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‘You’re fired’ Trump to Comey:

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

President Trump, who previously was full of praise for FBI Director James Comey, fired him on Tuesday, stunning Washington and the nation. The firing came as the director reportedly sought more resources from the U.S. Justice Department for the agency’s investigation into the 2016 Trump presidential campaign’s possible collusion with Russian officials to influence the election. The firing of the director ignited a political firestorm as Republicans and Democrats traded positions on Mr. Comey, a former federal prosecutor in Richmond. As the majority of Republicans in Congress rallied to back the president and downplay the probe into Russian influence, Democrats issued statements of support for the ousted director and lambasted the president for the firing, seeing it as an attempt to sideline the FBI probe. Many were the same Democrats who had accused Mr. Comey of throwing the election to President Trump with his pre-election disclosure the FBI was looking at “new evidence” involving Democrat Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state.

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RPS announces public forum dates for superintendent search The Richmond School Board is holding several community forums to receive public feedback on the qualifications and attributes they want in the school system’s next superintendent. The meetings will be held 6:30 to 8 p.m. at each of the following locations: • Tuesday, May 16 — Huguenot High School, 7945 Forest Hill Ave. • Thursday, May 18 — Oak GroveBellemeade Elementary School, 2409 Webber Ave. • Tuesday, May 23 — John Marshall High School, 4225 Old Brook Road. Plans are underway for an additional forum, the details of which have not been finalized. Superintendent Dana T. Bedden’s contract was terminated by the School Board in a mutually agreed upon arrangement. His last day as head of RPS is June 30. The board plans to name a replacement by late December. “The idea for having the forums at the schools is to make them more accessible to people in the community who can’t always make it down to City Hall to School Board meetings,” said board member Jonathan Young, 4th District. — HOLLY RODRIGUEZ

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Support builds for more fiscal controls over Mayor Stoney By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney is doing all he can to avoid the fiscal handcuffs that City Council is poised to slap on him. For now, it appears unlikely that he will get loose with a majority of council members prepared to vote to give themselves greater control over the city’s purse strings.

As the Free Press first reported last week, Councilwomen Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, and Kristen N. Larson, 4th District, spearheaded a budget amendment to change the way money is appropriated for city government operations. On Monday, three additional council members, Parker C. Agelasto, 5th District; Reva M. Trammell, 8th District; and Michael J. Jones, 9th District; stood with them to support a re-

Michael J. “Mike” Tillem is helping to solve one of the most vexing problems facing addicts who are released from prison — a place to stay where they can continue their recovery. The 55-year-old Henrico County resident, a recovering addict who spent time in prison years ago, is developing homes in the Richmond area where small groups of the formerly incarcerated can live and work on staying sober. Next week, Mr. Tillem will join Richmond Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. in opening his first recovery house in Richmond — a modest two-story home at 2201 Dinwiddie Ave. in South Side. The grand opening is 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, to showcase the new effort to provide transitional housing for such individuals, according to Dr. Sarah Scarbrough, director of the Richmond Justice Center’s internal programs to bridge the gap between incarceration and re-entry. Dubbed the “REAL House,” the residence provides bed space for two house managers — Charles Greene and Antonio Ingram, both recovering addicts themselves — and up to seven other men who have participated in the Recovering From Everyday Addictive Lifestyles (REAL) program in the Justice Center. Mr. Tillem worked with Sheriff Woody to

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Party loyalty becomes debate issue for Dems By Saraya Wintersmith Ava Reaves

Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, left, makes a point during Tuesday night’s Democratic candidate debate in Highland Springs as his opponent, former Congressman Tom Perriello, waits to speak. The two are vying for the Democratic nomination for governor in a June 13 primary election.

REAL House to help former inmates on road to recovery By Jeremy M. Lazarus

structuring of the city’s spending plan for the 2017-18 budget year that begins July 1. During the council meeting, only one member publicly opposed including the amendment to limit the mayor’s ability to shift money within departments, Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District. The final vote on the amended budget is set

create the house. Its mission, he said, is to become a place where individuals seeking to overcome addiction “find gratitude, grace and purpose on their road to recovery.” “The REAL House is a dream come true for us,” said Sheriff Woody, who is delighted to be able to provide some departing jail residents “a place to lay their heads as they continue their

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Taking it to the hoop Taylor Coleman, 9, shows off her skills playing with a hula hoop during the RVA East End Festival last Saturday. The two-day event in Chimborazo Park was to raise money for art and music programs at city schools in the East End. Please see more photos, B2.

The two men seeking to capture the Democratic gubernatorial nomination traded political barbs over their party bona fides during a debate Tuesday night in Henrico County. The exchange marked the first time Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam and former Congressman Tom Perriello had made increasingly critical comments of one another while sharing a stage. The event was held before an audience of about 150 people at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 666 Union Hall in Highland Springs and was organized by unions and other advocacy organizations, including the Virginia AFL-CIO, Black PAC, New Virginia Majority, SEIU Virginia 512 and Progress Virginia. The two are vying in a June 13 primary for the Democratic nod to run for Virginia’s governor in the November general election. The pair spent most of the hourlong discussion in agreement on a variety of issues. Both expressed support for increasing Virginia’s hourly minimum wage to $15, increasing workforce development and technical skills training, combating the rise in opioid and heroin use and allowing Virginia localities to declare themselves so-called sanctuary cities for residents who are immigrants, despite threats from President Trump to cut off federal funding. The night’s major disagreement arose as the candidates dealt with a question on education affordability. Both have indicated a desire to move Virginia toward providing two years of free community college for residents, but their approaches are different. Please turn to A4

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Crusade for Voters to host candidates forum May 16

Quentin Hicks practices the ancient art of poi along Richmond’s riverfront. Developed by the Maori people of New Zealand, a poi is swung by dancers and storytellers as a part of a performance. In the Maori language, poi refers both to the equipment and the performing

Richmond voters are being offered a chance to take a closer look at local candidates competing in the Tuesday, June 13, primary election. The Richmond Crusade for Voters will host a forum Tuesday, May 16, for candidates who will face off in the primary for the offices of city sheriff and city treasurer and for two House of Delegates seats. The forum will be held 6 to 9 p.m. at the Military Retirees’ Club, 2220 Chamberlayne Ave. It is open to the public without charge. Invited candidates include the three Democrats, Dawn M. Adams, Ben J. Pearson-Nelson and Mary Jo Sheeley, who are seeking the party nomination to challenge incumbent Republican Delegate G. Manoli Loupassi in the 68th House District. The forum also is to feature Incumbent Democratic Delegate Delores L. McQuinn and her primary challenger, Alex W. Mejias, in the 70th House District. Incumbent Richmond Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr., and his primary challenger, retired Henrico Sheriff’s Maj. Antionette V. Irving, also are to speak, as are the two Democrats, Nichole O. Armstead and Tavarris J. Spinks, who are running to succeed retiring city Treasurer Eunice Wilder. Details: Johnny Walker, walker23225@comcast.net.

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art that uses it. Spread to other countries, including the United States, poi has been adapted as a way to strengthen hands and arms and improve hand-eye coordination. Location: Tredegar Street near Brown’s Island.

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Message to their congressman Sol Anshien joins about 75 other protesters holding signs with messages for Congressman Dave Brat outside his town hall meeting Tuesday evening at Clover Hill Assembly of God in Midlothian. Mr. Brat, whose 7th Congressional District includes parts of Chesterfield, Henrico, Hanover and Richmond, voted May 4 in support of a measure backed by President Trump and Republican lawmakers to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. While the Congressional Budget Office has not provided information on the measure’s impact, several experts say that premiums will increase for people in high-risk pools, with the possibility of people with pre-existing conditions being left without health insurance. Mr. Brat also was met by angry constituents inside the meeting.

Wilder-Morrissey case put on hold Instead of coming to a head, the legal fight between former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and former Delegate Joseph D. Morrissey is now on hold. The reason: Richmond Circuit Court Judge Phillip L. Hairston recused himself just ahead of Monday’s scheduled hearing and asked that another judge be appointed to preside. He did not give a reason. But his action left the case in limbo until a new judge is appointed. The case involves Mr. Morrissey’s claim that Mr. Wilder owes legal fees to Mr. Morrissey’s firm for representation of the now defunct National Slavery Museum that Mr. Wilder sought to open in Fredericksburg. Mr. Wilder, who wants the case dismissed, has stated that Mr. Morrissey’s firm is owed nothing. As the two sides wait for a new judge to be appointed, Mr. Wilder’s complaint to the Virginia State Bar that Mr. Morrissey violated legal canons in his representation of the museum is moving forward. A bar panel has scheduled a two-day hearing for Wednesday, Aug. 2, and Thursday, Aug. 3, in Richmond Circuit Court to hear evidence and to determine if there is sufficient evidence to warrant sanctions against Mr. Morrissey. Sanctions could include a suspension or loss of his license to practice law. Mr. Morrissey has argued that Mr. Wilder filed the complaint as part of his effort to get out of paying the legal fees for the museum. Mr. Morrissey, who is a former Richmond commonwealth’s attorney, has been through the process before. His license to practice law in Virginia was suspended in 2000 and then revoked in 2003. His license was reinstated in 2011, and then only by an order from a divided Virginia Supreme Court. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

VUU graduation moves

With rain in the forecast, Virginia Union University announced it is moving its weekend graduation ceremony from the school’s Hovey Field to St. Paul’s Baptist Church in Henrico County. The ceremony will be 10 a.m. Saturday, May 13, at the church, 4247 Creighton Road, with Gov. Terry McAuliffe delivering the commencement address. Tickets are required to attend. The governor will be on hand to congratulate the two students who will share valedictorian honors, Nhat Hoang Van Le, who is graduating with a triple major in chemistry, math and physics, and Taylor Lauren White, who is graduating with a degree in community-based education. Both achieved 4.0 GPAs.

Richmond hospital recognized for comprehensive asthma control program By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU has earned national recognition for its You Can Control Asthma Now program, or UCAN, that enables young sufferers and their families better control the disease. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Richmond hospital its prestigious National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management in recognizing the UCAN program as a model for others to follow. The program’s main goal is to teach families and patients how to manage an ailment that the EPA estimates afflicts 6 million children. Asthma, which causes airways to swell and block breathing, is widely prevalent in Richmond. Among the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, Metro Richmond ranks among the top five places with the most triggers for asthma, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. UCAN was created to improve care for

“kids who come to us with poorly managed asthma,” said Dr. Michael S. Schechter, chief of pulmonary medicine and director of the UCAN community asthma program. He said the hospital has come to recognize that a team is needed to improve “asthma properly, including the physician making the diagnosis and prescribing treatment; the nurse making sure the family understands the disease; and the social worker helping families to overcome barriers to getting children needed care.” Dr. Schechter said UCAN’s services include sending health care workers to a patient’s home to identify environmental triggers within the home and to educate the household on how to avoid them. The UCAN team also follows up with the family, provides phone access to professionals and offers assistance with appointment scheduling and transportation and support for other challenges, including food, housing and mental health needs, Dr. Schechter said. “It’s great to receive this national recog-

nition, but it’s even better to see improvements in the children’s quality of life and a decrease in asthma-related hospitalizations and ER visits,” Dr. Schechter said. That’s the case for Zorater Miles, who praises UCAN for the work the team has done for her two grandchildren, 9-year-old Iyanna and 3-year-old Christian. “I can see the improvement,” Ms. Miles said. The EPA award shows that the vision for UCAN “has become a reality,” said Jeniece Roane, interim vice president of children’s services at the hospital. “Our vision was to provide comprehensive care and education in one convenient place, making it easier for families to manage this chronic health condition while keeping up with the day-to-day activities that go along with raising children.” The Children’s Hospital of Richmond is one of three 2017 recipients of the EPA award and the only health care provider in the group. There have been 41 winners since the EPA began issuing the award in 2005 during Asthma Awareness Month in May.

Unsung hero

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Julian Bey, a probation officer with the Department of Juvenile Justice, is surprised when his name is called as the recipient of the Unsung Hero Award at the Oliver Hill Day celebration last Friday at the Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. The awards program honors people in the community who, in the spirit of the late noted attorney, make outstanding contributions to the law, the city and the state. Retired Richmond Juvenile Court Judge Angela E. Roberts received the Gavel Award, while winners of the high school and middle school student essay contest also were announced.

City’s alley blitz, grass mowing effort on hold By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Bobby Vincent has halted the program to improve 1,300 alleys in Richmond. He also has sidelined a plan to step up grass mowing in parks and at schools and other city-owned property. The interim director of the city’s Department of Public Works said Monday he has hit the pause button on the effort. He has not rented extra equipment for the alley work, nor hired extra temporary workers. Instead, he is back to using only previously budgeted funds for alley repairs and grass cutting. “For now, we’re back to doing what we can with our current staff and equipment,” he said. The reason: Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s administration delayed moving forward a proposal to shift money to Public Works to cover the cost. The proposal to rebalance the budget was finally sent to Richmond City Council on Wednesday, according to the City Clerk’s Office, and it is unclear when it will be heard. The Free Press reported in the April 27-29 edition that the alley blitz was on, based on information from Mr. Vincent. He said he was moving ahead based on receiving the extra funds. The Richmond Police Department also was to receive about $235,000 to cover the cost of purchasing the Shots Fired sonar system to help police more

quickly detect the location of gunfire. It was to be part of the traditional reshuffle of budget funds before the end of the fiscal year on June 30. The budget amendment to make changes to the current 2016-17 fiscal year budget was supposed to be introduced Monday night for City Council’s consideration, and there has been no explanation for why it was put in two days late. The administration did not respond to a Free Press query about the status of the budget amendments. The paper that was introduced proposes to cut $4.14 million in overall spending, but would give large increases to two departments, Public Works and the Fire Department. Public Works would receive an extra $2.7 million and the Fire Department would gain an extra $2.6 million. Councilwoman Kim B. Gray said the big surprise in the proposal is the plan to cut $1.47 million from the Police Department, which for months has complained about being underfunded. Just a few months ago, City Council made budget shifts at the direction of the administration to provide $1.6 million to enable Police Chief Alfred Durham to add a new recruit class to increase the number of sworn officers. Ms. Gray said the administration “moved heaven and earth to get the money and now they are saying that it apparently wasn’t needed.” She called it

another example of why the council needs to have more oversight and authority over spending. A May amendment to the budget is a traditional action that involves reshuffling dollars near the end of the fiscal year to ensure a balanced budget. Among other things, the amendment is used to shift money from departments that have spent less than their budget allocation to departments that have gone over budget. The amendment also shifts money to projects that the administration wants to move forward on. The alley blitz is an example. In the past, council has rubber-stamped such amendments. But this time, as Councilwoman Kristen Larson put it, the amendment is “going to be controversial.” Among other things, City Council is concerned about the disappearance of a potential surplus. Based on second quarter figures, the council was notified that the city could end the 2017 fiscal year with a $5 million surplus. But last week, Finance Director John Wack told the council that unexpected reductions in revenues and increases in expenses meant the city, at best, would finish with a $12,000 surplus. He noted the city was required to refund $3.6 million to a business that was found to have overpaid license taxes and fees over a number of years.

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Trump to Comey: ‘You’re fired’ Continued from A1

Even though within days, Mr. Comey had reversed himself and announced that nothing new was found, Ms. Clinton and her supporters repeatedly have said that his initial announcement helped tank her candidacy. On Tuesday and again on Wednesday, White House officials denied allegations that President Trump was trying to shut down the Russia investigation. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York, however, said that President Trump needs to prove that’s the case, and he called for an independent prosecutor to handle the criminal probe into Trump campaign ties to Russia. An independent investigation into Moscow’s role in the election “is now the only way to go to restore the American people’s faith,” Sen. Schumer said. U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner of Virginia, President Trump the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee that also is investigating the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia and Russian interference in the election, called Mr. Comey’s firing “shocking.” “It is deeply troubling that the president has fired the FBI director during an active counter-intelligence investigation into improper contacts between the Trump campaign.

“Now more than ever,” he stated, “it is vital that the Senate probe is completed in a credible manner.” Democrats have some Republican allies who also are expressing concern about the firing. Among them are maverick Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, the Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. U.S. intelligence agencies concluded in a January report that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered an effort to disrupt the 2016 election, with the aim of helping President Trump win. Information about Russian interference began appearing in published reports four months before the November vote. Russian officials repeatedly have denied any meddling in the election, and the Trump administration denies allegations of collusion with Russia. President Trump fired Mr. Comey in a letter that the White House later released on Tuesday. In it, the president wrote, “It is essential that we find new leadership for the FBI that restores public trust and confidence in its vital law enforcement mission.” The president told Mr. Comey in the letter that he accepted the recommendation of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that Mr. Comey could no longer provide effective FBI leadership. Mr. Comey’s term was to run through September 2023. He took the job in 2013 after securing appointment from then President Obama and winning Senate confirmation. Mr. Sessions was an adviser to the Trump campaign before being picked by President Trump to lead the Justice Department.

Mr. Sessions had promised to avoid any involvement in the Russia investigation after he lied to a congressional committee about his own 2016 contacts with Russian officials in Washington. His request that the president fire Mr. Comey appears to contradict that promise, Democrats said. Mr. Comey’s deputy, Andrew McCabe, is now the acting FBI director. The White House said the search for a new permanent director would begin immediately. Pushing back against critics of the move, White House officials said the president also acted on the recommendation of Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, a career prosecutor who took office on April 25 and quickly concluded that Mr. Comey should be dismissed. Mr. Rosenstein sent his recommendation to Mr. Sessions, who concurred and they forwarded their recommendation to President Trump, who accepted it on Tuesday, they said. The White House released a memo in which Mr. Rosenstein wrote: “I cannot defend the Director’s handling of the conclusion of the investigation of Secretary Clinton’s emails, and I do not understand his refusal to accept the nearly universal judgment that he was mistaken.” Mr. Rosenstein cited several former Justice Department officials’ comments criticizing Mr. Comey’s handling of the Clinton email investigation, including his public statements. But one of those he cited, Donald Ayer, a former deputy attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, said in an email that the administration’s explanation of the firing was “a sham.”

Support builds for more fiscal controls Continued from A1

for Monday, May 15. Instead of providing funding in lump sums to departments, council has amended the spending plan to appropriate by programs and service codes within departments. The amendment would require the administration to seek council approval to shift money from one program area to another if the change is greater than 5 percent. In a statement Tuesday seeking to rally public support to head off the change, Mayor Stoney describing the Gray-Larson amendment as a threat to good government and an “overreach of legislative authority.” He appeared to threaten a veto of it. If the mayor vetoes the amendment, the council would need six votes to override it.

“I fully support transparency and accountability in our appropriations,” Mayor Stoney stated, “but my administration must have the ability to adjust to real-time circumstances and deploy resources in a timely manner, particularly Mayor Stoney in response to emergencies. “No other locality in the commonwealth has adopted such restrictive budget processes,” he said. But Ms. Gray called the mayor’s statement overblown, saying the new procedure would apply only to larger departments, such as Economic and Community Development, Fire, Human

REAL House to help former inmates on road to recovery Continued from A1

with education and skills training. A study of the program’s effectiveness in cutting recidivism, which Sheriff Woody released Wednesday, found that REAL had little effect on people who participated 60 days or less. Half the inmates with addiction challenges returned to the jail in less than a year on a new charge regardless of their participation in REAL. Researcher Lisa Jobe-Shields of the University of Richmond found that the program reduced recidivism when people were in the program at least 60 days and had the most impact on those who participated in the program for at least 90 days. Only about 30 percent of people in the program for 90 days or more were arrested again within a year. That’s one benefit of REAL House, officials said. It will extend residents’ time with the program. While the first in the city, the house on Dinwiddie will be the fifth Mr. Tillem has developed through his company, Journey House. He has created four others in Henrico County, including one for women and one for men to stay up to a year. There also are two rental homes where men who stayed in the first house can continue to share a house on a more permanent basis. Mr. Tillem and his wife, Kimberly, previously opened a social service center for women and children called The Sophie House. After leaving that operation, he came up with the idea of creating a business focusing on the housing needs of recovering addicts The REAL House is not inexpensive. Residents are asked to pay $135 a week or $540 a month, Mr. Tillem said. He said the residents would get some time to get their feet. “People come out without jobs and they need time to find work,” he said. “And they will be working on their sobriety.” The plan is to give new residents at REAL House at least 45 days to find a job, Dr. Scarbrough said. “We will be helping with that. We think that’s doable.” Still, everyone who stays will be required to pay their fair share, Mr. Tillem said, except for the house managers who receive free rent for their services. Based on his experience, he’s expecting some turnover. Usually, he said, only about half of residents can afford the rent. Mr. Tillem said he tries to employ residents in his property maintenance and landscaping firm. In the summer, he employs up to 12 people, he said. REAL House will not solve the housing problem that so many addicts face, Dr. Scarbrough acknowledged, despite being a step in the right direction. Richmond currently has about 350 beds for people with addictions, including CARITAS’ 214-bed Healing Place, located farther east on Dinwiddie Avenue from the REAL House, and the 80-bed Salvation Army center on Hermit-

Services, Police, Public Works and the Sheriff’s Office. “We’re just taking a baby step,” she said, insisting that she and her colleagues “are not trying to tie the administration’s hands or create difficulties.” Ms. Larson However, she said she and other members of the council are responding to constituents who made it clear during the fall campaign that they want to see more oversight and accountability for spending. “They want a better understanding of where the dollars are being spent,” she said. Ms. Gray and other council members noted that the city administration, led by Chief Administrative Officer Selena Cuffee-Glenn, last year kept telling the public there was no money to cut the grass, repair potholes or pay for other core services. But then, as council members spent hours earlier this month trying to find an additional $2.7 million to improve pay for police officers and firefighters, the Stony administration revealed it had achieved a $13 million surplus in the 2016 fiscal year. And then, without any consultation with the

council, the money was stuffed into a savings account that the council could not touch. Several council members said publicly there was plenty of money, but the administration refused to allow it to be appropriMs. Gray ated in an effort to impress bond rating agencies. “We need to make sure that money we appropriate for certain items, such police pay or alley work, doesn’t get shifted to cover some other costs we know nothing about,” Ms. Gray said. She said the council expects to make a $28 million investment in improving pay in the public safety arena over three years and “that kind of investment needs a healthy level of scrutiny.” Ms. Trammell said she supports the amendment because she wants to make sure the money council found to improve police and firefighter pay is used for that purpose. Despite efforts by the administration to get her to change her mind, Ms. Trammell said she’s paying no attention because “I’m hearing from my constituents, and they’re telling me I’m doing the right thing.”

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A grand opening for the REAL House, established by Michael J. “Mike” Tillem at 2201 Dinwiddie Ave., is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16.

age Road. The McShin Foundation, which focuses on drug rehab, also operates about 80 beds in homes. One or two churches also operate rehab houses. But most of those places are full and have two- to three-month waiting lists, Dr. Scarbrough said. Some help is on the way as CARITAS moves forward with plans to develop a women’s recovery center at 2220 Stockton St. that could serve an additional 180 to 200 people. But that still would not cover the need. Dr. Scarbrough noted that the city jail releases more than 9,500 people a year back to civilian life. She estimates that at least 6,000 of them have addiction challenges that they came to jail with and will leave with unresolved. About 300 of the released inmates were participants in the REAL program. Among that group, she said about 70 percent are headed back to the homes and neighborhoods in which they developed their addictions because they have no other options. The REAL House will allow a few more people to be located in a recovery space, she said. “These men already face huge challenges because of their records in finding work. And they also have to work every hour of every day to avoid a relapse,” Mr. Tillem said. “I just wanted to help.”

Lt. Gov. Northam calls for a “G3: Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back” plan with an estimated upfront cost of about $37 million. The program would require a yearlong public service commitment from participating students enrolled in certification programs for certain technical training. Officials with the Northam campaign say the cost to jump start the plan would be covered in part by consolidating certain existing workforce training programs and by the increased income tax revenue expected to come from program graduates who would earn higher wages. Lt. Gov. Northam said previously that the state could expect to yield a return on the education investment after five years. Meanwhile, Mr. Perriello explained during the debate that his strategy to pay for free community college is part of his larger economic reform proposal with an estimated price tag of $1 billion. The plan includes closing certain tax loopholes and making cuts to the administrative and management costs of the Virginia Lottery and the Virginia Retirement System. His plan also calls for gradual tax hikes for people who earn $500,000 or more annually. Mr. Perriello said the increased tax revenue would allow the state to put more resources toward lifting those at the bottom into the middle class. “I think this is a difference between our approaches and plans,” said Lt. Gov. Northam, jabbing at his opponent’s ideas midway through the debate. “I

think you have to be realistic in Virginia. Virginia is a fiscally responsible state. And to raise taxes … that’s not realistic in Richmond.” Their arguments over funding free community college led both men to question one another’s allegiance to the Democratic Party. Mr. Perriello said the issue “goes to the heart of understanding why Dr. Northam voted for Republican George W. Bush twice — in 2000 and 2004. Trickle-down economics that he has supported in the past does not create growth.” Murmurs of “oooooh” arose from the audience as Mr. Perriello continued. “I think leadership is about saying you can’t get something for free. You have to pay for the investments in education.” Lt. Gov. Northam was denied a rebuttal as debate moderators Bill Fitzgerald of WTVR in Richmond and Barbara Ciara of WTKR in Norfolk moved on to another question. However the lieutenant governor seized the opportunity to bring up a 2009 article published in The Washington Times in which Mr. Perriello was characterized as a Libertarian who became a Democrat only when he decided to run for Congress in 2008. He narrowly defeated the Republican incumbent to win the 5th District congressional seat. He was defeated two years later in the 2010 election. As Mr. Perriello denied that he is a recent convert to the Democratic Party, Lt. Gov. Northam also brought up an interview Mr. Perriello reportedly had on FOX News in which he touted his record for voting with Republicans

60 percent of the time while serving in Congress. “People who live in glass houses should not be throwing stones because sometimes the glass, when it breaks, can get very sharp,” Lt. Gov. Northam quipped as the audience roared with laughter. The two men also differed on Virginia’s status as a rightto-work state and on charter school expansion. Mr. Perriello expressed opposition to expanding charter schools, saying investments should be made in Virginia’s public schools. Lt. Gov. Northam said charter schools on a regional basis could be a future approach, but said immediate priorities should include increasing public schoolteacher pay and expanding universal pre-kindergarten access. On Virginia’s right-to-work law, Lt. Gov. Northam suggested a repeal or change is unfeasible given the current majority GOP makeup of the state legislature. “I think rather than pick fights that we perhaps can’t win right now, we need to talk about how (we can) help labor,” including by increasing the minimum wage and requiring paid sick leave for workers. Mr. Perriello labeled the law as an anti-growth strategy and said, if elected, he would attempt to change it. “Ultimately, what we need to understand is that things like the establishment of the 40-hour work week and the weekend came for a reason and that was because people were able to organize.” The debate will be rebroadcast at 11:35 p.m. Saturday, May 13, on WTVR-CBS6.

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A rat in Washington We smell a rat in Washington, and it reeks worse than the swamp that President Trump says he wants to drain. In fact, the smell is emanating from the White House, where President Trump on Tuesday fired FBI Director James Comey, the man investigating the president’s ties to the Russian government and its efforts to sabotage the 2016 national election. Mr. Comey’s firing is a clear signal of danger for American democracy and of a possible cover-up by President Trump. In January, U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an effort to disrupt the U.S. presidential election to harm Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and to boost the chances of winning for Mr. Trump, the Republican candidate. In March testimony before a House intelligence committee, Mr. Comey confirmed an FBI probe into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russian government to influence the election’s outcome. He also said he believed Russian meddling into U.S. affairs would continue because the Kremlin believed their efforts in the 2016 race had been successful. On Tuesday, grand jury subpoenas were issued by federal prosecutors in the FBI probe just hours before President Trump fired Mr. Comey. Coincidence? We think not. With growing evidence that Mr. Trump and his aides were working with the Russians to infect America’s democratic process, we believe President Trump’s latest actions are an attempt to quash the FBI probe by firing Mr. Comey and naming his replacement. We have not been fans of Mr. Comey since the late 1990s, when he served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Richmond and targeted African-American men for lockup and to boost the prison rolls with his draconian “Weed and Seed” anti-violence program. And we believe Mr. Comey recklessly and unfairly influenced the outcome of the presidential election by announcing 11 days before its end that he was reopening the investigation into Mrs. Clinton’s emails from a private server — though the probe turned up nothing untoward. However, Mr. Comey’s firing by President Trump causes us even greater concern that the president is trying to undermine the U.S. government and our democracy. The president’s stated reasons for firing Mr. Comey are flimsy at best, giving rise to feelings of déjà vu with the Watergate scandal of the 1970s involving President Richard Nixon’s involvement in a burglary at the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters and its cover-up. When President Nixon was issued subpoenas for copies of White House tapes in the Watergate probe, he ordered the special prosecutor in the case to be fired. But the U.S. attorney general and his deputy at the time refused and resigned their posts instead. The third ranking justice department official at the time then complied with President Nixon’s order and fired the special prosecutor. When the evidence mounted against President Nixon, he resigned. That was in August 1974. Forty-three years later, history is repeating itself with President Trump seeking to damage the integrity and foundation of our democracy. Aside from his book, “The Art of the Deal,” President Trump has shown us that he believes anyone and anything can be bought and sold. Last week, his son-in-law’s sister used her White House connection to try to persuade investors in China to pump money into a New Jersey housing development in exchange for U.S. visas and a path to citizenship. We call on right-minded members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and concerned people across the nation to stand up and say American democracy is not for sale. Nor are our elections. And we add our voice to the loud and growing chorus of Democrats and Republicans calling for the appointment of an independent prosecutor or commission to look into possible collusion between President Trump and his campaign aides and associates and the Russians. This is not going away, no matter how many times President Trump or his paid mouthpieces claim the allegations of collusion are fake and that there is “no there there.” Let an independent special prosecutor get to the bottom of it. With Mr. Comey now perhaps able to testify more openly about what his probe has so far revealed, let the American people see if what they are smelling is more than the swamp.

Democracy in action Democracy: A government of, by and for the people. It’s one of the core principles upon which this nation is built. It’s what separates us, the United States, from places like Russia, China, North Korea and Saudi Arabia, to name a few. We believe in the power of our voice and our vote, both of which are guaranteed and protected under the U.S. Constitution. Now is the time to use that power — to tell your local, state and federal representatives what you think and what you want. GOP Congressman Dave Brat, who represents parts of Richmond, Henrico, Hanover and Chesterfield in the 7th District, learned about that power Tuesday night when he was met by a crowd of boisterous constituents at his town hall meeting in Midlothian. They wanted to know why he voted to repeal and replace Obamacare and why he believes it doesn’t matter whether President Trump releases his tax returns. Congressman Brat was voted into office by the people of the 7th District. Now he must listen to those he represents. In Richmond, the School Board is holding a series of public forums for feedback on what the community wants in the next schools superintendent. Thousands of families have children who attend Richmond Public Schools. And all who live and/or work in the city pay taxes, which go to support the schools. What does our school system need — what do our children need — from the next person in the top leadership role? What commitment do we want to see to our children and our schools? What issues must he or she be equipped and prepared to address? What are our expectations for the person who will help guide and propel our children toward the future? While you may contact School Board members at any time to express your opinion, the current series of forums are an open invitation to express your views. We hope our community will take advantage of this opportunity. We also urge voters to prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday, June 13, to cast ballots in the primary elections for local constitutional officers, including city sheriff and treasurer, and for state office seekers, including candidates seeking the Democratic and Republican nominations for governor and lieutenant governor. Candidates have been appearing at forums around the city and the state, and have been on radio call-in programs. More are scheduled. Attend. Tune in. Call in. Listen. Engage. Our voice — and our vote — are our power. Use it.

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Communities of color and the environment The Trump administration has made it clear that it plans to limit environmental protections and reverse course on the stronger regulations achieved under President Obama out of concern for the bottom lines of corporate America. M a i n stream media has covered President Trump’s decision to prioritize private profits over public health and the wellbeing of our environment. But media attention hasn’t focused on the impacts to African-Americans across the United States who face a greater environmental burden than white Americans. Unfortunately, AfricanAmerican communities are more likely to be situated in neighborhoods with higher levels of pollution because of their proximity to landfills, highways, refineries or coal-fired power plants. A University of Minnesota study showed that nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant produced by cars and heavy industry that

is linked to asthma and heart disease, is more prevalent even in well-off communities of color than in white communities with similar income levels. Furthermore, the majority of the 9 million people living near hazardous waste sites are people of color.

Keith Rushing President Trump’s EPA, under the direction of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, decided last month to reverse course on nearly two dozen environmental rules. And with some of them, the correlation to public health in African-American communities is abundantly clear. Last month, Mr. Pruitt was granted a delay in defending the ozone or smog standard from lawsuits by polluters and conservative states that sought to keep the strongest ever ozone standard from being implemented. Ozone, a deadly pollutant emitted by cars, trucks and factories, causes asthma attacks. The 2015 standard, established under President Obama, was attacked immediately through federal lawsuits by polluters and conservative states, which

argued that it was unnecessary even though the EPA’s scientific research showed that hundreds of lives would be saved by the tougher measures. One in six African-American children has asthma, the highest prevalence of any racial group. African-Americans are also three times as likely as white people to end up in the emergency room or die from asthma. So the impact of failing to protect the nation from ozone pollution is quite clear for our communities. The Trump administration also asked the federal court to delay its defense of the firstever mercury and air toxin standard that limits pollution, like lead and mercury, from coal-fired power plants. Like the ozone standard, the 2012 mercury and air toxin standard was attacked by industry through litigation. The pollution from coal-fired plants is no laughing matter. It is linked to heart disease, asthma and developmental and learning disabilities among babies and children. And this is particularly important for African-Americans. For example, an NAACP

GOP celebration premature After months of “repeal and replace” rhetoric, Congress has passed a pitiful little bill designed to eliminate the Affordable Care Act. To watch Republicans gather in the Rose Garden to “celebrate” the narrow passage of their paltry bill, you would have thought that 45 was about to sign groundbreaking legislation. Instead, changes to the Affordable Care Act must be ironed out between the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. It is unlikely that the Senate will be as quick to succumb to 45’s pressure the same way the House did. Only 20 Republicans had the decency to oppose the flawed legislation. Meanwhile, groups such as the American Medical Association and AARP have said the legislation is unacceptable. It illustrates the odious nature of the 45 presidency, which is a triumph of predatory capitalism and exploitation. Poor people lose with this legislation, and so do people with pre-existing medical conditions. Older people, too, will lose, but people who earn more than $200,000 a year — or couples who earn more than $250,000 a year — see their taxes go down by about 3.8 percent. The 45th president says this plan will lower premiums and deductibles, and that those who have pre-existing conditions will not be hurt. But the legislation says otherwise. Democrats were silly, but not wrong, to serenade Republicans with “Hey, hey, hey, good-

will take House concerns into consideration, but others insist that they will keep their own counsel. Similarly, it is too early for 45 and his henchmen to celebrate something that is only the first step in an arduous process that may take months to complete. What is worth noting, though, is how desperate they are to scrap former President Obama’s important health insurance legacy. Those smiling people in the Rose Garden were, at best, deluJulianne Malveaux sional. They were celebrating the “repeal” of the Affordable Care Act and its replacement with the legislative change will cost a mean-spirited plan to make and how many people will lose health insurance more difficult their health insurance under the to attain. It would have been plan. Instead, they crowded on useful if, instead, Republicans the White House lawn as if they had joined Democrats to fix those had something to celebrate. parts of the Affordable Care Act Their gathering was akin to that can be improved. Unfortusomeone giving a party because nately, that would mean giving they took, but did not yet pass, credit to the president whose a final exam. But 45 and his vision and foresight provided cronies were clearly so desperhealth insurance to millions of ate for any kind of victory that Americans. they reveled in their preliminary Thank goodness for a process celebration. that sometimes seems cumberThe legislation that passed some. Now, the process will save on May 4 is, by most accounts, us from Republican anti-Obama worse than the legislation that venom. These folks were in such failed weeks ago. With the GOP’s a hurry to “repeal and replace” first plan to dump the ACA, the CBO said about 24 million the Affordable Care Act that they people would lose their health ignored cost, preparation and insurance and that premiums process. They were so eager for would be 15 percent to 20 percent a celebration that they weren’t even clear about what they were higher in 2018 and 2019. The nonsense that was passed celebrating. They are setting themselves on May 4 is likely to create consequences that are even up for 2018, and their small, petty victory may be the origins of their more severe. It is too soon to wail, moan defeat, if only Democrats have and wring hands this early in the discipline and the energy to the game. After all, the Sen- keep the pressure up. The writer is an economist ate has to weigh in, and the Senate is already writing its and founder of Economic Eduown legislation. Some say they cation. bye.” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California was colorful, but not incorrect, in telling the Republicans who voted for the legislation that they will “glow in the dark.” As New York Democrat Louise Slaughter said, some committed “political suicide” by voting for the rancid bill. Republicans were so desperate for a victory that they didn’t even wait for the Congressional Budget Office to analyze the bill and talk about how much

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study found that the majority of the 6 million people living near coal-fired power plants are lowincome and people of color. Scientific research at the EPA under President Obama showed that 11,000 premature deaths would be avoided by implementing the mercury and air toxin standard. But as with many environmental regulations, polluting industries that have to spend more to reduce the pollution they spew into communities do whatever they can to reverse or weaken these protections. We must understand that diseases like asthma and heart disease don’t just happen. When decisions are made about where polluting industries should be placed, our communities too often end up in the crosshairs. We must be vigilant about the need to stand up for environmental protections. Our lives are at stake. The writer is lead advocacy press secretary for Earthjustice, a nonprofit environmental law organization.

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What’s in a street name? When land developers plan housing projects, business parks, health care complexes, school campuses or recreational areas, the streets, and often buildings, are named. Who would want to move to a street with a vulgar or ugly name, like Vulgar Parkway or Pneumonia Avenue? Wouldn’t that also affect property values? People living on Righteous Way or Freedom Highway would surely avoid lower property market appraisals resulting from a street name. Another example of what might be nice is if Henpeck Road in New Kent County became Harmony Road. People exposed daily to morally enhanced names for streets would be affected positively in their lives. It would actually result in citizen character building because the goodness of the virtues would rub off on the people seeing these street signs. Streets in New Kent County that now have virtues as their names are Neighborly Lane and Peace Road, undoubtedly inducing better-than-otherwise social interaction among their residents. Suppose a street is named Sanctity Place. Would there be less cussing and promiscuity there? Naming a street leading to a church Forgiveness Lane would fit in well with the church’s teaching. It also may serve to soften some people’s aim for hateful revenge for an ill done to them. In recent surveys, a huge majority of Americans think morals in this country are tanking. Do we want to advance our country morally and technologically? Is there a chance that idealistic names and similar moves might help cut crime and improve compatibility of people’s behavior in the community? Might it even cause people to pull together to make us the best country for living here?

Where is money coming from to pay Bedden’s severance? Re “Payout for Bedden,” May 4-6 edition: I see that outgoing Richmond Schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden will receive a severance package of nearly $300,000. The Richmond School Board most likely will be paying a search committee to narrow down the superintendent candidates. For a school system supposedly strapped for finances, where is the money coming from? Teachers and parents have been complaining for the longest about some of the schools being old and antiquated. Many of their pleas seem to roll off deaf ears. What kind of message does this send? It is very important that students be housed in suitable facilities and placed in a positive environment to learn. Are we meeting that requirement?

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Some of the teachers and parents say no. We ended up having a surplus of $8.3 million, so why wasn’t some of that money used to help with some of the deficiencies? I know it’s not enough to remedy all of the problems in the school system, but it sure could help with some. Whatever we do, we need to get it right because the students are our top responsibility. Money needs to be spent prudently and responsibly with the students in mind. I cannot say that has always been done. Let’s get this right for the kids’ sake. ERNEST PARKER JR. Richmond

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE FAIR RATE OF RETURN ON COMMON EQUITY TO BE APPLIED TO ITS RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSES CASE NO. PUR-2017-00038 On March 31, 2017, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion” or “Company”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an application (“Application”) for the determination of the fair rate of return on common equity (“ROE”) to be applied to its rate adjustment clauses pursuant to § 56-585.1:1 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”). Enacted in 2015, this provision of the Code requires that: Commencing in 2017 and concluding in 2019, the State Corporation Commission, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, shall conduct a proceeding every two years to determine the fair rate of return on common equity to be used by a Phase II Utility as the general rate of return applicable to rate adjustment clauses under subdivisions A 5 or A 6 of § 56-585.1. A Phase II Utility’s filing in such proceedings shall be made on or before March 31 of 2017 and 2019. The Company requests that the Commission approve an ROE of 10.50% for Dominion’s rate adjustment clauses approved under Subdivisions A 5 and A 6 of § 56-585.1 of the Code, to be applied prospectively, effective with the date of the Commission’s final order in this proceeding. Dominion currently has a total of nine such rate adjustment clauses. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on September 6, 2017, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. The Company’s Application and the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company: Dominion, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. Copies of the public version of all documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center, located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing, on or before June 30, 2017, a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00038. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing. On or before July 26, 2017, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. Respondents also shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format; and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00038. On or before August 31, 2017, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Application shall file with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. 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Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

Basketball star Frank Mason III to be honored with special events

Frank Mason III’s legion of basketball fans will get a chance to see their hero up close and personal in Petersburg and Richmond. Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20, have been named Frank Mason Day in events being organized by Tarrer Management Group LLC, a sports agency. Mason, who twice led Petersburg High School to the state Group AAA finals at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center, went on to enjoy a brilliant career playing point guard for the University of Kansas. Earlier this year, Mason swept all the national individual honors in basketball, winning the James A. Naismith,

John Wooden, Oscar Robertson, Bob Cousy, Sporting News and Associated Press Player of the Year awards. He also was named Big 12 Player of the Year after leading Kansas to the conference title. The Mason Day festivities will begin Friday, May 19, at Union Station, 103 River St. in Old Town Petersburg. The basketball star will be presented a key to the city by Petersburg Mayor Samuel Parham at 7:10 p.m. Slated to speak at the program are former Petersburg High Coach William Lawson III and University of Kansas Coach Bill Self, who is traveling from Lawrence, Kan. Also, the name of the street now called Pin Oak Drive in Petersburg will be changed to Frank Mason

Way in his honor. On Saturday, May 20, Mason has agreed to participate in a Crimson Wave alumni game at Petersburg High’s William Lawson Jr. Gymnasium at 2 p.m. At halftime of that exhibition game, Mason’s high school jersey, No. 15, will be retired and hung from the gymnasium’s rafters. At 6:05 p.m. May 20, Mason will be at The Diamond, Richmond’s baseball stadium, to throw out the first ball at the Richmond Flying Squirrels game against the Harrisburg Senators. He will be available for autographs after the ceremonial first toss. Mason is competing this week at the NBA Combine in Chicago. He is hopeful his name will be called June 22 at the NBA draft in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Richmonder signs free agent contract with Buffalo Bills Nigel Williams has a foot in the door with the NFL Buffalo Bills. The next step is to get all the way in. He will have the opportunity to impress first-year Coach Sean McDermott when the Bills open their Official Training Activities on May 18 in Orchard Park, N.Y. A native Richmonder, the 6-foot-2, 295-pound defensive lineman starred at Benedictine Prep before going on to a solid four-year career at Virginia Tech from 2013 through 2016, spanning 52 games. In four seasons with the Hokies, he produced 23 tackles, including seven sacks. He also was a regular for Tech special teams. Undrafted, Williams has signed a makegood, three-year, free agent contract with Buffalo worth $1,665,000. His 2017 salary would be $465,000 if he makes the team. The Bills’ first preseason game will be at home Aug. 10 against the Minnesota Vikings Nigel Williams at New Era Stadium. The regular season begins Sept. 10 at home against the New York Jets. In Buffalo, Williams joins two former Hokies, quarterback Tyrod Taylor from Hampton and tight end Logan Thomas from Lynchburg.

VUU’s Stanback gets free agent contract with Green Bay Virginia Union University standout William Stanback wears a shirt from the Green Bay Packers, the NFL team with which he signed a free agent contract.

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Justin Hunter, center, leaps across the finish line to take first place in the 60-meter race at the CIAA Indoor Championship in February.

VUU’s Justin Hunter combines physics with track

Virginia Union University’s Justin Hunter excels with body and mind. His favorite things include studying physics and participating in track and field events. The ever-calculating Hunter connects physics, a new major at VUU, and the physical act of sprinting. “One reason I changed to physics, after starting off in math, was to figure out how to run faster,” the junior told the Free Press in a recent interview. “It’s like Newton’s Second Law of Motion — force equals mass equals acceleration. The faster you apply force (stride) into the ground, the faster you go.” He also goes into it with lots of practice and weight training. And then there’s genetics. He mentions his father. “He’s real fast, too. He played sports in the military and got me into track.” VUU track Coach Melissa Ferry puts it this way: “Justin has a very strong start. He generates lots of power with his stride and that helps.” The muscular, 5-foot-8 Hunter, hailing from Pembroke Pines Charter High School in Miramar, Fla., has parlayed that explosive drive into multiple school records and CIAA titles. He won the CIAA indoor title at 60 meters in 6.81 seconds last winter and added the conference’s 100-meter crown with 10.63 this spring. The fleet Hunter holds VUU school records in the 200 meters (21.1 seconds) indoors and outdoors and in the 400 meters outdoors (47.33 seconds). Hunter ran that 400-meter personal best on May 3 in Lynchburg, finishing an eyelash ahead of teammate Devin Simon, a

William Stanback is hoping his next football touchdown comes at the NFL Green Bay Packers’ historic Lambeau Field. After rushing for 1,299 yards and 15 touchdowns last season for Virginia Union University, Stanback has signed a three-year, make-good, free agent contract with the legendary Wisconsin franchise. The 6-foot, 233-pound Stanback signed following the Packers rookie mini-camp last weekend in Green Bay. The Packers’ offseason roster now Solly Walker was front and center in the sits at 90. desegregation of NCAA college basketball. NFL teams are allowed 53 players on the acThe South Carolina native, who broke tive regular season roster, just 46 of which can the color barrier on the team at St. John’s dress for a given game. University in 1950, died Tuesday, May 2, A native of Uniondale, N.Y., Stanback played 2017, in New York at age 85. one season at Virginia Union after transferring As a child, Mr. Walker moved with his from the University of Central Florida. A workfamily to New York and became a bashorse for the Panthers, he averaged more than ketball sensation at Boys High School in 20 carries per game while earning All-CIAA Brooklyn. honors. He signed with St. John’s Coach Frank In 25 games at UCF, he ran for 1,157 yards and McGuire and played one season on the fresh16 touchdowns, picking up All-American Athletic man team before joining the varsity squad in Conference honors as a freshman. 1951 and logging three strong seasons. At Pro Day at the College of William & Mary There were only a sprinkling of Africanin the fall, Stanback ran the 40-yard dash in 4.55 American athletes playing for NCAA Division seconds. He ran it in 4.48 at the NFL Regional I level schools at that time. Combine near Washington. During his sophomore year, Mr. Walker Green Bay is looking for a featured ball carrier broke another barrier when the St. John’s after Eddie Lacy left the Packer via free agency team played the University of Kentucky on to join the Seattle Seahawks. its home court. Kentucky at that time still VUU’s last draftee was defensive back Pete refused to admit African-American students Hunter, plucked in the fifth round of the 2002 to its undergraduate program and had an draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Prior to Hunter, all-white basketball team until 1970. The the last Panther selected was Mike Brim, another Kentucky coach refused to let Mr. Walker defensive back, in the fourth round of the 1988 play on the Southern school’s home court draft by the Phoenix Cardinals. until the St. John’s coach told him to go The last VUU running back picked was Lofell ahead and cancel the game. Williams in the ninth round of the 1975 draft by In the end, the Kentucky coach relented and the Cincinnati Bengals.

freshman from Smithfield who clocked in at 47.39. Both runners eclipsed the Panthers’ record of 48.02 seconds set in 2015 by Jontue McDowell. “The 400 time surprised me. I’m usually Justin Hunter stronger at the shorter races,” Hunter said. “Devin is really the star in that. I was just trying to beat him.” Hunter and Simon, along with Iyon Oravitz and Jordan Bolden, helped set VUU’s 4x400 relay record this spring. Hunter has at least one more meet, and

“Golden oldie” Any talk of CIAA track history invariably leads to the mention of Steve Riddick. As a Norfolk State University student in 1972, Riddick won the NCAA Division II 100-meter title in a record 10 seconds. His record still holds. Riddick went on to capture an Olympic gold medal racing a leg on the United States 4x100 relay team at the 1976 Olympic games in Montreal.

perhaps two, this season. He’ll run the 400 Sunday, May 14, at the Last Chance Meet at North Carolina A&T State University. After that, he hopes to qualify for NCAA Division II Nationals May 26 through 28 in Bradenton, Fla. Currently, he has only a provisional qualifying time with the 14th fastest 400 mark nationally. NCAA qualifiers will be announced Tuesday, May 16.

Regardless, he’s not through. He will return to VUU during the next school year with one season remaining of indoor track eligibility. He plans to receive his degree in physics in the spring of 2018, then pursue a career in education and coaching. Hunter was recruited to VUU by Panthers former Coach Wilbert Johnson, a native Floridian now coaching at Virginia State University. “I didn’t get serious about track in high school until my senior year,” Hunter recalled. “I’m not really sure where Coach Johnson saw me. I just got an email out of nowhere.” Hunter ran under Coach Johnson at VUU but then transferred to Riverside Community College in California, where he competed one season. He has blossomed since returning to VUU and working this winter and spring with Coach Ferry. “Cool to me,” he said of the coaching change. “No problems.” He spends much of his time training for track at Sport Backers Stadium, an off-campus facility the Panthers share with Virginia Commonwealth University, and in the classroom and library studying the laws of physics. His spring workload included Physics 252. “It’s mostly about motors, engineering and wiring,” he said. “What I’m most interested in is astrophysics, which is more about studying the motion of heavenly bodies: The sun, the stars, etc.” With Hunter’s knowledge of physics, “wishing upon a star” just might result in shaving a few tenths of a second off his already blazing times.

College star who broke color barrier dies at 85

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Solly Walker dribbles around the defense in this St. John’s University photo. He was the first African-American player on the team, joining the varsity squad in 1951 after a year on the freshman team.

Mr. Walker became the first African-American player to take the court at the school. Withstanding bigoted remarks from the crowd, the 6-foot-4 Mr. Walker made six of his first

seven shots and the taunts increased. Mysteriously, he was removed from the game. Coach McGuire explained the decision, saying Mr. Walker was injured. Mr. Walker helped St. John’s to the NCAA finals, where the team lost to the University of Kansas in 1952. He also helped the team to the NIT finals in 1953. St. John’s lost to Seton Hall University. The NIT Most Outstanding Player award that year went to another African-American player, 7-foot Walter Dukes of Seton Hall. As a senior in 1954, Mr. Walker led St. John’s in scoring — 14.4 points per game — and in rebounding — 12.2 rebounds per game. During his three varsity seasons, Mr. Walker scored a total of 573 points and snagged 496 rebounds. He later became one of the first African-American athletes inducted into St. John’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Mr. Walker was drafted by the NBA’s New York Knicks, but instead accepted a position with the New York City Board of Education. He spent much of his life as a teacher and principal in the New York City school system. Survivors include his wife, Minta Walker, two sons and four daughters.

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Personality: Annie Giles Spotlight on longtime volunteer, advocate for Whitcomb Court For roughly five decades, Annie Giles has worked to make Whitcomb Court a better place to live and raise children. She has volunteered her time to a range of efforts, including registering people to vote, feeding the hungry and fighting crime. At one time, the 80-year-old Richmond native directed the soup kitchen at Gospel Baptist Church. When her granddaughter wasn’t accepted into an early childhood development program, she started her own — the Parent-Tot Program — that helped not only her granddaughter, but lots of other children living in the Whitcomb Court public housing community. The program later was replicated at six other city housing communities. Because of her initiative, Mrs. Giles received an award from the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. In January, the City of Richmond placed streets signs in her honor — Annie Giles St. — at intersections in the Whitcomb Court area. On Saturday, May 20, she will be recognized and celebrated for her life’s work. The event will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. at The Conrad Center, 1400 Oliver Hill Way. It is sponsored by 6th District City Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson. “I have always been involved in advocacy for children, families and the elderly in East End Richmond,” Mrs. Giles said. The daughter of a Baptist minister, Mrs. Giles was influenced the most by her parents, who founded Gospel Baptist Church, now located on Harvie Road. Working in service to others was a way of life, she says. They served as strong examples of faith, dedication and service. When her first marriage ended, Mrs. Giles moved her family to Whitcomb Court in the mid-1960s, where she has become an advocate for families and children. Voting is a subject close to her heart. In addition to registering people to vote, she has volunteered through the years on numerous political campaigns. “We volunteered, from knocking on doors to reminding folks that their votes do count, and their voices need to be heard,” she says. “Volunteering at the polls, we’d get started at 6 a.m.,” she says. Crime is an issue that gets under her skin, she says, because of the public misconceptions about the causes and the perpetrators of crime in and around Whitcomb Court. “People don’t understand that the criminals coming through here committing crime are not a part of our community. They don’t live here,” she says. “They are just driving through wreaking havoc on the community. “It’s up to us to report people who don’t live out here and are committing crimes. People need to speak up.” Whitcomb Court, she says, is a good community and a good stepping stone for individuals and families to start out. She says residents must take responsibility to keep it a community where families can flourish. Meet this week’s Personality and longtime community advocate, Annie Giles:

Political campaigns I have worked on: I have been an active volunteer in elections for more than 25 years, including Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s run for governor, Joe Morrissey’s run for the Virginia House of Delegates and President Obama’s 2008 election and 2012 re-election campaign for president. Importance of political involvement: There are people who say they don’t vote because their vote doesn’t count. I volunteer to help let them know that it isn’t true.

James and Norris (deceased) Johnson; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Upcoming recognition: The event “Honoring Annie Giles — The Model of Leadership in Whitcomb” 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at The Conrad Center. How I feel about recognition: I feel it is a great honor to be recognized for all of my work in the community after all of these years. What it means to me: I do volunteer work because it makes me feel good to know that I have helped people in some way to make things better. I love it. Roles I have played in Whitcomb Court: East District Family Resource Center Board of Directors; Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority Advisory Board; co-founder of Richmond Children’s Board Family Resource Center; president of the Whitcomb Court Tenant Council for more than 20 years; founder of ParentTot Program; member of East End Partnerships for Families; involvement with the Parent Resource Network, including

When and why I became involved: Since I became a resident of Whitcomb Court, I have helped to make things better. Projects I am involved with now: Whitcomb Court Tenant Council. My goal in life has been to: Always try to be the best I can for myself and others. If you don’t have charity and willingness to help others in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. Current status of Whitcomb Court: Improving because programs are helping people. We’ve come a long way from where we were years ago. I’m looking forward to even more progress in the future. Needs of families: More job training for mothers to get into the workforce, after-school programs for children and GED and other classes to help people get their education.

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Special street signs honoring Annie Giles are located at four intersections in Whitcomb Court. Richmond City Council approved the honor in January.

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Happenings ¿Qué Pasa? Festival Music, dance and food highlight the ¿Qué Pasa? Festival of Virginia on Saturday that drew thousands of people to the Canal Walk and Turning Basin in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom. The annual event, hosted by the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, celebrates and showcases the state’s diverse Latino community and culture. At left, performers from the Latin Ballet of Virginia show off jumps and turns, while, at night, Jose Lorenzo and his band, Timbason la Original perform. Canal boats, below, were decorated in the style of the famous Floating Gardens of Xochimilco in Mexico City for tours by festival-goers. Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

20th annual Asian-American celebration set for May 20 The culture and heritage of 16 nations will be on display in Richmond at the 20th Annual Asian-American Celebration. The free event, featuring food, music and dancing, will take place 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Downtown. This year’s theme is “Amazing Asia,” said Mahmud Chowdury, chairman of the Asian-American Society of Central Virginia, the producing organization.

“Each year, we provide something new for attendees,” Mr. Chowdury said, and “this year will be no exception. We expect this to be a fun and exciting day for visitors of all ages.” Along with entertainment, highlights will include a cooking competition, activities for children and booths with exhibits from each of the countries highlighted. They are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka,

Thailand and Vietnam. More than 50,000 people with family ties to those countries now call the Richmond area home, Mr. Chowdury said. Mr. Chowdury said the event, which was first held in 1998, “seeks to foster cultural awareness and to promote diversity and unity and allows our members to give back to the community where we live, work and play.” Details: AASOCVinfo@gmail.com.

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Chimborazo Park was filled with music and fun last Friday, the first of the two-day RVA East End Festival. Above, Chia-Hsuan Lin, associate conductor of the Richmond Symphony, leads the musicians in a repertoire that energized the crowd. At right, waiting in the wings to perform are cast members from the Virginia

Repertory Theatre’s production of “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.” The festival was sponsored by the City of Richmond, Richmond Public Schools, the Richmond Symphony and a consortium of local businesses and civic organizations to raise money to support music and arts programs in city schools in the East End.

Richmond NAACP to host membership meet-and-greet

The Richmond Branch NAACP is seeking to pump up its membership as it marks a century of civil rights work in the city. The branch has scheduled a meet-andgreet next week for people interested in joining. The event will be held from 6 to 10 p.m.

Friday, May 19, at the Royal Manchester Event Center, 1173 Wall St., in South Side, behind the Richmond Christian Center. Tickets are $15. Details: Sylvia C. Wood, (804) 3370698, or Margaret Johnson, (804) 873-0322, or email rvanaacp@gmail.com.

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Upcoming Free Health Seminars We’ll be offering the following free health seminars at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s Kelly Education Center, located at 1800 Lakeside Avenue. Registration is recommended. Free parking available.

Thursday, May 18, 2017 | 5:30 p.m. Rooting for a Cure Wednesday, May 24, 2017 | 5:30 p.m. How Obesity Affects Your Health Wednesday, May 31, 2017 | 5:30 p.m. Postpartum Depression: Breaking the Silence Register online at vcuhealth.org/events or call (804) 628-0041 for more information. Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press

Do The Hustle Kym, left, and Kyle Grinnage teach the basics of The Hustle, a once-popular dance, to an audience waiting to hit the dance floor last Friday. The free lessons were held at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia in Jackson Ward as part of RVA First Fridays. The Richmond couple also offered a history of the dance. They have been dancing together since they were teenagers in New York. 170511-FreePress.indd 1

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Happenings BET co-founder tells grads they’re part of a redefining By Saraya Wintersmith

Entrepreneur, philanthropist and BET cofounder Sheila C. Johnson lauded University of Richmond graduates for contributing to an era of reshaping. Ms. Johnson delivered the address Sunday at the university’s 187th commencement. She told the 825 graduates they are part of a movement of redefinition, both within the private school and beyond. “This university has undergone real change in a relatively short time,” said Ms. Johnson recalling a story from her husband, William T. Newman Jr., chief judge of the Arlington County Circuit Court. “When he was in college, his band performed at a Richmond fraternity. Yet they weren’t allowed to spend time on campus. They could play, but he couldn’t stay.” The crowd of about 7,200 people in the university’s packed Robins Center fell silent. While Ms. Johnson wasn’t available to clarify specifics of the incident after her remarks, the university history notes that the institution admitted its first African-American students only in some night classes in 1964, while the first African-American undergraduate was enrolled in the fall of 1968. “For years,” Ms. Johnson continued, “people of color were treated as ‘other’ in ways both indirect and overt. But just look at you now. During your time at Richmond, an African-American has become university president,” she said, referring to Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher, who was seated behind her on the stage. The crowd then erupted into thunderous applause. “Class of 2017, you have helped this university redefine itself for new times and I am confident you will help redefine your world for the better, too,” she said. Ms. Johnson, now the founder and CEO of the luxury Salamander Hotels & Resorts, also recalled personal challenges she had to overcome to achieve her many accomplishments — from helping produce the film, “The Butler,” to becoming the only African-American woman to hold ownership in three professional sports teams. She encouraged the graduates to take notes from her journey by embracing intimidating challenges as opportunities and learning to quiet voices that inspire doubt. “There used to be a time when I let fear get in the way of taking risks,” she said. “I worried about failing and what others might say, and that left me afraid to try until finally I realized it’s good to be afraid. “I also realized that worrying about other people was a waste of my own energy … There

will always be people who are dying to tell you why you shouldn’t dare try something new. They’ll claim you’re too young, too old, too green or too different to succeed. “My advice is to put all of those voices on mute and follow your passion. Never limit yourself to what others may think or say about you.” Ms. Johnson was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters following her remarks. Dr. Crutcher, who assumed the school’s helm just two years ago, also praised the graduates for their ability to effect change by being kind and courteous members of the university community. “I’ve watched you greet the dining hall and custodial staff by name. I’ve seen you hold open doors, acknowledge a kind deed and provide directions to visitors. You honor the facilities and landscape staff by taking pride in the pristine campus and the beautiful buildings in which you have lived and learned,” Dr. Crutcher said. “It might be tempting to dismiss these kindnesses as simple pleasantries, but I believe they are compelling examples of the community you have built during your time here at Richmond … And as you embark on the world, I hope that you have the chance to build the kind of communities that you have created here.”

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Below, businesswoman and philanthropist Sheila C. Johnson addresses a crowd of 7,200 people at the University of Richmond’s commencement last Sunday at the Robins Center. Above, after her speech, Ms. Johnson was hooded as she received an honorary degree from UR President Ronald A. Crutcher.

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The former W.S. Watkins & Son Funeral Home is under the new ownership of a family-run funeral business based in Charlottesville. Its new name is McClenny & Watkins Funeral Service. Scott’s Funeral Home has opened its new $1.2 million chapel across Brookland Park Boulevard from its headquarters.

Changes at 2 North Side funeral homes By Jeremy M. Lazarus

They may deal with death, but two venerable, African-American-owned funeral homes in North Side are getting new life. The former W.S. Watkins & Son Funeral Home at 2700 North Ave. has new owners who vow to rebuild the 84-year-old business. And the 107-year-old Scott’s Funeral Home on nearby Brookland Park Boulevard has opened a 400-seat chapel to better serve grieving families. The recently opened $1.2 million chapel, which took 17 months to complete, sits across the street from the funeral home’s longtime headquarters at 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd., which contains a smaller, 180-seat chapel. With the finishing touch of landscaping now being completed outside the new chapel, the main building will soon undergo $400,000 in renovations, said Richard A. Lambert Sr., president and owner of Scott’s Funeral Home and manager of the business since 1975. He feels proud that he is contributing to the upgrade of the Barton Heights business area that is on the upswing with the arrival of new shops and restaurants and the renovation of some of the old storefronts. “We could have gone elsewhere, but this neighborhood has been good to us,” said Mr.

Lambert, whose funeral home handles about 200 services a year. “We wanted to stay and do something to contribute to the area’s improvement.” Founded in 1910, the funeral home moved to its current site in 1967 and has been a fixture in the North Side neighborhood ever since. Meanwhile, Robert B. McClenny Jr. has taken ownership of Watkins Funeral Home, renaming it McClenny & Watkins Funeral Service. The Richmond funeral home represents an expansion of his funeral operation in Charlottesville, McClenny Funeral Service, and his investment in eight others. Mr. McClenny’s partners in the business are his wife, Doris, and his daughter, Briel. In a telephone interview Monday, Mr. McClenny said he already is seeing business increase as families who have long counted on Watkins return for help with current needs. He said he is planning to “totally remodel” the building to reflect the confidence he and his family have in the future of the operation. Founded in 1933, the funeral home has seen business decline as family members most associated with the business aged or died, most recently W.S. Watkins III, who died in 2009 after taking over from his father, who died in 2001. Mr. McClenny, 54, knows the funeral home

well. He did a two-year apprenticeship there in the 1980s as he completed his degree in mortuary science from John Tyler Community College and secured his state license. At the time, W.S. Watkins Jr., son of the founder, was in charge, and Mr. McClenny said he learned the ins and outs of the business during his time there. Mr. McClenny said that the family gave him a call to gauge his interest in buying, and he

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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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St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

Celebration

Cordially Invite You to Celebrate

Women’s Day

“MAKE IT HAPPEN”

Saturday, May 13 at 3 p.m. for the play:

Pastor Kevin Cook

“WOMEN OF FAITH” {Women of the Bible}

We will fellowship with our sisters at: Broad Rock Baptist Church

Sunday, May 21, 2017 10:30 a.m. Eucharist

Thirty-first Street Baptist Church

5106 Walmsley Boulevard Richmond, VA 23224

Sunday, May 14 at 11 a.m.

“Love’s Walk: Vanishing Scars-

Speaker:

Evangelist Susan Moody

Transforming Lives”

Union Baptist Church

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE!

Yewande Austin, Guest Speaker

2900 Hanes Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222 804-321-1266 www.stphilipsrva.org The Very Reverend Phoebe A. Roaf, Rector

2017 President Barack Obama Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

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

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

Thursdays:

Mid-Day Bible Study 12 Noon Prayer & Praise 6:30 P.M. Bible Study 7 P.M. (Children/Youth/Adults)

Mother’s Day Unity Service

Union Baptist Church

1813 Everett Street Richmond, VA 23224 (804) 231-5884 Reverend Robert C. Davis, Pastor

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

2017 Theme: The Year of Elevation (First Peter 5:6)

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Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 10 a.m.

Sundays

8:00 a.m. Early Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship

Tuesdays

Noon Day Bible Study

Wednesdays

6:30 p.m. Prayer and Praise 7:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study

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Ebenezer Baptist Church

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SUNDAYS Church School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. ❖

WEDNESDAYS Bible Study 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. ❖

MONDAY-FRIDAY Nutrition Center and Clothes Closet 11:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. 823 North 31st Street Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 226-0150 Office www.31sbc.org

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Mother’s Day Celebration Sunday, May 14, 2017

9:00 a.m. - Mother’s Day Breakfast Guest Speaker: Rev. Shirley McGray 11 a.m. Message by: Rev. Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs

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said he leaped at the opportunity. A Southampton County native, Mr. McClenny earned his undergraduate degree in biology from Old Dominion University before attending John Tyler Community College. He said he worked as a contract embalmer for many of the funeral homes in Central Virginia for 10 years before he gained an opportunity in 1990 to buy the former Johnson Funeral Home in Charlottesville.

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

11:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Every 3rd Sunday 2nd Sunday, 11 a.m. Mon. 6:30 p.m. Tues. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wed. 6:45 p.m. Wed. 4:30 p.m. Wed. 6:00 p.m. Thurs., 11:45 a.m.

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Dr. Levy M. Armwood, Pastor  Dr. Wallace J. Cook, Pastor Emeritus

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Joseph Jenkins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. 2011-2049 Grayland Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23220 (804) 358-9177

Joseph Jenkins, Jr., Founder (Dec. 19, 1938 - Dec. 9, 2006) Joseph Jenkins, III. • Jason K. Jenkins • Maxine T. Jenkins

Richmond Free Press

May 11-13, 2017

Faith News/Directory

Federal appeals court hears arguments in Richmond on Trump’s Muslim ban Free Press wire reports

The challenge to President Trump’s revised travel ban moved to Richmond on Monday, where nearly 200 protesters opposed to the U.S. ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations held signs, chanted and listened to an array of religious leaders outside the federal courthouse in Downtown as legal arguments started inside. Judges from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals peppered a U.S. Justice Department lawyer with tough questions about President Trump’s temporary ban, with several voicing skepticism that protecting national security was the aim of the policy. The court wrestled with whether it should look beyond the text of the president’s executive order to comments made by President Trump on the campaign trail and after his election in order to determine whether the policy illegally targets Muslims. “That’s the most important issue in the whole case,” said Judge Robert B. King, who was appointed to the court by President Clinton. The arguments were heard by 13 judges, six of whom expressed concerns about reviving the order that prohibited for three months entry visas for citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. But three Republican appointees on the court seemed to lean toward the administration, asking whether the president should be second-guessed when it comes to protecting the country’s borders and whether the plaintiffs bringing the suit had been sufficiently harmed by the order. “You have the judiciary supervising and assessing how the executive is carrying out his office,” said Judge Paul Niemeyer, who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush. He pressed Omar Jadwat, the American Civil Liberties Union lawyer representing the plaintiffs who challenged the order, who seemed to stumble at times after pointed questioning by the judges. “I just don’t know where this stops,” Judge

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Protesters gather on the Bank Street side of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Downtown to make their views known about President Trump’s travel ban against people from six Muslim-majority nations. Inside, the federal appeals court was hearing arguments Monday in the legal challenge to the president’s March executive order banning U.S. entry to people from the targeted nations.

Niemeyer said. The judges gave few clues as to how they might rule. No decision was issued Monday. Regardless of how the 13 judges rule, the matter is likely to be decided ultimately by the U.S. Supreme Court. On March 15, federal Judge Theodore Chuang of Maryland put the ban on hold just a day before it was to go into effect after a challenge by refugee organizations and individuals who said they and family members were being discriminated against because they were Muslim and were adversely affected by the ban. Judge Chuang cited President Trump’s comments as evidence that the order is a realization of his repeated promise to bar Muslims from

entering the country. The administration appealed Judge Chuang’s order to the Richmond-based appeals court. The arguments marked the latest legal test for President Trump’s immigration ban, which

U.S. cultural ambassador to speak at St. Philip’s Women’s Day program Humanitarian and activist Yewande Austin, president of the Global Institute for Diversity and Change, will be the Women’s Day speaker at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday, May 21, at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 2900 Hanes Ave. Ms. Austin is an honorary U.S. cultural ambassador to the African nation of Malawi. She founded the Global Institute, formerly known as Change Rocks Institute, more than a decade ago. Its mis-

solutions to global sion is to bridge the problems. gap between people As part of Womwith diversity and en’s Day events, the inclusion programSt. Philip’s Episcoming, leadership pal Church Women’s training, curriculum Group also will host development, youth the documentary empowerment and “13th” by Ava Dusocial consciousness Vernay that explores building. Ms. Austin the history of raThe multidisciplinary approach, which also cial inequality in the United involves music, helps partici- States. pants to develop critical thinking skills and to foster creative

Riverview Baptist Church

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

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

Mother’s Day 2017

Sharon Baptist Church

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2017

Revival

“Rekindle Our Fire” Sunday, May 21st at 10 AM

- Psalm 85:6

DR. ROBERT L. PETTIS, SR. Monday, May 22nd thru Wednesday, May 24th 7:30 PM Nightly Prayer and Praise - 7 PM Tuesday Wednesday Monday May 23rd May 24th May 22nd

Rev. Ralph S. Hodge Pastor Second Baptist Church South Richmond

Dr. Rodney D. Waller Rev. Darran T. Brandon

Pastor Pastor First African Baptist Church Little Zion Baptist Church Richmond Carson

For Transportation, call the Church Office

WEDNESDAYS

THURSDAYS

6:00 p.m. ..... Prayer Service 6:30 p.m. ..... Bible Study

1:30 p.m. Bible Study

Saturday, May 13 “Mother’s Day Paint and Sip with a Twist” 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Sunday, May 14 11:00 AM Guest Speaker Rev. Danielle L. Bridgeforth

Beulah Baptist Church

New Deliverance Evangelistic Church

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

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL JUNE 26 - 30, 2017 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. / NIGHTLY

21209 Hull Street Road, Chesterfield, Virginia 23120

Rev. Larry Thompson, Pastor

Saturday May 20, 2017

t 4:00 PM “A Hlaly S pecial MuSical GueSt: a R The Sons of Sinai f R e O br a Fre mem to t h e e AdultS And CHildRen P e”

8:30 a.m. ... Sunday School 10:00 a.m... Morning Worship

2006 Decatur Street, Richmond, VA 23224 ZBCOFFICE@VERIZON.NET Dr. Robert L. Pettis, Sr., Pastor (804) 859-1985 Church Office

Happy Mother’s Day!

Zion Baptist Church

“Mother: The Essence of Faith and Love”

22 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23219 • 643-3825 thesharonbaptistchurch.com Rev. Dr. Paul A. Coles, Pastor

Sunday, May 14, 2017

The film, dinner and a community forum will be held 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 19, at the church. The event is free and open to the public. On Saturday, May 20, the Women’s Group will host a day of service, cleaning the church’s interior and grounds, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information: St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, (804) 321-1266.

also was blocked by federal Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii in a separate legal challenge. The administration’s appeal in that case will be heard in Seattle on Monday, May 15, by a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The three judges assigned all are Democratic appointees. An earlier version of the ban, issued on Jan. 27 and that included Iraq among the targeted nations, also was blocked by the courts. That order, which went into effect immediately, triggered chaos and protests at airports, including Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia and in several cities, before being put on hold due to legal challenges. The second order was intended to overcome the legal problems posed by the original ban. “This is not a Muslim ban,” Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey B. Wall, arguing for the government, told the judges during the two-hour hearing. The countries were chosen because they present terrorism risks, Mr. Wall said. The ban applies to everyone in those countries, regardless of religion, he said. Further, the banned countries represent a small fraction of the world’s Muslimmajority nations, lawyers for the administration stated in court documents. Mr. Wall told the judges past legal precedent holds that the court should not look behind the text of the executive order, which does not mention any specific religion, to get at its motivations. He warned that despite the “heated and passionate political debate” about the ban, there was a need to be careful not to set legal precedent that would open the door to broader questioning of presidential decision-making on security matters. To a packed audience in the ornate pre-Civil War era courthouse, Judge Pamela Harris said President Trump’s action clearly had a disparate impact on Muslims, asking, “How is this neutral in its operation as to Muslims?” Judge Barbara Keenan, who like Judge Harris was appointed by President Obama, said the order could affect some 200 million people.

“March In Memory of a loved One”

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Antioch Baptist Church

Bishop G. O. Glenn D. Min., Pastor

“Redeeming God’s People for Gods Purpose”

Mother Marcietia S. Glenn First Lady

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

Wednesday Services Noonday Bible Study 12noon-1:00 p.m. Attendance - 52 Sanctuary - All Are Welcome! Wednesday Evening Bible Study 7 p.m. Attendance - 120

Saturday 8:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer

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2300 Cool Lane, Richmond, Virginia 23223 804-795-5784 (Armstrong High School Auditorium)

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Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

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DR. JAMES L. SAILES PASTOR

Richmond Free Press

B6 May 11-13, 2017

Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, May 22, 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. 2017-087 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to execute a First Amendment to Amended Water Contract between the City of Richmond and the County of Chesterfield for the purpose of providing for the sale of additional water to the County of Chesterfield and for the construction, operation, and maintenance of new water capacity facilities by the County of Chesterfield on a portion of Lewis G. Larus Park located at 8850 West Huguenot Road in the city of Richmond. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-088 To repeal Ord. No. 2014245-225, adopted Dec. 8, 2014, which declared surplus and directed the sale of certain interests of the City in real estate located at 120 Shockoe Slip and 1331 A East Canal Street and in air rights over a portion of East Canal Street near its intersection with South 13th Street for $916,000 to Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership for the purpose of facilitating the expansion of the existing headquarters building of the Martin Agency. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-089 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Grant Contract between the City of Richmond and the Greater Richmond Transit Company for the purpose of making a $500,000 grant to the Greater Richmond Transit Company from the funds appropriated to the Department of Economic and Community Development to support the implementation of the Greater Richmond Transit Company’s Richmond Transit Network Plan. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, May 18, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-091 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept grant funds in the amount of $2,800.00 from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, 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 Fire and Emergency Services by $2,800.00 for the purpose of enhancing the City’s emergency preparedness initiatives. Ordinance No. 2017-092 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept grant funds in the amount of $4,326.10 from the Virginia Department of Health, 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 Human Resources by $4,326.10 for the purpose of purchasing materials to supplement the City’s worksite wellness initiatives. Ordinance No. 2017-093 To abolish the Advisory Board of Health, to terminate the terms of the Board’s members, and to repeal City Code § 15-2, concerning the establishment of the Advisory Board of Health. (COMMITTEE: Education and Human Services, Thursday, May 11, 2017, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-094 To designate West Duval Street and East Duval Street in honor of the Reverend John Jasper. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-095 To create a new reservation of fund balance called the Richmond Retirement System Unfunded Liability Reduction Reserve intended to be categorized as a committed fund balance and used for the reduction of the unfunded liability of the Richmond Retirement System. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, May 18, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber)

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pollution control equipment, for the purpose of reflecting amendments to Va. Code § 58.1-3660. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, May 18, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-097 To amend City Code §§ 26-977, concerning vehicle license fees for motor vehicles, and 26979, concerning vehicle license fees for certain automobiles, trucks, trailers and semitrailers, for the purpose of reflecting amendments to Va. Code § 46.2-755. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, May 18, 2017, 5:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2017-098 To amend and reordain City Code § 28-54, concerning deposits and refunds on gas and water utilities accounts, for the purpose of complying with Va. Code § 15.22119.4(J). (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, May 18, 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 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, May 15, 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. 2017-036 As Amended To adopt the General Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018; and to appropriate the estimated revenues for such fiscal year for the objects and purposes stated in the said budget. Ordinance No. 2017-037 As Amended To adopt the Special Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Special Revenue funds for the said fiscal year. Ordinance No. 2017-038 As Amended To accept a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2017, and for the four fiscal years thereafter; to adopt a Capital Budget for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2017; and to determine the means of financing the same. Ordinance No. 2017-039 As Amended To appropriate and to provide funds for financing the school budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018. Ordinance No. 2017-040 As Amended To adopt the Debt Service Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018, and to appropriate the estimated expenditures from the Debt Service Fund for the said fiscal year. Ordinance No. 2017-041 As Amended To adopt the Internal Service Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2017, and ending Jun. 30, 2018, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Internal Service funds for the said fiscal year. Ordinance No. 2017-043 As Amended To adopt the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 20172018; and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund for the said fiscal year for the operation and management of parking facilities. Ordinance No. 2017-058 As Amended To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for section 23-42 (concerning fees for solid waste) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2017, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2017-096 To amend City Code § 26-518, concerning the tax exemption for certified

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the collection of loose leaves), to establish a revised charge for such service. 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 FOR THE COUNTY OF Chesterfield ALICIA E. RAMOS, Plaintiff v. JUAN JESUS VEGA, Defendant. Case No.: CL17-949 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: Obtain a divorce a vincullo matrimonii or from the bonds of matrimony. It appearing from a affidavit that diligence has been used without effect, by or on the behalf of the plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city defendant is. It is ORDERED that Juan Jesus Vega appear at the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before the 21st day of June, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. A Copy, Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JENNIFER IYANDA, Plaintiff v. FATAI IYANDA, SR., Defendant. Case No.: CL17001040-00 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 15th day of June, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND LAURA POLLARD, Plaintiff v. EDWARD M. THOMPSON, Defendant. Case No.: CL17-970-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for more than one year. An Affidavit having been filed that due diligence has been used by and on behalf of the Plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city such Defendant is, without effect, it is ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this this Court on or before the 23rd day of May, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. to protect his interest. An Extract, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ask for this: Earl J. Gee The Gee Law Firm, P.C. 211 East German School Road Richmond, VA 23224 (804) 226-4111 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER STEVEN DOOLEY, Plaintiff v. CHERAY SCHAMP-BAZAR, Defendant. Case No.: CL17000144-00 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 5th day of June, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER APRIL PRESSLEY-DAVIS, Plaintiff v. TYRONE DAVIS, Defendant. Case No.: CL17000973-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit Continued on next column

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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 5th day of June, 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

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) TIERRA L. WILLIAMS (MOTHER), & UNKNOWN (FATHER) of SYKE MIRACLE WILLIAMSJOHNSON DOB 10/4/2016. “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Tierra L. Williams (Mother), & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before July 12, 2017 at 2:00Pm, CourtRoom #5

v. albert soriano Case No. JJ091324-01-00 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Kimberly (DOB 10/27/02), whose mother is Adriana Hernandez and whose father is Albert Soriano pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A3. Father’s last known address was 1632 Valor Street, Petersburg VA 23803. It is ordered that the defendant appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before June 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.

and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 22, 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 RALPH ADDEI, Plaintiff v. SHAKITA SPRATLEY, Defendant. Case No.: CL17000971-00 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 5th day of June, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MELVIN BURKE, JR. & LILVELL MAYO-BURKE Case No. J-90987-10, J-90988-10 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) MELVIN BURKE, SR. (FATHER) of MELVIN BURKE, JR., child, DOB 12/1/2012 & LIVELL MAYO-BURKE, child DOB 3/19/2014. “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 Melvin Burke, Sr. (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before July 17, 2017 at 9:20Am, CourtRoom #4

ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to establish title by adverse possession to certain parcel of real property in Henrico County, Virginia, being originally owned by Alice B. Wright, more particularly described as follows: THAT certain lot, piece or parcel of land, commonly known as 5524 Moss Side Avenue, Henrico County, Virginia, Parcel ID number 786-750-5688, Plan of Club Court, Block 5, Lot10, conveyed to Alice B. Wright by Club Court Development Corporation by deed dated January 7, 1929, recorded in the Henrico County Circuit Court Clerk’s office June 17, 1929, in Deed Book 246C Page 457. Unknown Heirs and Parties Unknown may have an interest in the property by inheritance, Affidavit having been made and filed that there are or may be persons whose names are unknown, interested in the subject matter of this suit; It is ORDERED that Unknown Heirs of Alice B. Wright, and Parties Unknown, if then living or be dead, their heirs devisees, or successors in title, and other unknown heirs or unknown parties who have an interest in the subject matter of this suit, who are proceeded against as Unknown Heirs and Parties Unknown, appear before Court on or before July 6, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. to protest their interests, if any, in this suit. A Copy Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk Paul R. Mack (VSB#25197) SAUNDERS, PATTERSON & MACK 10620 Trade Road North Chesterfield, VA 23236 (804) 330-3350 Telephone (804) 330-3811 Facsimile prmack@spmvalaw.com Counsel for Plaintiffs

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JANIELLE WALLER, Plaintiff v. ANTOINE WALLER, Defendant. Case No.: CL17000900-00 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 31st day of May, 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 CHESTERFIELD KELLY A. KANG, Plaintiff v. SWARN SINGH KANG, Defendant. Case No.: CL-913 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce. WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed by the Plaintiff, Kelly A. Kang, that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Defendant, Swarn Singh Kang, it is ORDERED that Swarn Singh Kang appear before this Court on June 2, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., to protect his interests herein. An Extract, Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk Mary Ashby Brown, Esquire (VSB$74718) Friedman Law Firm, P.C. 9401 Courthouse Rd., Suite A Chesterfield, VA 23832 (804) 717-1969 (telephone) (804) 748-4161 (telecopier) mabrown@friedmanlawva.com Counsel for the Plaintiff/Wife

CUSTODY virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re TYLER AiDEN BANKS Case No. J-90236-11-12 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) JOY STEPHONE BANKS (MOTHER), & JALAWRENCE WHITAKER (FATHER) of TYLER AIDEN BANKS, DOB 3/14/2013, “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 Joy Stephone Banks (Mother), & Jalawrence Whitaker (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before July 31, 2017 at 9:40Am, CourtRoom #4 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re SKYE Miracle Williams-Johnson Case No. J-92789-06-07 Continued on next page

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Yolanda Harris Case No. J-91792-05-06 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) BETTY S P E N CER ( M O T H ER ) , CHARLIE MOSES HARRIS (FATHER) of YOLANDA HARRIS, DOB 10/19/2014, “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 Betty Spencer (Mother), & Charlie Moses Harris (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before July 24, 2017 at 10:30Am, CourtRoom #4 Virginia: In the circuit Court for the County of Chesterfield ERIN PAGE MCCARTHY WOLFE, and ERIC C. WOLFE Petitioners, v. JERRY WAYNE BROCKWELL, JR., Respondent. In re: Peyton Mathew Wolfe (DOB: 08/09/2001) Case No. CA17-14 April 26, 2017 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a step-parent adoption. WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed by the Petitioners that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of Jerry Wayne Brockwell, Jr., it is ORDERED that Peyton Mathew Wolfe appear before this Court on 5th day of July 2017 at 8:30 a.m. to protect his interests herein. A Copy Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk Sarah J. Conner, Esquire Friedman Law Firm 9401 Courthouse Rd., Suite A Chesterfield, VA 23832 804-717-1969 Virginia: In the circuit Court for the County of Chesterfield ERIC C. WOLFE, and ERIN PAGE MCCARTHY WOLFE, Petitioners, v. RITA PEARLE BATES, Respondent. In re: Britney Page Wolfe (DOB: 04/08/2001) Case No. CA17-15 April 26, 2017 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a step-parent adoption. WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed by the Petitioners that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of Rita Pearle Bates, it is ORDERED that Rita Pearle Bates appear before this Court on 5th day of July 2017 at 8:30 a.m. to protect her interests herein. A Copy Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk Sarah J. Conner, Esquire Friedman Law Firm 9401 Courthouse Rd., Suite A Chesterfield, VA 23832 804-717-1969 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of Chesterfield Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Kimberly Hernandez, adriana hernandez Continued on next column

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JAYDEN RASHAWN PRETTY, A Juvenile CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA V. DUVELL SMITH, CHRISTOPHER JONES AND ANY UNKNOWN BIRTH FATHER OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Pursuant to VA Code § 16.1-277.01, Children’s Home Society of Virginia is requesting that the Court terminate the residual parental rights of the named birth fathers, Duvell Smith and Christopher Jones, whose whereabouts are unknown, and any unknown birth father, whose identity and whereabouts are unknown, and transfer custody of the infant, Jayden Rashawn Pretty, DOB 12/30/16 to the Children’s Home Society of Virginia with the right to place the infant for adoption. It is ORDERED that the defendant Duvell Smith, Christopher Jones or any Unknown Birth Father appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before May 23, 2017. 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, DOB 6/29/2010, “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), & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before June 5, 2017 at 3:00Pm, CourtRoom #4 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, DOB 6/19/2009, “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 responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Edwina Ellis (Mother), Zohnelle Williams (Father), & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before June 5, 2017 at 3:00Pm, CourtRoom #4 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re TRUETHE OCTOBER LOUISSA KHOL Case No. J-89660-07-00 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) ANTHONY LOUIS KOHL (FATHER) of TRUETHE OCTOBER LO U ISS A K O H L, D O B 7/14/2014, “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 Anthony Louis Kohl (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before July 5, 2017 at 10:00am, CourtRoom #5

PROPERTY VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO MARK HOPKINS And VALERIE HOPKINS, Plaintiffs, v. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ALICE B. WRIGHT, And PARTIES UNKNOWN Defendants Case No. CL17-902 Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL17-1854 LUCILLE CORBIN, DECEASED et al., Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 418 North 23rd Street Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000257/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Lucille Corbin. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, LUCILLE CORBIN, 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.” I T IS OR D ERE D that LUCILLE CORBIN, DECEASED, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 22, 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. Case No. : CL17-1906 WINNIE V. SMITH, DECEASED, et al., Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4713 Fitzhugh Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number W0190065/008, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record Winnie V. Smith. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, WINNIE V. SMITH, DECEASED, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that NOVEL SMITH, DECEASED, BERTHA TONEY, DECEASED, GARLAND SMITH, DECEASED, ROY SMITH aka ROY LEE SMITH, DECEASED, ANNE YARBROUGH, DECEASED, and FLOYD SMITH, DECEASED, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” I T IS OR D ERE D that WINNIE V. SMITH, D ECE A SE D , N OVE L S M I T H , D ECE A SE D , B ER T H A T O N E Y, DECEASED, GARLAND SMITH, DECEASED, ROY S M I T H a k a RO Y L EE SMITH, DECEASED, ANNE YARBROUGH, DECEASED, FLOYD SMITH, DECEASED, Continued on next column

TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 1701 Joplin Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23224 In execution of a deed of trust in the original principal amount of $54,500.00, dated June 21, 2001 and recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, Virginia as instrument number 01016754, the undersigned Trustee, will offer for sale at public auction, at the main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, 400 North Ninth Street, Richmond, Virginia 23210 on May 15, 2017 @ 11:00 a.m. The improved real estate lying in the City of Richmond, Virginia and more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot of land with improvements thereon located at 1701 Joplin Street, lying, being and situated in the City of Richmond, Virginia, and being known and designated as Lot 32, on a plat entitled “Resubdivision of Block G, Richmond Summit, and an Adjacent Parcel of Land, Richmond, Virginia,” made by Foster & Miller, Certified Surveyors, dated September 15, 1967, and recorded in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, Virginia, Division II, in Plat Book 8, page 53, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said lot. A nonrefundable bidder’s deposit of $10,000.00 or 10% of the sales price whichever is less, by cashier’s or certified check required at time of sale, except for the party secured by the Deed of Trust. Risk of loss is on the purchaser from date and time of auction. Balance of purchase price must be paid by cashier’s check within 14 days from sale date. Except for Virginia Grantor tax, all settlement costs and expenses are purchaser’s responsibility. Taxes are prorated to the date of sale. Purchaser is responsible for obtaining possession of the property. If purchaser defaults, deposit may be forfeited and property sold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser who shall be liable for any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs, expense, and attorney’s fees of both sales. If Trustee does not convey title for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of deposit without interest. This sale is subject to post-sale audit of the status of the loan secured by the Deed of Trust including but not limited to determining whether prior to sale a forbearance, repayment, or other agreement was entered into, the loan was reinstated or paid off, or whether the property became subject to an automatic stay under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prior to sale. In any such event, this sale shall be null and void and purchaser’s sole remedy shall be return of deposit without interest. Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, this law firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: James S. Sease, Esq. Sole Acting Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 715 Mathews, Virginia 23109 804-725-4700 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL17-1789 ROSA B. HEWLETT, DECEASED, et al., Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1320 aka 1322 North 31st Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0625/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Rosa B. Hewlett. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, ROSA B. HEWLETT, 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 ROS A B . H E W L E T T, DECEASED and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 22, 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 Continued on next page

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COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL16-4736 PATRICIA AMERICA, et al., Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 9 West 31st Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001477/024, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Patricia America, Teresa Howard, Everett Hill, Bernard Hill, and John Hill, Jr. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, PAT R I C I A A M E R I C A and JOHN HILL, JR., are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, TERESA HOWARD, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, BERNARD HILL, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that GLADYS M. HILL a/k/a GLADYS MILES HILL, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of GLADYS M. HILL a/k/a GLADYS MILES HILL, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that PAT R I C I A A M E R I C A , JOHN HILL, JR., TERESA HOWARD, BERNARD HILL, GLADYS M. HILL a/k/a GLADYS MILES HILL, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of GLADYS M. HILL a/k/a GLADYS MILES HILL, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 22, 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

assigns or successors in title, and other unknown heirs or parties whose names are unknown who may have an interest in the real property described herein and are made Defendants hereto as “PARTIES UNKNOWN” DEFENDANTS ORDER OF PUBLICATION CASE NUMBER CL-16002894 The object of this suit is to partition real property in Henrico County, Virginia, to wit all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the improvements thereon, lying and being in Varina Magisterial District, Henrico County, Virginia situated on the western side of Buffin Road, containing 5.381 acres, all as shown on the plat by Jennings-Stephenson, P.C., dated January 6, 2006, a copy of which is recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Henrico, County, VA in Deed Book 4201, Page 1728. AND BEING part of the same real estate conveyed by deed to Elmond Jones by deed from Margaret G. Cross and O.B. Cross, her husband, dated August 1, 1931 recorded August 13, 1931, in Deed Book 253-A, page 2, Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Henrico County, Virginia. Elmond Jones died intestate in 1945, survived by a widow, Louise P. Jones and four sons and two daughters, namely; Wilson Jones, Jacob P. Jones, Arrington Jones, Sr., Walter Jones, Carlotta J. Jones and Lillian L. Scott, his sole heirs at law. All heirs, including Ronnie Lee Jones, his successors in interest and/ or assigns if any; Wayne Jones, his successor in interest and/or assigns if any; and PARTIES UNKNOWN who may have an interest in the property described above. Affidavit having been made and filed that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the existence of and location of certain parties to be served, and that there are or may be persons whose names are unknown who are interested in the subject matter of this suit; It is ORDERED that, Ronnie Lee Jones, Wayne Jones and PARTIES UNKNOWN, if then living or be dead, their heirs, devisees, assigns, or successors in title, and other unknown heirs or parties who have an interest in the subject matter of this suit, who are proceeded against as PARTIES UNKNOWN, appear before Court on or before June 5, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. to protect their interests, if any, in this suit and/or the referenced property; and Counsel for Plaintiff I ask for this: Stephen B. Wood (VSB 26581) The Wood Law Firm, PLC 1503 Santa Rosa Road Suite 109 Richmond, Virginia 23229 Telephone: (804) 288-4007 Facsimile: (804) 288-5973 Cell (804)873-0088 Steve.wood@woodlawrva.com

Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0723/034 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Case Number: CL153219, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1016 North 32nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

provements thereon, known as 1432 North 19th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: CL17-1892 WASHINGTON KELLY, DECEASED, et al. Defendants. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 221 East 15th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000191/009, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Washington Kelly and Lottie Kelly. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, WA S H I N G TO N K E L LY, DECEASED and LOTTIE KELLY, DECEASED, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that WA S H I N G TO N K E L LY, DECEASED, LOTTIE KELLY, DECEASED, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 22, 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 COUNTY OF HENRICO CASE No. CL-16002894-00 DOUGLAS G. HARTMANN and MICAH C. HARTMANN PLAINTIFF, V. PATRICIA ANN JACKSON WOOLRIDGE, ET AL. 3823 Belker Ct. N. Chesterfield, VA 23234 And RONNIE LEE JONES (Address Unknown) And WAYNE JONES (Address Unknown) And THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, D E V I S E S A N D SUCCESSORS OF ELMOND JONES, LOUISE P. JONES, EMORY WILSON JONES, FRANCIS S. JONES, LILLIAN L. SCOTT, WALTER J. JONES, LILA O. JONES, CARLOTTA J O N E S , H O WA R D R . JONES, JACOB P. JONES, DOROTHY INEZ PERRY JONES, ARRINGTON JONES SR., ZACHERY WOOLRIDGE, ALBERTA JONES GARNETT and any other Parties Unknown, if then living or be dead, their heirs , devisees, Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 522 Chimborazo Boulevard, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0883/002 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Next Call, LLC, a/k/a Next Call a Virginia LLC, A Purged Virginia Limited liability Company, Case No. CL16-5550, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 522 Chimborazo Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 814 Norton Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0572/012 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. MIDATLANTIC PROPERTIES, INC., a/k/a MID ATLANTIC PROPERTIES, INC, Case Number: CL16-2320, A Terminated Virginia Corporation, et al., a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 814 NORTON STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1016 NORTH 32ND STREET, Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1316 North 21ST STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0614/004 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on January 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Case No. CL15-2582, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1316 North 21ST Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental,

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1408 WILLIS STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007-1231/018 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Robert L. Brown a/k/a Robert L. Brown, Sr., et al., Case Number: CL16-5190, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1408 Willis Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1428 North 19th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0771/012 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. OLIVER C. LAWRENCE, et al., Case Number: CL163805, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1428 North 19th Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1432 North 19th Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0771/032 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Oliver C. Lawrence, et al., Case Number: CL16-3807, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any imContinued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1832 Keswick Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007-1032/002 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Tower Building Properties, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Case No. CL15-3124, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1832 Keswick Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2108 2nd Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0556/005 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. The Tax Title Company of Richmond, A Dissolved Virginia Corporation, et al., Case No. CL13-5437-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2108 2nd Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group

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directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3316 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2113 WARWICK AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S007-1632/011 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Mildred B. Smith a/k/a Millie Smith a/k/a Millie Britt Smith, et al., Case Number: CL164506, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2113 Warwick Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2121 GREENWOOD AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0446/018 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on May 20, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Eddie Ransome, Jr., et al, Case No. CL15-2547-1, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2121 Greenwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2308 Greenwood Avenue, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0485/001 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. L. V. Lawrence As Trustee of the LMT Land Trust, et al., Case Number: CL16-3804, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2308 Greenwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 2416 NORTH AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0539/012 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on January 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. ROBERT M. DAVIS a/k/a ROBERT MICHAEL DAVIS, et al., Case No. CL16-4610, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.13965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2416 NORTH AVENUE, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.1-3969 of the Code of Virginia. Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale. Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. 900 East Broad St, Rm 400 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 646-7940 Tim Dudley Motley’s Asset Disposition Group 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road Richmond, Virginia 23234 (804) 232-3300 COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3316 TERMINAL AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C009-0588/022 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Youner V. McLeod, et al., Case No. CL16-2730-4, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3402 3RD AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-1169/014 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on January 27, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. ALFRED J. EVANS a/k/a ALFRED JONES EVANS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ALFRED J. EVANS a/k/a ALFRED JONES EVANS, et al., Case No. CL16-4360, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3402 3RD AVENUE, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, Continued on next column

COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 3508 BRIEL STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-1554/020 Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on February 24, 2017, in the matter City of Richmond v. Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C. a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Case Number: CL153863, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on May 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3508 Briel Street, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price. All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Continued on next column

License 3 4 God LLC Trading as: BP Gas Station 9200 Midlothian Tpke N. Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia 23235-4945 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia D epartment of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a Wine and Beer Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. wael adly, owner NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections shoud be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200. Churchill Development Corporation Trading as: Mari’s Mini Mart 3400 Q Street, Richmond, VA 23223-7754 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia D epartment of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a Wine and Beer Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Christopher Pleasants Director NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices Objections shoud be registered at www.abc. virginia.gov or 800-5523200. “I, John Fowler, in testimony of the A.A.A.N.O.M. incorporated on May 1, 2017 at Mizraim Chapel. Mr. C. Fowler El acting as Executor for William III and Estates”

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The University of Virginia seeks a firm to provide: Creative Services To view a copy of RFP # MW050417 go to Procurement Services Site: http://www.procurement. virginia.edu/main/ publicpostings/RFP.html, or email pur-rfp@virginia.edu REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The University of Virginia seeks a firm to provide: Demolition and Site Improvements at the University of Virginia’s Facilities Management Compound To view a copy of RFP # JG042017 go to Procurement Services Site: http://www.procurement. virginia.edu/main/ publicpostings/RFP.html, or email pur-rfp@virginia.edu

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AssistAnt Project MAnAger Closes: May 22, 2017 GRTC Transit System is currently seeking candidates, 21 years of age and older with a BA in Planning, Architecture, Engineering or a related field and at least 1-3 years of experience in capital project management, for an Assistant Project Manager position. BA in Planning, Architecture, Engineering or related field preferred or equivalent. 1-3 years’ experience in capital project management including experience in construction management preferred. A combination of education and experience is required. Valid driver’s License required. For a more detailed job description and the ability to apply online, please visit www. ridegrtc.com. A pre-employment drug screening will be required. GRTC is an equal opportunity employer with a drug-free work environment.

DIRECTOR OF PLANNING Chesterfield County, Virginia (Richmond-Metro Area) is seeking an energetic, collaborative, strategic thinker who can articulate a clear vision on the current and future direction of the county’s growth and development. The individual will have a background in planning and development at a senior management level, while bringing a demonstrated commitment and proven experience with community-based planning and zoning that ensures appropriate development that is sustainable and environmentally consistent with Chesterfield’s vision. Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in planning, architecture, urban design, public administration, engineering, or related field (master’s degree preferred) and a minimum of ten years of progressively responsible community development, comprehensive planning, zoning and land use experience experience, including (5) years of comprehensive planning experience in a senior management capacity in a comparably sized or larger organization or equivalent combination of training and experience. Certification through the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is preferred. Pre-employment drug testing and an extensive background investigation including an FBI criminal check required.

For more detailed information, please review the position recruitment profile at www.chesterfield. gov/careers. This recruitment will remain open until June 2, 2017 at 5 p.m. Interested applicants should submit a confidential resume with cover letter and salary requirements to: Mary Martin Selby, Director of Human Resources Chesterfield County Human Resources P.O. Box 40 Chesterfield, VA 23832 (804) 748-1551 Email: executivesearch@chesterfield.gov An Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Workforce Diversity

The City of Richmond is seeking to fill the following positions: Administrative Program Support – Children, Families and Adults 27M00000062 Department of Social Services Apply by 05/21/17 Administrative Project Analyst –Procurement Services 84M00000012 Department of Procurement Apply by 05/21/17 Benefit Program Specialist – Multiple Openings 27M00000011 Department of Social Services Apply by 05/21/17 Benefits Program Supervisor 27M00000338 Department of Social Services Apply by 05/21/17 Construction Inspector III – Water Distribution 35M00000418 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 05/21/17 Equipment Operator III – Wastewater – Collections (Day Shift 7am – 3:30pm) 35M00000324 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 05/21/17 Executive Assistant III 03M00000060 Richmond Public Library Apply by 05/21/17 Family Services Worker – Adult Services 27M00000598 Department of Social Services Apply by 05/21/17 Family Services Worker – Child Protective Services 27M00000597 Department of Social Services Apply by 05/21/17 Human Services Coordinator I – FAPT Coordinator 27M00000480 Department of Social Services Apply by 05/21/17 Labor Crew Chief – Wastewater Collections 35M00000216 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 05/21/17 Systems Engineer – IT Security Engineer 20M00000026 Department of Information Technology Apply by 05/21/17 Welfare Fraud Investigator 27M00000387 Department of Social Services Apply by 05/21/17 ****************** For an exciting career with the City of Richmond, visit our website for additional information and apply today! www.richmondgov.com EOE M/F/D/V

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