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Primed for November Primary winners Northam, Gillespie will carry Dem and GOP banners into gov. election By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Antionette Irving steps outside her election party Tuesday night to call her mother and share the news that she won the Democratic primary for Richmond sheriff. Her watch party at Cary 100 Restaurant & Lounge in Downtown turned into a victory party.

Irving beats longtime Richmond sheriff in major upset

Virginia’s next governor will either be Democrat Ralph S. Northam or Republican Edward W. “Ed” Gillespie. The choice of the competitors was made by 900,000 voters who trooped to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the primary elections for both political parties. The turnout — representing about 16 percent of the state’s 5.4 million registered voters —was larger than observers Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press expected. Mr. Gillespie Both men were the favorites to win their respective primary contests. After four years of serving as the No.2 state leader to Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Lt. Gov. Northam had a much easier time winning the nomination than his GOP rival and appears more likely to have a united party behind him. The 57-year-old pediatric neurologist and former state senator from Norfolk came into the Democratic primary leading in

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

By every measure, Antionette V. Irving seemed to have no shot of winning her third attempt to unseat Richmond Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. The popular sheriff had crushed Ms. Irving by 4-1 and 5-1 margins in her previous Democratic primary attempts to unseat him in 2009 and 2013. For Tuesday’s primary, he had raised $100,000 to fuel his campaign, or 20 times her campaign war chest. In fact, her biggest donation was the $5,000 contribution she made. Ms. Irving, who had made history as the first woman to reach the rank of major in the Henrico Sheriff’s Department a few years earlier, was undeterred. The 52-year-old Richmond native undertook a gritty shoeleather campaign in which she and her six faithful supporters Please turn to A6

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Voter in training Zahria Blocker, 17 months, accompanies her grandfather, Levonne Johnson, to the voting precinct on Tuesday so he could cast his ballot in the primary election. The youngster is getting early lessons on the importance of voting. Location: 31st Street Baptist Church in the East End.

the polls. And when the votes were counted, the results showed that he romped past his insurgent rival, one-term Congressman Tom S. Perriello, capturing 54 percent of the more 540,000 votes cast in the Democratic primary. Mr. Perriello, who jumped into the race in early January in the wake of President Trump’s election, carried the endorsements of two progressive icons, U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Courtesy Northam campaign But he was hard-pressed to Lt. Gov. Northam differentiate himself from Lt. Gov. Northam, who came into the race with a fatter campaign war chest, an equally strong progressive record on issues ranging from health care to gun control and the endorsements of virtually every elected official in Virginia. Lt. Gov. Northam is eager now to turn to the general election set for Nov. 7 and keep Virginia’s top elected office in Democratic hands. “We’re ready to fight,” Lt. Gov. Northam told supporters at a post-election rally in Northern Virginia as he prepared to lead the Democratic ticket that will include newcomer Justin E. Fairfax as the lieutenant governor nominee and incumbent Attorney General Mark R. Herring, who sought a second term rather than challenge Lt. Gov. Northam. In a sign of a unified party, Mr. Perriello already has embraced the ticket and pledged his support. They will take on a Republican ticket representing a party that appears more splintered. The Republican vote certainly confirmed the split between those who ardently support President Trump and those who do not. Like Lt. Gov. Northam, Mr. Gillespie, 55, a former Republican National Committee chairman and counselor to former President George W. Bush, came into the three-way GOP gubernatorial primary expecting to win, having picked up most of the endorsements and financial support. However, Mr. Gillespie, who lost to U.S. Sen. Mark Warner in 2014, barely eked out a victory over Corey A. Stewart, President Trump’s one-time Virginia campaign director. More than 366,000 people voted in the contest. Mr. Gillespie, who drew scorn from Mr. Stewart for failing to embrace Please turn to A6

Triumph and tragedy

Events of last 8 days have vastly different endings for 4 Richmond teens Scholars first African-American males to graduate at the top of JM class in 25 years By Holly Rodriguez

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John Marshall High School valedictorian Tyreil Mayo, right, and salutatorian Gregory Jones, show their many medals and honor cords before their graduation Wednesday at the Altria Theater.

Tyreil Mayo and Gregory Jones both share a drive to succeed — a trait commonly found in top-performing students. But the 18-year-old John Marshall High School students, who marched across the stage Wednesday at the Altria Theater and received their diplomas, also share a passion for helping others and a strong commitment to their community. The powerful combination of dedication and academics helped propel the pair to their place in John Marshall history.

Tyreil, the school’s 2017 valedictorian, and Gregory, this year’s salutatorian, are the first AfricanAmerican males to graduate in the top two spots at John Marshall in more than 25 years. “I’m really proud — not just of me, but of (Gregory) also,” Tyreil said in a phone interview with the Free Press. Both received high praise and accolades from their teachers, coaches, guidance counselor and fellow students, some of whom they have tutored during the past Please turn to A4

Lessons of love from dad By Leah Hobbs

A father often hopes that his son will one day follow in his footsteps. And a son often dreams to fill his father’s shoes. Clarence Oliver Sr. and his son, Clarence Oliver Jr., who everyone calls “Ollie,” have accomplished just that. Mr. Oliver is the owner of Supreme Hairstyling Lounge on 1st Street in Jackson Ward. Ollie works with him as a barber in the family business. Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press Mr. Oliver said that his son earned his college Clarence Oliver Jr. works side by side with his dad, Clarence Please turn to A4

Oliver Sr., at Supreme Hairstyling Lounge in Jackson Ward. The shop has been at its 1st Street location since 1976.

Ketron R. Wells

Christian K. Singleton

Gunfire claims lives of 2 in South Side By Holly Rodriguez

Ketron R. Wells was a playful 16-year-old who loved to play basketball and video games, according to his brother, Kevon Harvey. Christian K. Singleton was a 15-year-old fan of television’s British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and wanted to be a professional chef when he grew up. Ketron’s life and Christian’s dreams were cut short last week when they where shot and killed on Richmond’s South Side. Mr. Harvey, who said the family was split up following their mother’s death four year ago, said he last saw his brother about two weeks ago, but they spoke nearly every day. When they last talked, Ketron said he was doing well, Mr. Harvey said. “Ketron was good. He was a student at Armstrong High School.” While Samantha Singleton, Christian’s aunt, said he was home schooled, officials said he was a student at Richmond Alternative School, which is part of the city’s public school system and provides educational and behavioral support to students who are at risk of dropping out, being expelled or failing. Ms. Singleton said she last spoke with Christian the day he was killed. Please turn to A4

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Councilwoman Gray crafting new plan on severance pay By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Remember the $166,000 in severance packages former Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones awarded to four members of his staff as his term ended last December and the $77,000 City Council awarded to three outgoing employees? Remember the vows of incoming council members to reform the way the city handles severance and end-of-service pay for departing employees? Five months later, City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, is still struggling to move the reform legislation she is spearheading out of the Governmental Operations Committee. If all goes well, she hopes to have the proposed ordinance in shape and ready to advance at the committee’s next meeting on Thursday, June 22. Among the key elements, her proposal would wipe out “golden parachutes,” or big lump-sum payments, to departing city executives. In addition, the proposal would apply equally to qualifying lower-level employees who are considered classified and work under civil service-style rules. At this point, there is a separate severance plan for classified workers who lose their jobs if their positions are wiped out because departmental changes result in a reduction in force. “There would be one plan for everyone,” Ms. Gray said. Under the current pay plan, outgoing executives who are fired but did nothing wrong can be awarded up to seven months of pay in a lump sum at the discretion of the mayor or the council, depending on who hired them. Usually, the severance is calculated on the basis of one month’s pay for each year of service. But since 2004, the mayor and the City Council have had the discretion to Ms. Gray award up to seven months of pay. Under Ms. Gray’s reform, severance would continue to be based on years of service. But instead of a lump sum, her plan would provide a certain number of weeks of severance based on time on the job, following a model now in place for the state and in Chesterfield and Henrico counties. For example, employees with less than two years of service could receive up to four weeks of severance at the discretion of their hiring authority, such as City Council, the chief administrative officer or an independent board or commission. Employees with less than 10 years of service could receive up to 11 weeks of severance. Those with less than 15 years could receive a maximum of 16 weeks of pay; and those with 15 years or more of service could receive two weeks of salary for each year served, up to a maximum of 36 weeks. While that is longer that the current maximum of seven months or 28 weeks, managers and executives rarely stay 15 years; turnover has increased since 2004, when the elected mayor position was created. If Ms. Gray’s plan had been in place, the city would have paid out far less in severance to Mayor Jones’ four staff members. For example, Mayor Jones’ press secretary, Tammy Hawley, qualified for a lump sum equal to seven months of pay under the current plan. Under the Gray plan, Ms. Hawley would have qualified for 10 weeks in severance, or two and a half months, based on her eight years of service during the Jones administration. Overall, Ms. Gray estimates that her plan could reduce the cost of severance payments by as much as 40 percent. Ms. Gray also proposes to spread out severance payments. Her plan calls for severance to be a continuation of pay. It would be paid on a pro rata basis twice a month on the same schedule as regular city paychecks. That would end the practice of employees receiving a lump sum and then applying for unemployment benefits, she said. “Former employees would have to wait until the severance was fully paid before applying for unemployment,” Ms. Gray said. Also, under her plan, the severance would end if a discharged employee took a new job with the city before the payments ran out. Her plan also would allow discharged executives and classified employees to stay on the city’s health insurance plan for up to a year. Ms. Gray also wants to eliminate the city practice of having outgoing executives sign a secret “amicable departure” agreement, such as the one that former Richmond Chief Administrative Officer Byron Marshall signed when he was fired in September 2014. The terms remain undisclosed. “We still don’t know what is in the agreement or how much the city was obligated to pay him,” said Ms. Gray’s aide, Craig Bieber. Instead of secret agreements, employees due severance would have to sign a waiver of their right to sue the city to qualify for the payments, according to Ms. Gray’s proposal. “It would be open and above board,” she said.

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Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond

Natalie Parker and her Labradoodle, Charlie Parker, have Dogwood Dell all to themselves. But that will soon change as the 61st Festival of Arts moves into full swing. The festival will open the summer season 8 p.m. Sunday, June 18, with a show featuring the Richmond Men’s Chorus. The season will continue with 18 more free programs featuring popular Richmond musical performers, dance troupes, gospel singers and more. The biggest show will be held Tuesday, July 4, featuring holiday fireworks. The city-sponsored festival will wrap up on Aug. 18 with a show featuring indie rocker Janet Martin. The full schedule can be found on the city’s website, www.richmondgov.com, under the Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities page.

Activist claims no signs banning interstate hitchhiking invalidates his arrest By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The Virginia Department of Transportation appears to be flouting a state law. That law, section 46.2-808 of the state code, requires the agency to post signs on entryways to the interstates stating that pedestrians, horseback riders, farm tractors, cyclists and mopeds are banned from using high-speed, controlled-access highways. The department has yet to respond to a Free Press request for comment, but a Free Press check found no such signs posted on interstate entries in Richmond. Pedestrians are a rare sight on such highways — with some walking to find gas or seek a tow for their broken down vehicles. However, VDOT’s failure to post such signs raises the question of whether it is legal to arrest pedestrians who are found on the highways. Daniel Kingery, an activist and selftaught constitutional scholar who was arrested for hitchhiking on Interstate 95 in Richmond, brought the issue to the Free Press. The 56-year-old Iowa native said he was trying to use the state agency’s failure to post signs to challenge his arrest. “I wouldn’t have gotten on the highway if it had been posted,” he said. “I would have stayed on Route 1.” He was arrested April 21 after following the 14th Street entry onto Interstate 95 in seeking to make his way to Florida. Veteran State Trooper W.H. Napper took Mr. Kingery into custody after Mr. Kingery refused to leave the highway or accept the trooper’s offer to drive him to the next exit. While the law authorizes the Commonwealth Transportation Board to prohibit pedestrians, certain two-wheeled vehicles, animals and slow-moving equipment from interstates, the section also states that “the termini of any section of controlled access highways, use of which is restricted under the provisions of this section, shall be clearly indicated by a conspicuous marker.” When he went to court, Mr. Kingery found it difficult to challenge the status quo. At the request of his public defender, Mr. Kingery was sent to Central State Hospital

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Daniel Kingery sits along Broad Street in Downtown, overlooking the 14th Street entry to Interstate 95, where he was arrested in April.

in Petersburg for a mental evaluation, in part, because he was not eating. “I told them that it was not unusual for me not to eat for weeks at a time. I fast a lot,” he said. “But they wouldn’t believe me.” He said his lawyer also was angry that he refused to accept a plea bargain. He was held at the psychiatric hospital for 16 days until the evaluation was completed. Refusing medication, he said he wiled away the time writing, listening to music and counseling other inmates on their rights before the hospital released him back to the Richmond City Jail with a finding he was fit to stand trial. “I don’t know why I was held so long,” Mr. Kingery said. “I think they were just trying to intimidate me. They knew from the first day that I should not be there.” When his hearing date in Richmond General District Court came up in late May, he was thwarted again. His defense attorney and the prosecution declined to try the case. Instead, a judge accepted their recommendation to take the case under advisement and released

Mr. Kingery. “I felt he had served enough time,” said Colette W. McEachin, Richmond’s deputy commonwealth’s attorney. Walking on an interstate also is deemed a traffic infraction rather than a criminal offense, according to state law. Because of the judge’s action, Mr. Kingery’s case remains open and that means he cannot appeal to the Circuit Court. “This is not the way I wanted this to end,” he said. “Having served the time, I felt I had a right to be heard on the issue of wrongful arrest and incarceration. I’m going have to figure out another way. I think it is wrong to arrest people under a law the government has refused to follow.” He said his time in jail has impacted his driver’s license. “Virginia puts a charge against my license of $2 a day for my jail stay, and I can’t get my license renewed unless I pay what amounts to extortion,” he said. He said he knows he would win if a judge fully hears his case and reviews the language of the law. The language is straightforward, he said.

Mayor hires new fire chief; fires interim chief By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Melvin D. “Hank” Carter has reached the summit of the city’s Fire Department. The 53-year-old Richmond native has been named the 21st chief of the Richmond Department of Fire and Emergency Services. Mayor Levar M. Stoney announced June 1 that Mr. Carter will lead the department that he was part of for 26 years before retiring May 31, 2014, and accepting Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s appointment to run the Virginia Department of Fire Programs. He will start his new duties as chief on July 10, according to city spokesman Jim Nolan. “Chief Carter’s work ethic, commitment to excellence and decades of experience in our city’s fire service make him the right choice,” said Mayor Stoney. “It’s a privilege and an honor,” Mr. Carter stated, in accepting the position. Mr. Carter will take over from interim Chief I. David Daniels, who has held the reins since the mayor’s surprise firing of former Chief Robert A. Creecy earlier this year. Mr. Daniels, who was one of the applicants for the chief’s position, was supposed to return to the post of deputy chief. But last Friday, a month before Mr. Carter is to take office, Mr.

Daniels unexpectedly was fired. Mayor Stoney and Selena Cuffee-Glenn, the city’s chief administrative officer and the official who actually sacked Mr. Daniels, did not offer any explanation for the decision, calling it a personnel matter. The move caught firefighters by surprise. Although Mr. Daniels’ 2015 appointment initially drew objections, he had gained the respect of most firefighters during his time as deputy chief Mr. Carter and interim chief. Indeed, the mayor received a letter from the organization representing the firefighters supporting Mr. Daniels for the chief’s post on a permanent basis. The letter said Mr. Daniels had the support of 300 to 400 members. Mr. Daniels’ ouster means Mr. Carter can choose his own deputy chief. Mr. Carter will manage a department with a $50 million budget and an authorized staff of 433, including 412 professional firefighters, officers and emergency medical technicians. For Mr. Carter, the new appointment comes with a big pay increase. He was earning about $93,000 a year in his state post. As the city’s fire chief, he will start at $145,000 a year,

similar to the salary former Chief Creecy was making. Mr. Carter brings years of experience to the post, along with significant respect from members of the department, many of whom he worked with previously. “He’s the kind of guy who makes an immediate impression on everyone, and it’s a lasting impression, too,” former Chief Creecy said in 2014, at Mr. Carter’s retirement party as Richmond’s deputy fire chief Mr. Daniels for operations. “In a lot of ways, he’s the glue that holds a lot of things together around here.” Others at the event lauded Mr. Carter for his integrity, for his role as a mentor and for being an unselfish leader. A Marine Corps veteran, he started out as a volunteer firefighter in Henrico County in 1983, and within two years had become a paid firefighter in Petersburg. In 1987, he joined Richmond’s department, where he rose through the ranks. He went on to command a company, then a station, then to serve as deputy fire marshal, as a battalion chief and finally as a deputy fire chief under Mr. Creecy. Mr. Carter also serves in the Virginia National Guard and leads educational sessions for local Boy Scout troops.

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Lessons of love from dad Continued from A1

Sasha Obama poses with her father, former President Obama, in this picture taken at her 16th birthday party and posted on Twitter. The message accompanying the picture stated: “I know that we’ve known this for awhile, but I just want to say that Sasha Obama is IT.”

Sasha Obama turns 16 Free Press wire report

Guess who’s 16 and looking all grown up? Sasha Obama, the younger daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama. Sasha was just 8 when President Obama first took office in January 2009. But she looks like a tall, svelte model in photos of her Sweet 16 that have just surfaced on Twitter and Instagram. According to The YBF, the party was in mid-May. The lovely teen posed in the photos with her parents — she’s just a hair taller than her Mom — her grandmother Marian Robinson and with her friends. One of the young ladies in the posse reportedly is Skylar, the daughter of BRAVO TV’s “Real Housewives of Potomac” star Charrisse Jackson. Social media is abuzz, with the photos being tweeted and retweeted. “These photos are beautiful,” said one person who posted the photo on Twitter. “Happy Sweet 16 Sasha Obama. Great job mom and dad! “P.S. We still miss you... every damn day!!”

Congressman, others wounded in shooting in Va. Reuters

ALEXANDRIA Lawmakers of all parties are decrying the heinous act of a gunman who opened fire on Wednesday on Republican lawmakers who were practicing near Washington for a charity baseball game. The hail of gunfire wounded senior Republican Congressman Steve Scalise, a majority whip in the U.S. House of Representatives, and several others before the gunman was fatally shot by police. The shooter fired repeatedly with a rifle at the baseball field in Alexandria before being James wounded Hodgkinson in a gunfight with Capitol Hill police who were at the scene, lawmakers said. Rep. Scalise, No. 3 in the House Republican leadership, was shot in the hip. Also wounded were a current congressional staffer, one former staffer and two Capitol Hill police officers. The gunman, identified by a senior U.S. official as James Hodgkinson, 66, from the St. Louis suburb of Belleville, Ill., died of his injuries. His social media presence indicated he was strongly opposed to Republicans, including President Trump. Police and the FBI said it was too early to determine a motive in the shooting or whether the attack was an attempted political assassination.

degree in architecture, but has been in the barber shop with him ever since graduating. Ollie recalls seeing his father get up in the morning to go to work. It inspired him, he said. “The work ethic rubbed off on me,” Ollie said in a recent interview at the shop. “As I was growing up, I didn’t have jobs like other kids had, like fast food. I always cut hair around the neighborhood. It sort of snowballed.” Ollie said he realized that he could control his own destiny as an entrepreneur and business owner, as opposed to working for someone. “I like being able to create my own way more so than having to beg someone for a job,” he said. “Over the years, I’ve watched friends lose jobs in corporate America. That was another thing that kept me grounded here — working for myself in the family business.” Mr. Oliver has been in the business for 42 years. He also owns two other Supreme shops located on East Grace Street that cater to women. “I worked until I got enough money to open up the first one, and then I bought two buildings on Grace Street and opened up the other two,” Mr. Oliver said. The barber shop is especially busy on Saturdays. Men and young boys fill the chairs to get a fresh cut, while bonding over the latest sports chat. “It’s a men’s country club so to speak,” Ollie said.

“The barber shop was here before social media. We bounce things off of each other. It’s OK to disagree, but everything is constructive.” The Olivers have found great success in the Richmond community, with Supreme Hairstyling a neighborhood staple. “We’ve been here since 1976,” in the same location, Ollie said. “As far as advertising or marketing, we don’t have the same issues as a lot of people starting off. If you have four and five generations of people coming to one location — and they have been — word of mouth is a good thing.” As the shop has become an anchor in the community, so has Mr. Oliver. “I see a lot of people in the community look up to him as a positive person,” Ollie said. “He’s a person in the community that they say they respect. He’s a stand up guy.” Mr. Oliver has two other children. His daughter, LaGora Brooks, is a pediatrician in Virginia Beach. His other son, Victor Oliver, is a principal in Henrico County. He said he always tried to teach his children to be successful in whatever they do. He said he hopes they will pass the lessons of success on to his five grandchildren. Success is only one lesson Ollie said he has learned working so closely with his dad. Among the other lessons are the wisdom of patience, giving to others and not judging people. “You never know where a person might be,” Ol-

lie said. “I see from unemployed people to rocket scientists every day. It’s a vast spectrum. You never know where you might end up in life. I’ve learned not to judge.” Other lessons? “You have to have drive and determination,” Ollie said. “Never give up. Stay persistent. Even when things look dark, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Just push through it and work hard.” Outside of the barbering trade, the father-son duo enjoy watching football and baseball together. They travel to Washington and Baltimore for pro games. Ollie is a Dallas Cowboys fan, while Mr. Oliver is a fan of the Washington NFL team. “So there’s a little back and forth with that,” Ollie said with a chuckle. On Father’s Day, Mr. Oliver’s sons plan to stick with their tradition. They will take their dad out for brunch at an area steakhouse and then hang out afterward. Ollie has a special message for his dad this year: “Happy Father’s Day. You’ve been a big inspiration in my life, as far as working, not giving up and being a provider. You’ve been there whenever you’re challenged or called for in any kind of situation. You come through and finish it,” he said. Mr. Oliver has a simple wish this Father’s Day: “I just hope to continue to be healthy and be blessed,” he said.

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four years. “I feel like we all started out together, and if they excel, we all excel,” Gregory said. Tyreil graduated with a 4.23 GPA, earning more than $250,000 in scholarships. Among his many offers was a full scholarship to Virginia State University, where he will enroll in the fall. He plans to major in computer engineering. Gregory graduated a close second, with a 4.19 GPA. He earned a full academic and basketball scholarship to attend James Madison University in Harrisonburg. Last Sunday, even before John Marshall’s official commencement ceremony, he was packing his bags and headed to a summer school class at JMU, where he will major in mechanical engineering. “They really are gentlemen,” said Portia James, a guidance counselor at John Marshall High who worked with Tyreil and Gregory. “They are so well-rounded as people. Academics are wonderful, but you have to know who you are as a person, and they really do.” Tyreil said he entered his freshman year ranked No. 4 in the class. He maintained straight A’s his entire high school career, taking a course load that included four Advanced Placement subjects this year — all while working part time for a fast food restaurant. He was promoted to team leader at the restaurant in 2016. The recipient of several awards, Tyreil also was

a member of the school’s Art Club and the Drama Club, volunteered as a tutor and was a member of the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council. Although he describes himself as a “more academically oriented” student, he also played soccer and baseball. “I’m amazed that Tyreil could manage such a full schedule,” Ms. James said. “He’s certainly not your typical bookworm. He’s more of an all-around scholar.” Gregory would not mind being thought of as the Bo Jackson of John Marshall, referring to the AfricanAmerican Heisman Trophy winner who went on to achieve iconic status in pro football and major league baseball in the mid-1980s and 1990s. While Mr. Jackson played only two sports, Gregory played on the Justices’ baseball team, as well as on the basketball, volleyball and tennis teams. While managing his ownAP course load, Gregory also served on the Superintendent’s StudentAdvisory Council, tutored classmates and led a food drive for families in need and another drive to help the homeless. Ms. James said Gregory’s positive vibe is contagious. “If you spend two minutes with Greg, no matter how your day is going, you feel like you have had a brand new day,” Ms. James said. When asked how he stayed motivated, Gregory’s answer was simple. “My mom said she wouldn’t let me play basketball if I didn’t keep my grades up,” he said with a laugh. “She was on top of it.”

Tyreil admitted that staying focused on schoolwork was not always easy for him. “It’s hard to take a full AP course load and watch my friends take just a couple,” he said, adding that he did find time to spend with friends. Even with balancing school and a social life, Tyreil and Gregory helped contribute to other students’ academic success by tutoring. “I did tutoring and got paid, but also personally helped people who asked for my help,” Tyreil said. They were mostly ninth graders and 12th-graders, he noted. Ms. James said both students are true leaders. They did not tolerate any kind of bullying and were always encouraging others. “They are good guys,” she said. “They care about other people and they help without being asked. They were always willing to make sure everyone had what they needed.” This summer, Tyreil will work full time at the restaurant. While he said he hasn’t settled on a specific career aspiration just yet, he is looking forward to the freedom of creating his own schedule and getting involved in different organizations at VSU. Gregory, who is living and studying this summer at JMU, said his dream is to play in the NBA. He’s a Los Angeles Lakers fan. “But my mom says you always have to have a backup plan,” he said. His Plan B? To start his own business as a mechanical engineer, focused on the residential construction sector.

Gunfire claims lives of 2 South Side teens Continued from A1

“It was just like any other normal day,” she said. Police officers received reports of gunfire about 9:53 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. When police arrived, they found the bodies of the boys lying near each other in the 3600 block of Decatur Street. They were pronounced dead at the scene. The boys’ deaths are the second double homicide of teens this year. In late March, Taliek K. Brown, 15, and Mikkaisha D. Smoot, 16, were fatally shot in the 1900 block of Accommodation Street in Mosby Court. In a statement, Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham said, “The only way we can bring some measure of comfort to them is to catch the killers. In both cases, our detectives need tips from the public to solve these crimes. Staying silent is no longer an option.” Nearly 100 people gathered at a vigil last Sunday held in the 4000 block of Decatur Street. Friends and family of Christian wore T-shirts bearing his picture. The funereal mood was intensified by the hot weather as teens, families and friends consoled one another. Several people spoke, including Deputy Police Chief Steve Drew, Mr. Harvey and Caroline Johnson, president of the McGuire Civic Association. Ms. Johnson encouraged anyone with information to step forward and help the police. “Come out of the shadows. Make a difference. This is your neighborhood. Take it back,” she said. She also discouraged people from resorting to any retaliatory action. “If you go out here and ‘get’ somebody, is it really worth your life to be sitting in jail?” she said. The event ended with the release of balloons in the boys’ honor. “My brother was loved by a lot of people and we want justice for him and for Christian,” Mr. Harvey said. “The family — we’re just heartbroken because we just can’t believe that he’s gone.” Mr. Harvey, 19, said he practically raised his four younger siblings including Ketron. When their mother died in 2013 of lung cancer, her expressed desire that all five children be raised together was not granted, he said. He lives in Caroline County with his grandmother, while the youngest children, twins, now live in Arlington. He said he is not sure where his 14-year-old sibling lives. And Ketron was living with a friend prior to his death. “He loved basketball, loved playing video games

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Family, friends and community members gather to grieve and remember Christian K. Singleton, 15, and Ketron R. Wells, 16, who were shot and killed last week in the 3600 block of Decatur Street in South Side. The vigil, held last Sunday near the site, drew more than 100 people who joined in prayer and song and released balloons in memory of the teens. Among those attending, from left: Samantha Singleton, Christian’s aunt; his mother, Danielle Singleton; and Kevon Harvey, 19, brother of Ketron.

and hanging around his friends,” Mr. Harvey said. “I’m going to miss talking to him.” Christian also enjoyed video games, Ms. Singleton said, and playing with his cousins and friends. She said the two of them spent a lot of time together. “He called me ‘mom,’ ” she said. “He was so loving, had a smile out of this world,”

Ms. Singleton said. “To know him was to love him. I don’t know anybody who didn’t love him.” Mimms Funeral Home is managing arrangements for both boys. Christian’s funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday, June 15, while a service for Ketron will be noon Saturday, June 17. Both will take place at the funeral home, 1827 Hull St. in South Side.

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Overby-Sheppard Elementary School set for 6-month overhaul By Jeremy M. Lazarus

A North Side elementary school is about to get a $4 million overhaul — complementing the housing developments that have begun reshaping the Highland Park community. Overby-Sheppard Elementary is to benefit from the fastpaced project that is to be completed by Christmas. Mr. Kranz Construction workers are to begin moving into the school at 2300 1st Ave. next Wednesday, according to Thomas E. Kranz, Richmond Public Schools’chief operating officer and soon-to-be interim superintendent. The school is to be cleaned out first, with teachers packing up their classrooms after the close of the school year on Friday. All of the items will be moved to Clark Springs Elementary School in Randolph, RPS’ lone spare building, Mr. Kranz said. In the fall, Overby-Sheppard’s nearly 400 students will attend classes at the Clark Springs building. They are to return to the renovated school in January. Mr. Kranz said doing the work all at once would save millions of dollars. He said the only other option was to do the work over three summers at a potential cost of $10 million, an amount that was unlikely to be available. Teachers and parents unanimously supported getting the work done all at once at a community meeting last Thursday organized by the area’s elected representatives, City Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson and School Board member Felicia Cosby. Mr. Kranz said that the building essentially “would be gutted” and the rooms rebuilt so that all would be about equal size. In addition, the building will get a fire suppression system, new heating and cooling equipment, improved lighting, upgraded computer wiring and improved restrooms, he said. Also, the exterior will be upgraded with blue and yellow coverings for the roof to reflect the school’s colors, he said. The work should make the 40-year-old building feel new when staff and students return for the second semester, he said. Mr. Kranz said that RPS was able to stretch the amount of work to be accomplished by closely planning with the staff of the general contractor, Daiken Applied Americas Inc., which has a Richmond area office. The renovation comes as South Side Community Development and Housing Corp. launches its 32-unit subdivision at Matthews Heights, a few blocks south of the school; planning moves ahead for adding single-family homes to the Highland Grove development adjacent to the school; and work continues on additional development to the north of the school along Brookland Park Boulevard. Ms. Robertson said the school news adds to other positive investments, including the opening of a creativity center for neighborhood teens on Meadowbridge Road. Improving the OverbySheppard building has been a long-standing goal for Ms. Robertson. She spent the past four years pushing for $25 million in capital funds from the city to replace the school. Her plan was to build a new school on the site of the former Virginia National Guard headquarters on Dove Street, now a vacant field owned by the city. The School Board, which has focused on the greater need for new school buildings on South Side, refused to support that plan. Ultimately, Ms. Robertson backed away from her plan when her City Council colleagues began allocating money

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Dem Justin Fairfax to take on GOP Jill Vogel in Nov. By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Delegate Delores L. McQuinn, right, accepts an unexpected gift of flowers from Shane Roberts-Thomas, owner of Southern Kitchen restaurant in Shockoe Bottom, where the delegate celebrated her Democratic primary victory with supporters on Tuesday night.

McQuinn wins primary, clearing way for 5th term in House By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond Delegate Delores L. McQuinn is on her way to a fifth term in the House of Delegates. The 70th House District representative easily defeated her Democratic primary challenger, Alexander J. Mejias. She won by a 5-1 margin, capturing 7,145 votes to Mr. Mejias’ 1,720 votes, the unofficial results show. Her win in Tuesday’s primary election assured her victory in the November general election in which she is unchallenged. At a victory party, Delegate McQuinn, 63, thanked God, her family, her supporters and the voters for allowing her “to continue to serve.” She said the support she received Tuesday “was humbling,” citing Robert Lee General, 87, as one example. “He walked five blocks on a walker to get to the polls and was almost done in when he got there. But he said he had to do it to make sure to cast a ballot for me,” she said. “That makes me more committed than ever to seek to see to produce results that will benefit the community,” she said as she celebrated with supporters at a Shockoe Bottom restaurant. In other House of Delegates races of interest, incumbent Democratic Delegate Lashrecse D. Aird, 31, of Petersburg also handily defeated her primary challenger, businesswoman Gerry J. Rawlinson, by a 3-1 margin in the 63rd House District. Delegate Aird is running for her second two-year term and also is unlikely to be challenged in the general election. Meanwhile, nurse practitioner Dawn M. Adams won the Democratic primary in the 68th House District to gain the party nod to challenge incumbent Republican G. Manoli Loupassi for the Richmond area seat. Ms. Adams won 47 percent of the vote to defeat two rivals, Mary Jo Sheely and Ben J. Pearson-Nelson in Tuesday’s voting. In Norfolk, attorney Jerrauld C. “Jay” Jones won 67 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary in the 89th House District. The son of former delegate and now Norfolk Judge Jerrauld C. Jones, Mr. Jones defeated Joe E. Dillard, state NAACP vice president and graduate student, to succeed outgoing Delegate Daun S. Hester. Ms. Hester gave up her seat to run for Norfolk commissioner of revenue. Mr. Jones is not expected to be challenged in the November general election.

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“Thank you, Virginia! We’re the match that will spark a progressive wildfire that spreads across the country. This is just the beginning.” Justin E. Fairfax issued that celebratory tweet after winning Tuesday’s Democratic primary and becoming the first African-American to receive the party’s nomination for the state’s No. 2 post since L. Douglas Wilder in 1985. The 38-year-old lawyer also is the first AfricanAmerican to make the statewide ballot since 2001, when Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press Congressman A. Donald Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Justin E. Fairfax talks with Jason Thompson McEachin ran unsuccess- and Lindajacqueline Temple outside a polling precinct at 31st Street Baptist Church in the fully for Virginia attorney East End during a final campaign stop Tuesday in Richmond. general. Mr. Fairfax is a former federal prosecutor, who narrowly lost businesses and for expanding workforce Tuesday’s primary. Sen. Vogel, a former attorney for the a Democratic primary bid for attorney development. He also supports raising the general in 2013 to eventual winner Mark minimum wage and expanding health care Republican National Committee who now for working adults who cannot get health advises clients on election laws and other Herring. issues, said she would focus on job creation On Tuesday, Mr. Fairfax captured 49 insurance on the job. and making Virginia more competitive as He will face off against Republican arch percent of the vote to hold off two challengers. Former lobbyist and party cam- conservative and Trump supporter Jill H. a business attraction. She also has called for a ban on gifts paign veteran Susan S. Platt received 39 Vogel, an attorney and state senator from to elected officials, supported redistrictNorthern Virginia, who touts her record percent of the vote, and distant third place ing reform, but also sought restrictions of putting “principle over party.” finisher, retired federal prosecutor Gene J. Sen. Vogel defeated two male rivals to on abortion, opposed an increase in the Rossi, received 12 percent of the nearly 520,000 votes cast in the race, unofficial win the GOP nomination in which more than minimum wage and fought the expansion of the Affordable Care Act in Virginia, 355,000 voters participated. results show. preferring instead to champion the disShe won 43 percent of the vote to defeat Mr. Fairfax, who has never held public office, said he would focus on creating eco- another state senator, Bryce E. Reeves, and mantlement of the health care program nomic opportunity in advocating for small moderate Delegate Glenn R. Davis Jr. in for working adults.

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The top candidates on the GOP’s slate in November kick off a post-primary tour Wednesday morning at Virginia Union University’s Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center. They are, from left, Jill H. Vogel, candidate for lieutenant governor; gubernatorial candidate Edward W. “Ed” Gillespie; and John Adams, candidate for attorney general. The trio canceled the rest of the tour after the Richmond appearance upon news of the early morning shooting in Alexandria at a congressional GOP baseball practice for a charity game. The Democratic ticket mates, who were in Northern Virginia Wednesday morning, also canceled their post-primary tour.

Primary winners Northam, Gillespie will carry Dem and GOP banners into gov. election Continued from A1

to run against U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, who will be seeking re-election next year. “There is one word you will never hear from me, and that’s ‘unity,’ ” a defiant Mr. Stewart told supporters at his post-election rally in Prince William County. His words suggest Mr. Gillespie will have a harder time rallying his party to support the ticket he will lead. The ticket also includes state Sen. Jill H. Vogel, who is seeking to become the first female lieutenant governor in Virginia, and GOP attorney general nominee John Adams, a Richmond corporate attorney and former associate White House counsel. Ahead for voters is likely to be an expensive and hard-fought race for the South’s only open governorship. New

The daughter of former Richmond City President Trump in his campaign, gained Councilman Chuck Richardson is now 43.76 percent of the vote to 42.5 percent the Democratic Party nominee for city for Mr. Stewart and 13.75 percent for the treasurer. state Sen. Frank W. Wagner, according to In her first bid for public office, Nichole unofficial results. O. Richardson Armstead won 54 percent Mr. Stewart grudgingly conceded of the vote in Tuesday’s Democratic primary Wednesday to Mr. Gillespie. The state to succeed retiring city Treasurer Eunice Department of Elections by then was reportM. Wilder. ing that with all precincts and absentee votes Ms. Armstead Ms. Armstead, a self-employed project counted, Mr. Gillespie had a 4,609 vote lead management consultant, received 13,685 votes to defeat rival over Mr. Stewart — a 1.26 percentage point Tavarris Spinks, a business analyst for a health care firm, who margin that would bar a recount. secured 11,616 votes. This was his first bid for public office However, Mr. Stewart, an anti-immias well. grant advocate who defends Confederate Ms. Armstead has pledged to use the office to promote financial statuary in the state, refused after his loss literacy among city residents if she wins in November. to endorse Mr. Gillespie and hinted at plans However, she will have to get by two independents who have filed to challenge her. One is former City Council President Michelle R. Mosby. Defeated last year in her bid for Continued from A1 now in position to claim the office mayor, Ms. Mosby is seeking with a victory in the general election a political rebound in gaining spent the past two years knocking on in November. the post that pays a salary of thousands of doors to press her case with When the votes were counted in about $83,000 a year. potential voters — the kind of effort that Tuesday’s Democratic primary, Ms. Also, seeking to be on the Sheriff Woody, after 12 years in office, Irving had won 13,586 votes, or 51.57 ballot is former Councilwoman no longer felt a need to undertake. percent, to Sheriff Woody’s 12,760 L. Shirley Harvey. Instead, he relied heavily on mailers, votes, or 48.43 percent. The city Voter Registrar’s endorsements from elected Democrats Asked if she expected the result, Office is still checking peti- and on news stories about new innova- Ms. Irving laughed, saying, “I’m a big tions and other documents to tions he was introducing. dreamer. I always expect to win.” determine if the independent Ms. Irving also teamed with a new It was an obvious shock to the 71-yearcandidates qualified. campaign strategy team, 4VA Blue, old sheriff, who looked like an injured The city treasurer, though, who helped tell her story on social deer caught in the headlights as he left has nothing to do with city media, making sure she was plugged Club 533 with family and supporters after revenue collections. That re- into insurgent Democratic groups eager the disappointing results came in. sponsibility was transferred to create change. Suddenly, his days of leading a departseveral decades ago to the city It was a stealth campaign that cre- ment of 462 personnel and a $38 million finance director. ated little buzz, and seasoned political budget are numbered, with his final day Instead, the office collects operatives completely missed what was in office at the end of December. Along delinquent state income taxes, happening. with operating the jail, he has been repays jurors for court service, That made it all the sweeter Tuesday sponsible for courtroom security, serving sells hunting and fishing li- night when the former public housing civil papers and handling evictions. His censes, helps residents fill out resident pulled off arguably one of the annual salary is about $145,000 a year, state income tax forms and biggest upsets in city political history and is set to rise to nearly $148,000 in provides notary services. — in defeating Sheriff Woody, who has August. JEREMY M. LAZARUS held office since 2006. Ms. Irving is Brushing off questions Tuesday night,

Jersey is the only other state electing a governor in November. Once reliably Republican, Virginia is the only Southern state that Democrat Hillary Clinton carried in 2016. The commonwealth has now gone Democratic in three successive presidential elections. Also, Virginia is among just three of the 14 Southern states with a Democratic chief executive, the others being West Virginia and Louisiana. Three of the commonwealth’s last four governors have been Democrats. Voters will decide Nov. 7 whether the governor’s office remains a Democratic stronghold in an era in which the General Assembly has Republican majorities in the House and Senate.

Irving beats longtime Richmond sheriff in upset he said only, “She won. The people have spoken. I’m done.” However, he also made it clear that Ms. Irving would have his support in the general election set for Nov. 7. Two independent candidates have filed to run against her —perennial challenger Emmett J. Jafari and Kenneth Foster, a former Richmond police detective who previously ran for sheriff in Nottoway County. It is not clear what Sheriff Woody did that pushed the majority to mark the dot beside Ms. Irving’s name at the polls. A common theme was summed up by former City Councilman E. Martin “Marty” Jewell: “I think people felt it was time for a change.” During the campaign, Ms. Irving had hammered the sheriff’s propensity for hiring relatives to key jobs and highly publicized deaths of a few inmates, which had led to expensive lawsuits. She also criticized him for not doing enough to deal with the mentally ill in the jail, despite his public efforts to divert such inmates to community mental health

services or his work with other agencies to create a mental health court. Speaking to reporters, Ms. Irving praised Sheriff Woody for his achievements, including getting the city to spend $132 million to build the Richmond Justice Center to replace the outmoded jail that was a sweat box in the summer. During his tenure, Sheriff Woody also had installed programs to help inmates kick addictions, get their GED, connect with their children and focus on changing their lives. Ms. Irving said she had no plans “for the destruction” of the positive efforts Sheriff Woody has infused in the jail Instead, she said that she would work to improve such programs and enhance services. She also sought to reassure deputies that she would not rush to remove or replace the staff Sheriff Woody has in place. She said that she will want to ensure that that the “right person is in the right position” and that “we have good resources and services for the individuals who are incarcerated.”

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WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday denounced as a “detestable lie” the idea he colluded with Russians meddling in the 2016 election, and he clashed with Democratic lawmakers over his refusal to detail his conversations with President Trump. Mr. Sessions, a senior member of President Trump’s Cabinet and an adviser to his election campaign last year, had a series of tense exchanges with Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee during about 2½ hours of testimony as they pressed him to recount discussions with the Republican president. “You raised your right hand here today and said you would solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth,” Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich said. “Now you’re not answering questions. You’re impeding this investigation.” Mr. Sessions refused to say whether he and President Trump discussed former FBI Director James Comey’s handling of an investigation into possible collusion between President Trump’s campaign and Russia during the election campaign before the president fired Mr. Comey on May 9. He also declined to say if President Trump opposed Mr. Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from the Russia probe in March, and whether Justice Department officials discussed

possible presidential probe, prompted critpardons of individuics to charge that the als being looked at in president was trying the probe. to interfere with a Democratic Sen. criminal investigaRon Wyden told tion. Mr. Sessions: “I beSen. Angus King, lieve the American an independent, people have had it questioned Mr. Seswith stonewalling. sions’ legal basis for Americans don’t refusing to answer Jeff Sessions want to hear that questions after Mr. answers to relevant questions Sessions said President Trump are privileged.” had not invoked executive “I am not stonewalling,” Mr. privilege regarding the conSessions replied, saying he was versations. simply following Justice DeExecutive privilege can partment policy not to discuss be claimed by a president or confidential communications senior government officials with the president. to withhold information from Mr. Sessions’ testimony did Congress or the courts to protect not provide any new informa- the executive branch decisiontion on Trump campaign ties making process. with Russia or on Mr. Comey’s Mr. Sessions said it would dismissal, but his refusal to be “inappropriate” for him to discuss conversations with reveal private conversations President Trump raised new with President Trump when questions about whether the the president “has not had a White House has something full opportunity to review the to hide. questions and to make a decision Adam Schiff, the top Demo- on whether or not to approve crat on the House of Representa- such an answer.” tives’ Intelligence Committee, Mr. Sessions’ clash with the which is conducting a parallel Democratic senators was the Russia probe, said on Twitter latest chapter in a saga that that Congress “must compel has dogged President Trump responses using whatever pro- in his first five months as cess necessary.” president and distracted from Last week, Mr. Comey told his domestic policy agenda the Senate committee that Presi- including major health care dent Trump had fired him to and tax cut initiatives. undermine the FBI’s investiga“The suggestion that I tion of the Russia matter. participated in any collusion President Trump’s decision or that I was aware of any to fire Mr. Comey, a move collusion with the Russian recommended by Mr. Ses- government to hurt this counsions despite having already try, which I have served with recused himself from the Russia honor for over 35 years, or

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An architectural rendering shows the modern lines of the 18-story, $100 million apartment building that site owner Steve Uphoff has planned for the quarter-acre lot at Belvidere and Grace streets when his Sunoco gas station is removed. Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Contemporary Art is being constructed next door.

18-story apartment tower planned for Belvidere, Grace streets By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond is losing another gas station on the edge of Downtown, but is set to gain a $100 million apartment tower in exchange. Steve Uphoff, who has made his fortune with his Uppy’s Convenience Stores and Uptown bowling alley chain, announced plans this week to develop an 18-story luxury residential tower at Belvidere and Grace streets. His plans call for a modern tower that is to include 129 apartments, a rooftop pool, five floors of parking and space on the first and second floors for retail outlets, including one of his signature bowling alleys. He’s now tearing down the Sunoco gas station he owns and operated on the quarter-acre lot that is separated by an alley from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Contemporary Art that is nearing completion at Belvidere and Broad streets. Mr. Uphoff stated that construction of the high-rise building should begin in October, when the art center is to open. He added the zoning of the property allows for such a large building. He has been eyeing redevelopment of the property for some time. His initial plan was for a less auspicious, six-story apartment complex, but he never moved ahead. Instead, he revamped the plans to create a statement project. Mr. Uphoff had rejected bids from VCU to buy the property, stating that he preferred to undertake his own development.

A.V. Norrell to stay open By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The A.V. Norrell Elementary School building in North Side, which was slated for closure, likely is going to fill up again with more school employees. Thomas E. Kranz, the Richmond school system’s chief operating officer and soonto-be interim superintendent, has indicated that he now sees merit in continuing to use the building as office space. He said he could avoid the expense of fixing up other space by keeping it open, even though the Richmond School Board had designated the building in the 2100 block of Fendall Avenue for closure a year ago.

Long emptied of students, the building for the past few years has housed Head Start, driver’s education and other school system departments. The Norrell Annex, nearby at 201 W. Graham Road, was closed last month after three students broke into the building and shot a member of the schools nutrition staff. The 10and 11-year-old students were arrested last week after being caught inside Overby-Sheppard Elementary about a mile away in Highland Park. Mr. Kranz said at the time that the main Norrell building would close in June. However, with the change, Mr. Kranz said the Head Start

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Get ready to rumble The votes are in from Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican primaries. Virginians now know our choices for the next governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. The Democratic and Republican lineups for the Nov. 7 ballot are detailed for readers in Free Press staff writer Jeremy M. Lazarus’ coverage of Tuesday’s primary elections in this edition. Let’s just say voters need to get ready to rumble. Just hours after the votes were counted Tuesday night, some political observers tagged the upcoming general election as a referendum on President Trump. We reject that notion. Instead, we view the November election as a referendum on what’s best for Virginia. In particular, we are looking for the candidates whose platforms and policies on education, health care, jobs, voting rights, justice issues, gun safety and the environment provide hope and substance to advance Virginia’s 8.4 million people. Virginia is a special and diverse place, with a population that continues to grow. The state’s $65,015 median annual income is higher than in many other states. But 11.5 percent of our fellow Virginians live below poverty and 24 percent only have high school diplomas. When the candidates talk about what they envision for Virginia’s future, they must put forth plans that will lift our children — who comprise 21 percent of our population — and positively shape their chances for success. The candidates also must articulate specific ways in which they will assist Virginians who are at the other end of the life cycle. Thirteen percent of our state’s people are age 65 and older. How will they be able to age in place, and afford health care, medicine and food? Yes, we understand that what happens in Washington under a careless President Trump will greatly impact Virginia. But the next Virginia governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general must be guided by the highest of ethics, principles and sense of right that are missing from the White House. The state’s next governing team must be just that — a team — that possesses the skills, leadership and flexibility to handle what rolls down from Washington. They must have the wisdom and be ready to lead Virginia and its people. The future of our state, and our people, depend on it.

A new sheriff in town Move over, C.T. There’s a new sheriff in town. Literally, after the November election, there will be a new sheriff in the City of Richmond. C.T. Woody Jr., who has served as the Richmond sheriff since 2006, was defeated in a stunning primary upset Tuesday night. The former longtime police detective-turned-sheriff lost to Antionette V. Irving, a retired major in the Henrico Sheriff’s Office, by less than 900 votes. The loss is a lesson in both the pitfall of complacency — Sheriff Woody did little campaigning — and the reward of persistence. This was the third time Ms. Irving challenged Sheriff Woody for the job. Sheriff Woody has done a commendable job in Richmond, starting with replacing the old city jail and its overcrowded, inhumane conditions. He has instituted various programs to help inmates shake drug problems, get an education, stay connected to their families and find jobs upon their release. He has sought and won national accreditation for the office according to voluntary standards set up by a law enforcement professional standards association. Still, Ms. Irving’s campaign for further improvement on inmate treatment and medical care resonated with the voters. She is expected to face two independent challengers in the November general election. We thank Sheriff Woody for his public service and wish him all the best during the transition. We also wish Ms. Irving the best in the weeks ahead. The voters in Richmond will be watching.

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On courtesy, race and 45’s defenders Courtesy flew out of the window in Washington parlance a long time ago. The minute a deranged congressman stood up and hollered, “You lie!” at a sitting president (this was South Carolina GOP Congressman Joe Wilson yelling at President Obama in 2009), we knew that courtesy had taken a vacation. Courtesy took more than a time out when we had a presidential candidate bragging about grabbing women by their genitals and calling our Mexican-American brothers and sisters rapists. Courtesy was even more far gone when 45 attacked Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, a civil rights icon, because of a disagreement. But courtesy was really kicked to the curb when U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, a Republican from North Carolina, had the audacity to scold his colleague, U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, because she was theoretically not courteous to the dissembling liar U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, when she asked pointed questions about the firing of former FBI Director James Comey. As she

became aggressive, which was her right, Sen. Burr, who asked that Mr. Rosenstein be treated “with courtesy,” admonished her. What is courtesy? A dictionary defines it as “excellence of manners or social conduct,” “polite behavior,” “courteous, respectful or considerate acts,” “indulgence, consent or acquiescence.”

Julianne Malveaux A senate hearing is not the place to have “indulgence.” It is not the place to, necessarily, offer acquiescence. It is the place to ask hard questions and to demand uneasy answers. Apparently, it is not the place for an intelligent African-American woman to do her job, given that Sen. Burr seems to think that black women don’t get to ask hard questions. We’ve been down this road before. A couple of months ago, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, was shut down when she attempted to read a letter that the late Coretta Scott King wrote about U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Her colleagues voted to halt her remarks because of an obscure rule that prevents senators from criticizing their colleagues. More importantly, they voted to treat her in a way that they had treated no man

— just like they voted to scold Sen. Harris. Sen. Harris will not back down from her senatorial detractors. A seasoned prosecutor who has clawed her way up the political hierarchy in California, she does not play. She won’t back down. All she wants — and all we want — are answers about what has happened about the Comey firing, the FBI investigations and more. As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, she is entitled to push as aggressively as required and she must be allowed to have no pushback. How dare Sen. Burr chastise her about courtesy. We are experiencing the most discourteous presidential administration ever. Seasoned politicos remember the Reagan administration as an ideological shift, but not a total absence of courtesy. President Reagan, who was totally flawed, was at least affable. 45 is a mean, myopic, narcissistic, odious and rude man. And his minions, like Sen. Burr, especially are going to have his back when a black woman is pushing the envelope. Several other senators, equally pointed, were allowed to go after the liars. But only Sen. Harris was pushed. I am lifting up Sen. Harris and reminding myself of the words she offered at her election victory party on Nov. 8. She said, “It is the very nature of this fight for civil rights and justice and

Brown decision’s negative side May 17 was the 63rd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision declaring that legally sanctioned and enforced school segregation is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. At the time of the decision in 1954, and often since then, the high court’s decision has been heralded as a major victory over the white supremacists and racists in the former Confederate states in the South. No doubt it was. But the aftermath of that historic decision has not proven to be totally positive for black folks because it has been interpreted as meaning all-black schools were inherently inferior — not because of deliberate decisions made by state government officials and the white supremacist-racist attitudes and practices of the majority white population, but because they were all-black. Through the years, that interpretation came to include all-black businesses, black professionals, all-black colleges and universities, all-black anything. As a result, way too many black folks basically abandoned black businesses, professionals, colleges and universities and restaurants, etc. With enthusiasm, we began delivering most of our economic resources mainly to white-owned establishments,

but also to businesses owned by members of other nationalities and ethnic communities. This practice has cost us dearly — psychologically, cultur-

A. Peter Bailey ally and economically. Psychologically, to believe that anything is inherently inferior just because it’s “black” is self-defeating and demoralizing. Culturally, it means too many of us with dyed blonde hair and blonde wigs. It means accepting the use of the n-word as some kind of liberating act. It means way too many of us still talking about a woman being “darkskinned but pretty” or having “good hair.” It also means giving people from other ethnic groups millions of dollars annually for fake hair. I guess black hair is inherently inferior. Economically, it means practically donating several billion dollars annually for services that we could get from other black folks to white doctors, lawyers, dentists, press agents, public relations operatives, newspapers, magazines, car dealers, restaurants, bars, and on and on. For the sake of our children, if not ourselves, we must reject any declaration that all-black schools were inherently inferior in 1954. They were physically inferior because of deliberate policies to make them so by white supremacists and racists. We must remember that those schools were the initial learning

spaces for the overwhelming majority of the civil rights and human rights warriors in the 1950s and 1960s. Our focus in 1954 — and today — should have been doing everything possible to provide a quality education for our children. That does not require integration or diversity. It requires a determined group of black folks inspired by the following observations of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights. It is the measure to help our children and people rediscover their identity and thereby increase self-respect. It is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who also prepare for it today … Afro-American parents must be willing and able to go into the schools and see that the job of educating our children is done properly.”— Malcolm X “Education without social action is a one-sided value because it has no true power potential. Social action without education is a weak expression of pure energy. Deeds uninformed by educated thought can take false directions. When we go into action and confront our adversaries, we must be armed with knowledge as they are. Our policies should have the strength of deep analysis beneath them to be able to challenge the clever sophistries of our opponents.”— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The writer is an author and journalist.

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equality that whatever gains we make, they will not be permanent. So we must be vigilant,” Sen. Harris said. “Do not despair. Do not be overwhelmed. Do not throw up our hands when it is time to roll up our sleeves and fight for who we are.” Sen. Harris is fighting for us, and we have got to have her back. Shame on Sen. Burr and the others who would silence her. Why would they muzzle her, but not their male colleagues? There should be no indulgence here, no acquiescence. Sen. Harris should not back down, break down or stand down. She is fully within her rights to fight oppression. This is about race, gender and the power of patriarchy. This is the ugliness we must fight. The writer is an economist, author and founder of Economic Education.

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capital of the United States and named a challenging place to live with asthma, and the mayor joining these organizations and Gov. McAuliffe ordering a plan to reduce carbon emissions, we may begin to see a reduction in the amount of asthma-related hospital visits. Richmond and other counties and cities in Virginia suffer from toxic air pollution, such as smog, which causes asthma attacks and worsens respiratory illnesses. Companies that contribute to this pollution include Honeywell International, Hercules, Philip Morris and the Chesterfield power station.

I would like to know what the mayor plans to do since joining these alliances. I think he would benefit from working with Gov. McAuliffe and his plan to cut carbon emissions in Virginia but focusing more so on the Richmond polluters. I am extremely pleased with Virginia being a leader in the fight against climate change. We are in the beginning stages of the fight, but I believe our leaders will lead us to victory.

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Hurricanes: Plan for worst, hope for best I was born in New Orleans in 1949 and moved to Arabi, La., in 1960. During my lifetime, I have experienced every hurricane and tropical storm that ever hit the New Orleans region. On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina violently flooded our home with no warning. My wife and I avoided drowning by escaping through a window. Once outside, the raging water violently tossed us onto our roof. Tethered only by an anchor rope, Katrina pounded us for hours. The deafening roar of the wind was unnerving, the hail and rain were painful. When the hurricane ended, we were physically exhausted. In less than a full day, we lost everything — our home, our camp and our business warehouse filled with inventory and trucks. We had no flood insurance, a financial reality that mentally drained us almost to the point of despair. Hopefully, my story can serve as a warning to others as to the real and present danger of these storms.

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On May 9, 2017, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion” or “Company”) filed an application (“Application”) pursuant to §§ 56-577 A 5 and 56-234 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”) with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) for approval of six renewable energy tariffs whereby existing or new non-residential customers with peak measured demands of 1,000 kilowatts or greater can voluntarily elect to purchase 100% of their energy needs from renewable energy resources, collectively designated the CRG Rate Schedules. Dominion requests the Commission approve the CRG Rate Schedules as 100% renewable energy tariffs under Code § 56-577 A 5. If the Commission approves the CRG Rate Schedules as meeting this statutory definition, the CRG Rate Schedules will impact the Company’s obligation to allow retail choice to certain customers seeking to purchase renewable energy. The Company states that it would develop a portfolio of renewable energy resources (“CRG Portfolio”) to exclusively serve CRG Rate Schedule customers based on the participating customers’ individual load profiles and preferences. To develop the CRG Portfolio, the Company intends to (i) solicit the renewable energy market within the PJM Interconnection L.L.C. regional transmission organization footprint and negotiate and execute power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) for existing or new facilities; and (ii) develop new Company-owned renewable energy resources to exclusively serve the needs of CRG Rate Schedule customers. The Company states that it would negotiate and execute a separate requirements contract with each participating customer that would establish an all-inclusive tariff rate for 100% renewable retail electric supply service and will be in lieu of the customer’s generation billing under its standard tariff. The requirements contract would have a minimum term of five years. To the extent that the CRG Portfolio includes PPAs, the Company proposes to base its all-inclusive tariff rate on the purchased power costs plus a margin equal to the Company’s most recently-approved return on equity (“ROE”) and, to the extent that the CRG Portfolio includes Company-owned renewable resources, a return on investment also would be tied to the Company’s most recently approved ROE. The Company states that each participating customer also would pay a negotiated administrative fee to reflect the Company’s additional billing and contracting expenses. CRG Rate Schedule customers would continue to be subject to distribution service charges and transmission demand and energy charges, unless otherwise exempt, but would not be subject to the Company’s existing fuel or generation riders. The Company states that the cost of any necessary PPAs or dedicated Company-owned facilities and associated administrative expenses would be directly assigned to customers taking service under the applicable CRG Rate Schedule such that no other Virginia jurisdictional customers nor customers in the Company’s other jurisdictions will bear any responsibility for costs incurred to provide service under the CRG Rate Schedules. Following approval of the CRG Rate Schedules, and upon notification of customer interest to receive service under a CRG Rate Schedule through the enrollment process, the Company states that it plans to conduct solicitation processes involving the renewable generation wholesale market for existing and/or new construction renewable resources which have the ability to service the customer’s hourly energy load profile 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, as well as the capacity requirements of the customer. The Company states it would require the installation of metering equipment and communication technology it deems necessary to properly measure the customer’s demand and energy usage at each service location used by the customer to meet the demand threshold, the cost of which would be borne by the customer. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing to be held at 10 a.m. on October 18, 2017, in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony of public witnesses and the evidence of the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness should appear at the hearing location fifteen (15) minutes before the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. Copies of the public version of all documents filed in this case 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. Copies of the Company’s Application and the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing also may be inspected during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies of these documents also may be obtained, at no charge, by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company: Elaine S. Ryan, Esquire, McGuireWoods LLP, Gateway Plaza, 800 East Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. On or before October 11, 2017, any interested person may file written comments on the Company’s Application with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Interested persons desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before October 11, 2017, by following the instructions found 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-2017-00060. Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing a notice of participation on or before August 2, 2017. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be filed with the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also shall 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. Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent shall be represented by counsel as required by Rule 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00060. 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Golden State takes NBA title

These two questions loom following the Golden State Warriors’ fairly easy stroll to the NBA championship on Monday night: With a youthful, 20-something nucleus, will the Warriors — fueled by the high-test addition of Kevin Durant — continue to dominate the game for years to come? And how much longer will LeBron James remain in Cleveland? The Warriors earned their second NBA title in three seasons on Monday with a 129-120 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series in Oakland, Calif. Coach Steve Kerr’s juggernaut went 16-1 in the playoffs. It was the best winning percentage ever in postseason, surpassing the Los Angeles Lakers’ .938 in 2001. In reaching the final, Golden State rolled to 4-0 playoffs sweeps of Portland, Utah and San Antonio. The average winning margins were 15.5 points against the Portland Trail Blazers, 15 points against the Utah Jazz and 16 points against the San Antonio Spurs. Of Golden State’s 15 victories, only twice was the team’s winning margin less than double digits. Dictating an up-tempo pace, the Warriors averaged a whopping 122 points against the Cavaliers. Don’t expect much drop off in coming seasons. Youth as well as extreme talent are the Warriors’ allies. Durant, who was named MVP, is 28. Draymond Green and Klay Thompson are 27. Steph Curry is 29. There are two basic differences between this year and last, when the Cavs beat the Warriors 4 games to 3 to win the championship. Green, who was suspended for poor sportsmanship in the final three games a year ago, kept his cool this go-round. Then there is the Durant factor. Joining the Warriors this season as a free agent following a stint with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the 6-foot-9 Washington, D.C., native was brilliant throughout the playoffs, averaging 28.5 points. He saved his best for last, averaging a whopping 35.2 points against Cleveland. In clinching Game 5, Durant tallied 39 points.

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Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors celebrates after winning the MVP Award on Monday after Game 5 of the NBA finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.

Curry followed with 34. So what about James? “King James,” as he is called, left his hometown team once

before to join fellow superstars with the Miami Heat. In three seasons in his second stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, James, who turns 33 in December, has paced the Cavs to three NBA finals, winning one. He is under contract with Cleveland through 2017-18, the final season of a three-year pact worth about $100 million. When his contract ends — or some blockbuster trade is made — there is speculation he may head to southern California to play with the Los Angeles Lakers or the Los Angeles Clippers. James owns a home about a half hour from the Staples Center, which is home to the Lakers and the Clippers, and has started a production company, SpringHill Entertainment, in the same area. The powerful and versatile James was brilliant, as usual, in Game 5 against the Warriors. He was 15-for-25 from the floor and scored 41 points to go with 13 rebounds and eight assists. Some wonder how much tread is left on the tires in a brutally demanding sport. For his illustrious career, James has logged 50,312 minutes, second only among active players to Dirk Nowitzki. James joined Cleveland in 2003, straight out of high school. He played his first seven seasons with the Cavs before going to Miami for four seasons, winning titles in 2012 and 2013. Overall he has three championship rings. James is often referred to as the GOAT — Greatest Of All Time. He is most compared to Michael Jordan, who won six crowns with Chicago. He still may have time to catch Jordan, but even “kings” don’t rule forever.

‘Bubba’ takes run in NASCAR history There hasn’t been a full-time AfricanAmerican driver on NASCAR’s premier circuit since Virginian Wendell Scott retired in 1973. Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. hopes to end the drought, and there is optimism he may succeed despite a disappointing race last Saturday in the Pocono 400 in Long Pond, Pa. Wallace, a 23-year-old native of Mobile, Ala., finished 26th out of a field of 39 racers at Pocono while driving the iconic No. 43 Ford sponsored by Richard Petty Motorsports. Three times penalized for speeding in the pit area, Wallace was filling in for Aric Almirola, who suffered a back injury in May and isn’t expected back until August. Wallace hopes to have several more chances before Almirola returns. The Pocono 400 was Wallace’s debut in the Monster Energy Cup — the highest level of NASCAR racing — after several years of success in the lesser Xfinity and Camper Truck divisions. Wallace had six Top 5 finishes in the Infinity series and was a five-time champion on the Camper circuit. At last weekend’s Pocono 400, early penalties left him with little hope of finishing in the top 10. “The hardest part today was hugging everyone on the Bubba6 team,” he tweeted afterward. “I hate it for them; worked so hard. “Love my family over there; thanks for it all, guys.” Wallace said no pressure was placed on him by the great Richard Petty, now a

Christopher Belcher is North Carolina A&T State University’s rocket man in shorts and spikes, powering the Aggies to new heights. Richard Petty Motorsports Racing at the NCAA Division I Track & Field Nationals in Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr., who drove Richard Petty Motorsports’ famed No. Eugene, Ore., Belcher was third in the 100 meters, fifth in the 43 car at the Pocono 400, is the first African-American driver on NASCAR’s 200 meters and ran a leg on premier circuit since 2006. the Aggies’ third-place 4x100 relay team. team owner who is regarded as one of the compared to other drivers, is clearly the top Demonstrating stamina as African-American racer of all time. His one, top drivers of all time. well as explosive speed, Belcher “My job is to do the best I can. There’s top tier victory in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1963, competed in all three events no need to be a superhero. The King (Petty) speaks volumes about the plight of Africanin about two hours on Friday, Americans in stock car racing. has told me that multiple times.” June 9. As Scott crossed the finish line first, the Wallace becomes only the fourth AfriThe Long Island, N.Y., nacan-American to compete on NASCAR’s public address announcer proclaimed Buddy tive was the top reason A&T Baker the winner. Scott, then, was refused marquee circuit. scored 16 points to finish the He follows Scott, 495 races between entry to Victory Lane, as officials feared a nationals tied for 14th place, 1961 and 1973, Willy T. Ribbs, with three riot would ensue if the young trophy girl, a the highest position ever for starts on the top circuit in 1986, and Bill white woman, were to give Scott, the winany historically black college ner, a smooch on the cheek, or even a warm Lester, who had two starts in 2006. or university. While race relations have eased on the embrace, as she presented the trophy. “Christopher is by far one When official results were revealed, it NASCAR circuit, Confederates flags still of the hardest working athletes wave at race campgrounds and inside the was true Baker crossed the finish line ahead I’ve ever coached,” said Coach of Scott. There was only one problem — infield on race days. Duane Ross. Scott, competing on a shoestring budget Baker was two laps behind. Christopher Belcher “He wants it all — NCAAs, Olympic Trials and eventually the Olympics. He is an absolute joy to coach and watch compete, and his future is very bright.” In the 100-meter semifinals on June 8, Belcher ran the event in 9.93 seconds, the second fastest time by a collegian this year round of the NCAAs. Virginia Commonwealth University’s Virginia and the Uniand the sixth fastest time ever at the NCAAs. already tough non-conference basketball versity of Texas, both VCU has met Seton In the final, facing a stiff headwind, Belcher finished third to schedule appears to have gotten even set for the Siegel Center Hall once before, losing champion Christian Coleman of Tennessee. tougher. in Richmond, and a trip to the Pirates in 2010. Coleman ran a 10.04 in the final, after setting the NCAA record According to multiple sources, the Rams to the Maui Invitational Under first-year Rams of 9.82 in the semifinals. The previous NCAA mark of 9.89 was will face Seton Hall University on Dec. in Hawaii on Nov. 20 Coach Mike Rhoades, set by Florida State University’s Ngonid Manusha in 2011. 9 in the Never Forget Tribute Classic on through Nov. 22. Other Maui tournament VCU will be seeking an eighth straight The only Americans — open or collegiate — to ever run the Seton Hall’s home floor, the Prudential entries are California, Louisiana State Uni- trip to the NCAAs. 100 meters faster than Coleman are Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin Center in Newark, N.J. versity, Marquette, Notre Dame, Michigan, The Never Forget Tribute Classic benand Maurice Green. CBS is televising the doubleheader that Wichita and host Chaminade University efits the Families of Freedom Scholarship Belcher was fifth in the 200 meter final at 20.66 and helped also will feature the University of Florida in Honolulu. Fund, which has awarded $115.9 million the Aggies’ 4x100 team to third place in 38.57. against the University of Cincinnati. Seton Hall was 21-12 last season, losing to 2,825 dependents of people killed or HBCUs from the MEAC and SWAC conferences have not In addition, VCU has non-Atlantic 10 to Villanova in the final of the Big East injured in the 9/11 terrorist attacks and fared well since going to Division I. The MEAC was formed Conference games with the University of Tournament and to Arkansas in the first rescue efforts. in 1971 and gained Division I status in 1980. Prior to that, MEAC was in the NCAA’s Division II. Norfolk State University’s An African-American is among the On a more serious note, he said, “I tour, ranks 31st in driving distance — Steve Riddick still holds the top golfers in the world. But he’s not wasn’t supposed to make it, but by the 299.3 yards after 69 rounds. NCAA Division II record for on the PGA circuit, but rather on the In 2012, Allen flexed his muscles in grace of God, I’m here and I plan to 100 meters and went on to win long drive tour. keep on going. I’m going to keep going Orlando, Fla., in a Full-Swing Simulator. a gold medal in the 4x100 relay The exit speed of his shot was timed at Few golfers of any description are for the people who have no voice.” at the 1976 Summer Olympics more entertaining in many ways than He was referring to youth groups he a Guinness Book record 211 mph, shatin Montreal. muscular Maurice Allen. supports, such as the Orlando Minority tering the old record of 204 mph. North Carolina Central Allen’s club speed for that same test The claims to fame of this Pine Youth Golf Association and the Boys University’s Larry Black Hills, Fla., native include the fastest & Girls Clubs, which have named him was a remarkable 160 mph. won a silver medal in the swing in all of golf, a biology degree The World Long Distance tour includes “Ambassador of Golf.” 200-meter competition and a from Florida A&M University and an Allen went on to lose in the semifinals 13 events from March though September. gold medal on the 4x100 relay endorsement from the Boys & Girls at the Clash in the Canyon, but he boasts The Volvik Nationals are set for Aug. 31 team at the 1972 Olympics Clubs of America. a glossy résumé featuring seven tour titles through Sept. 6 in Thackerville, Okla. in Munich. Volvik is a South Korean golfing gear Allen, 36, drew attention on June since 2011, including the 2015 European The greatest ever HBCU 6 at the Clash in the Canyon, a World company that helps sponsor Allen. Long Drive Tour champion. Olympic runner was Florida Long Drive Association event in MesLong drivers don’t just swing for fun Allen currently ranks in the Top 10 A&M University’s Bob Hayes, quite, Nev. and a trophy. on the long drive circuit. who won the 100 meters at the Golfers in Oklahoma will compete In advancing to the semifinals, the His 430-yard rocket in Nevada was 1964 Olympics in Tokyo while wide-shouldered, 5-foot-8, 220-pound off his best-ever effort of 488 yards in for $270,000 in purse money. The Nealso anchoring the victorious right-hander walloped a jaw-dropping vada contest had $50,000 in prizes, with 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic. Maurice Allen 4x100 team. drive 430 yards with a Kraft F7 COBRA The all-time long drive record is $20,000 going to the champion, Ryan Belcher, who transferred last KING wood. 515 yards set by Mike Austin in 1974, Reisback, who eliminated Allen in the went viral: year to North Carolina A&T The epic shot traveled over a long “I don’t care about NBA finals. I but that was before long drivers were semifinals. State University from Monroe stretch of desert and landed on a football don’t care about football. Long driv- required to use shafts no more than Between now and the Volvik Nationals, Community College in New field more than 300 yards away, where ers are absolutely the best athletes in 45 inches long — the same as regular Allen will be showing off his awesome York, will head to the west coast it rolled and rolled. power in Memphis; Bountiful, Utah; PGA players. the world.” for the U.S. National ChampiThe event was covered live by the Golf By comparison, the longest hitter Ontario, Canada; Denver; and for any Perhaps a bit tongue in cheek, he onships on June 22 through 25 Channel, with highlights on ESPN. added, “I shouldn’t even be here. I have on the PGA tour this season has been curious Richmonders, in Hickory, N.C., in Sacramento, Calif. Allen, who is also a motivational a dentist (Dr. T.J. Dorsey of Orlando) Dustin Johnson. After 43 rounds of on Aug. 4 through 6. He is in a position to contend speaker and clearly not intimidated by for a coach. And my swing is so ugly, tournament play, Johnson was averaging If his performance in Nevada is for a spot on the U.S. Olympic a live video camera, didn’t let the op- it’s got a hitch like Charles Barkley,” 312.1 yards per drive. any indication, Allen doesn’t figure to team that will compete in Tokyo portunity slip. Harold Varner Jr., the lone African- disappoint, either on the tee or in the referring to the former NBA star’s in 2020. Here are a few of his takes that famously comical swing. American playing regularly on the PGA interview room.

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Gigi Amateau was born in Mississippi, the same year President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. That’s the landmark law that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender or national origin. Her grandfather, she says, was a minister who spoke against Adolf Hitler in the years leading up to World War II. Growing up during that time and following a family legacy of public service and justice work paved the way for Ms. Amateau to lead a life dedicated to service. She has worked on issues of homelessness, HIV/AIDS, child abuse and eldercare for a variety of organizations, including the United Way, Richmond AIDS Ministry, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and SeniorNavigator. Last year, she decided to take her community work a step further and enrolled in a master’s program in gerontology at Virginia Commonwealth University. “I am pursuing a research agenda related to traumainformed care and resilience for older adults and the long-term care workforce,” she says. Ms. Amateau’s dedication to making a difference in the community led her to apply for the 2017 YWCA Pat Asch Fellowship for Social Justice. She is this year’s fellowship winner. The fellowship is awarded annually to a woman age 50 or older living in the Richmond area who is working to improve social justice in Richmond. Ms. Amateau says she plans to use the fellowship to learn how trauma impacts the health and well-being of older adults, as well as the long-term care workforce. She wants to develop skills and practices to help elders in the community and long-term care providers, who wind up mostly being women. “I hope (my work) will result in healthy, happy and well-compensated long-term care providers and healthy, happy older adults who are lovingly wrapped in quality, person-centered care when, and if, they need it,” she says. Ms. Amateau says women live longer. And because of caregiving roles and income inequality, women are more likely to have fewer financial resources in old age, despite the likelihood that they will need long-term care. “I want RVA to be a great place for everyone to grow old, especially women who have devoted their adult years to providing care,” she says. Ms. Amateau is also the author of several books for children, teens and young adults and is a certified yoga instructor. She says she inherited her

grandfather’s strength in speaking out against injustice, and attributes her resilience to her grandmother. “Like my Grammy said, ‘You can never give up,’ ” she says. Meet this week’s Personality and public service promoter, Gigi Amateau. Latest accomplishment: Recipient of YWCA 2017 Pat Asch Fellowship for Social Justice. Occupation: Writer, researcher, community advocate. What I do: I work for the Greater Richmond Age Wave Coalition and Greater Richmond SCAN. Date and place of birth: Mississippi, 1964. Current residence: Richmond’s Stratford Hills neighborhood. Family: Husband, daughter and hound dog. Alma mater: Bachelor’s in urban studies and planning from Virginia Commonwealth University. Reaction when I learned I was selected for the 2017 YWCA Pat Asch Fellowship: I almost fell out when they called me! I burst into tears. Meaning of fellowship to me: It’s affirming a major decision and transition for me, at age 52, to return to school and concentrate on my community work. What public service means to me: I believe public service encompasses how we care for ourselves and how we care for all living beings. I hope that in my public and private lives, I play a role of advocating for an RVA that is caring, inclusive, equitable and prosperous for all of us. Volunteer service: I currently serve on the board of directors of the Virginia Children’s Book Festival and on the James River Writers Advisory Board. My past board service includes Home Again, Housing Families First and CARITAS.

Why I applied for the fellowship: Pat Asch gave us a radiant legacy of standing up for equality and opportunity for all and of making our community a better place for women. I believe long-term care providers (certified nursing assistants, home health aides, personal care attendants) are undervalued, under supported and often go unnoticed. Similarly, our cultural norms tend to de-value and shame people in old age. I’m interested in disrupting the intersecting dominant narratives of racism, sexism and ageism that block the creativity, wisdom and strength possessed by care providers and older adults. Impact I hope to have: I hope to join with smart, inspiring and creative people in transforming how our society treats long-term care providers and older adults. How this relates to YWCA’s mission: The YWCA’s motto of eliminating racism and empowering women relates directly to the focus of my Pat Asch Fellowship project. The long-term care workforce is comprised of 90 percent women and the majority are women of color. Three words that best describe me: Curious, optimistic and collaborative. How I start the day: On waking each morning, I offer a prayer and a vow, “Here are my hands; here is my heart.” I first encountered these words, which have come to anchor me in the power of this place where we live and the values that I espouse, when I was researching my book “Come August, Come Freedom” about Gabriel, the blacksmith and freedom fighter, who organized enslaved and free men in 1800 in an effort to end slavery. History shows that recruits into Gabriel’s army offered this vow as they stepped up. Hobbies: Gardening, hiking, reading, bird watching and drinking hard cider. Best late-night snack: Popcorn and dark chocolate. Prized possession: Two composition notebooks filled with my granddaddy’s handwritten sermons from 1936 and 1937, when he was newly ordained and preaching against the rise of Hitler. Nobody knows I’m: A pretty good swearer. Just kidding, everybody knows that! The best thing my parents ever taught me: My parents allowed me to explore my environment unencumbered and to make big mistakes. I think, as a result, I am curious and

purposeful. The one thing I can’t stand: Public policy that is punitive, inhumane and bigoted. Persons who influenced me the most: My grammy and granddaddy. Book that influenced me the most: “The Known World” by Edward P. Jones. What I’m reading now: “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia E. Butler. Next goal: To finish up these two books I’ve been working on for a while.

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This ceremony honors entertainer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson for his gift of a traffic light for the safety of the students at Armstrong High School. Mr. Robinson saw a great need in the community. With personal funds purchased the traffic light for $1,400, after he saw two children almost hit by a car while trying to cross the street at Leigh and Adams on their way to Armstrong High School. This traffic light provided safe passage for students, and the community who used this busy intersection. It was the first traffic light north of Broad St. where mostly African-Americans lived. The Astoria Beneficial Club was instrumental in the erection of the statue in 1973, and has held this memorial service annually on the fourth Saturday in June.

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SISTERS UNITED OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Sisters United of Richmond, Virginia sponsored its 29th Annual “Miss Unity” pageant recently at Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church, 2705 Hartman Street, Richmond, Virginia. Four young ladies participated for the title this year. The pageant is culminated with the formal presentation of the young ladies and their escorts to the public. Sisters United of Richmond, Virginia is a non-profit organization, community service organization dedicated to the principles of serving, sharing and caring about and assisting those who are less fortunate. The pageant is designed to foster self-esteem, positive citizenship and achievement, “Miss Unity 2017” leadership, responsibility, intellectual, and social maturity, and Faith Sámone White opportunities for worthy involvement in the community. With the support of the community, through ads and patrons, the contestants raised over $10,000 this year. Mrs. Mary T. Kemp and Ms. Vivian A. Minor served as pageant co-chairpersons. The president of the organization for 2015-2017 is Mrs. Helen T. Day. The winner of the title for “Miss Unity 2017” is Miss Faith Sámone White, Varina High School, daughter of Mr. James and Mrs. Dannetta White, escorted by Mr. Rae’von Tremaine Atkins, Henrico High School, son of Mrs. Letarsha Hollingsworth and Mr. Antonio Atkins; First Runner-up and Miss Radiance (chosen among the contestants), Miss Jaida Nicole Robinson, Henrico High-Center for the Arts, daughter of Ms. Dionne Robinson, escorted by Mr. Jayln Wayne Lightfoot, Lloyd C. Bird High School, son of Mr. Wayne and Mrs. Tiffany Lightfoot; Second Runner-up, Miss Taylor Monae Paige Hayes, Hermitage High School, daughter of Ms. Ebonee Ausberry and Mr. James K. Hayes, Sr., escorted by Mr. Christian Latima Caul, Hermitage High School, son of Mr. Theodore L., Jr. and Mrs. Constance Caul; and Third Runner-up, Miss Tyana Renee Jeffries-Lee, Varina High School, daughter of Mrs. Lakisha Ward, escorted by Mr. Ethan Penny Tyler, Hermitage High School, son of Mr. Darrell and Mrs. Tamela Tyler. The pageant was blessed with the assistance of Ms. Michele “Mikki” D. Spencer, mistress of ceremony; Mr. Rodney Williams, choreographer; Mr. Lloyd “Doc” Christian, musician; and Ms. Johnise Dupree, photographer. After her win, Mr. Rodney Williams serenaded Miss Unity with the song “You Are So Beautiful.” Ms. Keola Jones of the City Dance Theatre, directed by Mr. Williams, also performed. Sisters United will also be awarding three $1,000.00 scholarships this year. The recipients: Taylore M. Harris, Henrico High School, Miss Unity 2015, daughter of Minister James and Mrs. Wendy Harris, will be attending North Carolina Central University; Jalah M. Mack, Glen Allen High School, daughter of Mr. William and Mrs. Monica Mack, will be attending North Carolina Central University; and Miss La’Kenyia R. Jordan, Thomas Dale High School, daughter of Mr. Calvin Jordan, will be attending a university of her choice.

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Happenings Daddy boot camp Expectant fathers get lessons on fatherhood during a Boot Camp for New Dads last Saturday at Chippenham Hospital in South Side. Sponsored by the Relationship Foundation of Virginia, the session provided dads-to-be with practical tips from new dads and their youngsters on a host of things, including how to change and dress a baby. Top left, Kenneth Jackson Jr. of Midlothian, holding his 7-monthold son, Nasir, serves as an “expert” during the session. Bottom right, Jeff Duresky of Midlothan, right, shows off the outfit he will put on his daughter Sansa, 7 months, to dads-to-be Jarrod Loadholt, left, of Washington and Ricky Patel of Glen Allen. The boot camp has trained more than 1,000 fathers to date.

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2 national conferences coming to Richmond By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond is becoming common ground for liberals and conservatives. This weekend, hundreds of anti-war activists are expected to flood into Downtown to push their agenda of bringing the troops home and silencing war drums in the administration. And in August, the conservative Americans for Prosperity, the advocacy arm of energy billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, will hold its 11th Annual Defending the American Dream Summit in the heart of the city. What’s making Richmond so attractive to such polar opposites? Maybe it’s because the city is the epicenter for a closely watched governor’s race, the first big election contest since President Trump was elected and a potential harbinger for congressional races next year. Maybe it’s Richmond’s growing reputation as a hot spot for restaurants and craft beer. Whatever the reason, such events are expected to be good for hotels, restaurants and other city businesses. First up is the three-day conference that the United National Anti-War Coalition — an umbrella group of 80 organizations

— is sponsoring at the Greater Richmond Convention Center this Friday, June 16, through Sunday, June 18. The theme: “Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad: Building a Movement Against War, Injustice and Repression.” The event is billed as the place activists can seek to build alternatives to political parties that have gotten the United States involved in war and created economic insecurity and a climate where AfricanAmericans are fearful of death at the hands of police. The conference will feature panel discussions and workshops for people who oppose all U.S. wars and interventions overseas, according to Phil Wilayto of Richmond who is coordinating the event. The event wraps up Sunday with a march to Richmond’s African Burial Ground to show support for setting aside 9 acres of Shockoe Bottom as a memorial park to the enslaved people who were bought and sold in Richmond before the Civil War. At least 16 national speakers, ranging from Ajamu S. Baraka, the 2016 Green Party vice presidential candidate, to Kevin Zeese, a lawyer who has been on the front lines on issues ranging marijuana legalization to opposition to the Iraq War. At least 10 Virginia activists also will

be laying out their views, from Adeeb Abed, founder and president of the ArabAmerican Association of Central Virginia, to Whitney Whiting, an outspoken opponent to Dominion Energy’s proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Mr. Wilayto said speakers also will be from other countries, including Canada, Colombia, the Philippines, Poland, Hungary Ukraine and Venezuela. Details: www.unacconference2017.org or DefendersFJE@hotmail.com. Americans for Prosperity then will hold its conference from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Richmond Marriott in Downtown. The event is billed as an opportunity “for limited government advocates to come together, sharpen skills and build relationships that can have meaningful impacts on public policy.” Hundreds are expected to attend the program, which will focus on health care reform, educational choice, taxes and spending and regulatory reform. No conference speakers are listed on the website of the organization. According to the website, the organization has staff in 36 states and 3.2 million supporters. Information: www.defendingthe dream.com.

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Commemorating the Lovings and their courage By Saraya Wintersmith

A state historical marker in Downtown now commemorates the landmark Loving v. Virginia case, which resulted in laws banning interracial marriage being overturned in Virginia and 16 other states. Gov. Terry McAuliffe and his wife, First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe, were joined by Mayor Levar M. Stoney, Sen. Rosalyn R. Dance, Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan and others to unveil the marker on Monday, the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision. The new marker is located at 11th and Broad streets, outside the state-owned Patrick Henry Building, which once housed the Virginia Supreme Court. Virginia’s highest court upheld the law that triggered the arrest and conviction of Richard and Mildred Loving of Caroline County in July 1958. Richard, a white man, and Mildred, an African-American woman, married in the District of Columbia, and returned to their home in Caroline County’s Central Point. They were arrested and convicted of violating Virginia’s 1924 Racial Integrity Act, which banned interracial marriage. A judge suspended their yearlong jail sentence on the condition that the couple leave the state for 25 years. The Lovings appealed the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court with the held of the American Civil Liberties Union. In 1967, the nation’s highest court overturned Virginia’s law and lifted all such interracial marriage bans across the nation. “It’s almost hard to believe, but that’s actually what happened,” Gov. McAuliffe told the gathering of more than 100 people at the marker dedication ceremony. “All they wanted to do was get married. They loved each other, and all they wanted was their state to recognize them.” While the Lovings are now deceased, neither of their two surviving children or other relatives attended the ceremony. Julie Langan, director of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, said they prefer to remain out of the public eye. Ms. Langan described the Loving v. Virginia marker as one that will fill a “glaring gap” in the nation’s oldest highway

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Get ready to splash. Richmond is about to open its outdoor swimming pools for the summer. The seven pools are scheduled to open at noon Saturday, June 17, the day after classes end for Richmond Public Schools. In addition, indoor pools on South Side that are open all year at the Bellemeade Community Center and Swansboro, will offer aquatic exercise and fun this summer. Here are the pools that will open Saturday: North Side — Battery Park, 2719 Dupont Circle, and Hotchkiss, 701 E. Brookland Park Blvd. East End — Fairmount, 2000 U St.; Powhatan, 1000 Apperson St. in Fulton; and Woodville, 2305 Fairfield Ave. South Side — Blackwell, 238 E. 14th St. West End: Randolph, 1507 Grayland Ave. The outdoor pools will be open seven days a week through Labor Day, Monday Sept. 4, the day before the new school year opens. They will be open Monday through Friday, 1 to 4:30 p.m. for open swim; 5 to 7 p.m., family swim; 7 to 8 p.m., adult swim; Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m., open swim; and Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m., open swim. Indoor pools at Bellemeade, 1800 Lynhaven Ave., and Swansboro, 3160 Midlothian Turnpike, are open Monday through Friday, but closed on weekends. Group swimming is held 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Open swimming is 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. All of the pools offer swim lessons. Details: www.richmondgov.com (go to Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities page) or (804) 646-5733.

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From left, Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney, Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan, Sen. Rosalyn R. Dance and ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Claire Guthrie Gastañaga help unveil the new state marker outside the Patrick Henry Building at 11th and Broad streets.

marker system. “Our motivation stems from the belief that in order to mature and to evolve as a society, we must analyze and often re-examine the facts in order to accurately piece together the truth of our history,” she said. Gov. McAuliffe pointed out that the Loving case is part of a

“chain” linked to the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling affirming the right of same-sex couples to marry. Same-sex marriage became legal in Virginia in October 2014. “We would never have had marriage equality two years ago had it not been for Mildred and Richard Loving,” Gov. McAuliffe said to applause.

Cultural historian Anthony Browder to speak at 3-day Juneteenth celebration Cultural historian and Egyptologist Anthony T. Browder will kick off Richmond’s three-day, “Juneteenth 2017, A Freedom Celebration” this weekend by leading a symposium on the historical and genetic connections between people who live along the Nile River in Africa and those living along the James and Potomac Rivers. His talk, “Africans in America and the Paradox of Liberty,” also will explore the selfdetermination of Africans in early America, influences of Thomas Jefferson and archaeological discoveries in ancient Egypt, or Kemet, that connect the cultures. His talk will be held 7 p.m. Friday, June 16, at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 1000 Mosby St., in the East End. Tickets for Mr. Browder’s talk are $15, or two for $28. Mr. Browder, founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources, is the first AfricanAmerican to finance and direct an archaeology dig in Egypt. The ASA Restoration Project

is of the 25th Dynasty tomb of Karakhamun in Luxor. The Elegba Folklore Society organizes the annual Juneteenth celebration that commemorates June 19, the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas, the last outpost of the Confederacy, were Mr. Browder told they were free. That was two months after the Confederates’ formal surrender at Appomattox in Virginia and 2½ years after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863. This weekend, the independence celebration will continue with a Juneteenth Backyard Party from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at Manchester Dock, 1308 Brander St. in South Side. The area, located along the James River at the east end of Maury Street, marks the place where thousands of enslaved people

once were unloaded and walked into Richmond to be sold. Featured at the free event will be a Get Woke Youth Summit with cultural education, heritage crafts for children, African dance and drum workshops, performances by the Elegba Folklore Society, experiences along the African Slave Trail, contests, food and a marketplace. Juneteenth will conclude with a ceremony honoring African ancestors from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 18, at the African Burial Ground, 16th and Broad streets in Shockoe Bottom. The ceremony, which also is open without charge, will include drumming and music. Participants are asked to wear white or African attire and bring an offering for the altar. Co-sponsors include the City of Richmond, Croaker’s Spot restaurant, Dominion Energy and CultureWorks. Tickets to Mr. Browder’s talk and details about the weekend events: Elegba Folklore Society, http://efsinc.org or (804) 644-3900.

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Alicia Rasin Scholarship winners Zyara Coles of George Wythe High School, will attend Old Dominion University in the fall, while Shakeef Cooley of Armstrong High School will attend Virginia State University. Not pictured, third winner Demetrice Morgan, also of Armstrong High School.

Three graduating seniors in Richmond are recipients of the first scholarships named in honor of the late Alicia Rasin, the city’s longtime “ambassador of compassion” who assisted families of homicide victims. The winners are Zyara Coles of George Wythe High School, who received a $600 scholarship, and two Armstrong High School graduates, Shakeef Cooley, who was awarded a $600 scholarship, and

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Pet benefit People and their furry friends enjoy FETCH a CURE’s 10th Annual Pets on Parade Benefit & Auction last Friday at Plant Zero in South Side. The charity auction raises money for the organization’s mission to further pet cancer awareness, education and treatment. The group also provides financial assistance to help families pay for life-saving treatments for pets diagnosed with cancer. Above, April, a pitbull mix, dressed in a colorful tutu for the occasion. At right, Bowie gets a treat from his human handler, Brenda Gentry, as the event starts. Left, Kevin Epps peruses the silent action offerings with his black Labrador, Noell.

Demetrice Morgan, who was awarded a scholarship for $500. Citizens Against Crime, the group that Ms. Rasin founded in a bid to reduce community violence, presented the scholarships at a cookout Tuesday in Jefferson Park in the East End. Ms. Rasin, who died in October 2015, made her home on Princess Anne Avenue, across the street from the park. A fountain in the park now bears her name.

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Boys 2 Men Father/Son conference set for Saturday at Cedar Street

Spiritual Boot Camp for women to start June 17 Women United For Christ Ministry is sponsoring a “Spiritual Boot Camp,” a monthly session to educate and empower women in all areas of their lives. The theme: Women on the Move for God. The sessions, to be held 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month, begin Saturday, June 17, and will run through Saturday, Oct. 21. The boot camp will be held at Peace Mission Church, 8651 Staples Mill Road, and will include such topics as purpose, passion and destiny; building lasting relationships; church hurt and church etiquette; and understanding the Holy Spirit. A celebratory dinner will be held in October, with participants to receive certificates. The facilitator of the series is Evangelist Sharon Little. Participants are asked to dress

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during the past decade. “We’ve worked with churches, school systems and the Scouts. In working with the Department of Juvenile Justice, I saw this need,” she said. Ms.Williams said the focus of the conference, the first of its kind for the organization, is to tap into selfesteem issues African-American men and boys face and help them build skills to navigate and resolve those issues in a healthy way. Registration is $30 per adult with one child free. Additional children are $10 each. To register, visit www.eventbrite.com and use the search feature to look up “Boys 2 Men Conference Richmond.” Details: Email Ms. Williams at, 12kaky@gmail.com.

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Varina High School alumnus Michael Robinson, who retired from the Seattle Seahawks in 2014, will be the keynote speaker. Comedian Micah Bam-Bamm White will speak about success, and Elder Buck, a former drug dealer turned gospel rapper, will perform. The event is sponsored by Kollege and Kareer 4 Youth, a nonprofit organization that works with high school students on college entrance and life skills training. Joining KaKy in sponsoring the event is Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s Beta Gamma Lambda chapter. Marcy Williams, CEO of KaKY, said she recognized the need for the conference as her organization has grown. She said the group has helped more than 3,500 students

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Morning Worship Church School Morning Worship

Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, Pastor “There’s A Place for You” Tuesday Sunday 10:30 AM Bible Study 9:30 AM Church School 6:30 PM Church-wide Bible Study 11:00 AM Worship Service 6:30 PM Men's Bible Study (Each 2nd and 4th) (Holy Communion Thursday each 2nd Sunday) Wednesday (Following 2nd Sunday) 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting

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Legal Notices 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, June 19, 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, June 26, 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. 2017-108 To close, to public use and travel, a portion of Fergusson Road located between Henri Road and Somerset Avenue, a portion of Henri Road located between Wesley Road and Fergusson Road, and a portion of a public alley in the block bounded by Henri Road, Fergusson Road, Somerset Avenue, and Bay Street, together consisting of 27,548± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions, and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept a dedication of right-of-way improvements and property, consisting of 8,271± square feet, and a sight distance easement, consisting of 203± square feet, in connection with the relocation of Fergusson Road. 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 Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, 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. 2017-117 To provide for the granting by the City of Richmond to the person, firm or corporation to be ascertained in the manner prescribed by law of 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. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-123 To amend City Code § 2-728, concerning the Division of Emergency Communications, for the purpose of updating the Department’s functions; to amend and reordain ch. 2, art. IV, div. 19 of the City Code by adding therein a new § 2-729, concerning certain emergency communications agreements and fees, for the purpose of authorizing the Chief Administrative Officer to enter into and modify certain agreements with external subscribers who use the City’s emergency communications systems; and to amend Appendix A of the City Code by adding therein for § 2-729(c) new fees applicable to subscribers who use the City’s emergency communications systems and for whom the Department installs, maintains, or repairs equipment in vehicles. (COMMITTEE: Public Safety, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov.com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Jean V. Capel City Clerk

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City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, June 26, 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. 2017-071 As Amended To (i) repeal Ord. Nos. 89-202-180, adopted Jul. 10, 1989; 89-203-181, adopted Jul. 10, 1989; 94-156-147, adopted Jun. 27, 1994; 96-172-155, adopted Jun. 10, 1996; 98-200-251, adopted Jun. 22, 1998; and 2004-356351, adopted Dec. 13, 2004; (ii) repeal art. III, §§ 26 and 31 of the pay plan adopted by Ord. No. 93-117-159, adopted May 24, 1993; and (iii) amend art. III of the pay plan adopted by Ord. No. 93117-159, adopted May 24, 1993, by adding therein new §§ 26A (concerning reduction-in-force), 26B (concerning severance), and 26C (concerning [amicable departure] separation agreements); all for the purpose of revising the City’s provisions governing severance pay for classified and unclassified employees, including senior executive employees. Ordinance No. 2017-105 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept grant funds in the amount of $75,000 from the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 General Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to a new line item in the NonDepartmental agency called the Enrichmond Foundation line item, for the purpose of making a grant to the Enrichmond Foundation to assist with the costs associated with the acquisition of Vauxhall Island. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, June 15, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-106 To amend City Code § 30-692, concerning requirements for the location and design of wireless communications facilities, microwave relay facilities, and radio and television broadcast antennas; to amend ch. 30, art. VI, div. 11 of the City Code by adding therein a new section 30-692.7, concerning the installation of small cell facilities on existing structures; and to amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code by adding therein new fees for City Code § 30692.7(d), for the purpose of reflecting amendments to state law. Ordinance No. 2017-109 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $3,540.00 from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 General Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Office of Animal Care and Control by $3,540.00 for the purpose of supporting sterilization programs for dogs and cats. Ordinance No. 2017-110 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept grant funds in the amount of $13,327.00 from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Police by $13,327.00 for the purpose of supporting the Department of Police’s Summer Midnight Basketball League program. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, June 15, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-111 To amend Ord. No. 2016053, adopted May 13, 2016, which adopted a General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 and made appropriations pursuant thereto, to transfer funds in the amount of $200,000.00 from the Department of Economic and Community Development agency and to appropriate this $200,000.00 to the RRHA for East End Transformation line item in the Non-Departmental agency for the purpose of the acquisition and redevelopment of a property located at 1815 North 30th Street. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, June 15, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-112 To amend Ord. No. 2016048, adopted May 13, 2016, which adopted the Continued on next column

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Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Special Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by increasing estimated revenues from the dog and cat annual license program and the amount appropriated to the Office of Animal Care and Control’s Pet License Collections special fund by $30,000.00 to support expenditures pursuant to Va. Code § 3.2-6534. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, June 15, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-113 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to enter into the Tenth Extra Commercial Area Revitalization Effort Program Cooperation Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Economic Development Authority of the City of Richmond for the purpose of continuing the operation of the Extra Commercial Area Revitalization Effort (“Extra CARE”) Program in the Belt Boulevard and the Upper Hull Street commercial corridors. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, June 15, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-114 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to enter into the Twenty-First Commercial Area Revitalization Effort Program Cooperation Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Economic Development Authority of the City of Richmond for the purpose of providing for the operation of the Commercial Area Revitalization Effort (“CARE”) Program. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, June 15, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-115 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute the First Amendment to Grant Contract between the City of Richmond, Virginia, and the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, to make a grant of $500,000 to the Authority for the purpose of allowing additional time for the construction of a full-service grocery store at the intersection of North 25th Street and Nine Mile Road in the city of Richmond. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, June 15, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-116 To create a new reservation of fund balance called the Cost of Living Adjustment Reserve intended to be categorized as a committed fund balance and used for cost of living adjustments for employees of the City of Richmond. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, June 15, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-118 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Right of Entry License between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation, for the purpose of allowing the Virginia Department of Transportation to access City-owned real estate located at 1800 Lakeside Avenue for the installation of handicapped accessible crosswalks and pedestrian traffic lights. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-119 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Tenth Amendment to Management Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority, for the purpose of extending until Dec. 31, 2018, the Management Agreement for Main Street Station. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, June 22, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-120 To amend ch. 12, art. I of the City Code by adding therein new §§ 12-10.1, 12-11.1, 12-15.1, and 12-15.2 and to amend City Code §§ 12-11 and 12-12 for the purpose of prescribing the form of the Mayor’s annual budget submission and recommended budget amendments. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, June 22, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber)

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117-159 on May 24, 1993, for the purpose of providing for a step advancement for certain sworn fire and police personnel. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, June 22, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-122 To amend and reordain City Code § 2-1182, concerning the advertisement of unclassified job vacancies, for the purpose of aligning printed job advertisements with the City’s electronic application and recruitment process. (COMMITTEE: Governmental Operations, Thursday, June 22, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Jean V. Capel City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO VICKIE LYNN SHUPE, Plaintiff v. RICHARD ALAN SHUPE, Defendant. Case No.: CL17-1263 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is for the Plaintiff, Vickie Lynn Shupe, by counsel, to obtain a divorce from Richard Alan Shupe. It appearing by affidavit that the Defendant’s last known address is no longer valid and the Defendant’s present whereabouts are unknown. It is therefore ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before July 10, 2017, and protect his interests herein. A Copy, Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk I ASK FOR THIS: Erik D. Baines, Esquire (VSB # 83618) BARNES 7 DIEHL, P.C. Boulders VI – Suite A 7401 Beaufont Springs Drive Richmond, VA 23225 (804) 796-1000 (telephone) (804) 796-1730 (facsimile) ebaines@barnesfamilylaw.com Counsel for Plaintiff VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER MELISSA RUSSELL-EPPS, Plaintiff v. DANTE EPPS, Defendant. Case No.: CL17001014-00 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 18th day of July, 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 CITY OF RICHMOND John Marshall Courts Building CHARLES ANTHONY GREGORY Plaintiff, v. JILL JEANEEN NELSON Defendant. Case No.: CL171099 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the groundof living separate and apart for a period exceeding one year. It appearing by affidavit that Defendant’s present whereabouts are unknown, and Plaintiff having dilligently attempted to ascertain the county or city in which Defendant is located without effect, it is hereby ORDERED that the Defendant appear before the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, at 400 North Ninth St. Richmond, VA 23219 on or before Fifty (50) days from entry of this order on the docket; to protect any interests herein. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ask for this: Andrew S. Chen, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiff VSB#79562 113 Granite Spring Road Richmond, Virginia 23225 (804) 277-9381

Ordinance No. 2017-121 To amend section 43 (Step-Based Pay System for Sworn Fire Fighters and Police Officers) of Article III of the pay plan adopted by Ord. No. 93-

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO MARSON GOODING, Plaintiff v. JACQUELINE GOODING, Defendant.

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Case No.: CL17001007-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from Jacqueline Gooding on the ground that the parties have lived separate and apart for a period exceeding one year. It appearing by affidavit that the Defendent’s last known address is not known, the Defendant’s present whereabouts are unknown, and diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the Defendant is without effect, it is ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before the 10th day of July, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests herein. A Copy, Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk Linda Y. Lambert, Esq. Law Offices of Leonard W. Lambert & Associates 321 North 23rd Street Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 648-3325

responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Edwina Ellis (Mother), Zohnelle Wiliams (Father) and Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before July 31, 2017 at 11:00Am, courtroom #4

THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. KAMROD CORPORATION f/k/a M.B.D., Inc., et al. Defendants. Case No.: CL17-2433 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2319 Fairmount Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000559/011, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, KAMROD CORPORATION. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, KAMROD CORPORATION f/k/a M.B.D., Inc., 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 KAMROD CORPORATION f/k/a M.B.D., Inc., 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 FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TERESA LONG, Plaintiff v. WILLIAM LONG III, Defendant. Case No.: CL17001213-00 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 7th day of July, 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 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. 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

CUSTODY commonwealth of virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt FOR thE county Of hanover in re Jose said monroy Varela dob: 03/17/2004 Case No. jj031704-01-00 order of publication The object of this suit is to grant sole legal and physical custody of Jose Said Monroy Varela, whose mother is Karen Alicia Varela Mena, the Petitioner, and whose father is Jose Walter Monroy Chavez, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A. Father’s whereabouts are unknown. WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of Jose Walter Monroy Chavez, it is hereby ORDERED that Jose Walter Monroy Chavez appear before the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court for the County of Hanover on July 10, 2017 at 9:00 AM in order to protect his interest herein. An Extract Teste: Soulmaz Taghavi, Esquire (VSB #88036) Novo Taghavi, Ltd. 1500 Forest Ave., STE. 124 Richmond, VA 23229 P: 804-614-6920 F: 804-528-4142 info@novotaghavi.com Counsel for the Petitioner virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ZEWINA WIlliams The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Edwina Ellis (Mother), Zohnelle Williams (Father) & Unknown (Father) of Zewina Williams, child DOB 06/19/2009. “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 Continued on next column

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Tony Lewis The object of this suit is to: Terminate; the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Edwina Ellis (Mother), Tony Lewis (Father) & Unknown (Father) of Tony Lewis child DOB 06/29/2010. “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 Edwina Ellis ( M o t h e r ) , To n y L e w i s (Father) and Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before July 31, 2017 at 11:00Am, courtroom #4 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Milton omar claros ayala jose evaristo claros ayala v. Marta Elizabeth Ayala Pineda Case No. JJ0942030100 The object of this suit is to: Request sole custody and a Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Predicate Order for Milton Omar Ayala Claros. It is ORDERED that the defendant Marta Elizabeth Ayala Pineda appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before August 17, 2017 at 10:10Am virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of Chesterfield Commonwealth of Virginia, in re OSWALDO ROGEL PEREZ, LIZET B. PEREZ DE LA ROSA v. HECTOR LUIS ROGEL MENDOZA Case No. JJ086207-03-00 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Oswaldo Perez Rogel (DOB: 2/16/00), whose mother is Lizet B. Perez De La Rosa & Father is Hector Luis Rogel Mendoza, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A3. Father’s last known address was located in Cordoba Veracruz, Mexico 94650. Approve factual findings that will permit Oswaldo Rogel Perez to apply for special immigrant juvenile status with the US citizenship & immigration services pursuant to Sect. 101(A)(27)(J), 8 USC Sect. 1101(A)(27)(J)(I), & 8 CFR Section 204.11. It is ordered that the defendant Hector Luis Rogel Mendoza appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before July 17, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

PROPERTY VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. LATISHA CARSON, a/k/a LATISHA L. WINSTON, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-1663 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 223 East 15th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000191/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, LATISHA CARSON, a/k/a LATISHA L. WINSTON. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, LATISHA CARSON, a/k/a LATISHA L. WINSTON, 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 LATISHA CARSON, a/k/a LATISHA L. WINSTON, 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. DWIGHT A. LANCASTER aka DWIGHT ALVIN LANCASTER, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-2538 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3113 Ellwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W000-1406/021, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, DWIGHT A. LANCASTER aka DWIGHT ALVIN LANCASTER. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, DWIGHT A. LANCASTER a k a D W I G H T A LVI N LANCASTER, 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 DWIGHT A. LANCASTER a k a D W I G H T A LVI N LANCASTER 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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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. 1422 N. 30th Street, LLC, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-1702 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1422 North 30th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000717/005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, 1422 N. 30th Street, LLC. An Affidavit having been filed that CHARLES COCHRAN, Trustee in Liquidation, 1422 N. 30th Street, LLC, 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 C H A R L E S COC H R A N , Trustee in Liquidation, 1422 N. 30th Street, LLC 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

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804-646-7940 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. CHARLIE TAYLOR, DECEASED, et al. Defendants. Case No.: CL17-2425 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1710 North 21st Street, Richmond, Virginia, , Tax Map Number E0000936/009, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Charlie Taylor, Lula Taylor, and Davis Gainyard, Jr.,. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, C H A R L IE TAYLOR, DECEASED and DAVID GAINYARD, JR., DECEASED, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, LULA TAYLOR, 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.” I T I S OR D ERE D that CHARLIE TAYLOR, D ECE A S E D , D A VI D G A I N YA R D , JR., DECEASED, LULA TAYLOR, 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. ROBERT DALE MEFFORD, et al. Defendants. Case No.: CL17-1853 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2228 Floyd Avenue,, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W000-0998/033, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, ROBERT DALE MEFFORD. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ROBERT DALE MEFFORD, 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 ROBERT DALE MEFFORD 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. NEXT CALL, LLC, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-1852 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3413 East Marshall Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0974/007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, NEXT CALL, LLC. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, NEXT CALL, LLC, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ARONA MASSENBURG, Trustee in Liquidation, 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 NEXT CALL, LLC, ARONA MASSENBURG, Trustee in Liquidation, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JULY 20, 2017, and do what is Continued on next page

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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

DOLYN BRADLEY BUTLER, DECEASED, 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

by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that GRACIE E. COLEY a/k/a GRACE ELIZABETH COLEY, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF GRACIE E. COLEY a/k/a GRACE ELIZABETH COLEY, ALONZO E. COLEY, IVORY COLEY, TRACIE COLEY, FREEMAN COLEY, SHELIA COLEY, CHARLESTINE COLEY, DANITA COLEY, KELVIN COLEY a/k/a KEVIN COLEY, MARELLA COLEY, CHARLES COLEY a/k/a CHARLES COLEY, SR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF CHARLES COLEY a/k/a CHARLES COLEY, SR., CHARLES COLEY, JR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF CHARLES COLEY, JR., CHARNIECE BROOKS, GRACIE BROOKS a/k/a GRACIE ELIZABETH BROOKS, CHARLES BROOKS a/k/a CHARLES EDWARD BROOKS, W. Scott Johnson, Registered Agent for GASTROINTESTINAL SPECIALISTS a/k/a GASTROINTESTINAL SPECIALISTS, INC., 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

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ROSA HENLEY a/k/a ROSA TURPIN HENLEY, DECEASED, 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 ROSA HENLEY a/k/a ROSA TURPIN HENLEY, DECEASED, 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. HARRY E. COWANS, DECEASED, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-890 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 521 St James Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000078/042, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Harry E. Cowans. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, HARRY E. COWANS, DECEASED, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ESTELLE G. COWANS, DECEASED, THELMA C. WALKER, DECEASED, E S T E L L E C O WA N S HAMILTON, DECEASED, RAMON COWANS a/k/a RAMON JAMES COWANS, SR., DECEASED, and FLORENCE M. COWANS, DECEASED, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that CHARLES WALKER, JR., CONSTANCE LEE, BRENDA HOLMES, and DONALD WALKER, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that MELVIN D. COWANS, 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; that BOWERS, NELMS & FONVILLE, INC., A Purged Virginia Corporation, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ROBERT L. O’DELL, JR., DECEASED, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that HARRY E. COWANS, DECEASED, ESTELLE G. COWANS, DECEASED, THELMA C. WALKER, DECEASED, ESTELLE COWANS HAMILTON, DECEASED, RAMON COWANS a/k/a RAMON JAMES COWANS, SR., DECEASED, FLORENCE M. COWANS, DECEASED, CHARLES WALKER, JR., CONSTANCE LEE, BRENDA HOLMES, DONALD WALKER, MELVIN D. COWANS, BOWERS, NELMS & FONVILLE, INC., A Purged Virginia Corporation, ROBERT L. O’DELL, JR., DECEASED, 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. ANTHONY H. PLUNKETT, JR., DECEASED, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-1357 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1209 Ashley Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0100163/005, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Anthony H. Plunkett, Jr. and Gloria M. Plunkett. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ANTHONY H. PLUNKETT, JR., DECEASED, 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 ANTHONY H. PLUNKETT, JR., DECEASED, 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. MARY D. WHITE, DECEASED, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-2028 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 211 West Brookland Park Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-0887/032, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, MARY D. WHITE and OTIS H. BRADLEY. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, MARY D. WHITE, DECEASED and OTIS H. BRADLEY, DECEASED, have not been located and haves not filed a response to this action; that GWENDOLYN BRADLEY BUTLER, 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 MARY D. WHITE, DECEASED, OTIS H. BRADLEY, DECEASED, GWEN-

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ALONZO E. COLEY, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL16-4811 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1535 Rogers Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000930/041, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Gracie Coley, who may be deceased. An Affidavit having been filed that GRACIE E. COLEY a/k/a GRACE ELIZABETH C O L E Y, W h o M a y B e Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF GRACIE E. COLEY a/k/a GRACE ELIZABETH COLEY, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owners, ALONZO E. COLEY and IVORY COLEY, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owners, TRACIE COLEY, FREEMAN COLEY, SHELIA COLEY, CHARLESTINE COLEY, DANITA COLEY, KELVIN COLEY a/k/a KEVIN COLEY, and MARELLA COLEY, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that CHARLES COLEY a/k/a CHARLES COLEY, SR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF CHARLES COLEY a/k/a CHARLES COLEY, SR., who may have an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, CHARLES COLEY, JR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF CHARLES COLEY, JR., have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that CHARNIECE BROOKS, GRACIE BROOKS a/k/a GRACIE ELIZABETH BROOKS, CHARLES BROOKS a/k/a CHARLES EDWARD BROOKS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that W. Scott Johnson, Registered Agent for GASTROINTESTINAL SPECIALISTS a/k/a GASTROINTESTINAL SPECIALISTS, INC., which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. GORDON HENLEY a/k/a GORDEN HENLY, DECEASED, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-2151 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2609 Dale Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0090301/029, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, GORDON HENLEY. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, GORDON HENLEY a/k/a GORDEN HENLY, DECEASED, 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 GORDON HENLEY a/k/a G O R D E N H E N LY, D E CEASED, 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. ROSA HENLEY a/k/a ROSA TURPIN HENLEY, DECEASED, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-2048 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2909 Hanes Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000889/020, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner(s) of record, Rosa Henley Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. FANNIE B. CHAMBLISS, DECEASED, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-2262 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2912 Noble Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000870/006, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Marvin G. Blackwell An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARVIN GEORGE BLACKWELL, JR, DECEASED, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that FANNIE B. CHAMBLISS, DECEASED, MARVIN GEORGE BLACKWELL, SR., DECEASED, and HOPE HAMILTON BLACKWELL, DECEASED, prior owners in chain-of-title, have not been located and have not file 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 MARVIN GEORGE BLACKWELL, JR, DECEASED, FANNIE B. CHAMBLISS, DECEASED, MARVIN GEORGE BLACKWELL, SR., DECEASED, HOPE HAMILTON BLACKWELL, DECEASED, 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

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