Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-42726 on December 12, 2006, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that DAVID M. DILUIGI, Trustee of Deeds of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents, filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 10-10752 and 10-10753 on June 17, 2010, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that HUMBERTO M. SALOMON, Trustee of Deeds of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents, filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 10-10752 and 10-10753 on June 17, 2010, 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 M Y R T L E H . M O T L E Y, Trustee AND Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 012611 on February 1, 2001, KEVIN W. WALSH, Trustee of a Credit Line Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-42726 on December 1 2 , 2 0 0 6 , R AY M O N D GOODRICH, Trustee of a Credit Line Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 0642726 on December 12, 2006, DAVID M. DILUIGI, Trustee of Deeds of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents, filed in the records of the Richmond

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-3450 ERNEST H. WALLACE, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1502 North 36th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0001544/025, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Ernest H. Wallace. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ERNEST H. WALLACE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, 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 ERNEST H. WALLACE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-3507 FLORIDA LEE STEWARD, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3108 Q Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000722/021, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Florida Lee Steward, Mabel Taylor, Jennie V. Millner, Viola Mitchell and Annie Miller. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, FLORIDA LEE STEWARD, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MABEL TAYLOR, upon information and belief deceased, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JENNIE V. MILLNER, upon information and belief deceased, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, VIOLA MITCHELL, upon information and belief deceased, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ANNIE MILLER, 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 FLORIDA LEE STEWARD, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MABEL TAYLOR, upon information and belief deceased, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JENNIE V. MILLNER, upon information and belief deceased, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, VIOLA MITCHELL, upon information and belief deceased, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ANNIE MILLER, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL17-5821 VEORA JANE ALLEN, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the proper ty briefly described as 1610 Spotsylvania Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0764/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Veora Jane Allen and Martha G. Scott. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, VEORA JANE ALLEN, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that MARTHA G. SCOTT, 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; that IRVING E. SCOTT, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that JOHN H. SCOTT, who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that JULIA S. JONES, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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 VEORA JANE ALLEN, MARTHA G. SCOTT, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, IRVING E. SCOTT, JOHN H. SCOTT, JULIA S. JONES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-3048 XENIA OSHAROFF, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2206 West Grace Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W000-1010/031, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Xenia Osharoff. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, XENIA OSHAROFF, 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 XENIA OSHAROFF, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL17-4787 EDWARD D. HENDERSON, JR, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 311 West Roberts Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-0402/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Edward D. Henderson, Jr., Reginald C. Henderson, Ronald D. Henderson, Larry K. Henderson and Pamela Johnson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, EDWARD D. HENDERSON, JR, REGINALD C. HENDERSON, and PAMELA JOHNSON, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, RONALD D. HENDERSON, is not a

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL18-1848 RUTH H. DAVIS, et al, Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1205 North 26th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000562/017, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Ruth H. Davis. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, RUTH H. DAVIS, 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; that SMITHIE H. DEESE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, LOUISE THOMAS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JESTON HAMER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and EARNESTINE CLARK, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs,

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. THOMAS EASLEY, et al. Defendants. Case No.: CL18-2933 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly

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described as 710 Cheatwood Ave, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N018-0453/017, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, THOMAS EASLEY. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, THOMAS EASLEY, owner per deed filed in the records of the Henrico Circuit Court at Deed Book 212B page 318 on September 13, 1918, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that THOMAS EASLEY, owner per deed filed in the records of the Henrico Circuit Court at Deed Book 212B page 318 on September 13, 1918, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 23, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that ROSALEE BOYD SPENCER, who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that JOHN FERNANDO BOYD, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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 JOHN BOYD, SR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, KATE BOYD, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, CLIFFORD M. BOYD, SHIRLEY BOYD WILLIAMS, CLARENCE BOYD, CALVIN FRANKLIN BOYD, JR, ROSALEE BOYD SPENCER, JOHN FERNANDO BOYD, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that VIRGINIA HARRIS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

dated September 6, 1968, recorded September 6, 1968, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the County of Henrico, Virginia, in Deed Book 1377, Page 46. And, it appearing by affidavit filed according to law that Any and All Interested Parties, the above-named defendants, cannot be located, it is therefore ORDERED that the said Any and All Interested Parties need to appear on September 7, 2018 at 9:30 A.M., before this Court and do what is necessary to protect their interests. An Extract Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk

City Of Richmond v. Aaron M. Wallace, et al. CL18-432 1201 North 31st Street City Of Richmond v. Temecca Green, et al. CL18-871 1201½ North 31st Street City Of Richmond v. James S. Ball, et al. CL18-1470 217 East 34th Street City Of Richmond v. Linilton Realty Company, LLC, et al. CL18-352 606 Akron Street City Of Richmond v. Fannie C. White, et al. CL18-1568 2403 Bainbridge Street City Of Richmond v. Linilton Realty Company, LLC, et al. CL18-356 3100 Barton Avenue City Of Richmond v. Joyce B. Laidler, et al. CL18-1288 3708 Bathgate Road City Of Richmond v. Luke Rogers, Jr., et al. CL18-278 2520 Belt Boulevard City Of Richmond v. George Smith, et al. CL18-464 2640 Belt Boulevard City Of Richmond v. George Smith, et al. CL18-463 1911 Boston Avenue City Of Richmond v. James H. Smith, Jr., et al. CL18-185 2310 Burton Street City Of Richmond v. Fernando Jenkins, et al. CL17-3984 2402 Carrington Street City Of Richmond v. Gladys E. Pollard, et al. CL18-606 2009 Cedar Street City Of Richmond v. Phoebe A. Crump, et al. CL18-54 3017 Chamberlayne Avenue City Of Richmond v. Eric Bland, et al. CL18-1550 1709 Claiborne Street City Of Richmond v. R. B. Chaffin, et al. CL18-188 20 West Clopton Street City Of Richmond v. Barbara Ann Kennedy, et al. CL17-5589 6341 Daytona Drive City Of Richmond v. Mary Thomas Harris, et al. CL18-1129 1911 Decatur Street City Of Richmond v. Delores Anderson Harris, et al. CL18-0960 3100 Delano Street City Of Richmond v. Big Green Mountain, LLC, et al. CL17-5650 3104 Delano Street City Of Richmond v. Big Green Mountain, LLC, et al. CL17-5800 3108 Delano Street City Of Richmond v. Big Green Mountain, LLC, et al. CL17-5649 3112 Delano Street City Of Richmond v. Big Green Mountain, LLC, et al. CL17-5648 3116 Delano Street City Of Richmond v. Big Green Mountain, LLC, et al. CL17-5647 3120 Delano Street City Of Richmond v. Big Green Mountain, LLC, et al. CL17-5646 3124 Delano Street City Of Richmond v. Big Green Mountain, LLC, et al. CL17-5645 3412 Rear Delano Street City Of Richmond v. Shirley E. Dance, et al. CL17-5699 1511 Drewry Street City Of Richmond v. Willie R. Joyner, Jr., et al. CL17-4890 3007 Garland Avenue City Of Richmond v. Epps Investment Corporation, et al. CL17-4680 1521 Greycourt Avenue City Of Richmond v. Jesse G. Gilley, et al. CL18-1548 3016 Groveland Avenue City Of Richmond v. Linilton Realty Company, LLC, et al. CL18-353 1810 Harwood Street City Of Richmond v. Novella W. Cunningham, et al. CL18-297 3334 Hazelhurst Avenue City Of Richmond v. James R. Holmes, et al. CL18-392 2511 Hopkins Road City Of Richmond v. George Smith, et al. CL18-985 2610 Hull Street C i t y O f R i c h m o n d v. Believe&Receive Ministries, Inc., et al. CL17-5825 3207 Hull Street City Of Richmond v. Robert Griffith, et al. CL18-56 2003 Ingram Avenue City Of Richmond v. Miranda Squire, et al. CL17-4077 800 Jessamine Street City Of Richmond v. Ella McCullum, et al. CL18-2114 802 Jessamine Street City Of Richmond v. Ella McCullum, et al. CL18-2113 2106 Kimrod Road City Of Richmond v. William A. Schutte, Jr., et al. CL18-1159 3020 Krouse Street City Of Richmond v. Tower Building Properties, LLC, et al. CL17-5014 103 East Ladies Mile Road City Of Richmond v. Linilton Realty Company, LLC, et al. CL18-357 205 East Ladies Mile Road City Of Richmond v. James R. Holmes, et al. CL17-5574 452 East Ladies Mile Road City Of Richmond v. Florence I. Lundy, et al. CL18-325 454 East Ladies Mile Road City Of Richmond v. Florence I. Lundy, et al. CL18-324 2103 Lamb Avenue City Of Richmond v. Bessie

Binford, et al. CL17-5577 1905 Maddox Street City Of Richmond v. William M. Abrams, et al. CL18-55 1603 Magnolia Street City Of Richmond v. Ann M. Morris, et al. CL17-4763 3403 Maryland Avenue City Of Richmond v. Gabby Homes, Inc., et al. CL18-1748 1900 Maury Street City Of Richmond v. John Melvin Walker, et al. CL18-253 2424 North Avenue City Of Richmond v. James H. Smith, Jr., et al. CL18-281 2606 North Avenue City Of Richmond v. Joseph Zimblist Carrington, et al. CL17-2649 3002 P Street City Of Richmond v. Esther K. Blount, et al. CL17-985 3004 P Street City Of Richmond v. Jeff Smith, et al. CL18-831 3012 P Street City Of Richmond v. Sam J. Brown, et al. CL18-608 2122 Parkwood Avenue City Of Richmond v. Dell D. Graves, et al. CL18-119 2105 Redd Street City Of Richmond v. Dilcia T. Jackson, et al. CL18-872 1412 Rogers Street City Of Richmond v. Evelyn H. Perkins, et al. CL18-1084 1718 Rogers Street City Of Richmond v. Larry Anthony Williams, et al. CL17-5837 2122 Royall Avenue City Of Richmond v. Curtis M. Johnson, et al. CL18-190 2919 S Street City Of Richmond v. Nannie Belle Parham, et al. CL18-1269 525 Saint James Street City Of Richmond v. Charles M. Taylor, et al. CL18-609 5313 Salem Street City Of Richmond v. Emerald Land Development, LLC, et al. CL17-5651 3211 Rear Scottdale Street City Of Richmond v. Big Green Mountain, LLC, et al. CL18-109 1407 Spotsylvania Street City Of Richmond v. Michael Kilday, et al. CL18-271 1517 Spotsylvania Street City Of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, LLC, et al. CL17-5012 3612 Stockton Street City Of Richmond v. S. L. Snellings CL18-1270 3613 Stockton Street City Of Richmond v. Alfred B. Dixon, et al. CL18-431 5256 Stratton Road City Of Richmond v. Cheryl L. Reynolds, et al. CL18-274 3813 Terminal Avenue City Of Richmond v. John S. Finn, Jr., et al. CL18-273 3844 Terminal Avenue City Of Richmond v. George Smith, et al. CL18-984 4100 Rear Terminal Avenue City Of Richmond v. A.L. Hendrick, et al. CL17-6054 5221 Tilford Road City Of Richmond v. Miles H. Joyner, III, et al. CL18-326 2322 Venable Street City Of Richmond v. David Thorne, et al. CL17-4995 2402 Venable Street City Of Richmond v. Horace L. Burrell, et al. CL18-186 2402 ½ Venable Street City Of Richmond v. Joseph K. Harris CL18-1518 2402½ Rear Venable Street City Of Richmond v. Columbus R. Dabney, et al. CL18-1580 2816 Wellington Street City Of Richmond v. Mallie Edward Crawford CL18-1846 2401 Whitcomb Street City Of Richmond v. Linilton Realty Company, LLC, et al. CL18-298 2411 Whitcomb Street City Of Richmond v. Michael Kilday, et al. CL18-296 1304 Willis Street City Of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, LLC, et al. CL17-5013 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. Gregory A. Lukanuski Deputy City Attorney Special Commissioner 900 East Broad Street, Room 400 Richmond, VA 23219

Virginia 23228-1884 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia D epartment of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a Day Spa license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Brad Barzoloski, owner NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www. abc.virginia.gov or 800-5523200.

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JAIRUS S. KING, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-2380 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2919 East Marshall Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0576/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Jarius S. King and Evisson Incorporated,. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAIRUS S. KING, owner per a will filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 14717(1) on September 5, 2014, 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 FRANKLIN D. R. LYONS, SR, who upon information and belief is deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that JAIRUS S. KING, owner per a will filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 14-717(1) on September 5, 2014, FRANKLIN D. R. LYONS, SR, who upon information and belief is deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 23, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. MASON L. LEWIS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-3211 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1410 Spotsylvania Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0606/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Mason L. Lewis, Madie J. Lewis and Thelma M. Johnson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, MASON L. LEWIS, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, MADIE J. LEWIS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and THELMA M. JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that MASON L. LEWIS, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, MADIE J. LEWIS, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, THELMA M. JOHNSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JOHN BOYD, SR, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-607 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2607 O Street Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0432/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, John Boyd, Sr., and Kate Boyd. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, JOHN BOYD, SR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and KATE BOYD, 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; that CLIFFORD M. BOYD, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; that SHIRLEY BOYD WILLIAMS, CLARENCE B O Y D , a n d C A LV I N FRANKLIN BOYD, JR, who may have an ownership

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. VIRGINIA HARRIS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-3210 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1408 Spotsylvania Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0606/007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Virginia Harris. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, VIRGINIA HARRIS, 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

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. SYDNEY O. LYONS, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-3208 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1311 North 32nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000801/017, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Sydney O. Lyons. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, SYDNEY O. LYONS, or his 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 SYDNEY O. LYONS, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. CHARLES E. CHAPPELLE, et al, Defendants. Case No.: CL18-3236 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3806 Glenwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0001663/028, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Charles Chappelle and Mary M. Chappelle aka Mary M. Richardson. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, CHARLES E. CHAPPELLE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and MARY M. CHAPPELLE aka MARY M. RICHARDSON, 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 CHARLES E. CHAPPELLE, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, MARY M. CHAPPELLE aka MARY M. RICHARDSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before SepTember 20, 2018 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HENRICO JOSEPH A. TOWLER and AVON W. TOWLER Plaintiff, v. ANY AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Defendants. Case No.: CL17004845-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to quiet title to the real estate known as Tax Parcel Number 822724-5948, containing .6214 acres, more or less, located on and known as 5 West Nine Mile Road in Henrico County, Virginia, and being the same real estate conveyed to Joseph A. Towler and Avon W. Towler by deed of assumption from D.W.Thomas and Evelyn G. Thomas and C.O. Groome, Jr. and Vivian M. Groome, dated December 30, 1976, recorded January 6, 1977, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the County of Henrico, Virginia, in Deed Book 1712, Page 487. And, it appearing by affidavit filed according to law that Any and All Interested Parties, the above-named defendant, cannot be located, it is therefore ORDERED that the said Any and All Interested Parties need to appear on or before September 7, 2018 at 9:30 A.M., before this Court and do what is necessary to protect their interests. An Extract Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HENRICO JOSEPH A. TOWLER and AVON W. TOWLER Plaintiff, v. ANY AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Defendants. Case No.: CL17004846-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to quiet title to the real estate known as Tax Parcel Number 822-7246038, containing .13 acres, more or less, located on and known as 4 South Holly Avenue in Henrico County, Virginia, and being the same real estate conveyed to Joseph A. Towler and Avon W. Towler by deed from Lillian P. Adams dated August 30, 1973, recorded August 30, 1973, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the County of Henrico, Virginia, in Deed Book 1572, Page 124. And, it appearing by affidavit filed according to law that Any and All Interested Parties, the above-named defendants, cannot be located, it is therefore ORDERED that the said Any and All Interested Parties need to appear on September 7, 2018 at 9:30 A.M., before this Court and do what is necessary to protect their interests. An Extract Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HENRICO JOSEPH A. TOWLER and AVON W. TOWLER Plaintiff, v. ANY AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Defendants. Case No.: CL17004844-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of the abovestyled suit is to quiet title to the real estate known as Tax Parcel Number 822724-6945, containing .1377 acres, more or less, located on and known as 1-3 West Nine Mile Road in Henrico County, Virginia, and being the same real estate conveyed to Joseph A. Towler and Avon W. Towler by deed from Julian B. Lipscomb and Sue Lipscomb,

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 for sale at public auction the following real estate at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday August 15, 2018 at 3:00pm, or as soon thereafter as may be effected. The sale is subject to the terms and conditions below and any 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. 2115 2nd Avenue City Of Richmond v. Linilton Realty Company, LLC, et al. CL18-354 2219 2nd Avenue City Of Richmond v. Linilton Realty Company, LLC, et al. CL18-355 3014 4th Avenue City Of Richmond v. Michael Kilday, et al. CL18-272 2521 5th Avenue City Of Richmond v. Ryland E. Jones, et al. CL17-4617 3115 5th Avenue City Of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, LLC, et al. CL17-5015 420 East 15th Street City Of Richmond v. Joseph K. Harris, et al. CL18-873 609 North 21st Street City Of Richmond v. Kaerene Darcel George, et al. CL18-191 129 West 22nd Street City Of Richmond v. Tower Building Properties, LLC, et al. CL17-5011 307 West 27th Street City Of Richmond v. Wade Stanley Eatmon CL18-1435 1115 North 27th Street

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BIDS COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID ITB# 18-1716-7JCK Culvert Rehabilitation Plan for Masonic Lane over Gillies Creek Due 2:30 pm, August 15, 2018. Additional information available at: http://www.henrico. us/purchasing/

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Jordan First Inc. Trading as: Y and I Super Market 400 West Brookland Park Boulevard Richmond, Virginia 23222 United States of America The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a WINE AND BEER OFF PERMISES license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Manager Ibrahim Omar Bawaneh 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. The Wooden Spoon Cafe LLC Trading as: the wooden spoon cafe 5714 patterson Ave Richmond, Virginia 23226-2019 United States of America The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a WINE AND BEER ON PERMISES license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Yvette Daniel, 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.

Applications are now being accepted for the following positions. PCA or CNA needed for 12 hour shift. House-keeper (Part-time) Please bring a curent TB report when applying. All references will be checked. Good pay – Good days off. Call for appointment. Tel: 222-5133

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

Part-Time Financial Secretary

20 hours per week Salary Commensurate with Experience The successful candidate must have a working knowledge of bookkeeping, financial records management, and Microsoft Office Suites. Bachelor’s Degree or minimum of 2-3 years of financial secretary experience required. A Criminal History Background Check and a Credit Background Check are required. Please send resumes to: Mount Olive Baptist Church 8775 Mount Olive Ave. Glen Allen Va. 23060 Attention Billie Winzor, Personnel Ministry Phone 804-262-9614

REQUESTS FOR RESUME & EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity is seeking subcontractors experienced in rehabs and new construction of single-family houses in the following trades: Demolition Framing Roofing Electrical Porches/Decks Flooring Cleaning

Footings/Backfill Lead Abatement Siding Insulation Trim Carpentry Grading

Masonry Asbestos Abatement HVAC Drywall Painting Fencing

All must have a minimum of three (3) years experience in their field of expertise. These are for federally funded construction projects; subcontractors will be required to participate in Section 3 hiring requirements reporting. Those not interested in participation in federally funded programs need not apply. Insurance requirements: • Certificate of Contractor Liability Insurance with at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and a $2,000,000 aggregate. Habitat for Humanity will have to be added as “additional insured” in conjunction with any contract for construction. • Proof of Workers’ Compensation Insurance: $100,000 each accident/$500,000 • Disease policy Limit/$100,000 Disease Each Employee • Automobile Liability = $500,000 The projects are located at: 1. 2804 N orth Ave., Richmond, V A 23220: Single Family – Detached -‐ Rehab 2. 502 Fourqurean Lane, Richmond, V A 23222: Single Family – Detached -‐ Rehab 3. 221 W. 34th St., Richmond, V A 23225: Single Family – Detached -‐ Rehab 4. 719 Hill Top Dr., Richmond, V A 23225: Single Family – Detached – New Construction

These are “Section 3 Covered Positions; all HUD Recipients and Resident Owned Businesses are encouraged to apply.” Email all resumes and proof of insurance to acoble@richmondhabitat.org. Ann Coble, Phone: 804-232-7001, ext. 114. Responses due July 30, 2018. Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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