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No fear of KKK Charlottesville leaders, including clergy and NAACP, plan positive activities for Saturday in response to Klan protest Free Press staff, wire reports

Charlottesville residents refuse to buckle under fear in the face of a Ku Klux Klan rally planned for Saturday in a public park.

While several officials, including Al Thomas, the city’s first African-American police chief, and University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan, have publicly discouraged people from attending the rally or holding counter-protests at the site, the Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP, clergy members and other community leaders have organized events around the city to divert attention and counter the white supremacist group’s presence and message.

“The best option is to keep away and make sure Klan members are chanting to the rocks and the trees,” Chief Thomas told reporters last month as city officials met to determine the best course of action.

The city granted the Loyal White Knights of the KKK, a North Carolina-based unit, a permit for 100 people to protest the April decision by Charlottesville City Council to remove and sell statues of Confederates Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in city parks.

The decision sparked a torchlight protest by several dozen people in May by the Lee statue. It was led by a white supremaPlease turn to A4

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Charlottesville Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy speaks to the crowd during a candlelight gathering May 14 to counter a demonstration by white supremacists carrying torches and chanting Nazi phrases to halt the removal of Confederate statues in Charlottesville. The Charlottesville City Council voted in April to remove and sell the statue of Robert E. Lee in a Downtown park, but a judge in early May put a six-month hold on the sale.

RPS interim superintendent to focus on buildings, improvement plan

By Holly Rodriguez

Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press

Thomas E. Kranz is sworn in as the interim superintendent of Richmond Public Schools by Richmond Circuit Court Clerk Edward F. Jewett. Laura Kranz, his wife, holds the Bible during the ceremony filled with friends, family, School Board members and RPS employees.

Free Press wins NNPA award

The Richmond Free Press continues to be recognized with national awards.

The Free Press placed second for the ArmstrongEllington Best Entertainment Section at the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual convention June 20 through 24 at the National Harbor outside Washington.

Judging for the category was based on layout, news and feature content and interest of photos in two consecutive issues of the Free Press published in 2016.

The NNPA represents more than 200 newspapers owned byAfrican-Americans across the United States.

The association is celebrating 190 years of the Black Press, which was started in 1827 with the publication of Freedom’s Journal by John B. Russwurm and Samuel E. Cornish.

The theme for the convention: “Legacy, Innovation and Empowerment.”

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Thomas E. Kranz, the new interim superintendent for Richmond Public Schools, plans to focus on improving school facilities and working with state officials to make systemic changes during his six months at the helm.

“We need to get ready for the start of school in September, and I want to be a part of moving the ball forward,” Mr. Kranz said after taking the oath of office Thursday, June 29, in a short ceremony at City Hall.

Facilities are a major component of student success — academically and beyond, he said.

“When you go into a building and can’t open the windows to let fresh air through, or you’ve got restrooms you can’t use because of leaks, that is not an environment conducive to learning,” he said.

Mr. Kranz, who has more than 20 years of experience in finance and operations in the public and private sectors, has been with RPS since 2014, most recently serving as chief operating officer.

His salary in the interim superintendent position is $166,904, according to his contract, which was obtained by the Free Press in an FOIA request. That’s a more than $17,000 pay increase Please turn to A4

Henrico County takes Essex Village owners to court

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Henrico County officials are fed up with unfulfilled promises to fix Essex Village, a sprawling subsidized housing complex that is regarded as the county’s worst apartment community.

That’s why officials have hit the owner and operator of Essex Village

with nine criminal summonses alleging deliberate and willful violations of the state building code, resulting in slum conditions for the hundreds of low-income residents of the 496-unit complex located off Laburnum Avenue.

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Richmond mom takes action after teen deaths

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Candice Walker, like many people in Richmond, was appalled and outraged by the recent slayings of five teenagers.

But instead of staying on the sidelines and bemoaning the situation, the bubbly and energetic 36-year-old mother, housewife and businesswoman is taking action.

The Virginia Commonwealth University graduate is now managing a new Facebook page she created, Metro RVA Teens.

The purpose: To offer youths ages 12 to 17 information on everything from job openings to church and community events, she said.

“I just had to do something,” she said after learning about the deaths of the teens.

A sampling of current listings includes information about a teen block party in Hillside Court, an upcoming comic book Ms. Walker convention at VCU, a college scholarship information session, auditions for a hip-hop dance school, an event at Maymont and a YWCA teen empowerment program.

“What I found is there are really great programs for teens,” Ms. Walker told the Free Press. “I’m trying to create a hub where the events and offers can be posted and shared.

“My hope is that this space will show young people the opportunities they have for different experiences, no matter where they live,” she said.

Ms. Walker launched the Facebook page on June 16 and the response has been overwhelming. She said she has received a flood of responses from numerous groups eager to get their information on her site.

“A lot of businesses, churches and nonprofits struggle to get the word out” about what they are doing, she said. “This site is seen as a way to reach the teen target audience.”

She already has added a second page to handle requests from groups from Petersburg, Please turn to A4

RRHA steps up efforts to help residents find jobs

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

Amir Robinson, left, and Steven Hicks board the van from Hillside Court in South Side to head to job interviews last Friday at Food Lion on Jefferson Davis Highway. Wyatt Kingston, right, organized the effort with Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority officials.

A Creighton Court community room packed with people seeking to learn about employment opportunities.

Job seekers in Hillside Court getting picked up by a van to take them to Food Lion stores to be screened for employment.

And a work experience program for people seeking to qualify for full-time jobs as custodians, groundskeepers and customer service workers.

These are the first efforts of a new initiative of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority to open employment doors to more public housing residents.

The initiative, part of an undertaking

by RRHA to revamp resident services, is being led by RRHA program specialist Ralph Stuckey, a 17-year veteran of the authority.

Mr. Stuckey last week led informational Please turn to A4

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Holiday cool Aminah Thomas cools off in the James River during a visit with her family to the Downtown waterfront by Brown’s Island on Monday, the eve of Independence Day. Throughout the Richmond area, families enjoyed an extended holiday weekend at the river, neighborhood cookouts, local parks and to see fireworks. Please see more photos, B3.

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Sprint to give RPS students 6,000 tablets with internet service over 5 years At least 1,000 Richmond high school students will receive free computer tablets this fall that are connected to the internet.

And at least 1,000 more internet-connected tablets will be distributed each year for the next five years, according to interim RPS Superintendent Thomas E. Kranz.

The equipment and service are a gift from telecommunications giant Sprint and its charitable foundation, which is making Richmond a centerpiece of its plan to distribute free equipment and service to 1 million high school students across the country in a bid to close the digital divide.

According to Sprint, at least 5 million high school students lack internet service at home. The company sees this as the first and, so far, the largest single corporate effort to address the situation.

In all, Richmond is slated to receive 6,000 tablets during the next five years, Mr. Kranz said, which may be the most for any school district in the nation. He said such a gift would be the largest for any school district in Virginia.

The Richmond School Board last week approved the school system’s participation in the Sprint program.

Mr. Kranz said that RPS would own the tablets and lend them to students.

The RPS administration is crafting the procedures and regulations to govern the distribution of the tablets, and expects to present its policy recommendations to the board in August.

If all goes well, Mr. Kranz said, “We’ll begin rolling out the tablets in October.”

School Board member Felicia Cosby, 6th District, said the initial 1,000 tablets are enough for about 63 percent of the anticipated 1,700 students who will be enrolled in the 9th grade in the fall.

She said the plan is to reserve them for students whose families self-report a lack of internet service at home.

She said the board has not allocated funds to provide tablets for all students.

Ms. Cosby said that the goal is ensure students have internet at home for homework and research. She said there are no plans to use the tablets to expand computer-based learning or to replace textbooks. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

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Cityscape

Workers continue to pack and clear out the government agencies and public schools. The offices of delegates and senators at the General sale is 9 a.m. for agencies and schools, with the Assembly Building, 201 N. 9th St. in Capitol public able to shop at 11 a.m.

Slices of life and scenes Square, which is slated for demolition later A portion of the General Assembly Building in Richmond this year. dates to 1912, when it was built for a bank. The The boxes are being moved two blocks to the Pocahontas building has housed the offices of state legislators since 1976.

Building at 900 E. Main St., which will be the legislature’s The governor and General Assembly have set aside $300 office center until a replacement building is completed on the million for the new building and a new parking deck for site of the current building.

Capitol Square. The money also will pay for renovation of The next step comes on Tuesday, July 11, when the state Old City Hall, now part of the Capitol Square complex of will sell surplus office equipment and other items to the public, state buildings.

Ashe mural to be unveiled at Battery Park on July 12

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

State ABC seeking new headquarters, warehouse space The state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is beginning its hunt for a new headquarters and warehouse site to replace its current space in North Side.

If the ABC is successful, it would enable Richmond to revive its stalled plan to bring $300 million in new office, retail and residential living to 60 acres of prime land on the Boulevard.

The ABC property, about 20 acres at 2901 Hermitage Road, is to become the new home for The Diamond baseball stadium once the state agency relocates.

The Diamond’s location nearby on city land has prevented the city from seeking a developer to carry out its redevelopment plans on the Boulevard.

The state’s landlord, the Department of General Services, recently issued a request for proposal for office and warehouse space for ABC. The proposal states that the liquor agency is seeking 375,000 square feet of warehouse space for liquor and up to 95,000 square feet of office space.

ABC officials have said the agency has run out of room at what it describes as an outdated building.

The state request also calls for the proposed sites to be within the city of Richmond or the counties of Chesterfield, Henrico, Hanover, Powhatan, Goochland or New Kent.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe had proposed that the state borrow more than $100 million to allow ABC to buy land and build a new space. The House of Delegates approved the idea in the last session, but the state Senate balked.

Instead, the legislature set aside $500,000 to cover the cost of determining the best approach. That could include expanding at the current site, relocating to existing space or constructing a new facility.

It would be bad news for Richmond’s plans for development if the final decision involves expanding the current space or constructing a new building on the current site.

The state request for proposal is an attempt to find out if current space is available that can be obtained at a lower cost than new construction.

The Department of General Services has hired Divaris Real Estate Richmond to review submissions that are received by the Aug. 11 deadline.

ABC and General Services expect to sift through the proposals and make a recommendation to appropriate committees of the General Assembly by Nov. 1.

The final decision on how to handle ABC’s needs could come during the 2018 General Assembly session. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Bids on RRHA houses generate $1.4M Bidders offered a collective $1.4 million for 26 vacant houses that the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority auctioned last week. That’s an average of nearly $54,000 per house, according to the final tally.

RRHA officials indicated that the total is about double what officials anticipated the properties scattered around the city would generate.

Dozens of bidders participated in the June 29 auction at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

The final bids still need approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the actual owner, before the sale is complete. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

It’s unveiling time for a new mural tribute to the late Arthur Ashe, the Richmond-born tennis star and humanitarian.

On Wednesday, July 12, the colorful murals at Battery Park, located off Overbrook Road in North Side, will be dedicated and shown off to the public, it has been announced.

The event is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. at the park.

Along with the unveiling, tennis lessons will be offered and there will be children’s games and other activities, organizers have said.

The murals and a timeline of Mr. Ashe’s life are located at the entry and inside a

pedestrian tunnel that runs underneath Overbrook Road and links the park’s basketball courts to the tennis courts where Mr. Ashe once played.

The program comes just two days after what would have been Mr. Ashe’s 74th birthday on July 10. It also comes just three days before the July 15 unveiling of a new city statue to another Richmond great, Maggie L. Walker, the nation’s first African-American woman to found a bank serve as its chief executive officer.

The Arthur Ashe tribute is the work of Richmond artist Sir James Thornhill and his UNITY Street Project. Dozens of volunteers helped with the painting.

Aided by corporate grants and private donations, Mr. Thornhill undertook the

Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

Above, Sir James Thornhill paints an image of Arthur Ashe outside the pedestrian tunnel at Battery Park, while below, muralist Michon Pittman pours paint inside the tunnel for the work that will be unveiled on Wednesday, July 12.

project to honor Mr. Ashe and reawaken interest in his life among young people and others in his hometown.

In the Richmond area, tributes to Mr. Ashe include a statue on Monument Avenue and at least two area buildings are named for him. One is the Richmond Public Schools’ athletic and convocation center on the Boulevard next door to The Diamond, and an elementary school in Henrico County.

The mural tribute has been developed nearly 25 years after Mr. Ashe’s death in February 1993 from AIDS contracted from a contaminated blood transfusion he received during surgery. He was 49.

Mr. Ashe got his start in tennis as a child. He learned the game initially at Brookfield Park, a segregated playground in North Side for AfricanAmericans that his father managed and that was displaced long ago by the Main Post Office.

He rose to become the first AfricanAmerican male player to win singles titles in three Grand Slam tournaments, including Wimbledon, the prestigious English tournament, on July 5, 1975, just days shy of his 32nd birthday.

When he retired, he also had won four Grand Slam doubles titles and 18 total tournament titles.

He later became involved in challenging the policy of apartheid in South Africa and protesting against the American government’s failure to provide equal treatment for refugees from Haiti.

Mr. Ashe also authored a three-volume history of African-American athletes, “A Hard Road To Glory,” and also was a founder of the National Junior Tennis League to aid in the development of young players.

He also garnered attention for efforts to call attention to and push for AIDS research and treatment through his foundation, the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS.

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Virginians to be impacted by new laws now in effect

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Free Press wire report New state laws went into effect Saturday, July 1, that could impact how Virginians drive, what kind of alcohol they buy and what they wear when they go hunting.

The 2017 legislative session lacked any landmark compromises between the Republican-controlled General Assembly and Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe. Instead, lawmakers focused on adjusting the state budget to give public employees raises, particularly law enforcement officials.

Still, new laws could affect Virginians’ daily lives in ways big and small.

Here’s a sampling: Driving too slow in left lane Driving in the left lane on state highways without a good reason could now result in a $100 fine. The bill’s sponsor, Delegate Israel O’Quinn of Bristol said he wants to prevent people from driving too slow in the left lane, which he said endangers law enforcement and spurs road rage.

Opioid crisis The opioid crisis gripping Virginia’s neighbors has made its way into the Old Dominion, and lawmakers made addressing the rising number of overdose deaths a priority, passing laws that allow for a needle-exchange program and help new mothers addicted to opioids to more easily get treatment.

Everclear State-owned liquor stores now are able to sell a high-proof grain alcohol that is “without distinctive character, aroma, taste or color,” which includes the well-known brand Everclear.

University officials had voiced concern about binge drinking, but proponents of the law noted that Everclear can be purchased legally in most other states and is often used in cooking.

Female genital mutilation State law now makes it illegal to perform a female genital mutilation, or for a parent or guardian to consent to one for their daughter. Genital mutilation, also known as female circumcision or cutting, has been condemned by the United Nations and outlawed in many parts of the world.

But the practice is common for girls in parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Driver’s license revocation Adults convicted of possessing marijuana will no longer automatically have their driver’s license suspended for six months, but instead be required to perform 50 hours of community service.

Blaze pink Hunters no longer are required to wear blaze orange, but can instead wear blaze pink if they so prefer. The new law is designed to encourage more women to hunt.

Dogs and cats Cities and counties can now offer lifetime pet licenses, which cannot cost more than $50.

Hair removal regulations Laser hair removal now will have to be performed by a medical practitioner or someone trained and supervised by one, unless people do it at home with their own equipment. The law’s sponsor said the legislation was prompted by a constituent who said a janitor was removing hair at a spa.

Scalpers’ rights Delegate David Albo of Fairfax County, a selfdescribed “metal head,” said he sponsored the Ticket Resale Rights Act after he bought tickets for an Iron Maiden show, then couldn’t attend and wasn’t able to resell them. The law prohibits ticket sellers from using systems that prevents purchasers from lawfully reselling tickets on the internet platform of their choice. It also prohibits individuals from being denied admission because they purchased a second-hand ticket.

Ms. Irving

Ms. Jackson

Mr. Jafari

Ms. Armstead

Ms. Harvey

Ms. Mosby

Mr. Kirts

Mr. Starlings

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Mr. Daniels

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Candidates line up for Nov. 7 election for Richmond offices

She beat incumbent Richmond Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. in the June 13 Democratic primary.

Now Antionette Irving, a retired major from the Henrico Sheriff’s Department, will face two independent challengers in the Nov. 7 general election in her bid to become Richmond’s next sheriff.

The Democratic nominee will face Nicole Jackson, a former major in the Richmond Sheriff’s Office who is making her first bid for public office, and businessman Emmett J. Jafari, who previously has challenged Sheriff Woody.

Both qualified for the ballot, according to Richmond Voter Registrar Kirk Showalter.

A third potential challenger, former Richmond Police detective Kenneth Foster, did not qualify, Ms. Showalter said. He did not submit the required

number of valid signatures on his candidate petitions, she said.

Meanwhile, two former members of Richmond City Council, Michelle Mosby and L. Shirley Harvey, qualified to run as independents against Nichole O. Richardson Armstead for city treasurer.

Ms. Armstead, the daughter of former City Councilman Henry W. “Chuck” Richardson, won the Democratic nomination for treasurer in a primary battle with Tavarris Spinks, a business analyst.

The race is to succeed retiring city Treasurer Eunice Wilder, who has served since 1992. Most of the office’s work involves collecting unpaid state income taxes.

The final local race on the Richmond ballot involves filling the 3rd District School Board seat previously held by Jeff Bourne, now a delegate to the General

Assembly.

Cynthia Menz-Erb was appointed to fill the seat earlier this year and is now seeking her first term.

Five challengers qualified for the ballot, including Dorian O. Daniels, Joann Henry, Kenya Gibson, Lathaniel Kirts and Kevin A. Starlings.

Two of the challengers, Mr. Daniels and Mr. Starlings, fell short last year in runs for city offices. Mr. Daniels unsuccessfully challenged incumbent 3rd District Councilman Chris Hilbert, and Mr. Starlings lost to Mr. Bourne in the School Board race that took place before Mr. Bourne moved to the General Assembly.

The three other challengers, Dr. Henry, Ms. Gibson and Mr. Kirts, competed with Ms. Menz-Erb for the School Board appointment. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Schools petition drive organizer files suit against Va. Department of Elections

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Paul Goldman is taking the state Department of Elections to court.

The former chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia is accusing the state agency of using a state law to undermine efforts to get a school improvement initiative on the Richmond ballot.

On Wednesday, Mr. Goldman asked the Richmond Circuit Court to enjoin the department from using the law to block his petition campaign access to the department’s computerized lists of registered voters, which can provide information on a block-by-block basis.

Department officials and the Virginia Attorney General’s Office did not respond to Free Press requests for comment.

Mr. Goldman’s request for an injunction follows his filing of a lawsuit last Friday challenging the law’s constitutionality.

The law he cites allows incumbents, candidates, government officials, po-

litical action committees and required for the schools initianonprofit advocacy groups tive to make the ballot. access to the election departHe and the Richmond ment’s information. But the Crusade for Voters have collaw does not allow access to laborated on the drive. So far, individuals engaged in politinearly 7,000 signatures have cal activity, such as leading a been collected. petition drive.

The campaign has until Mr. Goldman said the about Aug. 18 to gather department offered to provide and submit signatures to the Mr. Goldman the information, but refused to Richmond Circuit Court. That tell him if he is eligible to receive it. would give the court time to check the He declined to accept it and, instead, signatures and issue an order for the filed suit after the department’s ac- initiative to be placed on the ballot, Mr. ceptance form stated that he could be Goldman said. prosecuted and, if convicted, sentenced If the petition drive is successful, to up to 10 years in prison if he was the initiative would seek voter approval later deemed ineligible. to change the City Charter to require “I shouldn’t have to face going to Mayor Levar M. Stoney to come up prison to gain access to this informa- with a fully financed plan to improve tion,” he said. or replace the city’s aging school buildMr. Goldman said the voter infor- ings or declare that such a plan could mation is vital to running an efficient not be developed. drive to gather the signatures of 10,400 If the initiative passes, it would go to the registered Richmond voters, the number General Assembly for final approval.

Mr. Goldman believes his suit will benefit from a 2010 Richmond Circuit Court decision that struck down a related law as unconstitutional.

In that decision, Judge Melvin R. Hughes issued his ruling on the law spelling out access to the elections department’s information on the voting history of registered voters. He issued his ruling after a nonprofit group challenged the department for denying access to voter history information so it could gather petitions.

In his ruling, Judge Hughes issued a permanent ban on the elections department and its board from “refusing to provide the said list upon request.”

In response to the ruling, the General Assembly amended the law to increase access to the lists by a wider range of groups as well as individuals. However, no similar changes were made to the separate law involving access to lists of registered voters that do not include voting histories.

City receives grants for lead paint abatement, workforce development

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond has been awarded grants totaling $4.6 million that will enable the city Health District to do more to reduce lead poisoning of children and to beef up the city’s workforce programs that seek to reduce poverty.

The biggest grant, $2.7 million, is from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

To be spread over three years, the funding will enable the city Health District to pay for removing lead paint, mold and other hazards to children’s health from an estimated 150

aging residential properties, officials said.

Richmond also was awarded $1.9 million from the Virginia Department of Social Services to support the Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building and its workforce development and job training programs.

Richmond was one of two

Autistic student back at TJ High

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

For six months, Stephanie Priddy has fought a Richmond Public Schools decision to remove her from Thomas Jefferson High School.

Now she is back at TJ taking summer classes after RPS officials suddenly changed their position and re-enrolled her.

School Board Chairwoman Dawn Page and new interim Superintendent Thomas E. Kranz are being credited for shifting course and allowing her to return to TJ. Neither responded to Free Press requests for comment.

However, Sa’ad El-Amin, an advocate for Stephanie, said that Mr. Kranz “indicated he wanted no part of the situation,” and opened the door for her return.

The decision to readmit her “just shows how ludicrous the administration (under former Superintendent Dana T. Bedden) was in essentially punishing her for behavior resulting from her disability,” said Mr. El-Amin, a former City Councilman who now specializes in representing clients in administrative proceedings.

Stephanie has been diagnosed with autism.

The departure of Darin Thompson, the

school’s principal, also apparently helped, Mr. El-Amin said.

Stephanie, who lives in South Side and is zoned to attend Huguenot High School, was admitted to Thomas Jefferson under the open school plan. She attended TJ as a freshman and sophomore, was home-schooled as a junior and returned for her senior year.

When the school repeatedly marked her as skipping classes, Mr. Thompson revoked her permission to attend TJ, and she was directed to go to Huguenot.

On Dec. 9, Stephanie was arrested for trespassing at TJ when she showed up after being told she was banned. The case was not prosecuted.

However, Stephanie was home-schooled as her family fought to overturn her removal. Her mother, Michelle Priddy, alleges that the school’s records were poorly kept and that her daughter either was in class or had excused absences that were not properly recorded.

The case was appealed to the state. A state hearing officer ruled at the end of May that RPS did not violate federal or state laws governing the education of students with disabilities with the transfer.

Until RPS changed its position, her only recourse would have been to appeal the hearing officer’s decision to U.S. District Court.

Virginia cities that HUD listed as recipients last week of the grants.

The other was Roanoke.

Despite being banned in 1978, lead paint remains in thousands of Richmond homes.

Testing finds about 40 children a year with elevated levels of lead in their blood from breathing in dust from lead paint, according to the Richmond Health District.

This is the first time in 13 years that HUD has awarded the lead paint grant to the city.

Richmond had been a regular recipient until 2004, when HUD found the city was failing to use the money and essentially blacklisted the city.

Since then, HUD has awarded grants for lead paint removal in Richmond to a nonprofit organization that sought to raise awareness about the continuing problem of lead paint. HUD also provided the money to Petersburg and other cities.

“We assembled a good team,” said city grants writer Chris Johnston in explaining how Richmond once again received a lead elimination grant.

Despite the loss of HUD funds, the city Health District has continued to operate a Lead Safe/Healthy Homes initiative to test children at risk of lead poisoning and to work with families to reduce risks for

children, said Yvonne Johnson, who has been involved with the program for 27 years.

She said while HUD funding to remediate lead paint, mold and other hazards has not been available, she said the Health District has worked with landlords to address conditions after testing turns up children who are suffering.

“We still have had enforcement powers,” she said.

The state workforce grant will more than double the funding the OCWB will have for programs to link unemployed Richmond residents to jobs.

City Council approved Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s request to increase funding for the office’s workforce training from around $700,000 to $1.4 million in the new city budget that went into effect July 1.

The state grant will push the total to $3.3 million, helping the office move toward its goal of lifting at least 1,000 people a year out of poverty by training and placing them in jobs.

One new program, the OCWB’s Center for Workforce Innovation, is launching aims to fill a shortage at area hospitals of technicians to sterilize surgical equipment.

The office also plans to expand training for truck drivers and other jobs that pay more than $15 an hour.

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cist, Richard Spencer, a U.Va. graduate. It was followed the next night by a candlelight counter protest by people who supported the City Council’s decision.

A lawsuit has put the sale of the statues on hold, but angered hate groups are continuing to make their feelings known.

“They are trying to erase whites and our great culture right out of the history books,” the KKK group stated on its website in conjunction with the protest.

According to reports, the KKK initially was to hold its 3 p.m. rally outside the Charlottesville courthouse, but a city spokesperson said the rally was moved to Justice Park, where the Jackson statue is located.

After voting to sell the Confederate statues, Charlottesville City Council also voted to rename the parks in which they are situated. Jackson Park was renamed Justice Park, and Lee Park in downtown is now named Emancipation Park.

Police from Charlottesville, Albemarle County and the University of Virginia will be on standby on Saturday, while the City of Charlottesville has constructed a safety plan for residents and people expected in the area.

“We don’t feel an imminent threat, but we want to do what we need to do as a faith community,” said Dr. Alvin Edwards, pastor of Mount Zion First African Baptist Church in Charlottesville.

The Charlottesville Clergy Collective, a group of more than 50 clergy and lay persons founded by Dr. Edwards, started a weeklong schedule of prayers, fasting and anointings of the grounds at Justice Park and the courthouse. The events will culminate Saturday with prayer, song, anointing, a display of peace cranes, education and dialogue at Justice Park before and after the Klan rally.

A safe space is being set up at First United Methodist Church, and training in nonviolence will be given to those who want to “join witness” at the actual KKK rally.

“I want us to challenge this and other similar groups and let them know that, as a city and county, we are committed to countering white supremacy and promoting racial equality and justice in our community,” Dr. Edwards said.

The Albermarle-Charlottesville NAACP also is holding an event, “Steadfast and Immovable,” with guest speakers, refreshments and music, from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Jack Jouett Middle School in Charlottesville.

“The NAACP will be alive and rallying to the cause of justice,” said Janette Boyd Martin, branch president. “However, as with other groups and organizations, we will not be participating in opposing action on the scene of the KKK demonstrators.”

The Jefferson School of African-American Heritage will host a morning program, followed by the People’s Picnic at IX Art Park and a concert later that evening at the Sprint Pavilion on the Downtown Mall.

“Our goal for that day is to ensure that everyone in our community is safe and that our residents meet hate, not with physical confrontation, but with love and unity, a celebration of our community’s diversity,” Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones told The Daily Progress.

“We are not going to change their mind by simply saying they should leave and go home,” said Wes Bellamy, Charlottesville’s vice mayor. “And us confronting the Klan in a shouting match or a physical confrontation is not going to get us anywhere.”

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Hopewell and Colonial Heights who want to spread information about events in the Tri-Cities.

Facebook has notified her that Metro RVA Teens is receiving hundreds of views daily, although she said she doesn’t know whether young people or their parents are visiting the site.

“If all goes well, news stories, tweets, messages and word of mouth will help bring more young people to the site,” she said.

programs in Hillside and Creighton courts. Additional programs are planned for RRHA’s other major housing developments, Fairfield, Gilpin, Mosby and Whitcomb courts.

“Our goal is to help residents move to selfsufficiency and it starts with a job that pays a living wage,” Mr. Stuckey said.

The jobs effort dovetails other parts of the revamped program that focus on health and education, according to Orlando Artze, special assistant to RRHA CEO T.K. Somanath.

Mr. Artze has spent the past 18 months reviewing RRHA’s ties with nonprofit providers and the services offered, and how to make the efforts more targeted.

He said the changes are an outgrowth of RRHA’s promises to create wraparound services for residents as part of an effort to transform Creighton Court from a poverty center into a mixed-income community.

While RRHA has offered workforce programs in the past, Mr. Stuckey said the new effort is more focused on achieving results.

The program is needed. Hundreds of residents in RRHA’s communities are unemployed or underemployed, Mr. Stuckey said. That’s despite the overall good news on the jobs front in Richmond, with a growing labor force and an overall unemployment rate of around 4.3 percent that is down sharply from the near 10 percent level of a few years ago, according to the Virginia Employment Commission.

According to RRHA statistics, the average income for RRHA residents hovers around $10,000 a year.

The initiative is seeking to change that picture by linking residents to opportunities they may not be aware of, Mr. Stuckey said.

“It’s a process. And it’s going to take time. For every resident we can place in a job, there could be five or six who are still in line,” he said.

As part of the effort, he said RRHA has created a small work experience program that pays five residents for on-the-job training for 90 days, with at least three being offered per-

she said she has had no problem finding two hours a day to look over new requests and post the approved ones.

She credits the discipline she learned in high school participating in a Junior ROTC program with enabling her to handle multiple tasks.

“It’s fun and I think I’m making a difference,” she said. “Maybe now parents won’t hear their kids say there is nothing to do.”

Information: Contact Ms. Walker at metrorvateens@gmail.com or (804) 833-1694.

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over the $149,379 annual salary he was earning in 2014.

The contract stipulates that he will work in the new role until Dec. 31. The Richmond School Board must hire a permanent, full-time superintendent by that date or the Virginia Department of Education can intervene with an appointment.

After taking the oath, signing documents and joking that he had nothing to say, Mr. Kranz thanked the room full of School Board members, RPS employees, friends and family.

“I want to thank you for welcoming me,” he said. “You’ve helped me make Richmond my home these last three years.

I will do my best to help us have fun at work, be productive . . . and have a great school year,” he said.

School Board Chairwoman Dawn Page followed with a note of optimism.

“We thank Mr. Kranz and are confident in his ability to lead the district during this phase,” she said.

Mr. Kranz takes over from Dr. Dana T. Bedden, who announced his departure in late April under a mutual arrangement with the School Board.

Mr. Kranz will continue to work with a public school system in which only 17 of 44 schools are accredited. RPS also is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights for suspected disparate disciplinary action toward AfricanAmerican and special needs students.

The school system also is under the scrutiny of the Virginia Department of Education following a review that found numerous deficiencies.

In his remarks at the ceremony, Mr. Kranz seemed to welcome the structured help from VDOE. “My other priority will be working with the state Department of Education

on the … Corrective Action Plan for the school system, to streamline the policies and procedures to improve the quality of education for students,” he said.

Asked what he brings to the table that previous superintendents have not, he acknowledged that he does not have an academic background in education.

He is a certified public accountant with a bachelor’s in accounting from the University of New Orleans. He has worked as chief financial officer for the Hamilton County Public Schools in Chattanooga, Tenn., and as chief of educational support services for the Okaloosa County Schools in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. “What I do bring is the experience of working at large organizations and learning best practices, based on what worked and what didn’t,” Mr. Kranz told the Free Press.

“Hopefully, I’ll leave a better situation than what exists now.”

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Essex VA Investors LLC, and the operator, PK Management, are scheduled to appear in Henrico General District Court on Friday, July 14, on two of the misdemeanor charges and to return July 28 on seven others.

The summonses allege violations of health and safety codes, such as failure to maintain balconies, roof and heating and cooling equipment.

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The 12 to 17 age group has interested her since her work of four years with teens through a Genesis outreach initiative sponsored by Fourth Baptist Church.

Ms. Walker reviews every request to post on Metro RVA Teens to ensure individuals and groups are offering programs that are age appropriate and open to all without restrictions.

“For example, I won’t post events that discriminate,” she said.

While she already has her hands full with her three young children and in helping to grow a new business with her husband,

manent positions.

RRHA hopes to work with up to 10 residents a year, he said, and is seeking to expand the offering by turning the effort into a state-approved apprenticeship program.

Mr. Stuckey said he also is collaborating with various government and private resources to help residents get the help and training they need to be ready for employment. Partners include the regional Resource Workforce centers, the city’s Center for Workforce Innovation, the Career Advantage Program for young people ages 17 to 24, the Adult Alternative construction training program and J&G Consulting Services.

Mr. Stuckey also is working with individuals such as Wyatt Kingston, a city Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities employee with ties to Hillside Court and past connections in placing residents in jobs at Food Lion “They need people, and our people need good jobs,” Mr. Kingston said. “That’s a winwin situation.”

During a recent workforce program, at last 10 people applied online for jobs at Food Lion. Last Friday, the grocery company was sending them through its screening process. Mr. Kingston said Wednesday he’s trying to find out how many have been called back for job interviews.

At Creighton, more than 40 people heard from various partner programs that are offering opportunities.

Randa Jackson of Career Advantage told residents her program works with young adults ages 17 to 24 and pays participants $12 an hour to gain work experience.

“If you’re serious, come see me,” she told the group. “I don’t have time for people who are not serious.”

Grace Washington of J&G Consulting and Kenneth Williams of the Adult Alternative Program urged people in the room to consider their construction training programs.

“We know many of our residents need skills development. But we’re going to continue to move forward,” Mr. Stuckey said. “We have a large group of residents who have expressed interest, and we want to keep them engaged.”

Both companies have declined to comment about the charges.

Congressman A. Donald McEachin of Henrico is applauding the county for taking a tougher approach. He has been pushing for change and called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the federal agency that oversees Essex Village and pays $4.2 million a year in housing subsidies, to give residents vouchers to relocate. He also has asked HUD to eliminate the rental subsidies for the complex because of the deplorable conditions.

Residents also are cheering the county in hopes this approach will work. Repeatedly residents have told the county their complaints to PK Management about problems and needed repairs have largely gone ignored.

In February 2016, the county took Essex Village owners to court, alleging the owners failed to clear piles of junk from the property. The owners were ordered to pay a $100 fine.

Deputy County Manager Douglas Middleton said the decision to go to court again is a fresh attempt to get the owners to develop “an aggressive improvement plan” and to take faster action to make essential repairs to the aging and deteriorating complex that opened in 1982.

In the past year, the county has issued more than 140 violations against Essex Village, but allowed the company address the issues without further action.

Mr. Middleton, the county’s former police chief, and Gregory Revels, the county’s building official, are concerned the

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owner and operator are simply waiting for a county violation notice to do anything, rather than pursuing a maintenance strategy on their own.

Mr. Middleton said the county hoped that HUD would step in to force the owners to make improvements after the owners were notified that the complex failed its January inspection and that subsidies could be terminated if the problems weren’t addressed.

In Mr. Middleton’s view, HUD keeps spending taxpayer dollars and is doing too little to ensure the owner and operator live up to their obligation to keep the complex in good condition.

“It’s a dereliction of duty,” he said.

HUD officials kept telling the county they are on the case, following procedures to get the work done.

Agency spokeswoman Lisa Wolfe said HUD told the county

that the owners submitted a plan to bring the complex into compliance as a result of the failed inspection.

But Mr. Middleton said that HUD is not showing “any sense of urgency.”

He dismisses HUD’s claims that PK Management has started improvements.

Two weeks ago, Ms. Wolfe issued a statement indicating the first improvements had been accomplished or were underway. Those include improving security, increasing trash collection, hiring a new pest exterminator company, repaving parking lots and creating a children’s playground in an unused basketball court.

Ms. Wolfe did not respond to a request for comment on Mr. Middleton’s claims that HUD has failed to provide adequate oversight or ensure swift action on improvements to the apartments.

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ceremony went to the St. Louis American, which received the John B. Russwurm and John A. Sengstacke Trophy for General Excellence. It was the sixth straight year the Missouri newspaper has won the award.

Jackie Hampton of The Mississippi Link received the 2017 Publisher of the Year Award.

Dorothy Leavell, publisher of the Chicago Crusader, was elected chairman of the NNPA, succeeding Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes. Ms. Leavell will serve

a two-year term until mid-2019.

The NNPA also presented its 2017 Lifetime Legacy Award to Martin Luther King III, the oldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King and former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

The inaugural George E. Curry Scholarship was awarded to August Willis, a senior at Pennsylvania State University.

The scholarship, a $2,000 award, was named for former editor-in-chief of the NNPA Wire Service, George E. Curry, who died last August.

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Family of Philando Castile settles in his fatal shooting by police officer Free Press wire reports

math on Facebook. The couple’s 4-year-old daughter was in the backseat. Neither was The city of St. Anthony, Minn., has agreed to pay nearly harmed. $3 million to the mother of Philando Castile, a registered gun owner The live stream video, coupled with who was shot to death by a police officer during a routine traffic dash-cam video, provide a complete view stop although he was complying with the cop’s orders. of the deadly shooting.

Under the terms of the settlement, Valerie Castile, as trustee, The District Attorney’s Office charged Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune/Associated Press will receive $2.995 million, the city announced Mr. Yanez with one count of Allysza Castile, sister of Minnesota shooting victim Philando Castile, weeps June 26. second degree manslaughter as she addresses the crowd outside the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Jeronimo Yanez, a police officer with the St. Anand two counts of dangerous Paul, Minn., on June 16, after police officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted of thony police department, shot and killed Mr. Castile, a discharge of a firearm. Last criminal charges in her brother’s death. cafeteria supervisor employed by the St. Paul, Minn., month, a mostly white jury Public School District, on July 6, 2016. acquitted Mr. Yanez of all charges. That same day, will be used to fund the settlement, officials said.

After being stopped, Mr. Castile told Mr. Yanez June 16, he was fired from the police force.

The acquittal of a police officer after the death of anAfrican-American that he was a registered gun owner and that he was “No amount of money could replace Philando. citizen followed by the family suing and settling with the city’s police carrying a pistol. Mr. Yanez said, “OK. Don’t pull With resolution of the claims the family will con- department is not a unique result of these tragic deaths. it out,” according to a police dash-cam video. tinue to deal with their loss through the important In May, the family of Dontre Hamilton, who was unarmed Mr. Castile had handed Mr. Yanez his car’s regwork of the Philando Castile Relief Fund,” city when he was shot and killed in April 2014 by police in MilMr. Castile istration and was reaching in his back pocket for officials stated in a June 26 post to its website. waukee, received a $2.3 million settlement. his driver’s license as ordered by Mr. Yanez.

“The death of Philando Castile is a tragedy for his family and In 2016, the family of Samuel DuBose, an Ohio man killed “Don’t pull it out,” Mr. Yanez screamed angrily about the gun for our community.” in July 2015 by a University of Cincinnati police officer during before he began firing his weapon into Mr. Castile’s car.

The settlement agreement was reached with Ms. Castile, her a traffic stop, agreed to a settlement with the school for $4.85 The officer fired seven shots, killing Mr. Castile, whose gun was lawyers, Robert Bennett and Glenda Hatchett, and the City of million and free college tuition for his 12 children. found in his front pocket with no bullets in its chamber. Before the St. Anthony. The agreement avoids a federal civil rights lawsuit In the case of Eric Garner, who was killed in July 2014 after shooting began, Mr. Castile said he was not reaching for his gun. that would have taken years to resolve, city officials said. being put in a chokehold by New York City police, the police Mr. Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, who was sitting The settlement will be paid through the city’s coverage with department agreed in 2015 to pay $5.9 million to resolve the in the front passenger seat, live streamed the shooting’s after- the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust. No tax money claim over his death.

Morehouse College grad named new interim president

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ATLANTA Harold Martin Jr., a 2002 Morehouse College graduate and secretary of its Board of Trustees, has been named interim president of the all-male institution that is celebrating its 150th anniversary.

The board announced the selection of Mr. Martin on June 26. He replaces William J. “Bill” Taggart, who died in June from an aneurysm.

Mr. Taggart, 55, had only been serving since April, when the board voted to end President John S. Wilson’s contract two months before it expired.

Mr. Martin will take on the day-to-day leadership responsibilities for the college until a new president is hired.

Dorothy Cowser Yancy, a longtime board member and former president of Shaw and Johnson C. Smith universities, will serve as a senior adviser to Mr. Martin.

Mr. Martin graduated summa cum laude from Morehouse, earning a bachelor’s in business administration and a membership in Phi Beta Kappa Mr. Martin honor society.

He later earned an MBAfrom Harvard Business School and a law degree from Yale University.

He previously worked as an associate partner at McKinsey & Co., a management consulting firm, helping numerous academic institutions solve financial, organizational and strategic challenges.

Since leaving McKinsey & Co., he has built a successful independent consulting practice and private investment firm in Atlanta, where he currently lives with his wife and children.

He was invited to join the Morehouse Board of Trustees in 2014 after leading a pro bono consulting project to develop the college’s strategic plan in 2011.

Mr. Martin said in his new interim role, he has stepped down from the board and will continue to work on some of the objectives Mr. Taggart outlined for Morehouse.

“While these circumstances are certainly unprecedented, I am honored to step into the role of interim president of Morehouse College,” Mr. Martin said in a statement.

“Over the past few months, the college has made great strides under the leadership of Bill Taggart. It’s amazing how much he was able to accomplish in such a short amount of time.”

Mr. Martin is the second college leader in his family. His father, Harold Martin Sr., is the chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University and a former chancellor of Winston-Salem State University.

Rep. McEachin among sponsors of Voter Empowerment Act Congressman A. Donald McEachin of Henrico joined Rep. John Lewis of Georgia and four other Congressional representatives to reintroduce the Voter Empowerment Act. The bill, introduced June 23, would enable same-day voter registration, an expansion of early voting, creation of a national voter protection hotline, online registration of voters and provisions for assisting online voters along with other changes.

Earlier attempts to pass the bill were unsuccessful in 2012, 2013 and 2015.

“Many states have enforced oppressive policies that attempt to limit voters’ rights, such as voter ID laws and limited early voting opportunities,” Rep. McEachin stated in a news release.

“We must keep fighting to enable every American citizen to cast a ballot, regardless of their income level, race or ability.”

Rep. McEachin He said he will continue voting rights efforts on the federal level that he started during his tenure in the Virginia General Assembly.

“Democracy is at its best when all voices are heard,” he said.

Rep. McEachin represents Virginia’s 4th Congressional District.

Other sponsors of the bill are House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, Rep. James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, Rep. John Conyers of Michigan and Rep. Robert Brady of Pennsylvania.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York plans to introduce a companion version of the bill in the U.S. Senate. — HOLLY RODRIGUEZ

U.S. Supreme Court decisions change church-state separation, allow partial Muslim ban Free Press staff, wire reports

WASHINGTON The First Amendment guarantee of religious freedom has barred the government from meddling with or taxing churches and other faithbased institutions.

In exchange, religious institutions generally have not been entitled to receive taxpayer funding.

No more.

In a major decision, the U.S. Supreme Court began erasing the line separating church and state as it wrapped up its 2016-17 term June 26 and recessed for the summer.

In a 7-2 decision, the court ruled that taxpayerfunded grants cannot be denied to church-run schools that otherwise would except for their connection to a religious group.

While the decision involved a small state grant for playground equipment, the ruling is widely seen as opening the door to requiring states to provide financial support to parochial schools.

The case, which appears to some scholars to upend two centuries of constitutional understanding about church and state, joined other significant decisions in the final days of the court’s term. The nation’s top court also: • Allowed President Trump to partially impose his Muslim ban against refugees and immigrants who have no immediate relatives in or documented ties to the United States.

• Struck down a federal law that barred trademarks of names that promote hate, violence, bigotry and discrimination and threw out a North Carolina law that barred people on the sexual offender registry from going onto social media sites like Facebook and Snapchat.

• Knocked down a barrier that made it harder for gay married couples to obtain birth certificates for their children.

• Made it more difficult for the government to deny citizenship to immigrants who provide false information.

The church-state ruling involved a Missouri state grant to pay for recycled rubber for school playgrounds.

Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia, Mo., sued the state for denying the grant to pay for rubberizing the church’s preschool playground because the preschool is part of a church. Like 36 other states, Missouri’s constitution bars support for religious schools.

Writing for the court, Chief Justice John Roberts stated that the exclusion from the grant solely because Trinity Lutheran is a church is “odious to our Constitution and cannot stand.”

According to the chief justice, the state is penalizing the free exercise of religion when it denies a benefit to a school solely because of its religious character.

Two members of the majority, new Justice Neil Gorsuch and veteran Justice Clarence Thomas, filed separate opinions arguing that the court should have used the case to overthrow all limits on taxpayer funding of religious institutions.

Five justices, including the chief justice, sought to limit the decision, stating it applied only to benefits to which a religious group would otherwise be qualified.

The dissent came from Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Justice Sotomayor, who attended private Catholic schools while growing up, took the rare step of reading her dissent from the bench.

Calling the decision a “radical departure” from settled law, she wrote that the court has blinded itself “to our history and leads us instead to a place where the separation of church and state is a constitutional slogan, not a constitutional commitment.”

School choice advocates have for decades sought to funnel public funds to private religious schools, only to be stymied by state constitutional provisions like the one in Missouri.

University of Missouri law professor Carl Esbeck, who filed a brief in the case on behalf of the National Association of Evangelicals, said there would be immediate consequences for other states, such as Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, New Hampshire and Florida, with pending cases involving parochial school funding.

Mr. Esbeck called the decision “profound”

in potentially reshaping constitutional understanding of the church-state relationship at the state level.

The high court, in a 9-0 decision, partially rejected lower courts’ decisions to block President Trump’s travel ban against Muslims from six counties.

Those with provable ties and connections to close relatives or to entities in the United States can enter the country, the high court ruled, but the president can proceed with his temporary ban on those who don’t have such familial ties. The court also said the president could not ban those awarded visas for study and other purposes.

The court also agreed to review the merits of the president’s order after it reconvenes in October.

In the trademark case, the court ruled 8-0 that the First Amendment barred the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from any discretion in accepting names for government protection, no matter how disgusting.

While the case applied to a band seeking to trademark its name “The Slants,” a slur against Asians, the decision cleared the way for restoration of trademarks for the name of Washington’s professional football team, an insult to Native Americans.

The decision also cleared the way for trademarks for the “n” word and other insults and debasing terms for African-Americans and other minorities.

Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote that the First Amendment barred the government from seeking to use trademark law to tamp down the use of names that promote bigotry and create the prospects for a violent reaction.

The court also found that North Carolina’s restriction on sexual offenders using the internet was overly broad, a violation of the First Amendment.

Separately, the court struck down an Arkansas law that barred issuance of birth certificates for children of married gay couples, stating that the issuance of state documents must be on the same basis as for heterosexual couples.

The court also agreed to hear in the fall a Colorado case involving a bakery that refused to prepare and sell a wedding cake to a gay couple. The bakery calls its decision an expression of its religious views. The couple calls it discrimination.

In a setback to foes of the death penalty, the court ruled 5-4 that defendants can be put to death even if their appellate attorney botched the case.

The court earlier decided that that a death row inmate could raise issues on appeal if it could be shown the trial attorney had incompetently failed to do so.

Justice Thomas, writing for the majority, stated that protecting death row inmates from the incompetence of appeals attorneys would simply open the door to a flood of appeals.

In his dissent, Justice Stephen Breyer noted that one-third of all death penalty sentences are altered necause of appeals.

The court also ruled 8-0 that federal pension rules don’t apply to religiously affiliated hospitals.

The June 5 ruling reverses lower court decisions that sided with hospital workers who argued that the exemption from pension laws should not extend to hospitals affiliated with churches.

The high court ruling in favor of the hospitals — two with Catholic and one with Lutheran ties — also will affect other religiously affiliated institutions and their employees.

The case, Advocate Health Care Network v.

Maria Stapleton, revolves around ERISA, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, passed by Congress to ensure that companies invest and manage employee pension funds responsibly.

Hospital workers argued that it’s unfair that religious employers, who operate hospitals as for-profit subsidiaries that compete with secular hospitals, get a pass on pension laws designed to protect employees.

Justice Gorsuch did not participate in the decision because he was not on the court when the case was argued in March.

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Freedom isn’t free We refuse to be intimidated by the Ku Klux Klan and its plan to hold a rally this Saturday in Charlottesville.

The Loyal White Knights of the KKK based in Pelham, N.C., and perhaps some of their Virginia cousins, intend to bring their race-based hate to Charlottesville because right-minded elected officials on the Charlottesville City Council voted in April to remove and sell the statues of Confederates Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson that are situated in public parks.

While a lawsuit has held up the sales, it hasn’t stopped white supremacists from whipping up a toxic sentiment of venom and animosity to antagonize the people of Charlottesville and others across Virginia.

In an effort to combat hate with love, the local NAACP, members of the clergy and others have planned a spate of activities for Saturday “that will not allow the Klan to have the luxury of demonstrating before a crowd,” according to Janette Boyd Martin, president of the AlbemarleCharlottesville NAACP. The branch also has invited concerned NAACP branches from around the state to attend its program, “Steadfast and Immovable,” at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jack Jouett Middle School in Charlottesville.

The plan is for speakers to empower positive energy and uplift as people take a stand for justice, equality and civil rights in the Charlottesville community.

We support the NAACP’s effort to neither back down or back away from the fight for right in Charlottesville.

And we encourage our readers to go to Charlottesville to participate in the positive events launched by the NAACP and others to show support for the City Council’s decision.

We must stand with communities where elected officials have come out on the right side of a tough decision. Richmond also will need a show of solidarity when we finally resolve to remove the statues of Confederate traitors from Monument Avenue.

Our mayor and City Council should take note of Charlottesville, New Orleans and the many other cities that are removing public tributes to the racist past.

The events in Charlottesville remind us that freedom isn’t free. The struggle for liberty, equality, and justice — which began in America for people of color almost as soon as the first ships arrived bearing Europeans whose agendas were tied to the subjugation of other human beings — continues today.

We must be part of the fight in our communities, in our nation and in our world. Our freedom depends on us and our actions.

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GOP making America suffer again How devastating would the Republican health care legislation be if enacted?

Leighton Ku, a leading health care expert and director of the Center for Health Policy Research at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University, told NBC that, based on the Republican House bill, cuts in funding for Medicaid and health subsidies would trigger “sharp job losses and a broad disruption of state economies.”

“Within a decade, almost a million fewer people would have jobs,” he added. “The downturn would hit the states that expanded Medicaid the hardest.”

That includes West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

This job loss wouldn’t be offset by the effects of top-end tax cuts. If the wealthy do create any jobs, which is far from likely, they won’t be located in the states and communities ravaged by the cutbacks in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes.

Republicans hope to escape responsibility for this outrage by stealth and deception. The Senate bill was written in secret by a cabal of rich rulers — 13 white male senators. They permitted

no hearings. The experts and hospital and doctors’ associations that oppose it were not allowed to testify. Voters know little about it. Most senators haven’t had time to read it, much less understand it.

The deception is that the gutting of Medicaid is phased in over time, even as the tax cuts for the rich are made retroactive to the beginning of the year. That allows Republicans to claim the bill is gentler than the harsh House bill when, in fact, it

Jesse L. Jackson Sr. makes deeper cuts in Medicaid.

It allows Republicans to get past the next presidential election without people understanding what will hit them. This brazen trickery is particularly shocking in a bill designed to deprive millions of people of health care coverage.

The ugly tactics may be working. According to a recent Kaiser Foundation poll, barely more than one-third of Americans — 36 percent — support rolling back Medicaid expansion or block granting Medicaid — which the Senate bill would do. Only 35 percent approve of the House GOP plan. Only 38 percent of Americans know that the Republicans would make major cuts in Medicaid in the Senate bill.

The Republican plan is indecent and immoral. It will cost lives and jobs. It was hatched in secrecy because it cannot survive the light of day. No senator can vote for this bill with a good conscience.

Will Senate Republicans vote to deprive tens of millions of Americans of health care coverage in order to cut taxes for the very wealthy? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants a vote soon, although President Trump is pressuring senators to back a repeal-only option if Republicans don’t reach agreement during the July Fourth recess.

Push has come to shove.

The heart of the bill is a savage choice: To gut Medicaid — a program that covers one in five Americans — in order to lavish an average annual tax cut of $50,000 for millionaires.

This is a humanitarian catastrophe. Medicaid isn’t just about the poor. It covers 39 percent of all children, 49 percent of births and 64 percent of nursing home patients, not to mention extended care for millions of the disabled.

Medicaid funding is vital for hospitals, particularly those in poor and rural areas.

When all the cuts kick in, literally tens of millions of the most vulnerable Americans will be stripped of health care coverage. Premiums and co-pays will go up across the board as subsidies decline. Workers over

Protecting the right to vote Voting is not a privilege. It is a fundamental, constitutionally ratified right afforded to all eligible citizens. The right to elect your federal, state and local representatives and weigh in on proposed local policies via ballot is the very definition of democracy — rule by the people.

Laws that deny eligible men and women the right to the ballot, legislation that strips the power vested in the people to elect their representatives and decide their collective fate contradicts that central definition and cripples our republic.

It is a shame that as we celebrate the 241st anniversary of that momentous occasion when our fledging nation famously declared its independence from England and pledged allegiance to a republic governed by the people, we remain caught in the clutches of a debate as old as the founding of these United States — whether to expand or limit access to the franchise.

Today, legislation and prejudicial partisan tactics that disenfranchise communities of color and groups perceived to be progressive voters are on the rise. Restrictions on voter registration, including the elimination of same-day registration, strict voter ID laws and limiting or eliminating early voting are some

of the tools used to dismantle our democracy.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted to “break the grip of state disfranchisement” by prohibiting discrimination at the polls. The act also included a provision that monitored states with established histories of discriminatory voting practices, such as poll taxes and literacy tests. Those states, including Virginia, could not implement any change or law that affected

Marc H. Morial voting until the federal government reviewed the law and determined that it neither had a discriminatory purpose or effect.

Shelby County v. Holder changed everything.

In his U.S. Supreme Court opinion for the case, Chief Justice John Roberts reasoned that “things have changed dramatically” since the adoption of the act in 1965, and, with that, the court struck down the provision that required pre-clearance, leaving states free to change their voting laws.

The impact of the decision was immediate. Within minutes, then-Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot tweeted that the state’s voter ID law that had been blocked by the federal government would go into effect. In the year following the ruling, eight states that were previously monitored passed voting restrictions that disproportionately impacted black and brown voters. To date,

close to 100 bills to restrict voter registration and access voting have been introduced in 31 states.

Before the rising tide of coordinated efforts to wrench the vote away from huge swaths of our country stand patriots, including Reps. Terri Sewell, John Lewis, Jim Clyburn, Judy Chu and Michele Grisham Lujan, who are committed to protecting the right to vote for all Americans.

In its decision, the U.S. Supreme Court instructed Congress to come up with a modern-day formula that protects voting rights, and it has — the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization, which creates a new state coverage formula that applies to states with repeated voting rights violations in the last 25 years. To restore the promise of voter equality and restore the integrity of our elections, Congress must take up this bill and pass it into law.

The ability to vote, to have a say in the policies and people we choose to represent us, is democracy. It is far too sacred a right to allow it to become weakened over a partisan lust to win at all costs. As we contemplate our country’s early battles for independence, and our national struggles to expand opportunity, equality and freedoms originally denied many Americans, it is clear that we have come too far to accept any rollbacks now. We must restore and protect every American’s access to the polls.

The writer is president of the National Urban League.

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Republicans say they want to make America great again, but this bill makes America suffer again. We’re going backward.

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‘The racism of yesterday creates the realities of today’ Re “Tear those statues down,” Free Press June 29-July1 edition: I hear some folks say we should be focused on schools and poverty, not Monument Avenue.

But I think the legacy of the monuments on Monument Avenue is what created and sustains the wealth disparity in Richmond and the conditions that created and sustain poor schools in our city.

What did the Confederate army stand for? The “right” of Southern states to keep African people enslaved — also known as states’ rights.

When you divorce the monuments from the legacy of the ideas that made the monuments a reality, that’s when you miss the bigger picture.

By disconnecting public housing and poor public educa-

tional systems from systems of racism (slavery, Jim Crow and discrimination), racist movements (white flight and Massive Resistance) and racist policies (redlining, the influx of crack cocaine into African-American communities sanctioned by the CIA), that made the pathologies we see in those two institutions inevitable. Current racists are able to say, “Hey, it’s those savage black folks’ fault that their communities and schools are horrible.”

Our job is to keep a foot on their neck by exposing the continuity of the historical record and that the racism of yesterday is what creates the realities of today.

When the United States invaded Iraq, the statue of Saddam Hussein was toppled. Why can’t we topple the statue of an openly racist and white supremacist named Jefferson Davis?

Because of the consciousness of those still in power.

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The legacy of the Monument Avenue Confederate statues is white domination — and no plaque can change that fact. The fact that the statues are up, and that our city government is trying to find some way to contextualize them, speaks volumes about power — who has it and who doesn’t.

We can all agree that if the South had won the Civil War, Africans would have been kept in bondage.

The fact that we can’t say, “Hey, let’s take the monuments down” without it being contentious says that the legacy of a hierarchy of human value that puts white people at the top and celebrates them even when they are on the losing side and wrong is still the status quo in Virginia.

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In 2016, I really began my activism journey out of despair following a summer of shootings of unarmed black men.

About a year into my search, I discovered Girls for a Change, a local nonprofit whose mission is to uplift black girls’ voices through social change innovation. GFAC has rallies, Girl Action Teams and the Black Girl Showcase.

At a Black Girl Rally, I immediately felt connected, loved and accepted. Angela Patton, CEO of Girls for a Change, believes that girls already know what we need — a platform for our voices to be heard. A feminist was growing within me.

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Richmond Free Press NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY, FOR REVISION OF RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE: RIDER R, BEAR GARDEN GENERATING STATION CASE NO. PUR-2017-00072 • Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) has applied for approval to revise its rate adjustment clause, Rider R. • Dominion requests a total revenue requirement of $73.742 million for its 2018 Rider R. • A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hear the case on November 29, 2017, at 10 a.m.

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On June 1, 2017, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion” or “Company”), pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”), filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an annual update of the Company’s rate adjustment clause, Rider R (“Application”). Through its Application, the Company seeks to recover costs associated with the Bear Garden Generating Station (“Bear Garden” or “Project”), a natural gas- and oil-fired combined-cycle electric generating facility and associated transmission interconnection facilities located in Buckingham County, Virginia.

In Case No. PUE-2008-00014, the Commission approved Dominion’s construction and operation of Bear Garden. In Case No. PUE-2009-00017, the Commission subsequently approved a rate adjustment clause, designated Rider R, for Dominion to recover costs associated with the Project. Bear Garden became fully operational in 2011.

In this proceeding, Dominion has asked the Commission to approve Rider R for the rate year beginning April 1, 2018, and ending March 31, 2019 (“2018 Rate Year”). The two components of the proposed total revenue requirement for the 2018 Rate Year are the Projected Cost Recovery Factor and the Actual Cost True-Up Factor. The Company is requesting a Projected Cost Recovery Factor revenue requirement of $69,775,000 and an Actual Cost True-Up Factor revenue requirement of $3,967,000. Thus, the Company is requesting a total revenue requirement of $73,742,000 for service rendered during the 2018 Rate Year.

Dominion utilized a rate of return on common equity (“ROE”) of 11.5% for purposes of calculating the Projected Cost Recovery Factor in this case. This ROE comprises a general ROE of 10.5%, plus a 100 basis point enhanced return applicable to a combined-cycle generating station as described in § 56-585.1 A 6 of the Code. For purposes of calculating the Actual Cost True-Up Factor, the Company utilized an ROE of 11% for the months of January 2016 through March 2016, which comprises the general ROE of 10% approved by the Commission in its Final Order in Case No. PUE-2013-00020, plus the 100 basis point enhanced return, and an ROE of 10.6% for the months of April 2016 through December 2016, which comprises the general ROE of 9.6% approved by the Commission in its Final Order in Case No. PUE-2015-00059, plus the 100 basis point enhanced return.

If the proposed Rider R for the 2018 Rate Year is approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. According to Dominion, implementation of its proposed Rider R on April 1, 2018, would decrease the bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.09.

The Company indicates that it has calculated the proposed Rider R rates in accordance with the same methodology as used for rates approved by the Commission in the most recent Rider R proceeding, Case No. PUE-2016-00061.

Interested persons are encouraged to review the Application and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals.

TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Application and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Application and supporting documents.

The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on November 29, 2017, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff.

The public version of the Company’s Application, as well as the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means.

Copies of the public version of the Application and other documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

On or before November 21, 2017, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Application shall file written comments on the Application with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before November 21, 2017, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00072.

On or before September 1, 2017, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00072. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing.

On or before October 3, 2017, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. Respondents also shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format; and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00072.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above.

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CIAA celebrating 125 years of black college football Black college football turns 125 years old this year.

It all started in 1892 with a football team from Biddle University — now Johnson C. Smith University — traveling two days by horse and buggy from Charlotte, N.C., to Salisbury, N.C., to play Livingstone College — now Livingstone University.

During a snowstorm on Dec. 27, 1892, Biddle’s Golden Bulls defeated Livingstone’s Blue Bears 5-0 in the first-ever game between historically black colleges.

Today, CIAA schools meet every year in what is billed as the Commemorative Classic.

This year’s clash is set for Nov. 4 at Livingstone’s Alumni Memorial Stadium.

The CIAA will honor its rich gridiron history throughout the upcoming season via the conference’s 125th anniversary social media campaign on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

During the seasonlong celebration, the CIAA will showcase many of its former greats, such as Richmond native Willie Lanier from Maggie L. Walker High School.

Lanier went on to star at Morgan State University in Maryland, then a member of the CIAA, and later earned NFL Hall of Fame honors playing with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs.

Another CIAA highlight was Sept. 28, 1968, when Morgan State met Grambling State University of Louisiana before 64,000 fans at New York’s Yankee Stadium. A total of 31 athletes in that game went on to play in the AFL or NFL. The contest inspired an hourlong CBS documentary called “First and Goal

Dave Robbins named to Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Retired Coach Dave Robbins’already glowing resume continues to grow.

The former Virginia Union University basketball coach has been named to the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame.

Robbins is one of two coaches who will be inducted Nov. 2 in Evansville, Ind. In 30 seasons guiding the VUU Panthers, Robbins posted a record of 713-194 that featured three NCAA DiDave Robbins vision II national crowns.

Robbins already has been named to the Virginia Union University, CIAA and College Basketball halls of fame.

The other coach being inducted this fall with Coach Robbins is Dan Meyer, who accumulated 923 wins at David Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn.; Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn.; and Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D. Former players to be inducted during the ceremony in Evansville will be Zelmo Beaty, Prairie View A&M University; Walt Frazier, Southern Illinois University; Bob Love, Southern University; and Jack Sikma, Illinois Wesleyan University.

Also Elmore Smith, Kentucky State University; Jim Spivey, Southeastern Oklahoma State University; Rico Swanson, Bethel College of Ind.; George Tinsley, Kentucky Wesleyan College; and Al Tucker, Oklahoma Baptist University.

Emil Liston, a founding father of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, will be inducted as a contributor.

Beaty, Love and Smith used HBCU programs as a springboard to the NBA. Evansville hosted the NCAA’s former “College Division” and Division II tournament finals from 1957 to 1976.

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Virginia Union and Virginia State universities, both members of the CIAA, have produced their share of NFL athletes.

VUU’s contributions to the NFL feature Herb Scott, Anthony Leonard and Malcolm Barnwell.

VSU Trojans who made it to the NFL include Larry Brooks, Jim Mitchell and James Lamont Brown.

The CIAA was formed in 1912 as the first conference for historically black colleges. Many of the early CIAA schools are now members of MEAC, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, which was founded in 1970.

CIAA 2017-18 gridiron activities kick off on Thursday, July 20, in Salem, outside of Roanoke, with the annual Football Media Day. Based on the vote of coaches, predictions will be announced for team and individual honors.

The season commences Thursday, Aug. 31, with St. Augus-

tine’s University playing at Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C., and Winston-Salem State University playing the University of North Carolina-Pembroke.

Other CIAA schools open Saturday, Sept. 2, with Virginia State traveling to Norfolk State University for a renewal of the Labor Day Classic, and Virginia Union playing at Long Island University-Post in New York.

The CIAA championship game will be Nov. 11 in Salem between the association’s Southern and Northern Division champs.

VUU and VSU football records go back to 1900. The Panthers’ first game, according to school records, was a 22-0 victory over Richmond A.A. on Nov. 23, 1900. The records are unclear what division Richmond A.A. was in at the time or who they were.

Later that same season, VUU lost to VSU in Petersburg and to Howard University in Washington.

The very first college football game of any description was in 1869 when Princeton University lost 6-4 at Rutgers University in a battle of New Jersey colleges.

John Hill new basketball coach at ECSU Elizabeth City State University has turned to veteran coach John Hill to revive its men’s basketball program.

Coach Hill replaces Lou Grimsley, who coached the Vikings to a 3-22 overall record and 1-14 mark in the CIAA last season on an interim basis.

Elizabeth City was a combined 18-36 in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons under Coach Alico Dunk.

Vikings Athletic Director Derrick Johnson didn’t have to search far to find Coach Hill. On an interim basis, Coach Hill served as ECSU’s women’s basketball coach this past season.

Previously, Coach Hill posted a 77-91 record — 44-47 in the CIAA — in six seasons as the men’s basketball coach at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania before departing following the 2015-16

season.

He also coached the women’s team at the former St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville from 1998 through 2001 and the men’s squad at Virginia State University, posting a 3237 mark from 2002 John Hill through 2005.

Elizabeth City basketball has struggled since 2013-14, when Coach Shawn Walker left to become coach at Grambling State University in Louisiana. The Vikings were 14-13 during Coach Walker’s final season.

There is a strong hoops tradition in northeast North Carolina. The Vikings play

in the 5,000-seat R.L. Vaughan Center, named for CIAA Hall of Fame Coach Robert “Bobby” Vaughan.

In some 30 seasons, Coach Vaughan posted more than 500 victories and guided guard Mike Gale to an 11-year career in the ABA and the NBA. For the fall, the rest of the CIAA Northern Division coaching lineup will return in tact: • Darrell Brooks of Bowie State University, back for the eighth season.

• Brett Vincent of Chowan University, back for the sixth season.

• Lonnie Blow Jr. of Virginia State University, back for a fifth season.

• Jay Butler of Virginia Union University, back for a third season.

• Doug Overton of Lincoln University, back for a second season.

Westbrook named NBA MVP; U.Va. alum Brogdon Rookie of the Year Russell Westbrook has blazed a trail of triple doubles to the NBA’s highest individual honor.

The 28-year-old Oklahoma City Thunder guard was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on June 26 on the strength of these powerful regular season numbers: • 31.6 points per game, • 10.7 rebounds per game and • 10.4 assists per game.

MVP is based on regular season play alone and is voted on by the media. The Houston Rockets’ James Harden and Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs were the other finalists.

The Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry had won the award the previous two seasons.

Westbrook’s 42 triple doubles — meaning hitting double figures in three categories — this season broke the old mark of 41 set by Oscar Robertson in 1962.

A six-time NBAAll-Star, Westbrook was a first round draft choice out of UCLA after growing up in Long Beach, Calif.

He wears a wristband reading “KB3” in honor of childhood friend Khelcey Barrs III, who died from a heart ailment.

Westbrook is entering the second year of a three-year contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He has an option to become a free agent following the 2017-

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Malcolm Brogdon

18 season.

He made $26.5 million during the past season. That goes to $28.5 million in the 2017-18 season and then $30.5 million in 2018-19.  Malcolm Brogdon is the long shot that paid off for the Milwaukee Bucks.

The former University of Virginia wing forward has become the first player not drafted in the first round to win the NBA’s Rookie of the Year Award since 1965.

The 6-foot-5 Atlanta native was a second round draft pick — and 36th pick overall — in 2016. Milwaukee chose Thon Maker, the 7-foot-1 native of South Sudan who played his sophomore and junior seasons in high school at Carlisle School in Martinsville, with its first round pick and 10th overall in 2016.

Rising to the occasion, Brogdon averaged 10.2 points, 4.2 assists and 2.8 rebounds this season while also impressing on defense.

As a senior at U.Va. a year ago, Brogdon was Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year and also ACC Defensive Player of the Year. His No. 15 jersey has been retired in Charlottesville.

Brogdon becomes Milwaukee’s first Rookie of the Year since Kareem AbdulJabbar in 1970.

The NBA’s last Rookie of the Year who was not drafted in the first round was the New York Knicks’ Willis Reed in 1965.

Reed was a second round pick out of Grambling State University in Louisiana.

The Rookie of the Year with the lowest draft ranking was Woody Sauldsberry, the 60th overall pick by the Philadelphia Warriors out of Texas Southern University in 1957.

The first African-American NBA Rookie of the Year was 6-foot-11 Ray Felix in 1954. Felix was the overall No. 1 draft selection by the Baltimore Bullets out of Long Island University.

Brogdon is Virginia’s second player to be so honored. All-American Ralph Sampson was Rookie of the Year in 1984 with the Houston Rockets after being drafted No. 1 overall.

Rookie Aaron Judge will start for AL in MLB All-Star Game Aaron Judge wears No. 99 on his New York Yankees jersey, but ranks No. 1 in other important categories.

The rookie right-fielder leads the American League in home runs (28) and runs batted in (63). He also is the runaway leader in attracting All-Star votes.

The head-turning California native accumulated more votes — some 4.9 million — than all others and will start in right field for the AL in baseball’s midsummer classic, the MLB All-Star Game, on Tuesday, July 11, in Miami.

All-Star voting was conducted by fans May 1 through June 29.

The 6-foot-7, 270-pound Judge also is expected to flex his considerable muscles in the annual Home Run Derby on Monday, July 10.

The Miami Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton is the defending champ.

The player coming in second in AL voting is the league’s shortest all-star, 5-foot-6 second baseman Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros.

The AL’s other African-American starters will be outfielders George Springer with Houston and Mookie Betts of the Boston Red Sox. Betts replaces the injured Mike Trout of the Los Angels.

There are no African-American National League starters.

Judge does everything to excess — even strike out. His 101 whiffs were first in the AL. Yankee right-fielders are no strangers to records.

Babe Ruth held the AL record for most homers in a single season — 60 in 1927 — until Roger Maris, another Yankee right-fielder, slugged 61 in 1961.

Yet another former Yankee right-fielder, Reggie Jackson, holds the major league record for most strikeouts in a career Aaron — 2,597.  While African-Americans are scarce on the All-Star rosters, there is no shortage of players of color from Caribbean nations.

Joining Judge in the AL All-Star lineup will be Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez from Venezuela; Altuve, who also is from Venezuela; Houston shortstop Carlos Correa from Puerto Rico; and Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez from the Dominican Republic.

The starting third baseman for the National League will be Miami’s Marcell Ozuna from the Dominican Republic. Ozuna is one of five NL

All-Stars from the Caribbean.

Before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, darkcomplexioned Latinos, like African-Americans, were banned from Major League Baseball.

Of the 32 players on the AL All-Star roster, 16 hail from the Caribbean.

The NL roster includes just two African-Americans, both reserves. They are outfielder Stanton from Miami and Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison.

Judge  African-Americans made their MLB All-Star debut in 1949, two seasons after Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Three Brooklyn Dodgers — second baseman Robinson, pitcher Don Newcombe and catcher Roy Campanella — made the 1949 National League roster, while Cleveland outfielder Larry Doby represented the American League.

The first person of color from the Caribbean in an All-Star game was Cleveland outfielder Minnie Minoso in 1951. The Cuba native played in the Negro League All-Star games in 1947 and 1948 with the New York Cubans.

88th Major League Baseball All-Star Game When: Tuesday, July 11, 8 p.m.

Where: Marlins Park, Miami.

Series: The National League leads the American League 43-42-2. There was no game in 1945.

Broadcast: The game will be televised on FOX broadcast on ESPN radio.

Home Run Derby: Monday, July 10, 8 p.m.

The All-Star MVP award wasn’t introduced until 1962, with the first MVPs being AfricanAmericans Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers (NL MVP) and Leon Wagner of the Los Angeles Angels (AL MVP).

Hank Aaron is the all-time leader in All-Star appearances with 25 from 1955 to 1975; there were two All-Star games per season from 1959 to 1962.

The Negro Leagues held their own All-Star game 1933 through 1962, with most games at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. Attendance peaked at 51,723 in 1943 and fell off dramatically by the early 1950s.

Negro League All-Star voting was conducted by two African-American-owned newspapers, the Chicago Defender and the Pittsburgh Courier.

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Personality: Oludare Ogunde Spotlight on founder of nonprofit Project Give Back to Community Facing life outside of prison can be almost as daunting as surviving life behind bars.

As an ex-offender, Oludare Ogunde knows about these challenges.

The 48-year-old Nigeria native founded Project Give Back to Community to help ease the transition.

He began the nonprofit in 2015 with 99.3/105.7 KISS FM radio personality “Miss Community” Clovia Lawrence only a year after he was released from prison. She now serves as executive director “and the voice of the organization,” he says. “She mentors all the members who are returning citizens.”

“The program was started as a platform for prisoners, former prisoners and citizens of Virginia to give back to the community,” he says. “We believe in second chances for everyone and that no one is infallible.”

The organization promotes peace, safety, and security with the goal of communities free of substance abuse, united families and an end to gang violence.

To accomplish this, Mr. Ogunde says the organization has sponsored several programs to help people who have served their sentences and are looking to re-enter society.

Among the programs: Emergency housing, employment and transportation resources, life coaching, voter registration drives and working for restoration of rights for convicted felons.

But full rehabilitation of formerly incarcerated individuals does not rest solely with the former inmates, he says.

“We hold prisoners accountable for their crimes, but as a community, we must hold ourselves accountable as well,” Mr. Ogunde says. “Nobody is born a criminal, so we have to ask ourselves, ‘How did we fail this person?’ ” Forgiveness is critical, he says.

In addition to services for individuals once they are released from prison, the organization regularly visits prisons to motivate and share information with inmates to help their successful re-entry into the community.

In an effort to help the wider community, the organization hosts “Barbershop Talks” to help inform the public about the root causes of the heroin and opioid epidemics that have afflicted the community.

“The knowledge and experience of prisoners and former prisoners are critical in solving problems of public safety and finding solutions that will help make us safe,” he says.

Meet community service advocate and this week’s Personality, Oludare Ogunde:

In 2016, we established emergency housing in Richmond for returning citizens, in collaboration with the Richmond and Henrico probation and parole offices.

Biggest challenges: Funding and transportation.

munity,” Clovia Lawrence.

Main element of program: Promoting public safety.

Top two goals: Promoting public safety and providing relief for the poor and economically disadvantaged, including men and women returning from prison, through affordable housing and shelter.

How many members: 11.

Background of members: Regular volunteers in the community, individuals who have been convicted of felonies and/ or misdemeanors and former prisoners who are focused on re-entry and willing to give back to the community.

Why I do this: I am passionate about public safety, rehabilitation of the convicted, criminal justice reform and helping poor and economically disadvantaged members of our community.

Biggest accomplishments: In 2015, we partnered with the Virginia Department of Corrections and KISS FM Richmond to produce public service announcements to discourage criminal behavior.

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Best late-night snack: Butter pecan ice cream.

How I unwind: Listening to world news and catching up with friends and family on social media.

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When two people with Sickle Cell Trait have a child, there is a 1 in 4 chance with each pregnancy, that the child will have a painful life threating disease called Sickle Cell Disease.

A quote that I am inspired by is: “O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, God is with the patient.” Holy Quran, Chapter 2, verse 153.

What I’m reading now: “Power in Doing Something Different (Vision-Wisdom-Hope)” by V. Wendell Hylton.

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How I want ex-offenders to be perceived: We all need to understand that all ex-offenders were once innocent babies.

Essentially, society failed every child who became an offender. We, therefore, have a collective obligation to make these people whole again by helping them return to the community as law-abiding citizens and removing obstacles that make it difficult for them to be employed.

How I start the day: I say my dawn prayer before sunrise, read the Quran, check all my emails relating to my nonprofit and for-profit businesses and set my agenda for the day.

Kindergarten taught me: Social interactions with nonfamily members.

A perfect day for me is: Any day with no drama whatsoever around me, and I am able to say all my five daily prayers on time.

I place top value on: Helping others, especially the economically disadvantaged, and fighting for justice.

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Occupation: Self-employed.

Community work: Founder and president of Project Give Back to Community.

Date and place of birth: March 18 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Current residence: Richmond’s East End. Education: Bachelor of science in botany and diplomas in graphic and communication arts design; computer-aided design and drafting; automotive brake and manual drive train repair; and building maintenance and repair.

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Happenings Southampton County man working to save Nat Turner’s birthplace

By Julexus Cappell

When H. Kahlif Khalifah purchased land in Southampton County in 1990, he learned prior to the purchase that it was, according to community lore, the birthplace of Nat Turner.

Mr. Turner, an enslaved preacher, led a bloody and historic rebellion of 70 enslaved people in 1831 in which roughly 60 people were killed, including Mr. Turner’s owner.

“Finding (the property) was accidental,” Mr. Khalifah said, noting its historic value and his efforts since then to offer tours about Mr. Turner’s life, his rebellion for freedom and ultimate execution.

Mr. Khalifah, 77, an independent book publisher and author, keeps a library and meeting room in his home dedicated to Mr. Turner and works about African-American progress toward freedom and advancement by such writers as Malcolm X and Kamau Kambon.

But Mr. Khalifah said his home and the 20 acres it sits on is in jeopardy of being sold. To help stave it off, he held “The Resurrection of Nat Turner: Save the Land,” the first of multiple fundraisers planned at the Southampton County site to keep the property in the Khalifah family.

The event last Saturday drew about 20 people from nearby counties, Richmond and as far as Maryland. Many said they came to learn about their history as African-Americans. They took the Nat Turner Trail Tour led by Mr. Khalifah, dined on home-cooked food and shopped at an African marketplace set up in the library, featuring books, soaps and jewelry.

Mr. Khalifah’s home is located in Drewryville.

Richmond Community Unity Day Sunday in Byrd Park It’s a get-together designed to promote the positive about Richmond and its residents.

That’s the purpose of the second Richmond Community Unity Day from 4 to 8 p.m.

Sunday, July 9, in Byrd Park.

Open to the public, the event is the creation of a group of friends led by photographer Connie McGowan.

Ms. McGowan created the first Unity Day last year as a counterweight to Richmond’s crime and violence.

The event drew about 1,300 people last year. She’s hoping that double the number of people will enjoy the fun this year.

“Only love will be welcome at our event. We want this to be an activity where people can just enjoy being around each other” and get away from the problems that afflict some areas of the city.

She said the event will include food, music, card games for adults, activities for children and distribution of information on health and wellness.

Information: www.facebook.com/RVA-CommunityUnity.

He also has another 102 acres that are adjacent.

He uses the land behind the house to teach young African-American teenagers in the county about gardening and agricultural basics.

The garden is filled with vegetables and flowers, including tomatoes, squash and sunflowers.

Losing the land, Mr. Khalifah said, would put his community efforts at risk.

“What would be lost are those young men who come and use these woods, our organic garden and learn how to farm,” he said. “But

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A series of fundraisers are planned to save the Southampton County home and land of H. Khalif Khalifah of Drewryville, which according to community folklore, is the birthplace of Nat Turner. Left, H. Khalif Khalifah, center, speaks to visitors in the Nat Turner Library in his home during last Saturday’s fundraising event, “The Resurrection of Nat Turner: Save the Land.”

Maggie Walker statue ready for dedication on her July 15 birthday It has been two decades in the making.

Now Richmond is just days way from dedicating its new bronze statue to businesswoman Maggie L. Walker in Downtown.

The city announced the statue will be unveiled 10 a.m. Saturday, July 15, the anniversary of the birth of the nation’s first African-American woman to charter a bank and serve as its chief executive officer.

Location: Broad and Adams streets, the gateway to Jackson Ward, at the new plaza where the statue will stand.

Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney will lead the dedication with members of the city’s Public Arts Commission. Dignitaries are to include the sculptor, Antonio “Toby” Mendez of Maryland, and descen-

dants of Mrs. Walker.

Following the ceremony, the National Park Service plans to conduct walking tours of Jackson Ward, focusing on Ms. Walker’s contributions.

Mrs. Walker’s home at 110½ E. Leigh St., now a Park Service National Historic Site, also will be open for tours starting from the visitors’ center at 600 N. 2nd St. Mrs. Walker took over the failing Independent Order of St. Luke in 1899 and turned the mutual insurance group around with an ambitious program of business development.

In 1903, she won a government charter to open the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank as an arm of the order. The bank later was renamed Consolidated Bank & Trust Co., and is now a branch of Premier Bank of Huntington, W.Va. The installation of the statue will cap a 20-year effort to create a public tribute to Mrs. Walker.

Former Mayor Dwight C. Jones is credited with making it happen, with the approval of Richmond City Council and the city Planning Commission.

Mayor Jones pushed to use public funds after at least two failed efforts since the mid1990s to make it happen with private donations.

Work on the plaza and the statue was underway when Mayor Jones left office on Dec. 31.

The city invested $300,000 for the statue through the Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press Public Arts Commission and Workers lay the stonework in April for the plaza at Broad and $600,000 in creating the plaza.

Adams streets where the statue of Richmond pioneer Maggie L. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS Walker will be placed.

Venus breaks down at Wimbledon despite win Reuters

LONDON Tennis star Venus Williams broke down in tears during her post-match news conference at Wimbledon on Monday when asked about a recent car accident she was involved in, which led to the death of a 78-year-old Florida man.

Ms. Williams, who won her first-round match against Belgian Elise Mertens in straight sets, was asked about her feelings regarding the incident.

“There are really no words to describe, like, how devastating and ... yeah. I’m completely speechless. It’s just — yeah, I mean, I’m just,” the 37-year-old Ms. Williams said before breaking down in tears and leaving the room.

The five-time Wimbledon champion, who is seeded 11th in the singles tournament and 39th in the doubles competition, returned shortly afterward to finish the media briefing.

News of the fatal incident near her home in Palm Beach Gardens surfaced late last week.

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., police released a preliminary report saying Ms. Williams was the driver at fault in a June 9 accident that left Jerome Barson, a passenger in the other car, with fatal injuries. Mr. Barson’s wife, Linda, was driving.

After the crash, Mr. Barson was taken to a Florida trauma center where he died 13 days later, according to the Palm Beach County medical examiner.

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Venus Williams gets emotional Monday during a postgame news conference at Wimbledon. She left the news conference briefly to gather herself before returning.

The police report estimated that Ms. Williams was traveling at about 5 mph at the time of impact and was not distracted or suspected of drug or alcohol use.

The victim’s family has since filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ms. Williams, alleging negligence.

Before breaking down at the news conference, Ms. Williams was asked several questions

about her emotions in the past month but had avoided directly addressing the matter.

“Life, you can’t prepare for everything. I prepared for a lot of matches, tried to get ready for whatever my opponent will throw at you. But you can’t prepare for everything,” she said.

“I have no idea what tomorrow will bring.

That’s all I can say about it. That’s what I’ve learned,” she said to another question on how she was handling the situation.

Last week, Ms. Williams released a statement on Facebook saying that she was “heartbroken” and “devastated” by the death of Mr. Barson.

Ms. Williams also said she was missing her sister, Serena Williams, who is on a break from the game while she is pregnant.

“I miss her a lot. I think she misses me,” Ms. Williams said.

She faced a tenacious opponent as she began her bid for a sixth Wimbledon singles title with a 7-6(7), 6-4 victory on Monday.

While a nervous Ms. Mertens struggled early, going down 3-0 in the first set, the 21-year-old, ranked 54th in the world, battled back to force a tiebreak, which Ms. Williams won 9-7.

Ms. Williams, who last won Wimbledon in 2008, was unable to convert two match points in the second set before a rain break, but she returned to serve out for victory.

Ms. Williams was scheduled to play Qiang Wang of China on Wednesday, July 5.

the most important thing (they do) is to learn how to be a black man in the oppressive system known as the United States.”

Mr. Khalifah said he needs to raise $100,000 to prevent foreclosure by September 2018.

He said he has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 13.

Court records show that Mr. Khalifah filed for bankruptcy five times between 2000 and 2014 but all were dismissed. He filed a sixth time in 2015, but it has been continued.

Southampton County land records show his home and its 20 acres are assessed at $445,600, and the adjoining 120 acres of land are valued at $102,900.

Only the home and 20 acres are in jeopardy of foreclosure, Mr. Khalifah said, adding that he is considering selling 50 acres of the vacant land to save his home and the library he has established.

“I’m not the only one fixed on preserving the history and legacy of Nat Turner,” he said.

“Opportunity is there” for people to understand the legacy, “but our people are suffering for lack of information on what to do with it and how to take advantage of it.”

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Work continues on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Contemporary Art at Broad and Belvidere streets. Much has been completed since this view in early March.

ICA opening delayed until spring 2018

By Holly Rodriguez

The tall, angular building at Broad and Belvidere streets that is to become the Institute for Contemporary Art stands out on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus.

But the public will have to wait a little longer for its opening.

The initial Oct. 28 opening date, along with the institute’s first exhibit, “Declaration,” have been delayed until spring 2018.

ICA spokeswoman Carol Anne Lajoie said this week the process for getting the $41 million, 41,000-square-foot building ready for occupancy is taking longer than VCU officials expected.

Construction-related issues, including an HVAC system that is installed but not yet in full use, have delayed the opening schedule. She said more time is needed to properly prepare the building for occupancy and installation of art, adding that 12 weeks of stable climate control is needed before any artwork can be installed.

“The building is a piece of art and has to be treated as a gallery,” she said.

“Declaration” will include 1,000 works of art installed throughout the building, rather than the classic model of art being displayed only in designated spaces in the building, she said. The material used in the art pieces can be damaged if proper temperature and humidity levels are not maintained.

Ms. Lajoie said delaying the opening was a tough call, but spring seems like the right time for the event, rather than hosting an opening in the early winter months of 2018.

“A huge block party is part of the opening, and it will be better in the spring rather than in the snow,” she said.

The new date for the opening will be released in the next couple of months, she said.

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Richmond-style Fourth of July Richmonders fired up their backyard grills and headed to parks, pools and rivers to kick back during the weekend and ease into Fourth of July festivities and activities Monday and Tuesday.

Homes and people sported the colors of the holiday.

At right, the American flag flies at a house in the 2600 block of Broad Street in the East End, where dog statues also sport patriotic red, white and blue.

Next, wearing red, white and blue, Paulette Frye, left, leads her granddaughter, Maria Miles, 4, and her sister, Claudette Miles, to Dogwood Dell by the Carillon in Byrd Park, where hundreds of people on Tuesday spread blankets, put up lawn chairs and brought picnic baskets filled with goodies to enjoy music and entertainment before the annual fireworks display.

Below right, George Mason University students Kayla Evans of Piscataway, N.J., and her boyfriend, Dante Coleman of Richmond, take cover under a tree in Byrd Park during brief rain showers before the fireworks.

Below left, Veda Gilmore takes food off the grill on Tuesday during the annual July Fourth neighborhood cookout in her backyard at 25th and W streets in Church Hill. Bottom left, area residents enjoy the cooling James River near Brown’s Island on Monday, while bottom right, Jamari Blake, 5, and his brother, Juson Ford, 8, play at the splash pad at Ann Hardy Plaza Community Center in Highland Park on Tuesday.

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Paris meets Richmond From left, Christine Wansleben, Enjoli Moon and Ayana Obika of Richmond host a preview party at The Renaissance on June 28 to explain what to expect at Le DĂŽner en Blanc, a flash party to be held Saturday, Aug. 5 in Richmond. People sign up to nosh at a party in a public place whose location is kept under wraps until the last minute. Party-goers must wear white. It will be the first such event in Richmond, although the concept originated nearly 30 years ago in Paris. Since then, such flash events have been held in more than 70 cities in 35 countries. Local organizers add their own flair.

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Obituary/Faith News/Directory Mission Statement: People of God developing Disciples for Jesus Christ through Preaching and Teaching of God’s Holy Word reaching the people of the Church and the Community.

Street sign unveiled

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It’s not official, but a stretch of Duval Street in Jackson Ward is now John Jasper Way. Unveiled last Sunday at Duval Street and Chamberlayne Parkway, the honorary street sign pays tribute to the founder and first leader of the historic Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church at 14 W. Duval St. Richmond City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray secured support from her council colleagues to place the sign as the church marks its 150th year.

The Rev. John Jasper started the church on Brown’s Island in 1867, and two years later moved the fast-growing congregation to the Duval Street site. The church has survived wars, depressions and the construction of Interstate 95 in the 1950s. The renovated house behind the sign also is historic. It is the 220-year-old Tucker Cottage, one of Richmond’s oldest residential buildings.

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Sunday, July 9, 2017

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She was the widow of A. Leon Harris.

Survivors include her daughters, Nicole T. Harris and Patrice L. Harris; her son, Andre L. Harris; one brother, Joseph Chavis Jr.; and four grandchildren.

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Church School Worship Service

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

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SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9:45 A.M. SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00 A.M.

6:30 PM Prayer Meeting

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11:00 AM Mid-day Meditation

“MAKE IT HAPPEN” Pastor Kevin Cook

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

Worship Opportunities Sundays:

Morning Worship Church School Morning Worship

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2003 Lamb Avenue Dr. Arthur M. Jones, Sr., Pastor (804) 321-7622

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:15 a.m.

Youth Emphasis Week 10:45 AM - Worship Service Speaker: Rev. Curtis Ballard

Bible Study: Tuesday - 9 a.m.

Wednesday - 7 p.m.

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Unity Sundays (2nd Sundays): Church School Morning Worship

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us by Jesus Christ that is greater than any power—imagined or in existence!

There will be lots of fun and learning with teaching crafts, games, and food!

2040 Mountain Road • Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Office 804-262-0230 • Fax 804-262-4651 • www.stpeterbaptist.net

Ebenezer Baptist Church 1858

“The People’s Church”

216 W. Leigh St. • Richmond, Va. 23220 Tel: 804-643-3366 • Fax: 804-643-3367 Email: ebcoffice1@yahoo.com • web: www.richmondebenezer.com

Sunday, July 9, 2017

11:00 a.m. Worship Service Preaching: Rev. Brenda Summerset Sunday Church School 9:30 a.m.

Service of Holy Communion Every 3rd Sunday Service of Baptism 2nd Sunday, 11 a.m.

Life Application Bible Class Mon. 6:30 p.m.

Mid-Week Senior Adult Fellowship Tues. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Wednesday Meditation & Bible Study Wed. 6:45 p.m.

Homework & Tutoring Wed. 4:30 p.m.

Scouting Program Wed. 6:00 p.m.

Thursday Bible Study Thurs., 11:45 a.m.  Dr. Wallace J. Cook, Pastor Emeritus 

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8775 Mount Olive Avenue Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 (804) 262-9614 Phone (804) 262-2397 Fax www.mobcva.org

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Summer Worship Schedule & Casual Dressing

Sunday, June 4 thru Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 Worship Service 10:00 AM Sunday School and New Members Class 8:30 AM 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM Worship Services will resume Sunday, Sept.17

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

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A MISSION BASED CHURCH FAMILY EXCITING MINISTRIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS & SENIOR ADULTS BIBLE REVELATION TEACHING DIVERSE MUSIC MINISTRY LOVING, CARING ENVIRONMENT

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Monday, July 10th through Friday, July 14th 5:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.

Rev. Darryl G. Thompson, Pastor

Communion - 1st Sunday

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Vacation Bible School 2017 “Super God! Super Me! Super-Possibility!”

8:30 A.M. 10 A.M.

Mount Olive Baptist Church

Prayer Services: Wednesday (1st & 3rd ) 7 a.m.

Every Wednesday 8 p.m.

Christ Kids And Christ teens Worship Every Sunday Nursery During Church School and Worship

Bible Study is now on summer break and will reconvene in September.

8 A.M. 9:30 A.M. 11 A.M.

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Sixth Baptist Church

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

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Early Morning Worship ~ 8 a.m.

Sunday School ~ 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship ~ 11 a.m.

4th Sunday Unified Worship Service ~ 9:30 a.m.

Bible Study: Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Sermons Available at BRBCONLINE.org

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Claudette C. Harris, retired VBS 2017 elementary schoolteacher, dies at 72 Claudette Chavis Harris touched the lives of hundreds of Richmond children during her 30-year career as an elementary schoolteacher.

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL Public Notice Notice is hereby given that City Council’s Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, July 24, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2017-127 To adopt an amendment to the Master Plan for the City of Richmond, adopted by the City Planning Commission on Nov. 6, 2000, and by the City Council by Ord. No. 2000-371-200111, adopted Jan. 8, 2001, as previously amended, to incorporate the Pulse Corridor Plan, applicable to certain areas from the City’s corporate boundary on East Main Street to the intersection of East Main Street and North 14th Street and along East Broad Street to the City’s corporate boundary along Staples Mill Road, as part of the Master Plan.

To amend the City of Richmond’s Master Plan for the purpose of adopting the Pulse Corridor Plan to guide future land use and public infrastructure for transit-oriented development along the route of the Pulse BRT corridor.

The amendments concern the neighborhoods stretching from the border with Henrico County on E Main Street, along E Main Street, up N 14th Street, and along Broad Street until the western border with Henrico County at Staples Mill Road.

A copy of the proposed plan, known as “Pulse Corridor Plan” may be viewed in the office of Land Use Administration, Room 511, City Hall (646-5207) during regular business hours or accessed online at http://www.richmond gov.com/PlanningAnd DevelopmentReview/ PulseCorridorPlan.aspx.

K a t h l e e n O n u f e r, Department of Planning & Development Review Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.

Richmondgov.com; the Main City Library located at 101 East Franklin Street; and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Jean V. Capel City Clerk City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL Public Notice Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, July 17, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, July 24, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2017-125 To conditionally rezone the property known as 2213 East Franklin Street from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the B-5C Central Business District, upon certain proffered conditions. The subject property falls within an Urban Center Area of the Shockoe District, as established by the Richmond Downtown Plan. Such areas are characterized by higher d e n s i t y, m i x e d - u s e development, typically arranged on a fine-grained street network, with wide sidewalks, regular tree planting, and minimal setbacks. No residential density is specified for the Urban Center Area.

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density is specified for the Urban Center Area.

Ordinance No. 2017-129 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1704 Arlington Road for the purpose of an illuminated canopy with canopy signage, upon certain terms and conditions. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates the subject property for General Commercial land use. Primary uses for this category include a broad range of office, retail, general commercial, wholesale and service uses, typically located along major transportation corridors and serving large portions of the City, the region or the traveling public.

Ordinance No. 2017-130 To authorize the special use of the property known as 2515 East Main Street for the purpose of allowing a building to exceed the applicable height restrictions, upon certain terms and conditions. The subject property falls within an Urban Center Area of the Shockoe district, as established by the Richmond Downtown Plan. Such areas are characterized by higher density, mixed use development, typically arranged on a fine grained street network, with wide sidewalks, regular tree planting, and minimal setbacks. No residential density is specified for the Urban Center Area.

Ordinance No. 2017-131 To authorize the special use of the property known as 2901 Monument Avenue for the purpose of three singlefamily attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan recommends Multi-Family Medium Density land uses for the property. This designation calls for primarily multi-family dwellings at densities up to 20 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2017-132 To authorize the special use of the property known as 3200 West Broad Street for the purpose of a mixed-use development with up to 210 dwelling units, commercial space, and up to 325 structured parking spaces, upon certain terms and conditions.

The City of Richmond’s 2001 Master Plan recommends General Commercial land uses for the property. This designation calls for a broad range of office, retail, general commercial, wholesale and service uses, typically located along major transportation corridors and serving large portions of the City, the region, or the traveling public.

No residential density is specified for this land use designation.

Ordinance No. 2017-133 To repeal Ord. No. 96148-137, adopted Jun. 10, 1996, and to authorize the special use of the property known as 932 West Franklin Street for the purpose of a dwelling unit to be constructed within a proposed accessory building, upon certain terms and conditions. The City of Richmond’s Downtown Plan designates the subject property within a Downtown Urban Center Area characterized by higher density, mixed-use development, typically arranged on a fine-grained street network, with wide sidewalks, regular tree planting, and minimal setbacks. No residential density is specified for the Downtown Urban Center Area.

Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.

Richmondgov.com; the Main City Library located at 101 East Franklin Street; and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Ordinance No. 2017-126 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1717 East Cary Street for the purpose of allowing a building to exceed the applicable height restrictions, upon certain terms and conditions.

The subject property falls within an Urban Center Area of the Shockoe District, as established by the Richmond Downtown Plan. Such areas are characterized by higher d e n s i t y, m i x e d - u s e development, typically arranged on a fine-grained street network, with wide sidewalks, regular tree planting, and minimal setbacks. No residential

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JEROME SATCHELL, Plaintiff v. MONIKA McCRAY, Defendant.

Case No. CL17-2850-7 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: obtain a divorce a vincullo matrimonii or from the Bonds of Matrimony.

It appearing from an affidavit that the defendant is: that diligence has been used without effect, by or on the behalf of the plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city defendant is.

It is ORDERED that Monika McCray appear at the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before August 15, 2017.

A Copy, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ask for this: Jerome Satchell, Plaintiff, Pro Se

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Virginia: in the Circuit CourT for the City of Richmond Ibrahima Thiam, Plaintiff, v.

Shakira L. Townsend, Defendant.

Case No.: CL17001848-00 AMENDED ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from Defendant, SHAKIRA L. TOWNSEND, on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart continuously and without cohabitation or interruption for a period in excess of one year.

It appearing from an affidavit that Defendant’s residential address is unknown and that due diligence has been used on behalf of Plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the Defendant is, without effect, it is ORDERED that Defendant appear before this Court (City of Richmond Circuit Court at 400 North Ninth Street, John Marshall Courts Building, Richmond, VA 23219) on the 9th day of August, 2017, at 9 a.m. and protect her interests herein.

A Copy Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, CLERK Defazio Bal, P.C. 4050 Innslake Drive, Suite 190 Glen Allen, VA 23060 (804) 585-3100 (804) 968-7907 (fax) dottie@defaziobal.com

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 11th day of August, 2017 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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER CYNTHIA GAYE, Plaintiff v.

CHRISTOPHER GAYE, SR., Defendant.

Case No.: CL16001258-00 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 11th day of August, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. 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 COUNTY OF HANOVER ALICE HUMPHREY, Plaintiff v.

WILLIAM HUMPHREY, Defendant.

Case No.: CL17001496-00 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 11th day of August, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. 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 COUNTY OF HANOVER AMIELIA FASSBACH, Plaintiff v.

KONRAD ZUREK, Defendant.

Case No.: CL17001499-00 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 is a nonresident of Virginia, appear here on or before the 11th day of August, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. 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 COUNTY OF HANOVER YU SHI, Plaintiff v.

FEIJIA LIANG, Defendant.

Case No.: CL17001495-00 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.

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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF NOBLES FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FAMILY COURT DIVISION Case Type 5: Dissolution Without Children In the Matter of the Marriage of: Maria Luisa Arias Franco, Petitioner, and Jose Moris Rodas Galves, Respondent.

SUMMONS Without Real Estate THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: WARNING: YOUR SPOUSE (HUSBAND OR WIFE) HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU FOR DISSOLUTION OF YOUR MARRIAGE. THIS SUMMONS IS AN O F F ICI A L D OC U M E N T FROM THE COURT THAT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS. READ THIS SUMMONS CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT, CONTACT AN ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ADVICE. 1. The Petitioner (your spouse) has filed a lawsuit again you asking for dissolution of your marriage (divorce).

2. You must serve upon Petitioner and file with the court a written Answer to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, and you must pay the required filing fee.

Answer forms are available from the court administrator’s office. You must serve your Answer upon Petitioner within thirty (30) days of the date you were served with this Summons, not counting the day of service. If you do not serve and file your Answer, the court may give your spouse everything he or she is asking for in the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage.

3. This proceeding does not involve real property.

NOTICE OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING PROVISIONS Under Minnesota law, service of this summons makes the following requirements apply to both parties to the action, unless they are modified by the court or the proceeding is dismissed:

(1) Neither party may dispose of any assets except (a) for the necessities of life or for the necessary generation of income or preservation of assets, (b) by an agreement of the parties in writing, or (c) for retaining counsel to carry on or to contest this proceeding.

(2) Neither party may harass the other party.

(3) All currently available insurance coverage must be maintained and continued without change in coverage or beneficiary designation.

(4) Parties to a marriage dissolution proceeding are encouraged to attempt alternative dispute resolution pursuant to Minnesota law.

Alternative dispute resolution includes mediation, arbitration, and other processes as set forth in the district court rules. You may contact the court administrator about resources in your area. If you cannot pay for mediation or alternative dispute resolution, in some counties, assistance may be available to you through a nonprofit provider or a court program. If you are a victim of domestic abuse or threats as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 518B, you are not required to try mediation and you will not be penalized by the court in later proceedings.

IF YOU VIOLATE ANY OF THESE PROVISIONS, YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS BY THE COURT. Dated: 6/9/2017 /s/ Aaron M. Kinser Aaron M. Kinser Ahlquist & Wiltrout PC 419 Ninth Street, P.O. Box 475 Worthington, MN 56187-0475 Telephone: 507-372-2322 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JOHANNA SANTOS, Plaintiff v.

MAGDALENO FLORES-RADILLA, Defendant.

Case No.: CL17001391-00 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 26th day of July, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

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VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

CUSTODY Virginia: In the Circuit Court of the County of Chesterfield Godfrey and Billie Garrett, Petitioners, In Re: Morgan Denise Garrett Birth Certificate Registration No.: 145-04-074599 Registered in the State of Virginia Case No.: CA17-7 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object jof this action is to obtain an adoption of Morgan Denise Garrett.

WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed

by Petitioners that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of Jeffrey B. Byrd, it is ORDERED that Jeffrey B. Byrd appear before this court on the 5th day of July, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. to protect his interests herein.

A Copy Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk I ASK FOR THIS: Lynn L. Robinson, Esquire VSB #43143 8 West Leigh Street Richmond, Virginia 23220 TEL: (804) 225-9027 FAX: (804) 225-9076 Attorney for the Petitioners VIRginia: IN THE Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Stacy NeVAEH MCwhite, Juvenile v.

Stacy Solomon, Jonathan S. McWhite, Jakeel Townsend, Unknown (Father) Case No. J-093302-07-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Stacy Solomon (Mother), Jonathan S. McWhite (Father), Jakeel Townsend (Father) & Unknown (Father) of Stacy Nevaeh McWhite, child DOB 08/03/2016.

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant Stacy Solomon, Jonathan S. McWhite, J a k e e l To w n s e n d & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 10/03/2017, at 11:00 AM, Courtroom #2 VIRginia: IN THE Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re latoya patrice cobbs, Juvenile v.

Stacy Solomon, maurice l. cobbs (Father), Unknown (Father) Case No. J-093286-06-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Stacy Solomon (Mother), Maurice Cobbs (Father), & Unknown (Father) of Latoya Patrice Cobbs, child DOB 01/25/2010. “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of; visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Stacy Solomon (Mother), Maurice L. Cobbs (Father) & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 10/03/2017, at 11:00 AM, Courtroom #2

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DECEASED, and ROBERT J A S P ER S T OV A L L , DECEASED, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that MILTON STOVALL, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his/her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that ALBERT L. STOVALL aka ALBERT LEE STOVALL, D ECE A S E D , C L EO H .

STOVALL, DECEASED, HATTIE MAE WILSON, DECEASED, HENRIETTA L EWI S , D ECE A S E D , SARA F A U L CO N , DECEASED, EDDIE FITTS a/k/a EDDIE FITTS, SR., D ECE A S E D , WI L L IE LEE FITS, DECEASED, ANNIE STOVALL COLE, D ECE A S E D , RO B ER T J A S P ER S T OV A L L , D ECE A S E D , M I LT O N STOVALL, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 24, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

HELENA BATES JOHNSON, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-2424 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 712 North 35th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000968/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Helena Bates Johnson.

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

IT IS ORDERED that HELENA BATES JOHNSON and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 24, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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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.

PHAVORIT KENNY, et al., Defendants.

Case No. : CL17-2972 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2301 Venable Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000427/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Phavorit Kenny.

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

IT IS ORDERED that PHAVORIT KENNY and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 24, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

MOLLIE K. BARBEE, DECEASED, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-927 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1309 North 22nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000616/019, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Mollie K. Barbee.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MOLLIE K. BARBEE, DECEASED, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ELANIE A. BARBEE, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; that ERNEST GREGORY and LORRAINE KEARNEY, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that MOLLIE K. BARBEE, DECEASED, ELAINE A. BARBEE, ERNEST GREGORY, LORRAINE KEARNEY and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 24, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

ALBERT L. STOVALL aka ALBERT LEE STOVALL, DECEASED, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-2269 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 608 North 1st Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000080/009, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Albert L. Stovall Estate.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ALBERT L. STOVALL aka ALBERT LEE STOVALL, DECEASED, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that CLEO H. STOVALL, DECEASED, HATTIE MAE WILSON, DECEASED, HENRIETTA L EWI S , D ECE A S E D , SARA F A U L CO N , DECEASED, EDDIE FITTS a/k/a EDDIE FITTS, SR., D ECE A S E D , WI L L IE LEE FITS, DECEASED, ANNIE STOVALL COLE,

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

JOHN BAKER, DECEASED, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-2080 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1616 North 31st Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000795/045, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, John Baker and Hattie Baker.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, JOHN BAKER, DECEASED and HATTIE BAKER, DECEASED, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that OPHELIA BAKER, DECEASED, who may have an ownership interest in said property has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that JOHN BAKER, DECEASED, H A T T IE B A K ER , D ECE A S E D , O P H E L I A BAKER, DECEASED, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 24, 2017, 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

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

JAMES N. BLUNT aka JAMES N. BLOUNT, DECEASED, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-957 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1522 North 27th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000713/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Esther Blunt and James N. Blunt, Jr.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, JAMES N. BLUNT aka JAMES N. BLOUNT, DECEASED, and ESTHER BLUNT aka ESTHER K. BLOUNT aka QUEEN ESTHER BLOUNT, DECEASED, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JAMES BLOUNT, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that JAMES N. BLUNT aka JAMES N. BLOUNT, DECEASED,

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E S T H ER B L U N T a k a ESTHER K. BLOUNT aka QUEEN ESTHER BLOUNT, D ECE A S E D , J A M E S B L O U N T , and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 24, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

ROBERT L. HILL, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ROBERT L. HILL, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-5591 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1319 North 27th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000622/025, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Robert L. Hill, who may be deceased, and Elnora N. Hill, who may be deceased.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ROBERT L. HILL, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ROBERT L. HILL, and ELNORA H. HILL, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ELNORA H. HILL, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that MARGARET HILL BLACK a/k/a MARGARET H. TAYLOR, RUTH HILL WATKINS, GLORIA PERRY HASKINS p/k/a GLORIA D. PERRY, PATRICIA P. BIBBS, and MARIA P. HOGAN a/k/a MARIA LAWAND PERRY, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that DOROTHY HILL HUDGINS p/k/a DOROTHY H. PERRY, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of DOROTHY HILL HUDGINS p/k/a DOROTHY H. PERRY, ROLAND B. HILL a/k/a ROLAND BRADFORD HILL, SR., who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ROLAND B. HILL a/k/a ROLAND BRADFORD HILL, SR., GERALDINE HILL, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of GERALDINE HILL, and ROBERT HILL, JR., a/k/a ROBERT LEWIS HILL, JR., who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ROBERT HILL, JR., a/k/a ROBERT LEWIS HILL, JR., have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that MARK PERRY a/k/a MARK E. PERRY, SR., ROLAND BRANDORD HILL, JR., and JENNIFER HILL, who may have an ownership interest in said property, are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and have not filed a response to this action; that MRC RECEIVALBES CORP, A Foreign corporation Tr a n s a c t i n g B u s i n e s s Without a Certificate of Authority, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that ROBERT L. HILL, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest o f RO B ER T L . H I L L , and ELNORA H. HILL, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ELNORA H. HILL, MARGARET HILL BLACK a/k/a MARGARET H. TAYLOR, RUTH HILL WATKINS, GLORIA PERRY HASKINS p/k/a GLORIA D. PERRY, PATRICIA P. BIBBS, MARIA P. HOGAN a/k/a MARIA LAWAND PERRY, DOROTHY HILL HUDGINS p/k/a DOROTHY H. PERRY, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of DOROTHY HILL HUDGINS p/k/a DOROTHY H. PERRY, ROLAND B. HILL a/k/a ROLAND BRADFORD HILL, SR., who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ROLAND B. HILL a/k/a ROLAND BRADFORD HILL, SR., GERALDINE HILL, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of GERALDINE HILL, ROBERT HILL, JR., a/k/a ROBERT LEWIS HILL, JR., who may be deceased Continued on next page

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and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ROBERT HILL, JR., a/k/a ROBERT LEWIS HILL, JR., MARK PERRY a/k/a MARK E. PERRY, SR., ROLAND BRANDORD HILL, JR., JENNIFER HILL, MRC RECEIVALBES CORP, A Foreign corporation Transacting Business Without a Certificate of Authority, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 24, 2017, 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

OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF NATHANIEL G L A S C O , J R . , M A RY DURHAM, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN I N T E R E S T O F M A RY DURHAM, MARY C. JOHNSON, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN I N T E R E S T O F M A RY C. JOHNSON, THOMAS JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THOMAS JENKINS, WILLIAM H. JENKINS, SR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF WILLIAM H. JENKINS, SR., SALLY B. JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SALLY B. JENKINS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JOSEPH JENKINS, SARAH JANE JENKINS THORPE, JOYCE ANN WILLIAMS, MICHELLE DURHAM WILKINS, REUBEN B. JEFFERS, BERTHA JENKINS SMITH, HELEN C. JENKINS, CAROLYN JENKINS DEVEAU a/k/a C A R O LY N D E V E A U X , VIRGINIA L. JENKINS, MARY E. JENKINS, and DOROTHY E. JENKINS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and have not filed a response to this action; that BOBBY ANN JENKINS FERNANDERS, GEORGE JENKINS, JAMES DURHAM, JR., MARTHA LEE DURHAM, ANTHONY A. JEFFERS, ARMENIOS JEFFERS, III, CHARLES R. JEFFERS, and ANGELA R. MARTIN, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known addresses, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that MARY LEE GLASCO LONNY and JOHN J. JENKINS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that STATE RESOURCES CORP, A Foreign Corporation Transacting Business in Virginia without a Certificate of Authority, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, is a foreign corporation, and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that JESSE J. JENKINS a/k/a JESSIE J. JENKINS, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of JESSE J. JENKINS a/k/a JESSIE J. JENKINS,CARRIE B. TURNER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF CARRIE B. TURNER, JAMES JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JAMES JENKINS, JIMMIE LEE JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JIMMIE LEE JENKINS, ALBERTA JENKINS HARRIS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ALBERTA JENKINS HARRIS, EDDIE JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF EDDIE JENKINS, S A L LY GLASCO, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN I N T E R E S T O F S A L LY G L A S C O , N AT H A N I E L GLASCO, JR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF NATHANIEL G L A S C O , J R . , M A RY DURHAM, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN I N T E R E S T O F M A RY DURHAM, MARY C. JOHNSON, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN I N T E R E S T O F M A RY C. JOHNSON, THOMAS JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THOMAS JENKINS, WILLIAM H. JENKINS, SR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF WILLIAM H. JENKINS, SR., SALLY B. JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN I N T E R E S T O F S A L LY B. JENKINS, JOSEPH JENKINS, SARAH JANE JENKINS THORPE, JOYCE ANN WILLIAMS, MICHELLE

DURHAM WILKINS, REUBEN B. JEFFERS, BERTHA JENKINS SMITH, HELEN C. JENKINS, C A R O LY N J E N K I N S DEVEAU a/k/a CAROLYN DEVEAUX, VIRGINIA L. JENKINS, MARY E. JENKINS, DOROTHY E. JENKINS, BOBBY ANN JENKINS FERNANDERS, GEORGE JENKINS, JAMES DURHAM, JR., MARTHA LEE DURHAM, ANTHONY A. JEFFERS, ARMENIOS JEFFERS, III, CHARLES R. JEFFERS, ANGELA R. MARTIN, MARY LEE GLASCO LONNY, JOHN J . J E N K I N S , S TAT E R E S O U R C E S C O R P, A Foreign Corporation Transacting Business in Virginia without a Certificate of Authority, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JULY 20, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

HAMPTON WHITE, JR., DECEASED, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-2373 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3307 Garland Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001355/016, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Hampton White, Jr., and Ida M. White.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, HAMPTON WHITE, JR., DECEASED and IDA M. WHITE, DECEASED, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that HAMPTON WHITE, III, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; 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 HAMPTON WHITE, JR., DECEASED, IDA M. WHITE, DECEASED, HAMPTON WHITE, III, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 24, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

JESSE J. JENKINS a/k/a JESSIE J. JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JESSE J. JENKINS a/k/a JESSIE J. JENKINS, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-270 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1402 Bryan Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000604/013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Jessie J. Jenkins, who may be deceased.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JESSE J. JENKINS a/k/a JESSIE J. JENKINS, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of JESSE J. JENKINS a/k/a JESSIE J. JENKINS, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that CARRIE B. TURNER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF CARRIE B. TURNER, JAMES JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JAMES JENKINS, JIMMIE LEE JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JIMMIE LEE JENKINS, ALBERTA JENKINS HARRIS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ALBERTA JENKINS HARRIS, EDDIE JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF EDDIE JENKINS, S A L LY GLASCO, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN I N T E R E S T O F S A L LY G L A S C O , N AT H A N I E L GLASCO, JR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES Continued on next column

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

WILLIAM S. LIPSCOMB, JR., DECEASED, et al.

Defendants.

Case No.: CL17-2257 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2315 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C009-0472/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, W. S. LIPSCOMB.

An Affidavit having been filed that WILLIAM S. LIPSCOMB, JR., DECEASED, who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that WILLIAM S. LIPSCOMB, JR., DECEASED and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before AUGUST 24, 2017, 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

License Notice S and S Foods Inc Trading as: Turmeric Indian Cuisine 3621 Cox Rd Ste C Henrico, Virginia 23233-1335 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia D epart m ent of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a Wine and Beer On Premises and Mixed Beverage license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Sheetal Damidi, Director NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.

REQUEST FOR BIDS For Certain Easements Upon, Over, Under and Across Monroe Park at 15 North Laurel Street In the City of Richmond The City of Richmond is seeking bids for certain easements upon, over, under and across certain property located in Monroe Park at 15 North Laurel Street for the construction, maintenance, and operation of electrical power transmission and distribution lines and associated appurtenances in accordance with a certain Right of Way Agreement, for a duration of 40 years, subject to certain responsibilities to be imposed by the Right of Way Agreement and subject further to all retained rights of the City of Richmond.

All bids for the easements hereby offered to be granted shall be submitted in writing to the City Clerk’s office by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2017.

Bids will be presented to the presiding officer of the Council of the City of Richmond on Monday, July 24, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. in open session and shall then be presented by the presiding officer to the Council and be dealt with and acted upon in the mode prescribed by law.

The City of Richmond expressly reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The successful bidder shall reimburse the City for all costs incurred in connection with the advertisement of this ordinance in accordance with section 15.2-2101 of the Code of Virginia and shall post the bond required by the ordinance.

A copy of the full text of the ordinance is on file in the City Clerk’s office, and the full text of the ordinance and the Right of Way Agreement to be executed is available at: https://richmondva.legistar. com/LegislationDetail.aspx ?ID=3079649&GUID=1D 97A2E7-01E6-4940-B970 -985872380D96&Options =ID|Text|&Search=2017-117 Please address any questions or bids to: Jean V. Capel, City Clerk City of Richmond 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-7955

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JOB LOCATION: Glen Allen, VA. Send cvr ltr, CV, salary rqmt & ref to Steve Bowman, HR, 10900 Nuckols Road, Ste 100, Glen Allen, VA 23060.

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The City of Richmond is seeking to fill the following positions:

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.

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CIRCUIT COURT CLERK’S OFFICE, CITY OF RICHMOND The Tri-Cities Area Metropolitan 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan is ready for review; written comments on the Transportation Improvement Program should be addressed to Crater Planning District Commission, P.O. Box 1808, Petersburg, Virginia 23805 or by email at dhyder@craterpdc.org and should be received within the review period ending August 10, 2017.

DEPUTY CLERK Full Time Immediate opportunity for energetic, dependable and professional candidates to work in downtown courts building. Must be detail-oriented and possess excellent customer service and telephone skills. Prior experience working in a court environment is a plus.

PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 134 and 135; 49 U.S.C 5303 and 5304, the TriCities Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) hereby provides area citizens an opportunity to review and comment on the Transportation Improvement Program. This transportation plan has been developed by local and State agencies represented on the Tri-Cities Area MPO. A copy of the draft document is available for public viewing during regular visiting hours at public libraries in the Tri-Cities Area during a 30 day public review period beginning July 9, 2017 and ending August 10, 2017.

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One public meeting will be scheduled on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 from 3:00PM- 5:00PM at Petersburg Multi-Modal Station first floor lobby located 100 W. Washington Street in Petersburg, VA. The MPO will hold a public hearing at its regular scheduled MPO Policy Committee Meeting on Thursday August 10, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Any persons in need of special accommodations to participate in these public meetings are requested to forward this information either by contacting the Crater Planning District Commission at 804-861-1666 or by email using the address listed below one week prior to the meeting date. Persons with a hearing impairment may contact the Virginia Relay Center at 1-800828-1120 to forward information to the Crater Planning District Commission and Tri-Cities Area MPO. A copy of the draft plan and other information related to the Tri-Cities Area MPO is available in electronic format located http://craterpdc.org/transportation/mpo. htm The Crater Planning District Commission and the Tri-Cities Area MPO assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, handicap, sex, age or income status, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and subsequent nondiscrimination laws, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity. Written comments on Transportation Improvement Program should be addressed Crater Planning District Commission, P.O. Box 1808, Petersburg, Virginia 23805 and or sent email dhyder@ craterpdc.org and received within the review period ending August 10, 2017.

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