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That’s the ticket

Hillary Clinton shatters glass ceiling with historic presidential nod Free Press staff, wire reports

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton introduces her running mate, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, during a rally Saturday at Florida International University Panther Arena in Miami.

Kaine’s history readies him for VP role Free Press staff, wire report

He has been Richmond’s mayor, Virginia’s governor and a U.S. senator.

Now Sen. Timothy Michael Kaine — whom everyone calls “Tim” — has leaped to the national stage as Democrat Hillary Clinton’s running mate.

Wednesday afternoon, the nearly 5,000 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia roared “aye” in nominating by acclimation the 58-year-old Richmond resident to be the vice presidential candidate on the ticket with the first woman ever to receive the presidential nomination of a major party.

If the ticket wins, Sen. Kaine, too, would make history as the first Richmond resident and the third Virginia resident to win the No. 2 executive position — the last Virginia Sen. Mamie E. Locke

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Hillary Rodham Clinton swept into history Tuesday as Democrats, eager to present a face of unity to a national television audience, chose her to be the party’s standard-bearer in the Nov. 8 presidential election.

She is the first woman to head a major political party’s ticket for president in U.S. history.

The delegates also suspended the convention rules Wednesday to endorse by acclamation U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her vice presidential running mate.

The Clinton-Kaine ticket, called “safe” by some, was heralded by others as the 2016 Dream Team, a duo with a solid record of government experience who can effectively lead the nation from Day 1 if elected.

At the dramatic climax of a state-by-state roll call on Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Mrs. Clinton’s former rival, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, told the convention chairwoman from the floor that Mrs. Clinton, 68, should be selected as the party’s nominee.

The thousands of delegates crowding the Wells Fargo Center erupted in cheers.

“If there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say: I may become the first woman president, but one of you is next,” Mrs. Clinton told the convention via a video satellite link.

The final delegate count was 2,842 for Mrs. Clinton, 1,865 for Sen. Sanders and 56 “no” votes.

In nominating Mrs. Clinton, delegates made the point that the selection of a woman was a milestone in America’s 240-year-old history. Women got the right to vote in 1920 after ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Mrs. Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, portrayed her in a speech to the convention as a dynamic force for change as he made a case for her White House bid against Republican Donald J. Trump.

“Hillary is uniquely qualified to seize the opportunities and reduce the risks we face, and she is still the best darn change maker I have ever known,” he said, hitting back at Republican arguments she is a Washington insider tied to the status quo.

Mrs. Clinton, a Yale-educated lawyer who worked on children’s issues with the

man and former reality TV show host, as too unstable to occupy the Oval Office.

Mr. Trump, 70, who has never held elective office, got a boost in opinion polls from his nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland last week, where Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was selected as his vice presidential running mate.

He had a 2-point lead over Mrs. Clinton in a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released Tuesday, the first time he has been ahead since early May. Even as Sen. Sanders en-

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Delegate Cherelle Parker of Pennsylvania, center, cheers First Lady Michelle Obama at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention.

Children’s Defense Fund, tried unsuccessfully to expand health care access as first lady, represented New York in the U.S. Senate during the 9/11 terrorists attacks and led America’s foreign policy initiatives as secretary of state under President Obama.

The Democratic nominee, who promises to tackle income inequality, tighten gun control and rein in Wall Street if she becomes president, is eager to portray Mr. Trump, a business-

dorsed Mrs. Clinton in a convention speech Monday and during the roll call on Tuesday, many of his supporters protested on the convention floor and outside the convention hall against the Democratic Party leadership’s apparent backing of her during the Democratic primary fight.

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Va. Supreme Court turns back clock on restoration of felons’ rights

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

David Mosby, 46, had tears in his eyes when he registered to vote for the first time in his life.

That was three months ago.

Now the Varina home improvement contractor must tear up the new Henrico County voter card he received after Gov. Terry McAuliffe restored his voting rights on April 22, allowing him to overcome a criminal past that had stripped him of much of his citizenship.

Mr. Mosby’s rights are no longer restored.

In a stunning blow to Mr. Mosby and others like him, a sharply divided Virginia Supreme Court agreed with Republican challengers and ruled 4-3 last Friday that the governor had violated the state Constitution by restoring the voting rights of more than 200,000 felons en masse rather

than one by one.

While Gov. McAuliffe is promising to get around the decision and again restore the voting rights of people like Mr. Mosby, the decision was a huge blow to Mr. Mosby the administration and supporters of the governor’s action.

“Never before have any of the prior 71 Virginia Governors issued a clemency order of any kind … to a class of unnamed felons,” Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons wrote in striking down Gov. McAuliffe’s blanket executive orders restoring the rights of more than 200,000 ex-offenders to vote, serve on juries and run for office.

“We, thus, reject the governor’s contention that a faithful reading of (the Virginia Constitution) endorses his assertion of

absolute power to issue clemency orders that his 71 predecessors found of dubious provenance,” the chief justice wrote.

The court majority then took what it deemed an extraordinary measure of issuing a writ of mandamus ordering the secretary of the commonwealth, the state Department of Elections and other appropriate officials to take steps by Aug. 25 to revoke the voter registration of at least 13,000 people such as Mr. Mosby who are now on voter rolls and to restore the ineligible voting status of anyone whose rights the governor had granted on April 22 and in subsequent orders in May and June.

The court’s decision creates an administrative mess just as voter registrars across the state are gearing up for the upcoming presidential election.

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One of God’s children Gabriel Denison, 2, holds a sign offering details of his ethnic background during last Friday’s Three Parks Walk for Peace in the East End. The youngster attended the march with his parents, Liz and Rob Denison, and year-old sister, Cora, as people gathered with messages of hope and unity despite the recent violence in U.S. communities and abroad. Please see story, more photos, B2.

‘Black and blue’

African-American police officers straddle uncomfortable worlds

By Jack White

The ambivalent emotions that black police officers experience are as old as the first time an African-American put on a badge and walked a beat in the black community. But they seldom have been expressed with the clarity and force of the words that Baton Rouge, La., Police Cpl. Montrell Jackson posted on Facebook on July 8.

“I’m tired physically and emotionally,” wrote the 10-year police veteran of the anguish he experienced in the aftermath of a controversial police killing July 5 of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and the slaughter of five policemen by a vengeful ex-military man in Dallas on July 7.

“I swear to God I love this city but I wonder if this city loves me. In uniform I get nasty, hurtful looks and out of uniform some people consider me a threat.”

Two weeks later, Cpl. Jackson and two fellow officers were shot down in the street by an another embittered gunman out

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to avenge the recent spate of police killings of black people.

Cpl. Jackson, 32, was the father of a 4-month-old son.

His words stirred powerful reaction about the toll that being both black and blue can exact among the long-serving officers who gathered in Washington last week for the 40th annual convention of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. Among them was Len Cooke, who

over a long career rose from walking a beat in Washington, D.C., to being police chief in Portsmouth and chief security officer in the executive office of President Obama.

Cpl. Jackson’s sentiments took Mr. Cooke back to the early 1970s, when black cops “faced a lot of discrimination inside their departments.”

“You couldn’t even ride in a patrol car and you had to walk a beat” because there were no black sergeants making the assignments,” Mr. Cooke recalled. “White people oftentimes did not want us providing services and preferred white officers, while at the same time people in the black community saw us as traitors for joining the police.”

He, like many black officers, knows firsthand that police often subject black men of all ages to stereotypical racial profiling. He said he, too, has been pulled over when out of uniform “and didn’t necessarily enjoy the experience.”

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National Night Out slated for Aug. 2

“National Night Out” returns next week to promote community connections and ties with law enforcement.

This year’s programs couldn’t be more timely as worries about ambushes of police and increases in violence and homicides accompany nationwide concerns about trigger-happy cops and unwarranted killings of African-Americans.

Richmond events will be 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 2 as the city joins communities across the country in observing the 33rd National Night Out, according to the Richmond Police Department.

Area residents will gather at block parties, churches, playgrounds, parks and other venues to become better acquainted with one another and with officers who police their communities.

“National Night Out is a perfect time to strengthen bonds between our police officers and residents, which makes our city safer,” Mayor Dwight C. Jones said in encouraging participation.

Further information on locations: Richmond Police Sgt. Carol Adams at (804) 646-4069 or www.richmondgov.com/police. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

CVWMA expands recycling materials Richmond residents can now recycle a greater range of bottles and food containers, the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority has announced.

According to the authority, effective immediately, all plastic bottles and food containers as well as waxy containers for milk and juice can be put in the recycling can.

However, the authority still is not accepting plastic bags, Styrofoam or food-contaminated pizza boxes.

Still, this is a major change for the authority and addresses longstanding requests from many residents, said Kim Haynes, the authority’s executive director.

“CVWMA is always looking for cost effective ways to enhance existing programs to make recycling easier and to reduce the amount of waste going to local landfills,” Ms. Haynes stated in announcing the change.

She said the change means the authority is finally joining recycling programs nationwide that accept waxy cartons and all types of plastic bottles and food containers. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Walkout for living wage Rolanda McMillan protests pay and working conditions in front of the McDonald’s restaurant at 2011 Chamberlayne Ave. She was among 28 workers at the restaurant who picketed last Thursday for basic safety equipment such as oven mitts and to protest cuts to work schedules. Protesters also called for pay hikes for workers to $15 an hour. The franchise brought in workers from other chain locations to keep the fast food restaurant open during the picketing. McDonald’s representatives did not respond to Free Press requests for comment.

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Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez adds finishing touches to his new “Givers of the Divine” mural.

Location: 6 W. Cary St. in Downtown. From Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Quiñonez is among a dozen visiting artists who painted more than 14 murals on buildings during this summer’s Richmond Mural Project, which ended last week. The project, spearheaded by a Washington art studio, has added more than 100 murals to building exteriors in the city since it began in 2012.

City’s economic promises with NFL training camp have yet to materialize

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond has yet to receive a big chunk of the promised payoff from the much touted economic deal that resulted in Washington’s pro football team holding its summer training camp in the city, according to a Richmond City Council member.

City Councilman Parker C. Agelasto, 5th District, said he believes the deal has generated at least $1 million less in property Mayor Jones taxes than Mayor Dwight C. Jones and his staff projected would be received when it sold City Council on the deal in 2012.

That $1 million represents 25 percent of the $4 million the city projected it would receive through 2023 from new business and property tax revenue from properties associated with the deal.

In turn, less money than expected is being steered to Richmond Public Schools, which the council insisted was to get the lion’s share of new tax revenue flowing from the training camp and other elements of the project.

In 2012, under an agreement that City Councilman Chris A. Hilbert, 3rd District, brokered with the Jones administration and which passed council as a resolution, the school system was to realize more than $555,000 a year from the deal, with about $320,000 going to meet school repair needs and the rest going for school programs.

The funding was based on projections the Jones administration provided to the council on the revenue anticipated to be generated by the entire deal.

City records indicate the school system has gained $100,000 a year in separate annual payments for three years from the nonprofit Bon Secours Health System, the city’s main partner in the creation of the training camp on West Leigh Street.

One big reason the revenues have fallen short, Mr. Agelasto noted, is that major elements of the deal have yet to materialize.

Notably, Bon Secours has yet to invest $24 million to redevelop the Westhampton School, former home of Richmond

Community High School, into a college of nursing and imaging school.

Separately, Bon Secours has yet to build an $8.5 million medical office building associated with its Richmond Community Hospital in the East End. The bottom line: Bon Secours is paying far less in property tax on those properties than the Jones administration projected four years ago, Mr. Agelasto said.

The projections indicated that those Mr. Agelasto properties would generate $433,575 a year beginning in the 2014-15 fiscal year based on the new construction. Based on the records of the city assessor, Bon Secours has paid about $100,000 a year in property tax on the Westhampton property and the East End property set aside for development.

Based on the current status of those projects, according to the administration, Bon Secours is still seeking required permits and approvals for the two developments and has yet to set a start date for construction. The result is that the property tax collections on those properties are unlikely to reach the $433,575 level in the current fiscal year, Mr. Agelasto said.

A first-term council member who started in 2013 after the training camp deal was approved, Mr. Agelasto said he has been trying for 18 months to get the administration to provide information on the revenue performance of the training camp deal compared with the 2012 projections.

“I started asking in February 2015” for an update, he said.

So far the administration’s only response has been a powerpoint presentation that Lee Downey, deputy chief administrative officer for economic and community development, provided to the council’s Finance Committee on July 21.

The presentation defended the project, but to the disappointment of Mr. Agelasto and the other committee members, Chair Kathy C. Graziano, 4th District, and Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District, it provided no update on the 2012 financial projections.

Mr. Downey noted that Bon Secours has met its agreement to pay $3.3 million for naming rights on the training camp facility and has expanded the space that it leases in the building for the services it offers there, including an exercise program, sports medicine, men’s health and primary care services in which 27 doctors and other staff now work.

The lease payments go to the city’s Economic Development Authority, which uses them to pay the city $500,000 a year, Mr. Downey said. The city uses the money to pay off the $10 million that it provided to the EDA to build the training camp building and fields.

He also noted that the EDA spent $1 million of its own money on improvements to the training facility above the city’s investment and that the EDA leased the fields for 75 festivals, events and programs in the past year.

He also said the EDA is on the hook to pay the Washington team $500,000 a year to hold its training camp in Richmond, with the money coming from corporate sponsorships, leases and in-kind services.

“The money does not come from the city’s general fund,” he said.

So far, the EDA has made two payments totaling $646,232, he said, with the remainder credited to in-kind services. However, he provided no detailed information on the EDA’s income and expenses.

He also did not provide any information on the amount of tax revenue that the city receives as a result of the Washington team’s use of the facility, including visitor spending on hotels, meals and other items. Four years ago, the city was supposed to gain $195,000 a year in tax from visitor spending, which was to go to schools. At this point, there is no evidence the training camp has ever generated that level of new revenue.

As to the other potential projects, Mr. Downey said that Bon Secours has made repairs to the Westhampton building and is expected to file a special use permit next month to clear the way for development. Still, he offered no timetable for the start of construction.

In the East End, he noted that Bon Secours has pending rezoning and building permit applications for the office building, though he could not say when construction would begin.

However, he noted Bon Secours has started building a $1.5 million wellness and community center on Nine Mile Road called the Parsley’s Center. He also noted that Bon Secours has provided $150,000 to assist 14 businesses to open along the Nine Mile Road and 25th Street corridor, invested $550,000 to build and renovate a block of homes near Nine Mile Road and helped create a children’s playground.

That information did not impress the committee, which called on Mr. Downey to return as soon as possible with more detailed financial information on the income the training camp deal has generated.

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Clinton shatters glass ceiling with historic nomination Continued from A1

supporters, and move past unruly displays of dissent that marked the convention’s first day on Monday amid tensions over an email scandal involving outgoing Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

The emails appeared to show the DNC favoring Mrs. Clinton over Sen. Sanders during the hard-fought primaries.

Every time Mrs. Clinton and Sen. Kaine, were mentioned onstage during the first several hours of the convention, a round of boos followed.

As different people spoke, Sanders supporters broke into chants of “Bernie! Bernie!” Some delegates shouted “No TPP” in protest of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal decried

by GOP nominee Mr. Trump, as well.

Following a chaotic scene at a Monday morning meeting where she was loudly jeered

by Sanders supporters, Ms. Wasserman Schultz did not speak at all during the convention as planned and plans to step down after it ends.

The DNC issued an apology to Sen. Sand-

ers moments after the convention opened, hoping to help soothe tensions heading into the week.

M r s . C l i n t o n ’s nomination comes eight years after the Democrat’s historic nomination of Barack Obama as the first President Clinton African-American for president. President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were among the list of high-profile speakers slated to delivered remarks about Mrs. Clinton’s ability to lead the country.

The tone of the Democratic gathering — and the crowd itself — was quite different from last week’s convention of Republicans.

Of the Republican convention’s 2,472 delegates, just 18 were African-American. Of the Democratic convention’s 4,766 delegates, 1,182 are African-American.

President Clinton’s talk on Tuesday clearly

Mrs. Obama

was to humanize his wife while energizing Democrats and villainizing Mr. Trump.

“She never made fun of people with disabilities,” President Clinton said, referring to Mr. Trump’s mocking of a disabled reporter last year. “She tried to empower them

based on their abilities.”

He recalled how he and Mrs. Clinton met as students at Yale Law School and cited her many professional accomplishments along with being a nurturing mother to their daughter, Chelsea.

His speech was preceded by that of nine African-American mothers whose children have been killed by gun violence or in encounters with police. The women, who have been campaigning for Mrs. Clinton for months, said she met with them privately to hear their stories and worked

with them to promote gun control measures.

Lucia McBath, whose 17-year-old son Jordan Davis was fatally shot after playing loud music in his car in 2012, said Mrs. Clinton “isn’t afraid to say Black Lives Matter,” a phrase Mr. Trump and other Republicans have derided by saying that all lives matter. But Ms. McBath also said Mrs. Clinton knew that Americans needed to come together to keep children safe.

“We’re going to keep building a future where police officers and communities of color work the together in mutual respect,” she said.

On Monday night, First Lady Michelle Obama’s well-received speech touched on race, partisanship, patriotism and feminism, all while rebuking Mr. Trump’s central theme that American has lost its footing.

“Don’t let anyone ever tell you that this country isn’t great — that somehow we need to make it great again — because this right now is the greatest country on Earth,” she said to thunderous applause. “And as my daughters prepare to set out into the world, I want a leader who is worthy of that trust.”

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Cortés, commissioner of the state Department of Elections, disclosed Monday that his agency is now working to remove from the state’s computerized list of voters the names of felons who were registered based on the governor’s orders.

Mr. Mosby expressed disappointment Wednesday in the court’s ruling, noting that while he has not yet received any notice or communication from the Henrico voter registrar, he has confidence Gov. McAuliffe will “turn it around” and will restore felons’ rights person by person.

“The governor said he would do it, and I’m just hoping he’ll get to me in time for me to vote in November,” Mr. Mosby said.

Virginia is one of four states that permanently strips convicted felons of the right to vote, serve on juries, run for office or become a notary public unless the governor restores their rights — a unilateral authority that dates back to the 1850s.

The decision was a clear victory for the main Republican leaders who brought the lawsuit, Speaker of the House William J. Howell, R-Fredericksburg, and Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment, R-Williamsburg. In a joint statement, they called the decision “a major victory for the rule of law and … a sweeping rebuke of the governor’s unprecedented assertion of executive authority.”

However Gov. McAuliffe called it “a disgrace that the Republican leadership of Virginia would file a lawsuit to deny more

African-American police officers straddle uncomfortable worlds

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He also knows that black citizens, who are disproportionately the victims of violent crime, need police protection as much as or more than other citizens.

And he, like many black officers, supports the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement that has arisen in the three years since self-appointed community watchman George Zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager in Sanford, Fla. “They’ve got a good reason for being out there,” agrees Marty Tapscott of the mostly young Black Lives Matter protesters.

Mr. Tapscott served as chief of police in Richmond from 1989 to 1995.

“Being a police officer is a very difficult job, especially under circumstances like those that are happening now. You have shootings by white police officers of black citizens that raise a lot of concerns, even among police officers. The killing of police officers like those who were murdered in Dallas and Baton Rouge is never justified.

And, at the same time, you have that thin blue line where police officers are hesitant to single out those who don’t belong in that uniform.”

In far too many cases, Mr. Tapscott believes, police departments and police unions are “too defensive in their posture” when citizens raise questions about officers’ use of deadly force.

“They seem to defend what happened regardless of the circumstances, regardless of what you see with your own eyes,” he said.

A case in point: The bizarre shooting July 18 in North Miami, Fla., of Charles Kinsey, a black, unarmed mental health worker who was trying to calm a 23-year-old autistic patient sitting in the middle of a road.

A police officer with a highpowered rifle shot Mr. Kinsey in the leg even though the behavior therapist was lying on his back with his hands raised when the officer approached. A spokesman for the local police benevolent association claimed that the officer had fired to protect Mr. Kinsey from the patient — an assertion that seems difficult to square with the undisputed fact that the officer subsequently handcuffed Mr. Kinsey and left him bleeding in the street for 20 minutes before an ambulance arrived.

Jonathan Aledda, a 30-yearold SWAT team member with four years on the job, has been suspended but has not been charged. Cmdr. Emile Hollant also

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was suspended without pay for giving false statements to police investigators in the shooting.

More than 30,000 people have signed petitions calling for the officers involved to be fired. Protesters also staged a peaceful demonstration and sitin Monday at the North Miami police headquarters.

Such incidents have strengthened doubts, especially among

Mr. Tapscott

young black people, that the police will be held accountable when they act without justification.

Inevitably that skepticism is shared by younger black cops, who have much in common with Black Lives Matter protesters, said Vera Bumpers, chief of the METRO police in Harris County, Texas, which includes Houston. At the same time,

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Cpl. Montrell Scott of Baton Rouge, La., shows off his young son in a photo posted on Facebook with the emotional message expressing his concern and frustration about police and African-Americans written just a week before he was shot and killed in a police ambush.

police are increasingly wary because of the shootings in Dallas and Baton Rouge.

“You don’t hear officers saying they feel like they have a target on their backs,” Chief Bumpers said. “What you do hear is that they have always been vigilant and watchful of their safety, but now they are taking it to a new level.”

In these trying times, many black cops believe that they have are uniquely positioned to help create strong bonds between the police and understandably suspicious black communities. In particular, they stress, police departments need to move away from the militarized tactics that make many residents of black communities regard them like an occupying army. Instead, they should adopt community policing strategies that treat the police and citizens as allies in the battle against crime.

“There is only one way to do the job and that’s the right way,” said Sgt. Carol Adams, a decorated 19-year veteran with the Richmond Police Department. “It is not about whether you are black or white, it’s about protecting people. I can go anywhere in uniform or out of uniform and be respected because I grew up here and I spend a lot of time in the community and people know me. I’m not a stranger who only shows up when someone dials 911.”

Charges dismissed against officers in Freddie Gray death Free Press wire reports

Porter had been scheduled for the fall.

BALTIMORE Officer Porter was facing a second None of the six Baltimore police trial. He was the first officer to be officers accused in the death of Freddie tried, and the case ended in a mistrial Gray will end up behind bars. in December when the jury could not Wednesday, Baltimore’s top prosreach a verdict. ecutor, Marilyn J. Mosby, who had Three other officers have been acvowed to hold the officers accountable, quitted in bench trials before Baltimore dropped all charges against the three judges: Edward Nero, a bike officer remaining Baltimore police officers involved in the initial police encounter facing trial in connection with Mr. with Mr. Gray; Caesar Goodson, who Mr. Gray Gray’s death. drove the van that transported Mr. Mr. Gray, 25, died April 12, 2015, after sus- Gray following his arrest; and Lt. Brian Rice, taining a broken neck while being driven in a the highest ranking officer charged in connection police van. His crime: Running from police in with Mr. Gray’s death. a neighborhood labeled high crime.

Despite the failure of the criminal cases, Mr. His death became a symbol of the black com- Gray’s death led to a U.S. Justice Department munity’s mistrust of police and triggered days of probe of Baltimore’s policing practices and the protests and riots. The city became a focal point introduction of new policies aimed at improving of the Black Lives Matter movement and the police-community relations. nationwide debate on excessive police force.

The changes have been ushered in with the But after losing several initial cases, Balti- goal of ending the misuse of police authority, more State’s Attorney Mosby threw in the towel. which resulted in the city paying out more than Her chief deputy, Michael Schatzow, came to $6 million over a three-year period to settle dozthe court to seek dismissal of the outstanding ens of claims from civilians who were allegedly charges, which was granted. injured because of officer misconduct.

The request came ahead of Wednesday’s Meanwhile, the Gray family last year received scheduled pretrial hearing for Officer Garrett a payment of $6.4 million from the city as a Miller. settlement of the legal claims against Baltimore Trials for Officers Alicia White and William and its police department.

than 200,000 of their own citizens the right to vote.”

He vowed to issue individual orders to restore the rights of those who had registered to vote and for the more than 200,000 felons who had not — a power the court’s majority did not challenge.

“I cannot accept that this overtly political action could succeed in suppressing the voices of many thousands of men and women who had rejoiced with their families when their rights were restored earlier this year,” the governor stated.

“I will expeditiously sign nearly 13,000 individual orders to restore the fundamental rights of the citizens who have had their rights restored and registered to vote,” the governor stated. “And I will continue to sign orders until I have completed restoration for all 200,000 Virginians.”

So far, however, the governor has yet to issue any individual restoration of rights, according to Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson.

The governor could take solace in the two dissenting opinions that found the majority had overturned decades of precedent to reach its result.

In her dissent, Justice Cleo E. Powell expressed astonishment at the majority opinion in which Justices D. Arthur Kelsey, Elizabeth A. McClanahan and Stephen R. McCullough joined.

That “opinion is not supported by the plain language of the Constitution of Virginia and is contrary to established Virginia jurisprudence,” Justice Powell wrote in a dissent in which Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn joined.

Justices Powell and Goodwyn are the only African-Americans on the state’s seven-member Supreme Court.

“The majority acknowledges that the governor could issue many individual orders to achieve the mass restoration of rights he sought to accomplish,” she continued. “Thus, the majority essentially takes the position that the (Constitution) requires the governor to exercise his executive powers in a different less efficient manner.”

Justice Powell also tongue-lashed the majority for overturning longstanding precedent in failing to find that those who sued had no standing or right to do so.

Along with Justice William C. Mims, a former attorney general, who wrote a separate dissent, Justice Powell found that the challengers had “failed to make any showing of injury… Thus petitioners’ claim seeks to ‘merely advance a public right or redress a public injury,’ which we have expressly stated ‘cannot confer standing on a complainant.’ ” She also wrote that the challengers could not and did not “identify a ‘statute that gives them a legally enforceable right to have the court compel’ the governor to not issue executive orders that restore voting rights to groups of felons who have served their sentences.”

Voting rights comments “The court’s decision is disappointing but we remain committed to the principled goal of restoring voting and other rights to ex-offenders. We call on the legislature to begin the process of allowing Virginia voters the choice to amend the Virginia Constitution so that no one will be forever stripped of the most basic of their civil rights.”

— Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia • The court’s decision “is another victory for Jim Crow and voter suppression. As a returning citizen, I know firsthand what it means when you can’t vote because of your past.

Virginia Organizing is confident that Gov. Terry McAuliffe will find a way to restore the rights to those citizens. It is unfair for returning citizens to hear that we deserve a second chance from politicians while they actively work against that second chance.”

— Duane Edwards, board member of Virginia Organizing • “The Supreme Court of Virginia delivered a major victory for the Constitution, the rule of law and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our nation was founded on the principles of limited government and separation of powers. This opinion is a sweeping rebuke of the governor’s unprecedented assertion of executive authority.”

— Delegate William J. Howell, speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates and Sen. Thomas K. Norment, Virginia Senate majority leader • “The Caucus is disappointed that the Virginia Supreme Court has invalidated Gov. McAuliffe’s executive order restoring the right of citizens to exercise their right to vote. Felony disenfranchisement disproportionately impacts African-Americans, and Virginia remains one of a few states requiring individual restoration, which is arcane in 2016. The Supreme Court’s rationale is no different than that of Republicans — it has not been done before by 71 previous governors.”

— Sen. Mamie E. Locke, chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus • “We encourage Gov. McAuliffe to — as he said he would — make the individualized voting restorations that the Virginia Supreme Court said he had to make. We stand ready and willing to assist in that process.”

— Linda Thomas, president of the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP

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Your Journey to Wellness Starts Here Be In the Know This year, Mental Health Awareness Week was May 16 through 22nd. And while many in the community may not have been aware of the specific focus of mental health during that week, the seriousness of recent tragedies within U.S. has brought the topic of mental health to the forefront of conversations about politics, justice and health care.

So, what is a mental illness? According to the National Alliance on Mental Health Illness (NAMI), a mental illness is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling or mood.

Such conditions may affect one’s ability to relate to others and function each day. And though the same diagnoses can be possible across a wide spectrum of individuals, each will have different experiences with the condition. Interactions with those who may have a mental condition happen more often than realized, but the condition may not always be easily recognizable.

Consider this—approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. (43.8 million, or 18.5 percent) experiences mental illness in a given year, according to a 2015 study by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Approximately 1 in 25 adults in the U.S. (10 million, or 4.2 percent) experiences a serious mental illness in a given year that substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities. In fact, the numbers show that African-Americans are 20 percent more likely to experience se-

rious mental health problems than the general population.

Among the African-American community, mental health is not discussed as much as it is within the general population, yet the prevalence of mental illness in the community is undeniable.

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) considers socioeconomic status to be a large contributor to that prevalence. Studies show that poor mental health is more com-

Have you ever asked someone how they are doing or how they are feeling, only to receive a laundry list of ailments, aches and pains? The question was just rhetorical—meant to be a polite greeting. Some people will freely give their entire physical, medical history in those situations. But, when it comes to having conversations about mental health, the community gets quiet. Even some families with a known history of mental health issues are not having the right conversations, or any conversations about it at all.

Part of that is due a lack of understanding. Experts at VCU Health want the local community to understand that having a mental health condition does not make one any less of a human

being. Mental health conditions are not a form of imperfection or personal weakness. Like other health conditions, it needs the right attention, diagnosis and treatment. According to NAMI, only one-quarter (25 percent) of African-Americans seek mental health care, compared to 40 percent of whites. There are a few contributors to the lack of conversation in addition to not having an understanding of mental health issues.

One of those contributors is the strength of a community connected by faith. It is important to note that this statement is in no way a targeted attack against faith or religion in the community. In fact, the ideals of togetherness, the value of life, and the tenets of taking care of the body make faith an entry way for

medical professionals to have greater conversations with the community. The problem is when citizens choose only people their faith (and social) communities as a source for medical advice, in place of medical professionals.

VCU Health is a dedicated and committed resource for the entire Richmond community. The experts at VCU Health understand the importance of having an open dialogue to educate families on mental health signs, symptoms, treatments and resources that can help make home a better place for those dealing with poor mental health conditions.

“Through the program employees get access to masters and PH.D. level counselors to deal with whatever stressors they might have,” said Rittenhouse. Employees can also access counselors to discuss obtaining goals. Rittenhouse said, “Sometimes we have goals in our life, but things keep us from reaching those goals. So people come and talk (health goals, relationship goals, career goals) confidentially. She notes that confidential, free and accessible are key, and that makes it easy for employees to get help.

“One of the things that we try to do through HelpLink is to talk about stress management,” said Rittenhouse, “it doesn’t have to be a huge psychiatric problem, but if they are stressed

out about something it can impact their work.” In a group of people at multiple levels of education and employment, stress sees no boundaries. Rittenhouse has a great perspective on delivering the kind of help that exceeds the hospital walls. “Based on where and how people were raised, they have certain tools in their toolbox about how to deal with situations, self-perception, expectations for their life, how they think about and respond to things, how they deal with emotions,” she said, “these tools have been handed to them by parents, grandparents, teachers—but they may not be the healthiest tools or the most helpful.”

Rittenhouse’s approach is to help figure out the tools that are being used by the individual and then figure out what new tools can be helpful to move forward and find a different way to deal with the stress or problem. “It’s not that you just throw out the old things (tools) and keep new ones,” she said. “You integrate them into what does work and learn some new behaviors and new ways of looking at things.” Changing the viewpoint or helping people step back and look at the situation from a different perspective is paramount to helping them reach better solutions

in dealing with stressors. Rittenhouse said, “Often times if they have put coping tools in their toolbox, they did it for the right reasons then, but those tools are not helping them now.” According to Rittenhouse, the role is not to take things over and tell people what they need to do. But to break the problem open and suggest, well maybe there is another way to look at it.

Rittenhouse is very keen on meeting people where they are, which she attributes to being a social worker.

When it comes to mental health, some conditions can be very serious. It’s important to educate the community to recognize those conditions and manage them. “There is a local and free educational program offered by NAMI called Family to Family,” said Rittenhouse, “they support families and educate them on living with mental illness.” Another resource at VCU Health is the Virginia Coordinated Care Program (VCC). The VCC Program provides access to health care for uninsured individuals living the Greater Richmond Metro and the Tri-Cities areas—including mental health services such as psych treatment and counseling.

admitted. This state-of-the-art facility will also provide green space, and an overall family-friendly, therapeutic environment.

The new facility will be located on the Brook Road campus of Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. VTCC provides services for children that are a danger to themselves or others, or display out-of-control, aggressive behavior and need medication stabilization, short-term, intensive acute care. In order to participate in the inpatient program at VTCC,

a referral is required from a licensed clinical professional.

Patients can be admitted any time, as admission is available around the clock. The average hospital stay for inpatient care is 4 to 7 days. The acute care program provides the highest degree of structure as the treatment team works to stabilize and return the child to the home.

VTCC also has inpatient psychiatric evaluation programs for cases when a child’s behavior may not call for intensive acute care, but still requires a medically safe and secure environment. Depending on the circumstances a child could undergo a standard evaluation or a brief evaluation. The biggest difference is that a brief evaluation addresses a focused clinical question, usually for a chronic crisis and has a maximum 15day assessment, while the standard evaluation focuses on several clinical issues with a 30-day assessment and is intended for a child who requires extended observation.

Not every case requires inpatient treatment. VTCC has a long history of successfully treating children with a wide variety of behavioral problems in an outpatient setting. Evaluation, medication management, and therapy are included in outpatient services, along with other services as needed. To find out more about VTCC and how it can help your child and family, call (804) 828-3129.

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mon among the impoverished. And while the entirety of the African-American community is not impoverished, there are echoes of historical, socioeconomic challenges and current challenges that set the stage for some of today’s mental health issues.

One of the direct socioeconomic factors with a high contributing rate is homelessness. The consequences of unmet needs at this level are serious cause for concern, as African-Americans make up 40 percent of the homeless population in the U.S. Another heavy contributor is exposure to violence.

From gang violence to domestic abuse to physical conflicts brought on by substance abuse and addiction, all of these negative factors contribute to serious mental health issues within the community. And this includes not only the parties committing these acts, but also children that are too often witnesses to traumatic and terrifying events. There are also instances of exposure to violence outside of the community.

But there is hope and help. It all begins with an honest conversation, and VCU Health is encouraging the community to begin that dialogue within the home. Talk about feelings and behaviors. Get educated on the signs and symptoms of mental health conditions. And the experts at VCU Health are just a phone call away to help you get started.

Expert Help Gets An Upgrade

When it comes to the mental health of children, it’s important to have resources and experts that you can trust. VCU Health’s Virginia Treatment Center for Children (VTCC) is a child and adolescent psychiatric program of Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. Complete inpatient and outpatient care is provided to school-age children up to age 17 by an interdisciplinary treatment team.

Originally established in 1962, VTCC has been working to meet the psychiatric needs of children and their families for over 50 years. The mission of VTCC is threefold: • Clinical care – providing inpatient and outpatient treatment for children and adolescents, with a broad range of behavioral health issues, and their families • Research – creating better ways to prevent and treat mental illness • Teaching – training tomorrow’s mental health professional— including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, counselors VTCC is getting a much-needed facility upgrade with a new building slated to be finished in 2017. This new facility will allow the experts to provide even greater care to the community. It solves current issues such as a shortage of beds, which sometimes prevents children who need care from being

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being John Tyler who became vice president in 1841 and went on to become the U.S. president after the sudden death of his Charles City County neighbor, William Henry Harrison.

For some seeking a more daring pick, Sen. Kaine is viewed as a bland pragmatist. Despite an 8-0 record of election success since he first ran for Richmond City Council, even he describes himself as “boring.”

Mrs. Clinton, though views him as a “relentless optimist” who has “devoted his life to fighting for others” and has the experience to step in as president if needed.

He also has working-class roots and a fluency in Spanish she believes could bolster the Democratic ticket in the contest with Republican rival Donald J. Trump.

Mrs. Clinton’s choice, announced via Twitter to supporters last Friday and introduced at a rally in Miami on Saturday, came after she and advisers spent months poring over potential vice presidential candidates who could help her win.

In the end, Mrs. Clinton decided Sen. Kaine, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, had the right stuff.

Mrs. Clinton also considered U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez, who would have been the first Latino on a major party ticket; U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, who would have been the first African-American to seek the vice presidency; and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a favorite of the party’s left wing.

She stuck with a man with an easy smile and uncovered bald spot who is billed as a pragmatist with progressive goals who she said “gets things done.” He also is seen as sharing similar positions with her on many issues and has an interest in policy details. “I do have a fondness for policy wonks,” Mrs. Clinton has said.

Just as importantly, Sen. Kaine is known to be personable and likeable, traits that have stood him in good stead throughout his legal and political career and that she is not known for, as her high unfavorable ratings evidence.

The Trump campaign quickly labeled Mrs. Clinton’s new running mate “Corrupt Kaine,” citing $160,000 in gifts he received during his years as governor and lieutenant governor of Virginia, all of which he had reported and none of which were regarded as a bribe, unlike the hidden gifts his successor, Gov. Bob McDonnell, accepted that led to tougher ethics laws as well as his now thrown-out conviction of selling his office.

While many Democrats — and even some Republican colleagues — were quick to praise the choice of Sen. Kaine, some in the party’s liberal wing expressed dismay, claiming that he is out of step on some core issues, most notably trade deals such as the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership.

He also has been dinged for what some see as his past lukewarm support for abortion rights and his backing of a law that bars the use of federal funds for the procedure. He also backs easing regulations on banks and credit unions, positions that put him at odds with some in the wing of the party that favored U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont over Mrs. Clinton.

However, many rushed to his defense, calling him a passionate advocate of social justice, pointing to his support for gay rights and his leadership in promoting universal pre-school education and raising the profile of career and technical education.

He also has won applause for trying to gain Republican support for legislation. As he put it when he went to the Senate in 2013, he has sought to get things done by seeking “more partnership and less partisanship.”

He has several surprising talents that could serve him well on the campaign trail, including a love for music, a tenor voice and an ability to play a blues harmonica.

Sen. Kaine remains a popular figure in Richmond, where he earned a reputation for crossing racial lines in a city still marred by racial division — a key reason that colleagues on a majorityblack council elected him as mayor in 1998.

He and his wife, Anne B. Holton, a legal aid lawyer, former Richmond judge and state secretary of education who resigned her post on Tuesday, have sought to reduce racial tensions in ways many did not. Entrenched in an integrated North Side neighborhood since they married and moved to Richmond in 1984, they became members of St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in North Side, with an overwhelmingly African-American congregation, where he has sang in the choir for 14 years.

And just like Ms. Holton’s father, former Gov. A. Linwood Holton, who promoted racial integration and sent her and her two siblings to majority-black Richmond schools, the couple sent their three children to majority-black city schools as well.

Long before he came to public attention, he also focused on

Officials’ reactions to Kaine selection

“As a mayor, lieutenant governor, governor and U.S. senator, Tim Kaine has demonstrated that he is the right choice to help lead our country forward as vice president of the United States.

His experience, intellect and dedication to making life better for people from all walks of life will make him an enormous asset to Secretary Clinton throughout the remainder of this campaign and as a leader in her administration over the next four years. This is a proud day for every Virginian.”

— Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe R “Virginians know the real Tim Kaine — the governor who breaks his promises not to raise taxes, and who shuts down rest stops to blackmail the legislature into raising taxes. They know the U.S. senator who shifts to the left when he thinks he has a chance at higher office.Virginians know this Tim Kaine all too well. We look forward to educating our fellow Americans about the real Tim Kaine.”

— John Whitbeck, Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia R “I enthusiastically applaud Secretary Clinton’s choice. Without reservation, I can say there is no one of higher integrity and trustworthiness. He always finds reasons for hope and optimism in every situation, and he is centered by his faith and his family.

Our country, and the Commonwealth of Virginia, will be very well-served by electing Tim Kaine as vice president.”

— U.S. Sen. Mark Warner R “Secretary Clinton has made an excellent choice by selecting Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate. While Virginians already know this, Americans not yet familiar with Tim will soon learn that he is a person of substance, compassion, principle and integrity in his words and in his deeds. With his executive experience as mayor of Richmond and as governor of the Commonwealth, combined with his leadership on national security, foreign affairs, civil rights and fiscal policy in the U.S. Senate, Tim is more than ready to take on the second most important job in the world.”

— U.S. Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, 3rd District

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social justice in his legal practice, taking on death penalty and housing discrimination cases, most notably suing Nationwide Insurance for redlining African-American neighborhoods, resulting in the a $17.6 million settlement, a record for a civil rights case in Virginia.

In 1994, concerned about high crime and faltering public education, he began his rise in politics by challenging incumbent Benjamin Warthen and winning by 94 votes to gain the seat for the 2nd District City Council seat.

In the seven years he served, including three as mayor, he left his mark on the city along with other members of the council.

He was a leader in the majority pushing housing improvement through the Hope VI development to replace public housing in Blackwell and the Neighborhoods in Bloom initiative in six largely African-American neighborhoods.

He joined in efforts to reduce crime and the sky-high homicide rate that made Richmond the “murder capital of Virginia,” boosting funding for public safety and supporting the innovative city-federal Project Exile that cracked down on illegal gun possession.

During his tenure, he backed creation of the Slave Trail project to highlight the city’s major role in the buying and selling of human beings. He also backed tax cuts and tax credits that helped spark new development and helped turn around the city’s population decline. He also got behind expansion of the Richmond Convention Center, returning rail service to the Main Street Station and restoring the riverfront canals in Downtown that date back to George Washington.

He also was a leader in getting four new city schools built and finding a creative approach to redevelop the vacant Maggie L. Walker High School into a regional governor’s school.

“When I got elected, Richmond was losing population and losing jobs,” he said, trends he noted that he and colleagues on the council reversed.

The eldest of three sons of a home economics teacher and the owner of a union welding and ironworks shop, Sen. Kaine was born in Saint Paul, Minn., and grew up in Kansas City, Mo. In his introductory speech Saturday in Miami, he said his parents instilled in him the values of “faith, family and hard work,” recalling how he and his brothers learned welding working from their father.

He attended a Jesuit high school and took a break from law school at Harvard University, where he later met his future wife, to spend a year as a Catholic missionary in Honduras, an experience he said helped shape his focus on service. He also said that the students helped him become fluent in Spanish while he taught them to weld.

His political timing for office is seen as excellent. When Emily Couric, the favorite for lieutenant governor, died of cancer in 2001, Sen. Kaine jumped into the race and won on a ticket with Democrat Mark Warner, who secured the governorship, ending eight years of Republican rule.

In 2005, Sen. Kaine won the governorship. He led the state through the massacre at Virginia Tech that killed 32 people in 2007, the largest 21st century mass shooting in the United States at that time. When the Great Recession hit in 2008, he worked with the legislature to maintain the state’s credit rating while maintaining a balanced budget.

He also took on the gun lobby by barring guns from state buildings and the tobacco industry, first banning smoking in state offices and then gaining a bill to bar smoking from restaurants and other places.

He also gained attention as the first governor outside of Illinois to endorse future President Obama over Mrs. Clinton and then campaigned to get him elected in 2008, making President Obama the first Democrat to win Virginia in 44 years.

Sen. Kaine was on the short list for vice president, but ultimately was passed over in favor of Sen. Joe Biden. However, Sen. Kaine went on to chair the Democratic National Committee for the new president for two years before returning to electoral politics in 2012. He defeated another former governor, George Allen, to gain the Senate seat.

His success statewide raises another reason for his selection, as he underscores Virginia’s rising importance in presidential elections.

At this point, polls point to a close race between Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump for the state’s 13 electoral votes, which some believe are needed to secure victory.

Sen. Kaine also had an advantage over other vice presidential choices. If she should win, Virginia now has a Democratic governor, Terry McAuliffe, who would appoint his temporary successor, ensuring the party would not lose a seat in the Senate.

Trent named as new Va. secretary of education

Anne B. Holton, the wife of U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine’s wife, has resigned from Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s cabinet to focus on her husband’s bid for vice president.

Gov. McAuliffe announced Tuesday that Ms. Holton stepped down as Virginia’s secretary of education in a statement that was full of praise for her work.

The governor named Deitra Trent, the deputy secretary of education, as Ms. Holton’s successor.

“Anne has been a tireless advocate on behalf of the students of the Commonwealth,” Gov. McAuliffe stated, “and an essential leader in securing historic investments in public education during the most recent General Assembly session.

“Over the past two years, we have worked together to achieve innovative SOL reform and usher in educational change.”

The daughter of former Gov. Linwood Holton, Ms. Holton is a graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School,

where she met her husband whom she married in 1984.

She was a legal aid lawyer in the Richmond area and became a judge on the city’s Juvenile and Domestic RelaDr. Trent tions District Court in 1998, and stepped down from the bench when her husband was elected governor in 2005. She was appointed state secretary of education in 2014.

Ms. Holton has played a key role in educational reform, the governor stated.

Among other things, she helped secure inclusion of computer science as a key element of the school curriculum, led reforms of state testing and was involved in planning for an overhaul of high school requirements to improve student preparation for entry into the workforce.

A Roanoke native and mother of three

grown children who all attended Richmond Public Schools as she did, she also was an advocate for foster children as first lady during Sen. Kaine’s tenure as governor.

Gov. McAuliffe described Dr. Trent as a “goal-oriented and a natural problemsolver who is already a crucial member of our team. She is deeply committed to ensuring that all Virginians have access to an affordable education of the highest quality, and I know she will continue to be a strong voice for our young people.”

Dr. Trent has been deputy secretary for 31 months and previously served in the same post during the Kaine administration.

Earlier, during Mark Warner’s tenure as governor, she served as director of constituent services and director of the state Council on Human Rights.

A graduate of Hampton University with a degree in sociology and criminal justice, she later earned her master’s and doctoral degrees in public administration and policy from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Couple embraced by church after announcement Free Press staff report

When U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton, walked into St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church for 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday, parishioners rose from the pews and applauded.

Sen. Kaine, a former Richmond mayor and Virginia governor, and his wife, a former Richmond juvenile court judge, have attended this largely black parish in Highland Park for more than 30 years.

And by the spontaneous warm embrace they received on Sunday, parishioners are

excited and delighted that Sen. Kaine will be Democrat Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential running mate in November.

A whirlwind few hours earlier on Saturday, Mrs. Clinton formally introduced Sen. Kaine as her No. 2 at a campaign rally in Miami. When he and his wife returned Saturday night to their North Side home on Confederate Avenue, an impromptu welcome home block party awaited them.

On Sunday, the love continued at St. Elizabeth’s, where parishioners were anxious to integrate Sen. Kaine and Ms.

Holton into their regular roles during the Mass despite the swarm of television trucks and cameras outside and a gaggle of visitors and national reporters inside.

During the Eucharist, Sen. Kaine, a tenor in the church’s gospel choir, joined the singers up front, where he happily sang solo on several verses of the communion hymn.

During the Prayers of the Faithful, their names were included.

“For all our public servants, especially for Tim Kaine and Anne Holton, let us pray to the

Lord,” the lector said.

“Lord, hear our prayer,” the parish responded.

Near the end of Mass during announcements, Ms. Holton stood and thanked the congregation for their years of love, prayers, support and friendship to the family. She also asked their continued prayers for the family, especially their son, Nat, a Marine who was to be deployed Monday to Europe, and his fiancée.

After Mass, the couple was hugged and greeted by wellwishers, cheerily posing with many for photos.

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‘I can no longer stay silent’

Michael Jordan donates $2M to build police-community trust Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Michael Jordan is trying to help ease tensions between AfricanAmericans and the law enforcement community.

The NBA great and Charlotte Hornets owner said Monday he is giving $1 million to the Institute for Community-Police Relations and $1 million to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. The aim is to help build trust following shootings around the country.

“As a proud American, a father who lost his own dad in a senseless act of violence, and a black man, I have been deeply troubled by the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement and angered by the cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers,” Mr. Jordan said in a one-page letter released exclusively to The Undefeated. “I grieve with the families who have lost loved ones, as I know their pain all too well.”

Mr. Jordan’s father was killed in 1993 in a botched carjacking in North Carolina. Daniel Green and Larry Demery were convicted of killing 56-year-old James Jordan along U.S. 74 and dumping his body in South Carolina. Both were sentenced to life in prison.

“I was raised by parents who taught me to love and respect people regardless of their race or background, so I am saddened and frustrated by the divisive rhetoric and racial tensions that seem to be getting worse as of late,” Mr. Jordan said in the statement.

“I know this country is better than that, and I can no longer stay silent. We need to find solutions that ensure people of color

receive fair and equal treatment AND that police officers — who put their lives on the line every day to protect us all — are respected and supported.”

Mr. Jordan won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and became one of the most popular and respected basketball players in the world.

After retiring, he became the majority owner of the Hornets in 2010.

“Over the past three decades, I have seen up close the dedi-

cation of the law enforcement officers who protect me and my family,” Mr. Jordan said. “I have the greatest respect for their sacrifice and service.

“I also recognize that for many people of color their experiences with law enforcement have been different than mine. I have decided to speak out in the hope that we can come together as Americans, and through peaceful dialogue and education, achieve constructive change.”

Mr. Jordan said he chose the Institute for Community-Police Relations because its policy and oversight work is focused on building trust and promoting best practices in community policing.

He gave to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s oldest civil rights law organization, to support its work in support of reforms aimed at building trust and respect between communities and law enforcement.

While Mr. Jordan said the contributions alone won’t be enough to solve the problem, he added: “I hope the resources will help both organizations make a positive difference. We are privileged to live in the world’s greatest country — a country that has provided my family and me the greatest of opportunities.

“The problems we face didn’t happen overnight and they won’t be solved tomorrow, but if we all work together, we can foster greater understanding, positive change and create a more peaceful world for ourselves, our children, our families and our communities.”

WNBA withdraws fines against players supporting Black Lives Matter Free Press wire reports

The WNBA is withdrawing its fines for teams and players that showed support of victims of recent police-involved shootings by wearing black warm-up shirts before and during games.

WNBA President Lisa Borders said in a statement last Saturday that the league was rescinding penalties given to the Indiana Fever, New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury and their players for wearing the shirts in protests that began after police shootings of African-American men in Minnesota and Baton Rouge, La. Each team was fined $5,000 and players were each given a $500 penalty because WNBA rules stated that uniforms may not be altered in any way. The normal fine for uniform violations is $200.

Many players felt the league was operating on a double standard because of its support in the past for breast cancer and gay pride awareness and other issues.

“While we expect players to comply with league rules and uniform guidelines, we also understand their desire to use their platform to address important societal issues,” Ms. Borders said. “Given that the league will now be suspending play until Aug. 26 for the Olympics, we plan to use this time to work with our players and their union on ways for the players to make their views known to their fans and the public.”

The fines seemed to galvanize the players, who have used postgame interview sessions and social media to voice their displeasure. There also has been public criticism of the fines, including from NBA star Carmelo Anthony.

“It’s a huge win overall,” said Fever All-Star Tamika Catchings, president of the players union.

“I think more than anything, I told Lisa at times you’re going to agree to disagree. With this, I’m really proud of the players standing strong and for utilizing their voices. Change starts with us.

We have a social responsibility as well.”

The Rev. Al Sharpton said early Saturday his organization, the National Action Network, would pay the $500 fines. He called the penalty “unacceptable.

On July 10, Liberty players wore black T-shirts during warm-ups bearing the words #BlackLivesMatter and #Dallas5, references to the shooting deaths of black men by the police and to the fatal shooting earlier this month of five Dallas police officers.

The Liberty wore plain black shirts four times, including July 20 against Washington.

Rebekkah Brunson, left, and teammate Natasha Howard, both forwards with the Minnesota Lynx, are among the players who wore T-shirts supporting the Black Lives Matter movement as the starting lineup was announced before the team’s July 9 game. Four off-duty police officers walked off the job at a Lynx game because of the T-shirts.

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Indiana and Phoenix donned the shirts on July 19 before their nationally televised game.

The fines were administered July 20 and neither the Fever nor Liberty wore the shirts at their matinee game on July 21. Tina Charles wore her regular black warm-up shirt inside-out in honor of a shooting in Florida that morning.

“We commend Lisa Borders for recognizing how the players of the WNBA felt and the sensitive time that we’re living in and being willing to re-evaluate their decision,” New York

Washington NFL team hopes high court will OK its use of racist name

By Reginald Stuart

While the Washington professional football team may be hoping for a winning season, it also may be quietly hoping for a turn of events this fall in the federal courts where, as on the gridiron, it has suffered a series of setbacks over use of its nickname.

When the U.S. Supreme Court meets the first week of October to begin its next term, atop its agenda is likely issuance of a clue indicating whether the high court will move with any haste in hearing legal arguments that could affect the football team’s claim of federal protection of its trademark.

The trademark is one that has established the team as a professional sports legend and helped it earn tens of millions of dollars over the years.

At the same time, critics say the trademarked name should not have federal protection because it violates a federal law, the Lanham Act, that bars protection of trademarks that may “disparage” a person or group of people, among other negative characterizations.

Pro-Football Inc., the legal name under which the Washington team operates, has asked the high court to put the trademark protection issue ahead of other questions before it, as the issue is yielding different interpretations at lower court levels.

At its early October meeting when the court issues the so-called Order List for cases it will hear this year, the Pro-Football request is among some 2,000 petitions from around the country, all seeking the high court’s attention.

Liberty President Isiah Thomas said.

“We are also very proud of our players,” he continued. “The world is seeing what we already knew. They’re truly incredible, thoughtful and talented individuals. Our league, our partners and our society are better because of our players’ willingness to enter the political and social activism arena.”

Ms. Charles was happy that the league rescinded the fines. She donated her entire salary this year to her charity — Hopey’s Heart Foundation — so the withdrawn fine means

A decision by the court to accept Pro-Football’s request could mean it would hear and resolve some key questions about trademark protection before the 2017 training camp begins. Refusal to take the issue out of order could mean the issue will not be resolved anytime soon.

The legal efforts to stop the football team’s use of the racist moniker started in 1992 with Native American activist Susan Harjo. She said in a brief Free Press interview that the arguments of 1992 remain as solid today.

She cited several recent developments to support her arguments. She cited a ruling two years ago by the federal Trademark Trial and Appeal Board that the six trademarks held by Pro-Football, covering the team’s name, logo and mascot, were not protected under federal law. That action, affirmed by the U.S. District Court for Northern Virginia, is among the issues being contested by Pro-Football.

The Justice Department has since filed briefs with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asserting the lower court was correct in upholding the trademark board’s actions, a major boost for Native Americans who oppose use of the trademarked name.

In February, 42 Native American groups filed friend of the court briefs defending the trademark board’s action in denying federal trademark protection to logos, marks and commercialized names they feel are disparaging.

Meanwhile, another trademark protection case involving language that could be perceived

more money that will help buy automated external defibrillators.

Still, she said it was “embarrassing” that the players had been fined in the first place.

“The only good thing that came out of it is that the 70 percent of the WNBA that are African-Americans are protected when the jerseys are on. We are united with police officers,” she said. “When we take off our jerseys and we are out there, we could be next. We were able to show our voice. People responding as racist and denigrating has made its way through a federal appeals court that handles trademark questions. That court allowed a musical group of Asian-Americans to trademark their group’s name that is considered by some as a racist reference. The court held that the Lanham Act, used at the center of the case, does not bar free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment Pro-Football hopes a U.S. Supreme Court affirmation of the appeals court’s ruling in the musical group’s case would strengthen its argument that the Washington team simply is exercising its First Amendment rights in using federal trademark protection to use its name.

Late last year, Pro-Football added a highly respected new player to its roster of lawyers as its readies for a hoped U.S. Supreme Court appearance.

It hired Washington attorney Lisa Blatt, a University of Texas law school graduate who previously clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

Ms. Blatt, who heads the appellate and Supreme Court practice section of the prestigious Arnold & Porter law firm, has argued 33 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and won 32 of them, according to a law firm profile of her.

Ms. Harjo, while acknowledging the negative nature of the musical group’s name, said there is a difference between a company adopting an offensive name for commercial trademark purposes and people of that group identifying themselves by such a name.

Under the law, the use of the name “is wrong,” Ms. Harjo said, citing the rulings that the trademark never should have been issued.

“Morally, it is wrong,” She said the word’s historical roots show it was used to demean the human value of a

to me said you gained a fan, not because of what I do on the court, but the act I did. We have followers now because of who we are, not what we do.”

Ms. Borders told The Associated Press in an interview last Friday night that she had been talking with the union and its executive council for two weeks to try to come up with ways that both the league and its players could constructively address the Black Lives Matters Movement. Nothing concrete was decided.

“We were making every effort to engage our players,” she said. “We made an effort to support them and we were trying to get them to come to the table to have a conversation. The players have an open invitation with the league.

“Our players are important to us,” Ms. Borders said. “We believe in them. We want them to be the people they are and we’re proud of them.

We want to make sure they play well on the court and they are happy off the court.”

WNBA teams abided by the uniform rule last Friday — the last day of games before the monthlong Olympic break, which gives both sides time to work together to come up with a plan once league play resumes.

Washington Mystics players had shirts saying “Black Lives Matter” in the locker room after their game last Friday night. Seattle Storm and Minnesota Lynx players tweeted photos of their teams wearing black shirts featuring a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. before their game. However, they didn’t wear the shirts on the court to avoid getting fined.

“We are pleased that the WNBA has made the decision to rescind the fines the league handed down to the players on the Fever, Liberty and Mercury,” Terri Jackson, operations director of the players’ association, said. “We look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue with the league to ensure that the players’ desire to express themselves will continue to be supported.”

Native American. Use of the nickname would have been barred years ago had it been used to refer to other racial or ethnic groups in America, she said.

Tony Wyllie, senior vice president for communications for the Washington professional football team, noted the legal matters before the court, saying there is less public concern and angst over the team’s name and trademark than critics claim.

“We have lots of support all over the nation,” Mr. Wyllie said. “Richmond has been very loyal and supportive,” he said, adding a recent Washington Post poll found that 90 percent of the people surveyed had no problem with the team name.

Similar sentiments were offered by Tammy Hawley, press secretary to Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones.

The team’s trademark is “not a top issue for us” in the five months Mayor Jones has left in office, Ms. Hawley said. She also said “many local sports writers have said it’s time to move on,” inferring she shared the opinion.

The Richmond Free Press has long been a critic of the team nickname, announcing in October 2013 in a strongly worded editorial that it was “expunging the nickname of the team from its news and editorial columns.”

“The nickname is insulting to Native Americans, racist and divisive. Plus it promotes the spreading ugly Tea Party mentality that is growing in Virginia and the Nation’s Capital,” said the Free Press editorial.

“Our use of the depraved nickname would only serve to cause people to become more acclimated to the outrageous,” the paper said in the editorial reasserting its feeling the word is offensive and the team should not use it. “It would give a cause for the regeneration of the despicable N-word and other derogatory names given to other racial groups.”

The newspaper has not changed its position on the matter.

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November hope In politics, nothing and no one are perfect.

But we give high marks to the newly minted Democratic team running for president and vice president in 2016.

Hillary Clinton, the nation’s former first lady who has established herself as a U.S. senator, trusted secretary of state under President Obama and now presidential candidate, has chosen Virginia’s own Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate for November.

We hope our readers will give their records a full examination.

Sen. Kaine, who has represented Virginia in the U.S. Senate since 2013, cut his political teeth in Richmond representing a diverse North Side district on City Council before being elected mayor, then lieutenant governor and governor of Virginia.

Anyone who has not been buried during the last few days likely can recite his credentials: Raised in Kansas, he took a year off from Harvard Law School to work as a missionary in Honduras and speaks fluent Spanish. He has worshipped at a black Catholic church in Richmond’s Highland Park neighborhood for more than 30 years.

While winning a few housing discrimination lawsuits does not make someone a civil rights attorney any more than speaking Spanish makes someone

Anne Holton and Tim Kaine

Latino, we believe Sen. Kaine has a sincere and deep understanding of many of the profound issues that affect our nation.

And we believe he is motivated to take action to effect positive change in those critical areas, such as tougher gun control, job growth with living wages and increased education funding with expanded opportunities — from early childhood education to technical and vocational training and certification to debt-free college.

With a son serving overseas in the military and a brilliant wife who saw firsthand the needs of families and the problems of young people and the juvenile justice system as a Richmond juvenile court judge and later as state secretary of education, he gets it.

His wife, Anne Holton, is one of his greatest assets — like First Lady Michelle Obama is for President Obama.

Having someone with Sen. Kaine’s understanding and background working in the White House, or closely with the White House, would be a plus for the African-American community and communities of color across the nation.

As the Democratic National Convention wraps up Thursday, and the presidential campaign begins in earnest, we challenge Sen. Kaine to publicly address the issues most pressing on our communities — the continued police killings of people of color, the school-to-prison pipeline that siphons off the men and destroys our communities, the inequity in wealth and opportunity in this nation, the efforts by Republicans to roll back Obamacare and affordable and accessible health care for millions, and the growing burdens on the aged and elderly, among others.

Now that the national stage is yours, Sen. Kaine, along with Mrs. Clinton, we urge you to address these issues.

And we urge our readers to never stop asking questions and holding those who want our vote, as well as those who hold elective office, accountable.

We look forward to seeing how the Clinton-Kaine campaign unfolds on the way to the Nov. 8 election.

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Corporate leadership needed on racial justice When North Carolina passed laws eliminating anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and passed its “bathroom bill” mandating that transgender people use the bathroom of their birth gender, they experienced almost immediate backlash.

Several artists canceled concerts and at least two corporations that had planned to locate corporate headquarters in North Carolina decided to move them elsewhere.

Now, the National Basketball Association says it will not play the NBA All-Star game in Charlotte, N.C., as planned. They threw the Queen City a bone by saying they “hope” they will play the games there in 2019, implying that they will play in Charlotte if the state changes their discriminatory laws by then.

Moving the All-Star game away from Charlotte is an economic blow to that city, and to the entire state. The three-day, activity-filled and star-studded event draws tens of thousands of visitors and millions of dollars to the city. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the NBA has a long record of speaking out

against discrimination.

The North Carolina governor responded in an angry statement, saying the sports and entertainment industries have “maligned” the people of North Carolina and “misrepresented its laws.” He said, “American families should be on notice that the selective corporate elite are imposing their political will on the communities in which they do business, thus bypassing the democratic and legal process.”

Julianne Malveaux I say that the NBA has offered corporate leadership on discrimination against LGBTQ people, and I applaud it. I am wondering, though, what it would take to get NBA and corporate leadership involved in the unnecessary shootings of African-Americans by law enforcement officials.

What if a few leaders in Fortune 50 companies took a position on the number of unarmed African-Americans killed by law enforcement officers. What if they said that in response to the killing of Philando Castille in Falcon Heights, Minn., they would reconsider their monetary commitment to this city or that?

To be sure, police organizations would push back, and hard, just as they have every time

President Obama says something about the ways people have been slaughtered at the hands of police officers. Still, if corporate leadership even lifted up these shootings as a matter of concern, it might make a difference.

Or perhaps corporate leadership could use a carrot instead of a stick, making contributions to police training and arbitration in the name of corporate social responsibility. What if corporate leaders offered to support a few diversity leaders in developing training for police officers? What if corporate leaders convened some kind of gathering that talked about the correlation between police-community relations and corporate profits?

Unfortunately, corporate leadership has been mostly missing in action on racial justice matters because some corporations profit from racial and economic injustice. Those who manufacture the tanks that bulldoze through our city streets are making money from police aggression. Those who own the private prisons that profit from mass incarceration have no interest in minimizing arrests.

And those who shilly-shally around economic justice find there is no down side to taking no position, a tepid one or an ambivalent one.

The NBA felt there was a downside in condoning North Carolina’s discrimination against

Don’t swallow the lies Last week, I spent my evening hours viewing television and looking at the circus that formally was labeled by the networks as the Republican National Convention.

Granted, many viewers and convention at tendees saw it as a serious endeavor by one of two major political parties to present itself in the most favorable light to our citizens who will perform their civic duty and vote in the upcoming November election.

I, however, viewed it as a twisted reality drama starring Donald Trump, his family and all of the Trump-detractorsturned-supporters who rose to spout the most divisive rhetoric broadcast in recent times.

At its core, I saw racism, misogyny, plus religious and ethnic intolerance. I truly find some of what I heard unbelievable. For starters, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s claim that the phrase Black Lives Matter is racist!

As partisan as some might consider me, I’m eager to see the construct of political discourse based upon the legitimate concerns of the voting populace.

Like many seasoned political observers, I’m of the belief that any “legitimate” candidate or political party must present some type of affirmative agenda to be deserving of the support of any thinking voter.

To date, I’ve seen nothing

come from the Republican camp doing more than sparking politically prurient interest among the party faithful and/or those waiting to see the Republicans “crash and burn.”

Instead of articulating a coherent platform for civic betterment, we still hear Trump

E. Faye Williams Republicans complaining about the ills of society and blaming them on President Obama. These same critics fail to speak honestly about the obstruction they posed in the Congress to many works of legislation that would have proven beneficial to the nation and given the president and his party a “political victory.”

Those Republicans who’ve complained the longest and loudest about Benghazi and have used its associated deaths of Americans as a whipping post fail to admit that Republican legislators voted overwhelmingly to reduce the budget for worldwide embassy security.

Republicans still speak in sweeping terms about repealing “Obamacare,” yet offer nothing more. They just want to strip health insurance from more than 30 million people and throw millions more people back under the economic tyranny of insurance companies.

Trumpian apostles join him in his kabuki theater of doom and gloom condemning people and policies while never saying in positive terms what can be or will be. What we do know is that they propose policies that reverse the advances made in

rights for women and minorities.

We see them fighting to reduce the pool of eligible voters in order to secure political victories for candidates who, by virtue of their political agendas, could not otherwise realize success in the election process.

Now that Mr. Trump has received his party’s nomination, what remains constant and incessant are the narcissistic declarations of candidate Trump and his vague meanderings and assurances that he will accomplish something H-UU-U-G-E!!!

Adding insult to injury, we have the embodiment of the Trumpian character of lies, deceit and misrepresentation manifest in the convention speech made by Melania Trump.

Initially lauded for providing insight into the character of her husband, Melania Trump’s speech proved to be nothing more than another Trump lie.

There continues to be animated discussion surrounding Mrs. Trump’s blatant plagiarizing of a 2008 speech made by First Lady Michelle Obama. After futile attempts to convince the public that Mrs. Trump’s speech was an original work and an “expert” speech writer assessing the odds of that speech not being plagiarized at a trillionto-one, the Trump camp found a scapegoat to offer her letter of resignation that was summarily refused by candidate Trump.

Are all of these lies to be swallowed as truth? Really?

Really?

The writer is national president of the National Congress of Black Women.

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LGBTQ people, such a downside that they would offer a crushing economic blow to that state. They don’t seem to care about the “collateral damage,” those folks who don’t discriminate but will still suffer because the All-Star game is going elsewhere. Few feel strongly enough about racial and economic justice to strike a similar blow against it. Instead, there is head shaking and hand wringing but no action.

What would be the outcome if even one corporate leader said, “We don’t like doing business in this environment”? What if just one corporate leader surveyed their African-American employees about their police interactions, including unjustified stops, “misidentification,” and the burden of WWB and BWB — walking while black and breathing while black?

What if just one corporation said “enough” about this nonsense?

I think corporate leadership on racial economic justice could make a difference. Where is the corporate leader bold enough to try?

The writer is an economist and author.

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‘$20 at the store doesn’t do anything but make you sad’ increase. Is gay the new black?

They must be talking about their cost of living not going up.

I get a small Social Security payment and I hardly have enough money to buy healthy food, fresh veggies and eggs when I need them. The cost of living has gone up; $20 at the store doesn’t do anything but make you sad. That can’t cover weekly fresh food bills.

By David P. Baugh

Don Sterling L.A. Clippers team owner

Is gay the new black? Have gays and lesbians supplanted African-Americans as the most oppressed American minority?

Several African-Americans have asked me if the recent opinions granting gays and lesbians the right to marry will have any impact upon African-American civil rights.

On Oct. 6, 2014, Virginia granted gays and

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By Jeremy M. Lazarus

By Joey Matthews

for providing information that resulted in the quick arrest. “The community really came together to seek justice for little Marty, the hero,� he said.

Police said Marty’s sister first reported the attacker to be a white male, but later recanted and identified a black, 16-yearold neighbor as the attacker.

She told police the teenager had threatened to hurt her if she told on him.

It has been reported the suspect’s name is Mariese Washington. He has a history of violent behavior that includes a 2010 attack in the Mosby Court housing community on a 3-year-old boy. He hit the boy in the back of the head with a hammer.

Th attack required the child to receive 100 staples and a metal plate in his head. The boy has spent four years in recovery, according to his family.

The alleged killer of Marty made his first appearance in Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court on Monday in front of Judge Ashley K. Tunner.

Authorities have declined to identify the suspect because

Will Mayor Dwight C. Jones be throwing out the first pitch at a new Shockoe Bottom baseball stadium two years from now?

Not likely, if a City Council revolt against the stadium succeeds.

Five members, led by Jonathan T. Baliles, the 1st District representative and potential 2016 mayoral candidate, undertook the revolt.

They did so by removing from the proposed budget $12.6 million that was considered essential to creating a new home for the minor league Richmond Flying Squirrels in the low-lying area of Downtown where the city was born and that later became infamous as the largest slave market north of New Orleans.

Sending shockwaves through City Hall, the five began the revolt against the stadium last Thursday as the nine council members worked to craft the next capital budget, the spending plan for city construction.

The stadium money was earmarked to redo underground piping for flood control. Without the money, the work to meet federal regulations for building in a flood plain could not be done.

The stadium site near 17th and East Broad streets is defined as being in the flood plain.

Mr. Baliles was joined in the decision to remove the $12.6 million and reallocate it to other city needs, such as improvements for aging school buildings, by Council President Charles R. Samuels, 2nd District; Chris A. Hilbert, 3rd District; and the two staunch stadium foes, Parker C. Agelasto, 5th District, and Reva M. Trammell, 8th District.

The four members who wanted to keep the stadium money in place included: Council Vice President Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District; Kathy C. Graziano, 4th District; Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, and Michelle R. Mosby, 9th District.

The move is the first clear evidence that the mayor and his legion of business supporters

Shamika Fauntleroy accompanied her father Tuesday morning from their hometown of Tappahannock to the VCU Medical Center, where he was to undergo surgery. “My father looked at me when we got there and told me to go take care of my business first,� Ms. Fauntleroy told the Free Press.

She and her longtime partner, Kristea Thompson, then drove the short distance to the John Marshall Courts Building in Richmond’s Downtown, where they bought a marriage license around 10 a.m.

The two Tappahannock residents became the first African-American couple and 12th overall to purchase a marriage license from the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk’s Office after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marriages in Virginia and four /A6 other states Monday.

They told the Free Press they plan to wed as soon as they can make the arrangements.

The partners of 10 years already had celebrated their union at a Sept. 6 commitment service with family and friends at a home off Riverside Drive on South Side. “We already had that bond, but we wanted to take care of it legally as well,� Ms. Fauntleroy said.

On Monday, the Supreme Court effectively allowed same-sex marriage to proceed in Virginia when it refused to take up a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that overturned the same-sex marriage ban.

Gay and lesbian couples hurried to Virginia courthouses shortly after the news.

Edward F. Jewett, clerk of the Richmond Circuit Court, said his office anticipated the change and, in August, changed gender references on marriage licenses to refer instead to spouses rather than husband and wife.

Ms. Fauntleroy, 28, said she was on her job as an assistant manager at a Hardee’s restaurant in Warsaw when she heard the news that the marriage ban had been lifted. “I was like this,� she said, gleefully raising her arms with a mile-wide smile. “We had waited so long for this moment.�

She called the Essex County Circuit Court about a license, “but they had no idea what had happened and could not help us,� she said.

That’s when she and Ms. Thompson formulated plan B — to buy a license in Richmond. “This brings me the happiness I always wanted, to be able to legally say I’m going to share my life with her,� Ms. Fauntleroy said, sitting outside the John Marshall building with her future wife. “It’s a blessing,� Ms. Thompson, 30, an employee at June Parker Oil Co. in Tappahannock, added. “This shows things are Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press changing in each and every way.�

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8-year-old hero

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Eight-year-old Martin “MarCobb and his 12-year-old r had a special bond.

They were by all accounts parable as siblings, best nds and playmates.

They were never apart,� the Rev. Theodore L. hey, the pastor at Abundant Church of God in Christ, family’s church.

They would ride bikes and wheelers together, play side ide with children in their th Side neighborhood and about their mother’s fine n-home cooking, he told Free Press.

Marty had a special affinity for keys of any type, the pastor added.

In a tragic event that has captured the nation’s heart, Marty now is being fondly remembered as a courageous hero.

Local and national media are telling the heart-rending story of how Marty died last Thursday afternoon bravely trying to protect his beloved sister from a sexual predator as they played near railroad tracks behind the family’s home in the 200 block of Brandon Road.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested Saturday and charged with Marty’s murder and the attack on his sister, who sur-

Free Press staff, wire reports SAN JOSE, Calif. ust months after stepping down as head of nation’s largest civil rights organization, mer NAACP President Benjamin Jealous is nging his career from an East Coast political vist to a West Coast venture capitalist. It’s a switch he hopes will help further his goal of growing opportunities for black people and Latinos in the booming tech economy. “My life’s mission has been leveling the playing field and closing gaps in opportunity and success,�

Mr. Jealous, 41, said. “I’m excited about trying a difMr. Jealous ferent approach.�

The Northern California native and selfessed computer geek will be joining entreeurs Mitchell Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein eir venture capital investment firm that backs rmation technology start-ups committed to ing a positive social impact. red Turner, who studies culture and techgy as an associate professor at Stanford versity, said it’s “fascinating that a person is caliber and experience would move into space.�

Mr. Turner said there’s a deep question going n the U.S. about how to accomplish positive al change.

In the Silicon Valley, they approach it enreneurially. In Washington, they approach olitically,� Mr. Turner said. “These are two different modes.�

Mr. Jealous said he and his family will remain ilver Spring, Md., but he’ll commute to the t Coast about once a month.

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vived and is recovering at a local hospital.

Marty died from severe head trauma, police later reported.

Neighbors reported the attacker struck Marty in the head with a brick.

Last Saturday evening, about 200 family members, friends, neighbors and other community members somberly gathered outside Abundant Life to honor the endearing child with the small frame, indomitable spirit and warm, loving smile.

Prior to the vigil, loved ones assembled around a sign in Marty’s yard that read: “Martin: A real hero lived, fought and died here.�

Raymond H. Boone advocated on his behalf.

He replaced former Verizon executive Bruce Gordon, who resigned under pressure from the NAACP board of directors in 2007 after Mr. Boone led a campaign showing Mr. Gordon favored corporate interests over those of the NAACP. Mr. Jealous was widely credited with improving the NAACP’s finances, donor base and outreach.

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“Little Marty is a hero,� stated City Council member Reva M. Trammell, who spoke at the vigil and represents the 8th District where the grieving family lives. “He was there when his sister needed him the most,� she added in response to a Free Press query. “Marty’s beautiful smile and his love for his sister will always be with us. Marty will always be in our hearts, and he will never, ever be forgotten.�

Charles Willis, executive director of the Citizens Against Crime group that has helped lead vigils for more than 20 years in the city, said the turnout reflects a caring community. “Even though a crisis of this nature happens, this shows the strength of not only the city, but of the community,� Mr. Willis said. “When trouble comes to any community, we will respond in a positive fashion.�

He described Marty’s mother, Sharain Spruill, as “very, very, very upset as well as hurt and trying to wrap her mind around why this happened her son.�

Major Steve Drew, who directs Support Services with the Richmond Police Department, praised neighborhood residents

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Court ruling moves Va. to historic change

By Jeremy M. Lazarus and Joey Matthews

Virginia joined the tidal wave of historic change this week, with the U.S. Supreme Court opening the door for same-sex marriage in the commonwealth.

The nation’s highest court at its opening session Monday refused to take up a ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that overturned Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban.

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Virginia’s lone black congressman, Rep. Robert C. “Bobby�

Scott.

Rep. Scott, a Democrat, has represented the district for 22 years. The district includes parts of Richmond, Newport News, Hampton and Norfolk and the counties of Henrico and Prince George, and all of Petersburg and Portsmouth and the counties of Rep. Scott Charles City and Surry.

In a 2-1 decision, the panel deemed the current map in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause and ordered the state legislature to redraw the boundaries of the district by April 1. If not, the federal court panel will redraw the lines.

Tuesday’s decision is expected to have a ripple effect and require redrawing the boundaries of the adjacent 2nd and 4th House districts and possibly others to rebalance populations.

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Two years ago, the Republican-controlled General Assembly was accused of creating new congressional districts that packed Democratic-leaning black voters into the 3rd House District, reducing the influence of black voters on congressional elections in adjacent districts.

This week, a divided federal court panel upheld critics’ complaints in finding that black voters were illegally overloaded into the district represented by

LOS ANGELES R&B superstar Chris Brown finally got some good news.

A Los Angeles judge has said that the Tappahannock, Va., native could be released as early as this week from jail if attorneys can agree to terms for his release.

The news comes as the pop star deals with criminal cases on the East Coast and West Coast.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Brandlin had earlier indicated Mr. Brown could be facing anywhere from a few months to more than a year in jail.

Unfortunately for him, Mr.

Latin Ballet members Monte Jones and Ana Ines King deliver a flashy dance move Saturday at the lively ÂżQuĂŠ Pasa? Festival in Downtown. The event’s name translates to “what’s happeningâ€? in English, and there was plenty happening at this spring showcase of Latin American culture, music, art and food.

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Nicole Pries, left, and Lindsey Oliver kiss after an impromptu ceremony outside the Downtown courthouse Monday. They became the first same-sex couple to wed in Richmond.

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on a Richmond radio talk show. “We’re going to work through the challenges we have today and come out of this a bigger, a better and a stronger university,� Dr. Miller told the audience of “The Jack Gravely Show.�

In addition, Dr. Miller has announced he will hold separate meetings for students and faculty to provide more information on the school’s fiscal outlook and on the steps the university is taking to overcome what it now lists as a $19 million shortfall in revenue.

He is slated to hold the town hall-style sessions

Free Press wire reports DALLAS The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died Wednesday morning in a hospital here.

The case of Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian who came to the United States on Sept.

20, put health authorities on alert for the deadly virus spreading outside of West Africa.

About 48 people who Mr. Duncan had direct or indirect contact with Mr. Duncan since his arrival were being monitored, but none have shown any symptoms as of Wednesday evening, according to health officials.

Mr. Duncan’s case has led to expanded efforts by U.S. authorities to combat the spread of Ebola at its source in West Africa — and raised questions about the effectiveness of airport screening and hospital preparedness.

Mr. Duncan, 42, became ill after arriving in Dallas to visit family. He went to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital on Sept. 25, but initially was sent home with antibiotics. His

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Dr. Keith T. Miller is pushing back against perceptions that he has been secretive and lacks the leadership skills to overcome Virginia State University’s financial woes.

Facing student protests, faculty grumbling and alumni concerns about the university’s money troubles, Dr. Miller is taking fresh steps to open lines of communication and to quell efforts to force him to resign.

Last week, he appeared with Hyisheem Calier, president of VSU’s Student Government Association,

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Twelve judges joined in the majority opinion, which revived Ms. Boyer-Liberto’s lawsuit against the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel in Ocean City, Md., and its owner who fired her.

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In a decision issued May 7, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that even isolated incidents of racial abuse such as the one Ms. Boyer-Liberto faced can be enough to allow workers to seek damages and also to create a cause of action against employers who terminate a worker for reporting such abuse.

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But the upcoming congressional elections scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 4, will go forward with the current district lines.

Along with writing the opinion for the panel’s majority, Judge Allyson K. Duncan of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also issued a separate order allowing the November elections to “proceed as scheduled under the existing redistricting plan,� but she barred future elections until a new redistricting plan is adopted.

She and U.S. District Judge Liam O’ Grady, who joined her opinion, deemed it too late to do anything for the current round of elections.

The third member of the panel, U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne, found no reason to overturn the redistricting plan.

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All restoration of rights supporters believe this lawsuit and the subsequent response from the justices of the Virginia Supreme Court have returned us to the 100 years-plus of racial disenfranchisement, racial discrimination and racial disparities.

We finally have a governor who attempted FirstComEbola to right theorder wrongs committed by the Federal judges redrawing of Scott’s district patient dies in Dallas monwealth of Virginia legislation that has denied mostly people of color the fair chance of having a voice in the decisions that govern our lives.

Please join me to denounce the continued injustices that the General Assembly perpetuates against us through the Virginia Constitution.

It is Miller fighting to retain control time to act against these outdated, racist laws.

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For most of her adult life, Joyce Kenney has been an advocate for people living in the Mosby Court public housing community and other poor neighborhoods in the city.

VOL. 23 NO. 41 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA www.richmondfreepress.com OCTOBER 9-11, 2014 In that time, she has lobbied for more resources for people in disadvantaged communities. She also has attended countless vigils to comfort those mourning the deaths of their loved ones due to violence in the streets.

Jubilant couples head to courthouse for marriage licenses On Tuesday night, it was Ms. Kenney’s turn to be consoled by community members.

Her grandson, Ra’Keem Adkins, 22, was one of five shooting victims in Richmond Area ministers weigh in on May 7. He was shot multiple times and gay marriage died on the sidewalk in the 1900 block of Redd Street shortly after 10 p.m. in Mosby Court in the city’s East End. Court ruling Earlier in the day, Sylvester Nichols, moves Va. to 24, was fatally shot in the parking lot of historic change the Family Dollar Store in the 6500 block Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press of Midlothian Turnpike on South Side. A third man also was shot that night about three miles away and taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Angered by the ongoing black-on-black violence in the city, community activist First Ebola J.J. Minor said he began planning an Federal judges order redrawing of Scott’s district patient dies in Dallasanti-violence rally last Saturday with the Mosby Court Tenant Council and fellow activist Charles Willis, who grew up in Mosby Court. “I’m tired and frustrated by the blackon-black crime,� Mr. Minor told the Free Press prior to the rally as he and other volunteers prepared hamburgers and hot VSU president sets town hall meetings dogs to serve along with potato chips, soft Miller fighting to retain control drinks and water to rally attendees.

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Mayor Dwight C. Jones spoke of “a tale of two cities� in his State of the City address. “Right now, one part of town is vibrant, prosperous and forward-looking,� he told an attentive audience of about 300 people Jan. 29 in the auditorium at Huguenot High School on South Side. “And then when you cross the Martin Luther King Bridge, you find another Richmond — one that has largely been ignored, overlooked and shunned. “The old Richmond allowed a generation of Richmonders to believe that they don’t have a chance to succeed,� he added. “Leaders made a decision to create public housing projects and push thousands of poor people into them.�

The mayor spoke of a “resurgent� city early and often in his 22-minute speech that was greeted with

applause about a dozen times.

Young foodie However, he bluntly told the audience of city officials, politicos, community advocates and ordinary citizens, “We’ll reach our full potential only when we move beyond the tale of two cities.�

He cited some of his administration’s povertyfighting efforts.

Among those: • Opening the new Office of Community Wealth Building last June to spearhead the city’s anti-poverty initiatives. • Building new schools such as the $63 million Huguenot High School, the first new high school in the city since 1968. • Reducing concentrated pockets of poverty in the East End by transforming public housing communities into mixed-income neighborhoods. • Attracting new businesses, such as Stone Brewing Company in the Fulton neighborhood, to expand the city’s tax base and provide jobs. • Increasing workforce training. • Landing a $25 million federal grant for bus rapid transit along Broad Street from Rocketts Landing in the East End to Willow Lawn so people can get to jobs. • Opening the new Richmond Justice Center in Shockoe Valley and the Day Reporting Center in Downtown to provide more opportunities for offenders to gain rehabilitative services and decrease their prospects of returning to jail.

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He pointed to a decrepit basketball court a few yards from where Mr. Adkins was killed. The baskets had bent rims and no nets. “Look at that,� he said, shaking his head. “The city needs to step up to the plate and put more resources in impoverished communities.�

He said he plans to contact community members, city officials, educators, business leaders and faith leaders to convene

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“We take an all-hands-on-deck approach to educating our children.�

That’s how George Washington Carver Elementary School Principal Kiwana Yates enthusiastically describes the full com‘Texas Tornado’ Dr. McCreary munitygoes involvement approach mourned she and her staff utilize. and goes With it, they have achieved academic success against tall odds in the largely impoverished community served by the school at 1110 W. Leigh St. “Each school faces different challenges,� the third-year Carver VOL. 23 NO. 46 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA www.richmondfreepress.com NOVEMBER 13-15, 2014 principal told the Free Press. “A kid is a kid, and it doesn’t reLynch ally matter where they come from. It takes a level of excellence confirmation from the teacher and the ability of the school to meet the needs delayed each child.� untilof 2015?

Hampton reins to Carver is among only 11 ofprovost Richmond’sto 44 take public schools earn full accreditation from the Virginia Department of Education after surpassing state standards in four core Standards of Learning tests administered last spring.

Carver, with 95 percent of its 592 students in kindergarten through fifth grade being African-American, scored an average of 90 in science, 88 in English and 84 each in math and history.

At least 75 percent of a school’s students must pass English and at least 70 percent must pass the other three tests in order for the school to be fully accredited.

Carver also has been recognized as a Title I Distinguished School by the Virginia Department of Education. To qualify, a disadvantaged school receiving additional federal aid must meet all state and federal accountability requirements for two years and achieve average reading and mathematic SOL scores at the 60th percentile or higher.

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By Joey Matthews high-profile cases The Richmond Police Deinvolving ment has stayed p o l ifree c e of licbank accusations of police y, fraud and money ality ing. as “Black Lives Matdemonstrations locally ces close to thegrow Obama across to protest tration the saidnation they expectcities by would white police officers Lynch generate he black community. ontroversy, making for The nearly 740-officer force th Senate confirmation garnered mostly praise for . ommunity efforts Senate twicepolicing previously ain closerher ties with neighborfirmed ds in the city it serves. ncoming Richmond Police ef Alfred Durham vows to those efforts up a notch.

There’s always room for rovement,� the 51-year-old hington native and current hmond Police deputy chief dministration said Monday r he was introduced by or Dwight C. Jones as the ’s next police chief in a news erence at City Hall.

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Did the Democratic Party of Virginia violate The lawsuit charges that the party, fearing such the U.S. Constitution and the federal Voting Rights voters “might use their First Amendment rights Act in choosing its nominee to compete in a recent to support a candidate the DPVA and other local special election for a House of Delegates seat? party officials didn’t want to win the Democratic Yes, say three African-Americans, who are nomination,� imposed rules that “intentionally taking their case to federal court. disenfranchised them all.�

The trio allege the party trampled on their voting The suit seeks to bar the party from ever using rights and those of thousands of Democrats like them any procedure to “disenfranchise and discrimiin its zeal to eliminate Henrico Delegate Joseph D. nate� against African-Americans and other party “Joe� Morrissey as a nominee in the election he members in the selection of its nominees, which A Q&A in honor, Tea went on to win Jan. 13 as an independent. the suit describes as “a critical element ofof moms the celebration ministry David M. Lambert, Gary G. Hill Sr. and his electoral process.� sister-in-law, Linda D. Hill, filed the suit Friday.

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One available option is independent living programs that are coordinated through local social services departments in Virginia.

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“It’s new for all of us,� Mayor Jones said. “It’s never happened in my lifetime or yours. But I know this: If we unite together and look forward, and invite our neighbors to join us, then we’ll continue to shape the city and the region we all want to call home.�

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By Jeremy M. Lazarus homeless when they turn 18. They have “age out� of foster nowhere to go, few life skills and little care when they reach Selena Cuffee-Glenn just received a $5,700 salary hope for the future. age 18. According to bump — from $203,000 a year to $208,700 — though “I’ve had many friends who tried to the Children’s Home she will not start work as the city’s top administrator until commit suicide,� said Ms. Smith, who Society, about 700 Monday, May 18. was 18 months old when she initially young people fall Her benefits package also has been was placed in foster care in Plainfield, into that category sweetened with a $5,700 increase in a Ms. Smith N.J. She was 14 when she entered foster each year in Virginia. retirement benefit paid by the city. care in Virginia, moving between foster Within two years, according to the organiCity Council asked no questions families, group homes and shelters. zation, one in four of those young people about the unexpected pay hike in votwill be incarcerated, one in five will be ing 9-0 Monday to confirm the former Related story on B3 homeless and fewer than one in six will Suffolk city manager as Richmond’s graduate from high school. new chief administrative officer. “I’ve tried to commit suicide multiple Advocates point out that housing is an In mid-April when Mayor Dwight times,� she said. “I’ve had many friends C. Jones announced Ms. Cuffee-Glenn Ms. Cuffee-Glenn who face homelessness, have been incarceras his choice for the No. 2 post at City ated, many who don’t graduate from high Hall, he said she would start at $203,000 a year. school and others who got pregnant.

His staff even produced the offer letter she signed stipuFree Press “Life’s rough when you don’t have any lating her salary and a host of other benefits, including a Richmond support,� she continued. “Imagine not hav$950 monthly car allowance and $15,000 a year in deferred ing anybody to call on Mother’s Day.� compensation, essentially a retirement savings plan.

Now 22, Ms. Smith lives in Hillside Her new starting pay of $208,700 is listed in the orCourt in South Richmond. She spoke Justin White holds two dinance that council members approved without public with a Free Press reporter last week at the of his proud accomplishcomment. Her deferred pay now is shown as $20,700 a West End headquarters of the Children’s ments — his son, Jeremiah, year, with a $1,000 increase for each year of service, acand his newly earned deHome Society of Virginia, an organization gree from Virginia Union cording to the ordinance. that she credits with providing her with University. The father and One thing that was eliminated in the altered package services and guidance. is the $950 monthly car allowance, which would have son celebrated in cap and The organization is collaborating with gown Saturday at the totaled to $11,400 a year. the Better Housing Coalition in Richmond university’s 117th comApparently, Ms. Cuffee-Glenn traded the car allowance Is gay to provide and supportive services appeals court gives workers housing greater protection against racial harassmentmencement ceremony at improved in deferred Wendell Scottstarting pay and an increase Federal NFL should follow NBA Dr.for McCreary to young adults being booted out of foster Hovey Field. Please see NASCAR compensation. to end care D.C. pro team’s racism mourned article, more photos on Hall of Famer on their 18th birthday.

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VSU’s Cameryn Smith CIAA Woman of the Year

Virginia State University’s Cameryn Smith, a first baseman on the Trojans softball team, is CIAA Woman of the Year.

With that, the recent VSU graduate from Powhatan High School qualifies as a candidate for the NCAA Division II Woman of the Year.

The Woman of the Year Award is based on academics, athletics, leadership and community service.

Smith was honored last week at the CIAA Football Media Day in Durham, N.C.

Finalists for NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced in September, with the winner being crowned Oct. 16 in Indianapolis.

Last spring, Smith hit .306, with 18 runs batted in and 156 putouts defensively as the Trojans’ softball first baseman. She was a three-time, All-CIAA Tournament selection and made the conference All-Rookie team in 2013.

As a freshman, junior and senior, she achieved the highest GPA among VSU accounting majors.

Smith volunteered with the Families United Foundation, the Peabody Middle School Clean-Up Foundation, Ettrick Elementary School and the Trojans’ youth camps.

Washington NFL team training camp When: July 28 through Aug. 14.

Where: Bon Secours Training Center, 2401 W. Leigh St. Details: Sessions are open without charge to the public. There are no permanent bleachers, so fans are encouraged to bring folding chairs or blankets. Vendors will be inside and outside the gates.

Team record: 3-13 in 2013; 4-12 in 2014; and 9-7 in 2015, winning the NFC Eastern Division title before falling to the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the playoffs.

Regular season: Opens Sept. 9 against the Pittsburgh Steelers at FedEx Field in Washington.

Summer practice: Fourth year in Richmond as part of an eight-year deal with the City of Richmond.

Highlight: Military Appreciation Day, July 30; Fan Appreciation Day, Aug. 13.

Richmond All-Stars are champions Matt Jones ready at MJBL Inner City Classic The Richmond All-Stars believe in quality over quantity.

With little or no back-ups, Coach Chris Armstrong’s U-19 squad won the Metropolitan Junior Baseball League Inner City Classic last week near Chicago.

The Richmond team played with the bare minimum of nine players during the first three games and with just 10 players after that at T.F. North High School in Calumet City, Ill. The tournament was played July 18

through 23.

After going 2-2 in preliminary pool play, Richmond won three straight elimination games to capture first place in the eightteam division.

Late-arriving Josh Plummer, who boasts a blazing fastball in excess of 90 mph, was a key.

A 6-foot-3, 190-pound rising senior at Hanover High School, Plummer arrived in time to win two games on the mound, including a 13-6 decision over Chester,

Richmond Black Widows fall 20-18 in championship game Three failed extra point tries kept the Richmond Black Widows from a perfect ending to their inaugural season in the Women’s Football Alliance.

Playing in the WFA Tier III championship game last Friday in Pittsburgh, the Widows fell 20-18 to Acadiana Zydeco of Louisiana.

After each touchdown, the Richmonders failed in 2-point attempts via run or pass.

Also choosing to run or pass rather than kick, Acadiana made one of its 3 point-after attempts, and that was the difference.

“With so much to be concerned with this first year, we weren’t able to find an extra point field goal kicker,” said team owner and offensive guard Sarah Schkeeper.

“That’s certainly an area we’ll address looking ahead.”

The Richmond Black Widows finished its first season 6-4 and all systems are go for the 2017 campaign starting in April.

“I couldn’t be more proud,” said Schkeeper. “We went from being nothing to the championship game.”

April Bryant, Crystal Harvey and quarterback Katelyn Wright scored the Widows’ touchdowns. The Widows led 12-0 at halftime, but a long, early-morning bus ride to Pittsburgh and oppressive heat for the 3:30 p.m. game may have contributed to fatigue.

The team’s chartered bus left Richmond at 3:30 a.m. on game day.

The Widows’ quarterbacking situation is dicey.

Wright, a graduate of Deep Run High School in Glen Allen and a former Virginia Commonwealth University student, has moved to Chicago. It would be difficult to commute back and forth for practices and games throughout 2017.

Also, Schkeeper promises her team is on the lookout for a place kicker.

“They’re out there, I know,” she said of kicking prospects.

Schkeeper says tryouts will begin next winter and she is very much open to newcomers. The Richmond Black Widows play home games at Hovey Field at Virginia Union University.

Information and details about tryouts: www.richmondblackwidows.com.

Pa., in the final.

“We were calling ourselves the Dirty Dozen, only it was the Dirty Dozen minus two or three,” said Coach Armstrong.

“Josh got there late because he’d been at a baseball camp at Notre Dame,” Coach Armstrong said.

The University of Notre Dame is located near South Bend, Ind., about 98 miles from Chicago.

The All-Stars’ primary contingent made the 800-mile trip from Richmond to Chicago via chartered bus.

Other standouts offensively and defensively included Chris Hayden, Sam Irwin, Brandon Harris and Josiah Armstrong.

Hayden is a 2016 L.C. Bird High School graduate who will continue baseball at Patrick Henry Community College near Martinsville.

Irwin is a 2015 Thomas Jefferson High School standout who is now a Virginia Commonwealth University student and plays on the club team.

Harris is a 2015 Henrico High School graduate who attends Virginia State University.

Armstrong, the coach’s son, is a 2016 Steward School graduate who plans to continue playing at Virginia Tech as a walk-on.

In pool play, Richmond lost to Bridgeport, Conn., and to Indianapolis, Ind., before scoring wins over Detroit and Chester, Pa. During the “knockout rounds,” Richmond defeated Detroit 9-6; Bridgeport 4-3; and finally Chester, a suburb of South Philadelphia.

Irwin was the winning pitcher against Detroit, while Harris got the mound victory over Bridgeport.

“We got some good pitching and we got big hits needed at the right time,” Coach Armstrong said.

The MJBL was founded in Richmond in 1966. The Inner City Classic was born in 1991, in Columbia, S.C.

Pace returns to VUU gridiron as grad student Miles Pace may have enjoyed the best half season Pace’s next stop was the University of Central in Virginia Union University football history.

Florida in Orlando, where he spent four seasons while Now the Panthers are eager to see what the powearning a degree in interdisciplinary studies. erful Floridian can achieve in an entire campaign as At UCF, he was red-shirted as a freshman and he returns to the gridiron as a 23-year-old graduate sophomore (“had to learn the playbook and learn a student. new position, defensive end”), he said.

Pace was on pace for CIAA Defensive Player of the Moving into Coach George O’Leary’s rotation in Year honors last fall when he suffered a season-ending 2013, Pace made 18 tackles, including four behind the knee injury in Game 6 at Lincoln, Pa. line of scrimmage, with one sack, as a defensive end.

In a little more than five games, the 6-foot-1, He had four tackles in UCF’s Fiesta Bowl victory over Miles Pace 245-pound transfer student from the University of heavily favored Baylor University on Jan. 1, 2014. DurCentral Florida made life miserable for rival quarterbacks. ing that 2013 season, UCF was 12-1 with a final No. 10 ranking Quarterbacks had nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. Relent- by the Associated Press. less in pursuit of the passer, the often-blitzing Pace recorded 17 In 2014, Pace jacked up his production to 29 tackles, 9.5 tackles for losses with 10 quarterback sacks, four quarterback for losses, with six sacks as UCF went 9-4 with a loss to North hurries and four forced fumbles.

Carolina State University in the St. Petersburg Bowl.

“Miles is a physical, explosive player,” says VUU Coach Mark At that juncture, Pace decided to transfer — and it turns out James. “It was interesting that he was still leading the CIAA in to be a smooth move. Perhaps he suspected what was coming; sacks several weeks after his injury.”

UCF went 0-12 last season with Coach O’Leary resigning after Even with limited exposure, VUU foes were duly impressed. eight games.

In just a half season’s work — only four games were against Pace considered numerous transfer options before deciding CIAA foes — he was named a first-team, on NCAA Division II VUU. All-CIAA linebacker for 2015 by a vote It helped that former Miami Central Panthers get respect of coaches.

High Coach Telly Lockette (60-10 record He wasn’t forgotten, either. at Central) is old friends with Coach James, In a vote of CIAA coaches last week at Football Media Day in Durham, N.C., Last week at CIAA Media Day in Durwho coached nine years in the South Florida Virginia Union University was picked to ham, N.C., Pace was selected by coaches high school ranks. finish third overall and second in the to the Preseason All-CIAA squad.

“I’ve got a lot of tentacles in Florida,” CIAA Northern Division.

“The individual awards are nice, but said Coach James. “If you’re known for Defending CIAA champion Winstonmy main goal is to be the best I can be doing right by people, they are apt to Salem State University was tabbed and help this team win the conference recommend you later on.” to repeat as overall and Southern championship,” he told the Free Press.

Said Pace: “Coach James is well known Division kingpin in 2016. Bowie State “As one of the older guys, I need to play a in South Florida. And he’s known as a University was voted No. 2 overall major role. I know what it takes to win.” coach who gives second chances.” and first in the North Division, where it Pace is an interesting story, starting with Pace came to Richmond already with prevailed a year ago.

VUU is coming off an 8-3 season in his jersey number – No. 7. Most linebacka degree and with two more seasons of which it advanced to the NCAA Division ers wear numbers in the 50s. football eligibility. He will continue to II playoffs.

“It’s because Michael Vick (who wore take master’s degree courses this fall in Six Panthers were named to the No. 7 at Virginia Tech and in the NFL) was interdisciplinary studies and education.

Preseason All-CIAA team. always my favorite player,” he explained.

This summer, he has an on-campus They are linebacker Miles Pace, From Miami, Pace was in arguably the job sprucing up dormitories and other defensive end Paulin Miano, defensive top prep program in America at Miami facilities. back Rodeshawn Joseph, quarterback Central High. The school has won Florida’s Pace underwent surgery and rehab last Shawheem Dowdy, offensive lineman 6A state crown five of the last six years. fall at VCU Medical Center. He’s hopeful Abraham Garcia and Hakeem Holland, The Rockets, which get their name from that with the mended joint, he’ll pick up who was picked as running back and kick returner. nearby NASA, prevailed in Pace’s senior this season where he left off a year ago.

VUU begins drills Aug. 5 in year, defeating Dr. Phillips High School He prefers letting his actions, rather preparation for the Panthers’ Sept. 3 in Orlando in the 2010 finals. than words, do his talking. opener against Long Island UniversityMiami Central has sent at least a dozen “I’m not one to say what I’m going to do Post at Hovey Field in Richmond. players to the NFL and an endless talent ahead of time. I’d rather wait and tell you stream to NCAA Division I schools. what I’ve done after the games,” he said.

to run for D.C. team

About 100 football players wearing the Washington NFL team’s burgundy and gold will converge on Richmond this Thursday to commence preseason drills.

Few will be more scrutinized than second-year running back Matt Jones.

Wearing the No. 31 jersey, Jones is No. 1 on the depth chart after backing up Alfred Morris as a 2015 rookie.

Jones climbed a peg when Morris left after four notable seasons with Washington to sign a two-year, $3.5 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys.

By his own account, Jones’ first NFL season was a roller coaster of “highs and lows.”

The highs included 123 yards and two touchdowns rushing against the St. Louis Rams, and 131 yards receiving against the Buffalo Bills.

The lows were five fumbles — four lost — in just 163 touches and missing the final three games with a hip injury.

Last year, Jones essentially rode in the sidecar beside Morris. Now he’s at Matt Jones the wheel with his foot on the gas.

“I felt like if I had a bad game, the next game I wasn’t going to get many carries,” he told the Washington Post following an off-season workout in Northern Virginia.

“If I had a good game, I felt like I had to put so much pressure on myself to have a good game again. It was a lot of highs and lows.”

Overall Jones, who wears a helmet with a tinted facemask and shield, raced for 490 yards on 144 carries (a so-so 3.4 yards per carry) and snagged 19 passes for 304 yards.

At 6-foot-2 and a powerful 232 pounds, Jones has the oomph to pound the middle for rugged yards inside.

Timed at the NFL Combine at 4.61 seconds in the 40-yard dash, he has top high gear to bust some long gainers.

An impressive combination of size and speed, Jones was Washington’s third round draft pick in 2014 following an injuryplagued career at the University of Florida, where he had a torn meniscus and lingering virus.

He left Florida after his junior year, never fulfilling his potential as a Gator.

Washington cares little about what Jones has done in the past; it’s all about what he can generate now in what appears to be a high-octane attack.

“I definitely want to show … that I’m capable of being a No. 1 back all the time,” he told the Post.

“That’s the approach I take every day I touch the field — to

Hauling the load Here are Washington’s Top 10 career ball carriers based on their seasons with the Washington NFL team: Ball carriers *John Riggins Clinton Portis Larry Brown Stephen Davis Alfred Morris Terry Allen Earnest Byner *Cliff Battles Mike Thomas Ladell Betts

Years Yards 1976-1985 7,472 2004-1910 6,824 1969-1976 5,875 1996-2002 5,790 2012-1915 4,713 1995-1998 4,086 1989-1993 3,950 1932-1937 3,511 1975-1978 3,359 2002-1909 3,176

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Yards/carry 3.8 4.1 3.8 4.2 4.4 3.9 4.0 4.2 3.8 4.1

*Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. With the exception of Ladell Betts, all others made either first or second team All-Pro at least one season in Washington.

be great. Not necessarily to show people, but I want to be great for myself, always.”

To become even close to “great,” he’ll need to address the fumbling woes.

He has been practicing with a HIGHandTIGHT football that beeps when a player’s not gripping it securely.

He has studied video of former NFL runner Tiki Barber, a Blacksburg native and University of Virginia gridiron standout who was famous for ball security late in his career as the New York Giant’s workhorse.

Also, Jones believes he’ll be less error prone with the confidence of knowing he’s the main man and not looking over his shoulder to the sidelines.

After three years backing up Robert Griffin III, quarterback Kirk Cousins emerged as a force in the 2015 season, tossing for 4,166 yards and 26 touchdowns as Washington won the NFL Eastern Division title.

Cousins’ targets include luminaries DeSean Jackson, Pierre Garçon and Jordan Reed. Now add top draft choice Josh Doctson to Cousins’ menu.

Earlier this spring, Washington toyed with signing free agent Arian Foster, but the former Houston All-Pro opted for a deal with Miami.

So it’s Jones with little-used Chris Thompson, a fifth-round draftee in 2013, behind him.

Jones’ rookie status, backup role and tinted, Darth Vader-style facemask allowed him a degree of anonymity a year ago. Now there will be no more lurking in the shadows.

That’s why many eyeballs will be focused on No. 31 at the Bon Secours Training Center.

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Spotlight on organizer of RVA Community Unity Connie McGowan was devastated after the shooting deaths by police of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minn.

She also was disturbed by the shooting deaths of five police officers in Dallas a day later by an Army veteran.

But not for long.

Three days after the series of violence that rocked the nation July 5 through 7, Ms. McGowan organized RVA Community Unity “Shootout” in Richmond’s Byrd Park, a community event attended by about 1,200 people, including local police officers.

The purpose of the July 10 event was “to connect the community through fun and creative events that capture and promote communication, collaboration, love and unity among state and city elected officials, police, churches and businesses,” Ms. McGowan said.

Photographers and hobbyists were asked to take photos of people and families and share the pictures without charge.

Music, food, dancing and frank discussions between the community and police were part of the free, four-hour event near Byrd Park’s Round House.

Ms. McGowan, 43, lives in Eastern Henrico County.

She said she was prompted to organize the unity event after visiting the county’s new Varina Area Library to clear her head the day after the Dallas police shootings.

“My mind would not settle,” said Ms. McGowan, a part-time nurse who owns Precise Events & Photography. “I was angry, upset and fearful. That could have been one of my family members. I have five brothers that live in the South, and two have criminal backgrounds and aren’t able to find regular employment, so they do hustle to survive. The emotions I felt were similar to if (Sterling and Castile) had been one of them.”

Gradually, she said, her creative side engaged and she thought about staging a Black Lives Matter photography shoot or some type of demonstration.

Thirty minutes later, the idea to organize the unity day was born and Ms. McGowan shared her idea on social media. Positive responses followed, with friends offering to help.

The result left her feeling “hopeful and inspired, but also extremely exhausted,” she said.

Ms. McGowan is planning a similar back-to-school pep rally at the end of August for students, parents, city officials and law enforcement representatives.

Once more she will call on the community to help by serving as sponsors, volunteers and to provide food and other donations to ensure that the event is free.

Ms. McGowan believes the Byrd Park event helped people to gain a better understanding of police and also gave officers a chance to get to know the community.

“As a community, we need to connect more with our neighborhood officers rather than just during National Night Out,” the annual event being held Tuesday, Aug. 2.

At the same time, Ms.

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“We want to develop a rapport through constant communication and effective education of police practices which could help reduce fear on both sides,” she said. “We want to know that we are being protected and not profiled because of the way we look or judged because of past history. We also know that police officers are not all created equal, so we do not want to stereotype every police officer because of what we read and see in the media.”

Meet this week’s Personality, organizer Connie McGowan: No. 1 volunteer position: Founder and organizer, RVA Community Unity.

What I do: I divorced my job in August 2015 as a nurse of 23 years and decided to marry my passion as a photographer, event planner and marketer by becoming a full-time entrepreneur.

Date and place of birth: June 11 in Meridian, Miss.

Current residence: Eastern Henrico County.

Education: Nursing degree from Meridian Community College.

Family: Single with no children, but I do have a four-legged fur baby named Bella Boo. How I came up with idea of RVA Community Unity: The violent deaths of the victims in Baton Rouge, Minnesota and Dallas just weighed heavy on my heart, which compelled me to “do something.” And what I know how to do is bring people together to have fun and take photos.

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Inspiration for organization name: The name was derived from the action we seek.

What community means to me: Community is everyone coming together without an agenda, motive or expectation, but with a purpose to take care and look out for each other despite location, age, race, political, religious or sexual preference because we are called by God to love everyone.

First reaction to supportive response of RVA Community Unity “Shootout”: My first reaction was joy that could almost be felt down to the cellular level. I was just sooooo happy!

The purpose of holding the event: To bring people together like family and just have fun as we love on each other and relax from the tension of the past week.

How I felt when event was over: Hopeful and inspired, but also extremely exhausted because I had only 10 hours of sleep in 72 hours. LOL! Upcoming events: A pep rally-style event with field day fun, games, school supply collection and so much more to kick off the kids going back to school.

What makes me tick: Planning events.

Outlook at start of day: Optimistic.

Outlook at end of day: Grateful.

I place top value on: People who do what they say.

How I unwind: Lying in bed scrolling down Facebook.

Three words that best describe me: Social, talkative and creative.

Prized possession: My dog, Bella Boo. Nobody knows I’m: A person who relaxes and becomes inspired by walking around craft stores and home or office supply stores for inspiration at least weekly.

Person who influenced me the most: My greatgrandparents, Jim and Ella McGowan.

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Emporess Benniefield and Oryan Law perform “Tears of a Nation” during the open mic session at ART 180’s Black Lives Matter Youth Forum last Friday. Right, a string of walkers climb the stairs to Jefferson Park, the final stop on the Three Parks Walk for Peace last Friday sponsored by the Neighborhood Resource Center, Central Montessori School and other community groups.

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Youths take action to promote healing, peace

By Leah Hobbs

When Alton Sterling was killed by police July 5 in Baton Rouge, La., the nation watched as his 15-year-old son cried inconsolably at the loss of his father.

A day later, in Falcon Heights, Minn., Philando Castile was shot and killed by a policeman while a 4-year-old girl watched.

Richmond’s children and young adults are not immune to such tragedies. Just days before Christmas, 12-year-old Amiya Moses was killed by a bullet while playing with friends in North Side.

ART 180, the Neighborhood Resource Center and Central Montessori School hosted events last Friday for children and teens to discuss issues of violence and policing while also working toward healing and peace.

ART 180’s poetry workshop and Black Lives Matter Youth Forum drew comments from about 30 teens and adults who shared their frustrations about seeing police brutality on television and social media.

“If this is all we see, but no one is taking it into consideration, then it feels hopeless,” said one teen.

Another teen echoed those sentiments.

“People only care about the issues on social media. We need to have real conversations.”

The purpose of the forum was just that — to go beyond the

virtual world and take action in the real world. The teens shared what was on their minds and learned to direct their feelings to be a part of the change they want to see.

Michael Guedri, ART 180’s program manager, said it is crucial that teens are given the opportunity to promote positive change.

“Teenagers are not far from running things in just a few years,” he said. “It’s important in the long-term game that they start to strategize, communicate and have dialogue to promote positive change.”

Robert Dortch, director of community innovation for the Robins Foundation, helped facilitate ART 180’s youth forum.

When tragedies occur, children’s voices often go unheard, he said.

“Adults need to step back and allow them to be heard,” said Mr. Dortch. “Teens bring a valuable perspective that adults may miss. They have a powerful voice. It may not be the traditional way. History is filled with that.”

The teens at ART 180 vowed to act by not tolerating prejudice when they hear it and helping to educate people about societal injustice.

“Most people who say ‘all lives matter’ don’t understand that we’re in crisis right now so we need an emphasis on black lives,” said one teen.

Prior to the youth forum, ART 180 held a poetry workshop with John Blake, a poetry teacher and National Poetry Slam

Art by youths in Richmond detention center on display at DNC Large self-portraits born out of Richmond’s ART 180 program with young people incarcerated at the Richmond Juvenile Detention Center are on display this week at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

The colorful art with a strong message was created through the nonprofit’s program, “Performing Statistics,” which addresses the young artists, experiences in the juvenile justice system and the support they wish they had in their community.

“Incarceration broke three generations of my family,” wrote one teen.

The work is featured at the Rock the Vote’s “Truth to Power” campaign coinciding with the political convention.

Created in 2014, the Performing Statistics project is now a permanent program of ART 180 in partnership with the Legal Aid Justice Center.

The collaboration connects incarcerated youths to juvenile justice reform advocates in Virginia with the goal to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline.

Since June, teens from the Richmond Detention Center met three days a week at ART 180’s teen art center, ATLAS. They worked on various projects, including poetry, video, photography and stenciling.

Their art will become part of an exhibit at ART 180 in October.

finalist. Mr. Blake encouraged them to write courageously.

“We’re having this discussion before writing so you understand you’re not the only one feeling this way,” he said. “Writing enables us to survive. Sharing helps others realize they’re not the only one who’s going through this pain. Sometimes we hide our pain so well that we don’t give ourselves permission to hurt and then it comes out in other ways.”

Two teens, Emporess Benniefield and Oryan Law, performed the song “Tears of a Nation” during the open mic session.

The song was written after Miss Benniefield saw her mother’s emotional reaction to Mr. Sterling’s son’s grief. She realized the tragedy could happen to anyone.

While young adults at ART 180 communicated through spoken word and other creative acts, youngsters ages 3 to 14 participated in the “Three Parks Walk for Peace” sponsored by the Neighborhood Resource Center and Central Montessori School. Marchers walked from Chimborazo Park to Jefferson Park. Organizers said the goal was to offer hope and encouragement during a time of chaos and pain.

Led by a police escort, about 30 community members and children walked with signs the youngsters created that promoted peace. Along the route, people came out of their East End homes and businesses to cheer and show their support.

“It’s just about peace and bringing our community together to promote peace. It gives us a moment to reflect and understand the importance of peace, keeping it in our consciousness so we can move forward,” said Kelly McCray, front desk administrator at Central Montessori School.

Vanessa Lopez, who teaches children ages 2 to 6 at the school, said it is important for youngsters to see people coming together as a community.

“People walking together allows the children to physically see the concrete concept,” she said. “They see that it impacts the community they live in, not just school.”

Kristen Evans, the mother of a 6-year-old daughter, had tears in her eyes when explaining how she discusses violence with her child.

“We talk about it from a religious perspective,” she said.

“God wants us to treat all of His children with kindness. All people are God’s children. We are to take a stand when people are unkind to each other.”

Latin Jazz Festival at Dogwood Dell Aug. 20 The rhythms of Latin music will fill Dogwood Dell next month at the 9th Annual Latin Jazz and Salsa Festival.

The free event, which is part of the 60th Festival of Arts, will be held 3 to 8 p.m. Aug. 20, at the amphitheater in Byrd Park.

Featured acts include Orquesta Curare, Frankely Fernandez, Latin Grammy nominee Luisito Rosario and Melina Almodovar.

Broadway actor Allen Hildago will host the event.

For more information, call (804) 646-1437 or (804) 646-3355.

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Supporting the environment

Despite blistering temperatures nearing 100, more than 600 people gathered at Brown’s Island last Saturday for a rally and march to Capitol Square and the Governor’s Mansion to protest the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, coal ash ponds, fracking, off-shore oil rigs and other threats to public and environmental health.

A bevy of speakers addressed the crowd about climate chaos, the destruction of rural communities and health

threats because of laws and corporate decisions that put profit above people.

People from across Virginia and the nation held signs and banners and chanted as they marched toward the Executive Mansion to urge Gov. Terry McAuliffe to support laws to protect people and the environment.

Tents were set up on Brown’s Island, where organizers distributed water and sunscreen to participants.

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Love not war A runner jogs past signs on the lawn of Ginter Park Baptist Church in North Side last week that church officials said are to memorialize recent violent tragedies in the United States and abroad and to encourage people to work for peace, justice and love. The signs bear the names of the communities and countries that have experienced violence and acts of terror in recent weeks. The Rev. Mandy England Cole, senior pastor of the church at 1200 Wilmington Ave., said the signs “remind us to keep them in prayer to stand in solidarity.”

Henrico cemeteries to get county historic marker

By Bonnie Newman Davis

Tommy Edwards, the late R&B vocalist best known for his hit song, “It’s All in the Game,” is buried there.

So are the late state Sen. Benjamin J. Lambert III and his brother, the late Richmond attorney Leonard Lambert, as well as the descendants of Jesse Pryor Sr., a former slave.

Now the property that once was owned by the Pryor family and which now serves as the final resting place for about 400 people in what are known as Quioccasin, Westwood and Pryor memorial cemeteries in Henrico County will be recognized with a historical marker.

The dedication ceremony, which is open to the public, will be 11 a.m. Aug. 20 at Quioccasin

Public ‘Stop the Violence’ rally July 31 to highlight national funeral directors conference in Richmond

More than 1,200 funeral directors, morticians and embalmers are expected to attend the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association Inc.’s 79th Annual Convention and Exposition that starts Saturday in Richmond.

The association, which was started in 1924, is the oldest organization of African-American funeral directors and embalmers in the nation.

The five-day event, which will be held at the Richmond Marriott in Downtown, is hosted by

the Virginia Morticians Association.

It will include a rally that is free and open to the public to highlight the association’s national initiative, “Stop the Violence.” The rally will be held 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at The Saint Paul’s Baptist Church, 4247 Creighton Road, in Henrico County.

For more information, contact Connie B. Steele at (540) 798-1790 or Rhonda Pleasants at (804) 357-0776.

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committee raised $1,660 to purchase a marker that the county will place on a median strip on Quioccasin Road.

Representatives from the Henrico County Board of Supervisors will be among the speakers at the dedication ceremony.

“We wanted something positive for the cemetery,” she said. “We wanted to make sure its aesthetic appearance is maintained and we have made strides to that.”

Mrs. Nichols, author of “African Americans of Henrico County: 1863-1963,” said Westwood and Quioccasin churches have shared cemeteries since the 1920s. The churches once were in close proximity to one another, she said, before Westwood moved to its current location on Glenburnie Road.

The J.S. Pryor Sr. Memorial Cemetery was purchased in 1939 by his descendants for family members’ burials.

St. Peter Baptist Church Dr. Kirkland R. Walton, Pastor

Worship Opportunities During the month of July, all Sunday Worship Services will be held at 10 a.m. only. Church School will be held at 8:30 a.m.

Bible Study is now on summer break, and will reconvene on 9/29.

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The three adjoining cemeteries are located behind a former Toys “R” Us building at 8700 Quioccasin Road.

Two of the cemeteries are final resting places for members of Quioccasin and Westwood Baptist churches.

Brenda Coles Dabney Nichols, a retired Henrico County teacher, is the great-granddaughter of Jesse Pryor. Her parents and husband, the late Rev. Paul Nichols, former pastor of Good Shepherd Baptist Church, are buried there.

Three years ago, Mrs. Nichols and members of Quioccasin and Westwood Baptist churches formed a committee to maintain and improve the status of each cemetery. A sign was placed near the site to direct visitors.

Then, working with the Henrico Department of Recreation and Parks and its Historic Preservation Advisory Committee, the QWP

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“Pastoring and Preaching with Eloquence and Humility” (Psalms 25:9; Acts 18:24-25)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2016 CELEBRATION SERVICE - 7:00 PM

Guest Preacher: Rev. Frank Lomax III Pastor, First Union Baptist Church, Crozier

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2016 CELEBRATION SERVICE - 7:00 PM

Guest Preacher: Rev. Kenneth Dennis Pastor, Greater Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Richmond

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2016 AN EVENING CELEBRATING MRS. PALMA PETTIS - 7:00 PM

An Evening of Song, Dance & Drama honoring our First Lady

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2016 LUNCHEON, 12:00 NOON

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(Reception Following) Guest Preacher: Rev. Angelo V. Chatmon Pastor, Pilgrim Journey Baptist Church, Richmond

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Nate Thurmond, record-setting NBA player, dies at 74 In October 1974, Nate Thureveryday life.” mond did something no NBA The Akron, Ohio, native was player had ever done. one of just five players to averIt was Mr. Thurmond’s debut age 15 rebounds per game during with the Chicago Bulls, and he his career. The others were Bill recorded the first NBA quadrupleRussell, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob double: 22 points, 14 rebounds, Pettit and Jerry Lucas.

13 assists and 12 blocked shots In 1965, Mr. Thurmond in a game against the Atlanta grabbed an NBA record 18 reHawks. bounds in one quarter in a game That was just one of many against the Baltimore Bullets. remarkable feats for the 6-foot-11 Also in 1965, he hauled in 42 center who died Saturday, July 16, rebounds in a game against the 2016, in San Francisco. He was 74 Detroit Pistons. and succumbed to leukemia.

He was inducted into the NaiHe spent most of his career with smith Memorial Basketball Hall of the San Francisco, now Golden Fame in 1985 and to the College State Warriors.

Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

“Without a doubt, he is one of In 1996, Mr. Thurmond was Mr. Thurmond the most beloved figures to ever selected to the NBA’s 50th anwear the Warriors uniform,” Golden State owner Joe Lacob niversary All-Time Team. told USAToday.

An All-American at Bowling Green University in Ohio, Mr. Thurmond ranks with the most productive big men Mr. Thurmond was the third overall draft pick in 1963. in NBA annals.

He played one full season and part of another in the Bay Between 1963, when he arrived as a Warriors rookie, and area with Mr. Chamberlain before Mr. Chamberlain was traded his retirement in 1977, from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Mr. to the Philadelphia Warriors in 1965.

Thurmond scored 14,437 points, grabbed 14,464 rebounds A seven-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA Deand was a defensive titan, although blocked shots were not fensive pick, Mr. Thurmond’s No. 42 jersey was retired by an official statistic until late in his career. the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In another USAToday interview, Mr. Thurmond’s former After retirement, he served as a Warriors Community Warriors teammate, Al Attles, said, “Looking back, he was Ambassador, and from 1990 to 2010 operated Big Nate’s as ferocious as any player in the history of the game on the BBQ restaurant in San Francisco. court … but also one of the kindest and nicest souls in his Survivors include his wife, Marci.

Discussion of sex hampers black church from dealing with AIDS

By George E. Curry George Curry Media

DURBAN, South Africa The Rev. Edwin C. Sanders II sized up his audience at the 21st International AIDS Conference here and uttered instructions one wouldn’t normally expect to hear from a minister.

“Turn to your neighbor and say, ‘Sex,’ ” he said, catching delegates at the conference off guard. But after a couple of seconds of nervous hesitation, they complied.

“Now say, ‘Good sex.’ “ ‘And lots of it.’ ” There was laughter after each instruction, which Rev. Sanders interpreted as discomfort. He said the discomfort of discussing sex hampers the religious community from more actively addressing the global HIV crisis.

Rev. Sanders, senior servant at Metropolitan Interdenominational Church in Nashville, Tenn., has been at the forefront of trying to persuade the faith community to take the lead in combating HIV. In an interview, Rev. Sanders said his brief exercise at the conference shows how uncomfortable people are discussing sex.

“Sex, for us, has been framed in such a negative fashion. It’s the no-no. It’s the wild thang. It’s nasty. Understand it’s a gift — it’s a gift from God,” he said.

To prove his point, Rev. Sanders pointed to the Bible.

“In the Bible, the best evidence of that is the old covenant God makes with Abraham,” he said. “After all, He says, ‘I will give you descendants that will number more than the sand by the sea and the stars in the sky.’ That’s a lot of sex. You don’t get descendants without procreation.”

He understands that people are more accustomed to getting their sexual advice from Dr. Phil than from the minister they see in church every Sunday.

“People are not used to hearing the language of sexuality in church,” Rev. Sanders said. “But you cannot talk about the Bible and not talk about sexuality.”

The conference was held July 18 through 22 and featured speakers and panelists from around the globe.

Duane Crumb, director of HIV Hope International, told a session that for all of its talk about forgiveness and acceptance, the church can be one of the least accepting places for people with HIV or AIDS.

Rev. Edwin C. Sanders II

Many people see the black church as having a special responsibility, given the disproportionate impact HIV/AIDS has on African-Americans.

Although African-Americans represent only 12 percent of the U.S. population, they accounted for 44 percent of new HIV infections and 44 percent of people living with HIV in 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Some people also view HIV as punishment for disobeying what they perceive as God’s instructions. They point to Leviticus 18:22: “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination,” and Leviticus 20:13: “If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.”

But others view that as a selective reading of the Bible.

For example, upworthy.com observes, “Yep. We’ve all heard that Leviticus is where the Bible straight-up says that homosexual behavior is an abomination. And yes, it does. It also says that homosexuals should receive the death penalty (!!!). It also says the same thing about eating pork or shellfish, charging interest on loans, and a whole bunch of other restrictions that were a part of the Old Testament Law Code. But for Christians, the Old Testament doesn’t (dare I say “shouldn’t?”) settle any issue because Romans 10:4 says that Christ is the end of the law. Which is probably why most Christians today eat meat, use credit cards, wear makeup and support equality

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for women. Because, as Hebrews 8:13 says, the old law is obsolete and aging.”

Dueling interpretations of the Bible notwithstanding, there is no question that African-Americans are extremely religious.

A Pew Foundation study found “African-Americans stand out as the most religiously committed racial or ethnic group in the nation.” It explained, “... nearly eight-in-ten African-Americans (79 percent) say religion is very important in their lives, compared with 56 percent among all U.S. adults. In fact, even a large majority (72 percent) of AfricanAmericans who are unaffiliated with any particular faith say religion plays at least a somewhat important role in their lives; nearly half (45 percent) of unaffiliated African-Americans say religion is very important in their lives, roughly three times the percentage who say this among the religiously unaffiliated population overall (16 percent).”

There are signs that the black church is becoming more involved. For example, the NAACP declared July 17 as the Day of Unity whereby pastors across the United States preached on HIV as a social justice issue.

Jesse Milan Jr., interim president and CEO of AIDS United and a former board chair of the Black AIDS Institute, said the black church could do more. He said the church is very good about praying for and laying hands on members diagnosed with diabetes or cardiovascular disease, but has exemplified an unwillingness to show similar expression of support for those with HIV or AIDS. In a conversation with Rev. Sanders at a Black AIDS Institute forum here, Mr. Milan said, “If we don’t actually blurt out those words when we’re doing that call, whether it’s an altar call or prayer, we’re not actually doing everything we can.”

To do everything it can, Rev. Sanders said, the church must not remain stuck in the Old Testament teachings.

“In our churches, we probably have been more conservative, in many instances, in the way in which we have approached social issues,” he stated. “We have not been as effective in translating first century text into 21st century realities. What often gets in the way of being able to move forward around complex issues is that we are still grounded in traditions that are past and gone.”

Mount Olive Baptist Church Rev. Darryl G. Thompson, Pastor

2016 Theme: The Year of Restoration

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Summer Worship Schedule

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Sunday School and New Members Class 8:30 AM Worship Service

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Dr. Jeffress

Pastor whitewashes history of Southern Baptist denomination Religion News Service

Dr. Robert J. Jeffress Jr., senior pastor of the First Baptist Dallas megachurch, is the most prominent evangelical pastor to back Republican Donald Trump’s candidacy for president.

Dr. Jeffress, who was highly visible at last week’s Republican National Convention where Mr. Trump accepted the party’s nomination, explains his activism as part of his God-given responsibility as a pastor and a Christian.

“When you look at American history, whenever there was a need for a great change, it was pastors who led the way,” Dr. Jeffress said in touting his support for the Republican nominee.

Dr. Jeffress said pastors were the leaders during the American Revolution and the fight for the abolition of slavery.

“And it was pastors who were at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement. What if pastors back then had said, ‘I’m not getting involved’? We would not have a country today,” he said.

However, Dr. Jeffress failed to mention that his own denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, was created to support slavery and that his own church opposed the NAACP and integration during the civil rights era.

A review of the record shows that the pastor of First Baptist Dallas during that era, Dr. W.A. Criswell, was a well-known Dr. Criswell segregationist.

Dr. Criswell led the church from the 1940s to the 1980s. During that time, the church tripled in size to 22,000 white members, including notable members such as Billy Graham.

As pastor, Dr. Criswell first came to national attention in 1956 with his fiery sermon in South Carolina that linked the fight against integration with evangelism.

In his remarks, he attacked preachers who supported integration and particularly railed against both the National Council of Churches and the NAACP, calling them “good-for-nothing fellows who are trying to upset all of the things that we love as good old Southern people and as good old Southern Baptists.”

The sermon was so well received that Dr. Criswell was invited to give it again to the South Carolina legislature, which reprinted the speech and distributed it widely, particularly among White Citizen Councils.

There was a backlash in Dallas, where Dr. Criswell faced tart criticism from other prominent Baptist leaders for his views and received hundreds of critical letters from professors and students at his Southern Baptist alma mater, Baylor University.

Dr. Criswell muted his comments from then and in 1968, when, to win election as SBC president, he publicly stated his support for integration.

He acknowledged in a 1984 interview after he retired that his public position did not alter his private beliefs.

“My soul and attitude may not have changed, but my public statements did,” Dr. Criswell said.

He made that clear in his response to public school integration. He founded a private, whites-only school, First Baptist Academy, in 1972.

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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the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding six months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 30th day of August, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests.

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

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 PREMIER INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, RONALD W. ADOLF, who may be the holder of a $13,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded March 13, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-8582, said deed of trust being assumed by Premier Investment properties, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company, dated December 22, 2004 and recorded December 22, 2004 in Instrument Number 04-0042236, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, LEONA BERNSTEIN, who may be the holder of a $12,000.00 Interest and of part of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded March 13, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-8582, said deed of trust being assumed by Premier Investment properties, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company, dated December 22, 2004 and recorded December 22, 2004 in Instrument Number 04-0042236, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, PAMELA T. SILVER, who may be the holder of part of an $11,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded March 13, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-8582, said deed of trust being assumed by Premier Investment properties, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company, dated December 22, 2004 and recorded December 22, 2004 in Instrument Number 04-0042236, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, that BERNICE SLIPOW, who may be the holder of part of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded March 13, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-8582, said deed of trust being assumed by Premier Investment properties, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company, dated December 22, 2004 and recorded December 22, 2004 in Instrument Number 04-0042236, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, ISAAC I. SILVER, who may be the holder of $5,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded March 13, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-8582, said deed of trust being assumed by Premier Investment properties, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company, dated December 22, 2004 and recorded December 22, 2004 in Instrument Number 04-0042236, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, WILLIAM K. PEMBER, who may be the holder of $30,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated December 22, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded December 22, 2004, in Instrument Number 04-042237, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, MARION STEIN, who may be the holder of $15,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated December 22, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded December 22, 2004, in Instrument Number 04-042237, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, HOME IMPROVEMENT FINANCIAL SERVICE, which may be the holder of $8,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated December 22, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded December 22, 2004, in Instrument Number 04042237, or its heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, ALAN KATZ, LYNN KATZ, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, TRUSTEE FOR THE EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD KRIDER, DAVID F. KATZ, SHELLY A. KATZ, THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 18, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD D. KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be creditor/s with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this matter; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, ROBERT GOLDEN, As to part of a $20,000.00 Interest, and CAROLE GOLDEN, As to part of a $20,000.00 Interest, who may be the holders of a $20,00.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 17, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-9521, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, OLD DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 17, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-9521, or said holder’s heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, JOEL FINE, As to $15,000.00 Interest, who may be the holder of $15,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 17, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-9521, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, DIANE SCHANK, As to $10,000.00 Interest, who may be the holder of a $10, 00.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 17, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-9521, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD D. KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 18, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

IT IS ORDERED that ROBERT T. CARTER a/k/a ROBERT TAYLOR CARTER, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ROBERT T. CARTER a/k/a ROBERT TAYLOR CARTER, MARY BURSTON CARTER a/k/a MARY BRUSO CARTER a/k/a MARY LOUISE CARTER, Who May Be Deceased, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of MARY BURSTON CARTER a/k/a MARY BRUSO CARTER a/k/a MARY LOUISE CARTER, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 18, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER KOFI NYARKO, Plaintiff v.

KATHERINE NYARKO, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16001735-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from

GROUP, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1614 North 28th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E0000864/022, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ARTHUR V. ADAMS, TRUSTEE FOR THE AUTHUR V. ADAMS REVOCABLE TRUST, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 6, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded February 9, 2004, in Instrument Number 04-004045, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title of said Trust and/or Trustee; that WALTER L. HOOKER, P.C., A Cancelled Virginia Corporation, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 6, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded February 9, 2004, in Instrument Number 04-004045, or its successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that WALTER L. HOOKER, who may be deceased, and his Successor in Interest, As Former Director and Trustee in Liquidation, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that PHYLLIS MARK, who may be the holder of a $30,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated September 9, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded September 14, 2005 in Instrument Number 05-031644, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that JOEL FINE and LAURA FINE, who may be the holders of $15,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated September 9, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded September 14, 2005 in Instrument Number 05-031644, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not filed a response to this action, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that PAMELA SILVER, who may be the holder of part of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated September 9, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded September 14, 2005 in Instrument Number 05031644, has not been personally located and has not file a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that MARY L. GENTRY, who may be the holder of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated September 9, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded September 14, 2005 in Instrument Number 05-031644, has not been located and has not file a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, and JAY S. SCHWARTZ, TRUSTEE FOR THE EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be creditor/s with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this 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 CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, ARTHUR V. ADAMS, TRUSTEE FOR THE AUTHUR V. ADAMS REVOCABLE TRUST, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 6, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded February 9, 2004, in Instrument Number 04004045, or the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title of said Trust and/or Trustee, WALTER L. HOOKER, P.C., A Cancelled Virginia Corporation, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated February 6, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded February 9, 2004, in Instrument Number 04004045, or its successor/s in

title, that WALTER L. HOOKER, who may be deceased, and his Successor in Interest, As Former Director and Trustee in Liquidation, PHYLLIS MARK, who may be the holder of a $30,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated September 9, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded September 14, 2005 in Instrument Number 05-031644, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, JOEL FINE and LAURA FINE, who may be the holders of $15,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated September 9, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded September 14, 2005 in Instrument Number 05-031644, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, PAMELA SILVER, who may be the holder of part of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated September 9, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded September 14, 2005 in Instrument Number 05-031644, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, MARY L. GENTRY, who may be the holder of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated September 9, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded September 14, 2005 in Instrument Number 05-031644, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, and JAY S. SCHWARTZ, TRUSTEE FOR THE EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 18, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

Case No.: CL15-955-1 PREMIER INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3101 Q Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/ GPIN# E000-0723/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Premier Investment Properties, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, PREMIER INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, has not been

located and has not filed a response to this action; that RONALD W. ADOLF, who may be the holder of a $13,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded March 13, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-8582, said deed of trust being assumed by Premier Investment properties, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company, dated December 22, 2004 and recorded December 22, 2004 in Instrument Number 04-0042236, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that LEONA BERNSTEIN, who may be the holder of a $12,000.00 Interest and of part of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded March 13, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-8582, said deed of trust being assumed by Premier Investment properties, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company, dated December 22, 2004 and recorded December 22, 2004 in Instrument Number 04-0042236, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that PAMELA T. SILVER, who may be the holder of part of an $11,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded March 13, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-8582, said deed of trust being assumed by Premier Investment properties, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company, dated December 22, 2004 and recorded December 22, 2004 in Instrument Number 04-0042236, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that BERNICE SLIPOW, who may be the holder of part of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded March 13, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-8582, said deed of trust being assumed by Premier Investment properties, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company, dated December 22, 2004 and recorded December 22, 2004 in Instrument Number 04-0042236, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that ISAAC I. SILVER, who may be the holder of $5,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded March 13, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-8582, said deed of trust being assumed by Premier Investment properties, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company, dated December 22, 2004 and recorded December 22, 2004 in Instrument Number 04-0042236, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that WILLIAM K. PEMBER, who may be the holder of $30,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated December 22, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded December 22, 2004, in Instrument Number 04-042237, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that MARION STEIN, who may be the holder of $15,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated December 22, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded December 22, 2004, in Instrument Number 04-042237, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that HOME IMPROVEMENT FINANCIAL SERVICE, which may be the holder of $8,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated December 22, 2004, with respect to said property, recorded December 22, 2004, in Instrument Number 04-042237, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or its heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that ALAN KATZ, LYNN KATZ, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, TRUSTEE FOR THE EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE and RICHARD KRIDER, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that DAVID F. KATZ and SHELLY A. KATZ, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be creditor/s with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs,

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Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JACQUELINE NELSON, Plaintiff v.

VERNON NELSON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16001461-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 12th day of September, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 2 and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND AOUA MANE, Plaintiff v Case No. CL15005439 COLEMAN VITAL, Defendant.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony due to separation in excess of six months.

It is ORDERED that Coleman Vital appear at the above-named court and protect his interests on or before August 24, 2016.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND VIVIAN N. LUCAS-GRAVES, Plaintiff vs (case no. CL15-1011) CLIFTON D. GRAVES, Defendant.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from the defendant on the grounds of more than one year of continuous separation; An Affidavit having been filed that the whereabouts of the Defendant are unknown and is not readily available for service of process; it is ORDERED that Clifton D. Graves appear before this Court on or before August 26, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect his interests in this matter; An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD DAVID A. DUNN, Plaintiff v.

MARICHO GARZON AL-AG, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16-1127 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to grant David A. Dunn, the Plaintiff, an annulment from Maricho Garzon Al-Ag, the Defendant, on the ground that the marriage is void ab initio.

WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of Maricho Garzon Al-Ag, it is hereby ORDERED that Maricho Garzon Al-Ag appear before this Court on Sept. 14, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., to protect her interests herein.

An Extract, Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk Rick A. Friedman, II, Esq. Wyatt J. Taylor, Esq. Friedman Law Firm, P.C. 9401 Courthouse Rd., Suite A Chesterfield, VA 23832 (804) 717-1969 Telephone (804) 748-4161 Telecopier rfriedman@friedmanlawva.com wtaylor@friedmanlawva.com VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER YENIFER GARCIA BROKS, Plaintiff v.

PASQUAL GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16001903-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 30th day of August, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 2 and protect his interests.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND MONIREH MIRSHAHI, Plaintiff v.

REZA CHERAGHI, Defendant.

CL No.: CL16001511-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to grant Monireh Mirshahi, the Plaintiff, a divorce from Reza Cheraghi, the Defendant, on the ground that Plaintiff and the Defendant have lived separate and apart for a period in excess of one year.

WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of Reza Cheraghi, it is hereby ORDERED that Reza Cheraghi appear before this Court to protect his interest herein.

A Copy, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ask for this: Soulmaz Taghavi, Esq. (VSB# 88036) Fayad Law, P.C. 8501 Mayland Dr. Suite 101 Richmond, Virginia 23294 Phone: (804) 249-4747 Fax: (571) 384-1817 Email: info@fayadlaw.com Counsel for the Plaintiff VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF KING AND QUEEN MOSES GOLDEN, JR., Plaintiff v.

VONDA GOLDEN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16-29-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from Vonda Golden on the ground that the parties have lived separate and apart for a period exceeding one year.

It appearing by affidavit that the Defendant’s last known address is not known, the Defendant’s present whereabouts are unknown, and diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the Defendant is without effect, it is ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before the 17th day of August, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. and protect her interest herein.

A Copy, Teste: VANESSA D. PORTER, Clerk Linda Y. Lambert, Esquire Leonard W Lambert & Assoc.

321 North 23rd Street Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 648-3325

CUSTODY virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Terrell Rainey, Juvenile Children’s Home Society of Virginia v.

Unknown Birth Father OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Pursuant to Va. Code §§ 63.2-1205 and 63.2-1250, Children’s Home Society of Virginia is requesting that the Court terminate the residual parental rights of any possible unknown birth father and transfer custody of the infant; Terrell Rainey, d/o/b 02/3/16 to the Children’s Home Society of Virginia with the right to place the infant for adoption.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, Unknown Birth Father, appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his interests on or before 8/23/2016, at 10:00 AM. Sherry A. Fox, Esq. Thompson McMullan, PC 100 Shockoe Slip, 3rd Floor Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 698-6252

PROPERTY

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.: CL15-2303-1 CLAYTON INVESTMENT

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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.: CL15-3125-1 CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1320 North 28th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E0000622/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ROBERT GOLDEN, As to part of a $20,000.00 Interest, and CAROLE GOLDEN, As to part of a $20,000.00 Interest, who may be the holders of a $20,00.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 17, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-9521, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that OLD DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 17, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-9521, or said holder’s heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that that JOEL FINE, As to $15,000.00 Interest, who may be the holder of $15,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 17, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-9521, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that DIANE SCHANK, As to $10,000.00 Interest, who may be the holder of a $10, 00.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2007, with respect to said property, recorded March 17, 2007, in Instrument Number 07-9521, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ,

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

Case No.: CL15-3511-4 ROBERT T. CARTER a/k/a ROBERT TAYLOR CARTER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ROBERT T. CARTER a/k/a ROBERT TAYLOR CARTER, et al., Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2420 Haden Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# S008-0779/00, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Robert T. Carter.

An Affidavit having been filed that ROBERT T. CARTER a/k/a ROBERT TAYLOR CARTER, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ROBERT T. CARTER a/k/a ROBERT TAYLOR CARTER, have not been located and haves not filed a response to this action; that MARY BURSTON CARTER a/k/a MARY BRUSO CARTER a/k/a MARY LOUISE CARTER, Who May Be Deceased, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of MARY BURSTON CARTER a/k/a MARY BRUSO CARTER a/k/a MARY LOUISE CARTER, who may have an ownership

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

Case No.: CL14-3066-1 CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2306 Fairmount Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# E0000617/019, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that MARSHALL E. McCALL, JR., Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Credit Line Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded May 12, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-016948, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or his successor/s in title; that OLIVER D. RUDY, who may be deceased, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Credit Line Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded May 12, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-016948, or his successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JOEL FINE and LAURA FINE, who may be the holders of $14,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 10, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded June 10, 2005, in Instrument Number 05-018914, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not filed a response to this action, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that SEYMOUR PEARSON, who may be deceased, and his Successor/s in Title, As Trustee for a $27,000.00 Interest and HAZEL PEARSON, who may be deceased, and her Successor/s in Title, As Trustee for a $27,000.00 Interest, who may be the holder/s of a $27,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 10, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded June 10, 2005, in Instrument Number 05-018914, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JONATHAN COHEN, who may be the holder of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 10, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded June 10, 2005, in Instrument Number 05-018914, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that ISAAC SILVER, who may be the holder of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 10, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded June 10, 2005, in Instrument Number 05-018914, has not been personally located and has not file a response to this action, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that PAMELA SILVER, who may be the holder of part of a $1,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 10, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded June 10, 2005, in Instrument Number 05-018914, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE,

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RICHARD KRIDER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, and JAY S. SCHWARTZ, TRUSTEE FOR THE EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be creditor/s with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that DAVID F. KATZ and SHELLY A. KATZ, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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 CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, MARSHALL E. McCALL, JR., Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Credit Line Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded May 12, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-016948, or his successor/s in title, OLIVER D. RUDY, who may be deceased, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Credit Line Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded May 12, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-016948, or his successor/s in title, JOEL FINE and LAURA FINE, who may be the holders of $14,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 10, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded June 10, 2005, in Instrument Number 05-018914, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, SEYMOUR PEARSON, who may be deceased, and his Successor/s in Title, As Trustee for a $27,000.00 Interest and HAZEL PEARSON, who may be deceased, and her Successor/s in Title, As Trustee for a $27,000.00 Interest, who may be the holder/s of a $27,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 10, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded June 10, 2005, in Instrument Number 05-018914, JONATHAN COHEN, who may be the holder of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 10, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded June 10, 2005, in Instrument Number 05-018914, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, ISAAC SILVER, who may be the holder of a $10,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 10, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded June 10, 2005, in Instrument Number 05-018914, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, PAMELA SILVER, who may be the holder of part of a $1,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 10, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded June 10, 2005, in Instrument Number 05-018914, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD KRIDER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, and JAY S. SCHWARTZ, TRUSTEE FOR THE EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, DAVID F. KATZ, SHELLY A. KATZ, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 18, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, TRUSTEE FOR THE EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, DAVID F. KATZ, SHELLY A. KATZ, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 18, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Melvin Williams, Jr., et al., Case No. CL16-511-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 816 North 22ND Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose.

Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

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

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

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in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

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3102 1st Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-1060/009

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose.

Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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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.: CL14-3610-1 CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2301 Fairfax Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# S000-0459/022, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that MARSHALL E. McCALL, JR., Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Credit Line Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded May 12, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-016948, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action, or his successor/s in title; that OLIVER D. RUDY, who may be deceased, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Credit Line Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded May 12, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-016948, or his successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that GEORGE DUMIGAN and LEAH DUMIGAN, who may be the holders of a $30,000.00 Interest in in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 7, 2006, with respect to said property, recorded June 9, 2006, in Instrument Number 06-19400, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not filed a response to this action, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that HAROLD H. GOTSCHALL a/k/a HAL GOTTSCHALL and LINDA GOTTSCHALL, who may be the holders of a $18,900.00 Interest in in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 7, 2006, with respect to said property, recorded June 9, 2006, in Instrument Number 06-19400, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not filed a response to this action, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that OLD DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, which may be the holder of a $8,600.00 Interest in in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 7, 2006, with respect to said property, recorded June 9, 2006, in Instrument Number 06-19400, or its heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, GREG WOOLWINE, HOPE WOOLWINE, RICHARD KRIDER, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, and JAY S. SCHWARTZ, TRUSTEE FOR THE EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be creditor/s with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, that DAVID F. KATZ and SHELLY A. KATZ, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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 CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, MARSHALL E. McCALL, JR., Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Credit Line Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded May 12, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-016948, or his successor/s in title, OLIVER D. RUDY, who may be deceased, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Credit Line Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2003, with respect to said property, recorded May 12, 2003, in Instrument Number 03-016948, or his successor/s in title, GEORGE DUMIGAN and LEAH DUMIGAN, who may be the holders of a $30,000.00 Interest in in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 7, 2006, with respect to said property, recorded June 9, 2006, in Instrument Number 06-19400, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, HAROLD H. GOTSCHALL a/k/a HAL GOTTSCHALL and LINDA GOTTSCHALL, who may be the holders of a $18,900.00 Interest in in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 7, 2006, with respect to said property, recorded June 9, 2006, in Instrument Number 06-19400, or their heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, OLD DOMINION FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, which may be the holder of a $8,600.00 Interest in in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated June 7, 2006, with respect to said property, recorded June 9, 2006, in Instrument Number 06-19400, or its heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ,

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An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 606 NORTH 29TH STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0527/021

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 22, 2015 in the matter City of Richmond v. Blufort Linwood Spencer, Jrr., et al Case No. CL14-4370-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 606 North 29TH Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

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

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

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 816 NORTH 22ND STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0373/013

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond

For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1320 NORTH 34TH STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0875/004

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 19, 2015 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Elmer Baker, Who May Be Deceased et al., Case No. CL14-1273-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016 at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1007 North 33RD Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on March 21, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Verneida S. Miles, Who May Be Deceased, Case No. CL15-3963-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1320 North 34TH Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose.

Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department,

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For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1007 NORTH 33RD STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0878/021

For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1802 NORTH 23RD STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-1081/009

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on March 21, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Eddie A. Jones, et al., Case No. CL15-3449-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1802 North 23rd STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose.

Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF Continued on next column

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on July 21, 2014 in the matter City of Richmond v. Premier Investment Properties, L.L.C., et al., Case No. CL13-26491, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3102 1st Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose.

Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

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For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2207 EDWARDS AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000-0460/008

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on March 21, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Jesse L. Bodrick, who may be deceased et al, Case No. CL15-2346-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016 at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1717 North 21 st Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 27, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Doris E. Crostic et al. , Case No. CL16-1810-4, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2207 Edwards Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose.

Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes,

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For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1717 NORTH 21ST STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0938/021

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the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion.

The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1722 HICKORY STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0364/010

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on June 27, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Leo A. Shaw, et al., Case No. CL12-2762-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1722 Hickory Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose.

Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion.

The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 Continued on next column

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(804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2121 GREENWOOD AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0446/018

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Eddie Ransome, Jr., et al, Case No. CL15-2547-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2006, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2121 Greenwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

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

The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2201 GORDON AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000-0549/010

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Any Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Assignees, or Successors in Interest of Harry Hyde, Jr., et al., Case No. CL16-528-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2201 Gordon Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose.

Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

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Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion.

The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

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Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

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

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

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tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion.

The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner

For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3057 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE S000-1477/013

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Pleasant R. Crump, Jr., et al, Case No. CL15-4189-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3057 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

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

For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3205 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE S000-1876/014

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on October 14, 2014 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Lawrence I. Steed, et al, Case No. CL13-4733-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3205 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

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

The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3612 GRIFFIN AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N016-0081/019

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. William E. Clark, Who May be Deceased, et al., Case No. CL16-527-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3612 Griffin Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

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

The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 8011 BURRUNDIE DRIVE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C003-0221/006

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on March 21, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Stephen D. Forehand, et al, Case No. CL15-3507-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 8011 Burrundie Drive, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1218 NORTH 24TH STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0559/030

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on March 21, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., et al., Case No. CL15-1476-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1218 North 24TH Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

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

For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1303 WILLIS STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007-1180/008

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. James R. Marchand, et al., Case No. CL16-756-4, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1303 Willis Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose.

Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion.

The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

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Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2010 ALBANY AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000-0348/006

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2015 in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, L.L. C., et al., Case No. CL15-956-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2010 Albany Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose.

Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion.

The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2121 VENABLE STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0373/012

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Melvin Williams, Jr., et al, Case No. CL16-512-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2121 Venable Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose.

Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion.

The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner

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

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose.

Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner

ITB # 16-1217-7CE – Biltmore Area Water Rehabilitation Project - This project consists of providing approx. 3,400 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch diameter water main and; transfer & replacement of water services. Due 3:00 pm, August 25, 2016. Additional information available at: http:// henrico.us/purchasing/.

For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esquire 900 East Broad Street, Suite 400 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1801 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007-1527/001

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on April 25, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Hubert J. Cassell et al., Case No. CL064934-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on August 23, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1801 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

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

BIDS COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID ITB# 16-1223-7JK Henrico Courts Parking Lot Rehabilitation Due 2:30 pm, August 17, 2016 Additional information available at: http://www.henrico. us/departments/purchasing/ bids-and-proposals/ COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION ITB # 16-1227-7CE – Mimosa Park Water Rehabilitation Project - This project consists of installing 440 lf of 8” water main, transferring 49 water services, and abandoning 4,055 lf of water main. Due 3:00 pm, September 8, 2016. Additional information available at: http://henrico.us/ purchasing/.

COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION

COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION ITB # 16-1220-7CE – Bryan Parkway Area (SH-02D, Part 1) Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation - This project consists of rehabilitation and replacement of approx. 3.1 miles of 8-inch diameter sewer. Due 3:00 pm, August 30, 2016.

Additional information available at: http://henrico.us/ purchasing/.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The University of Virginia seeks a firm to provide: Coal To view a copy of RFP# JG072116 go to Procurement Services Site: http://www.procurement. virginia.edu/main/ publicpostings/RFP.html, or email pur-rfp@virginia.edu

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$1250+ per week + Monthly Bonuses.

Excellent Benefits.

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Excellent Benefits $4,000 Sign-on-Bonus.

Training Available 855-842-8420 x160

News specialist

Mortgage Banking Insurance admInIstrator (Rental Housing) VHDA’s Rental Housing Servicing Department is seeking self-motivated applicants with experience in all phases of insurance administration, mortgage servicing and customer service. Qualified applicants must have a working knowledge of insurance administration, customer service and loan servicing. Excellent oral and written communication skills, extreme attention to detail, highly developed organizational skills, the ability to multitask, and excellent Microsoft Office suite (particularly Word and Outlook) experience is required. Associate’s degree or equivalent along with several years of experience in mortgage banking is preferred. Commercial insurance, loan experience and working knowledge of Strategy system a plus.

NBC12 seeks part-time news/content specialist.

Qualified candidates should have experience in all areas of broadcast operations including microwave, tape editing, graphics, camera and audio. Good computer and internet skills. Work schedule may include days, nights and weekends. Apply on line at https://careers-raycommedia.icims.com Drug Screen required. EOE M/F/D/V.

If you possess these requirements and enjoy working in a fast-paced and professional environment, please submit resume with cover letter stating salary requirements online only at: http://www.vhda.com/about/careers An EOE

The City of Richmond is seeking to fill the following position:

This position closes at midnight on August 4, 2016.

Hiring Range - $40,257 – 52,332

Assistant Controller General Ledger

Background and credit checks will be performed as a condition of employment.

25M00000056 Department of Finance Apply by 08/07/2016

The following needed to work at

Assisted Living Facility

Activity Person (part-time) PCA or CNA to work PRN Good pay - Good days off Call for appointment 804-222-5133 All references will be checked.

South Richmond Church seeks a saved experience musician for every Sunday for our choir.

Contact/call:

804/648-5958 or 350-2689

for more details or appointment.

OUTREACH SPECIALIST (Part-time) Richmond, Virginia

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership is seeking an Outreach Specialist for the Communications and Promotions Division’s Call Center. This position provides support to VEDP’s marketing outreach programs by contacting key business decision-makers during monthly calling campaigns.

Equipment Operator II Stormwater Utility Program

Telemarketing duties include contacting an average of 450 key decision-makers via telephone each week during a calling campaign, to arranging appointments between the company’s decisionmaker and the VEDP representative.

Equipment Operator II Wastewater

35M00000846 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 8/14/2016

35M00000315 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 8/14/2016

This is a position with up to 29 flexible hours per week and does not carry benefits. Salary minimum: $11.50 an hour.

Management Analyst II (Revenue & Budget)

All candidates must apply through our website http://www.yesvirginia.org/AboutUs/ Employment. Resume required. Application deadline: August 5, 2016.

St. Peter Baptist Church A progressive suburban church is seeking grant writers and a video media technician. Interested persons please forward resumes to spbcoffice@verizon.net. Salaries are negotiable.

25M00000155 Department of Finance Apply by 08/07/2016

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Operations Manager Commissioner of Revenue

BUS OPERATORS

25M00000047 Department of Finance Apply by 08/07/2016

Starting Pay: $14.12 per hour Closes: 19 August, 2016

Operations Manager - Treasury

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J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College is the third largest community college in Virginia and offers a variety of programs and services to the residents of the City of Richmond and five surrounding counties.

Annually, our three campuses serve over 19,000 credit students and provide training for an additional 11,000 students through the Community College Workforce Alliance. During our 44-year history we have educated more than 300,000 people in the Richmond area.

Reynolds is seeking applicants who share in its commitment to students and teamwork. The College supports a culture of life-long learning, celebrating its diversity, and recruiting and retaining star quality employees.

The College is excited to announce the following full-time teaching opportunities in Nursing:

GRTC Transit System is currently seeking qualified candidates, at least 21 years of age, with excellent customer service skills and a high school diploma for full-time Bus Operator positions. Applicants are required to have a Class B CDL License with Passenger Endorsement. Qualified candidates must have a five (5) point balance on their driving record and must be able to pass a background check, a pre-employment drug test and a DOT physical.

For a complete job description and to apply online, please visit www.ridegrtc.com.

GRTC Transit System is an equal opportunity employer with a drug-free work environment that values diversity in the workplace.

25M00000080 Department of Finance Apply by 08/07/2016

Pipeline Technician I - Wastewater 35M00000439 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 8/07/2016

Pipeline Technician II, Gas & Water Public Utilities 35M00000780 Apply by 8/14/2016

Project Management Analyst Risk Management

Position #FO383 Nursing Instructor – Medical Surgical Position #FO214 Nursing Instructor – Family Practice/Maternal-Newborn

Several part-time teaching opportunities in Nursing are also available for Fall 2016.

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To apply for the full-time positions and/or the part-time teaching positions, please visit the college’s website: www.reynolds.edu.

AA/EOE/ADA/Veterans/AmeriCorps/Peace Corps/Other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

Freelance Writers: The Richmond Free Press has immediate opportunities for freelance writers. Newspaper experience is a requirement. To be considered, please send 5 samples of your writing, along with a cover letter to editor@richmondfreepress. com or mail to: Richmond Free Press, P. O. Box 27709, Richmond, VA 23261 No phone calls.

25M00000148 Department of Finance Apply by 08/07/2016

TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR

Project Management Analyst Stormwater Utility

Closes: August 22, 2016

GRTC seeks a results oriented professional who excels in working in a fast paced environment.

This position is responsible for supervising and monitoring the activities of the bus operators on a daily basis. The ideal candidate will possess integrity, excellent problem solving skills, proven decision-making skills and excellent communication skills. High School diploma required, with a Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Previous experience in the transit industry highly desirable. Must be able to pass a background check, pre-employment drug test and DOT physical. A CDL Class B or higher with a Passenger endorsement is required. Those interested in the position may apply online at www.ridegrtc.com. GRTC is an equal opportunity employer with a drug-free work environment.

35M00000820 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 8/14/2016

Revenue Manager

25M00000096 Department of Finance Apply by 08/14/2016 For an exciting career with the City of Richmond, visit our website for additional information and apply today! www.richmondgov.com EOE M/F/D/V

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