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First 2020 presidential debate is derailed by President Trump’s rantings, falsehoods and interruptions of Democratic candidate Joe Biden

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President Trump, above, interrupts as his Democratic presidential opponent Joe Biden, right, makes a point during Tuesday’s debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

In a debate performance that left even his Republican supporters shaking their heads, President Trump stunningly refused to condemn racist, white supremacist groups.

He also confirmed during Tuesday night’s televised presidential debate that he’s trying to destroy the Affordable Care Act that provides health insurance for more than 20 million and spouted wild, conspiracy theories about voter fraud in continuing to press a narrative the election might be illegitimate.

His first face-off with Democratic rival Joe Biden was just as memorable for the constant interruptions and personal attacks that led the Commission on Presidential Debates to announce plans to inject more structure into the final two debates, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 15, and Thursday, Oct. 22.

With observers later labeling the event a “dumpster fire,” “almost unwatchable” and “a disgrace,” the Cleveland debate on Tuesday showcased the nation’s leader in his best bullying mode. He refused to allow his opponent to speak and interrupted moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News almost as often, making it clear he preferred to aggressively interject angry and personal jabs that often overshadowed the policy questions.

The two men frequently talked over each other, with the president interjecting so often — 10 times on one question —

that the former vice president eventually snapped, “Will you shut up, man.”

Speaking directly into the camera to the millions who had tuned in, Mr. Biden went on to say, “The fact is that everything Please turn to A4

Struck by COVID-19, Gov. and Mrs. Northam are seeing state’s response system up close

By George Copeland Jr.

As Gov. Ralph S. Northam and his wife, First Lady Pamela Northam, remain in isolation until early next week after testing positive on Sept. 24 for COVID-19, officials in seven different health districts in the state are working to connect with scores of people the couple may have had contact with in the days before their diagnoses.

Gov. Dr. Danny Avula, director of the Richmond Health District that is coordinating the contact tracing efforts in the Northams’ case, said late Tuesday that health officials are using the Northams’ documented schedules to create a list

of potential people who may have been exposed, including during the couple’s separate public appearances at events in Fredericksburg, Hampton and Fairfax on Sept. 22.

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close how the state’s COVID19 response system is working.

Gov. Northam, a physician, has cautioned Virginians repeatedly to take the coronavirus threat seriously. He typically adheres to social distancing

Free COVID-19 testing Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:

Date

Location

Friday, Oct. 2, 1 to 4 p.m.

Eastern Henrico Health Department parking lot, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave., drive-thru testing, Eastern Henrico

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 4 to 6 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 8, 9 to 11 a.m.

A limited number of tests are available.

Diversity Richmond 1407 Sherwood Ave., North Side

Robinson Theater Community Arts Center 2903 Q St., East End

Appointments are encouraged by calling the Richmond and Henrico COVID-19 Hotline at (804) 205-3501 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Walk-up testing will be offered while test supplies last.

The Chesterfield County Health Department also is offering free COVID-19 testing at the following locations: Cornerstone Church, 10551 Chalkley Road, 4 to 5 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 5, 12, 19 and 26, and Thursday, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.

Walmsley Boulevard United Methodist Church, 2950 Walmsley Blvd., 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27.

Faith and Family Center, 7900 Walmsley Blvd., 5 to 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10, 17, 24 and 31.

Testing is encouraged for those who have COVID-19 symptoms. The testing is free, and no reservations are necessary.

Details: Chesterfield County Health Department at (804) 318-8207.

The Virginia Department of Health reported on Wednesday a total of 148,271 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide, along with 11,041 hospitalizations and 3,208 deaths. Officials reported a 4.8 percent positivity rate statewide.

According to the data, African-Americans comprised 25.4 percent of cases and 27 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 29.8 percent of the cases and 10 percent of deaths.

precautions and wears a mask in public, a mandate that he issued statewide.

In a statement late last week, Gov. Northam said that his positive test result shows that the virus is “very real and very contagious.”

While Dr. Avula could not say Tuesday night how many people have been tested, found positive or gone into quarantine after contact with the Northams, he said that anyone who was within 6 feet of Gov. Northam or Mrs. Northam for more than 15 minutes in the 48 hours prior to their testing is advised to quarantine for 14 days.

Those who develop symptoms, or feel uncomfortable about their possible exposure, should get tested for the virus, he said.

According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people typically develop symptoms five days after being infected, but symptoms, such as fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing and fatigue, can apPlease turn to A4

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Kayden Bass, 6, a first-grader at Fairfield Court Elementary School, cheers himself on for the answer he gave during his virtual class Tuesday. He is part of the Project Stay Connected/Stay on Point learning pod, where volunteer Arthur Gregory, a retired DuPont employee, works with students.

Church-based education pod opens in East End

By Ronald E. Carrington

Dr. Patricia A. Gould-Champ’s ministry is supporting East End students and parents with learning pods as a daily education solution.

Dr. Gould-Champ, founding pastor of Faith Community Baptist Church on Cool Lane, has a simple desire behind creating the pods—supporting the community with

a safe learning environment for youngsters with reduced risks of exposure to the coronavirus.

The church’s program, Project Stay Connected/Stay on Point, allows the 16 participating students in kindergarten through fifth grade to do just that — be connected as well as to stay on point educationally. Students Please turn to A4

Mayor introduces plan to boost affordable housing program start to pay after seven years to be used to promote development of affordable housing that could For at least 25 years, City Hall has offered a tax rent or sell at lower cost. abatement program that has spurred improvements and City Council President Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th upgrades to at least 7,500 aging homes and apartment District, and Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson, 6th buildings in exchange for seven years of reduced real District, already are on board with the plan to steer estate taxes. those dollars into the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Now that program is proposed to become a key Fund that provides loans and grants to developers source of revenue to spur development of lower-cost willing to include such housing.

Ms. Robertson housing for families with a total income of less than The mayor’s administration stated that approval $68,000 a year and individuals with annual incomes below of this dedicated stream of dollars would cumulatively raise $50,000 a year. $110 million over 10 years to help the city reach its new goal Mayor Levar M. Stoney on Monday submitted legislation of developing 10,000 new units of affordable housing by 2031 to City Council that would allow the higher property taxes that Please turn to A4 owners of residential properties graduating from the abatement

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

City property values on the rise in many areas The impact of that increased value shows up in the average value of a single-family home or condo.

In 2000, the average value of Richmond residential property citywide was $93,000, city assessment records show.

By 2010, the average value skyrocketed to $206,000 — a 120 percent increase that ensured an increasing divide between those who could afford the new

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond’s land book of assessed values shows why affordable housing is now a big issue.

In the past 20 years, the value for tax purposes of residential properties in the city — including single family homes and condos — has climbed $11 billion, producing wealth for owners and higher revenues for Richmond, but leaving many people unable to afford the increased cost.

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Deadline to register to vote Oct.13

Mayor Levar M. Stoney prepares to raise the Progress Pride flag outside City Hall’s Broad Street entrance. It is the first time a symbol of the gay community has flown outside the 18-story municipal center in Downtown. The multicolored flag went up last Friday in recognition of Richmond’s annual PrideFest weekend and flew through Wednesday when Virginia PrideFest Month ended. The mayor stated the flag was raised to let LGBTQ Richmonders “know that this city stands behind them.”

Slices of life and scenes The Progress Pride in Richmond flag was chosen because, along with traditional rainbow colors, it incorporates additional stripes to symbolize the inclusion of African-Americans, Latinos, people of color, transgender individuals and those living with HIV/AIDS. Lacette Cross and Louise “Cheezi” Farmer, founders of Black Pride RVA, were among the participants at the upbeat ceremony. Black Pride RVA also received Virginia Pride’s annual Firework Award for being catalysts for community change.

Voting information The presidential election, as well as contests for U.S. Senate, Congress, Richmond City Council and Richmond School Board, will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

• Deadline to register to vote in November election: Tuesday, Oct. 13.

• Early in-person voting: Through Saturday, Oct. 31.

• Deadline to request an absentee ballot: Friday, Oct. 23.

Contact: Virginia Department of Elections, www.elections. virginia.gov or (800) 552-9745, for details on early in-person voting, voting by mail, requesting an absentee ballot to vote by mail and acceptable forms of ID to vote.

Richmond Early in-person voting: • R i c h m o n d Vo t e r Registrar’s Office, 2134 W. Laburnum Ave. – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

• City Hall, 900 E. Broad St. in Downtown and Hickory Hill Community Center, 3000 E. Belt Blvd. in South Side – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, through Friday, Oct. 30.

• All three locations open for early voting 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 31.

Details: (804) 646-5950 or www.richmondgov.com/ registrar/ Henrico County Early in-person voting: • Henrico Western G o v e r n m e n t C e n t e r, Voter Registrar’s Office, Administration Building Annex Room 105, 4305 E. Parham Road – 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

• Henrico Eastern Government Center, Room 100, 3820 Nine Mile Road – 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

• Both locations open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, 17, 24 and 31.

Details: (804) 501-4347 or henrico.us/registrar/

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Chesterfield County Early in-person voting: • C h e s t e r f i e l d Vo t e r Registrar’s Office, 9848 Lori Road – 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

• Beginning Monday, Oct. 19, four satellite locations open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

They are Meadowdale Library, 4301 Meadowdale Blvd.; LaPrade Library, 9000 Hull Street Road; North Courthouse Road Library, 325 Courthouse Road; and Ettrick-Matoaca Library, 4501 River Road.

• All five locations open for early voting 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 31.

Details: (804) 748-1471 or www.chesterfield.gov/ Registrar

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Hanover County Early in-person voting: • Hanover County Government Complex, Wickham Building, 7497 County Complex Road – 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

• Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 31.

Details: (804) 365-6080 or www.hanovercounty. gov/365/voting

Deadline extended to Oct. 30 for elderly, disabled tax relief program The deadline for applying for or recertifying for the City of Richmond’s property tax relief program has been extended to Friday, Oct. 30 — seven months past the original deadline because of the pandemic.

An ordinance approved by Richmond City Council on Monday extended the deadline an additional four weeks as concerns that hundreds of people either failed to recertify or file sufficient paperwork to qualify.

City Finance Director John B. Wack told City Council that hundreds of people

failed to file the annual recertification form and others filed incomplete information to qualify.

The program grants relief or reduction of real estate property taxes for elderly and totally disabled individuals with an annual income of $60,000 or less and a net worth, not including the home, of $350,000 or less.

The original application deadline was March 31, which has been extended at least twice now.

Mr. Wack said the process is simplified for those who completed their application

or recertification prior to a previous Sept.

30 deadline but were unable to provide the necessary documentation to support their qualification. He said those would need only to provide the documentation prior to the new deadline.

Also, property owners facing extreme hardships due to health issues or financial setbacks also can seek relief, according to information on the Finance Department’s page at Richmondgov.com Details and assistance: (804) 646-6015 or taxrelief@Richmondgov.com. – JEREMY M. LAZARUS

City Council committee tanks resolution banning police use of tear gas to disperse crowds

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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On the campaign trail Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, makes a campaign stop last Thursday at the Richmond Voter Registrar’s Office on West Laburnum Avenue, where early voting is underway. After greeting arriving voters outside with Mayor Levar M. Stoney and Delegate Lamont Bagby of Henrico, head of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, Dr. Biden talked with local media. Candidates and/or their surrogates have been stumping in Virginia in recent days. President Trump held a rally last Friday at the Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport. And Douglas Emhoff, husband of Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris is expected to campaign in Virginia in the next few days. Early voting for the Nov. 3 presidential election and other contests continues in the state through Saturday, Oct. 31.

Hanover School Board reaches consensus on new school names

By George Copeland Jr.

Richmond Police will continue to be able to use tear gas and other non-lethal deterrents to disperse crowds of protesters as has happened in recent months.

The push to halt the deployment of tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and similar deterrents to disperse protests appears to have died Tuesday in Richmond City Council’s Public Safety Committee.

Committee chairwoman Reva M. Trammell, 8th District, teamed with mayoral candidate and 2nd District Councilwoman Kim B. Gray on Tuesday to recommend the full council strike the proposal.

In response to a Free Press query about her vote, Ms. Gray stated, “If you ban non-lethal options, we are only left with nothing or lethal options.

Fifth District Councilwoman Stephanie A. Lynch, one of the two patrons of the resolution to ban non-lethal deterrents to disperse crowds, cast the lone vote of support for the legislation.

As presented, the resolution requested that Lenora Reid, Richmond’s interim chief administrative officer, “require the Richmond Police Department to develop policy revisions governing the use of certain non-lethal and less-lethal weapons to ban the use of such weapons for control of unlawful assemblies.”

Before the vote, Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith, who has said he opposes an outright ban, said he understands the concerns about deploying tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets.

Bell Creek Middle School and Mechanicsville High School have been selected by the Hanover County School Board as the new names for the former Confederate Stonewall Jackson Middle School and Lee-Davis High School.

The board reached a consensus on the names during its planning retreat last Friday, according to a news release from the School Board.

“The board also voiced its appreciation for the input it received from families, staff and the broader community over the past several weeks, as well as the work of the School Renaming Committee,” the release stated.

The School Board was set to approve two different names on Sept. 16 — Mechanicsville Middle School and Twin River

By Jeremy M. Lazarus High School – but became locked into a dispute over them and how GRTC is mourning its community input was handled first death from COVIDduring the selection process.

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The previous names were recJohn E. Thrower, Jr. ommended by the board’s School 49, a driver known for Renaming Committee, but did not his bright smile and pleasreceive widespread support in a ant attitude, succumbed Mr. Thrower poll of Hanover residents. at a local hospital to the The Hanover School Board is coronavirus Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, after a expected to approve the names five-week battle. during a vote at its next meeting The five-year GRTC employee was described as on Oct. 13. The schools then will “beloved” by the company. Other employees said that choose new mascots, with more description was on the mark based on the friendly, information on that process to be outgoing way Mr. Thrower conducted himself. shared by school officials when He also was known as a hard worker. He had it becomes available.

He told the committee that the policy he has put in place requires officers to issue three warnings of an unlawful assembly before deploying crowd dispersal measures.

Chief Smith said the department is initiating more training of officers in the proper use of those weapons and that he is strengthening the command-and-control to ensure that higher-ranking officers are making the decision to use such weapons.

He said the department would seek to ensure there is water at the scene to enable those affected to wash off gas and spray.

He also told the committee that he would seek to ensure that children, pregnant women and people who are medically fragile are not subjected to tear gas, although he did not explain how he would accomplish that. However, he said police would make a greater effort to coordinate with the Fire Department and Richmond Ambulance Authority to ensure emergency medical technicians are at the scene.

Ms. Lynch said after the meeting she was “going to try and flip the votes” in order to get the resolution before the full nine-member City Council at the Oct. 12 meeting. “I know it won’t be easy.”

Ms. Lynch and 9th District City Councilman Michael J. Jones introduced the resolution in July after experiencing police use of tear gas during local demonstrations against police brutality and racial injustice.

Both felt that police officers deployed tear gas instead of using de-escalation techniques with the crowd.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney and former Police Chief William C. Smith, whom the

mayor ultimately dismissed, were forced to publicly apologize after some officers used tear gas on a crowd of peaceful protesters about 30 minutes before the start of a city curfew in early June.

Dr. Jones, who observed Tuesday’s committee session, said he was concerned that two members of the committee took it upon themselves to recommend killing the controversial measure rather than sending it to the full council without recommendation so there could “be a fuller dialogue.”

The measure had been introduced in July, but cancellation of committee meetings had delayed the hearing.

Dr. Jones noted that only three people objecting to a potential ban were called in to the public meeting to express their views. He said the committee did not hear any testimony from anyone who was teargassed and might support a ban or from others who were subjected to the fumes in their homes and apartments.

Both Dr. Jones and Ms. Lynch cited a Scientific American article that provided evidence that tear gas and other weapons such as bean-bag rounds, flash-bang grenades, pepper spray, rubber bullets and Tasers can cause serious injury or death.

In a statement included with the resolution, Dr. Jones and Ms. Lynch stated, “The patrons believe that a ban on the use of less-lethal weapons for control of an unlawful assembly will protect the lives and safety of individuals who may or may not be active participants in an unlawful assembly.”

GRTC driver John Thrower dies of COVID-19 worked double shifts for 14 straight days, friends said, before feeling ill on Aug. 15. He went to a local hospital the next day and never left.

His death hit his colleagues even harder; 21 other employees who have tested positive have largely had mild symptoms or been asymptomatic.

Julie Timm, GRTC’s chief executive officer, described Mr. Thrower as “a bright and beautiful soul, and I was always inspired by the positive light he cast here at GRTC.” She offered the company’s condolences to Mr. Thrower’s wife, Tracey Thrower, and his son, Jaishawn.

“John was proud to be a GRTC operator, and he did everything he could to safely serve the public during this crisis while volunteering many hours and days of overtime to support the essential mobility

needs of our community. This loss to GRTC hits directly into our hearts and reminds us all how deadly this disease can be and how all of us are susceptible,” Ms. Timm said.

Others who knew him also spoke glowingly of Mr. Thrower. In a Facebook post, Johnathan Mayo, president of Team Excel, stated that Mr. Thrower was “one of the nicest, funniest and giving people I have ever met. Whenever I needed a volunteer to help, he was there. He helped with many of our events to show support.

“He has been so much to so many.”

Charles Willis, executive director of United Communities Against Crime, announced a candlelight vigil in honor and memory of Mr. Thrower will be held 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at Broad Rock Park, 4802 Warwick Road.

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Mayor’s challengers go on the offense during candidates forum

By Lyndon German

Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney was roundly criticized during a forum last week by four challengers seeking to unseat him for what they said is his administration’s lack of transparency.

But Mayor Stoney defended his record against the criticism of his challengers, 2nd District City Councilwoman Kim Gray, community organizer Alexsis D. Rodgers, local business owner Tracey V. McLean and attorney M. Justin Griffin, even as they took him to task for pushing the failed $1.5 billion Downtown development and Coliseum replacement plan, his handling of the coronavirus crisis and other matters.

The forum was held Sept. 24 at Virginia Union University’s Allix B. James Chapel in Coburn Hall. VUU, in partnership with WRIC Channel 8News, hosted the socially distanced event that was livestreamed to the public online and broadcast, but not in its entirety, by the television station.

Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, who served as Richmond’s mayor from 2005 to 2009, and 8News Anchor Juan Conde served as moderators.

During the forum, Mayor

Stoney asserted that his resilience has helped him lead Richmond throughout this COVID-19 crisis and resulting economic downturn and civil unrest.

“When the pandemic struck back in March, I proposed … a budget that was bold and robust. (We) had to cut back by $30 million,” he said, when asked how he has made the most of the city’s financial and administrative resources amid the pandemic. He pointed out that while the city cut spending, it was able to end the 2019-20 fiscal year on June 30 with a $13 million surplus.

Mayor Stoney described the past summer as “challenging,” as protestors took to the streets demonstrating against police brutality and racial injustice after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the hands of police.

“We saw folks take to the streets in outcry towards the racial injustices we’ve seen, and I’ve always felt I’ve been caught in the middle as a Black man but also as the chief executive of the municipal government.”

Ms. Gray, who didn’t shy away from criticizing Mayor Stoney, said her primary motivation for running for mayor is to “end corruption at City Hall.”

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Mayoral candidates, from left, Alexsis Rodgers, City Councilwoman Kim Gray, Justin Griffin, Tracey McLean and Mayor Levar M. Stoney field questions during the Sept. 24 forum at Virginia Union University moderated by former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, who also is a former Richmond mayor, and Juan Conde of WRIC 8News.

“I would like to end the corruption, cronyism and lack of common sense problem solving for our citizens,” Ms. Gray said.

Ms. Gray said she went to Mayor Stoney with some of her concerns and was “laughed out of his office.”

Ms. Gray also accused the mayor of withholding from City Council assessments of surplus city-owned parcels and making “closed-door, backroom deals” during development proposals.

“I think the transparency is the most opaque we’ve seen in

our city and we need to have our eyes open and be in the best negotiating stance,” Ms. Gray said.

Ms. Rodgers offered a similar critique, not laying the blame at the feet of city employees but on its chief administrators.

“I think every day city employees go to work trying to do their best for the city and for our community overall.

I would say that we’ve seen examples of mismanagement and issues of transparency in our government, certainly from the mayor’s administration, but also … within the police depart-

ment,” Ms. Rodgers said.

“I regret that this mayor and some of my opponents have only recently determined that it’s OK to examine ways to change our police in the City of Richmond,” Ms. Rodgers said.

She said reorganizing the police department would be one of her core policy goals if she is elected mayor. While most of the candidates said they support creation of a civilian review board to investigate complaints against police, Ms. Rodgers criticized her opponents for not wanting to defund the police. She said she would build a coalition of

New poll shows Mayor Stoney ahead in re-election bid

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Less than 40 percent of Richmond’s voters support the re-election of Mayor Levar M. Stoney, but with just a month to go, he appears to be on track to win at least five council districts in again facing a splintered opposition, a new poll of Richmond voters indicates.

Produced by the American Research Group, the telephone poll of 540 registered voters between Sept. 23 and Sept.

27 found Mayor Stoney significantly ahead in majority African-American council districts 5,6,7,8 and 9.

To win election as Richmond mayor, a candidate must secure the most votes in

five of the nine council districts, even if the winning total in each is less than 50.1 percent, according to the City Charter.

Mayor Stoney followed that same track in 2016 when he also faced several opponents and won five districts with only 36 percent of the popular vote.

In the current race, the poll found his closest rival, 2nd District City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, leads in her home district and the 1st District, with the mayor and Ms. Gray essentially tied in districts 3 and 4, based on the poll’s 4.5 percentage point margin of error.

The Free Press was provided a copy of the poll on the condition that the group that commissioned ARG to

perform it would remain anonymous.

This is a follow-up to an initial ARG poll that the Free Press reported on in July. At that time, the mayor led in four districts.

The poll indicated that the three other challengers, M. Justin Griffin, Tracey V. McLean and Alexsis D. Rodgers, collectively have 27 percent of the vote, essentially blunting Ms. Gray’s momentum.

The new poll found that 37 percent of voters support Mayor Stoney and 33 percent support Ms. Gray. The others in the race trail far behind, with Ms. Rodgers supported by 13 percent, Mr. Griffin by 11 percent and Ms. McLean

by 3 percent, the poll found. Another challenger, Michael J. Gilbert, dropped out earlier this month.

According to the poll, most people have made up their minds, with only 2 percent of respondents undecided.

Still, the poll found a clear majority who do not give the mayor high marks on his management of City Hall.

A review of the information on the poll’s respondents found they generally tracked the city’s demographics on age, race and gender. Each district was listed as having 60 respondents.

Early voting is now underway, with Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, as the final day to cast a ballot.

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advocates within the community to ensure equity in city services, schools and policy.

When asked how to best make use of city funds during the pandemic, Mr. Griffin was quick to criticize the administration for ending the last fiscal year with a surplus.

“If you look at the $13 million budget surplus that Mayor Stoney just talked about, I think that shows that our city government is loaded with fluff,” Mr. Griffin said.

“If we can be facing a coronavirus pandemic that shuts down our businesses and still have $13 million in fluff and surplus, then that’s $13 million that should be directed towards our priorities, like our schools and our neighborhoods,” he said.

Ms. McLean also expressed the need for financial transparency, saying the pandemic showed the “the holes in the foundation” of city governance.

“We are in the midst of a pandemic and we also will possibly see a second wave. In case we see a second wave, we definitely need to be already ready,” Ms. McLean said. “We have an eviction and homelessness problem, so we need to make sure the people get the money.

If it’s $13 million of surplus, it’s $13 million that needs to go out to the community.”

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First 2020 presidential debate is derailed by President Trump’s rantings, falsehoods and interruptions of Democratic candidate Joe Biden Continued from A1

he has said so far is a lie. I’m not here to call out his lies. Everyone knows he’s a liar.”

It is not clear the debate changed any voter’s mind, but this first meeting of the two major party candidates was regarded as arguably the best chance for the president, now trailing in the polls, to reframe the choice between himself and Mr. Biden.

Instead, President Trump chose to portray himself as chief blusterer. Even the normally restrained Associated Press, whose factcheckers had a field day writing up President Trump’s falsehoods, reported that the president spent his time “unleashing a torrent of fabrications and fear mongering in a belligerent debate.”

The highlight came when Mr. Wallace handed him a softball question on whether he would condemn militias and white racist groups that have been among his top supporters.

Rather than doing so, the president pretended he had no idea how to answer the question.

“What do what to call them? Give me a name,” President Trump responded plaintively, even though he has previously condemned the Ku Klux Klan.

When Mr. Biden prompted with the name of the violent, far

right Proud Boys, President Trump then stated without condemnation, “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by!”

Then the president shifted to his preferred target: “But I’ll tell you what, somebody’s got do something about Antifa (antifascists) and the left.” He blames Antifa for the civil unrest of the summer.

Many in the GOP agreed with Gianno Caldwell, a Black conservative political activist and author of “Taken for Granted,” who was left wincing at the president’s response. Mr. Caldwell said that should have been a “slam dunk” for the president and an opportunity to explain the plans and actions he has taken to benefit African-Americans.

“The president whiffed,” said a Republican legislator, who like others in the party are hoping the president can recover in the next debate.

When Mr. Biden noted the president was out to kill the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, President Trump agreed that the program needs to be tossed and renewed his promise to replace it, despite, as Mr. Biden noted, the fact that he has spent four years without coming up with a meaningful alternative.

Another key moment in the debate occurred near the end.

Responding to an election integrity question, President Trump

claimed there would be “massive fraud the likes which have never been seen before.”

Even though he has voted with a mailed-in ballot, he claimed that ballots would be thrown into creeks or tossed away. He also falsely claimed his campaign observers were turned away in Philadelphia. He also pointed out nine military ballots being inadvertently trashed, but failed to mention that it occurred in a Republican controlled elections office.

And he said he would not accept the election results if he felt it was rigged. He called on his supporters to watch carefully to catch the fraud he is certain will take place.

Brushing off the obvious Trump meltdown on this issue, Mr. Biden turned to the camera and told viewers that they will make the decision on the next president, “You have the power to decide this election. Vote, vote, vote.

Vote whatever way is the best way for you,” Mr. Biden said.

“Because he will not be able to stop you from determining the outcome of the election.”

And when the results are counted, Mr. Biden said, “I will accept it, and he will, too. You know why? Because once the winner is declared, once all the ballots are counted, that will be the end of it.”

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attend the program at no charge and have the help of volunteers as they use laptops to log into their virtual classrooms from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday while their parents work.

The children are enrolled at a variety of schools, including Fairfield Court, Overby-Sheppard, Westover Hills and the new Henry L. Marsh III elementary schools. One youngster is enrolled at an elementary school in Henrico County.

The volunteers, who now work one-on-one with the kindergartners, are doing what parents would be if they could stay at home and help their children. The volunteers help them through the day with logging on to the computers, navigating virtual classes, remaining focused at their desks, keeping their protective face masks on, having lunch and enjoying recess and participating in other school activities and lessons that are offline.

Part of the day’s routine includes gardening and outdoor activities on the church grounds in the afternoon. It helps to reduce the stress built

up by youngsters staying in front of a computer for long stretches. Parents have complained about too much screen time for their children since Richmond Public Schools’ virtual fall semester began on Sept. 8.

The project has reached out to Armstrong High School and Martin Luther King Middle School families to fill the 12 additional slots available being held for older students.

“When the schools decided to go virtual, we (the church) wanted to help the best we could,” said Dr. Gould-Champ, who also is an educator.

“We realized that some of our younger students would find virtual learning to be difficult to almost impossible.”

After clearing the chairs, Faith Community Baptist Church’s sanctuary is turned into a classroom each day for the program. Individual desks are positioned 6 feet apart and students receive new face masks each day, both universal health protocols to combat the coronavirus. Hand sanitizer and tissues are stationed at each desk for additional student and volunteer protection.

At the start of the day, students’ and volunteers’

temperatures are taken and, throughout the day, volunteers wipe down and sanitize the restrooms and other highly touched surfaces.

Breakfast and lunch, picked up daily at Armstrong High School, are provided by Richmond Public Schools.

Because the project is not in a licensed child care facility, state funding is not available to support the church’s program, Dr. Gould-Champ explained. She said she has contacted Delegate Delores L. McQuinn, who represents the area, to advocate for a budget amendment for state support for church-based and home-based education pods that are not certified child care facilities.

“The state is trying to deal with day care as students are out of school and parents work,” Dr. Gould-Champ said. “I asked Delegate McQuinn to advocate changing the (budget) language so all of the funding would not have to go to certified day care centers or schools.

“The Commonwealth has $16 million in the budget for certified day care centers and schools. We are neither. But we are trying to meet the needs in an emergency situation and

serve students whose parents have to work and are accustomed of having their children in school,” she said.

State budget amendments are being discussed and worked on now during a special session of the General Assembly.

At present, Project Stay Connected/Stay on Point as been supported by various community groups, including the Buffalo Troopers Motorcycle Club of Richmond, Capital Area Partnership Uplifting People and Just C, a nonprofit organization started

by Chenice Brown-Johnson for inner-city youths.

The groups have donated computers, desks and other school supplies for the project.

One donor, Dr. Brenda T. Williams, a retired education professor at the College of William & Mary and longtime friend of Dr. GouldChamp, contributed to the project to honor of her late sister, Rose Toler Brown, who taught for many years in public schools in Hampton and Virginia Beach.

“What Faith Community Baptist Church’s program offered Richmond children just touched our heart,” Dr. Williams said.

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without raising taxes or borrowing money.

That could be a big help in a city where 45 percent of households are housing costburdened because they spend more than 30 percent of income on rent or mortgage payments.

It is unclear, however, how much of the funding would go to house the 25 percent of city’s families that survive on $25,000 or less in annual income.

As a companion piece, Mayor Stoney also called on the council to allow the donation of 53 parcels of city-owned property to the Maggie L. Walker Community Land Trust and other nonprofits as building sites for affordable housing, including homes and apartments. The trust would get 32 parcels and other nonprofits would get 21, the plan states.

The parcels comprise 40 acres mostly located in North Side, and include parcels the city acquired in 2005 after the flooding of Battery Park. The acquisition of that land once was envisioned as a way to expand the park.

Now running for re-election, Mayor Stoney said that if City Council approves the new use of tax dollars from properties leaving the abatement program, the shift would begin in the 2021-22 budget year.

He said $2 million initially would be earmarked from that source and increase annually to reach a minimum of $10 million a year by the 2025-26 budget year.

That’s the amount the mayor recently promised a faith-based lobbying group, Richmond Involved to Strengthen our Communities, to invest in affordable housing so that working people could rent or own in Richmond without busting household budgets.

By boosting the housing trust fund, the mayor said the city could achieve the goal of 10,000 affordable units, or five times the nearly 2,000 units that have come online since he took office in 2017.

The mayor previously vowed to create 1,500 new units of affordable housing by 2023. He expects to reach 1,900 by the

end of this year.

Recent studies have indicated that the Richmond region is short about 25,000 units of affordable housing and needs to start adding at least 1,000 affordable homes and apartments annually to help meet the growing demand from families and individuals whose incomes are trailing inflation in housing costs.

City Council already has revamped the residential tax abatement program, effective Jan. 1, to limit it to developers whose projects include 30 percent affordable housing.

Ms. Robertson, who has championed affordable housing, has long advocated using the rising tax dollars from previously abated properties as a source for the trust fund, but had been rebuffed by those who wanted the money to go directly to the general fund, including previous mayors.

She’s pleased that Mayor Stoney is now seeking to use the funds as she has proposed, but she wants Richmond to move faster. On Monday, City Council passed a resolution Ms.

Robertson patroned calling on the mayor to include $10 million for the trust fund in the 2021-22 budget.

“We are already facing an overwhelming need, and we can’t afford to put this off for five years. We need to fund this now,” Ms. Robertson said.

She noted that the current 2020-21 budget provided nearly $3 million for the trust fund and that the additional $2 million in taxes from abatement properties that the mayor proposes to add means “we would just need to find another $5 million in the new budget to reach $10 million. I believe that is eminently doable if the mayor and council are serious about making affordable housing a top priority.”

Ms. Robertson said past studies suggest the city receives more than $2 million a year from abated properties, and “I will be seeking to have every dollar redirected to the trust fund.”

Mayor Stoney noted the money is part of the city’s overall housing plan that calls for zoning changes to make it easier to develop affordable

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pear as early as two days and as late as 14 days after infection.

Currently, Gov. and Mrs. Northam are keeping an eye on their symptoms as they remain in a 10-day isolation that ends Sunday, Oct. 4, or Monday, Oct. 5, Dr. Avula said.

The first couple was alerted the evening of Sept. 23 that an Executive Mansion staff member working in the couple’s living quarters tested positive for COVID-19.

The Northams then were tested, with results received in 24 hours showing they were positive for the virus, Dr. Avula said. Gov. Northam is experiencing no symptoms, while Mrs. Northam has mild symptoms. Dr. Avula had no details on the condition of the staff member, or whether he or she had been hospitalized.

The Executive Mansion and a nearby state office building were closed last Friday morning for a deep cleaning.

Gov. Northam is performing his duties remotely from the Executive Mansion while remaining in contact with his cabinet and staff.

“Just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you across Virginia and this country for the well wishes and prayers,” Gov. Northam said in a short video released on Monday. “We certainly appreciate that, and that’s making us feel better.”

In a news release after the announcement of the Northams’ diagnoses, Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax stated that he’ll work with Gov. Northam and the administration “to ensure Virginia’s sustained leadership at a critical time for our Commonwealth and country.”

The lieutenant governor has been in Richmond to preside over the state Senate during a special session of the General Assembly. His press secretary, Lauren Burke, said there are no current plans for Lt. Gov. Fairfax to take on any additional responsibilities in Gov. Northam’s stead.

Meanwhile, Dr. Avula said those in the Northams’ primary circle, including staff who work with and/or travel with Gov. and Mrs. Northam and others who are in close contact, have been tested.

Testing also was offered last weekend to anyone who works in the Patrick Henry Building, the executive office building that houses the governor’s working office and the offices of state cabinet secretaries and other officials. Dr. Avula said more than 60 people sought testing, all of which came back negative for the coronavirus.

He said the Northams also have alerted people of potential exposure anonymously through the new state COVIDWISE app.

“Despite the fact that there’s a lot of movement for this family than there are for most people, I would say the case investigation has gone much more smoothly,” Dr. Avula said. “We’re able to get a much

better assessment of exposure than we usually are.”

Some parents in Fredericksburg, however, are concerned that Mrs. Northam was allowed to visit inside Kids’ Station, a preschool and day care center for children of Mary Washington Healthcare employees, on Sept. 22 as part of her “back-to-school” tour, just two days before her positive coronavirus test. While Mrs. Northam wore a mask during her visit, parents have been barred from entering the school since March to curb the possible spread of COVID-19.

Mrs. Northam later visited Downtown Greens, a community garden in Fredericksburg, with Fredericksburg Mayor Katherine Greenlaw and Delegate Joshua Cole. Both tested negative for COVID-19 following Mrs. Northam’s visit, but news report indicate that two staff members at Kids’ Station and a person who attended Mrs. Northam’s tour at the community garden have tested positive for the virus.

Dr. Avula said Tuesday night that the two preschool cases have no overlap with Mrs. Northam’s visit, although they are still being investigated.

Gov. Northam, meanwhile, took part in a groundbreaking ceremony in Hampton Sept. 22 alongside Hampton Mayor Donnie Tuck. Mayor Tuck said that he and members of the Hampton City Council who attended plan to get tested for the virus.

housing across the city and tax rebates for builders creating affordable units.

Also, the plan calls for creation of a grant program to enable longtime residents to

afford the city taxes on their homes and for establishment of a permanent rental assistance program for participants in the city’s workforce development program.

City property values on the rise Continued from A1

normal in home values and their annual taxes and those who could not.

Fast forward 10 years, and the just-released assessments for the 2020-21 fiscal year show the average value of a residence citywide has grown to $259,100 — up 5 percent in just one year from the 2019-20 assessment and up 26 percent from 2010, adding to the affordability crisis in a city where at least one in five residents lives below the poverty line.

The growth in property values did halt for a few years after the Great Recession that began in 2008-2009. But since 2017, the value of homes has been surging, based on the prices buyers have been willing to pay, the basis for the assessed values.

Adding to the concern over affordability, the rise in home values has been accompanied by a rise in rents. The boom in apartments in Richmond — a city where less than half the residents own — has been accompanied by higher monthly rental payments.

It is now commonplace for renters to pay $1,300 a month for a one-bedroom apartment, including utilities.

The surge in residential property values is now impacting neighborhoods that have long trailed other parts of the city in home values and where prices are still well below average, according to the new report from City Assessor Richie McKeithen.

Many of the neighborhoods where prices are going up are filled with so-called starter homes of 1,000 to 1,200 square feet that include two to three bedrooms.

For example, in the once cheap Bellemeade North neighborhood in South Side, home values spiked a remarkable 22.7 percent in the past 12 months. That’s a sharp contrast to the already expensive Fan, where home values rose a modest 2.3 percent and the average increase citywide of 5.16 percent.

In the 2019-20 assessment, the 1,045 homes included in the Bellemeade North community averaged $64,183 in value.

This year, the value of homes jumped an average of $14,600 to $78,797, according to the report.

That 22.7 percent jump in value represented the largest increase for any neighborhood in the city — creating more wealth for existing owners, but increasingly pricing out people at the lower end of the income scale.

Also surging in value were the 1,105 properties in the Fairfield area near the Fairfield Court public housing community. It was once an area that many would have bypassed in their home search, but is now more attractive because of the lower price point.

Home values in the Fairfield community jumped 21.6 percent in the past 12 months, second only to Bellemeade North. The average value increased from $74,256 in the 2019-20 assessment to $90,300 in the new assessment — an average increase of $16,000 per residence, according to the report.

Double-digit increases above 15 percent also were recorded in the Davee Gardens/Castlewood/Summerhill and Oak Grove neighborhoods in South Side, the Lakeview neighborhood bordering Byrd Park and the Whitcomb/Mecklenburg neighborhood that sits next door to another public housing community.

Other neighborhoods that saw values increase by 10 percent or more include Highland Park Plaza in North Side and the Warwick Road/Swanson and Midlothian/Belt Boulevard/Broad Rock Road neighborhoods in South Side.

And there were double-digit increases in home values recorded in Old Randolph and Riverview/Maymont Terrace neighborhoods in the near West End. Mr. McKeithen said that he’s seeing people move into once undervalued areas because of current mortgage rates that are hovering at or below 3 percent. He said buyers are bidding up sales prices because the total monthly payment for them is still cheaper than renting.

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City joining preservation effort for historic African-American cemetery

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

City Hall is finally joining an effort to recognize, preserve and protect a historic African-American cemetery that city government spent more than 120 years trying to erase.

On Monday, Mayor Levar M. Stoney introduced an ordinance that would incorporate the former Burial Ground for Free People of Color and Slaves at 1305 5th St. into the slavery heritage site planned for Shockoe Bottom.

The cemetery, located across 5th Street from the equally historic and far better tended and preserved Shockoe Hill and Hebrew cemeteries, would become part of the Slave Trail under the proposal that will go to the city Planning Commission next week before reaching City Council. Quick approval is anticipated from both bodies.

The ordinance would allow the city to tap $1 million in state funds that have been available for more than seven years to help pay for improvements to the Slave Trail, both at the trailhead at Ancarrow’s Landing at the end of Maury Street and at this cemetery According to the city, at least $145,000 would be

earmarked to enable the city to pay off delinquent taxes and again take possession of the property, once owned by the city, that served as the final resting place for 21,000 African-Americans from 1816 to 1879.

The city long ago sold off the unmarked burial ground and allowed a service station and mechanic’s shop, now defunct, to be built on top of the land.

The city also allowed the state to install pilings in the cemetery for the elevated portion of Interstate 64 that crosses the property and authorized private railroads to run their tracks through it.

This is the latest step in the campaign of Texas educator Lenora C. McQueen, who three years ago launched a crusade to rescue the forgotten burial ground where several of her ancestors are buried. Through her advocacy, the city halted plans to sell the property at auction to collect overdue taxes.

Since then, Ms. McQueen has compiled detailed documents and records on the burial ground with the assistance of several historians. As a result of that work, the state Department of Historic Resources recently cleared Ms. McQueen and her supporters to apply for inclusion of the property on the state and national registers of historic places.

Courtesy of Lenora C. McQueen

This map shows the full scope of the proposed Shockoe Hill Burial Ground Historic District. The heaviest shading identifies the former location of the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground, also known as the Burial Ground for Free People of Color and Slaves. City Hall is now proposing to protect a large section of the forgotten cemetery at 1305 N. 5th St., shown at right, with Interstate 64 running above it.

Ready for sale: City wants to dispose of high-value property

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The vacant Richmond Coliseum in Downtown.

The aging Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center in North Side.

The historic but long-closed Fulton Gasworks in the East End. These are among 13 pieces of city property described as high-value that Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s administration wants permission to sell.

The administration Monday released the list of properties to City Council, which would need to muster a seven-member majority to authorize the disposal of any of the properties that comprise nearly 84 acres.

Sharon Ebert, the city’s chief economic development officer, said the administration would begin to issue requests for proposals for each of the properties for which a sale is authorized. If the administration gains the support, such requests could be issued

beginning next year, she said.

The list shows the administration is ready to rev up the long-stalled Boulevard development, the largest element with at least 60 acres.

Since 2012, the city has invested more than $15 million to clear much of the land, remove environmental hazards and relocate city and school operations from the site. According to the city, the property is divided into six parcels that collectively are valued on the tax rolls at about $53 million.

But the promised development has remained on hold while the future of The Diamond baseball stadium was settled. Plans now call for Virginia Commonwealth University and the Richmond Flying Squirrels to build a new stadium across Hermitage Road on the state Alcoholic Beverage Control property. That project is to begin after the ABC headquarters and operations center move in 2021 to a new location

being built in Hanover County.

Along with the Ashe Center, for which a replacement plan has not been announced, the property to be sold would include The Diamond, the Parker Field softball space, the site with the old train station that was used as a visitor center, the huge parking lot behind the ballpark and the property to the south and east that once housed Public Works and school operations.

Other prime property on the list includes some parcels that were included in the failed Navy Hill redevelopment plan, such as the Public Safety Building, 500 N. 9th St.; the large surface parking lot in the 800 block of East Clay Street that serves the John Marshall Courts Building and City Hall; and the Coliseum. The 6th Street Armory is not included. The three properties proposed for sale are collectively valued at $70 million, according to information on the list.

Richmond has received an unsolicited offer to purchase the Public Safety Building for a $350 million development of office space for Virginia Commonwealth University and two nonprofits that provide accommodations for relatives of patients.

The city, though, still would need to issue a request for proposals to allow for competition under state law.

The disposal list also indicates that the city is giving up its plan to relocate the Department of Public Utilities to the Fulton Gasworks site, once a center of natural gas production and distribution, in the 3300 block of East Main Street and two other parcels.

Those are collectively valued at about $2.6 million.

Separately, the city is asking City Council for permission to sell off Downtown parking garages and surface lots, as well as two closed elementary school buildings, Whitcomb Court Elementary in the East End and

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Oak Grove Elementary in South Side, to create sites for the development of affordable housing.

The targeted parking sites the administration wants to sell include surface lots at 5th and Broad streets, 6th and Grace streets, Grace and Jefferson streets, and Grace and Adams streets, along with the 7th and Marshall Parking Garage and similar assets.

Those properties, according to the list, are valued at nearly $20 million.

The sell-off, the list shows, also would include a 2.6-acre site at 1111 Fourqurean Lane in North Side, now valued at $44,000. That Public Works property would be earmarked for an affordable apartment complex. The property is located just up the street from the former St. Elizabeth’s Catholic School, which has had three previous apartment proposals killed because of neighborhood opposition.

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Breast health and self-awareness

Definition of a mammogram A mammogram is a breast x-ray examination used to detect cancer. Women at average risk for breast cancer should begin these screenings at age 40 and continue them every year as long as they are in good health.

Screening mammogram: Used to detect breast cancer in women who have no signs of the disease.

Diagnostic mammogram: Used to evaluate abnormalities, such as a lump, pain, thickening of the breast, nipple discharge or a change in breast size or shape.

A breast examination by a physician or a trained nurse should be part of every woman’s physical examination.

It should be done every three years for women ages 20-39, and every year after that.

Performing regular breast self-exams can help you spot any change from what is normal for your breasts.

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Deadbeat

$750.

That’s all the federal income tax President Trump paid in 2016 and 2017, even though he wants people to think that he’s so rich.

And, according to The New York Times’ blockbuster report this week, the president didn’t pay any federal income tax for 10 of the 15 years before the 2016 election.

That’s a disgrace.

So was his disgusting and childish performance in Tuesday night’s debate with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

The American people deserve more than a cheater, a liar and a deadbeat in the White House. Vote accordingly.

COVID-19 hits home During the week the nation hit the grim milestone of 200,000 deaths from COVID-19, Gov. Ralph S. Northam and his wife, Pamela Northam, tested positive for the coronavirus.

Dr. Northam, a physician, continuously has preached to Virginians about the importance of staying safe by hand washing, wearing a face mask, socially distancing and even staying at home.

But even if the Northams had strictly observed those health protocols, COVID-19 managed to get through Capitol Square checkpoints and strike the Northams in their home in the Executive Mansion.

According to the governor’s official report, a staff member working in the Executive Mansion tested positive for the virus. Gov. and Mrs. Northam, who were alerted Sept. 23, then were tested and found to be positive.

Fortunately, Gov. Northam is showing no symptoms of the potentially fatal virus, while his wife has mild symptoms. We hope the mansion worker is faring well also.

Unfortunately, the first couple had made public appearances just days before at events elsewhere in the state. Mrs. Northam had visited at least two preschoolday care facilities in the Fredericksburg area, while the governor had picked up a ceremonial shovel and posed with the Hampton mayor and other top public and private officials at a groundbreaking for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ new unmanned systems center.

Now, dozens of men, women and children in several cities and counties are scrambling to get tested for COVID-19.

The lessons here are several-fold, chiefly that one or two people who have the coronavirus but may be asymptomatic can touch off a chain reaction with exponential impact.

Like many Virginians, Gov. and Mrs. Northam are doing a balancing act between doing their jobs and staying safe. But in this time of pandemic, we believe they need to re-evaluate or re-imagine a safer way to make public appearances — perhaps by Zoom — to ensure the safety of the people of the Commonwealth.

Is a photo op worth risking their health and lives and the health and lives of others?

We think not.

With more than 3,200 Virginians dead and more than 11,000 hospitalizations from the coronavirus, Gov. Northam could have found himself in a situation in which Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax would be running the state right now.

COVID-19 is nothing to play with. We cannot let down our guard — or our masks — no matter where we are or who we are with.

We will be interested in hearing Gov. Northam talk about the lessons learned when he gets out of isolation.

An observation We find a sad irony in the fact that excess and unclaimed money left from the sale of property seized from Richmonders — many of whom are Black — and sold by the city to pay delinquent taxes will be used to create a memorial to enslaved Black people who were considered property.

The idea, generated by the mayor, was approved Monday night by Richmond City Council.

While the city has special tax relief programs to help elderly, low-income people and those who are permanently and totally disabled, what can be done to help people who fall behind on their real estate taxes so that their homes and property are not taken?

During this time of racial reckoning and examining the long-standing inequities between Black and white people that exist in our city and nation, how can we help bridge the wealth gap in our city? That gap is exacerbated by Black people losing property because of unpaid taxes.

Instead of using this unclaimed money from the sale of their property, how can the city help people to hang on to what they own?

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Truth of Black-on-Black crime remains 28 years later

In a 1992 column for the Richmond Free Press, I wrote, “Someone should tell young Black males who are killing each other with such deadly efficiency that they are being allowed to do so precisely because they are killing each other. The harsh reality is that there are many white people in this city who believe that it is cheaper to let them kill each other off than to educate them or to keep them in jail.”

Two years later, I wrote, “I have a suggestion on how to more effectively combat street crime in Black neighborhoods in Richmond, which is to put all Black police officers in our inner-city neighborhoods. …

This would eliminate race as a major factor in crime control by taking this cover out of the hands of the minority of residents who indulge in criminal behavior, mainly against their own people. Many Black people, for legitimate historical reasons, don’t trust white police officers.

A. Peter Bailey Black criminals are well aware of this situation and take advantage of it.”

In a 2009 column distributed by the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s Newswire, I noted that my all-Black police officer position “...was based on the premise that many, if not most, Black officers either live in inner-city neighborhoods or have relatives or friends who live there. Thus, they have a much

more vested interest in safety in such neighborhoods than their white counterparts.

“I believe that Black police officers have a better chance of sifting out information from people in the neighborhood than white cops, most of whom don’t give a you-know-what about inner-city neighborhoods. Their chief goal is to prevent inner-city street crime from spreading into other parts of the city. It must be admitted that they have been very successful in doing this; it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that if Black street criminals were killing or brutalizing whites on any income level, from street bums to corporate executives, the way they kill and brutalize each other, they would be stopped by any means necessary.

“What the young street criminals fail to comprehend is

COVID-19 gives urgency to understanding sickle cell disease

COVID-19 has made the need for awareness about sickle cell disease more urgent than ever.

The nation’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pointed this out as it noted that people of any age with certain underlying medical conditions are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.

Like seemingly everything else about COIVD-19, Black people are carrying a much heavier burden as it relates to those with sickle cell disease. Thirty years ago, the U.S. population with sickle cell anemia was estimated to be 32,000 to 50,000 people.

Today, assessing the number of individuals with sickle cell disease nationwide is, for all practical purposes, impossible because there is no coordinated system of data collection and reporting of the prevalence and death rate from this disease.

Sadly, because of this, the number of individuals who died with or of sickle cell disease, or even the number of individuals that go unreported, is unknown.

In 2010, a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine pointed out that the average age of death — 39 years — and the proportion of individuals surviving to age 45 — 35 percent — were lower in 2006 than the proportion of individuals surviving before 1994, when it was 50 percent.

This is in spite of the presumed improvements in health care in this country.

Many of us don’t understand that sickle cell disease is a genetic condition. People who have it have inherited certain genes from their parents. If a child inherits a sickle cell gene from each parent, they will have sickle cell disease. If a child inherits a sickle cell gene from one parent

and a normal hemoglobin gene from the other, that child has the sickle cell trait rather than sickle cell disease.

Most people with the sickle cell trait don’t have symptoms but can pass the gene to their children. Sickle cell disease disproportionately affects Black people in the United States, as well as others from sub-Saharan Africa, South America, the Caribbean and Central America, and some

Glenn Ellis Mediterranean countries.

Symptoms and complications of sickle cell disease are different for each person and can range from mild to severe. However, people with the condition inherited a mutation that causes red blood cells to transform from a round shape into a sickle shape, a process called “sickling.”

Healthy, round red blood cells are able to move easily through the blood vessels to carry oxygen to all parts of the body. Sickleshaped red blood cells, however, are not able to flow through blood vessels as easily. They can get stuck and clog blood flow, which can inhibit oxygen delivery, damage blood vessels and lead to inflammation.

The symptoms of sickle cell disease include abdominal pain, bone pain, shortness of breath, delayed growth, fatigue, fever and chest pain. A bone marrow transplant may cure the disease, otherwise, treatment focuses on symptom management.

Due to the impact other infections, such as pneumonia and acute chest syndrome, can have on people living with sickle cell, anyone with sickle cell disorder who has a worsening cough, difficulty in breathing or fever should seek medical attention right away.

Thanks in large part to Dr. Mary T. Bassett, who protested the fact that sickle cell disease research, screening and treatment received little to

no funding and was neglected because patients were of mostly African-American descent, more attention has been placed on the disease. One of the Civil Rights Movements’ achievements was the establishment of the Sickle Cell Anemia Act of 1972, which has led to more awareness and more funding toward finding a cure for the disease. Now, the National Institutes of Health spends about $100 million on sickle cell disease research each year.

The Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and University Hospitals reports that, according to the NIH, “the only cure for sickle cell disease is a bone-marrow transplant, a procedure in which a patient receives bone marrow from a healthy, genetically-compatible sibling donor. However, transplants are too risky for many adults, and only about 18 percent of children with the disease have a healthy, matched sibling donor.”

There is some very promising hope as a result of the years of research. A young AfricanAmerican woman, Jennelle Stephenson, 28, who was born with sickle cell disease, fully recovered after receiving genetic treatment as part of an NIH clinical trial that might hold the key to a cure.

This is truly exciting news.

In the meantime, we must remember that those with sickle cell disease are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, and we have an obligation to ensure that they are protected and receiving the best of care.

COVID-19 can cause severe inflammation and injury to the lungs. This can take a greater toll if you have sickle cell disease.

Be sure to stay well hydrated, wash your hands frequently and avoid close contact with other people who have symptoms of a respiratory infection.

The writer is a visiting scholar at the National Bioethics Center at Tuskegee University and a Harvard Medical School Fellow in research, bioethics and writing.

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That is as true in 2020 as it was in 1992, when I first wrote about the subject.

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More civic engagement is needed before Broad Street rezoning On Monday, Sept. 28, the Richmond City Council tabled for 30 days a rezoning ordinance allowing 20-story and taller buildings on Broad Street between Belvidere Street and Arthur Ashe Boulevard. This delay benefits all of Richmond because it provides the opportunity to bring all parties into a citywide consideration of new zoning that creates growth everywhere.

Yes, we want to bring benefit to Jefferson Davis Highway, Midlothian Turnpike and Broad Rock Boulevard, along with proper incentives to foster the ongoing revival of Broad Street.

Equitable incentives are a leading issue.

No reasonable case has been made to concentrate high-rise buildings on one section of one street when widespread, mid-rise development could confer multiple benefits on Hull Street, Mechanicsville Turnpike and Chamberlayne Avenue, all prime entryways into the city and areas that are in need.

As we work together on economic justice and racism, planners need to hear civic associations on issues of equity.

Another significant issue is appropriate height, scale and context — how to create new urban districts we genuinely love and are drawn to. Studies since the 1970s have shown that mid-rise buildings are more affordable and environmentally friendly; enhance a sense of community; and do more to create a sense of place than high-rises, which create concrete canyons.

Already in place is a Pulse corridor plan, approved by City Council in 2017, that specifically calls for mid-rise buildings up to 12 stories, in keeping with the existing height, scale and context of Broad Street and adjacent neighborhoods. Rather than introduce zoning that would codify buildings of 20-plus stories, surrounding civic associations support maintaining projectby-project approval by special use permitting.

These same civic associations want to engage with other neighborhoods all over the city to work for the common good — to bring profit to developers, more tax income to the city and more vibrant and human-scaled streetscapes to

everyone.

The proposed rezoning puts the cart before the horse. That is why no less than eight civic associations requested setting aside the ordinance until all parties come together — developers, businesses and civic associations. We need a community-driven vision in balance with what is already in place.

The foundation of a healthy community is transparency, inclusivity and authentic engagement. Join us on this path of developers, businesses and residents working together.

Cities that thrive have had the foresight to do this, resulting in inspiring, vibrant places like Washington, D.C., Greenwich Village in New York, Charleston, S.C., and Portland, Maine.

That is not happening here, not yet. When concerned residents raise issues about proposed rezoning and the city Planning Department staff tells them, “Don’t worry, this won’t happen for a long while,” that’s a problem.

Other problems are questions left unanswered, illustrations failing to show proposed high-rises in scale with existing buildings and failure to respond in a timely manner to a FOIA request.

What’s happening on Broad Street is happening in other places. It is happening, again, in Oregon Hill.

Eight civic associations – Carver, Fan District, Jackson Ward, Monument Avenue, Newtowne West, the Coalition of Concerned Civic Associations, the Fan Area Business Alliance and West Grace Street – invite you to join us in a coalition of associations to bring our voices to the table and become an equitable partner in planning that will benefit us all and create a community we are truly proud to call home.

Please contact Jonathan Marcus, president of the RVA Coalition of Concerned Citizens, to join — jonmarcus59@gmail.com

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Central State Hospital commemorates 150 years of serving health needs

By George Copeland Jr.

A herd of sheep, being watched by patients and staff, take care of the grass in front of the hospital’s medical building, built in 1929. Patients worked on Central State’s farm as part of their treatment regimen.

The farm was shut down in the 1960s.

Virginia desegregated its hospitals, and Central State, which had been designated solely for the treatment of African-Americans, opened to all patients, regardless of race.

Currently, Central State Hospital has 229 patients and 829 full-time staff. In addition to its civil unit, it also houses the only maximum-security mental

Central State for its importance to Virginia then and now.

A key part of African-Ameri“I want to thank you for can health and history in Virginia the work that you do to serve was celebrated last Thursday, as our most vulnerable Virginians Right now, the new Central Behavioral Health and Devel- years of consistent service,” as state health officials and profesand to treat them with compas- State facility is still in the opmental Services.

Dr. Forbes called it. sionals gathered online to comsion,” Gov. Ralph S. Northam design phase, with construcDuring the commemoration, “Some very special things memorate the 150th anniversary said during his virtual address. tion projected to start in the Central State officials, staff and have gone on in Central State, of Central State Hospital outside “You are building on a 150-year summer of 2021, according to supporters said they remain are going on in Central State,” Petersburg. legacy of service.”

Alison G. Land, commissioner committed to ensuring a con- Dr. Forbes said, “and will as The virtual event was a As part of Central State’s for the Virginia Department of tinuation of the hospital’s “150 we look to the future.” commitment to that service, an agreement was reached with Virginia officials last year to build a new $315 million facility with more modern accommodations for patients and to address a number of technological and logistical concerns on the 543-acre campus. This includes increased security and safety, enabling better collaboration between staff and making Central Photos courtesy of Central State Hospital State a greater part of the A graduating class of nurses in the 1960s stands outside the community, as detailed by former chapel on Central State’s campus. The hospital had a Dr. Brandi Justice, interim The S.T.A.R. mall, as it is now call, was built on the campus in 1962 as a chronic program to train nurses during its history. The chapel building, chief executive officer of infirmary. It was repurposed in the late 1990s as a treatment and services space. In which held social events and convocations, was demolished.

Central State Hospital. addition to hosting mental health treatment groups, the building contains a lab set up like a small apartment where patients learn skills to live independently. It also contains a significant shift in plans for health unit in the state.

The new facility would replace library, beauty shop, canteen and clothing shop. the commemoration, which Throughout its history, Cen- 13 outdated buildings. initially was to take place on tral State hosted a number of However, those present at the grounds of the hospital but performers, including Louis the anniversary commemorawas moved online because of Armstrong, to entertain patients tion made clear that the new the coronavirus pandemic. and staff, nursing classes for facility wouldn’t make up the “2020 is a year of celebration African-Americans and a variety whole of Central State’s work, of services to individuals with of community and volunteer but would be a tool used in the disabilities and serious mental events. Some activities served service of others. illnesses,” said Dr. Robert O. as both a way to build connec“We are not a building,” Dr. Forbes Sr., a psychiatrist and tions between Central State and Justice said. “We’re a comformer medical director at Cen- Dinwiddie County and a coping munity and a people and that tral State Hospital who retired method for patients. Those speak- building is just going to make it in 2018. He is now a member ing at the commemoration often that much easier to take care of of Friends of Virginia’s Central mentioned this legacy, praising the people we’re serving.”

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He has chosen Wallace, the only full-time Black driver on the circuit, as his behind-the-wheel man.

Joining Jordan in racing team ownership is NASCAR veteran Denny Hamlin, who went to Manchester High School in Chesterfield County.

The virtual announcement was made last week from Charlotte, N.C. The Jordan-Wallace-Hamlin team will debut during the 2021 season.

“Historically, NASCAR has struggled with diversity and there have been few Black owners,” Jordan said in a statement. “The time seemed perfect as NASCAR is evolving and embracing social change more and more.”

Jordan joins former NBA player Brad Daugherty, a partner with JRG Daugherty Racing, as the only Black owners on the NASCAR Cup level.

Coincidentally, both Jordan and Daugherty starred at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill before embarking on their pro careers.

The only other Black team owner was Virginian Wendell Scott, who drove his own car from 1961 to 1973. Scott’s 1964 victory at the Jacksonville 200 remains the only win by a Black driver in NASCAR Cup history.

Earlier this year, Jordan pledged $100 million over 10 years for initiatives combating systemic racism. He said the move into NASCAR is “another step toward racial equality.”

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Driver Bubba Wallace is interviewed before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race June 10 in Martinsville.

“I see this as a chance to educate a new audience and open more opportunities for Black people in racing,” Jordan said.

Jordan and Hamlin purchased a charter for their team from Germain Racing that guarantees Wallace a spot in the 40-car field every week.

Jordan and Hamlin met 11 years ago at a Charlotte Hornets game and became close. Jordan is also the Hornets’ owner.

“Growing up in North Carolina, my parents would take my brothers, sisters and me to races, and I’ve been a NASCAR fan

LeBron leading Lakers against his old Heat team in finals NBA For four glorious seasons, LeBron James was the ultimate hero of Miami.

Now he’s the villain.

With the NBA finals starting this week, James, who has been with the Los Angeles Lakers since 2018, will do all in his considerable power to foil his old team.

Many vividly recall when James announced he was “taking my talents to South Beach.” The Miami Heat made the NBA finals each of James’ four seasons in South Florida, winning the championship in 2012 and 2013.

In both 2012 and 2013, James was the league MVP under Coach Erik Spoelstra, who remains the Heat’s sideline boss.

Also still at the forefront of Heat hoops is President Pat Riley, who did not take kindly to James’ unexpected exodus from Miami back to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2015. The men have not spoken since.

Riley contends James’ departure robbed the franchise of a dynasty to compare with the Boston Celtics of the 1960s.

James counters by saying he just wanted to “go home” to northeast Ohio.

Since departing Miami, James added another NBA title with Cleveland in 2016 before “going Hollywood” with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Along with Anthony Davis, James has

led a Lakers revival. James and Davis rank with the NBA’s all-time dominant twosomes. In 15 playoff games, Davis has averaged 28.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists. James has averaged 26.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 8.9 assists.

Miami claims a two-man wrecking crew of its own in Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo.

During the Heat’s playoff run this season, Adebayo averaged 15.5 points, 11.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists. Butler averaged 20.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists.

Adebayo, 23, was at his best in the Heat’s clinching 125-113 win over the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. The 6-foot-9 former University of Kentucky center had 32 points, 14 rebounds and five assists.

Butler, in his 10th season out of Marquette University, has made news on and off the court with his “Big Face Coffee” business.

Displeased with limited coffee options inside “The Bubble,” the NBA’s isolation zone for players near Orlando during the coronavirus, Butler started his own operation, serving coffee out of his hotel room at extravagant prices — $20 per cup.

Not wanting Butler to have a monopoly, Heat assistant trainer Brandon Gilliam

NBA grand finale The Los Angeles Lakers are going up against the Miami Heat in the NBA bestof-seven finals that started Wednesday, Sept. 30. All games are being played in “The Bubble” at Walt Disney World near Orlando and being televised on ABC. Remaining schedule: Friday, Oct. 2 — ­ 9 p.m.

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opened his own java joint — Little Face Coffee — with more affordable prices.

Butler scoffed at the competition.

“Ain’t no one going over to Little Face,” Butler teased. “It’s all about Big Face.”

The “Barista Battle” is all in good fun.

The attitude will be far more contentious inside “The Bubble.”

As hard as Floridians rooted for James previously, they’ll pull equally as hard against the superstar this go-round. James once wore the crown in the Sunshine State.

Now he wears the black hat.

my whole life,” Jordan said.

Jordan dipped his toe into racing before with Michael Jordan Motorsports. He owned an AMA Superbike team and had one win in 10 years.

Jordan has twice traveled to the NASCAR season finale to watch Hamlin race for the championship.

“The opportunity to own my own race team in partnership with my friend, Denny Hamlin, and to have Bubba Wallace driving for us, is very exciting for me,” said the basketball hall of famer.

Wallace, 27, left Richard Petty Motorsports to join forces with Jordan and Hamlin.

“This is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I believe is a great fit for me at this point in my career,” Wallace said. “I am grateful and humbled that they believe in me and I’m super pumped to begin this adventure with them.”

Wallace is winless in 105 Cup starts over four seasons, but he has six career victories in the Truck Series. Driving the No. 43 car for Petty, Wallace placed 23rd in the 2020 standings, with one top five finish and another top 10.

Hamlin finished second driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. Hamlin will continue to drive for Gibbs while at the same time helping sponsor Wallace.

In a statement, NASCAR welcomed Jordan to the series.

Jordan’s “presence at NASCAR’s top level will further strengthen the competition, excitement and momentum growing around our sport.”

Race fans won’t have long to wait to check out the new addition. The 2021 NASCAR season opens Feb. 14 with the Daytona 500.

NSU names women to major athletic posts Norfolk State University football will have a strong female influence behind the scenes when the Spartans return to the gridiron this spring.

Katina Roberts was named last week as NSU’s director of football operations.

This past July, Melody Webb was named NSU athletic director, succeeding longtime AD Marty Miller.

Ms. Roberts, 44, is a graduate of Norview High School in Norfolk and Norfolk State Katina Roberts Melody Webb University. She previously served as athletics travel coordinator and in the Office of Student Accounts.

“She’s a rock star,” said NSU football Coach Latrell Scott.

“You name it, she does it.”

As director of football operations, Ms. Roberts will handle all of the day-to-day administrative tasks associated with the university’s football program.

“Katina is very organized and detail oriented,” Coach Scott said.

AD Webb, is a Chicago native who received her undergraduate degree from Savannah State University and master’s from Bowie State University.

NSU, along with the rest of the MEAC, has postponed football until the spring because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Spartans were 5-7 overall and 4-4 in the MEAC last fall under Coach Scott, a graduate of the former Lee-Davis High School in Hanover County and Hampton University.

NSU is 21-35 overall and 17-22 in the MEAC in Coach Scott’s five seasons as head coach.

NFL Hall of Famer Gale Sayers dies Gale Sayers, remembered for his spectacular athleticism and inspiring friendship with an ailing teammate, died Sept. 23, 2020. He was 77.

Mr. Sayers’ NFL career with the Chicago Bears was short but legendary. In just four full seasons from 1966 through 1969, he rushed for 4,956 yards, 39 touchdowns and a 5 yards per carry career average. He averaged 6.2 yards per carry in 1967.

Here’s what Bears coach George Halas said of Mr. Sayers’ rare gifts: “If you wish to see perfection as a running back, you had best get hold of the film of Gale Sayers. He was poetry in motion.”

The 6-foot, 198-pound, five-time All-Pro was at his best in the open field, eluding defenders with sharp cuts or blowing past them with sprinter speed.

“Just give me 18 inches (of open space) ... that’s all I need,” Mr. Sayers was quoted as saying.

He scored six touchdowns—running, pass-

ing and returning kicks—in a 1965 game against San Francisco in the rain at Chicago’s Wrigley Field.

Mr. Sayers set 23 Bears’ records and seven NFL records in his short career. He was NFL Rookie of the Year in 1965.

Only knee injuries were able to put the brakes on Mr. Sayers. He played just two games in each of the 1970 and 1971 seasons after knee surgeries limited his considerable skills.

Known as the “Kansas Comet,” the former University of Kansas sensation was also a game-breaking performer as a pass receiver and kick returner.

Mr. Sayers was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1977 at age 34, becoming the youngest to ever receive football’s highest individual honor.

Still, Mr. Sayers may be known nearly as much for his warm friendship with his white NFL roommate Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer at age 26 in 1971. Their close bond inspired the 1971 movie “Brian’s Song,” with

actor Billy Dee Williams portraying Mr. Sayers and James Caan playing Mr. Piccolo. It was a classic tear jerker, but with a blend of humor.

Sports Illustrated writer Steve Rushin said the movie “made it OK for men to cry.”

Their relationship was formed at the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the late 1960s, when race relations were strained and rioting was taking place in cities across the United States. “Brian’s Song” couldn’t have come at a better time to soothe bitter feelings.

Chicago’s 1965 first round draft was perhaps the best of all time. Mr. Sayers was picked fourth overall, just behind future Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus, the third selection.

Following his NFL retirement, Mr. Sayers became athletic director at Southern Illinois University from 1976 to 1981 and later interim

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athletic director at Tennessee State University from 1985 to 1986. He also founded several technology and consulting businesses.

Mr. Sayers’ No. 40 is retired by the Chicago Bears and his No. 48 is retired by the University of Kansas Jayhawks.

Mr. Sayers’ pro résumé includes being named to the NFL’s 1960s All-Decade Team and to the league’s 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time Teams.

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Happenings 32nd Annual 2nd Street Festival goes virtual Oct. 3 and 4 Free Press staff report

The 32nd Annual 2nd Street Festival in Jackson Ward will have a twist this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of thousands of people flocking to the Downtown neighborhood to enjoy the history, music, food and art, events will take place virtually.

The festival, sponsored by Venture Richmond, will take place Saturday, Oct. 3, and Sunday, Oct. 4, with live stream events from 6 to 7:15 p.m. on Saturday and 5 to 6:15 p.m. on Sunday.

Live performances Saturday include, Legacy Band, EU, and Sports Backers Fitness Warriors and D&G Line Dancing. Live performances Sunday will include Desirée Roots, a musical tribute to the late Debo Dabney and the Virginia Union University Gospel Choir.

Viewers can see the live stream at VentureRichmond.com, or watch from Venture Richmond’s Vimeo page, https://vimeo.com/ venturerichmond, or the 2nd Street Festival’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/SecondStreetFestival.

Other virtual activities for the festival include cooking demonstrations with chefs from Croaker’s Spot and Chef MaMusu of

Africanne on Main; storytime for youngsters with the Children’s Museum of Richmond and Candice Smith of NBC12 News; and balloon twisting demonstrations with Eddie Cook and Balloons By Extreme.

Also radio talk show host Gary Flowers will take virtual visitors on a tour of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church in Jackson Ward and the Maggie L. Walker statue at the gateway of the historic neighborhood. Longtime Jackson Ward residents and business owners will share their recollections about the area during the live stream event.

Vendors also will offer a variety of wares online before, during and after the festival.

Richmond artist Unicia R. Buster, a former graphic designer at the Richmond Free Press whose work has been shown in galleries from Rome to Long Island City, N.Y., was commissioned to create the official poster for the festival. Her design, a large quilt art piece, was unveiled Sept. 23 at an event held by Venture Richmond at the Cabell Courtyard of the Visual Arts Center of Richmond.

The official poster may be purchased online or in person at Plan 9 Music in Carytown.

Festival details: https://venturerichmond. com/our-events/2nd-street-festival-2020.

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Richmond quilt artist Unicia Buster, who was commissioned to create the official poster for this year’s 2nd Street Festival, displays her creation that was photographed for the festival poster. Venture Richmond unveiled the official work at an event Sept. 23 at the Visual Arts Center’s Cabell Courtyard.

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Demonstrators came out in Richmond to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old emergency medical technician who was shot and killed by police during a late-night raid of her Louisville, Ky., apartment on March 13.

People took to the streets in Richmond on Sept. 23, just hours after a Kentucky grand jury absolved two white police officers in her shooting death, while charging a third, former Louisville Metro Police Detective Brett Hankison, with three counts of wanton endangerment for shooting into neighboring apartments and endangering Ms.Taylor’s neighbors. No one was charged in her death.

Local demonstrators marched from the area around the Lee statue on Monument Avenue, dubbed Marcus David Peters Circle, to Richmond Police Headquarters.

Tim Reid launches new network “LG|CY of a People” Free Press staff report

of a people who helped map the globe and, though in chains, labored to build economic Internationally known American actor, direc- empires; a people denied equal freedoms, yet tor, writer and filmmaker Tim Reid has launched a fought for the rights of others and changed the new streaming network called “LG|CY outcome of world wars. And despite of a People” to tell stories about the an inferior educational system, they diverse people and cultures within the fueled scientific discoveries and even African diaspora. made it safe for the first man to land The network also will be used to on the moon. promote the work of up-and-coming “It is our mission,” his statement filmmakers he has worked with through continued, “to highlight and share the the years. history, lifestyles and culture of the The network began showing its African diaspora as they continue to content on Sept. 22 via the streamplay an essential role in shaping the Mr. Reid ing platforms of GFN-TV, Roku and destiny of mankind.”

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In addition to work from the United States, LG|CY features documentaries, shows on life- the network will feature content from Africa, styles and fashion, stories from the Motherland, the Caribbean and Europe. comedy, sports, animation and films.

Mr. Reid has a long résumé in the entertainment “Throughout my career, I’ve endeavored to industry. He had major acting roles on “WKRP create and explore a culturally unique view of in Cincinnati” and “Sister, Sister” and created people and events that mainstream media often and starred in the spinoff “Frank’s Place.” has overlooked, stereotyped or forgotten,” Mr. He also is the founder and president of Reid said in a statement.

Legacy Media Institute, a nonprofit organization “LG|CY of a People is intended to be an that links leading professionals in the film and independent source of entertainment content that television industry with talented young people offers a historical and contemporary glimpse who want to pursue an industry career.

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Richmond’s 37th Annual Christmas Parade will be virtual this year because of the coronavirus.

Organizers announced that the parade, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, will be broadcast on television.

The event officially ushers Santa Claus into Richmond and usually attracts more than 90,000 people on sidewalks along Broad Street into Downtown.

To create the two-hour broadcast, parade spokesperson Tera Barry said plans are being made

to film some participants ahead of time at an undisclosed location and to splice in clips from past parades of floats, balloons and marching bands.

Christmas Parade Director Beth Karrar stated that the decision to provide a parade broadcast on CBS affiliate WTVR Channel 6 resulted from uncertainty about the level of the pandemic more than two months from now and a desire to avoid the health risk to potential parade-goers.

“We sought to do what’s best for the Richmond community,” Ms. Karrar stated. “We can all

celebrate this year’s parade with family and friends in the comfort of our homes as we bring holiday cheer to Richmond in the safest way possible.”

She said parents can reassure their children that Santa will be participating in the parade sponsored by Dominion Energy that will be broadcast from 10 a.m. to noon.

Separately, City Hall plans to wait until November to decide whether to hold its holiday events, including RVA Illumination to turn on holiday lights on Downtown buildings on Friday, Dec. 4.

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Personality: Judith ‘Judy’ W. Pahren In the lingering aftermath of the 1918 flu pandemic, Children’s Memorial Clinic was established in 1924 in response to the growing need for accessible mental health services for children who were born into or lived through the chaos and upset resulting from the virus.

Today, nearly a century later and in the midst of another pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 3,100 Virginians, the Children’s Memorial Clinic is now ChildSavers, which has stepped up to meet the challenges of the current pandemic head on under board President Judith “Judy” Pahren.

“We have really made the effort to try to continue to serve everybody we have,” Mrs. Pahren says. “And we also know that as we move through this, there will be more challenges at the end based on the experiences people are having today.”

After a 15-year relationship with ChildSavers serving in committee roles, the Richmond resident was elected board president in July. Mrs. Pahren praises the nonprofit agency’s staff as the driving force of its impact on the public good.

“On my very first visit, I was deeply impacted by the work the staff does to support mental health care for children in the community,” Mrs. Pahren says. “I accepted this role because I am passionate about ChildSavers and the critical work they do.”

ChildSavers provides mental health and child development services, as well as trauma and resilience training for local and national organizations.

It has partnerships with a

Spotlight on board president of ChildSavers range of organizations, including Richmond Public Schools, VCU Medical Center and the Virginia Department of Health, to name a few. ChildSavers also is part of the Greater Richmond Trauma Informed Community Network and the Southside Trauma-Informed Community Network.

In response to the COVID19 pandemic, ChildSavers opted to remain open as a resource for clients and providers. The agency is facing what Mrs. Pahren calls a “nexus of two central issues — a dire need for both child therapy amidst a growing mental health crisis, and access to quality child care and education so parents and caregivers can return to work.”

During the last fiscal year, ChildSavers’ mental health services team has supported 600 children through its East End outpatient clinic, its school-based services and its crisis response program.

It also has helped child care professionals in more than 500 facilities across Central and Southwest Virginia with online training, technical assistance and other resources.

While many of the services have been provided online during the pandemic, Mrs. Pahren says the need for face-to-face help for children likely will require ChildSavers to operate some in-person, but she says the agency is working to ensure it is done safely.

Mrs. Pahren’s foremost goal as board president is to double the number of children the agency serves annually from 10,000 to 20,000 by the group’s 100th anniversary in 2024.

“The pandemic (has) demonstrated yet again that this is an organization doing essential work in providing mental health care and child development services,” Mrs. Pahren says. “I am humbled by the staff and their commitment and compassion to children, adolescents and adults in the community.”

Meet a leader in the effort to protect the mental health of Virginia’s children and this week’s Personality, Judith “Judy” Pahren: No. 1 volunteer position: President, ChildSavers Board of Directors.

Place of birth: Richmond.

Where I live now: Richmond.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Duke University, and MBA, Vanderbilt University.

Occupation: Senior vice president and executive coach,

Capital One. Family: Husband, Dave, two daughters, two dogs and two cats.

Why ChildSavers is important in our community: For almost 100 years, we have worked on the front lines of the sort of health and racial crises our nation is struggling with today. We are the only nonprofit in Virginia that provides a blend of child development and mental health services, coupled with deep connections to the community. This unique blend helps children build the resilience they need to navigate life’s critical – and often toxic – moments.

How ChildSavers is helping during COVID-19: When COVID-19 first began to impact our community, we made the decision to remain open as a resource for our clients and providers during a particularly stressful and anxious time. We never closed.

ChildSavers is currently at the nexus of two central issues – a dire need for both child therapy amidst a growing mental health crisis, and access to quality child care and education so parents and caregivers can return to work. Prior to this pandemic, one in every five children under the age of 16 experienced a mental health crisis every year. Researchers now predict that mental health with be the emerging health crisis from COVID-19.

How ChildSavers add re s s e s t h e i m p a c t o f trauma in a child’s life:

Toxic stress occurs when a child experiences four or more traumatic events. On average, our clients experience six or more traumatic events before turning 18. To combat the emotional, mental and physical effects of toxic stress, ChildSavers therapists are available to provide trauma-informed child and family therapy in the Greater Richmond area – online and in-person. We also have a team of Immediate Response therapists who that are available 24/7, 365 days per year to intervene when a crisis occurs in a child’s life.

How a family pays for services: ChildSavers was established to provide mental health services to all children, regardless of a family’s ability to pay. We accept multiple types of insurance, including Medicaid, and for families who are not currently insured, we work with them to help them with the enrollment process.

Additionally, we rely on philanthropic support to help close the gap between the rate at which we are reimbursed and the actual cost of our work to ensure our ability to continue offering these services to those most in need.

A child in need receives direct assistance from us by: Dialing our Immediate Response Helpline to receive emergency child therapy within 30 minutes of the call being placed. Families within 30 miles of our East End location can call (804) 305-2420 for assistance over the phone or on location.

How to access ChildSavers service for a child in need:

If your child is not experiencing a mental health crisis, but may be in need of ongoing therapy, visit our website to learn more about our mental health services. Parents of infants and toddlers also can connect with a ChildSavers staff member by email or phone to find a quality child care provider nearby.

How I start the day: “Be part of the solution” is written on my erasable board at work or on a sticky note while working remotely. This has been part of my daily mantra for 20 years and is the mindset I always try to use.

Three words that best describe me: Authentic, problem-solver and funny.

Best late-night snack: Popcorn with salt and some melted butter.

How I unwind: Baking cakes from scratch with my daughters.

Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: Make spreadsheets for non-work activities. I even color code them.

Favorite quote: “It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.”— Guy de Maupassant.

At the top of my “to-do” list: Clean out my closet.

Best thing my parents ever taught me: “Treat people with respect and kindness.”

My parents lived their lives quietly helping others.

Book that influenced me the most: “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein.

What I’m reading now: “Why We Sleep” by Matthew Walker.

Next goal: Well, I guess I should clean out my closet.

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Obituary/Faith Directory

Adoption advocate and political campaign volunteer Annette â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Nettieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gordon dies at 82

Rev. Louis G. Jones, First Lady Mary A. Jones and the Gravel Hill Baptist Church South Richmond celebrates

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in the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development.â&#x20AC;?

Mrs. Gordon spent nine years with the state Annette White â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nettieâ&#x20AC;? Gordon, who helped effort that is modeled after a national program that build an adoption program focused on Black chilbegan in Illinois and focuses on enlisting churches dren and volunteered in campaigns of Democratic and other faith organizations in finding adoptive candidates, has died. parents, primarily for Black children, with each faith The Georgia native and Henrico County resident organization focusing on one child at a time. died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. She was 82.

Mrs. Gordon also was active for 20 years in the Family and friends celebrated her life MonRichmond Branch NAACP, including serving as day, Sept. 21, at the Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral chair of the Life Membership Program. She also Home. was a mentor to young women in Richmond.

Mrs. Gordon Mrs. Gordon began making an impact after She became a fixture as a campaign volunteer retiring from a telephone company and moving with her husband, in local, state and national elections after getting her start in the Ralph E. Gordon, to the Richmond area.

1989 Virginia gubernatorial campaign of L. Douglas Wilder, who In 1991, Mrs. Gordon came out of retirement to join the became the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first elected African-American governor.

Virginia Department of Social Services to help grow the threeMrs. Gordon also was active in Woodville Presbyterian Church year-old Virginia One Church, One Child initiative to increase as an elder and choir member. adoptions.

In addition to her husband, survivors include daughter Daâ&#x20AC;&#x153;She was my right hand,â&#x20AC;? said Jacqueline Kidd, the second nette Lewis; sons William Wilson III, Felix Walter, Ross Lewis, director of the program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She traveled the state to meet with Dwayne Gordon and Darius Gordon; her sister, Maude Lucky; churches and advocate for the program. She was instrumental 19 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

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Triumphant

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Worship Opportunities Sundays: All Sunday services have been suspended for the remainder of the month.

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(Jeremiah 29:11, NRSV) Please visit our website Ebenezer Baptist Church Richmond, VA for updates http://www.richmondebenezer.com Dr. Wallace J. Cook, Pastor Emeritus

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Follow peace with all WEDNESDAY SERVICES men, and holiness, Noonday Bible Study without which no man 12:00 p.m. (Noon) shall see the Lord: Sanctuary - All Are Welcome!

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, November 9, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2020-216 To close, to public use and travel, Anderson Street and an east-west alley that bisects Anderson Street located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Government Road and Glenwood Avenue consisting of 18,660± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions.

Ordinance No. 2020-217 To close to public travel certain medians located in Monument Avenue and North Allen Avenue at or near General Robert E. Lee Circle, to retain the City’s legal interests in such medians, and to designate such medians as official City Parks, upon certain terms and conditions.

Ordinance No. 2020-218 To authorize the special use of the properties known as 1829 West Cary Street and 1831 West Cary Street for the purpose of outdoor dining areas, upon certain terms and conditions.

The property is situated in a UB Urban Business District and the Main Street/Uptown Parking Overlay District PO-3.

The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates the subject property for Single‑Family (Medium Density) land use. Primary uses are single‑family and two‑family dwellings, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre. Includes residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities, and limited public and semi‑public uses.

The meetings will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020-093, adopted April 9, 2020, as amended by Ordinance No. 2020-183, adopted August 20, 2020. The meetings will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public.

Less than a quorum of Richmond City Planning Commission members and Richmond City Council will assemble in City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, and most members and other staff will participate by teleconference/ videoconference via Microsoft Teams.

The meetings will be streamed live online at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. a s p x . To w a t c h a meeting’s live stream at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”.

The agenda for the Richmond City Council meeting is accessible through the City’s legislative website at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. aspx. To view the agenda at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “Agenda” associated with the November 9, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting listed in the calendar.

Interested citizens who wish to speak at the Richmond City Council meeting will be given an opportunity to do so by following the “Formal Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions” attached to the November 9, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting agenda.

Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@ r i c h m o n d g o v. c o m i n lieu of calling in. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All comments received prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 9, 2020, will be provided to Council members prior to the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at http:// www.richmondgov.com/ CityClerk/index.aspx.

Candice D. Reid City Clerk

City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2020-210 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $15,000.00 from The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc.; to amend the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Special Fund Budget by creating a new special fund for the Office of Community Wealth Building called the Annie Casey Special Fund; and to appropriate the grant funds received to the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the new Office of Community Wealth Building’s Annie Casey Special Fund by $15,000.00 for the purpose of funding research on the number, financial profiles, and economic impact of businesses located within the city of Richmond.

Ordinance No. 2020-211 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in an amount up to $3,900,000.00 from Advantage Richmond Corporation, and to assign such accepted funds to the Reserve Fund for Permanent Public Improvements established pursuant to City Code § 124 . ( CO M M I T T EE : Education and Human Services, Thursday, October 1, 2020, 2:00 p.m.)

Ordinance No. 2020-212 To declare a public necessity for and to authorize the acquisition of the parcel of real property owned by Advantage Richmond Corporation and known as 900 East Marshall Street for the purpose of a municipal office building.

Ordinance No. 2020-213 To amend Ord. No. 2020051, adopted May 11, 2020, which (i) accepted a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 and the four fiscal years thereafter, (ii) adopted a Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 20202021, and (iii) determined a means of financing the same, to modify the purpose of the Heritage Center / Lumpkin’s Jail (Devil’s Half Acre) project in the Economic and Community Development category to provide that the scope of such project consists of design and construction of a pavilion and museum at the Lumpkin’s Jail / Devil’s Half Acre site, the design of and improvements to the Richmond Slave Trail and Trail Head at Ancarrow’s Landing, the extension of the Slave Trail to 1305 North 5th Street, the acquisition of the property known as 1305 North 5th Street due to that property’s historical significance associated with its use as the Burial Grounds for Free People of Colour and Slaves, and the planning activities for the proposed Heritage Center in Shockoe Bottom.

This meeting will be held through electronic communication means pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 2020-093, adopted April 9, 2020, as amended by Ordinance No. 2020-183, adopted August 20, 2020. This meeting will be open to participation through electronic communication means by the public and closed to in-person participation by the public.

Less than a quorum of Richmond City Council will assemble in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, and most Council members and other staff will participate by teleconference/ videoconference via Microsoft Teams.

Video of the meeting will be streamed live online at the following web address: https:// r i c h m o n d v a . l e g i s t a r. com/Calendar.aspx. To watch the meeting’s live stream at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads, “In Progress” in the farthest right hand column entitled, “Video”.

The agenda for the Richmond City Council meeting is accessible through the City’s legislative website at the following web address: https://richmondva. legistar.com/Calendar. aspx. To view the agenda at the web address provided, find and click the link that reads,

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“Agenda” associated with the October 12, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting listed in the calendar.

Interested citizens who wish to speak at the Richmond City Council meeting will be given an opportunity to do so by following the “Formal Meeting Access and Public Participation Instructions” attached to the October 12, 2020 Richmond City Council Formal meeting agenda.

Citizens are encouraged to provide their comments in writing to CityClerksOffice@ richmondgov.com in lieu of calling in. The person responsible for receiving comments in writing is Candice D. Reid, City Clerk. All comments received prior to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020, will be provided to Council members prior to the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at http:// www.richmondgov.com/ CityClerk/index.aspx.

Candice D. Reid City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND LATASHA WIGGINS, Plaintiff, v.

AARON LEROY YATES, Defendant.

Case No.: CL17-2760 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

On this day the Petitioner appeared by counsel upon an Affidavit for Service by Publication, pursuant to section 8.01-316 of the Virginia Code;

It is hereby ORDERED that Aaron Leroy Yates appear at the above-named court and protect his interests on or before November 9th at 9:00 a.m.

A Copy, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ASK FOR THIS: Christopher D. Adams, Esq. VSB # 87267 Friedman, Framme & Thrush, P.A. 6800 Paragon Place, Suite 233 Richmond, VA 23230 (804) 649-1334 X3000 (phone) (804) 649-2172 (fax) Counsel for Petitioner VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DANIEL SMITH, Plaintiff v.

JANETTE YOUNG, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20003598-00 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 13th day of November, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Esquire Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JERMAINE WOOLRIDGE, Plaintiff CHANTELL WOOLDRIDGE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20002803-00 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 15th day of November, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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

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of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding six months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 13th day of November, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER GERMANE DERRICOTT, Plaintiff v.

STACIE DERRICOTT, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20001689-00 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 27th day of October, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect her interests.

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

Plaintiff, v.

HERMAN WARREN, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2252 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2718 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001002/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Herman Warren.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, HERMAN WARREN, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; that RYAN SEVEKE, TRUSTEE, of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-36135 on October 18, 2006, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that HERMAN WARREN, RYAN SEVEKE, TRUSTEE, of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 06-36135 on October 18, 2006, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before DecEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949

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 804-646-7949

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 804-646-7949

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

JUNIUS W. MEREDITH, SR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2414 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2723 Tate Street, Tax Map Number E012-0426/015, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Junius W. Meredith, S r, B r e n d a M e r e d i t h , Julia Meredith, Clarence Meredith, Wayne Meredith, Ronald Meredith, Janice Wooten, Freida James, Marion Meredith, Charles Meredith, Sheila Kumar, Kirkland Jones, Ricardo Lee Jones, Courtney Carter, Tiffiney Carter and Derek Carter.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, JUNIUS W. MEREDITH, SR, BRENDA MEREDITH, JULIA MEREDITH, CLARENCE M ERE D I T H , W AY N E M ERE D I T H , RO N A L D M ERE D I T H , J A N ICE WOOTEN, FREIDA JAMES, M A RIO N M ERE D I T H , C H A R L E S M ERE D I T H , SHEILA KUMAR, KIRKLAND JONES, RICARDO LEE J O N E S , CO U R T N E Y C A R T ER , T I F F I N E Y CARTER, AND DEREK CARTER, are to be proceed against by Order of Publication pursuant to Section 8.01316(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, that PROVIDENCE DANE, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said parcel, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that JUNIUS W. MEREDITH, SR, BRENDA MEREDITH, JULIA MEREDITH, CLARENCE M ERE D I T H , W AY N E M ERE D I T H , RO N A L D M ERE D I T H , J A N ICE WOOTEN, FREIDA JAMES, M A RIO N M ERE D I T H , C H A R L E S M ERE D I T H , S H EI L A KUMAR, K IR K L A N D J O N E S , RICARDO LEE JONES, CO U R T N E Y C A R T ER , TIFFINEY CARTER, DEREK CARTER, PROVIDENCE DANE, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before DECEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949

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

ALFRED W. BATES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-3987 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3122 2nd Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000990/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Alfred W. Bates and Ida M. Bates.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ALFRED W. BATES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and IDA M. BATES, upon information and belief deceased, or hers heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, 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 ALFRED W. BATES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, IDA M. BATES, upon information and belief deceased, or hers heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before DECEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD MELISSA TONITA WINKLER, Plaintiff v.

VINCENT SQUIRE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20-2448 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a vinculo matrimonii or from the bonds of matrimony.

It appearing from an affidavit that the defendant is: that diligence has been used without effect, by or on the behalf of the plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city defendant is. And the last known address of the Defendant is as follows L/K/A 1700 Winbury Dr., Midlothian, Va23114.

It is ORDERED that Vincent Squire appear at the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before October 28, 2020, at 8:30 a.m.

An Extract Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER BRITTANY RIDENHOUR, Plaintiff v.

ROBERT EDWARDS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL2001655-00 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 4th day of November, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Counsel VSB# 27724 The Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER BETHANY DEUTSCH, Plaintiff v.

CHARLES DEUTSCH, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20003603-00 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 27th day of October, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Attorney VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER PAMELA FITZSIMONS, Plaintiff v.

DANIEL FITZSIMONS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20003930-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DEMETRICE MITCHELL, Plaintiff v.

SHAWN BROWN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL20002490-00 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 27th day of October, 2020 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

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Custody VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF CHARLES CITY Commonwealth of Virginia, in re RA’MEL T WASHINGTON SIERRA A WASHINGTON v.

UNKNOWN FATHER Case No. JJ002566-01-00, JJ002566-02-00, ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Establish sole parental custody of Ra’mel T. Washington and determine visitation.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, Unknown Father appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before December 9, 2020, at 10:30 AM. VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MARLAYSIA TARSHAI SMITH v.

UNKNOWN FATHER Case No. JJ097343-05-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) for Unknown (Father), of Marlaysia Tarshai Smith, child, DOB 9/01/2007, “TPR” 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, Unknown Father, to appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before November 16, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Courtroom #4.

VIRGINA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO IN THE MATTER OF: The proposed adoption of Ava Nicole Townes and Steven Jeremiah Townes By Latesha Alexis Peay and Henry Earl Peay, Jr. CASE NO: CA20-21-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to: 1. Terminate the parental rights of the birth father, Steven Alan Townes, Jr., the biological birth father of Ava Nicole Townes and Steven Jeremiah Townes; 2. To grant leave to Henry Earl Peay, Jr to adopt, Ava Nicole Townes date of birth July 14, 2014; and Steven Jeremiah Townes date of birth is December 28, 2010; and 3. To have the name of said children names changed to Ava Nicole Peay and Jeremiah Lamont Peay.

It is ORDERED that Steven Alan Townes, Jr., appear at the above-named Court and protect her interests on or before October 26, 2020.

An Extract Teste: Heidi S. Barshinger, Clerk I ask for this: Lynn L. Robinson, Esquire (VSB #43143) 8 West Leigh Stre t Richmond, Virginia 23220 TEL: (804) 225-9027 FAX: (804) 225-9076

PROPERTY File/Case No. 760CWF200000498

All persons, firms or corporations having claims against, Alvin Roy Barrett, Deceased, late of 2614 Lamb Avenue, Richmond City, Virginia, are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before October 24th or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 21st day of September 2020.

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

DANA E. PAYNE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-3979 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3202 North Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001132/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Dana E. Payne and Katherine G. Payne.

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

I T I S OR D ERE D that DANA E. PAYNE, KATHERINE G. PAYNE, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before DECEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

4J PROPERTIES, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-3989 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5 East 19th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000294/013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, 4J Properties, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, 4J PROPERTIES, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company listed as being in default per the records of the Nevada Secretary of State, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that 4J PROPERTIES, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company listed as being in default per the records of the Nevada Secretary of State, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 and do what is necessary to

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

MATTHEW S. JOHNSON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-66 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2918 Hanes Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-0887/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Matthew W. Johnson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MATTHEW S. JOHNSON, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that PAUL D. STOTTS, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 11-3398 on February 25, 2011, or his successor/s in title, 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 MATTHEW S. JOHNSON, PAUL D. STOTTS, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 11-3398 on February 25, 2011, or his successor/s in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before DECEMBER 10, 2020 and do

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

ELIJAH W. JONES, JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2663 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3213 Delaware Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001158/023, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Elijah W. Jones, Jr., Kathy J. Toler, Cynthia Renee Jones, Lynda Jones Winston, Gwendolyn Jones Lester, Angela Jones, Aaliyicia Aikens, Lavar Mallory, Lakish Mallory and Ricardo Bruce Jones.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ELIJAH W. JONES, JR., KATHY J. TOLER, CYNTHIA RENEE JONES, LYNDA JONES WINSTON, GWENDOLYN JONES LESTER, ANGELA JONES, AALIYICIA AIKENS, LAVAR MALLORY, LAKISH MALLORY and RICARDO BRUCE JONES, are to be proceed against by Order of Publication pursuant to Section 8.01-316(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

I T I S OR D ERE D that ELIJAH W. JONES, JR., KATHY J. TOLER, CYNTHIA RENEE JONES, LYNDA JONES WINSTON, G W E N D O LY N J O N E S LESTER, ANGELA JONES, A A L I Y ICI A A I K E N S , LAVAR MALLORY, LAKISH M A L L OR Y, RIC A R D O BRUCE JONES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before December 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

EVELYN SMITH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2634 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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Faith News Sixth Baptist Church to celebrate grand opening of community mission center Oct. 3

By Lyndon German

As the coronavirus pandemic presses on, a faith-based community in Richmond’s West End continues to find ways to support its congregation and those in need.

At 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, Sixth Baptist Church will dedicate its new community mission center with a grand opening ceremony in the parking lot of the church, 400 S. Addison St. Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs, pastor of the church, envisions the center as a beacon of light to uplift people during a challenging time with distribution of food, personal protective equipment and spiritual nourishment during the pandemic.

“We want people to know that we care not only from a spiritual perspective, but a physical perspective as well,” Dr. Bibbs told the Free Press this week.

The center is a remodeled buildPPE, as well as offering opportunities ing at the intersection of Idlewood for the congregation to volunteer.

Avenue and Addison Street that the “It’s very important that we try church has owned for some time, acand meet the needs of the people, cording to Dr. Bibbs. The church has and of course we’ll follow the safety leased the building to other entities guidelines. But we’re delighted for the in the past. But after consulting with community at large and any volunteers church leaders, Dr. Bibbs thought a to come,” Dr. Bibbs said. better use for the property would be More than just physically feeding Dr. Bibbs that of a mission center reaching out folks, Dr. Bibbs envisions spiritual to aid the community. enrichment for people as well. Those picking up According to Dr. Bibbs, the church will be a to-go meal will receive a copy of the prayer partnering with local restaurants and nonprofits, for that week and spiritual texts. Later on, Dr. such as FeedMore, to provide to-go meals to Bibbs hopes that people who are facing anxiety people during its “Tuesdays at the Table,” a or mental anguish caused by the pandemic will drive-thru food distribution service. seek spiritual assistance at the center as well.

The church also is partnering with Gov. Ralph This Saturday’s grand opening is a celebraS. Northam’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclu- tion of the vision of Dr. Bibbs and the church sion to distribute masks, hand sanitizer and other leaders coming to fruition. The grand opening

ceremony, which people will be able to hear and see as they sit in their cars and tune into the radio, will feature the music of Gospel Truth and the Rev. Almeta Ingram-Miller. People are asked to wear a mask if they sit or stand outside next to their vehicles.

After Saturday, the community mission center will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with various offerings for the community, according to the plan.

For Dr. Bibbs, the center wouldn’t be possible without church leaders, including Deacons Douglas Hicks and Ronnie West and Trustees Mike Pearson and Howard Glen.

“I wanted their names to be lifted because we’re delighted for people to be able to congregate in this way, to be working together,” Dr. Bibbs said. “We’re so excited. The church is excited and I’m very thankful to God.”

Dr. Adam L. Bond, Ebenezer Baptist Church’s new pastor, ease into transition during pandemic

Dr. Adam L. Bond is blending the old with the new at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, despite the disruption from the pandemic.

“Part of my call is to begin to re-imagine and re-invent church in terms of practices to create space that will be welcoming to new generations,” said the 44-year-old Dr. Bond, who is the new pastor of the Jackson Ward church that was founded in 1858, three years before the start of the Civil War. A former professor at Virginia Union University’s graduate seminary, Dr. Bond took over on a probationary status on March 1, succeeding the late Dr. Levy M. Armwood Jr. and the Rev. James E. Leary, who had served as interim pastor since 2017. The congregation voted to lift the probation and affirm his leadership on Sept. 19.

A native of Milwaukee, Dr. Bond arrived at Ebenezer just in time to face the challenge of COVID-19, which has been the major issue of the moment for every church leader.

Virtually everything else was put on hold while Dr. Bond worked with the church’s leadership to quickly get technology in place to transition

the church’s worship services and educational population, given the diversity of the church’s programs to virtual platforms. surrounding community.

He said the church had plans to upgrade its Ebenezer needs to celebrate its history and technology, but the spread of the virus in Rich- traditions, but seek to be open to “serving and mond and across the state required partnering with humanity across the moves to be made just two weeks board,” he said, with an approach after he arrived. “that aligns with the real essence of “The church adjusted very quickthe gospel, and that is love.” ly,” Dr. Bond said. “Even though there Dr. Bond believes Ebenezer can play was a steep learning curve, I believe a role in boosting education as it long we have done a good job in providing has. Ten years after it was founded, a quality opportunity for worship” and the church’s basement became the site to maintain connections. after the Civil War of one of the first Dr. Bond While services and most of the schools for newly freed slaves, a school programming remain online for now, Dr. Bond that would later become part of VUU. noted that the church’s leadership is aware that He said he is seeking to make connections it also must do more to attract younger people to with organizations like the regional MathScience ensure Ebenezer’s long-term survival, a challenge Innovation Center to bring summer programs to for many mainline congregations in Richmond the church and to consider ways to ensure that where dwindling numbers are a fact of life. the college scholarship programs provide “real Ebenezer currently lists 411 members on its support.” rolls, although Dr. Bond said about 300 sign in The new pastor brings both pulpit and for services. academic experience to the position. Like Dr. He also sees a need to serve a more diverse Armwood, Dr. Bond previously served as pastor

of Providence Baptist Church of Ashland. He led that church for three years before resigning a year ago.

He began his connection with Richmond about 21 years ago when he enrolled in VUU’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology to earn a master’s in divinity following his graduation from the University of Memphis.

He went on to earn a master’s and a doctorate in theology and religious studies from Marquette University in his hometown, then returned to Richmond to teach at the seminary. He spent 12 years there and was teaching at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria when he got the call to pastor Ebenezer.

Dr. Bond is the author of a primer for new pastors, “I’ve Been Called: Now What?” and a biography of Dr. Proctor, “The Imposing Preacher: Samuel DeWitt Proctor and Black Public Faith.” He also co-edited “Church on Purpose: Reinventing Discipleship, Community and Justice.”

He and his wife, Dr. Ronda M. Bond, live in Henrico County with their two children.

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Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0100230/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Evelyn Smith, Flossie Falice, Candace Royal, Gloria Slade, Margie Joyner, Sharon Holloman, Evelyn Stewart, Brenda F. AskewJones, Gladys Freeman, Queen Bunch, Hazel Ward, Shirley Ward, Alvin Ward, Clyde Ward, Edina Wilkins, Alexander Falice, John Freeman, Leon Howell, Milton Howell, Willie Howell, Charles Howell, Geraldine Ward, Doris Ward, Abdul Karim M. Ahmad, Joe W. Fennell, Joyce Lassiter, Catherine F. Baker and Tyrone Johnson.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, EVELYN SMITH, FLOSSIE FA L I C E , C A N D A C E ROYAL, GLORIA SLADE, MARGIE JOYNER, SHARON H O L L O M A N , E V E LY N STEWART, BRENDA F. ASKEW-JONES, GLADYS FREEMAN, QUEEN BUNCH, HAZEL WARD, SHIRLEY WARD, ALVIN WARD, CLYDE WARD, EDINA WILKINS, A L E X A N D E R FA L I C E , JOHN FREEMAN, LEON HOWELL, MILTON HOWELL, WILLIE HOWELL, CHARLES HOWELL, GERALDINE WARD, DORIS WARD, ABDUL KARIM M. AHMAD, JOE W. FENNELL, JOYCE LASSITER, CATHERINE F. BAKER and TYRONE JOHNSON, are to be proceed against by Order of Publication pursuant to Section 8.01-316(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, 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 EVELYN SMITH, FLOSSIE FA L I C E , C A N D A C E ROYAL, GLORIA SLADE, MARGIE JOYNER, SHARON H O L L O M A N , E V E LY N STEWART, BRENDA F. ASKEW-JONES, GLADYS FREEMAN, QUEEN BUNCH, HAZEL WARD, SHIRLEY WARD, ALVIN WARD, CLYDE WARD, EDINA WILKINS, A L E X A N D E R FA L I C E , JOHN FREEMAN, LEON HOWELL, MILTON HOWELL, WILLIE HOWELL, CHARLES HOWELL, GERALDINE WARD, DORIS WARD, ABDUL KARIM M. AHMAD, JOE W. FENNELL, JOYCE LASSITER, CATHERINE F. B A K E R , T Y R O N E JOHNSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before December 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949

COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

MATTHEW E. PERKINS, JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2610 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 118 East 18th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000236/024, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Matthew E. Perkins, Jr.

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

IT IS ORDERED that MATTHEW E. PERKINS, JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before DECEMBER 10, 2020 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 804-646-7949

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 T. C. HOULIARES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, FRANCES M. HOULIARES, MATTHEW J. JACOBS, ESTER H. JACOBS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before NOVEMBER 12, 2020 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 804-646-7949

and Beer on Premises/ Mixed Beverage Restaurant license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Maheshbha M Patel, Owner NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www. abc.virginia.gov or 800-5523200.

be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www. abc.virginia.gov or 800-5523200.

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

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

T. C. HOULIARES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL20-2163 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 4001 Rear McKay Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number C009-0424/022, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, T. C. Houliares, Frances M. Houliares, Matthew J. Jacobs and Ester H. Jacobs.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, T. C. HOULIARES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owners, FRANCES M. HOULIARES and MATTHEW J. JACOBS, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, ESTER H. JACOBS, 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

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND MERRICK U. COX 4225 Martha Lane Richmond, VA 23234, Plaintiff, vs.

GLORIA A. KENNY UNKNOWN, Defendant.

Civil No. 760CL2000415000-5 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Comes now Plaintiff, Merrick U. Cox, by counsel, to be heard on Plaintiff’s complaint to quiet title to the subject property described as 2210 Keswick Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map ID: S007-1081/004, that Plaintiff purchased by Deed, dated September 30, 2005, from the Defendant, Plaintiff having secured the purchase by a certain Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 050034089, at Page 1435 on October 3 2005; and

Plaintiff having made all installments payments to Defendant timely, and did, in fact, make additional payments erroneously;

Plaintiff and John G. Chaplin, Jr., Trustee, for the above-referenced Deed of Trust securing the Plaintiff’s debt, have made diligent efforts to contact Defendant, to no avail, to have Defendant execute a Certification of Satisfaction releasing the lien on Plaintiff’s property.

On information, not officially substantiated, it is Plaintiff’s belief that Defendant has passed away; she was elderly at the time of the property’s purchase and sale in 2005, and no longer can be found at her usual residence.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk

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One Way Market LLC Trading as: One Way Market 404 N 1st Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-1702 The above establishment is applying to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage C o n trol (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine and Beer Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Denise Johnson, Owner NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must

The Dessert Diva RVA LLC Trading as: The Dessert Diva RVA 1726 Altamont Ave Ste C Richmond, Virginia 23230-4532 The above establishment is applying to the V i rg i n i a A lco h ol i c B everage C o n trol (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Confectionery license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www. abc.virginia.gov or 800-5523200.

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COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID

ITB #20-2053-9EAR Tuckahoe Park Stream Richmond-Henrico Turnpike Bridge Rehabilitation Phase II Due: October 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

For additional information visit: https://henrico.us/ finance/divisions/purchasing/ COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION BID

ITB #20-2055-9JOK Tuckahoe Park Stream Restoration and Sewer Replacement and Comet Road Pipe Rehabilitation/ Replacement Due: November 4, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

For additional information visit: https://henrico.us/ finance/divisions/purchasing/ solicitations/

CONSOLIDATED PLAN PUBLIC NOTICE On Wednesday October 7, 2020, the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold a public hearing conference call on items relating to amending the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 2020-2021 Action Plan to include Cares Act CDBG-CV tranche II and III. The public hearing will be held at 2:00 PM until 2:30 PM. Individuals can access the hearing by calling (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 389 326 091 8648 # DHCD will take comments on the proposed uses of both CDBG CV-II $20,246,816 and CDBG CV-III $10,991,109.

Copies of the plan document may be requested by calling (804) 371-7100, (804) 338-9585, or (804) 371-7084 TDD. Persons requiring special accommodations should call (804) 371-7110. The Plan will appear on the agency’s web site at https://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/consolidated-plan. Comments can also be submitted online.

The Department will receive written comments and testimony on the proposed 2020-2021 Action Plan amendment and Cares Act funding through the close of business on October 7, 2020 at lyndsi.austin@dhcd.virginia.gov

The City of Richmond announces the following project(s) available for services relating to: RFP No. 210000803: Community-Wide Brownfields Coalition Assessment Grant Pre-Proposal Conference Call Meeting: October 8, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. For all information pertaining to this RFP conference call, please logon to the Richmond website (www.RichmondGov.com).

Due Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020/Time: 3:00 P.M. NOTE: Offerors choosing to submit proposals through hand-delivery should allow extra time for delivery of proposals. Due to COVID-19, handdelivered proposals will be accepted only during the hours of 9:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday at the 9th Street entrance to City Hall at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23221. Offerors choosing to hand-deliver proposals must call Lesley R. Brown at 804-718-1319 when arriving at City Hall, and Lesley R. Brown will meet the offeror at the 9th Street entrance of City Hall to collect the submittal. Proposals will not be accepted after the Due Date and Time listed above.

Information or copies of the above solicitations are available by contacting Procurement Services, at the City of Richmond website (www.RichmondGov. com), or faxed (804) 646-5989. The City of Richmond encourages all contractors to participate in the procurement process.

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GREAT HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH Great Hope Baptist Church is seeking an experienced Minister of Music to lead and direct its Music Ministry. Individual must be competent to teach various forms of gospel music to inspire the congregation through musical ministry; direct choirs; read music and play by ear; capable of playing the keyboard, organ, and piano; possess strong work ethics; demonstrate strong leadership, organizational, and communications skills by effectively collaborating with church staff, administrators, and choir members; and, has a spiritual background. Compensation: $30,000.00 annually.

If interested, please send your resume to: ghbcsec1@outlook.com Position opened until successfully filled.