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Felons fired up, ready to vote

By Lauren Northington

Rochelle Russell, 33, is one of 206,000 Virginians who has a felony conviction, served her time and is now living back in the community.

Now for the first time since her 2010 conviction, Ms. Russell will be able to vote in November.

“I pay taxes, I’ve paid my fines, and I’ve done my time. And I feel as though I should have a voice in the community,” Ms. Russell said Monday at a voting rights restoration roundtable hosted by the grassroots organization New Virginia Majority.

Voting is important to Ms. Russell. She said while lawmakers are “making decisions in my life, I should have a voice in that as well.”

Next month, thousands of felons in Virginia will have an opportunity to vote because Gov. Terry McAuliffe restored their voting rights despite an uproar and court battle over his executive authority to do so.

Ms. Russell is among several ex-convicts who have joined New Virginia Majority to register new voters and to organize voters around ending “disenfranchisement in general,” which she said she didn’t fully understand until recently.

“I didn’t grow up in a space where voting and civic engagement were talked about,” said the Richmond native and graduate of Varina High School in Henrico County.

“Now I’ve had to make up for lost time. I wish I could go back and vote when I had the chance.”

She voted for the first time at age 26 in the 2008 presidential election.

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Civil rights group files lawsuit seeking extension of Va. voter registration deadline due to statewide computer crash

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Virginia could become the latest state under federal court order to extend voter registration because of a disaster.

The disaster in Virginia, however, is no hurricane, but a computer system.

Hit by a last-minute flood of people trying to register to vote online by the Oct. 17 deadline, the state’s computer system crashed Monday and refused to accept

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It’s a huge embarrassment for Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who has fought to expand voting, and for the state Department of Elections, its commissioner, Edgardo Cortés, and his staff, who apparently failed to prepare for the surge in registration despite warnings from local registrars across the state.

The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law rushed to the court-

house Tuesday evening to file a lawsuit malfunctions that prevented Virginians seeking to force the state Department of from registering to vote, the CommonElections to reopen the voting rolls for wealth will not object to the request for a three additional days. temporary extension of the voter registraNationwide, voter interest, registration and turnout is greater during presidential election years than other times. Federal courts in North Carolina and Florida extended voter registration deadlines in those states because of shutdowns associated with Hurricane Mr. Herring Ms. Showalter Mr. Cortés Matthew.

As yet, no date has been set for a hearing tion deadline.” in the federal district court in Alexandria.

The lawsuit appears to be the only However, the suit is expected to move remedy for would-be voters who were quickly now that Virginia Attorney General blocked from registering.

Mark R. Herring disclosed he would not Both the governor and Mr. Cortés fight the effort to extend the registration separately noted Tuesday that neither has deadline. authority under state law to extend the regIn response to a Free Press query, a istration deadline, even after a disaster. spokesman for Mr. Herring stated Wednesday: “In light of the significant technical Please turn to A4

Bobb caught in seesaw hiring decision

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

He was in, he was out and now Robert C. Bobb apparently is in again in Petersburg.

The Petersburg City Council is to meet Thursday evening to hire Mr. Bobb to deal with the city’s financial woes, just two days after sending him

packing by rejecting hiring — ensuring a $350,000 contract a four-member mawith his consulting jority. company to help the Bringing on Mr. beleaguered city.

Bobb, a government Sources told the veteran who served Free Press in ad11 years as Richvance of the meeting mond’s city manager, that City Councilwould represent a man John Hart, who setback for Petersinitially supported burg’s interim City Mr. Bobb hiring the Robert Manager Dironna Bobb Group and then rejected Moore Belton, who has been the idea at a City Council meet- keeping the financially troubled ing on Tuesday, is once again city government afloat since ready to support Mr. Bobb’s taking over in March.

Ms. Belton took the reins after the previous city manager was fired.

While the council has yet to clarify the future relationship between Ms. Belton and Mr. Bobb, it is clear to most observers that her authority to make decisions would be undercut.

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City school officials: Test scores to get worse before they get better

By Lauren Northington

locating land for the stadium and in contracting with a third party to develop the land and construct a new stadium.

No specifics were provided as to where the stadium might be located — except that it would not go on the 60-acre site where The Diamond now stands, a site the city is marketing for development into a $300 million resiJones dential, office and retail complex.

The agreement also provided no insight on how the stadium would be paid for or whether taxpayers in Richmond or the region might have to contribute.

The only mention of money is a promise from the Flying Squirrels to pay $1 million a year in rent if the stadium is built — four times the current rent it now pays the city.

A Richmond Public Schools official warned student scores on state Standards of Learning tests are headed for further decline.

The dire prediction from Valenta Wade, RPS manager of testing and data, sent members of the Richmond School Board into a tailspin at Monday night’s meeting at City Hall, with some members expressing concern about increased state intervention.

Ms. Wade projected decreases in writing and math SOL test scores throughout the 2016-2017 academic year, due, she said, to a “messy and disorganized transition” to academic improvement.

According to a statement released by RPS immediately after Monday night’s meeting, “the transition state” is “unpredictable and constantly in flux.” The transition state was defined as the time needed to “address the years of challenges, limited resources and inadequate systems.”

Exactly how long this messy and unpredictable “transition state” would persist for the city’s 24,000 students is uncertain. In the statement, school officials said the transition would take at least two school years. “[This decline] has been the trend that I’ve heard for a very long time,” said School

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The Richmond Flying Squirrels intend to stay in the City of Richmond — or the metro area — for 30 years if a new stadium is built by Virginia Commonwealth University. The team’s preference is to stay in the area close to The Diamond, which is located on the Boulevard.

New ballpark for city?

Squirrels, VCU hope so

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Will Richmond be getting a new $55 million baseball stadium?

Don’t bet on it.

Despite an agreement announced Monday, the Richmond Flying Squirrels appear to be no closer to getting a replacement built for The Diamond than when the baseball team moved Mayor here seven years ago.

The Flying Squirrels are the AA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.

Seeking to revive interest in a project that largely has been dormant since the last effort to build a new stadium floundered two years ago, the Flying Squirrels signed an agreement with Virginia Commonwealth University to stay in Richmond for at least 30 years “once a new ballpark is constructed.”

Under the deal, VCU is to take the lead in

Board member Mamie Taylor, 5th District, “and there seems to be a setup for failure. I am not hearing what we’re going to do proactively to make sure

there is something in place now to turn things around.”

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Breaking it down Kole Macklin, 10, shows off his dance skills as other students, parents and teachers celebrate the autumn midterm last Saturday at the 4th Annual Fall Extravaganza at J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School on North Side.

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Police Memorial to be rededicated at ceremony on Saturday The Richmond Police Memorial will be rededicated at a public ceremony 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at its new site, Blanton Avenue and Tafford Road in Byrd Park, it has been announced.

Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe, Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones and city Police Chief Alfred Durham will be among the officials who will help dedicate the statue of a police officer holding a child.

The statue, which pays homage to Richmond officers killed in the line of duty, will receive an updated plaque, according to retired patrolman Glenwood W. Burley, who led the effort to move the statue from Festival Park near the Coliseum in Downtown.

Mr. Burley said the plaque would include the names of 39 officers. That’s 11 additional names to the 28 previously listed as having died in the line of duty between 1869 and 2003.

He said the 11 new names are those of officers research showed died in the collapse of a portion of the State Capitol during a trial in which former Confederates and Democrats were seeking to gain control of Richmond from Union supporters and Republicans around 1870, five years after the Civil War ended.

Mr. Burley said most of the $24,000 raised in private donations to move the memorial has been spent to improve the new location and provide the updated plaque.

The memorial dates to 1987. The private Police Memorial Fund raised the money and commissioned sculptor Maria Kirby-Smith to create the statue, which then was given to the city.

Mr. Burley found the statue neglected and hidden by overgrown shrubbery in May 2015 and began the effort to clean up the memorial and get it moved with help from others, including the police chief, the mayor and City Council.

The city paid to move the memorial in late June to the Byrd Park location. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Drug court graduation Oct. 21 The Richmond Adult Drug Court will celebrate 11 new graduates 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at a public ceremony at the Richmond Police Training Academy, 1202 Graham Road, it has been announced.

The ceremony will mark the graduates’ completion of an intensive 18-month outpatient program of drug treatment, probation, community service and judicial monitoring.

DeVon Simons, the statewide re-entry coordinator for the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, will be the keynote speaker at the ceremony.

Dating to 1989, drug courts are a judicial program aimed at helping nonviolent, drug addicts with pending cases stay out of jail.

Data indicates only about two in five of those who enter the program complete it successfully because of its requirements, which include holding a job and abstaining from drugs and alcohol.

The participants often are longtime addicts who previously have spent time behind bars for probation violations or new charges.

Reviews of drug courts say such programs can be more successful than other efforts. Studies indicate that only one in four participants, or 25 percent, end up back in jail after completing the program, while four of five addicts, or 80 percent, return to using drugs after release from jail or prison without such a program. — Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond

Tracy Sears, a local CBS news anchor, prepares to rappel 25 stories to the ground during the “Over the Top” fundraiser for Special Olympics Virginia last Friday. Location: SunTrust Center, 919 E. Main St., in Downtown. Each person who took the plunge had to raise $1,000 to participate in the adventure. This was the eighth and final edition of this daredevil event.

Federal $, local coordination having impact on homelessness

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Homelessness appears to be shrinking in the Richmond area.

One-day counts last winter and during the summer show fewer adults and children living in shelters or outdoors, according to Homeward, a nonprofit that serves as the coordinator for the 21 public and private agencies in Greater Richmond providing homeless services.

The most recent winter count found 762 people in shelters or sleeping outdoors, including 70 children, Homeward reported. That compares to 1,150 people, including 149 children, reported homeless 10 years ago.

A similar decline can be found in the most recent summer count, in which 691 adults and children were counted as homeless, compared to 941 in 2011.

Kelly King Horne, Homeward executive director, said the area is benefiting from a new approach that has made “housing first” the top priority.

Essentially, research has shown that homeless people can be served best by putting a roof over their head as quickly as possible and then working on other issues that led to homelessness, said Ms. Horne, who has led Homeward since 2007.

Pushed by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act that Congress passed in 2009, the federal government has made rapid re-housing a priority for Richmond and other communities that receive federal funding to combat the problem.

To date this year, 143 single adults and 124 families have been placed in permanent supportive housing or residences, Homeward data show. That includes 153 adults and 234 children.

Collectively since 2013, nearly 800 single adults and 549 families have been moved into permanent housing, with 95 percent avoiding a return to homelessness, the data indicate.

“The cost to rapidly re-house one household is approximately $5,000,” Ms. Horne said. “However, it’s generally a cost-effective program when you consider the cost of housing instability, especially for school-aged children, and the high success rate.”

Several nonprofits are a mainstay of the push to provide permanent housing options, according to Homeward, including Saint Joseph’s Villa, Home Again, Housing Families First, the YWCA, Hanover Safe Place and Virginia Supportive Housing.

Some faith-based groups also offer long-term supportive shelters, such as the Good Samaritan Inn in South Side and the Salvation Army rehab center in North Side.

She noted that the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority expects to soon provide additional permanent housing.

Still, rapid re-housing is a challenge.

Limited resources are the main reason more people, mostly single adults, cannot be offered permanent housing more quickly, Ms. Horne said. Also, it can be hard to find landlords who will accept

tenants listed as homeless.

Some of the homeless also do not accept housing, she said. “It’s still a choice.”

As a result, a majority of the homeless are still served through temporary shelters operated through CARITAS, the Daily Planet, H0ome Again, Housing Families First, the Salvation Army and Caritas’ The Healing Place and Liberation Family Services, which focuses on veterans.

Last winter, for example, all but 70 of the 762 homeless people were sheltered.

At least 122 were housed in Richmond’s Cold Weather Shelter in the former Public Safety Building on 9th Street in Downtown, which offered only a mattress on the floor.

Still, she said, representatives from government and nonprofit agencies meet once a week to consider the cases and go through the list of those most vulnerable and ways to address their housing needs.

Ms. Horne said based on her 13 years of experience, she has seen services to the homeless improve due in large measure to the infusion of federal funds that have enabled local groups to better tackle homelessness in an organized way.

Federal insistence on coordination among local organizations led to the creation of the Greater Richmond Continuum of Care in 1997 and United Way’s development of Homeward in 1998.

One result is that “all of the resource providers are working together,” she said, and that means more accessible services for those who need assistance.

said national defense cuts have led to a loss of good paying jobs and retiring baby boomers are being replaced by a younger, lower-paid workforce.

The state expected a 3.2 percent growth in general fund revenues in fiscal 2016, but saw only a 1.7 percent increase.

Gov. McAuliffe’s actions are part of an effort to address a $861 million budget hole for fiscal 2016 and 2017. They include canceling a modest pay raise for the state’s 125,000 full- and part-time employees and teachers that was approved by the General Assembly earlier this year and was to take effect Dec. 1.

The governor also is slashing discretionary spending in many agencies, including

the Executive Mansion, delaying grant payments and eliminating 26 current positions.

The administration says it hopes that employees in jobs slated to be eliminated will leave voluntarily through retirement or transfers, rather than being forced out. The Library of Virginia is slated to lose 15 jobs.

The governor said he will address the projected $654 million shortfall for fiscal 2018 when he submits a budget proposal in December.

Gov. McAuliffe, a Democrat, has indicated he’ll try again to expand Medicaid in Virginia, something the GOP-led General Assembly repeatedly has blocked and is expected to continue to oppose.

‘Prescription Drug Take-Back Day’ Oct. 22 Gov. McAuliffe deals with state budget shortfall Do you have unused or expired prescriptions in your medicine cabinet? Want to get rid of them safely?

This weekend you can do just that and avoid the misuse, abuse or accidental ingestion of unwanted pills or medicines.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, police departments and community agencies will be accepting the pills and medicines at locations in Richmond and around the state on Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring has announced.

Locations in Richmond: Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center parking lot, 3001 N. Boulevard in North Side and Southside Community Service Center, 4100 Hull St. Road in South Side.

In Henrico, unwanted medications can be turned in at the Henrico Training Center, 7701 E. Parham Road. In Chesterfield, medications will be accepted at the Bon Secours St. Francis Watkins Centre, 601 Watkins Centre Parkway in Midlothian.

— Jeremy M. Lazarus

Associated Press

Gov. Terry McAuliffe said last week a budget shortfall is forcing him to cancel pay raises, to trim the payroll and to tap the state’s rainy day fund.

“These are obviously difficult decisions to make and there may be more to come,” the governor said in a statement issued Oct. 13.

The state is facing a potential $1.5 billion budget shortfall due to lower-than-expected income and sales tax collections.

Although Virginia’s unemployment numbers have dropped, the state is facing a budget crunch because of a loss of high-paying jobs. State budget officials

Henrico officer’s trial starts Monday for motorist shooting

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Beautician Kimberly McNeil is still recovering from the four gunshots she suffered nearly a year ago.

Next week, the man who nearly killed her, Henrico Police Officer Joel D. Greenway, will go on trial in one of the rare instances of a local law enforcement officer facing charges for shooting someone.

Scheduled for five days, his trial on charges related to the 2015 shooting of Ms. McNeil is scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 24, in Henrico Circuit Court.

Similar to cases around the country that have left unarmed African-Americans dead, the Greenway case has become a high-profile test of whether officers can be convicted in the Richmond area.

Still on the force but not assigned to patrol, Officer Greenway is accused of shooting at

Ms. McNeil, 44, and her fiancé, Robert Davis, 48, around 9:30 p.m. Dec. 15, 2015, as Mr. Davis drove out of the Exxon Nine Mile Pit Stop at 3606 Nine Mile Road, where they had just purchased gas.

A Henrico grand jury indicted Officer GreenOfficer Greenway way in late February on charges of malicious wounding, shooting into an occupied vehicle and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon L. Taylor brought the case to the grand jury based on the results of an investigation “led by county violent crimes detectives.”

“The grand jury considered the facts of the case,” Ms. Taylor said, “and made a deci-

Ms. McNeil

sion, as they would in any case.”

Now she and her staff will seek to prove to a jury that Officer Greenway fired into the car without provocation.

Following the shooting, Officer Greenway claimed he saw a vehicle he believed was suspicious at the station, and then he fired his

9mm service handgun after the driver hit him while driving off.

The officer was treated for cuts from flying glass.

The Henrico Police Department initially put out a press release backing the officer’s claims.

But his statement that the gas station was closed was quickly contradicted. And footage from security cameras at the station appear to tell a different story, as does Ms. McNeil.

In a separate civil suit, Ms. McNeil alleges that Officer Greenway was on the side of the car and never hit, but suddenly began firing his gun even as she pleaded for him to stop.

Her suit seeks $75 million in damages from the officer, the Henrico Police Department and the county government, according to her attorney, A. Donald McEachin, a member of the state Senate.

The case is set to be heard in federal court in Richmond just before Christmas.

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search national, state and local candidates, a practice other felons echoed.

“Walking out of the gates of the penitentiary should be the end of servitude and submission to the will of the Commonwealth,” said Tammie Hagen, 52, who will be voting for the first time ever in November.

“The word penitentiary,” she continued, “means a place where people go to be forgiven. But preventing felons from voting, or serving as notary publics or running for public office means that our service to the state is never really over.”

Like Ms. Russell, Ms. Hagen’s rights were restored in August.

Since then she has worked diligently with New Virginia Majority to register felons and first-time voters in Richmond.

Virginia’s felon disenfranchisement policy, according to Gov. McAuliffe and the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office, is rooted in a tragic history of voter suppression and marginalization of African-Americans and other minorities. State law bars felons for life from voting, running for public office, serving on a jury or acting as a notary public, unless the governor restores their rights.

Today, roughly 60 percent of Virginia’s prison population is African-American and 93 percent is male, according to the state Department of Corrections.

MuhammadAs-SaddiqueAbdul Rahman, 53, said his focus before the state’s deadline on Monday was to register people to vote.

Now, he said, his focus will be on organizing.

He hopes to energize Richmond voters to work toward undoing what he terms political and economic damage to black and poor people in particular. He said that includes reminding Richmond voters of poll taxes, the creation of chattel slavery in colonial Virginia and “black codes” — Reconstruction-era policies that wrongly imprisoned black men to provide free labor — and current disenfranchisement.

“All of the wrongs are the same in my eyes,” he said.

For Ms. Russell, Ms. Hagen and Mr. Rahman and others across the state, this election means more than just casting their ballots, but influencing the policies and a culture that has contributed to the denial of civil rights for generations.

“There are so many people I meet in Richmond who say they can’t vote and will never vote — and they mean it,” Ms. Hagen said. “Because they don’t think they’ll ever be able to live a life that is worth living, that is not necessarily lucrative, but a life that’s whole and meaningful. And that’s all.”

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ing his group a $350,000 contract essentially to take charge of financial affairs of the struggling city.

The deadlock came just a week after the council voted 5-1 in a special session, with one member absent, to hire the consulting firm to help straighten out the city’s finances.

But by Tuesday, Councilman Darrin Hill, who supported the hiring last week but who is up for re-election Nov. 8 in a contested race, pulled back.

He added his “no” vote to those of Mr. Hart, who also had supported the hiring but later wanted more time to consider the matter, and Treska Wilson-Smith, who opposed it from the start.

Outgoing Councilman David Coleman abstained.

The vote represented a snub to Mr. Bobb and to the council’s leadership, Mayor W. Howard Myers and Vice Mayor Samuel Parham, who had pushed for Mr. Bobb’s hiring. Outgoing Councilman Brian Moore, a former mayor, was the third supporter.

During Thursday’s special meeting, the council separately is to consider hiring an accounting firm to conduct a forensic audit, which could cost at least $190,000.

Where the money will come from to pay Mr. Bobb’s company or the outside auditor remains uncertain.

The moves come as the cash-strapped city continues to struggle to pay its bills to government agencies and private entities.

According to a Sept. 30 city report, Petersburg has a backlog of about $11 million in unpaid bills, down from $14.5 million that the city owed June 30, but a $1.7 million increase from the $9.3 million owed as of Aug. 30.

And there are plenty of other challenges. The city’s Fire Department has had to borrow a truck from Colonial Heights for one fire station because so much of its equipment has broken down. One repaired truck is still stuck in a private shop because the city has not paid the full cost for repairs.

Meanwhile, the city is heading back to court at the end of this month to have the Petersburg Circuit Court reconsider a judge’s decision to create a receivership for payments to the South Central Wastewater Authority, which treats the city’s waste and which had gone unpaid since May. Judge Joseph M. Teefy Jr., who ordered the receivership, has agreed to hear the city’s arguments that the creation of the receivership would trigger a default on the city’s bonds, ensuring that they would fall deeper into “junk” status. Language in the city’s bond documents creates a default if the city enters receivership.

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This file photo shows the importance of voting to people throughout Richmond. Voters stand in a long line outside Carver Elementary School to cast ballots in the November 2008 presidential election.

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The Washington-based civil rights group stated that the lawsuit “seeks to prevent the disenfranchisement of eligible prospective voters in Virginia, whose right to vote has been impeded due to technological problems with and the systemic breakdown of Virginia’s online voter registration website, and the refusal of defendants to remedy the situation.”

“Under state law, the voter registration deadline for Virginia residents was Monday, October 17. Eligible citizens who failed to register by 11:59 p.m. on that date cannot cast a ballot that will count in the upcoming November 2016 general election,” the suit continues.

The system’s crash “is just the sort of thing that general registrars have worried would happen,” said Kirk Showalter, Richmond’s voter registrar.

At the same time the system to register voters went south, she and other registrars were having problems trying to process absentee ballot applications.

“We were told by the state Department of Elections to focus on absentee ballot applications and to stop processing voter registration applications,” she said. “It didn’t help.”

She said processing of a single absentee ballot application could take five minutes or more. She said it took five hours of overtime to finish the work Monday.

Ms. Showalter said she and other registrars are now worried that the state system could crash again on Saturday, Oct. 29, or on Saturday, Nov. 5, two big days for absentee voting. She noted that registrars would be inputting massive numbers of absentee

ballot applications on the Nov. 5 deadline for walk-ins.

“If we can’t process absentee voters,” she said, “all we could do is give a provisional ballot,” potentially creating a problem after Election Day when those ballots would have to be sorted and counted by hand.

She said there is concern about whether the state system would be operating properly on Sunday, Nov. 6, when registrars across the state will be downloading voter information into electronic poll books.

According to Ms. Showalter, the crash on Monday is an extreme example of the problems she and others have been experiencing for months.

Mr. Cortés told a General Assembly committee last week that the problem has been funding. He said his department sought more than $7 million to make improvements to the computer system, but the state failed to provide the money because of other priorities.

According to Ms. Showalter, the department has been applying patches to the computer system to overcome problems that have developed.

For example, “we can’t run reports during the day,” she said.

“Some reports used to verify daily activity are being scheduled for 3 a.m.” to help prevent the state system from getting overloaded.

She said registrars will have their fingers crossed on Election Day, hoping that the system will be able to handle the number of information requests that will be made, and that the state computer system will not crash when the results are being entered.

School officials: Test scores to get worse before they get better Continued from A1

showed that for the 2015-2016 school year, there was a 3 percentage point decline in the number of students passing writing SOL tests, a 4 percentage point decline in the pass rate on math SOL tests and a 2 percentage point decline in the pass rate on science SOL tests compared to results for 2014-15.

The School Board’s concern is that any continued decline in the student pass rate on SOL tests could further jeopardize the accreditation status of dozens of Richmond schools that are at significant risk of losing accreditation altogether next year.

According to the Virginia Department of Education, schools have three consecutive years to earn “fully accredited” status before being outright denied accreditation.

Ms. Wade reminded the School Board that 30 of the city’s 44 schools did not earn the state’s “fully accredited” rating for the current school year. Last year, 27 schools were not fully accredited, and 33 were not fully accredited in the 2014-15 school year.

Ten city schools already have been denied accreditation, she said, and ad-

ditional city schools are at risk of being denied accreditation next year based on that state policy.

“Based on the information that has been provided to us to today, what is the standard that VDOE Dr. Bedden uses that they would come in and say, ‘We need to run your (school) system?’ ” asked board member Tichi Pinkney Eppes, 9th District.

“First of all, they don’t do it just like that,” Superintendent Dana T. Bedden responded. “They come in and put parameters around how you function, but they don’t run it,” he said.

Dr. Bedden, who has been RPS superintendent since January 2014, continued by explaining that the state could increase oversight of budget allocation, administrative appointments and district-level operational policy.

Ms. Pinkney Eppes referenced state intervention in Petersburg and asked, “So are we there? Do we meet the criteria?”

“You met the requirement a year ago,”

Dr. Bedden said, before amending his remark to, “We met it a year ago.”

“If you look at the (state’s) language,” he continued, “it is such that they can ultimately decide what and when and if they Ms. Wade want to do that.”

Ms. Wade and her staff said they are working on improvements aimed at bringing up SOL test scores, including plans to implement a “district-wide structure for analyzing school data.” She said the administration also is planning to focus more resources on “chronic absenteeism” and on assisting students dealing with trauma.

She said the RPS administration also is implementing the “School Progress Plan” that Dr. Bedden introduced earlier this school year.

In the wake of the presentation, the board voted unanimously to permit VDOE to conduct a review of the school division.

The review, which will be undertaken at no cost to the school division, is expected to take six to eight weeks.

New ballpark for city? Squirrels, VCU hope so Continued from A1

For VCU, the stadium also would be home for its baseball team and potentially provide space for outdoor concerts and other activities, according to the agreement.

Mayor Dwight C. Jones called the deal “a significant step forward for baseball in the Richmond region” that would guide the final stages of planning for a new ballpark.

In reality, he cannot offer any assurances about the agreement because his term as mayor ends on Dec. 31. It would be up to his successor and the newly elected City Council to decide what role — if any — the city might play.

Mayor Jones’ last effort to build a new stadium in Shockoe Bottom for the team failed under the weight

of opposition by the public and City Council.

So far only one candidate for mayor, Levar Stoney, has indicated much interest in making the city a contributor to the project, though he said Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover counties also would have to pitch in equally.

Mr. Stoney said earlier this week he helped bring the parties together that led to the agreement.

By contrast, mayoral candidate Joseph D. Morrissey, the acknowledged frontrunner, said he’d be happy if a new stadium were built, but only if private funds are used.

“I want it to be clear that a Morrissey administration would reject the use of public funds for the latest baseball stadium project being supported

by Mayor Jones. I will not support

professional sports projects with city funds no matter how camouflaged,” he said Tuesday.

In his view, public funds need to be reserved for rebuilding schools, which seemed to be the view of most other candidates.

Candidate Jack Berry, who supported the Shockoe Bottom stadium plan, pronounced the new agreement “fantastic,” but added that the city’s now limited ability to borrow should be preserved for school construction.

The money question is a big one, particularly because the $1 million a year rent from the Flying Squirrels would appear to fall far short of repaying a loan to construct a stadium.

Financial experts have told the Free Press that a public body generally must repay about $1 a year for every $10

borrowed with bonds. By that rule of thumb, a $55 million stadium would require an annual repayment of $5.5 million in principal and interest.

Whether VCU could generate enough revenue to cover the debt without financial help from Richmond and/or its county neighbors is a big question.

In recent years, county leaders in Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico counties have shown little interest in investing in an expensive replacement for The Diamond, even if the vast majority of fans at Flying Squirrels games live outside the city.

For many, pouring money into a new home for the Flying Squirrels does not seem like a sound investment, given repeated studies that have shown that sports stadiums do not pay for themselves and require

heavy subsidies.

As for the site of a new stadium, there is speculation that the target would be the current home of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control headquarters and warehouse at Robin Hood and Hermitage roads.

Whether that is a realistic location also is a question. Gov. Terry McAuliffe has yet to propose building a replacement ABC complex elsewhere.

Still, it is all speculation until the General Assembly approves moving the ABC complex and funding the development.

It is possible another large site that could provide the space for the stadium and parking might be available. But it has yet to be identified.

Without land, the stadium would just remain a pipe dream.

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Such discoveries are no cause for alarm.

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“Sometimes they can affect fertility and the common symptoms of fibroids. “With great size, they can also cause pain, along increase the and risk of spontaneous miscarriage. ” with urinary bowel issues,” said Webb. “Sometimes they can affect fertility and Women should report any symptoms to their increase the risk of spontaneous miscarriage.” gynecologist. Their doctor will likely undertake a pelvic such as to antheir abdominal or transvaginal ultrasound, or Women shouldexam. reportImaging any symptoms gynecologist.

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Detection and Symptoms Detection and Symptoms

Uterine Fibroid Embolization Uterine Fibroid Embolization

One of the easiest ways to remove fibroids is through Uterine Fibroid Embolization.One This of procedure involves ratheristhan surgery.

The procedure, which the easiest wayscatheterization to remove fibroids through Uterine Fibroid Embolizatakes about an hour, has been clinically shown to reduce bleeding and other symptoms tion. This procedure involves catheterization rather than surgery. The procedure, which by about 85 an to 95 percent. takes about hour, has been clinically shown to reduce bleeding and other symptoms Here’s works: In the procedure, the patient is conscious but sedated. An by about 85how to 95it percent. interventional radiologist make a small incision andisinsert a thinbut tube known An as Here’s how it works: will In the procedure, the patient conscious sedated. a catheter intoradiologist the patient’s located and in the upper thigh.

Tubing is fed interventional will femoral make a artery, small incision insert a thin tube known as through to the arteries, and the radiologist willinview the area through a special a catheter intouterine the patient’s femoral artery, located the upper thigh.

Tubing is fed X-ray known asuterine an angiogram. through to the arteries, and the radiologist will view the area through a special plastic particles are next injected through the catheter into the blood X-rayTiny known as or angelatin angiogram. vessels carry blood to the fibroids.

The particles form the together to block offblood their Tinythat plastic or gelatin particles are next injected through catheter into the blood supply.

The action tumors shrink and, over vessels that carry blood causes to the fithe broids.

Thetoparticles formdissolve together to time. block off their Most UFEThe patients the hospital are discharged blood supply. actionremain causesinthe tumors to overnight, shrink and,then dissolve over time. the next day. Most After aUFE follow-up appointment, generally, canthen return todischarged their work and patients remain in the hospitalwomen overnight, are the daily next routines two weeks.

At three-month one-year appointments, theand treating day.

Afterwithin a follow-up appointment, generally, and women can return to their work daily physicianwithin will use ultrasound imaging to review changesappointments, in the fibroids.the treating routines two weeks. At three-month andthe one-year “It’s not with UFE, the fito broids canthe sometimes recur, Webb. “But it physician willdefi usenitive; ultrasound imaging review changes in the”fisaid broids. is an“It’s excellent option for people who are wanting to avoid a more invasive procedure. not definitive; with UFE, the fibroids can sometimes recur,” said Webb.

“But ” it is an excellent option for people who are wanting to avoid a more invasive procedure.”

Hysteroscopic Myomectomy This outpatient procedure involves the physician inserting a long, thin scope into Hysteroscopic Myomectomy the vagina, then passing it through the cervix and into the uterus. The scope has a

This outpatient procedure involves the physician inserting a long, thin scope into light on it and a camera to allow the surgeon view the uterine cavityhas on aa the vagina, then passingattached it through the cervix and intotothe uterus.

The scope screen.

Once the fi broids are located, they are removed using an energized wire loop. light on it and a camera attached to allow the surgeon to view the uterine cavity on a Recovery timethe is usually to two days. screen. Once fibroidsone are located, they are removed using an energized wire loop.

“We’ll remove fi broids hysteroscopically if they are discreet masses that project Recovery time is usually one to two days. into “We’ll the cavity of the uterus and can be easily accessed and removed, ” that said project Webb. remove fibroids hysteroscopically if they are discreet masses “Women who have these tumors in the cavity of the uterus usually have signifi cant into the cavity of the uterus and can be easily accessed and removed,” said Webb. bleeding, and this can help control those symptoms. ” “Women who have these tumors in the cavity of the uterus usually have significant Additionally, “arethose oftensymptoms. profoundly” anemic or at least have some bleeding, and thissuch can patients help control degree of anemia, so we’re doing this to allow for a recovery well.some ” The Additionally, such patients “are often profoundly anemic from or at that leastashave procedure does not affect fertility. degree of anemia, so we’re doing this to allow for a recovery from that as well.” The procedure does not affect fertility.

Minimally Invasive Surgeries The department of obstetricsInvasive and gynecology at VCU Health offers minimally invaMinimally Surgeries sive interventions for the removal of fibroids under general anesthesia. A hysterectomy

The department of obstetrics and gynecology at VCU Health offers minimally invainvolves the removal uterus,ofrendering a woman infertile.

Frequently, the ovaries sive interventions for of thethe removal fibroids under general anesthesia.

A hysterectomy are removed as well. A leaves the uterus ininfertile. place. Generally, thethe patient of involves the removal ofmyomectomy the uterus, rendering a woman Frequently, ovaries either surgeryasgoes the next day. are removed well.home A myomectomy leaves the uterus in place. Generally, the patient of “Myomectomy isn’t something we offer to everyone who has fibroids. We prefer to either surgery goes home the next day. offer“Myomectomy it to those whoisn’t aresomething trying to preserve said Webb, noting we offeror toimprove everyonetheir whofertility, has fi”broids.

We prefer to that fiitbroid recurrences common in this procedure. offer to those who areare trying to preserve or improve their fertility,” said Webb, noting laparoscopic surgeon will make small, usually 1-centimeter that With fibroidthe recurrences are method, common the in this procedure. incisions in the abdomen then insert long, tools to remove fibroids.

Like1-centimeter hysteroscoWith the laparoscopic method, the surgeon will makethe small, usually py, a small scope with a camera is placed in the abdomen to allow surgeons to view the incisions in the abdomen then insert long, tools to remove the fibroids. Like hysteroscoprocedure on a monitor. py, a small scope with a camera is placed in the abdomen to allow surgeons to view the procedure on a monitor.

Laparotomy Laparotomy “Sometimes fibroids cannot be easily removed laparoscopically owing to their

large“Sometimes size or location in the cannot pelvis. Inbethese cases, the surgeon may have diffi culty fibroids easily removed laparoscopically owing tosafely their accessing the vessels supplyInthe uterus, or there may bemay a higher bleeding large size or location in that the pelvis. these cases, the surgeon haverisk diffiof culty safely during the the procedure, said supply Webb. the uterus, or there may be a higher risk of bleeding accessing vessels” that In such instances, may be safer to perform the hysterectomy or a myomectomy during the procedure, ” it said Webb. by aIn more procedure known laparotomy.

This involves or a larger incision in suchinvasive instances, it may be safer as to aperform the hysterectomy a myomectomy theaabdomen, to allow the surgeon viewing andThis access to the uterus.incision This inciby more invasive procedure knownbetter as a laparotomy. involves a larger in sion can involve either a horizontal incision about 3 inches above the pubic bone or a the abdomen, to allow the surgeon better viewing and access to the uterus. This incilonger, vertical incision that runs from the navel to the pubic bone. sion can involve either a horizontal incision about 3 inches above the pubic bone or a Forvertical the latter, “we choose this approach if it is necessary to safely comlonger, incision that runs from the navel toconsidered the pubic bone. pleteFor thethe procedure since it affords us the greatest exposure, ” he said. “Often wecomwill latter, “we choose this approach if it is considered necessary to safely use it if the uterus is very large. ” plete the procedure since it affords us the greatest exposure,” he said. “Often we will requiring a laparotomy usually stay in the hospital for three to four days use “Patients it if the uterus is very large.” following surgery.

They have a greater risk of blood and for infection, and a slow“Patients requiring a laparotomy usually stay inloss, the pain hospital three to four days er return to bowel function than those who were treated laparoscopically, ” said Webb. following surgery. They have a greater risk of blood loss, pain and infection, and a slow“Recovery is slower with larger who incision in treated your abdomen, and you’re er return to bowel function thana those were laparoscopically, ” saidlimited Webb.a bit more by pain, ” he said.

“Nonetheless, most women who undergo these surgical “Recovery is slower with a larger incision in your abdomen, and you’re limited a approaches, be it”vaginal, laparoscopic or through a laparotomy, are overjoyed bit more by pain, he said.

“Nonetheless, most women who undergo thesebecause surgical it allows them to control their symptoms — many of which have had a very cant approaches, be it vaginal, laparoscopic or through a laparotomy, are overjoyedsignifi because impact on their quality of life. ” it allows them to control their symptoms — many of which have had a very significant impact on their quality of life.”

Follow Up Follow Up

After surgery, regardless of which approach is used, the gynecologist will see surgicalAfter patients back regardless in four to six weeks.approach “We’ll assess their to seewill if they are surgery, of which is used, theincisions gynecologist see surhealing appropriately and review their pathology with them, ” said Webb.

Usually, that’s gical patients back in four to six weeks. “We’ll assess their incisions to see if they are the timeappropriately when most patients are released back towith work. healing and review their pathology them,” said Webb. Usually, that’s “While the most options for theare treatment fibroids are many, we tailor the procedure to the time when patients releasedofback to work. the patient’s needs, ” he for said.

“I’m proud that colleagues at VCU Health very much “While the options the treatment of fimy broids are many, we tailor theare procedure to interested in needs, arriving at asaid. plan“I’m that proud suits the best, oneatthat with. ” the patient’s ” he thatpatient my colleagues VCUthey’re Healthhappy are very much interested in arriving at a plan that suits the patient best, one that they’re happy with.”

Medication Hormonal therapies canMedication offer short-term relief from fibroid symptoms. These hormonal therapies induce a temporary chemical menopause by reducing estrogen levels,

Hormonal therapies can offer short-term relief from fibroid symptoms. These hor“and very effectively reduce the size of the fibroids and improve symptoms, ” said Webb. monal therapies induce a temporary chemical menopause by reducing estrogen levels, Unfortunately, the fi broids often re-emerge when the medication is discontinued. “and very effectively reduce the size of the fibroids and improve symptoms,” said Webb.

The agentsthe arefibroids sometimes used before surgeries.

“If we have someone that has Unfortunately, often re-emerge when the medication is discontinued. come to us with fi broids, they have heavy menstrual bleeding, and they are profoundly The agents are sometimes used before surgeries. “If we have someone that has anemic, then we will consider giving them a dose of Depo Lupron.

It’s an injection that come to us with fibroids, they have heavy menstrual bleeding, and they are profoundly lasts for about three months, ” he said.

“That would give us a little time to put them on an anemic, then we will consider giving them a dose of Depo Lupron. It’s an injection that iron supplement, to improve their hemoglobin, their anemia, in preparation for surgery, so lasts for about three months,” he said. “That would give us a little time to put them on an they’re starting off with the best possible chance of a good recovery. ” iron supplement, to improve their hemoglobin, their anemia, in preparation for surgery, so “When it comes to the painbest relief, non-steroidal ammatory (NSAIDs) are the prethey’re starting off with possible chanceanti-infl of a good recovery. ” ferred choice of medication for fi broids, ” he added.

“When it comes to pain relief, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAIDs) are the preferred choice of medication for fibroids,” he added.

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Study: Lines longer for black voters at polls Special from the Trice Edney News Wire

Black voters wait longer to cast ballots, discouraging them from voting, according to a study released by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington.

The report, titled “Reducing Long Lines to Vote,” reported African-Americans waited an average of 23 minutes to vote, compared with 19 minutes for Hispanics, 15 minutes for Asians, 13 minutes for Native Americans and 12 minutes for white people.

The Joint Center, led by Spencer Overton, a George Washington University law professor, released its report just prior to the 2016 presidential election on Nov. 8.

During the Congressional Black Caucus Dinner in Washington in September, President Obama told the black-tie audience that it

would be a personal insult to his legacy if the black community lets down its guard and fails to activate itself in the election.

There is a push to get a strong African-American voter turnout for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party nominee for president.

Mrs. Clinton still holds an overwhelming lead among AfricanAmerican voters, according to recent polls that have her at 90 percent or more.

Her Republican opponent, Donald J. Trump, has little support among African-Americans and other minority groups.

Recent polls have shown that black women voters may hold the key to the presidential election because of their high pattern of turnout for elections.

The Associated Press reported that in 2008, black voter turnout exceeded white voter turnout for the first time. And in 2012, African-Americans again turned out more than white voters.

In 2008, young black voters had a higher turnout than other young people, and black women voted in higher proportion than any other demographic group.

The Joint Center said one study estimated that long lines deterred at least 730,000 people from voting in the 2012 presidential election.

In Florida, a key state in the presidential election, wait times averaged 42 minutes compared with wait times of 6 minutes in New Jersey.

Florida’s Miami-Dade County had the highest percentage of people of color. In Miami-Dade, 85 percent of voters had voting wait times that averaged 73 minutes after the polls closed.

By comparison, Citrus, the Florida county with the lowest percentage of people of color, had no lines when the polls closed, the Joint Center reported.

Delta Air Lines snubs black women physicians Free Press staff, wire reports

When Tamika Cross tried to help another passenger in distress on a recent Delta Air Lines flight, she said she was dismissed by a flight attendant who doubted that the black woman was actually a physician.

Dr. Cross, an OB-GYN based in Houston, chronicled the incident on Facebook on Oct. 9. The post has since gone viral, with more than 15,000 comments, and sparked the Twitter hashtag #whatadoctorlookslike.

The incident highlights the daily slights felt by many black women because of their race and gender, despite their accomplishments.

“I’m sure many of my fellow young, corporate America working women of color can all understand my frustration when I say I’m sick of being disrespected,” Dr. Cross wrote in her post.

Before the situation could blow over, a second report surfaced last Sunday about a similar incident on a separate Delta Air Lines flight.

According to YAHOO! News, Dr. Ashley Denmark, D.O., who hails from South Carolina, was on a flight from Seattle to Hawaii. The trip, to attend a good friend’s wedding, was intended as a bit of a rest and relaxation period for the busy doctor, wife, and mother of two.

As soon as she heard there was a traveler in need of medical assistance, though, Dr. Denmark got up and made her presence known.

That’s when everything went awry. Dr. Denmark shared her story on her website: “As I settled in to watch a movie and read a book, about 1 hour into our flight over the intercom, a flight attendant requested a doctor or nurse to report to front of cabin to assist a passenger.

Dr. Cross When duty calls it calls — even if you are 30,000 feet in air…”

She continued on social media: “The flight attendant didn’t believe I was a doctor and told me to have a seat while two nurses provided medical care to the passenger.”

Delta Air Lines said in a statement about the situation with Dr. Cross: “We are troubled by any accusations of discrimination and take them very seriously. The experience Dr. Cross has described is not reflective of Delta’s culture or of the values our employees live out every day.”

The Atlanta-based airline said it has reached out to Dr. Cross and other passengers from the flight and is investigating the incident. The airline never apologized to Dr. Cross in the statement.

There also is no word on whether the airline will launch a probe into Dr. Denmark’s complaint.

A report by the Washington Post points to the

Howard University renames school for Cathy Hughes Free Press staff, wire report

Department of Development and Alumni Relations put the donation Howard University has renamed its at $4 million.

School of Communications the Cathy While the communications school Hughes School of Communications, recently observed its 45th anniverafter the founder of Radio One Inc., sary, the private, research university, the largest African-American owned founded in Washington in 1867, is multimedia company in the United about to celebrate its 150th anniversary States. and is looking to bolster its financial Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, president picture for the future. of Howard University, announced in Ms. Hughes, 69, owes much of Ms. Hughes early October a multimillion-dollar her early career success to Howard gift to the communications school from the University. The native of Omaha, Neb., started in Catherine L. Hughes and Alfred C. Liggins III the broadcast media in 1969 at KOWH, a black Foundation. radio station in Omaha. She left Nebraska for Ms. Hughes is chair of the board of Radio Washington when she was offered a job as a One, while Mr. Liggins, her son, is president lecturer at Howard’s School of Communications. and CEO of the publicly traded corporation.

In 1973, she was appointed general sales manager An official renaming ceremony and celebra- of the university’s radio station, WHUR 96.3 tory brunch is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 23, FM, where she increased station revenue from during the end of Howard University’s home- $250,000 to $3 million in her first year. coming weekend.

In 1975, she became the station’s vice president “The gift will have a transformational im- and general manager and created the popular, pact on the school’s commitment to serve the urban music format known as the “Quiet Storm.” communications industry and as a high-level It was aired over 480 stations nationwide. producer of diverse media specialists,” Dr. She went on to found Radio One in 1980, Frederick said in a statement, praising Mr. which owned up to 70 radio stations through Liggins for honoring his mother’s “pioneering the years. work” in such a manner.

Currently, Radio One has 56 stations, includThe Catherine L. Hughes and Alfred C. ing WCDX-FM 92.1, WKJS-FM 105.7/99.3, Liggins III Fund will aid the communications WPZZ-FM 104.7 and WTPS-AM 1240 in the school in acquiring cutting-edge technology and Richmond area, the TV One national cable equipment to support its programs. and satellite television network, 10 nationally The university’s student newspaper, The syndicated Reach Media radio programs and its Hilltop, reported that a source from Howard’s six Interactive One branded websites.

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“Overt bias certainly exists, but there is also a growing body of scientific literature that’s revealing an even more uncomfortable truth,” according to the article. “Deep-seated unconscious biases help steer our thinking and behavior — even when we

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Dr. Cross’ post immediately resonated with Sandra Ford, a pediatrician and director of public health in DeKalb County, Ga. “It’s infuriating,” Dr. Ford said. “Medical school is your life. It takes up so much of your time, your money, your energy. To have somebody discount all of that hard work based on the fact that you’re a female of color ... it’s the most insulting thing.”

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, African-Americans comprise only 4 percent of the physician workforce. But roughly two-thirds of black medical school applicants are black women, and black people are the only racial group with a larger percentage of female than male physicians.

African-American women earned 68 percent of all associate degrees awarded to black students between 2009 and 2010, 66 percent of the bachelor’s degrees, 71 percent of the master’s degrees and 65 percent of the doctorates.

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“I can say with almost complete certainty that there is not an African-American female doctor in this country who has not given a patient a full explanation of a process or procedure, only to have them say, ‘OK, when is the doctor coming in?’ ” said Dr. Ford. “I am the doctor.”

Dr. Ford said she originally saw Dr. Cross’ post in Mocha Medicine. In it, Dr. Cross recounts jumping out of her seat to help a woman screaming for help when her husband became unresponsive on a Delta Flight 945 out of Detroit.

Attempts to reach Dr. Cross for an interview last week were unsuccessful.

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Dr. Cross said that moments later, upon learning that she was a doctor, the flight attended responded, “Oh, wow, you’re an actual physician” before deferring to an older, white male doctor who came to the passenger’s aid and was not questioned.

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We endorse Hillary Clinton for president This upcoming presidential election is exceedingly consequential, perhaps even more so than the presidential elections of 2008 and 2012.

It is clear, without reservation or doubt, that on Tuesday, Nov. 8, Democrat Hillary Clinton is far and away the best choice to be the next president of the United States.

Mrs. Clinton has a long and solid record of leadership and experience in the U.S. Senate and as a former U.S. secretary of state. She would skillfully guide the nation with a level head, deep understanding, even temperament and clear, rational judgment. All are characteristics essential for a president to handle the serious domestic and international issues that currently exist and the situations that inevitably will arise during the next four years.

Numerous critical issues confront our nation — from police killings and brutality and unequal justice meted out to people of color, to the partisan deadlock in Congress that prevents the nation from moving forward and having a full complement on the U.S. Mrs. Clinton Supreme Court.

She has publicly stated that the police shootings and killings of African-Americans and people of color must stop, and that we need a concerted effort to address systemic racism in the nation’s criminal justice system. She supports retraining of police officers, ending racial profiling and eliminating disparities in the justice system.

Mrs. Clinton will address systemic poverty and environmental calamities, such as poisoned water in Flint, Mich., which portend dire health consequences for all poor people, not just people of color.

Her nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court would be someone who supports a woman’s right to choose what’s best for her and her family and someone who will back civil rights and voting rights in this nation.

Mrs. Clinton has a long history of caring about children and families, beginning with her work as a young lawyer with Marian Wright Edelman at the Children’s Defense Fund and continuing in the 1990s as first lady with her work on universal health care.

Mrs. Clinton understands that a strong nation is built on having healthy families. She has campaigned as a supporter of increasing the minimum wage, and for filling the gaps and fixing the problems in the Affordable Care Act so that health insurance is accessible and affordable for all — not dismantling such a vital program started by President Obama.

She supports debt-free college education for students, including free tuition at community colleges, tax credits for employers who create apprenticeships and increased investment in infrastructure, including roads and bridges and schools.

She plans to pay for many of these ideas by increasing taxes on the wealthy and having them pay their fair share to support this nation.

Right now, the world is struggling to quell the terrorism of the Islamic State and others, and grappling with growing refugee crises in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan and the Central African Republic, to name a few places. The United Nations estimates that conflicts in the past year have forcibly displaced more than 65 million people worldwide from their homes.

We believe that Mrs. Clinton has the ability and track record to work sensibly and successfully with leaders from other nations to tackle these issues. She understands the necessity to work with global partners, to extend help and compassion to the displaced, to allow immigration from the Middle East and elsewhere while reforming and strengthening immigration policy and maintaining a strong military for the defense of this nation.

As secretary of state, Mrs. Clinton showed true leadership in working out nuclear arms control deals with Iran and Russia. We believe she will work toward peace and deploy U.S. men and women in uniform to battle only as a last and best option.

Our agreement with Mrs. Clinton’s opponent is nil, except for his observation earlier this month that she is a fighter. Yes, she has the determination to handle whatever comes before the nation. We have seen her act with courage, poise and faith when her attempts at universal health care were quashed as first lady, and in the face of her husband’s very public and humiliating personal indiscretions. She rallied and came back as her own woman, committed to public service and her constituents in New York, with a vision for America and the rights of women, children and all those left behind.

We believe Mrs. Clinton will build upon the Herculean efforts of President Obama to boost employment, education, diversity and economic opportunity. She is the right person at the right time to lead this nation.

We encourage you to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 8, for Hillary Clinton as the next president of the United States.

Let nothing get in the way of this right for which our forebearers died.

Vote Tuesday, Nov. 8.

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Save sacred ground for the future Richmond understands the importance of its history — most of it, anyway.

Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty or give me death” speech, the early debates over the proper relation-

Ana Edwards ship between religion and government, Richmond’s brief role as capital of the Confederacy, even Abraham Lincoln’s walk through the city after retreating Confederates set it ablaze — all are recognized as important parts of our complex collective story.

But the fact that for 30 years, pre-Emancipation Richmond was the epicenter of the massive U.S. domestic slave trade has, until very recently, been literally buried.

Many individuals and organizations have contributed to the developing understanding of this history, but it was a sustained grassroots campaign that forced

Virginia Commonwealth University to remove its parking lot from the African Burial Ground.

A second phase in that struggle helped block the ill-conceived plan of Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones and Venture Richmond to build a stadium in the heart of historic Shockoe Bottom.

The campaign’s third phase has been to develop and popularize the proposal for a 9-acre Shockoe Bottom Memorial Park that would include the Lumpkin’s Jail site, the African Burial Ground and two blocks east of the CSX railroad tracks that once included the Omohundro and Goodwin slave jails, numerous trader offices and supporting businesses. (See www.sacredgroundproject.net.)

But Mayor Jones has chosen to ignore this proposal and instead devote all available city and state money to just one of nearly 100 sites in Shockoe Bottom associated with the slave trade. That memorial would not include the African Burial Ground or protect the rest of this historic district from inappropriate commercial development. However, it does include a museum that would

compete for both attention and limited financial resources with the newly reopened Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia.

S o m e 300,000 to 350,000 Afri-

Phil Wilayto cans and people of African descent were sold from Virginia. With the majority likely passing through Shockoe Bottom, many African-Americans today could trace some ancestry to this small area of Richmond.

This is where the original capital that created this country was accumulated, where Africans from many nations became a new people, where the heroism of Gabriel, Nan, Madison Washington, Mary Bowser, Solomon Northup, Anthony Burns and so many others could inspire generations to come.

How can this epic story be told in a 1.7-acre memorial

Trump unshackled, unhinged When Donald Trump gloated that “the shackles have been taken off me,” I immediately wondered, how was he shackled?

Was that the shackled Mr. Trump, for example, who obsessively attacked Judge Gonzalo Curiel in May, Khizr Khan and his family in July and Alicia Machado in September?

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Trump actually was putting a defiant face on a stunning event in American political history: He, the Republican Party’s nominee for president, was getting a cold shoulder from the party’s highest ranking member in the U.S. House of Representatives, Speaker Paul Ryan.

With less than a month to go until Election Day, Speaker Ryan announced that he was washing his hands of the monumental task of defending Mr. Trump. The break followed the release of an embarrassing 2005 “Access Hollywood’ video. In it, Mr. Trump happily boasts about doing what amounts to sexual assault.

In fact, had there been some restraints on Mr. Trump, his whole campaign might actually give Democrat Hillary Clinton some competition again. Instead, Mr. Trump’s “unshackled” state is looking increasingly unhinged.

Since his break with Speaker Ryan, he has been going deeper in the dark side of politics — and I’m not talking about the African-American vote.

A “scorched-earth” strategy widely reported to have been urged on by Mr. Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon has catered to Mr. Trump’s paranoid side — the side that caused him to question so vigor-

ously President Obama’s birth certificate.

Now Mr. Trump is dangerously pressing buttons with his supporters by claiming the election is “rigged” by a conspiracy

Clarence Page vast enough to take in Washington, the media, his Democratic rival Mrs. Clinton and every poll that shows him falling behind, which is almost all of them.

Yet as his fortunes fall farther, he has become more isolated and more heavily influenced by such far right friends as Mr. Bannon, who took Breitbart News site in a farther right direction after founder Andrew Breitbart died.

Mr. Trump’s attacks grew sharper against Mrs. Clinton — he has repeatedly called for her imprisonment — against the Republican establishment and “the media,” whom he also seems to want to imprison.

“This election will determine whether we are a free nation or whether we have only the illusion of democracy but are in fact controlled by a small handful of global special interests rigging the system, and our system is rigged,” Mr. Trump told a rally in West Palm Beach, Fla., last week.

“The establishment and their media enablers will control ... this nation through means that are very well known. Anyone who challenges their control is deemed a sexist, a racist, a xenophobe and morally deformed.”

Nor does it help that Mr. Trump increasingly has called reporters “scum” and “corrupt.”

Worse, he occasionally has shown more respect for overseas oligarchs than for our own press freedoms at home. In one glaring example, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough asked Mr. Trump

in December if his admiration of Russian President Vladimir Putin was at all tempered by the country’s history of killing critical journalists. Mr. Trump’s response was: “He’s running his country, and at least he’s a leader, unlike what we have in this country.”

Board members of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists included examples like that in a recent and rare declaration that “a Mr. Trump presidency represents a threat to press freedom unknown in modern history.”

But another strong defense of the First Amendment hit Mr. Trump even closer to Mr. Trump Tower last week. After his attorney demanded a retraction by The New York Times of a story that quoted two women who claimed to have been groped

by Mr. Trump without their consent, the Times’s newsroom attorney, David McCraw, sharply suggested that Mr. Trump didn’t have much of a reputation left to protect when it came to his treatment of women.

Mr. Trump has “bragged about his non-consensual touching of women,” the letter said. “He has bragged about intruding on beauty pageant contestants in their dressing rooms. He acquiesced to a radio host’s request to discuss Mr. Trump’s own daughter as a ‘piece of ass.’

Multiple women not mentioned in our article have publicly come forward to report on Mr. Trump’s unwanted advances. Nothing in our article has had the slightest effect on the reputation that Mr. Trump, through his own words and actions, has already created for himself.”

So there. The Donald may well come up with another paranoid theory to explain this setback. But this isn’t about a conspiracy. It’s about the Constitution.

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crammed between Interstate 95 and the railroad tracks?

In just three months, we will have a new mayor and City Council. All four leading mayoral candidates have endorsed the general concept of a 9-acre Shockoe Bottom Memorial Park, as have 13 City Council candidates.

We are calling on all those who have contributed to the growing awareness of the importance of this sacred ground to join together in moving the community-generated plan forward. At stake is the future of what is arguably the most important black history site in the entire country.

That future will be decided by those who choose to engage today. Future generations will not forgive us if we fail.

Ana Edwards is chair of the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project of the Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality.

Phil Wilayto is editor of The Virginia Defender and co-founder with Ms. Edwards of Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality.

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Readers speak out on Nov. 8 elections “So this year, in this election, I’m asking you to join me — to reject cynicism and reject fear, and to summon what is best in us; to elect Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States.”

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I want the citizens of Richmond to remember back to when a former City Council was in office and corporate Richmond would not work with them. New businesses were locating in the county.

The City of Richmond was not growing.

In 1994, a new City Council was elected that included Tim Kaine, Viola Baskerville and others. Corporate Richmond worked well with them.

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Voters should be wary of aspiring office holders promising quick fixes or easy answers to long-standing problems. Richmond makes the most progress when leaders genuinely establish relationships with and listen to the community and obtain the support needed to sustain long-term efforts.

To make any change in Richmond requires enormous persistence, dedication and the ability to work with all kinds of people over a period of years.

Richmond City Council member Ellen Robertson of the 6th District has shown all those qualities to the benefit of not just her district but the entire city. Without her dedicated effort, we would not have an Affordable Housing Trust Fund or an Office of Community Wealth Building, the city’s new agency dedicated to fighting poverty.

In each case, Councilwoman Robertson worked with citizens and the city administration,

as well as her City Council colleagues, to build strong support. She understood that doing one’s homework on the front end helps avoid distracting political controversy on the back end.

It’s easy to spot problems in this city. It’s harder to develop genuine community-driven solutions. Councilwoman Robertson has been doing just that for more than a decade.

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Battle of quarterbacks VSU Trojans looking as VUU tackles for a homecoming win Bowie State on Saturday against Lincoln University Virginia Union University’s football defense has sprung a leak at a most inopportune time — with Bowie State University’s explosive offense coming to Richmond.

The Panthers are reeling from a woeful 54-21 loss at Chowan University in North Carolina in which the host Hawks rang up a whopping 631 yards total offense.

And waiting to strike next is Bowie State’s Amir Hall, aka “Air Amir,” among the best passers in CIAA history.

VUU, which is 4-3 overall and 3-1 in the CIAA, can ill afford another stumble if the Panthers are to reach the Nov. 12 CIAA championship game in Salem, Va. Meanwhile, Bowie State University, which is 5-2 overall and 4-0 in the CIAA, is looking to repeat as the CIAA Northern DiChowan University Athletic Department vision champion after outlasting Virginia State University 38-37 Chowan University tailback Tyree Lee proves nearly unstoppable for the Virginia Union University defense. The last Saturday in Maryland.

Panthers lost to Chowan last Saturday 54-21.

Hall threw for four touchdowns against VSU and ran for another. The CIAA Southern Division winner, Winston-Salem mobile, rocket-armed 6-foot-4 sophomore and State University.

Even then, there are no assurances because first-year starter leads the CIAA with 338 passthe CIAA champion does not have an automatic ing yards per contest.

Hall’s preferred target is Nyme Manns, bid to the NCAAs. Last fall at Bowie State University, the the CIAA leader with 111 receiving yards per Bulldogs defeated the Panthers game.

23-19 to essentially nail down At Hovey Field on Saturday, Panthers play Bulldogs the Northern Division champiOct. 22, the game within a game Saturday, Oct. 22: onship. Dowdy threw for 399 will showcase Hall, the brilVirginia Union University yards and three touchdowns in liant newcomer, against VUU Panthers take on the the loss. quarterback senior Shawheem Bowie State University Bowie quarterback Nyema Dowdy.

Bulldogs.

Washington threw for 206 yards This ranks with marquee Kickoff: 1 p.m. and two touchdowns, but was quarterback matchups in all at Hovey Field. intercepted four times. of HBCU football and figures Televised on ESPN3.

Hall beat out Washington to take the better part of four for the starting quarterback hours to unfold.

Dowdy had a record performance, albeit in job this season and it doesn’t appear he’ll be defeat, at Chowan University. The third-year relinquishing the spot any time soon.

Prior to Hall’s game against Virginia State, Panthers’ starter completed a school record 31 passes in a record 68 attempts. That produced he was ranked fifth in the NCAA Division II in passing yards.

380 yards and two touchdowns.

Bowie State Coach Damon Wilson didn’t Dowdy connected with Lavatiae Kelly eight times for 127 yards, Jusse Yorke 10 times for have to venture far to recruit Hall, who grew 87 yards and Chaz McKenzie five times for up in Bowie, Md. Hall arrived at Bowie State with a winning 58 yards.

On the debit side, VUU’s vaunted running swagger. In Hall’s four years quarterbacking in game was silenced as William Stanback was high school for Riverside Baptist School, the limited to 13 yards on 12 tries. Stanback entered private school in Upper Marlboro, Md., lost only twice. the game as the CIAA’s top rusher.

VUU’s defense was inept stopping Chowan tailback Ty Lee on the ground (154 yards) or quarterback Randall Dixon in the air. Dixon ended the game with a school record 451 passing yards.

When your varsity quarterback is a smallAlthough no such dubious mark is listed in ish, 14-year-old freshman and there are only the VUU record book, the 631 yards allowed three seniors on the team roster, two things ranks with the worst defensive efforts in VUU are predictable: annals.

Hard times for now, but high hopes for the The loss at Chowan also broke VUU’s four- future. game winning streak.

That’s the reality for the John Marshall High Despite the disappointment, it’s not over for School Justices, now 1-6 following a humbling third-year Coach Mark James’ Panthers.

55-6 loss last Friday to previously winless Glen VUU still could capture at least a tie for the Allen High School in Henrico County.

Northern Division crown by winning the last “We’re young and inconsistent, but once we three games of the season — against Bowie get on the same page, we have a chance to be State University at home, at Elizabeth City very good,” said John Marshall High’s third-year State University in North Carolina and at home Coach Damon “Redd” Thompson. against Virginia State University.

John Marshall’s lone win was over winless VUU’s only route to the NCAA Division Armstrong High School.

II playoffs would be to win its remaining In the quest for an elusive second victory — games and tack on the CIAA championship and the first against a non-Richmond opponent in Salem.

— Coach Thompson’s Division 3A Justices will Already, the Panthers have defeated the likely play Henrico’s J.R. Tucker High School, a Division 5A school, 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22.

Imagine being in Coach Thompson’s posiCIAA Northern Division tion. He planned to open 2016 with a 6-foot Division CIAA Overall 7, 230-pound returning quarterback Isaiah Bowie State University 2-0 4-0 5-2 Anderson.

Chowan University 1-1 3-1 5-2 When Anderson transferred to Benedictine, Virginia Union University 1-1 3-1 4-3 5-foot-8, 145-pound ninth-grader Damien Harris from the Battery Park Vikings of the RichVirginia State University 1-1 2-2 5-2 mond Parks and Rec Youth Football Program Elizabeth City State Univ. 1-1 2-2 3-4 emerged.

Lincoln University 0-2 0-4 1-6 What Harris lacks in stature, he makes up for

Virginia State University 36 passing, 332 yards and will celebrate homecoming four touchdowns. this weekend while still VSU had a chance to being haunted by a case retake the lead with 5:27 of “What if?” left, but usually reliable The Trojans came so place kicker Matt Hillquist close last Saturday to conmisfired on a 28-yard field trolling the driver’s seat goal. of the CIAA Northern Also, accurate quarterDivision race. Instead, the back Tarian Ayres threw team’s in the difficult posi- Kevon Bellamy Trenton Cannon his only interception of the tion of needing to roll the season in 154 attempts. table while also soliciting help elsewhere.

Ayres was 16 of 32 in the air, with touchThe Trojans’ agonizing 38-37 loss last Sat- down throws to Cannon and Christian Harden. urday at Bowie State University — the Trojans It was the third straight game Harden, who is led by 17 points in the third period — leaves from Hermitage High School, has gotten into VSU 5-2 overall but 2-2 in the CIAA, with the end zone. three games to go.

Defensively, Trojans linebacker Brandon On Saturday, Oct. 22, the TroLynch had 5.5 tackles for losses, jans will play their homecoming with 2.5 sacks of the elusive VSU Homecoming game against the division’s perenHall.

Saturday, Oct. 22: nial doormat, Lincoln University As it turned out, the Trojans’ Virginia State University of Pennsylvania. best way to put the brakes on Trojans play the Lincoln VSU must defeat Lincoln, Hall was by knocking him on his University Lions.

Chowan and Virginia Union back. VSU sacked the Bulldogs’ Kickoff: 2 p.m. at Rogers Stadium in Ettrick. universities in order, and then phenom four times, three times pray for upsets if it is to win before intermission. the North Division title for the third time in The homecoming game against Lincoln four years.

University should provide some relief for the The Trojans figure to dominate Lincoln Uni- Trojans. versity with their vaunted ground game sparked VSU routed the Lions 35-0 in 2015, 63-7 in

by Trenton Cannon and Kavon Bellamy.

2014 and 34-14 in 2013.

Cannon had 138 yards and Bellamy 104 Statistics point to a one-sided affair. against Bowie State, and the Trojans commanded VSU leads the CIAA with 244.4 yards per game time of possession 34 minutes to Bowie State’s on the ground while Lincoln University is next to 26 minutes. last in rushing defense, with 224.6 yards allowed However, in a late-game fade the Trojans per game. Look for VSU to roll at will. won’t soon forget, VSU had no answer for That should make the Trojans’ homecoming Bowie quarterback Amir Hall, who had 25 for happy, but won’t erase the “What if?”

AJ English to coach at LU Lincoln University of PennsylEnglish’s older son, A.J. English vania will have a familiar face on III, now plays basketball profesthe sidelines during the coming sionally in Italy following a disbasketball season when the Lions tinguished career at Iona College visit Virginia Union University on in New Rochelle, N.Y. Jan. 21.

At Lincoln, English will assist A.J. English Jr., who starred for Coach Doug Overton, who was VUU from 1986 to 1990, will be named last spring to succeed John a volunteer assistant coach for the Hill, now the women’s basketball Lincoln University Lions. coach at Elizabeth City State UniAJ English As a VUU senior in 1990, Engversity in North Carolina. lish was named NCAA Player of the Year The Lions, part of the CIAA Northern while leading Division II in scoring average Division, were 9-20 overall last season and with 31 points per game.

6-10 in the conference.

English was a second round draft choice Coach Overton starred at LaSalle Unifor the Washington Bullets and played two versity in Philadelphia and played 11 NBA NBA seasons with the team. seasons with eight different teams.

Freshman quarterback at JM has big heart with a swagger unexpected from someone so young and small by varsity standards.

“Damien said he came to John Marshall to be the varsity quarterback, not the JV quarterback,” said Coach Thompson.

“He’s a tough guy, but we’ve had to throw a lot at him.”

Wearing jersey No. 1, Harris has impressed with his arm, Damien Harris quick feet and ability to withstand some bone-rattling hits.

No stranger to being sacked, Harris leads the team in grass stains.

“Damien’s got a heart of steal,” said John Marshall’s Activities Director Lamont Davis.

John Marshall’s team roster is remarkably young, with three seniors and seven juniors.

But its coaching staff oozes with experience, especially in the passing game.

Coach Thompson, a former Virginia State University sensation, is the CIAA’s all-time receiver. His assistants include Danielle Derricott, quarterback extraordinaire of Patrick Henry High School’s 1994 state 5A champions.

“I’m not going anywhere,” said Derricott.

“I’m going to groom him (Harris).”

Yet another assistant is James Roe, a former Henrico High School and Norfolk State University receiver, who played three seasons with the NFL Baltimore Ravens.

Also on a pass-friendly staff is Leonard Hopkins, who led Norfolk State University in receptions in 1984 and 1985.

Harris is among 15 ninth-graders on John Marshall’s varsity football team. Among the team’s 14 sophomores is linebacker Romelo Burris, who attacks like a wrecking ball in the middle of the gridiron.

Coach Thompson is convinced he can produce a winner on the North Side, but he cautions it will take time.

“When city schools play the larger county schools, it’s like a football team going against a football program,” he said. “I’ve coached at Varina and Benedictine and know the difference. City schools are always behind, always catching up.”

One area in which the city schools have almost no way of catching up is in enrollment, which is how the athletic divisions are determined.

John Marshall’s schedule includes seven Division 5A opponents and just three Division 3A opponents — Armstrong and Thomas Jefferson high schools and Booker T. Washington High School of Norfolk.

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Panelists weigh in on the issues during the morning session at the Wilder Symposium at Virginia Commonwealth University. They are, from left: Moderator Dr. Alvin Schexnider, president of Schexnider & Associates; keynote speaker Joe Madison, radio talk show host; Dr. William Pelfrey, chair of the Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Program at the Wilder School at VCU; Dr. Ravi Perry, associate professor of political science at VCU; Dr. Susan Gooden, VCU professor of public administration and policy; and Dr. Kathryn Howell, assistant professor of urban and regional planning at VCU.

Problems of the 1960s still plague black community

By Holly Rodriguez

The problems driving dissatisfaction among African-Americans in the 1960s — discriminatory police practices, unemployment, unequal pay, poverty and more — continue to plague many people in the African-American community today.

That was the assessment of Dr. Elsie HarperAnderson, assistant professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.

She and a panel of experts spoke Monday at the daylong Wilder Symposium at VCU. The theme: “Race and American Society: 50 Years After the Kerner Commission Report.”

The Kerner Commission Report was ordered

by President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the cause of riots in several U.S. cities in the summer of 1967. Completed in March 1968, the commission identified 164 “disorders” contributing to the civil unrest and advised immediate action.

The Wilder Symposium explored the commission’s recommendations, whether they were implemented, and the report’s influence on race relations and equality today.

“The freedoms and opportunities of all Americans are diminished and imperiled when

they are denied to some Americans,” the report stated. The “unrecoverable loss to the nation which this denial has already caused — and continues to produce — no longer can be ignored or afforded.”

Dr. Harper-Anderson said she was most “struck by the fact that I could take the dates out (of the 1968 report) and the information applies to today.”

A study of area residents’ perspectives on race relations, conducted by the Center for Public Policy at the Wilder School, indicates that 72 percent of Richmond area residents believe race relations in the United States is a major problem and has gotten worse in the last five years.

While residents are concerned about race, 60 percent believe that the police in their community are doing a good job, the study found.

Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, 85, after whom the symposium is named, offered a personal narrative to provide a snapshot of African-American life in Richmond as he was growing up.

“If we are going to move toward a more perfect union, the truth of the times must be told,” he said.

That truth includes the poor public grade schools Gov. Wilder said he attended, with handme-down books, an outhouse for a bathroom, no cafeteria and no gym.

The ability to excel, he continued, came from

the teachers and professors who nurtured him and other leaders.

As he remembered the leaders of racial justice from the past, he left the audience with the question, “Where are our leaders today?”

Joe Madison, Sirius/XM Satellite Radio talk show host, said leadership starts at home, and called upon African-American families to root education in homes, churches, communities and prisons.

“Education is the new currency of the 21st century,” he said. In the future, “there will be those who are educated and those who or not.”

The suffering of the uneducated will only continue to expand, he said.

Panel discussions included expanding education and leadership. Distribution of power and resources, the role of faculty in student civic engagement and the relationship between the police and the communities they serve also were addressed.

In order to improve the African-American community’s relationship with police, said Dr. William V. Pelfrey Jr., associate professor in the Wilder School’s Criminal Justice Program, “the police need to be able to admit when they have made a mistake.”

“This is a sacrifice for them,” he said, “but this is the start to be able to resuscitate these relationships.”

Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder talks about conditions in Richmond during his childhood during Monday’s symposium on race and American society at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, who formerly represented Richmond in the 3rd Congressional District, said the need for criminal justice reform is critical, with the police practice of aggressive patrolling is the first of many problems that needs to be addressed.

“Massive incarceration is creating crime … because so many children are being raised … with their parents in jail,” he said.

Proper police training, body cameras for police and youth programs are among the suggested solutions he offered.

The Nov. 8 elections are an opportunity to move toward the resolutions outlined in the Kerner Commission Report.

“Jobs, funding education and criminal justice reform are key in the 2016 elections,” he said.

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Happenings Personality: Vanessa Myers Mason

To my wife MRS. KRYSTLE M. COOK: “On this special day of our wedding, I wish us happiness and love like the unending circle of our wedding rings.”

Spotlight on co-chair of Sauté & Sizzle: Richmond Men Are Cooking With Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, recipes for holiday staples are passed between family chefs like love letters.

Cooking skills are heavily scrutinized.

And this year, thanks to Vanessa D. Myers Mason of the Rho Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Richmond men are submitting their best recipes and putting their skills to the test just in time for the holidays.

Mrs. Myers Mason is cochair, along with Tamara Johnson, of “Sauté & Sizzle: Richmond Men Are Cooking,” an annual scholarship and community outreach program that brings Richmond area men together to play chef for a day by cooking — and sharing — their favorite recipes.

Thirty area “chefs” are expected to converge at the Richmond International Raceway’s Old Dominion Building from 7:08 to 11:08 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, with their recipes, black bib aprons and white chef hats in hand, says Mrs. Myers Mason, a past president of the sorority’s Rho Eta Omega Chapter.

The “chefs” will prepare their signature dishes and guests will have the opportunity to taste each dish and vote on the winners.

The sorority hopes the event, now in its 10th year, will raise more than $14,000 for student scholarships and community outreach programs, says Mrs. Myers Mason, who works as a trainer at the Virginia Employment Commission.

A few of this year’s “chef” participants include general contractor Walter Johnson, Richmond Public Schools teacher Celvin Richardson, neurologist Dr. Stacey Epps and systems analyst Clifford Potter.

They and 26 other Richmond men will be serving dishes such as she crab soup, meatballs, pulled pork sliders, jerk chicken with pineapple and coconut rice, linguine with shrimp and white wine sauce and several others.

“Former [Rho Eta Omega] president Sadá Hill and Karen Hicks attended the Philly Men Are Cooking event” more than a decade ago and were so impressed, they presented the idea to chapter members as a fundraiser in 1996, Mrs. Myers Mason recalls.

The program has been their signature fundraiser every year since.

This year’s event, which is emceed by comedian Micah “Bamm Bamm” White, will feature special highlights, including a silent auction, dance floor with Twin Towers Pro DJ and Sound and line dancing with Kemel Patton. All these events are in addition to the chef tasting.

Some of Mrs. Myers Mason’s most notable past winners of the chef tasting include Marcel Wilson’s “Grabbage” recipe of London broil and cabbage and Donnie Oliver’s white chicken chili.

Meet this week’s Personality Vanessa D. Myers Mason: Community involvement: Cochair, Sauté & Sizzle: Richmond Men Are Cooking, fundraiser for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s Rho Eta Omega Chapter, and

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What: “Sauté & Sizzle: Richmond Men Are Cooking,” a tasty fundraiser for Rho Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

When: 7:08 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 Where: Old Dominion Building at Richmond International Raceway, 600 E. Laburnum Ave. Tickets: $30.

Details and ticket purchases: www.reoaka.org Info: Vanessa D. Myers Mason, event co-chair, at fundraising@reoaka.org

chapter past president; member, Commonwealth Chapter of The Links Inc. Date and place of birth: Nov. 8 in Wild, Wonderful West Virginia.

Current residence: Henrico County.

Alma maters: Bachelor’s of science, business education, Bluefield State College; master’s, business education, Marshall University; advanced studies, Virginia Commonwealth University Family: James “Oliver” Mason, husband.

What dishes will be served: BBQ, she crab soup, meatballs, pulled pork sliders, jerk chicken with pineapple coconut rice, linguine with shrimp and white wine sauce, sweet potato pie, potato salad, ribs, just to name a few.

Portions: Each guest will have an opportunity to taste from 2-ounce serving cups.

Relevance of sororities and fraternities: Sororities and fraternities provide an opportunity for men and women to give back to the community unselfishly in a positive manner. Members are college-trained individuals who are often known for educating and empowering our communities. For example, Rho Eta Omega is and has been involved in the following community outreach programs: Awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships to students in Richmond and the surrounding counties; participated in and supported Go Red for Heart Month, Breast Cancer Walk, mentoring program for high school and middle school students, voter education and empowerment, Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service by providing meals, haircuts, toiletry supplies to the homeless, adoption of a family for a year.

Along with other AKA chapters, we have sponsored a HBCU college fair for students, presented an Alzheimer’s disease forum, upgraded a Richmond Public Schools playground, and provided backpacks with supplies and snacks to students.

These are just a few examples of how my chapter shows its relevance. But you can be assured that the other sororities and fraternities are hard at work doing the same in order to uplift our communities.

What drives me: The will to do what God would have me to do.

Three words that best describe me: Deliberate, caring and

proactive.

How I find time for what I do: I “try” to organize and plan my day by prioritizing activities and duties that need to be accomplished. Most importantly, I pray that God will lead, guide and direct me to do His will and not mine.

Leadership is: Developing a vision for the common good, sharing that vision with others, motivating others to see the vision and getting their input in a shared vision, and lastly, working together to implement the vision.

When people meet me they think: I don’t know what they think. However, I hope they quickly find out that I can be objective and dedicated to a cause, am competent and purposeful and love to help others in need.

If I could wave a magic wand, I would: Ease all suffering and pain.

I knew I was grown up when I: Began working as a cashier at a local grocery store as a teenager in West Virginia. I found myself being the only AfricanAmerican cashier after the first African-American cashier had been terminated. There was discontent in our community over the termination. I found myself having to encounter unkind words and actions from some customers. I learned quickly how to smile, not to take things that people say so seriously and treat people the way I would like to be treated.

Prized possession: My family and friends.

Perfect day: Knowing at the end of each day that I truly tried to make the most of the day by doing something that helped someone else.

Perfect evening: Spending quality time with my husband and best friend, Oliver.

Favorite meal: Lasagna.

What really turns me on: Positive people who long to make the lives of others better by empowering them through education and action.

Nobody knows that I: Have always wanted to sing the lead in a band. Any takers? (smiles) Person who influenced me the most: My Dad, Deacon Lawrence Daniel Myers. It is a known fact that I was a “Daddy’s girl.” I could talk to him about anything.

Book that influenced me the most: “Deep is the Hunger” by Howard Thurman.

Best thing my parents ever taught me: “Vanessa D., you don’t always have to respond.

Just smile.”

What I’m reading now: “Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits” by T.D. Jakes.

My next goal: Comes from always loving to be around and absorb the wisdom of older adults. My Mom, Nannie L. Myers, 93, has lived with my husband and me for nine years and it is amazing to see, hear and experience her life. Therefore, I would like to create a sanctuary for the elders of our community who are often ignored and not honored. They have so much to give if we but allow them to do so.

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VSU celebrates homecoming this weekend Grammy Award-winning gospel musician and choir director Kirk Franklin will perform at Virginia State University’s 2016 Homecoming Gospel Concert.

The ticketed concert, slated for 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the VSU Multipurpose Center, is among the activities celebrating homecoming at the university in Ettrick.

Mr. Franklin is known for leading several urban contemporary gospel choirs including “The Family,” “One Nation Crew” and “God’s Property.” His latest single “Wanna Be Happy?” from the album “Losing My Religion,” was No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Gospel Charts for several weeks after its release late last year.

Other homecoming events for the VSU Trojans include: • President’s Scholarship Golf Tournament, Friday, Oct. 21, at the Country Club of Petersburg, 1250 Flank Road in Petersburg.

Registration begins at 7 a.m.

• VSU Alumni Flag Football Game, 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Foster Hall Back Lawn.

• VSU Freestyle Funny Comedy Show Concert, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the VSU Multipurpose Center, featuring comedians Big Baby, B Daht, Chico Bean and Osama Bin Dranking from the popular MTV show “Wildin’ Out.” Tickets are $10 to $20.

• VSU Annual Homecoming Parade, 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, starting at Washington Street and culminating at Ettrick

Elementary School in Petersburg.

• VSU Homecoming Football Game against Lincoln University, 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Rogers Stadium.

• VSU Homecoming Hip Hop Concert, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the VSU Multipurpose Center. Tickets range from $38 to $63.

• VSU Homecoming Jazz on the Hill, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct.22, at Gateway Dining and Event Center on campus. Performances will feature Curv Appeal, led by VSU alumnus Curvey Reid.

Tickets are $35; $45 at the door.

For a full schedule of homecoming festivities, including ticket prices, go to www.vsu.edu/homecoming/.

How many wings can you take down?

Hundreds of Richmonders ate their way through the 3rd Annual Kickin’ Chicken WingFest last Sunday at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market in Shockoe Bottom. The festival, sponsored by the Enrichmond Foundation, coins itself as “Richmond’s biggest tailgate party,” with music and wings galore as restaurants compete for the coveted 2016 RVA Best Wings.

Mama J’s Kitchen in Jackson Ward won the People’s Choice Award for best wings. People of all ages lined up to grab a wing or two — or five — in near perfect weather.

Mike Longo digs into a saucy wing at the WingFest, where he was crowned king in the festival’s wing eating competition.

Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

Malai Keys, 7, sits down to savor the flavor of her wings at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market.

Shawn Gregory, owner of The Halligan Bar and Grill, gets the fire right to grill barbecue wings.

Magic in Manchester

The Manchester neighborhood poured on the charm Saturday at the Manchester Manifestival. Organizers hope the event, featuring art, performers, health screenings, yoga, food trucks and vendors, will become an annual event in South Side.

At right, Arnita Neal, left, and her son, LaJuan, check out the work of artist Henry Murray that was on display, while Riley White, below, picks up a brush and creates his own masterpiece.

Guitarist Lamayah Collier waits her turn to perform.

Sponsors included many of the area’s businesses and gathering spots, including Dogtown Dance Theater, Brewer’s Café, Bits n Bytes, Brand New Wave Barbershop, Girl Scout Troop 5237 and the Hull Street Public Library.

Photos by Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

‘Diversity Day’ slated this Friday A range of speakers are expected for “Diversity Day,” an inaugural event “to address diversity and inclusion head-on in an effort to strengthen race relations and communication in Metro Richmond,” according to organizer David Dise.

The event will be held noon to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Plant Zero, 500 Stockton St., in South Side.

Dr. Cliff Morris, a cardiologist and former basketball player at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, will kick off the program.

Presentations by 16 speakers from diverse backgrounds will follow. Participants include L.J. Mc-

Coy, president of the Chesterfield NAACP; Dr. William Noel, Henrico Public Schools’ director of student support and disciplinary review; Dr. Imad Damaj, founder of the Virginia Islamic Coalition; Congressman Dave Brat; and Michel Zajur, founder of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Attendees will participate in a relationship-building training session.

Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

The cost: $25; special discounts are available.

Details and registration: www. winningthetraininggame.com or Mr. Dise, (804) 441-1825.

TEDxRVA holds talks by women Oct. 28 The popular international speaking series TEDx will return to Richmond on Friday, Oct. 28, with a special focus on women. The TEDxRVA Women conference will be held at the Byrd Theatre in Carytown.

Men and women are welcome to attend.

TEDxRVA Women will begin with speakers from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., followed by luncheons, workshops and networking until 4 p.m.

Speakers include Richmond residents Joy Crump, celebrity chef and restaurateur featured on BRAVO TV’s “Top Chef;” Keisha Howard, founder of Sugar Gamers, a group raising awareness of minorities in the gaming industry; Richmond Police Sgt.

Carol Adams, founder of The Carol Adams Foundation that helps combat domestic violence through education; spoken word artist Michelle Dodd; and attorney Mona H. Siddiqui, who engages in pro bono advocacy for the Muslim community.

TEDxRVA Women is part of a series of TEDxWomen’s conferences occurring around the world in October. The Richmond event will feature a portion of the main TEDxWomen conference in San Francisco.

Richmond radio personality and entrepreneur Kelli Lemon will emcee the event.

Tickets are $35.

Details, including speaker lineup and ticket purchase: www.tedxrva.com.

Sean Combs gives $1 million to Howard Trice Edney News Wire

No matter how he’s addressed — Puff Daddy, Puffy or P. Diddy — Sean Combs still holds Howard University and Washington close to his heart, which he demonstrated during a recent concert where the entertainment mogul donated $1 million to the university.

Mr. Combs, 46, presented a $1 million check to Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick during a sold out Bad Boy Mr. Combs Reunion Tour concert Sept. 22.

According to news reports, the money will create a Sean Combs Scholarship Fund, which will award money to undergraduate business majors with financial need. Scholarship recipients also will get the opportunity to intern with one of Mr. Combs’ companies, Bad Boy Entertainment or Revolt Media & TV, and have a mentor from Combs Enterprises.

During the concert, Mr. Combs referred to Howard and D.C. as home, crediting the school for giving him the fortitude to be the successful entrepreneur that he has become. Mr. Combs attended the school in the latter part of the 1980s. He dropped out in 1990.

He received an honorary doctorate from the school in 2014.

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Links host history makers at VUU Members of the James River Valley Chapter of The Links Inc. pose with their distinguished guests, seated from left, Kym Grinnage, vice president and general manager of WWBT/NBC12; Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, founding dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine and a former U.S. secretary of health and human services under President George H.W. Bush; former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first African-American elected governor; and Dr. Joseph F. Johnson, acting president of Virginia Union University. The women’s service organization hosted a community forum Oct. 10 at VUU featuring Dr. Sullivan and Gov. Wilder. The two talked about their latest books, with 200 copies purchased and donated for distribution to local high school and college students.

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October hosts religious festivals throughout the globe Diwali. Thadingyut.

Olojo. Sukkot.

Late October is a time of colorful festivals around the world. Some mark the harvest, others are festivals of lights.

Now and in the coming weeks, Hindus, Jews, Buddhists and Yoruba are celebrating various holidays.

Diwali – Sunday, Oct. 30 Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights and marks the final harvest before winter. Families observe the holiday by decorating homes with electric lights and oil lamps in earthenware pots and opening doors and

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Worshippers participate in the Olojo festival Oct. 15 in Ife, Nigeria.

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windows to invite in Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. In India, Diwali also is celebrated by many non-Hindus.

Sukkot – Ends the evening of Sunday, Oct. 23 The Feast of Tabernacles is a harvest holiday in which Jews gather for meals and worship inside outdoor booths modeled on the huts their ancestors lived in during the 40-year biblical exodus from Egypt. It also is celebrated by Samaritans, a tiny religious group stemming from the ancient Israelites, as well as some evangelical Christians.

Thadingyut – Oct. 15 and 16 A Buddhist festival of lights observed in Myanmar on the full moon day of the Burmese month of Thadingyut. It marks the end of Buddhist Lent, Vassa, and is meant to welcome the Buddha’s descent from the heaven where he taught sacred texts to celestial beings. During the holiday, pagodas and homes are decorated with electric lights and paper lanterns. Some people light fireworks.

Olojo – Ended Oct. 17 Observed in the ancient Yoruba city of Ife in southwest Nigeria, Olojo is held in remembrance of the creation of mankind. It is presided over by the Ooni, or king, of Ife,

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

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

Wear pink and black in support of breast cancer awareness & get your flu shot after worship.

Women’s

Wee#$y Wors*i,: Sundays @ 10:30 A.M. C*urc* Sc*oo$: Sundays @ 9:00 A.M. =ib$e Study: Wednesdays @ Noon & 7:00 P.M. 2901 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 648-2472 ~ www.mmbcrva.org Dr. Price London Davis, Senior Pastor

Women’s Serving Others H Seeking Him Ministry

We are building Godly

Mosby Memorial Street Baptist Church Thirty-first A Caring Community Committed Baptist Churchto Listening, Loving, Learning and Leaning While Launching into our Future

2016 Theme: Reflections of a Godly Vessel Committed to Christ: Characteristics of being fruitful and faithful — Colossians 1:10-11

Thursday, November 3 6:30 PM Corporate Prayer Women’s Ministry H Saturday, November 5 8 AM – Prayer Breakfast Rev. Dr. Cheryl Ivey Green of First Baptist Church, South Richmond

H Sunday, November 6 10:00 AM – Sunday Worship Rev. Dr. Lakeisha Cook of St. Paul’s Baptist Church

For additional information please call Sister Danni Green (804) 296-4692

FOURTH BAPTIST CHURCH 2800 P Street, Richmond, Virginia 23223 (804) 644-1013 • www.fourthbaptist.com

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11:00 AM Mid-day Meditation

Triumphant

Sunday, October 23, 2016 @ 10:30 A.M.

Annual Celebration

Saturday, October 22 8:30 AM Power Walk Outreach Women’s Ministry H Wednesday, November 2 7:00 PM Mid-Week Service Minister Sheila Jones of Fourth Baptist Church

Early Morning Worship ~ 8 a.m.

Sunday School ~ 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship ~ 11 a.m.

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

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

Sermons Available at BRBCONLINE.org

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We look forward to seeing you decked out in your pink &black.

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

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10:30 A.M.

Please plan to wear your favorite shade of pink in recognition of breast cancer awareness.

PRAISE, PRAYER & POWER

who wears a colorful crown of beads. The celebrations include pageants, fashion shows and soccer games.

Oct. 23, 2016

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Baptist Church

2003 Lamb Avenue Dr. Arthur M. Jones, Sr., Pastor (804) 321-7622 Church School - 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:15 a.m.

Bible Study: Tuesday - 9 a.m.

Wednesday - 7 p.m.

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

Every Wednesday 8 p.m.

Communion - 1st Sunday

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SUNDAYS Church School 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. ❖

WEDNESDAYS K,coLinM Events Bible Study t* 12:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

109& C*urc* Anniversary

Ebenezer Baptist Church 1858

“The People’s Church”

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

Sunday Worship Sunday Church School ❖ Saved by Grace, Goodness and Greatness D*is Wee# Service of Holy Communion MONDAY-FRIDAY9, 2016 @ 2:30 P.M. Service of Baptism Rev. Dr. Price L. Davis, Pastor Sunday, OctoberC*ristian Education Sunday Nutrition Center Life Application Bible Class Lee Senior Adult Fellowship Mid-Week and Clothes ClosetGuest Minister: Rev. Zita Wednesday Meditation & Bible Study 11:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.

Homework & Tutoring Scouting Program 823 North 31st Street Thursday Bible Study

Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 226-0150 Office www.31sbc.org

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

BLACKLOVEFEST

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

CELEBRATING 170 YEARS HOMECOMING/CHURCH ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2016 10:00 AM Guest Preacher: Dr. Thurman Echols, Pastor Moral Hill Missionary Baptist Church Martinsville, VA

FALL REVIVAL

MONDAY – WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24-26, 2016 7:00 PM NIGHTLY Revivalist: Rev. Charles Whitfield, Pastor First Baptist Church Martinsville, VA

8:00 a.m. & 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. 7:45 p.m.

Wed. 4:30 p.m.

Wed. 6:00 p.m.

Thurs., 11:45 a.m.

Second Baptist Church

1400 Idlewood Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23220 Telephone: (804) 353-7682 Fax: (804) 358-0698 sbcwestend@comcast.net www.SBCWestend.com Rev. Dr. James Henry Harris, Pastor

Richmond Free Press

B6 October 20-22, 2016

Faith News/Directory

First African Baptist group adopts half-acre to maintain at historic cemetery

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The Men’s Ministry at First African Baptist Church wants to do its part to help restore the neglected, but historic Evergreen Cemetery, while also challenging other churches to get involved.

The president of the ministry, Theodore M. “Ted” Thomas, said his group has agreed to maintain a half-acre of the cemetery that sits in Henrico County on the border with the city.

Essentially abandoned, the cemetery includes the graves of Richmond greats, including Maggie L. Walker and John Mitchell Jr., and thousands of deceased residents.

Mr. Thomas said the area the ministry will take on largely has been cleared of the overgrowth that still covers most of the cemetery.

“But there is more to be done to beautify it,” he said.

“There are still weeds that need to be removed, an area of dirt that needs to be leveled and headstones that need to be reset and cleaned,” said Mr. Thomas, a GRTC van driver who owns and operates a landscaping business. “We also want to create an accurate list of the people who are buried in this section.”

Mr. Thomas said he plans to lead 30 or more volunteers from the ministry to start the maintenance project Saturday, Oct. 29.

His plan is to have volunteers from the ministry regularly return, including once a month during the growing season, to maintain the section.

It’s a new project for the church group.

“I knew nothing about Evergreen until it was brought to my attention,” he said. “People in our church community have loved ones buried there and felt the ministry could make a difference, and the members agreed this would be a good project.”

He said he was awed when he visited the burial grounds.

“There are so many prominent people who are there who did so much good for the city,” he said. “You feel like you’re walking through history when you walk through this space.”

Mr. Thomas said he volunteered the ministry to care for the half-acre parcel after meeting with Marvin Harris of the Maggie L. Walker High School Class of 1967, who has been leading the class effort to clean up the cemetery.

Mr. Thomas hopes more churches will follow their example.

“Other churches are in the same boat. Their members have relatives out there, and their graves need to be tended, too,” he said.

He said if each African-American congregation maintained a part of the 60-acre property, the cemetery could quickly be restored.

Mr. Harris welcomes the ministry’s support and also hopes that other churches will respond.

He also is eager to have family members who have relatives buried in the cemetery to contact him and others.

“We want to engage them in this effort,”

Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press

Theodore M. “Ted” Thomas, president of the Men’s Ministry at First African Baptist Church, at the site of the half-acre at Evergreen Cemetery that the church group will maintain.

he said.

He has helped organize cadres of volunteers to work on cleaning up Evergreen. He said about 10 acres have been cleared of overgrowth, but about 50 acres are left to clear.

Meanwhile, other volunteers led by retiree John Shuck have cleared about half of an adjacent and abandoned 16-acre African-American cemetery called East End.

Religious extremist group frees kidnapped girls; ready to release more Thomson Reuters Foundation

ABUJA, Nigeria The Islamic State-allied faction of Boko Haram, which last week freed 21 of more than 200 Chibok girls kidnapped in April 2014 in northeast Nigeria, is willing to negotiate the release of 83 more of the girls, the Nigerian president’s spokesman said Sunday.

About 220 girls were taken from their school in 2014 in Chibok in northeastern Borno state, where Boko Haram has waged a seven-year insurgency aimed at creating an Islamic state.

Thousands of people have been killed and more than 2 million people have been displaced.

The kidnapping brought outrage worldwide and the girls’ plight was promoted by a Twitter hashtag #bringbackourgirls.

Authorities said in May one of the missing girls had been found and Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari vowed to rescue the others.

A faction of the militant group released 21 of the girls on Oct. 13 after the International Red Cross and the Swiss government brokered a deal. The girls were brought from the northeastern city of Maiduguri to the capital Abuja to meet state officials.

Joe Penney/Reuters

Rachel Daniel, 35, holds a photo of her 17-year-old daughter, Rose, who was abducted with more than 200 classmates on May 21, 2014, by Boko Haram militants from her school in Chibok, Nigeria. Rose’s brother, Bukar, 7, sits with his mother.

CNN published on its website a picture it said showed several of the freed girls wearing veils and being escorted by soldiers in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state.

“These 21 released girls are supposed to be tale bearers to tell the Nigerian government that this faction of Boko Haram has 83 more Chibok girls,” Garba Shehu, spokesman for President Buhari, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone.

“The faction said it is ready to negotiate if the government

Sixth Baptist Church

Rev. Darryl G. Thompson, Pastor

2015 Theme: The Year of Moving Forward

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

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

New Deliverance Evangelistic Church

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

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Wednesday Evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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Sunday, October 23, 2016

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Mount Olive Baptist Church

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Theme for 2016: Becoming a Five-Star Church of Excellence We Are Growing In The Kingdom As We Grow The Kingdom with Word, Worship and Witness

is willing to sit down with them,” Mr. Shehu said, adding that the state is prepared to negotiate with the branch of Boko Haram.

The Islamic State-allied splinter group said the rest of the kidnapped Chibok girls were with the part of Boko Haram under the control of figurehead Abubakar Shekau, according to Mr. Shehu.

Boko Haram apparently has split with a big group moving away from Mr. Shekau over his failure to adhere to guidance from the Iraq- and Syria-based

Islamic State, which in August named Musab al-Barnawi as its new leader for West Africa.

But that appointment was later dismissed in a 10-minute audio clip on social media by a man purporting to be Mr. Shekau, exposing divisions within the jihadist group that has plagued Nigeria and neighboring nations of Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

Nigeria’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed last Thursday denied reports that the state had swapped captured Boko Haram fighters for the girls’ release and said he was not aware if any ransom had been paid. He said a Nigerian army operation against Boko Haram would continue.

In recent days, the Nigerian army has been carrying out an offensive in the Sambisa forest, a stronghold of Boko Haram.

The militants controlled a swath of land around the size of Belgium at the start of 2015, but Nigeria’s army has recaptured most of the territory.

The group still stages suicide bombings in the northeast, as well as in neighboring Niger and Cameroon.

The volunteers at East End had help this week from five goats provided by Kristi Orcutt of Bright Hope Farm and Apiary in Chesterfield.

The goats ate grass and bushes in a portion of the cemeteries.

For more information or to get involved: Mr. Harris, (804) 240-1418 or mharris@mapinv.com; John Shuck, (804) 728-9475; or Brian Palmer (917) 561-1964 or FriendsofEastEnd@gmail.com.

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Church School - 9:45 AM Children’s Church - 11 AM

Ushers’ Anniversary Service - 3:00 PM

Guest: Rev. Dr. James L. Sailes and the Antioch Baptist Church

Sanctuary - All Are Welcome!

8:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer

You can now view Sunday Morning Service “AS IT HAPPENS” online!

Also, for your convenience.

Tune in on Sunday Morning to WTVR - Channel 6 - 8:30 a.m.

THE NEW DELIVERANCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (NDCA)

ENROLL NOW!!!

Accepting applications for children 2 yrs. old to 3rd Grade

Our NDCA curriculum also consists of a Before and After program.

Now Enrolling for our Nursery Ages 6 weeks - 2yrs. old.

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Richmond Free Press

October 20-22, 2016 B7

Legal Notices Divorce City of Richmond, Virginia City Council Public Notice Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, November 7, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, November 14, 2016 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. 2016-261 To authorize the special use of a portion of the property known as 1407 Cummings Drive for the purpose of a residential use with up to 40 units accessory to a vocational school and other permitted principal uses on the property, upon certain terms and conditions.

The City of Richmond’s Master Plan recommends industrial land use for the property. The Master Plan defines the primary uses for this category as “a wide variety of manufacturing, processing, research and development, warehousing, distribution office warehouse and service uses. Offie, retail and other uses that complement industrial areas are often secondary support uses. No residential density is specified for this land use category.

Ordinance No. 2016-262 To authorize the special use of the property known as 203 Rear North Davis for the purpose of permitting garages; offices, including business, professional and administrative offices; studios of writers, designers and artists; and uses accessory to an off-site home occupation within an existing structure, upon certain terms and conditions. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan recommends Singlefamily (Medium Density) land uses for the property.

The Master Plan defines the primary uses for this category as single-family and two-family detached and attached dwellings at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre, and includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, and neighborhood parks, among others.

Ordinance No. 2016-267 To amend and reordain Ord. No. 84-228-207, adopted Sept. 24, 1984, as previously amended

by Ord. No. 84-253-226, adopted Oct. 22, 1984, and Ord. No. 2010-30-38, adopted Feb. 22, 2010, which authorized the special use of the property known as 5611 Grove Avenue for the purposes of personal services and non-medical office uses, to authorize retail stores and shops and art galleries, upon certain terms and conditions. The Master Plan designates the subject property as being in a “Transitional Office” area that includes low to medium intensity professional, business, and administrative offices that are compatible with adjacent residential uses and serve as a separation between residential area and nearby commercial uses.

Ordinance No. 2016-268 To rezone the properties known as 5903 Grove Avenue, 6001 Grove Avenue, 6 Maple Avenue, 10 Maple Avenue, 5604 Cary Street Road, 5606 Cary Street Road, and 5902 Three Chopt Road from the R-1 Single-Family Residential District to the IC Institutional District (Conditional). Six of the seven parcels of the subject property are designated by the Master Plan for Institutional land use. Primary uses include institutional uses, such as places of worship, private schools, universities, museums, hospitals and other care facilities. One parcel is designated by the Master Plan for SingleFamily (Low Density) land use. The primary use for this land use designation is single-family detached dwellings at densities up to seven units per acre and includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi-public uses.

Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov.com; the Main City Library located at 101 East Franklin Street; and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Jean V. Capel City Clerk

virgiNia: iN thE CIrcuit Court of King William County MARGARITA DAVIS, Plaintiff v.

BORIS RAY DAVIS, Defendant.

Case No. CL16000068-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony on the grounds of living separate and apart from more than one year.

It is ORDERED that Boris Ray Davis appear at the above-named court and protect his interests on or before the 5th day of December, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

A Copy, Teste: PATRICIA M. NORMAN, Clerk Charlene L. Hinton, Esq. P.O. Box 25657 Richmond, Virginia 23260 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TORI DAWSON, Plaintiff v.

MICHAEL BARRETT, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16002798-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 30th day of November, 2016 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 OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND SAUL JONES, Plaintiff v.

JUDY JONES, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16-3335-7 ORDER

Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce and Plaintiff made oath by Affidavit that the above named defendant, Judy Jones’ address is unknown.

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from the defendant on the ground of more than one year of continuous separation.

It appearing from Affidavit that due diligence has been used by the plaintiff and plaintiff’s counsel to ascertain in what county or city the defendant Judy Jones is without effect, it is ORDERED the defendant appear before this Court on or before November 1, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and do what is necessary to protect her interest herein.

An Extract, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ask for this: Bernice Stafford Turner, Esq. VSB# 31511 attybstagmail.com P.O. Box 25852 Richmond, VA 23260 (804) 218-4357 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER LEE JONES, III, Plaintiff v.

NANCY JONES, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15001654-00 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 16th day of November, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2 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 SHEIKH MUHAMMAD, Plaintiff v.

CAROLINE MUHAMMAD, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16002169-00 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 16th day of November, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2 and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 Continued on next column

Continued from previous column

8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TONYA STRONG, Plaintiff v.

CLARENCE STRONG, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16002339-00 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 10th day of November, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 2 and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DAQUEETA MAYFIELD, Plaintiff v.

NORRIS RAWLINGS, JR., Defendant.

Case No.: CL13003270-00 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 10th day of November, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 2 and protect his interests.

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

CUSTODY virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re TYANNA MCLAUGHLIN, Juvenile Case No. JJ090048-06 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Tony Davis, (Father), of Tyanna McLaughlin, child, DOB 03/06/2013, “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 the Tony Davis (Father), appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before 12/8/2016, at 2:30 PM, Court Room #3.

Matthew Morris, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re I’YONNA MCLAUGHLIN, Juvenile Case No. JJ085655-07 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Paul Johnson, (Father), of I’Yonna McLaughlin, child, DOB 1/4/2012, “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 the Paul Johnson (Father), appear at the above-named Court and protect his interest on or before 12/8/2016, at 2:30 PM, Court Room #3.

Matthew Morris, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re LEGEND THOMPSON-THREATT, Juvenile Case No. JJ091828-05 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of HORACE TRACEY, (Father), of LEGEND THOMPSONTHREATT, c h i l d , D O B 09/27/2013, “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.

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protect his interest on or before 12/19/2016, at 11:00 AM, Court Room #4.

Kate O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493

CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

VIRGINIA M. GAINES a/k/a VIRGINIA BLAND GAINES, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF VIRGINIA M. GAINES a/k/a VIRGINIA BLAND GAINES, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-457-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1401 Oakwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, TaxMap/GPIN# E0001273/009, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Virginia M. Gaines, who may be deceased.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, VIRGINIA M. GAINES a/k/a VIRGINIA BLAND GAINES, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of VIRGINIA M. GAINES a/k/a VIRGINIA BLAND GAINES, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that CYNTHIA BROKENBAUGH, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of CYNTHIA BROKENBAUGH, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that VIRGINIA M. GAINES a/k/a VIRGINIA BLAND GAINES, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of VIRGINIA M. GAINES a/k/a VIRGINIA BLAND GAINES, CYNTHIA BROKENBAUGH, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of CYNTHIA BROKENBAUGH, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

TIFFANY LOU HENDERSON SCOTT p/k/a TIFFANY LOU HENDERSON, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-2621-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1619 Rogers Street, Richmond, Virginia, Ta x M a p / G P I N # E 0 0 0 1235/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, TIFFANY LOU HENDERSON SCOTT p/k/a TIFFANY LOU HENDERSON and TRACY SCOTT a/k/a TRACEY ANTONIO SCOTT.

An Affidavit having been filed that said 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 Parties Unknown come forward to appear on or before November NOVEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

v. William H. Massenburg, et al., Case No. CL15-3426-1, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1813 NORTH 23RD STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner

Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re CHASE FIELDS-THREATT, Juvenile Case No. JJ091827-05, JJ091827-06 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of BRIAN WELLS (Father) and Unknown, (Father), of Chase Fields-Threatt, child, DOB 08/04/2012, “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 the Brian Wells (Father) and Unknown, (Father,) appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his interest on or before 12/19/2016, at 11:00 AM, Court Room #4.

Kate O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JAI’MAREE BILLUPS, Juvenile Case No. JJ091623-06 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Unknown, (Father), of Jai’maree Billups, child, DOB 09/09/2015, “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 the Unknown, (Father,) appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his interest on or before 1/25/ 2017, at 9:40 AM, Court Room #5.

Diane Abato, Esq. 730 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt IN the COunty of Chesterfield Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Alyssia and Aiden Bagarus, Michael Bagarus v. steven Gary & Jacqueline Bagarus Case No. JJ088606-01-00, JJ088607-01-01 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Alyssia Bagarus (DOB: 8/6/01) and Aiden Bagarus (DOB: 3/13/06),whose parents are Jacqueline and Steven Bagarus, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A3.

Steven Bagarus’ last known address is 13200 Twinbrook Pkwy #101, Rockville, MD 20851. Jacqueline Bagarus last known address is 18904 Impulse Ln, Gaithersburg, MD 20879.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Steven Bagarus & Jacqueline Bagarus appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before November 30, 2016at 9:00 A.M. Laura G. Griffin Clerk of Court Twelfth Judicial District Chesterfield J&DR District Court 7000 Lucy Corr Boulevard Chesterfield, Virginia 23832 804-748-1379 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt IN the COunty of Chesterfield Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Maylli esmeralda Magana, glenis amaya v.

Oscar magana Case No. JJ089734-01-00 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Maylli Esmeralda Magana (DOB: 12/5/2001),whose mother is Glenis Amaya, and whose father is Oscar Magana, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A3.

Oscar Magana’s last known address is 711 22nd Street, Summit Avenue, Union City, New Jersey 07087.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Oscar Magana appear at the above-named Court and protect his interests on or before January 30, 2017at 9:00 A.M. Laura G. Griffin Clerk of Court Twelfth Judicial District Chesterfield J&DR District Court 7000 Lucy Corr Boulevard Chesterfield, Virginia 23832 804-748-1379

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.

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., A Foreign Corporation Transacting Business in Virginia Without a Certificate of Authority, Successor in Interest to LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, A Delaware Corporation, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-2393-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1421 Garber Street, Richmond, Virginia, TaxMap/ GPIN#E020-0076/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, LONG BEACH MORTGAGE CO.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., A Foreign Corporation Transacting Business in Virginia Without a Certificate of Authority, Successor in Interest to LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, A Delaware Corporation, has not filed a response to this action; that GREGORY PETTAWAY, who may be a creditor with an interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his/ her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., A Foreign Corporation Transacting Business in Virginia Without a Certificate of Authority, Successor in Interest to LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, A Delaware Corporation, GREGORY PETTAWAY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

W. E. ROBINSON a/k/a WALTER EDWARD ROBINSON, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF W. E. ROBINSON a/k/a WALTER EDWARD ROBINSON, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-2005-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1823 Rose Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# N000-0330/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, W. E. Robinson, who may be deceased.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, W. E. ROBINSON a/k/a WALTER E D WAR D RO B I N S O N , Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of W. E. ROBINSON a/k/a WALTER EDWARD ROBINSON, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that DELORES C. ROBINSON a/k/a DELORES COSTELLO CHARITY ROBINSON, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of DELORES C. ROBINSON a/k/a DELORES COSTELLO CHARITY ROBINSON, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that D. COSTELLO ROBINSON EVANS a/k/a DELORES COSTELLO ROBINSON EVANS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to her last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that W. E. ROBINSON a/k/a WALTER E D WAR D RO B I N S O N , Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of W. E. ROBINSON a/k/a WALTER EDWARD ROBINSON, DELORES C. ROBINSON a/k/a DELORES CO S TE L L O CHARITY ROBINSON, Who May Be Deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of DELORES C. ROBINSON a/k/a DELORES COSTELLO CHARITY ROBINSON, D. COSTELLO ROBINSON EVANS a/k/a DELORES COSTELLO ROBINSON EVA N S , a n d P a r t i e s Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 23, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING

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Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond

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COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 1813 NORTH 23RD STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-1082/007

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 2720 FENDALL AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0697/001

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on July 25, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Lavern Sauls, et al, Case No. CL154187-1, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3313 5TH 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

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Gregory M. McKoy, et al., Case No. CL16-1749-4, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2720 FENDALL 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

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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 3313 5TH AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N005-1186/007

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be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Jerry M. Fields, et al., Case No. CL16-1936-4, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3510 HULL STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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 1513 MECHANICSVILLE TURNPIKE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0928/032

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Neera D. Dittrich, et al., Case No. CL16-2848-4, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1513 MECHANICSVILLE TURNPIKE, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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 3510 HULL STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000-2602/003

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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 1501 MECHANICSVILLE TURNPIKE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0928/026

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Mandellum, LLC, et al., Case No. CL16-2198-4, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1425 and 1427 W E S T C L AY S T R E E T, 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,

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Mary N. Nadder, et al., Case No. CL13-2394-4, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1501 MECHANICSVILLE TURNPIKE, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department,

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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 1425 and 1427 WEST CLAY STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA N000-0615/001

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 4709 CASTLEWOOD ROAD, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S009-0459/023

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Bernice G. Martin et al., Case No. CL15-3510-1, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 4709 CASTLEWOOD ROAD, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, 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 210 Kern STREET, Continued on next column

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on July 25, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. A RT H U R C O L E M A N a / k / a A RT H U R J A M E S COLEMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ARTHUR COLEMAN a/k/a ARTHUR JAMES COLEMAN, et al, Case No. CL16-1871-4, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 210 Kern STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, 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 2420 Haden AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S008-0779/001

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL15-3448-1, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1722 North 29th STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. J M J P R O P E R T I E S , INC., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, et al, Case No. CL16-2729-4, a suit for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes pursuant to Section 58.1-3965, et seq. of the Code of Virginia, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction at Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 3600 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1905 O 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

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. ROBERT T. CARTER a/k/a ROBERT TAYLOR CARTER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ROBERT T. CARTER a/k/a ROBERT TAYLOR CARTER, et al, Case No. CL15-3511-1, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2420 Haden AVENUE, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting

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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 1722 North 29th STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0951/019

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 1905 O STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0370/003

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 2800 Hopkins ROAD, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA C009-0606/010

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on July 25, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. 4SITE INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC, et al, Case No. CL16-21544, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2800 Hopkins ROAD, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, 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 3101 Q STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0723/001

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

PREMIER INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL15-955-1, 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, Continued on next page

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Virginia 23234, on November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 3101 Q STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

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.

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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1710 North 29th STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Mary D. Loadholt, et al., Case No. CL16-2029-4, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 103 EAST 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 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, 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 1204 North 32nd STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0721/016

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL14-3066-1, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2306 Fairmount 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

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL15-3509-1, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1204 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 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

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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 2306 Fairmount AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0617/019

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 1614 North 28th STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0864/022

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL15-2303-1, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1614 North 28th STREET, Richmond, Virginia, and more particularly described in the above mentioned court file.

TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $2,500.00 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is greater, will be required in cash, certified check or such other form as the Special Commissioner may in his sole discretion determine. A buyer’s premium of 10% of the successful bid will be added to equal total purchase price.

All bidders shall be required to certify by affidavit that they do not own, either directly or indirectly, any real estate with outstanding Notices of Code Violations under local environmental, zoning and building code law, or delinquent real estate taxes, other taxes or any other finance related matter related to the City of Richmond. The property is being sold “AS IS” without any representations or warranties, subject to the rights of any person in possession and to all easements, liens, covenants, defects, encumbrances, adverse claims, conditions and restrictions, whether filed or inchoate, to include any information a survey or inspection of the property may disclose. Conveyance will be made by either a Special Commissioner’s Deed and/ or a Special Warranty deed, with adjustment of real estate property taxes made as of the date of confirmation of the sale. All settlement, recordation fees and prorated taxes are to be paid by Purchaser. Risk of loss shall be upon Purchaser from time of confirmation by the Circuit Court. In the event the tax delinquent property is subject to a Notice of Code Violation under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, city zoning codes or environmental codes, the high bidder shall be required to submit a written work schedule and plan to abate all code violations which shall be approved by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion. The acceptance of the bid by the Special Commissioner shall not be construed as limiting any powers vested in the City. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. The successful bid is subject to confirmation by the aforementioned Circuit Court pursuant to Section 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, 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 1710 North 29th STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0951/026

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

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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 1320 North 28th STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA E000-0622/002

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL14-3610-1, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 2301 Fairfax 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

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on August 19, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v.

Clayton Investment Group, L.L.C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Company, et al, Case No. CL15-3125-1, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 1320 North 28th 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

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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 2301 Fairfax AVENUE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000-0459/022

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 101 EAST 32ND STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000-2003-027

Pursuant to an Order of Sale entered in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond on September 26, 2016 in the matter City of Richmond v. Mary D. Loadholt, et al., Case No. CL16-2028-4, 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 November 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the real estate together with any improvements thereon, known as 101 EAST 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 58.13969 of the Code of Virginia.

Settlement shall occur at the time of the confirmation by the Circuit Court, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE; otherwise, the Special Commissioner may require the Purchaser to forfeit the deposit and seek other legal or equitable rights against the defaulting Purchaser, including costs of resale and any deficiency resulting from resale.

Gregory A. Lukanuski Special Commissioner For More Information Contact: Gregory A. Lukanuski, 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 103 EAST 32ND STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA S000-2003/026

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D/M/WBE SUBCONTRACTORS/SUPPLIERS WANTED T. A. Loving Company is seeking certified DBE, MBE, and WBE subcontractors and suppliers for the CSO 028A Separation project for the City of Richmond, Virginia, which bids October 26, 2016 at 2:00 PM. Plans and specifications for this project are available at the following locations: TA Loving Company-Goldsboro * City of Richmond Construction Bids Website (www. richmondvaprocurementconstructionbids. blogspot.com).

Potential subcontracting opportunities include but are not limited to demolition, hauling, asphalt paving, erosion control, seeding and sodding, concrete flatwork, CIPC, linework, striping, bypass pumping, surveying, traffic control, cured in place pipe (CIPP) and manhole rehabilitation and lining. Please contact Bill Musso (bmusso@taloving.com) if you are interested in submitting a proposal on any portion(s) of this project. Contact via phone 919-734-8400; fax 919-736-2148; or email. All quotations will be accepted up to bid closing time on bid date.

TA Loving Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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The City of Richmond is seeking to fill the following positions: Business Analysis Manager 25M00000125 Department of Finance Apply by 10/30/2016 Equipment Operator II-Stormwater Utility Program 35M00000816 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 11/06/2016 Fire Equipment Mechanic 29M00001087 Department of Public Works Apply by 10/30/2016 Pipeline Technician II 35M00000488 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 10/30/2016 ****************** For an exciting career with the City of Richmond, visit our website for additional information and apply today! www.richmondgov.com EOE M/F/D/V

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Tall man Isaiah Todd expected to put Justices on the hoops map this season

By Fred Jeter

It’s time for area basketball fans to be introduced to towering Isaiah Todd.

The ultratalented, 6-foot-9, 200-pound Todd is a freshman at Richmond Community High School on North Side.

Because the public school has no athletic program, Todd will suit up for the basketball team at his “neighborhood school,” John Marshall High School.

Todd played for John Marshall’s junior varsity team last winter while attending Henderson Middle School. He is expected to make a splash this season for John Marshall Coach Ty White’s

varsity Justices.

Todd, who turned 15 on Oct. 17, was invited to participate earlier this month at USA Basketball’s Junior National Team Mini-Camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was among 32 freshmen and sophomores picked to work out with the U-16 USA Basketball squad.

Isaiah The program is designed to familiarize young prospects with USA Basketball while helping to develop strong teams for future competitions. The only other Virginian

invited to U-16 training was Jeremy Roach of Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax.

Already, Todd is ranked among the nation’s top college prospects for the Class of 2020. He has scholarship offers on the table from the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Hampton, Wake Forest, Baylor, Miami, Penn State, St. John’s and Central Florida.

Todd Todd moved with his family to Richmond last year from Baltimore, where he attended Golden Ring Middle School. While in Baltimore, he played for the high profile Slam

City AAU travel team.

Since moving to Richmond, he has joined Team Loaded for offseason play.

He figures to be a huge addition to John Marshall High’s perennial powerhouse under Coach White. His John Marshall teammates will include 6-foot-6 Greg Jones, a fourth-year starter.

John Marshall won the State 3A title in 2014 and was a state semifinalist last year.

It is not uncommon for John Marshall to have athletes attending Richmond Community High. A shining example is Travis McKie, the Justices all-time scorer, with 2,094 points from 2006 through 2010.

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Former Richmond players transfer to Newberry College

By Fred Jeter

Newberry College in South Carolina will have a distinct Richmond look during the coming basketball season.

Former Richmond Public Schools guards Quaman Burton and Robert Valentine have transferred to Newberry, a member of the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Conference.

Burton was a main cog on John Marshall High School’s State 3A championship team in 2014. He has played the last two seasons at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, a CIAA member.

Last season, Burton averaged 11.4 points and 3.7 assists, while logging 30 minutes per game.

Valentine, one of Armstrong High School’s all-time scorers, played the last two seasons for Virginia Union University.

In 12.7 minutes per game, Valentine averaged 6.3 points while connecting on 43 three-pointers for the Panthers.

Employment Opportunities PRN Pharmacy Nurse wanted for Out Patient Treatment Center located in downtown Richmond. Must have excellent computer skills and valid license. The hours of operation are as follows: Monday, through Friday 5:30am – 1pm.

For Saturday & Sunday the hours are 6am-10am.

Please email resumes to marym@hricorp.org or to brendaw@hricorp.org. You may also fax using this number 804-644-6310. EOE.

VCU Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer The Virginia Commonwealth University Division of University Relations seeks a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer to provide central, professional management of responses to requests for public information under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. This position supports the entire university. We welcome individuals with diverse experiences and backgrounds who will contribute to an already diverse community of faculty, staff, and students.

In order to apply and for more information about VCU, visit https://www.vcujobs.com/postings/56244.

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The Richmond Free Press is seeking a creative person to fill a part-time graphics position. Enthusiastic individual must be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite Design software (mostly Indesign and Photoshop) to produce accurate, high quality camera-ready advertisements and news page layouts for print production.

Meticulous attention to detail is a must.

Ability to focus, be flexible and work under deadline cooperatively in a team environment also is essential. Submit resumé and samples of work to address: Human Resources, Richmond Free Press, P.O. Box 27709, Richmond, Va. 23261 or email to newsrichmondfreepress.com. No phone calls please.

EntErprisE information sEcurity officEr VHDA is Virginia’s self-supporting housing finance authority. The Enterprise Risk team is seeking an experienced information security professional to join us. This team member will be responsible for the strategic and tactical direction of VHDA’s Information Security Program. Specifically, develop and implement security standards, procedures and guidelines for the Program. Provide subject matter advice to senior management on revisions to Information Security policies, plans, and procedures. No travel required.

Qualifications: • Education: Bachelor’s degree in information systems, information technology, business, or equivalent professional/technical certification, advanced degree preferred (e.g., Masters or Ph.D.).

• The following certification is required: CISSP. Additional certifications (e.g., CISM, CIPP, or CISA) preferred.

• Experience: Several years of information security experience (minimum of 5 preferred), network engineering or a corporate data security environment with a few years of broad experience in financial services (preferably 3+ years), banking, risk management, audit, business intelligence or combination thereof.

• Experience performing security risk assessments VHDA offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits package. Interested persons must submit a resume and cover letter, stating salary requirements, online only at: http://www.vhda.com/about/careers An EOE

Freelance Writers The Richmond Free Press has immediate opportunities for freelance writers.

Newspaper experience is a requirement.

To be considered, please send 5 samples of your writing, along with a cover letter to newsrichmondfreepress.com or mail to: Richmond Free Press, P. O. Box 27709, Richmond, VA 23261.

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Background and credit checks will be performed as a condition of employment.

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J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College is the third largest community college in Virginia and offers a variety of programs and services to the residents of the City of Richmond and five surrounding counties.

Annually, our three campuses serve over 19,000 credit students and provide training for an additional 11,000 students through the Community College Workforce Alliance. During our 44-year history we have educated more than 300,000 people in the Richmond area.

Reynolds is seeking applicants who share in its commitment to students and teamwork. The College supports a culture of life-long learning, celebrating its diversity, and recruiting and retaining star quality employees.

The College is excited to announce part-time teaching opportunities for Spring 2017 and Summer 2017.

For specific teaching disciplines and information on how to apply, please visit the college’s website: www.reynolds.edu.

AA/EOE/ADA/Veterans/AmeriCorps/Peace Corps/Other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

We can make a difference.

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That is, if we vote daily with our dollars.

tremendous economic clout. Economic clout so great that it determines whether most companies in the Richmond area make a profit — especially during these hard times.

Credible corporations and governmental entities that place advertising in the columns of the Free Press are sending the message that they appreciate our patronage and respect us as customers.

They also should respect and appreciate us and our hard-earned dollars — just as they do the readers of other media.

We urge our readers to think in economic terms and to use the advertising columns of the Free Press as a guide when making purchases and/or voting.

Let nobody fool you.

Our family of more than 130,000 Free Press readers holds

As customers and taxpayers, we should vote with our dollars — but only for those businesses and government jurisdictions that respect rules of fair play from the board room to the checkout and service counters.

Vote daily with your dollars to make a difference.

Economic power is essential to freedom.

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