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Hooray for the Hoos!

The University of Virginia Cavaliers beat Texas Tech in a nail-biting overtime game to clinch the first NCAA title in school’s history

By Fred Jeter

The University of Virginia’s dream season could turn into dream seasons —plural.

U.Va. won its first NCAA basketball title Monday night at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, defeating Texas Tech 85-77 in overtime.

The fun hasn’t ended. The celebration of the Wahoos championship will continue at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville. The free event is open to the public.

Don’t be too surprised if the Wahoos are hunting an encore next April at the 2020 Final Four at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Coach Tony Bennett’s Cavaliers were victorious this season with only one senior, back-up center Jack Salt, playing a significant role.

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All other regulars are eligible to return next season.

Actually, this championship may have come a year ahead of schedule. It’s hard to imagine, but Bennett’s Bunch could be even more dominant in another year assuming the team’s roster isn’t diminished by the NBA draft.

The gifted group of returnees projected for 2019-20 showcases junior Kyle Guy, the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player, and sophomore De’Andre Hunter.

Playing the entire 45 minutes, Guy scored 24 points against Texas Tech while making four 3-pointers.

“This is how it was supposed to end,” Guy said in a postgame news conference.

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By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Mr. Agelasto

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University of Virginia Cavaliers players celebrate their first NCAA Tournament championship win Monday night with Coach Tony Bennett, third from right, on the podium at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The team’s 85-77 victory over Texas Tech came during overtime. It was the first overtime victory in the tournament since 2008 and the eighth in tournament history.

New legal effort launched to remove Agelasto from office Parker C. Agelasto is facing a new legal attack seeking to remove him from his 5th District City Council seat since he moved his residence outside the district.

Just two months after former City Councilman Henry W. “Chuck” Richardson filed a lawsuit in Richmond Circuit Court seeking Mr. Agelasto’s ouster, another former City Council member, Sa’ad El-Amin, is seeking a separate removal action in the same court.

Mr. El-Amin filed a request Tuesday for the court to hold a hearing under the state’s obscure writ of quo warranto statute

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to determine if Mr. Agelasto’s move means he no longer meets a key qualification to serve — notably that he be qualified to vote in the district he serves.

Mr. Agelasto has publicly acknowledged that he and his family moved last summer

to a home he and his wife purchased in the 4200 block of West Franklin Street in the 1st District, and that he has rented to others his former home on Floyd Avenue in the 5th District.

The statute governing the writ allows the state attorney general, the commonwealth’s attorney, a licensed attorney or any “interested party” to file for a writ “against any person who intrudes into or usurps any public office.”

Under the statute, if the court accepts Mr. El-Amin’s claim, it is required to notify Mr. Agelasto and quickly set a trial date

School Board mounts effort to contain school construction costs

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The Richmond School Board is taking a series of steps in seeking to get a handle on the soaring cost of school construction.

The ballooning cost is undermining any hope of modernizing city schools for $800 million over 20 years — the amount the city has promised to provide.

The moves comes as five School Board members pushed back against city efforts to blame the board for ignoring the warning signs.

The board is pressing the city to look for ways to save money on three schools already in the construction pipeline and taking a first step to rezoning schools that could lead to some building closures.

On Monday, the School Board also directed Superintendent Jason Kamras to hire an outside expert to evaluate estimates for the three planned schools and two others, a replacement for George Wythe High School and Woodville Elementary School.

The move revives a proposal for an outside estimate of construction costs that was embraced by the board last year, but killed by Mr. Kamras in December as being too expensive.

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Rental car scene blows up to jail time for city man

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Arthur H. Majola went to pick up a rental car his insurance company was providing after his vehicle, which had been damaged in an accident, went into a repair shop.

But he wound up spending 54 days in jail where he became celebrated for engaging in a hunger strike that nearly killed him but forced his release.

A Richmond businessman who operates three online companies, Mr. Majola was arrested and charged July 3, 2018, with making a bomb threat to the staff of an Enterprise Rent-A-Car outlet on West Broad Street in Henrico County.

A short, slender man, he allegedly made

the threat after the staff refused to provide a vehicle when he could not come up with a required $50 deposit using a credit card — a common policy at major rental car companies.

All three of his credit cards were declined.

His case, scheduled for a jury trial in Henrico Circuit Court next Tuesday, April 16, is raising questions about the tough state law under which he is charged.

That law makes it a felony to threaten to bomb or blow up a building. As written, the law makes it a crime to utter the words, even if the words are spoken to blow off steam, the person has no ability to make a bomb and if the threat is knowingly false.

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Aquatic dreams Cherish Daily, left, and T’Mya Harrison, right, sixthgrade and eighth-grade students, respectively, at Richmond’s Franklin Military Academy, pose with Olympic medalist Simone Manuel Tuesday during Splash Day at the newly renovated pool at the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club in the East End. Please see more photos, B2.

Free Press wins 13 awards in annual VPA contest The Richmond Free Press was recognized with 13 awards, including six first-place awards, at the annual Virginia Press Association competition in writing, photography, news presentation and advertising.

The contest for work published in 2018 was judged by members of the Iowa Press Association. Winners were announced last Saturday at the VPA News & Advertising Awards Banquet in Norfolk.

Jeremy M. Lazarus, Free Press vice president for news enhancement, won first place for large, non-daily newspapers in Virginia for government writing. His winning trio of stories included a look at Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s first year in office; results of a city auditor’s report showing the Washington NFL team’s Richmond training camp failed to live up to economic promises, putting Richmond

taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars; and City Councilman Parker Agelasto putting his seat on the council in jeopardy by moving outside of the district he represents.

On the story about Mayor Stoney, the judges wrote, “This story really captures not only the personality of the subject, but the central point of the analysis of his time in office. Well written.”

Managing Editor Bonnie V. Winston and April A. Coleman, Free Press vice president for production, jointly received a firstplace award for headline writing.

“Head and shoulders above the rest of the entries,” the judges wrote. “Good use of short, clever headlines to grab attention.

‘Smoking’ headline ingenious,” judges wrote about the headline “Warning: Smoking may cause eviction,” on an article detailing

a new smoking ban in Richmond public housing that could make violators subject to eviction.

Ms. Coleman also won a first-place award for front page presentation and design based on the submission of three front pages from 2018. The judges considered overall appearance, use of headlines, selection and use of photos and artwork and the variety and importance of news on the page.

“Well balanced, covers a lot of different stories with the information for the readers,” the judges wrote.

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Jackson Ward transforming The $32 million Jackson Place development is rolling onward in Jackson Ward.

This view from 1st and Jackson streets shows the fast pace of development on the 3.4-acre property that began in mid-July. When complete, the project is to include 154 apartments, including 72 replacement units for residents of nearby Fay Towers and 82 units for other renters. It also will include Slices of life and scenes retail space for which the exterior framework is now in place. The project is an undertaking in Richmond of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority and its nonprofit partner, the Washington-based Community Preservation and Development Corp. CPDC also expects to soon start transforming into apartments the nearby vacant Baker School on Baker Street in Gilpin Court.

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History marker dedicated to Charles City County lynching victim Virginia’s first history marker to a lynching victim now stands near the historic courthouse in Charles City County.

The new marker recalling the brutal hanging of Isaac Brandon was dedicated Sunday, April 7, 127 years almost to the day when it happened.

Mr. Brandon, a 43-year-old African-American who was jailed after being accused of assaulting a white woman, was dragged from his cell at night and hanged by a mob estimated to include 75 masked men, according to the marker issued by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

The killing occurred on April 6, 1892, the marker states.

Virginia State Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan and Tish McDonald, a great-great-granddaughter of Mr. Brandon, were among the speakers at the dedication event.

The marker, which was sponsored by the Charles City County Branch NAACP and the Richard M. Bowman Center for Local History, notes that Mr. Brandon was the married father of eight children.

As was typical in such cases, “no charges were filed in connection with Brandon’s murder,” the marker states.

“Lynch mobs terrorized African-Americans and helped to maintain white supremacy,” the state marker states.

Mr. Brandon, the marker notes, is an example of the 100 people killed in documented lynchings in Virginia between 1877 and 1926 and one of 4,000 people, mostly African-Americans, killed in reported lynchings in the country through 1950.

The numbers apply only to lynchings and do not include AfricanAmericans who were shot, knifed or beaten to death during that period and later, or those who were falsely accused, convicted and executed by the state. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

MBL hosts tour of Small Business Grant contest winners

Get ready for the big reveal.

On Thursday, April 11, three African-American-owned Richmond businesses will show off improvements they have made, thanks to grants the Metropolitan Business League and Wells Fargo Bank provided.

The trio of businesses received the Wells Fargo grants after being named top finalists in the MBL’s Small Business Grant Contest.

The winners are Boogaloos Bar & Grill, 210 W. Brookland Park Blvd., which was awarded $10,000; The Flower Guy Bron, 1001 E. Main St., which was awarded $7,500; and Eye Que Optical, 904 N. 1st St., which was awarded $5,000.

Tours will be available on Thursday at the businesses: 10 a.m. at The Flower Guy Bron, 11:30 a.m. at Eye Que Optical and 1 p.m. at Boogaloos Bar & Grill.

The winner of the best renovation will be announced at the end of the event during lunch at Boogaloos.

Founded more than 50 years ago, the MBL is a trade group for small, minority- and women-owned businesses.

Details: Floyd E. Miller, president and chief executive officer of the MBL, (804) 649-7473.

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An American story Khizr Khan of Charlottesville, the father of a U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq in 2004, brought the 2016 Democratic National Convention to a crescendo when he pulled out his copy of the U.S. Constitution and asked whether Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had ever read it. Mr. Khan transfixed an audience in Richmond last week when he talked about his new book, “An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice. He appeared April 4 at the Library of Virginia in Downtown as part of the 2019 Carole Weinstein Author Series. He signs a copy of his book for Dr. Paige L. Chargois of Richmond.

Dr. Allia L. Carter promoted to No. 2 role at VUU

Dr. Allia Lakenya Carter, a 22-year veteran of higher education, has been promoted to the No. 2 executive position at Virginia Union University, the historic North Side school announced this week.

Dr. Carter, 47, is now executive vice president and chief operating officer of the private, 1,700-student Baptist affiliated university.

VUU President Hakim J. Lucas announced Dr. Carter’s promotion, which was effective April 5, as the university also moved forward on a new apartment development.

A member of the VUU administration since October 2017, Dr. Carter is in charge of overseeing most of the day-to-day operations, including student affairs, business affairs, campus police, enrollment management, human resources, information technology, internal auditor and intercollegiate athletics, Dr. Lucas stated.

Dr. Carter was one of the people Dr. Lucas hired from Bethune-Cookman University after he was named VUU’s president in August 2017. He had been Bethune-Cookman’s chief fundraiser, and Dr. Carter had served there as vice president of enrollment management and undergraduate studies.

Since coming to VUU, Dr. Carter has served as vice president of enrollment management and student affairs and led student recruitment initiatives as well as efforts to simplify registration, Dr. Lucas stated.

“I look forward to using my new position to partner with administrative and academic

units to realize our vision of becoming a premier liberal arts urban institution of higher education and center of excellence,” Dr. Carter stated.

Dr. Lucas praised her work at various universities “to improve educational proDr. Carter grams and services” to provide students with greater access to higher education, to make programs more affordable and to enable students to stay in school and graduate.

Her career includes previous administrative stints at Darton State College in Albany, Ga., Wayne State University in Detroit and Georgia College in Milledgeville, Ga. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Siena Heights University in Michigan, a master’s degree from Southern Illinois University and a doctorate from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Meanwhile, VUU has taken an option on a nearly one-acre site at Brook Road and Lombardy Street across from the campus that is now home to Budget Inn, a longtime motel that now houses lowincome people by the week, according to Richmond Bizsense, an online business news site.

Davenport & Co. has issued a request for proposals on behalf of VUU, with development ideas due by mid-May for commercial or mixed-used retail and

residential development for the property at 2201 Lombardy St. One option involves potential development of a small hotel or a hotel with housing on upper floors, people close to the project have indicated.

If the development materializes, the VUU project would complement new apartment construction nearby, including the 2-year-old, 103-unit The Spectrum Apartments, 2017 Brook Road, and a proposed 220-unit complex at 2009 Brook Road, which was approved this week by Richmond City Council after five months of consideration.

Councilman Chris A. Hilbert, 3rd District, led the effort for approval at Monday night’s council meeting. He said the fact that VUU is partner in the project “was the tipping point for me.” He said the development would improve housing for students, noting that some dorms on the campus are in poor shape.

VUU’s move comes as the city Planning Department continues working on rezoning the commercial district along Lombardy Street east of the university, with the goal of attracting pedestrian-friendly apartments and shops to revitalize the area and eventually eliminate the commercial business, small auto repair shops and used car sales outlets that currently dominate Lombardy Street between Brook and Chamberlayne Ave. The city plans to hold community meetings to consider the changes the rezoning would create before seeking approval from the Planning Commission and City Council.

RRHA negotiating plan to turn over 11 properties to private company

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The city’s housing authority is on the verge of giving a New Jersey-based company control of 11 smaller apartment complexes that house families and the elderly as part of its larger plan to modernize public housing by turning over ownership to private companies.

The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority has quietly issued a notice of its plan to award The Michaels Organization of Marlton, N.J., control of the 11 properties that collectively provide 533 apartments, located mostly in South Side.

On its website, TMO states that the 40-year-old company operates in 35 states, operates 400 communities, manages 53,000 existing apartments and has developed 55,000 more apartments.

The company states that its vision is to create “a beautiful, bustling place to call home” and that its mission is to offer “comprehensive solutions … that jumpstart housing, education, civic engagement and neighborhood prosperity.”

Corey J. Wolfe, RRHA’s general counsel, confirmed that RRHA and TMO are in talks to finalize a deal. He said details would not be released until RRHA’s Board of Commissioners approves development agreements.

If all goes well, this would be one of the larger efforts RRHA has undertaken in transforming public housing, though far from the first. The authority already has replaced public housing in Blackwell in South Side and Dove Court in North Side and is in the first stage of a process to renovate or replace the 504-unit Creighton Court in the East End. The 11 complexes include six in South

Side: The 40-unit Afton Avenue apartments; the 18-unit Bainbridge family apartments; the 24-unit Decatur apartments for the elderly; the 50-unit Melvin C. Fox Manor apartments for the elderly; the 30-unit Oscar E. Stovall Apartments for families; and the 70-unit Stonewall Place apartments for the elderly.

The five other complexes include the 64-unit Fulton apartments in the East End; the 75-unit Lombardy apartments for the elderly and the 52-unit Randolph Apartments for families, both in the West End; and the 105-unit Fourth Avenue apartments for the elderly and 25-unit Old Brook Circle apartments for the elderly in North Side.

The plan is for the company to renovate the properties and create an ownership entity with RRHA to manage the properties, according to RRHA’s request for proposals.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which owns public housing in Richmond and across the country, is encouraging RRHA and other housing authorities that manage the properties to convert to a private ownership model as congressional funds for maintenance of public housing shrink.

Under this approach, RRHA would retain a stake in the property, but private companies would receive a government subsidy for each unit to enable low-income tenants to continue to live there.

The pending sell-off of the 11 properties is based on the HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration program and follows the model that RRHA is using to replace the 200 units in its Fay Towers senior high rise in Gilpin Court. Those units are being replaced with modern apartments in three developments that RRHA’s nonprofit

partner, the Community Preservation and Development Corp. of Washington, is handling.

Created during President Obama’s administration, the Rental Assistance Demonstration program approach calls for converting public housing to privately owned projects that receive Section 8 housing assistance payments for the units.

The main goal is to demonstrate that the changeover can “generate access to private debt and equity” to pay for much-needed upgrades and renovations.

In its request for proposals for the 11 complexes, RRHA stated that it was seeking a “professional development partner of affordable housing to plan, finance and implement … a comprehensive residential redevelopment plan” for each property, all of which are considered “at risk of being lost from the city’s affordable housing inventory.”

RRHA stated that the winning bidder would need to be ready to complete the deal and begin rehabilitation of the 11 properties as soon as a deal is signed and HUD issues a commitment letter approving the RAD agreement.

The winning bidder could hire RRHA to manage the properties or find another qualified firm to do so, according to the RRHA document.

The final agreement also is expected to include an agreement requiring TMO to do its best to ensure that businesses based in or around public housing are hired as subcontractors for at least part of the renovation work and that residents of public housing have an opportunity to secure employment in the construction work or in the maintenance and other jobs the apartment operations and management will create.

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contest in overtime.

Defensively, Hunter hounded the Red Raiders’ standout, Jarrett Culver, throughout the contest, holding him to 5-for-22 shooting.

“We were determined to win; we had to,” Hunter told the media.

In so doing, Hunter may have improved his stock for the NBA draft later this spring. The 6-foot-7 forward has made no formal decision about leaving school early, although some mock drafts have him listed as a lottery pick.

Both Guy, from Indianapolis, and Hunter, from Philadelphia, made the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team.

Virginia’s triumph came before a live crowd of 72,062 in Minneapolis and national CBS television audience. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 35-3 record, its only losses were twice to Duke University during the regular season and to Florida State University in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

One of U.Va.’s hardest-fought victories was a 57-49 decision over Virginia Commonwealth University on Dec. 9 at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. VCU led 43-38 with 6:48 remaining in the game.

Virginia’s historical run to its first NCAA title came a year after if made the wrong kind of history. In 2018, U.Va. became the tournament’s first No. 1 seed to ever lose to a No. 16 seed — University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

This season has been billed as “The Redemption Tour.”

U.Va.’s final three victories to claim the title were all classic thrillers. On March 30, U.Va. forward Mamadi Diakite scored at the buzzer of regulation, following a length-of-court pass, to tie the game against Purdue University. Then Virginia survived in overtime for the Elite Eight victory.

In a nail-biter against Auburn University last Saturday, Guy swished three free throws with under a second left to keep the season afloat.

Virginia reached a stunning 66-6 in the past two seasons and 25489 overall in Coach Bennett’s 10 campaigns in Charlottesville.

UVA championship The state of Virginia is no stranger to NCAA basketball title winners.

The University of Virginia claimed its first NCAA Division I men’s crown Monday night in Minneapolis.

Before that, the Old Dominion University women won the 1985 NCAA Division I title.

In NCAA Division II men’s hoops, Roanoke College won in 1972, Old Dominion University in 1975 and Virginia Union University in 1980, 1992 and 2005.

The VUU Lady Panthers won the NCAA Division II title in 1983 and Hampton University’s women took top Division II honors in 1988.

Also Virginia Wesleyan University won the NCAA Division III men’s championship in 2007.

In addition to Guy and Hunter, other key starters for the Wahoos are juniors Ty Jerome and Diakite and freshman Kihei Clark.

Top reserves are sophomore Jay Huff and junior Braxton Key, who had six points and 10 rebounds against Texas Tech off the bench.

The 35 wins this season stand as a school record. And while U.Va. is renowned for its conservative, grind-it-out style, the 85 points was the most by a NCAA champion since 2009, when the University of North Carolina topped Michigan State University 89-72.

Among Virginia’s unsung stars is the Cavaliers’ Associate Head Coach Jason Williford from Richmond.

Williford is in his 10th year on the Virginia staff after previous assistant coaching gigs at American University and Boston University.

Williford was an All-Metro player at Richmond’s John Marshall High School before signing as a student with the Cavaliers. He was joined on the 1990 All-Metro team by Kendrick Warren and Thomas Meredith of Thomas Jefferson High School, Ted Berry of Huguenot High School and Yuri Barnes of Manchester High

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to hear evidence, either with a jury or by a judge alone, and determine if he should be removed from office.

Mr. El-Amin stated Wednesday that he reluctantly filed after all other parties with authority to do so declined to take swift action against Mr. Agelasto, who, “because he is no longer domiciled in the 5th District, is no longer eligible to hold that seat.”

In a statement he issued about his suit, Mr. El-Amin said, “We are in a pretty sad place here in Richmond when Mr. Agelasto has with virtual impunity arrogantly ignored the Virginia Code” requiring a local and state elected official to live in the district he or she serves and “City Council, the city attorney and the commonwealth’s attorney have turned a blind eye and deaf ear to Mr. Agelasto’s perfidy.”

Mr. Agelasto did not respond to a request for comment.

His attorney, former Virginia Attorney General Anthony F. Troy, declined immediate comment as his client has yet to be served with court papers.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael N. Herring confirmed that he met last month with Mr. El-Amin and had considered filing the same action after reviewing Mr. El-Amin’s legal research.

Mr. Herring, though, rejected Mr. El-

Amin’s claim that he ignored the matter.

Instead, Mr. Herring said he made a settlement offer to Mr. Agelasto and his attorney that would avoid the mandatory trial that the writ process requires.

In an email to the Free Press, Mr. Herring spelled out the terms: “If Mr. Agelasto announces his intent to resign by year’s end (rather than trying to stay on through the end of his term in 2020 as he previously announced), I will not file an action seeking a declaration that he has vacated his office.

“I believe his announcement would allow for an orderly campaign process this fall to choose his successor,” Mr. Herring stated.

“While I disagree with many of Mr. Agelasto’s policy positions, I think he has and continues to represent the 5th district well. Litigation during the budget season would be distracting and disruptive. I am taking this position as an exercise of my discretion. For what it’s worth, I also appreciate and respect Mr. El-Amin’s stance.”

Mr. El-Amin said he was told that Mr. Agelasto had agreed to the settlement, but Mr. Herring did not confirm that. Mr. Agelasto has not made an announcement about stepping down from City Council. He also is fighting the Richardson suit, which seeks a declaratory judgment from the court that Mr. Agelasto has vacated his seat.

In that suit, Mr. Troy asked the court to dismiss the case.

Mr. El-Amin stated that he started his process in February when he asked council members to address the matter. He said he was rebuffed when City Attorney Allen L. Jackson advised City Council that the issue of a council member’s residency was outside the scope of council’s authority and that the members should leave it to a judge or jury to decide, if it came to that.

Mr. El-Amin stated that he halted his plans to file the writ in order to meet with the commonwealth’s attorney. He said he decided to proceed after learning last Friday of Mr. Herring’s decision not to file the writ.

“I felt that I had no choice but to file the challenge,” he wrote.

“What concerns me more than anything else is that if nothing is done about Mr. Agelasto, this will give other politicians the green light to move out of their districts to a more favorable district. And if they are challenged, they can point out the fact that Mr. Agelasto did it,” he continued.

“What is at stake here is the “one person-one vote” principle,” he stated. Mr. Agelasto’s move means the 1st District now has two members on City Council, while the 5th District has none, he stated.

“It is for these reasons that I cannot sit back and let this happen without something being said and done,” Mr. El-Amin stated.

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The offense, a Class 5 felony for an adult, is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. It is a misdemeanor for a juvenile.

Whether Mr. Majola even made such a threat is uncertain. Cameras inside the rental car office recorded his interaction with the staff and show him calmly talking with the staff and leaving quietly. There is no audio, but the transaction clearly looks ordinary.

Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon L. Taylor, who authorized the case, has acknowledged that the recording provides no proof of the threat.

She told the Free Press that the tape shows that neither of the two rental car staff members, both Caucasian, who waited on Mr. Majola appear to feel threatened. Neither recoiled in obvious concern or offered any body language that indicated they felt like they were in jeopardy.

They will be the main witnesses against Mr. Majola in their insistence he issued a bomb threat.

Mr. Majola is adamant the charge is bogus and has turned his life upside down.

“I didn’t make a bomb threat,” Mr. Majola insisted in an interview with the Free Press. “When I talked about blowing up Enterprise and the insurance company, I meant I was going was to sue them and make them pay for putting me through this. I have a little bit of experience with courts. I don’t know anything about explosives. I’m not a violent man, and my record shows that. It’s just a ridiculous charge.”

Whether such testimony will be enough to clear him remains to be seen. Based on the strict language of the law, Ms. Taylor continues to seek a conviction.

However, in other types of crimes, the state Supreme Court has modified tough language in the state criminal code to reflect commonsense experience.

For example, the state’s highest court has long ruled that the use of curse words and foul language is a crime only if the “cursing and abusing” are “fighting words” intended to provoke a fight. Simply uttering foul words is not enough to justify a charge, the court has ruled.

The high court also has ruled that the misdemeanor crime of assault requires a showing of an intent to batter, meaning that the person accused of assault must be shown to intend to hit the person allegedly assaulted.

Mr. Majola has pleaded not guilty and hopes he will not be convicted and slapped with a felony label or a long prison term.

Already, he has proven to be a tough customer for jailers.

After his arrest and placement in jail without bond, he immediately began a hunger strike. He refused to eat the Henrico Jail food and mostly avoided water. Within weeks, his health began

deteriorating, resulting in Henrico Sheriff Michael Wade sending him to the hospital to recuperate. Mr. Majola ate in the hospital and was returned to jail, where he resumed his hunger strike.

Mr. Majola said he was sent repeatedly to the hospital to prevent his death.

By September, Sheriff Wade called Ms. Taylor for help, telling her that the county had spent $45,000 on Mr. Majola’s care at the jail and hospital. That was the first time she heard about the case.

Ms. Taylor said her office no longer seeks cash bail, leaving it to judges to decide whether any should be imposed. She said she was surprised that Mr. Majola’s public defender had not pushed for bail hearings to have his release reviewed and said she reached out to make that happen.

His attorney, Adam Jurach, could not be reached for comment.

However, Ms. Taylor initially dropped the case when it came up in Henrico General District Court on Sept. 27, ensuring Mr. Majola could go home.

Ms. Taylor, however, then brought the case to the grand jury, which indicted him on the same charge of making a bomb threat.

He was re-arrested Dec. 5. But this time, Ms. Taylor agreed that Mr. Majola could remain free on a personal recognizance bond so he didn’t spend more time in jail before trial. He was freed on his promise to return to court for pretrial hearings and the trial. Before the bond was issued, he threatened to start a new hunger strike if he were to be returned to jail.

School in Chesterfield County.

Coincidentally, both Williford and Barnes Hooray for the Wahoos! went on to star for Scores on the Virginia Cavalier’s path U.Va. to the NCAA Tournament title: Wi l l i f o r d l a t e r • Virginia 71, Gardner-Webb 56 played professionally • Virginia 63, Oklahoma 51 in Iceland and Korea before returning to • Virginia 53, Oregon 49 Richmond and serving • Virginia 80, Purdue 75 (OT) as assistant coach at • Virginia 63, Auburn 62 John Marshall in 1999 • Virginia 85, Texas Tech 77 (OT) and 2000.

Williford is highly respected in the coaching ranks. His name frequently pops up when there are coaching vacancies.

Coach Bennett becomes part of just the second father-son duo to coach in the NCAA Final Four. His dad, Dick Bennett, led the University of Wisconsin to the Final Four in 2000.

The other father-son coaches reaching the Final Four were John Thompson Jr. and John Thompson III, both with Georgetown University.

Coach Bennett’s Wahoos won the best-in-the-land honors despite having no substantial senior leaders, and despite an absence of homegrown talent.

Virginia’s only in-state player is deep-reserve freshman Jayden Nixon. And while Nixon grew up in Charlottesville, he played high school ball in Connecticut.

This was U.Va’s third trip to the Final Four. The Cavaliers made it in 1981 with Ralph Sampson leading the charge and again in 1984 when Olden Polynice was the NBA-bound center.

While Virginia could lose Hunter, and possibly even Guy, to the NBA draft, there is more talent headed to John Paul Jones Arena.

U.Va.’s incoming freshmen next season include 6-foot-11 Kadin Shedrick from Holly Springs, N.C., and 6-foot-3 Casey Morsell from St. John’s College High School in Washington.

Both are ranked among the top 100 players in the nation by most scouting services.

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“We want to make sure that there’s no discrepancy in construction costs going forward,” School Board Chair Dawn C. Page said as the board voted 9-0 Monday night to hire an independent cost evaluator. “We cannot delay the process any longer. We want the right numbers.”

The move came after Darrin Simmons Jr., the school system’s chief operating officer, confirmed to the board that the current estimated cost for the three schools is $140 million. That total, however, has been reduced by $2.8 million because of a reduction in the amount to be paid to the schools’ designer, RRMM Architects of Chesapeake.

Last December, Mr. Kamras unilaterally rejected a city-backed proposal to have the city and RPS jointly pay for a cost evaluation based on internal findings that the original estimates for the three schools were not matching up with projected costs, according to the School Board’s minutes.

The board expressed surprise last month after the Free Press reported the cost of the three new schools — George Mason and Greene elementary school replacements and a replacement for Elkhardt-Thompson Middle — had jumped by $30 million from the original 2017 estimate of $110 million.

The report of ballooning cost was considered a surprise even though the information had been shared with Mayor Levar M. Stoney, six members of the School Board and four members of City Council at a Feb. 6 joint meeting of the Education Compact.

The higher figures also had been known to Mr. Kamras and top city officials, including the mayor’s chief of staff, as long ago as September, according to a city statement.

During a School Board discussion Monday night that included Robert Stone, the city’s interim chief capital projects manager, 4th District School Board member Jonathan Young pressed for recommendations to save money on the construction of the three schools before final contracts are awarded.

According to Mr. Young, Mr. Stone promised to return by mid-May with recommendations on ways to shave costs, called value engineering. Mr. Young said Mr. Stone estimated the proposals might lead to savings of $2 million per building.

The board also approved creation of a rezoning commission that is to include board members and citizens to work with a consultant and come up with a series of plans for revamped attendance zones that would include the three new schools.

In a separate move, the board created a three-member committee of Mr. Young, Elizabeth Doerr, 1st District, and Cheryl Burke, 7th District, to work with the superintendent on a plan to return to the city property that could be sold to raise money.

Mr. Young said he expects the committee to consider selling the closed Albert V. Norrell Annex Building and the little-used Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center.

He said he also would propose that RPS sell the aging Technical Center campus on North Side, with career and technical programs either shifted to high schools or relocated to a South Side building that Altria has donated to the school system.

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red spray paint and graffiti from the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue.

The judges wrote, “Local impact of national story. This is a dramatic photo and does a good job encapsulating a larger story in one image.”

Staff photographer Sandra Sellars and Free Press freelance photographers Ava Reaves and Clement Britt won first place in the picture story or essay category for a collection of photos from the January 2018 inauguration of Gov. Ralph S. Northam, Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax and Attorney General Mark R. Herring.

“So much to look at,” the judges wrote.

“Every image captures a moment, not just a scene. Wonderful mix of official moments and impromptu joy. I especially liked that inaugural guests and performers were shot in context, emphasizing their presence at this specific event.”

And Free Press freelance photographer James Haskins won first place in the sports news photo category for his photograph of a dog going airborne over a large pool to catch a toy as hundreds of spectators watch at Riverrock 2018.

“Head and shoulders above the field,” the judges wrote. “This is a great shot!”

Second place honors went to: • Ms. Sellars for picture story or essay and general news photography; and • Mr. Lazarus for government writing.

Third-place awards went to: • Mr. Lazarus and Free Press writer Ronald E. Carrington for general news writing; • Ms. Winston for editorial writing; • Ms. Sellars for sports feature photography; and • Ms. Coleman, Ms. Reaves and Free Press freelance writer Samantha Willis for combination picture and story.

The Chesterfield Observer won the Sweepstakes Award in the large, non-daily newspaper category, while Richmond Magazine won the 2018 Award for Journalistic Integrity and Community Service for a commemorative issue dedicated to the life of the late tennis great and humanitarian Arthur Ashe Jr., a Richmond native.

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The biggest victory Congratulations to the new national basketball champions, the University of Virginia Cavaliers. After a series of heart-pounding, nail-biting games — including a tense, overtime victory in Monday night’s final — the Wahoos have brought home the NCAA men’s basketball trophy, flooding all Virginians with pride.

This is the first tournament crown for the Cavaliers since the NCAA Tournament’s start in 1939.

Coach Tony Bennett’s team, led by sophomore De’Andre Hunter and junior Kyle Guy, impressed us with their poise under the pressure of the bright lights and thunderous noise of 72,000-plus fans packed into U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Monday night.

That’s even over and above the normal pressure associated with heading onto the court knowing a national championship is at stake.

They played a steady and even game, even as Texas Tech players bounced back to mount a neck-to-neck challenge and tied the score in regulation, sending the game into a thrilling overtime.

We also give props to the Wahoos’ associate head coach, Jason Williford. A John Marshall High School graduate from Richmond who played ball for and later coached the Justices, Coach Williford had his time in the spotlight as captain of the Cavaliers’ basketball team that reached the NCAA Elite Eight in 1995. He was able to use his own experience to help guide the 2019 team through this year’s pressure cooker.

The tournament was a welcome diversion from the year-round madness emanating from the White House and the recent aberrations from the Virginia statehouse. The games gave us a chance to yell, cheer, laugh and cry over nothing more serious than whether our brackets would be busted by the results.

We hope that the young men playing for the 68 teams in the Division I tournament, including those playing at U.Va. and the four other Virginia schools that went to the tournament —Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech and Old Dominion and Liberty universities — will apply the lessons learned in the sport, including discipline and focus, to finish their studies and earn a degree.

Certainly, some of the talented players on the rosters may be headed to a career in the pros. But we hope the majority will finish college and go on to successful careers in various fields.

Even the NCAA states that the ultimate goal of the college experience is graduation. And in its latest study of student-athlete graduation rates released in November, the NCAA found that, overall, only 88 percent of athletes in all sports who entered a school on athletics aid graduated from that institution within six years.

Schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference, including U.Va. and Virginia Tech, have a higher student-athlete graduation success rate than the national average.

U.Va. and Virginia Tech both have an overall 92 percent graduation rate for student-athletes, according to the NCAA statistics. Broken down by sport, however, U.Va.’s men’s basketball team has a 78 percent graduation rate, while Virginia Tech’s is 70 percent.

By comparison, women’s basketball teams at both institutions have a 100 percent graduation rate.

We urge readers to take a look at the NCAA’s latest report at www.ncaa.org/about/resources/research/ graduation-rates. The figures are almost heart-breaking for schools in the CIAA, with Virginia Union University’s men’s basketball team having a reported 22 percent graduation rate and Virginia State University’s team having a 42 percent graduation rate.

The statistics raise serious questions about whether students are being exploited for a school’s athletic success or whether they are truly getting what they signed up for when they enrolled.

As the joyous celebration of the U.Va. Cavaliers deservedly continues, we hope that when the confetti finishes flying, readers will pause and look at the NCAA report and then ask themselves what we can do to help make the graduation numbers rise. The greatest victory would be for our student-athletes to be successful both on and off the court.

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Taking potshots at vaccines Measles cases have cropped up across 12 states over the last 10 weeks, nearly two decades since the highly contagious disease was said to be eradicated in the United States.

Te m p l e University in Philadelphia has reported more than 100 cases of mumps in an outbreak, and more cases are spreading across the Philadelphia region.

Regrettably, I believe we are at the tip of the iceberg, thanks to the enormous amount of false and misleading information from the anti-vaccine movement.

Vaccines are one of the most successful programs in modern health care, reducing, and in some cases even eliminating, serious infectious diseases. Public support for the vaccination program remains strong, especially in the United States, where vaccination rates are currently at an all-time high of more than 95 percent of the population.

Yet, despite a long history of safety and effectiveness, vaccines always have had their critics.

Some parents and a tiny fringe of doctors question whether vaccinating children is worth what they perceive as the risks. In recent years, the anti-vaccination movement, largely based on poor science and fear-mongering, has become more vocal and even hostile.

In January alone, measles outbreaks were confirmed in 10 states — California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas and Washington, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Of course, vaccines are not without risk — no medical intervention is — although the benefits far outweigh those risks.

In 1998, researcher Andrew Wakefield and some of his colleagues published a study in the prestigious English medical journal Lancet that claimed to show a connection between the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine, or MMR, and autism.

Subsequent to the seminal article in Lancet, many followup studies were performed test-

ing the autism-MMR vaccine correlation. As the follow-up studies began to be published, however, it became increasingly clear that there was no link between MMR and autism.

For example, a study in the British Medical Journal found

Glenn Ellis that autism rates continued to climb in areas where MMR vaccination rates were not increasing. Another study found no association with MMR and autism or gastrointestinal disorders. Other studies showed no difference in the diagnosis rate of autism either before or after the MMR vaccine was administered, or between vaccinated and unvaccinated children. Most recently, a study found no decrease in autism rates following removal of the MMR vaccine in Japan.

In 2001, the Institute of Medicine reviewed all of the MMR-autism data available and concluded there was no association and essentially closed the case — a conclusion confirmed by still later studies.

If Dr. Wakefield had simply been wrong in his preliminary findings, he would be innocent of any wrongdoing. Scientists are not faulted if their early findings are not later replicated.

However in May 2004, 10 of Dr. Wakefield’s co-authors on his original paper withdrew their support for its conclusions.

The editors of Lancet also announced they withdrew their endorsement of the paper (the first time in almost 200 years) and cited as part of the reason an undisclosed potential conflict of interest for Dr. Wakefield, namely that at the time of his article’s publication he was conducting research for a group of parents of autistic children seeking to sue for damages from MMR vaccine producers.

The attorneys representing parents in that lawsuit against measles vaccine manufacturers paid Dr. Wakefield to fabricate evidence showing that the vaccines were linked to autism.

Despite the fact that his paper was quickly retracted and Dr. Wakefield was found guilty of professional misconduct and his medical license was revoked, anti-vaccination sentiment has become more entrenched in the years since.

Dr. Wakefield also had ap-

plied for patents for an MMR vaccine substitute and treatments for his alleged MMR vaccine-induced gut disorder.

So, not only was he allegedly paid by lawyers to cast doubt on the MMR vaccine, but he stood to personally gain from the outcome of his research.

It’s not an overstatement to say that measles is one of the most infectious diseases known to mankind. When people aren’t immunized, it’s extremely easy to catch measles.

In an unvaccinated population, one person with measles can infect 12 to 18 others. That’s way higher than other viruses such as Ebola, HIV or SARS. With Ebola, one case usually leads to two others. With HIV and SARS, one case usually leads to another four.

The measles vaccine is 97 percent effective after two doses, which usually also protects against mumps, rubella and sometimes varicella, or chickenpox, according to the CDC. A well-vaccinated population takes on a “herd immunity” that hinders outbreaks. As soon as vaccination coverage drops below 95 percent, outbreaks are inevitable.

Most of the people with measles and mumps right now weren’t immunized from the viruses. They all live in places that permit a variety of nonmedical — religious or philosophical — exemptions from vaccines. In 45 states, even without an exemption, children can be granted “conditional entrance” to school on the promise that they will be vaccinated, but schools don’t always bother to follow up.

Even though all 50 states have legislation requiring vaccines for students entering school, almost every state allows exemptions for people with religious beliefs against immunizations, and 17 states grant philosophical exemptions for those opposed to vaccines because of personal or moral beliefs.

Two caveats: The legacy of the syphilis study at Tuskegee lingers in the minds of many people, fueling mistrust, and the majority of people supporting the anti-vaccine movement are highly educated white parents.

I’m always amazed at the number of people who claim religious exemption, but have never set foot in a church,

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Facts don’t lie, people do.

Truth matters.

The writer is a research bioethics fellow at Harvard Medical School and an active media contributor and radio commentator who also lectures nationally and internationally on heath-related topics.

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‘Put our children first’ when it comes to education

As a native of Prince Edward County, I think the number of folks using the Brown v. Board of Education decision to perpetuate their respective narratives regarding the state of our public schools, specifically Richmond Public Schools, is appalling.

Twenty-first century Americans may celebrate the landmark Brown decision often, but they regularly glare over this important truism: American schools have never been equitable because they were not designed to serve all students.

As we learn from the burgeoning college admissions scandal, if you have money, power and privilege, you can buy the education you desire in America.

The 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling stated that separate but equal was unconstitutional, but Congress’ deliberate inaction during the past 65 years has failed to guarantee that a quality education is a right afforded to all. School divisions with high concentrations of black and brown students have a tendency to fail to provide students with courses that challenge them academically and are often funded in an inequitable manner.

In Richmond, our students continue to attend schools that are still segregated, overcrowded and under-funded.

When I joined Virginia Excels last year, my goal was to eventually end the fight that began in Farmville in 1951. Leading an educational advocacy organiza-

tion felt like a natural fit because I began advocating for myself as a seventh-grader at Prince Edward County Middle School.

Unfortunately, and to my chagrin, many of the conditions that led to students walking out of R. R. Moton High School on April 23, 1951, are prevalent in 2019 in Richmond Public Schools.

The decrepit buildings plagued with rodents and extreme temperatures, coupled with faculty and staff who feel abandoned, creates an environment that is not conducive to learning for our future leaders.

During the past few months, I’ve listened to scores of people from across many spectrums share their concerns about RPS. Students expressed that they feel invisible as they sit in freezing classrooms filled with foul aromas. I’ve heard parents say that if they lived on another side of the city, their children would receive a different education. I’ve heard the community ask, “What if these students received a rigorous education that prepared them for the global economy?�

I’ve participated in two marches demanding that the state re-invest significantly in public education. During this same period, I’ve heard folks say, “The city needs to ante up as well.�

While the city needs to do more to improve our schools, we must acknowledge that Richmond loses a significant amount of revenue on property that cannot

be taxed. Issues like the absence of taxable property perpetuate the continued inequity we are battling; we must take a brave step forward for our kids.

Last summer, that step was the city meals tax increase, which was implemented for the sole purpose of building new schools. That bold move has paid dividends. We are building three new schools that will open in fall 2020! The new schools will bring some much-needed dignity. But to truly transform our educational system, we need more than new buildings. This transformation will only come with a continued investment to develop and implement innovative methods and a culturally relevant pedagogy.

Last month, Mayor Levar M. Stoney pledged to make that investment when he proposed his budget that fully funds the Richmond schools’ financial needs.

This proposal was carefully curated after the GeneralAssembly’s inaction to address the institutional racism that is being perpetuated in our public schools.

Subsequently, I’ve witnessed many people say that they want to enrich the city’s infrastructure, enhance our schools and make Richmond a better place for all, but then they are adamantly against taking any of the necessary steps to accomplish those things. The proposed budget is not flawless, but instead of turning it down, we should work together over the coming

Awareness of sarcoidosis is critical in African-American community

April is National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month and Saturday, April 13, is “Shine a Light Day� on this rare disease. From VCU Health Systems in Richmond to Niagara Falls in Canada to the One Trade Center in New York City to some Mayo Clinics to bridges and buildings across America — all will be illuminated in purple.  Sarcoidosis affects the lungs in 90 percent of the cases, with the skin being the second most affected organ. But it can also affect the heart, eyes, brain or liver.

While the disease is more common in Sweden, the largest number of sarcoidosis cases in the United States are in the Southeast, with the disease being most common among African-Americans. It affects women more than men, making African-American women the highest number of sarcoidosis patients.

African-Americans also tend to experience greater severity in symptoms and chronicity.

Sarcoidosis is a difficult disease to diagnose because the symptoms mirror other diseases. A simple cough may not seem threatening but may be a sign of sarcoidosis.

I hope many of our community institutions will educate people about sarcoidosis in the African-American community. I am grateful to Dr. Justin M. Haught at VCU Health for his expertise and exceptional services in helping me overcome this dreadful disease. After many years of struggle with lupus pernio, a skin disorder and manifestation of sarcoidosis that is common among African-Americans, it was Dr. Haught with VCU Dermatology who was able to cure my lupus pernio in less than a year.

Skin disorders rarely kill but they can force one to change their normal activities to avoid a constant explanation of their condition. For a long time, I avoided the mirror, but today I can stare in it and smile.

I am thankful to Dr. Haught’s knowledge about lupus pernio and my other deficiency that helped me regain my ability to lead a normal and healthy life.

ZARINA M. FAZALDIN Richmond

weeks to perfect it for those who need it the most.

I cringe when I hear friends banter about moving to avoid the restoration of the real estate tax rates. I caution them, as I caution all, to remember that the folks who are truly marginalized don’t have that luxury.

Life is about choices. In 1959, the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors voted not to fund a desegregated public-school system. Public schools were closed for five years. Families with money, power and privilege sent their kids to private schools.

Black and poor students were left to figure it out.

Some families lied about

their addresses in order to send kids to neighboring districts.

Some families sent their children across the country to be educated, sometimes living with complete strangers. Some kids did not receive an education during the entire period of the shut down, and some potential students were never educated as a result of the school closing.

Let’s make the right choice, Richmond. Put our children first. That’s why I support the cigarette tax and restoring the city’s pre-recession real estate tax rates. This budget is a big step to making Richmond a more inclusive place for all.

When considering our stu-

dents and the state of our school systems, I often think of this quote from Frederick Douglass: “If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground ‌ Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.â€?

Let his words guide you, too.

TAIKEIN M. COOPER Richmond The writer is executive director of Virginia Excels, a public education advocacy organization.

New Market Road (Route 5) Turn Lane Construction Henrico County Design Public Hearing Tuesday, May 14, 5 – 6:30 p.m.

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Sports Stories by Fred Jeter

Brian Brown strategizing for Monument Ave. 10K ‘Dash for Cash’ contest

If Brian Brown appears a bit on edge this week, it’s understandable.

He’s stretching his muscles and plotting strategy for what figures to be the footrace of his life — and certainly the most observed race in his 53 years.

The Mechanicsville resident was chosen at random as the “Dash for Cash” contestant for the Monument Avenue 10K this Saturday.

With the benefit of a 2-mile head start in the 6.2-mile endurance test, Brown can earn $2,500 by outrunning the pack of elite runners to the finish line.

Based on personal records, Brown would appear to be facing difficult odds. He’ll have to improve his previous times by some 30 seconds per mile.

But it’s “doable,” he modestly predicts. “I should feel extra wind at my back.”

As a Virginia Commonwealth University marketing professor, Brown knows a few things about developing a winning game plan.

Here are some reasons why he believes he can improve his per-minute clockings from eight minutes-plus, to a wee bit under eight.

Shorter distance: “I only have to run four miles instead of about six, so I don’t have to pace myself as much,” he noted.

A great cause: He will be running in honor of his sister-in-law, Julie Dickson Brown, who died of cancer in 2016. Should Brown fail to win, the VCU Massey Cancer Center receives the $2,500. If victorious, Brown vows to donate a portion of his windfall to the cancer center.

Less traffic: “Normally at the start you lose about a minute having to get through so many people,” he said. “This time, I’ll have the road to myself.”

He’ll have plenty of sideline company, however. Both sides of Monument Avenue will be

Runners, take your mark ...

Event: Monument Avenue 10K road race Date: Saturday, April 13 Kids Run: Starts at 8 a.m.

10K: Starts at 8:30 a.m.

Starting line: West Broad Street near Harrison Street Finish line: Franklin Street near Shafer Street Established: 2000 Promoter/organizer: Richmond Sports Backers Participants: About 25,000 runners and walkers Sanctioned: USA Track & Field Records: Reuben Chebii of Kenya set the men’s record of 28:07 in 2004; Kenyan Magdalene Makunzi set the women’s standard of 32:24 in 2006.

Added attractions: This bold-letter Richmond event features numerous bands and spirit squads along the route, in addition to a popular “dress-up” division. Expect some runners to wear wacky, whimsical costumes.

lined with excited spectators.

Family affair: Brown hopes his son, Brandon, 17, and daughter, Chelsea, 14, will be running Saturday — both are registered — and that his nephew, Kaelan Brown, the son of his late sister-in-law, will be on hand to offer encouragement.

Also in attendance will be Brown’s wife, Angela “Nikki” Brown. “I’ve been doing this so long that she’s grown tired of it and doesn’t often come,” Brown said. “But this time, she’ll be there, near the finish line.”

Some background: Brown grew up in

Alexandria and played varsity soccer for T.C. Williams High School and later in the University of Virginia’s intramural soccer program.

He was a college senior in 1984, the last time the Virginia Cavaliers went to the NCAA Basketball Tournament Final Four. Coincidentally, his beloved Wahoos competed in the Final Four last week for the first time since then.

A devoted hoops fan, Brown noted the “stars of the team” in 1984 included “Olden Polynice, Othell Wilson, Ricky Stokes and Jimmy Miller ... remember them?” he asked a reporter.

With basketball season having concluded with U.Va. winning the NCAA title Monday night. “The Professor” will exert all his mind and muscle power on negotiating Monument Avenue’s east and westbound lanes.

Although Brown has at least a decade-long history of road races, he knows this “Dash” challenge will be steep.

Last year, Brown ran the 10K in 50:36. The overall champ was Matt McDonald in 30:10.

Times have slowed a bit since touring Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes scratched Richmond from their itinerary.

To start Saturday’s race, Brown will be so far in front it’ll look like a one-man act, even though the congested 10K start has been described as the scene from “The Ten Commandments” where Moses leads his people out of Egypt.

As the seconds and minutes pass, and as his sweat flows, knees quiver and lungs cry, Brown’s lead will continually dwindle as the younger, faster runners kick up their heels in relentless pursuit.

Eventually, Brown is apt to hear footsteps pounding the pavement behind him, becoming louder and louder. His ears may even catch the drift of heavy breathing from his fast-charging adversaries.

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Brian Brown

With the pressure on and crowd at full throat, can he hold them off?

At such stressful times, a runner might consider this famous quote by baseball icon Satchel Paige: “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.”

Rain cancellations don’t dampen Flying Squirrels’ opening spirit The speed limit on Arthur Ashe Boulevard, formerly known as The Boulevard, varies between 25 mph and 35 mph.

But at The Diamond, located on the thoroughfare, there is no speed limit.

Richmond Flying Squirrels centerfielder and leadoff hitter Johneshwy Fargas is the latest local pro to excel in acceleration with no fear of getting a ticket.

He even has been given a license to steal, once the umpire cries “Play ball!”

Fargas’ hobby, coinciding with his profession, includes the collection of stolen bases. And he has a growing pile of them.

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound, 24-year-old native of Carolina, Puerto Rico, comes to Richmond with some glossy numbers in the stolen base column.

The former 11th round draft pick out of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy had 185 steals during his six previous seasons — 457 games — in the parent San Francisco Giants’ farm system. That includes a franchise-leading 47 steals in 89 games last year with the San Jose Giants; 30 stolen bases in 68 games in 2017 with San Jose and the Augusta, Ga., GreenJackets combined; 41 in 119 games in 2016 with San Jose and Augusta; and a whopping 59 in 102 games in 2015 with Augusta.

Fargas, named to last summer’s California League All-Star team, also showed some pop with eight homers, nine doubles and two triples.

He picked up his first stolen base with the Richmond Flying Squirrels last Saturday in a 2-1 home win over the Hartford (Conn.) Yard Goats.

Richmond has a history of base bandits. Both infielder Kelby Tomlinson and outfielder Darren Ford used their speed to help reach the big leagues. The bespectacled Tomlinson, now with the Toronto Blue Jays, swiped an organization best 49 bags in 2014 and is the Flying Squirrels’ career leader with 68 stolen bases.

Before Tomlinson, Ford showed off his fleet feet with 37 thefts in the Squirrels’ inaugural

season in 2010. Largely because of his speed in metal cleats, Ford became the first player with the Flying Squirrels to be promoted to the parent San Francisco Giants.

This is nothing new. Prior to the Squirrels’ arrival in Richmond, several other local baseball pros were known for stealing bases.

Ralph Garr: No one kicked up more dust at Parker Field, the forerunner of The Diamond, than the man known as “The Roadrunner.” Garr stole 63 bases for the Richmond Braves in 1969 and 39 more in 1970 before sprinting to an illustrious big-league career.

Eddie Miller: In three seasons in Richmond, “Ever Ready Eddie” pilfered 36 bags in 1978,

The opener The Richmond Flying Squirrels got off to a flying start last week with an opening sellout and three straight victories.

Before a crowd of 9,845 Thursday, April 4, at The Diamond, the Squirrels edged the Hartford Yard Goats 1-0.

It marked the 10th straight season The Diamond has sold out for the Squirrels’ opening game.

Richmond went on to win its first three games against Hartford, marking the first time in franchise history — dating to 2009 — that the team has started 3-0.

On the debit side, the Friday, April 5, date with Hartford was rained out, postponing the inaugural Las Ardillas Voladoras de Richmond night honoring baseball’s rich Latino and Hispanic history.

Now, Las Ardillas will debut on Friday, April 19, at The Diamond with the Flying Squirrels game against the Altoona (Penn.)

Curve. The celebration will continue at every Friday home game throughout the season.

Richmond, the AA Eastern League affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, will host Altoona April 18, 19 and 20, and then the Reading (Penn.) Fightin Phils on April 22, 23 and 24.

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The Richmond Flying Squirrels mascot, Nutzy, works the crowd during last Saturday’s doubleheader at The Diamond. The Flying Squirrels opened the season last Thursday with a sold out crowd of 9,845 fans. Last Friday’s game was canceled because of the weather, resulting in the doubleheader on Saturday.

76 in 1979 and 60 more in 1980.

Albert Hall: He deserves to be in the “Hall of Fame” of Richmond base stealers. The centerfielder swiped 62 bags in1982 and another 46 in 1983.

Brett Butler: “Brett the Jet,” out of Arizona State University, scorched the local base paths with 44 steals in 1981 before going on to pilfer 558 bags in his 17-year career in the big leagues.

Neon Deion: Without fear of debate, the fastest man ever to wear a Richmond uniform was baseball-football great Deion Sanders. “Prime Time” Sanders played only 29 baseball games in Richmond in 1991 and didn’t have many opportunities to steal. But he ran 40 yards in 4.27 seconds at the NFL Combine in 1989 and ran a time of 10.26 seconds in the 100 meters and 20.76 in the 200 meters during his days at Florida State University.

Brian Jordan: Another football-baseball mega-athlete to wear the Richmond Braves’ colors was University of Richmond graduate Brian Jordan for four games in 2006.

Speed was abundant in the old Virginians’ lineups, too.

Horace Clarke stole 20 bases in 1963 and 1964, and Pedro “Speedy” Gonzalez picked up 17 steals in 1961 and 13 in 1963.

Which brings us back to the current Richmond Flying Squirrels.

If 40-year-old manager Willie Harris ever needs a pinch runner, he might consider calling on himself.

Harris stole 54 bases for Bowie, Md., in 2001 and totaled 183 steals at the big league baseball level in 638 games.

In a tight situation, perhaps Harris’ title could be altered to manager-pinch runner.

Baylor women win NCAA Tournament crown

Chloe Jackson

At the end of Chloe Jackson’s college basketball journey, she found a pot of gold.

The 5-foot-8 guard was named tournament MVP after leading Baylor University of Waco, Texas, to the NCAA Tournament’s women’s championship Sunday in Tampa, Fla. Jackson’s 25 points, five assists and two steals made the difference in the

Bears’ 82-81 win over the University of Notre Dame before 20,127 fans at Amalie Arena.

Her twisting layup in heavy traffic with 3.9 seconds left put Baylor ahead for good.

From Upper Marlboro, Md., Jackson played one season at North Carolina State University and two at Louisiana State University before arriving

at Baylor this season as a graduate transfer.

Dominating on the inside for Baylor was 6-foot-7 senior Kalani Brown, with 20 points and 13 rebounds.

Brown has impressive blood lines.

Her mother, Dee, starred at Louisiana Tech and her father, P.J., played at Louisiana Tech and then 11 seasons in the NBA.

This was Baylor’s third NCAA title under Coach Kim Mulkey. The Bears previously won the championship in 2005 and 2012.

Baylor, finishing 37-1, played the last 11 minutes of Sunday’s game without one of its top players, junior Lauren Cox, who suffered a knee injury in a tangled rebound attempt. Cox had to be taken off the floor in a wheelchair.

Chesterfield’s Megan Walker added to UConn’s basketball success Megan Walker doubled up on success in her sophomore basketball season at the University of Connecticut.

The 6-foot-1 former Monacan High School megastar from Chesterfield County transformed from substitute status to primetime star for Coach Geno Auriemma’s Huskies.

In helping UConn obtain a 35-3 record, the American Athletic Conference championship and the NCAA semifinals, the 6-foot-1 wing practically doubled everything she’d done as a freshman.

In 2017-18, Walker averaged 15.5 minutes, 5.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.3 steals per game.

This season, she hoisted those per-game norms to 28 minutes, 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals.

In 2018, Walker never got off the bench in UConn’s NCAA championship game loss to the University of Notre Dame.

By contrast, she was a primary contributor against Notre Dame

in this year’s NCAA semifinals in Tampa, Fla. Despite an 80-73 loss to the Fighting Irish, Walker had 14 points, eight rebounds, two steals, two assists and two blocks.

Walker’s top scoring efforts this season were 34 points against Tulane, 24 against South Florida and 21 each against Central Florida and Tulsa.

She had 14 points — featuring by four Megan Walker 3-pointers in the first half — in UConn’s March 31 Elite Eight win over Louisville in Albany, N.Y. Under Coach Larry Starr at Monacan High, Walker enjoyed the best career of any girl in the history of Richmond area hoops.

The daughter of Johnetta and Keith Walker of Chesterfield County scored 2,062 career points while spurring the Chiefs to three straight State 3A championships.

Walker was the nation’s consensus top recruit and was personally scouted by Coach Auriemma, who came to the Richmond area on several occasions. Also, Walker made several Team USA squads for her age group.

After two more years of wearing the Huskies’ jersey No. 3, Walker would seem to be on a path to play professionally in the WNBA. Starting with Rebecca Lobo in 1997, the Huskies have had 36 women drafted by the WNBA, including 23 in the first round.

Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles, Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart were all No. 1 overall picks.

Unlike many male standouts, women aren’t as apt to jump to the WNBA before finishing their college eligibility.

Walker was UConn’s fourth leading scorer this season behind seniors Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson and junior Crystal Dangerfield.

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Three years ago, a small group of philanthropic-minded women wanted to make a significant impact in the lives of black women and girls.

That was the beginning of SisterFund, created with a spirited responsibility, coupled with dollars, to change and enhance the future for African-American females.

SisterFund, a nonprofit, charitable organization, is a part of the Community Foundation’s Giving Circles network and associated with Catalyst, a national philanthropic group of women giving circles.

Chairwoman Evette Roots, a founding member, says, “If each of us looks back on our lives, we realize that we did not become successful on our own. There is someone in our family, a relative or a close friend or church member that saw promise in our faces and said, ‘We are going to help you get to where you want to go,’” Ms. Roots says.

“We must give back.”

SisterFund’s mission is to pool members’ time, talent and treasures to support organizations working to transform the lives of Richmond area AfricanAmerican women and girls.

“Our members are as diverse as our community, from all walks of life and age range, from millennials to retirees, professors, politicians, physicians, ministers, nonprofit leaders, artists, teachers and administrators,” Ms. Roots says, as she works through her two-year term ending in 2021.

“We provide an annual gift of $1,100 each to support one or more annual grants directed at our sisters.”

Poverty disproportionately impacts the African-American community, especially women and girls. SisterFund intentionally focuses on education, leadership development, workforce development, empowerment and health.

Since 2016, the nonprofit has granted more than $20,000 to Richmond organizations such as Partnership for the Future, the Children’s Home Society

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Personality: Evette Roots Spotlight on chair of Sister Fund philanthropic group and Girls For A Change. Each addressing the needs of AfricanAmerican females. The Community Foundation administers all grant awards “When nonprofits recognized that we were unapologetically supporting organizations geared to black women and black girls, SisterFund saw other organizations say, ‘This may be something we need to focus on,’ ” Ms. Roots says.

“There is a social, economic and educational gap for black women and girls and we, as a society, need to spend time in how we fund organizations that are focused on the gaps. That growth in awareness is really the key to what SisterFund is doing.”

For Ms. Roots, SisterFund has given her an opportunity to broaden her network in meeting some incredible women that she didn’t know were a part of the Richmond community.

“Every time I participate in a Friendraiser, an annual meeting of members only, I meet a different black female that I didn’t know was in Richmond,” she says.

As she looks at the organization’s future, Ms. Roots says she would like to increase membership to 75 by 2021. Currently, there are 40 members.

Ms. Roots envisions a signature series of educational events where SisterFund shares information with the community about philanthropy — workshops, seminars and/or lectures addressing what black spending looks like and its impact on the community.

“Come join us,” Ms. Roots says. “This is an opportunity to show what your financial impact would look like. At some point, we are going to have to figure out how we, as AfricanAmerican women, are going to financially take care of our own women and girls.”

Women interested in joining SisterFund only need to connect with the Community Foundation or go to the SisterFund website, www.sisterfundrva. org, and send an email stating an interest in becoming a part of the organization.

The deadline to submit membership requests for this funding cycle is April 30. After that, interested women can call (804) 330-7400 before the next funding cycle in the fall.

Meet this week’s Personality and a woman determined to pay and fund it forward, Evette Roots: Occupation: Social enterprise specialist.

What I do: I am responsible for creating an anchor institution (hospitals and universities) strategy that will encourage social enterprises (small business startups focused on under-employed individuals) and increase employment opportunities for lowwage workers moving up the economic ladder toward self-

sufficiency. I also encourage businesses in the Richmond metropolitan area to pay a living wage and remove economic barriers for small and minority-owned businesses.

No. 1 community involvement: Chair of SisterFund.

When elected: Feb. 28.

Length of term: Two years.

Date and place of birth: May 23 in Richmond.

Current residence: Richmond.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science, Virginia Commonwealth University Family: Dad, sister and lots of close friends.

Why I became involved with SisterFund: I am one of six co-founders of SisterFund.

I wanted to do something extraordinary with a group of my friends and like-minded “sisters” that would make a measurable impact in the Richmond region.

Mission of SisterFund: Our mission is to improve the lives of African-American women and girls by providing collective investments into local nonprofits that serve them.

What is SisterFund’s relationship with the Community Foundation: The Community Foundation acts as our fiscal agent and provides administrative assistance to our organization. The Community Foundation is a partner in helping to grow this unique way of engaging donors through giving circles.

When is the Friendrasier and how can women of color get involved: Our spring Friendraiser is 6 p.m. April 18. Please visit our website at www.sisterfundrva.

org for additional information or call (804) 330-7400.

What are the programs to which SisterFund has donated: SisterFund was established in 2015. Our first grantee was Children’s Home Society. We funded the Possibilities Project, a collaboration between Children’s Home Society of Virginia and the Better Housing Coalition. The project provides access to education, safe housing and life coaching for young women aging out of foster care.

Our second recipient was Partnership for the Future, which provides highly motivated local high school students from challenging circumstances the tools and experience needed to attain a college degree.

And last fall, we were proud to award a grant to Girls for a Change, which empowers young women by inviting them to design, lead, fund and implement social change projects that tackle issues girls face in their own neighborhoods, with our largest grant of $40,000.

Membership requirements: Each member of SisterFund makes an annual investment of $1,100 by April 30. Each contribution of $1,100 provides membership for the current grant-making cycle.

Why I am excited about SisterFund and the Friendrasier: Our friendraisers give us an opportunity to meet and greet women of color who are interested in learning more about SisterFund.

Potential members hear first hand from our grantees about the impact of our investment and how it has impacted their organization.

It is also an incredibly fun time to meet amazing women who are making a tangible difference in our region.

How do women of color connect with the SisterFund:

SisterFund can be reached via email at sisterfund@cfrichmond.org and please “like” us on Facebook.

Why is it important for women of color to join and volunteer: SisterFund gives women of color an opportunity to support what is important to us and what we care about in our community. By joining our giving circle, you are pooling your time, talent and treasures to support organizations that transform the lives of women and girls who look like us.

How I start the day: Thanking my heavenly father for allowing me to see another day.

Quality I most admire in another person: Compassion.

Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: I love to play my guitar. I started taking lessons last year and it is the best part of my week!

A quote that I am inspired by: “If you want something you’ve never had before, you must do something you’ve never done before.”

How I unwind: I love to take walks in The Fan with friends that culminate with brunch.

Best late-night snack: Ruffles potato chips.

At the top of my “to do” list is: Making sure SisterFund hits its target of 75 members for 2019.

The best thing my parents ever taught me: Always be respectful.

And know that when you leave your home, you not only represent yourself, but your family.

The person who influenced me the most: Everett T. Roots Sr., my daddy.

The book that influenced me the most: “Never Eat Alone” by Keith Ferrazzi with Tahl Raz. What I’m reading now: “The Hidden Rules of Race: Barriers to an Inclusive Economy” byAndrea Flynn, Dorian T. Warren, et al.

My next goal: To continue to build awareness about SisterFund, ultimately increasing our membership, which will lead to significantly increased investments that will positively impact women and girls of color.

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Happenings VUU raises $7.4M at annual Legacy Awards & Scholarship Gala Virginia Union University raised $7.4 million during its 7th Annual Legacy Awards & Scholarship Gala, university officials have announced.

Students, faculty and staff pledged $1.6 million over 20 years, while VUU executives and administrators pledged $5.7 million, officials stated Monday, noting that the pledge by students, faculty and staff is the largest in the university’s 154-year history.

This was the first collaborative giving campaign for the HBCU. “I am proud of the generosity shown by supporters on campus and in the community,�

VUU President Hakim J. Lucas stated. “It is exciting to see the passion they feel towards VUU. When giving begins at home, others feel the pride and commitment. “We are deeply grateful for these remarkable gifts, which will help our university continue

charting its own path with determination,� he stated.

The event, held Friday, April 5, at The Shed at Main Street Station in Shockoe Bottom, drew nearly 700 people. Hosts for the evening were Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney and 2008 VUU alumna and Richmond businesswoman Brittany Garth.

Ms. Garth was given the Noble Union Award, which honors an alumnus who “embodies the noble aspirations of VUU. Mary “Bucci�

Zeugner, a financial adviser at Davenport & Co., was honored with the One Richmond Award for her dedication to the “growth and success of the City of Richmond and Virginia Union University.�

Pepsico was presented with the Limitless Award for its support of VUU athletics and the gala. Pepsi is the official beverage of VUU, officials stated.

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Future teachers Dr. Felecia Friend-Harris, president of the Virginia Area Chapter of Pi Lambda Theta, an education honor society and professional association, congratulates the organization’s book and scholarship award winners. The four, all high school seniors in Henrico or Chesterfield counties who intend to pursue careers in education after college, were recognized March 31 during “Sunday Sounds: An Afternoon of Jazz & A Little Bit More‌â€? at Belmont Recreation Center. The honorees are, from left, Maeve Hall of Monacan High School, who will be attending the University of Richmond; April Zoppa of Thomas Dale High School, who will attend James Madison University; Laney Hausler of Manchester High School, who will attend the College of William & Mary; and Brian Cruz-Lovo of James River High School, who will attend Virginia Commonwealth University.

Community Easter egg hunt Saturday in South Side

Olympians visit Richmond Olympic swimmers Simone Manuel, right, and Maritza McClendon inspire youngsters, including 7-year-old Valerie Lewis, left, during Tuesday’s Splash Day at the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club. The swimmers took pictures with the youngsters, participated in a question-and-answer session and swam in a relay alongside the youths. The event was to celebrate and showcase the newly renovated aquatics center at the club, 3701 R St. in the East End. Ms. Manuel of Sugar Land, Texas, won two gold and

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two silver medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She became the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic gold medal in swimming with a tie for first in the 100-meter freestyle event in which she also set an Olympic and American record with a time of 52.70 seconds.

Ms. McClendon, who swam at the University of Georgia, made history in 2004 as the first Puerto Rican of African descent to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic swim team.

She won a silver medal in the 400-meter freestyle relay during the 2004 Olympic games in Athens.

Youngsters will have a chance to win prizes, visit with the Easter Bunny and have fun this weekend at the 7th Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Celebration sponsored by Putting Communities Together Inc. The event will be 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Blackwell Community Center, 300 E. 15th St. in South Side.

Families are asked to bring their own baskets for the two egg hunts. The first, starting at 2:30 p.m., is for younger children, while the one at 3:30 p.m. is for older children.

Music, food and beverages will be part of the celebration that also will feature the city Police Department’s K-9 unit and mounted police squad.

Details: putcomtog@aol.com.

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Mr. West, who nicknamed himself â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeezus,â&#x20AC;? addresses religion often. He has posed as Jesus for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and has tweeted that his favorite app is the Bible App, and his Twitter feed is littered liberally with Bible verses.

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Film producer talks about his ‘Breakthrough’ and more Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service

Christian movie producer DeVon Franklin is preparing for his third film to hit theaters just before Easter weekend. (The film opens in Richmond area movie theaters Wednesday, April 17.)

But “Breakthrough,” a movie about a teen’s recovery after spending 15 minutes under broken ice in a frozen lake, has not been his sole focus in recent months.

Mr. Franklin, the author of “The Truth About Men: What Men and Women Need to Know,” was called on by the Willow Creek Association as during recent discussions on how churches and individuals can avoid and address allegations of sexual misconduct.

Mr. Franklin, 40, who was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist faith, talked with Religion News Service about the success of Christian films, how men should respond to the #MeToo movement and the importance of observing the Sabbath.

The interview was edited for length and clarity.

Q: You are a Hollywood producer, an Mr. Franklin ordained minister and the author of a new book about men and the #MeToo era. How do you juggle these three seemingly disparate areas of your life?

A: I don’t view them as disparate. My goal in everything I do is to uplift and inspire and use entertainment as a way to do that.

So anything I’m doing, whether it’s writing a book, or producing a movie, or speaking or preaching, it’s all with the same goal: How does the person that is engaging with me relative to what I’m doing in that moment — how can their life become potentially better or how can I say something or do something that can inspire them? It’s like one wheel, just different spokes.

Q: How did you learn about the story behind “Breakthrough,” and how much of is it is a true story?

A: I found out about “Breakthrough” while I was promoting “Miracles from Heaven.” I met the family, Joyce Smith and (her son) John Smith and Pastor Jason Noble. And when I heard their story, I was blown away. It was just so captivating. I just knew that I had to bring it to the big screen.

When you look at films, there’s “based on a true story,” there’s “inspired by a true story,” there’s “inspired by true events.” But based on a true story is when it’s closest to the real story. And “Breakthrough” is without a doubt based on a true story.

Q: “Breakthrough” comes to theaters around Easter. How has the success of your previous productions, including the animated Christmas movie, “The Star,” enabled you to present this new one?

A: I think every success is like stair steps — one leads to the other. And so “Breakthrough” being my third produced film, certainly, is building on the success of “The Star” and building on the success of “Miracles from Heaven.”

Q: In “The Star,” celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Kristin Chenoweth added their voices to that story. In “Breakthrough,” main characters are portrayed by actress Chrissy Metz and

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A: Yes. What is amazing about this story “Breakthrough” — it’s a true story, and I think that sometimes the desire to put it in the faith-based genre sometimes overshines the fact that it’s true. And more people are looking to do a true story because they connect to it more than it being a part of the faith-based genre per se. So it’s a blessing that these projects are able to get the attention of such incredible talent.

Q: Following the example of other brother filmmaker teams, there’s a movie called “Sinners Wanted” that just premiered at a black megachurch in Maryland in March. Do you see more people trying to develop Christian films for the big screen? And do you think those smaller projects have more of a chance of being recognized by Hollywood than in the past?

A: I’m not familiar with that particular movie. I do think that there’s a lot of growth in this space. The Erwin brothers, who are my good friends, did “I Can Only Imagine.” And that success led to an incredible new opportunity with Lionsgate for more projects to come through, which is great.

I have my deal here at Fox. The Kendrick brothers, who also do inspirational faith-based movies, have a deal with Sony. I

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Scene from “Breakthrough,” a movie about a teen’s recovery after surviving under broken ice in a frozen lake.

think, ultimately, as the right movies are developed and people find them, it’ll allow for even more new filmmakers and new films that may not currently be on the radar to emerge.

Q: Turning to a completely different subject, you have spoken in a new video resource about ministry and #MeToo. What are some key tips you suggest for men to help reduce the chances of women becoming victims of sexual abuse or harassment?

A: One of the reasons why I wanted to write the book is because I do believe that, as men, we need to become better. And part of that is learning to love. And that means considering others’ needs before ours and putting our integrity and our character above the desire to sometimes feed those selfish impulses.

I challenge every man to not look at the #MeToo movement as a women’s movement. It’s not. We need to be a part of this movement. Whether we have been harassed ourselves or not, we need to help. It takes both of us to get it done. We have to be a part of the solution ’cause if not, I think we’re part of the problem.

Q: You had spoken about how the #MeToo movement can cause some men to feel that they can’t or shouldn’t hire women who may be most qualified for a position in their church or other organizations. What’s your advice for them?

A: My advice is to not allow fear to dictate decision-making because any man who’s afraid to hire a woman, it’s because of fear and a misconception of what’s really going on.

I think it’s important that we hire the very best people. And if that happens to be a woman, we need to hire her. And, to me, a man who’s afraid to do that says more about the man than it does the woman. And it’s so important to not use #MeToo as an excuse to be afraid. Let’s use #MeToo and #TimesUp as an excuse to become better and do that in every area of our life, including our hiring practices.

Q: As someone raised in the Seventh-day Adventist faith, how do you keep your Sabbath even as you work on roundthe-clock projects related to film and faith?

A: The first day I was in Hollywood, I literally said when I was interviewing for the company that managed Will Smith, “I won’t take this internship if it requires me to work on the Sabbath.” And every single job that I’ve ever taken since then, I’ve made it a part of it.

Observing the Sabbath is so important for a number of reasons, not just spiritual reasons, but also practical reasons. We are not built to run 24/7. And what I have found is if we block out some time to rest, people conform around that. I’ve been on set, producing films, and then I’m like, “Hey, all right, the sun is almost down. I got to go.”

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Law enforcement remains at the scene of the fire that destroyed Greater Union Baptist Church in Opelousas, La.

About 100 investigators are working to find out who is behind a series of church fires that have struck rural areas of Louisiana in recent weeks.

The fires, which have prompted calls for prayer by the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s governor, destroyed three predominantly AfricanAmerican churches in St. Landry Parish, around Opelousas, in late March and early April

and caused minor damage to a mostly white Pentecostal church in Vivian, about 200 miles north in Caddo Parish.

Ashley Rodriguez, a spokeswoman for the state fire marshal, said investigators have not determined if the three fires at historic Baptist churches in Opelousas and Port Barre are related or if any of them are tied to one at the church in Vivian. But she said the number of investigators is unusually high. It includes 40 federal

New D.C. archbishop poised to become first African-American cardinal Religion News Service

Pennsylvania grand jury report on sex abuse in the church, WASHINGTON with the authors alleging that he had mishandled sexual abuse Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta has been tapped to cases while serving as bishop of Pittsburgh. Pope Francis head the influential Archdiocese of Washington, filling a slot eventually accepted his resignation in October 2018. left vacant in October after its previous archbishop, Cardinal The Rev. Raymond Kemp, a priest in Washington who Donald Wuerl, was accused of mishandling cases of sexual also serves as special assistant to the president of Georgetown abuse by priests during his time in Pittsburgh.

University, said Archbishop Gregoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience with diverse Archbishop Gregory is the first African-American arch- populations in Atlanta will pay dividends when navigating bishop of Washington and, if the Vatican follows Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s multicultural nature. the pattern of his predecessors, potentially the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got an archdiocese thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s filled with Roman Catholic churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first African-American people of color from all over the world,â&#x20AC;? Rev. cardinal.

Kemp said. The archbishopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job â&#x20AC;&#x153;is to reach out He had been widely expected to fill Cardinal to the 140 parishes of every conceivable race and Wuerlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat. The appointment appears geared background and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jesus is looking out for all toward setting a new tone of accountability on kinds of folks.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? the revived sexual abuse crisis that has roiled According to the Catholic News Agency, the church since last year.

Archbishop Gregory converted to Catholicism As president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic while attending a Catholic grade school in Bishops from 2001 to 2004, Archbishop Gregory Chicago and was ordained a priest in the city helped navigate the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response to the in 1971. He was elevated to bishop at age 36, 2002 sexual abuse scandals and oversaw the serving as an auxiliary in Chicago to Cardinal formation and implementation of new policies Archbishop Gregory Joseph Bernardin from 1983 until 1994 before and norms to address it, such as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dallas Charterâ&#x20AC;? and becoming bishop of Belleville, Ill., where he remained from the USCCBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Essential Norms.â&#x20AC;? He also participated in a 1994 to 2004. working group tasked with formulating reforms for holding Having served since then in Atlanta, where the archdiocese high-level clerics accountable. has grown to approximately 1.2 million Catholics, according â&#x20AC;&#x153;Archbishop Gregory will be able to identify with, and to its website, Archbishop Gregory will take a step down in compassionately serve all of the people of this archdiocese, who terms of population. The Archdiocese of Washington claims to represent very diverse ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds,â&#x20AC;? oversee about 655,000 Catholics. It is a significant elevation Bishop Roy E. Campbell, an auxiliary bishop in Washington in terms of visibility, however, as the position is known for and a fellow member of the Black Catholic Bishops of the attracting national attention, influence and scrutiny.

United States said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look forward to working Rev. Kemp noted that the new archbishop will have to closely with him in his ministry of leading and healing all navigate elements unique to the Washington Archdiocese, such who make up this Church and this community.â&#x20AC;? as dealing with the international community and diplomats Archbishop Gregory is expected to offer the Washington and handling multiple branches of government.

Archdiocese a stability it has not had since June of last year He also noted that political rhetoric carries significant when then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who led the arch- weight in the city, especially with Pope Francis appearing diocese from 2001 to 2006 before retiring, was accused of to criticize President Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policies. Asked recently about sexually abusing a teenager 45 years prior, as well as other politicians closing borders, as President Trump recently suginstances of sexual misconduct with adult seminarians. gested, the pontiff said leaders who do â&#x20AC;&#x153;will become prisoners After a Vatican investigation, Cardinal McCarrick was of the walls that they build.â&#x20AC;? pulled from the ministry and stripped of his cardinalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rank. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think of a better person to carry that message down His successor, Cardinal Wuerl, was named in an exhaustive 16th Street than Archbishop Gregory,â&#x20AC;? Rev. Kemp said.

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whoever is responsible for the three fires in the parish will be apprehended. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your only chance for freedom, real freedom, spiritual freedom from the pain and heartache that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve caused, this affront against God himself and his children, your only path to freedom is through jail,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I advise you to hear my heart and turn yourself in, because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to jail one way or the other.â&#x20AC;?

Fires and other violence have plagued African-American churches in the South for decades, particularly in the 1960s and the 1990s. But arsonists also have been known to target both predominantly black and white churches in the past. In 2006, three college students were charged and later served time in prison for a spree that burned nine churches in Alabama.

In 2015, after a massacre that killed nine people at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., and more than half a dozen black churches burned, more than 1,000 people took part in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security webinar that emphasized how places of worship could prepare for a range of crises.

The Acadiana Advocate, a newspaper located in Lafayette, La., reported that area pastors, including those whose churches recently burned in St. Landry Parish, have scheduled an April 15 meeting to discuss the recent fires and share prevention techniques for all places of worship in the area.

According to the Bomb Data Center, there were 243 reported incidents at places of worship in 2017, compared with 256 in 2016 and 293 in 2015. In 2017, 99 of the incidents were labeled as arson, 30 were said to be accidental and 65 were described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;undetermined.â&#x20AC;?

Other categories in that year included three bombings, two hoaxes, 41 bomb threats and three labeled as â&#x20AC;&#x153;natural.â&#x20AC;?

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staffers, including agents from the FBI and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; 40 state agency workers; and 20 people from local agencies.

ATF Special Agent Michael P. Knight said in an interview Tuesday that its U.S. Bomb Data Center â&#x20AC;&#x153;is looking at fires not only in that area, but around the country to see if there are any similarities or patterns or trends of other fires that have occurred outside of the state.â&#x20AC;?

The fire marshalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office said the fire at the Vivian church was found to be intentionally set. Investigators described the other three fires as having â&#x20AC;&#x153;suspicious elements in each case.â&#x20AC;?

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards stayed away from pinpointing a cause, focusing instead on church membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; losses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our churches are sacred, central parts of our communities and everyone should feel safe in their place of worship,â&#x20AC;? Gov. Edwards said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do not know the cause of these fires in St. Landry and Caddo parishes, but my heart goes out to each of the congregations and all of those who call these churches home.â&#x20AC;?

Citing a verse from the Gospel of John in which Jesus tells his disciples to love each other, Gov. Edwards added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m asking the people of Louisiana to follow this teaching and join their prayers to mine as we love and support these congregations.â&#x20AC;?

U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., recorded a video outside the burned brick remnants of St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre in which he urged any perpetrator to come forward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a predominantly black Baptist church,â&#x20AC;? Rep. Higgins said on the video posted Sunday on his Facebook page. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There could be many reasons why this happened â&#x20AC;&#x201D; none of them are righteous. If you participated in this, you have succumbed to evil.â&#x20AC;?

Rep. Higgins, who is known for previously recording Crime Stoppers announcements for a local TV station, predicted

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City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, April 22, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2019-041 To adopt the General Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020, and to appropriate the estimated revenues for such fiscal year for the objects and purposes stated in such budget.

Ordinance No. 2019-042 To adopt the Special Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Special Revenue funds for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2019-043 To accept a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2019, and for the four fiscal years thereafter; to adopt a Capital Budget for the fiscal year beginning Jul. 1, 2019; and to determine the means of financing the same.

Ordinance No. 2019-044 To appropriate and to provide funds for financing the school budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020.

Ordinance No. 2019-045 To adopt the Debt Service Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020, and to appropriate the estimated expenditures from the Debt Service Fund for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2019-046 To adopt the Internal Service Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Internal Service funds for the said fiscal year.

Ordinance No. 2019-047 To adopt the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ Richmond Cemeteries Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Richmond Cemeteries for the said fiscal year for the operation and management of the facilities.

Ordinance No. 2019-048 To adopt the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 20192020, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Department of Public Works’ Parking Enterprise Fund for the said fiscal year for the operation and management of parking facilities.

Ordinance No. 2019-049 To adopt the Electric Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Electric Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Electric Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Electric Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2019-050 To adopt the Gas Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Gas Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Gas Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Gas Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2019-051 To adopt the Department of Public Utilities’ Stores Internal Service Fund Budgets for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020, and to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Department of Public Utilities’ Stores Internal Service Funds for the said fiscal year.

2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Wastewater Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Wastewater Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Wastewater Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2019-054 To adopt the Water Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Water Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Water Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the plant and distribution system of the Water Utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

Ordinance No. 2019-055 To amend section II of the Pay Plan adopted by Ord. No. 2018-319 on Jan. 14, 2019, to provide a 3% pay increase for classified and unclassified permanent City employees who are not in the step based pay system for police and fire employees.

Ordinance No. 2019-056 To amend sections III(B) (4)(b), III(B)(11), III(B) (12), and III(B)(25)(e) of the Pay Plan adopted

by Ord. No. 2018-319 on Jan. 14, 2019, to (i) suspend the police and fire career development program until Jun. 30, 2020, (ii) provide the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office with $828,229 for salary supplements and $194,229 for Virginia Retirement System contributions and the Commonwealth Attorney with a $49,586 salary supplement and a $10,006 Virginia Retirement System contribution, (iii) provide the Sheriff’s Office with $1,685,683 for salary supplements and the Sheriff with a $27,154 supplement, and (iv) to suspend the education incentive for police and fire program until Jun. 30, 2020.

Ordinance No. 2019-057 To amend section III(B) (40) of the Pay Plan adopted by Ord. No. 2018319 on Jan. 14, 2019, to modify the step-based pay system for sworn firefighters and police officers from a 14-step system to an 18-step system.

Ordinance No. 2019-058 To amend and reordain City Code § 26-355, concerning the levy of tax on real estate, to increase the real estate tax rate from $1.20 to $1.29 for every $100 of assessed value of real estate for the tax year beginning Jan. 1, 2020.

Ordinance No. 2019-059 To amend ch. 26 of the City Code by adding therein a new art. XVIII, consisting of sections numbered 261277 through 26-1287, concerning the levy of a cigarette tax, for the purpose of imposing a new tax on the sale of cigarettes.

Ordinance No. 2019-060 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for § 2-729(c), concerning fees applicable to subscribers who use the City’s emergency communications systems and for whom the Department installs, maintains, or repairs equipment in vehicles, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2019-061 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 7-6(a) and (c) (concerning cemetery fees) and 7-92 (concerning fees for care of burial spaces and lots) to increase the charges for internments, disinternments, reinternments, and entombments.

Ordinance No. 2019-062 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for City Code §§ 7-122 for the scattering gardens, and 7-132, for the purchase of memorial site for cremation bench, to establish revised charges therefor.

Ordinance No. 2019-063 To amend and reordain City Code § 8-274, concerning the issuance of permits and conditions for concessions in public parks and playgrounds of the City, and the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for § 8-274(a) (2), for the purpose of providing for permit fees for the issuance of permits for concessions in public parks and playgrounds of the City.

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120(a)(21), and 12-120(a) (22), concerning rates and discounts for parking facilities operated by the City.

Ordinance No. 2019-065 To amend City Code § 27-219, concerning fines for parking violations, for the purpose of adjusting the fines for certain violations.

Ordinance No. 2019-066 To amend City Code § 14152, concerning permits and fees for erosion and sediment control; and to amend and reordain Appendix A of the City Code by adding therein a new fee for § 14-152(c).

Ordinance No. 2019-067 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for section 24365 (concerning fees for installing gaslights) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2019, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2019-068 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28-191(2) and 28191(3) (concerning fees for residential gas service), 28-192(2) (concerning fees for residential gas peaking service), 28193(2) (concerning fees for general gas service), 28-195(f) and 28-196(f) (concerning fees for transportation service), 28198(2) (concerning fees for municipal gas service), 28-202(c) (concerning fees for large volume gas sales service), 28-203(c) (concerning fees for large volume, high load factor, gas sales service) and 28204(b) (concerning fees for natural gas vehicle gas service) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July 2019, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2019-069 To amend the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28-923 (concerning fees for residential stormwater service) and 28-924 (concerning fees for developed residential properties stormwater service) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2019, to establish revised charges for the stormwater utility’s services.

Ordinance No. 2019-070 To amend and reordain certain fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28-650 (concerning fees for residential wastewater service), 28-651 (concerning fees for commercial wastewater service), 28-652 (concerning fees for industrial wastewater service), 28653 (concerning fees for state and federal wastewater service), 28654 (concerning fees for municipal wastewater service) and 28-799 (concerning fees for discharge of hauled materials into designated septage receiving stations by contractors) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2019, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2019-071 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 28326 (concerning fees for residential water service), 28-327 (concerning fees for commercial water service), 28-328 (concerning fees for industrial water service), 28-329 (concerning fees for municipal water service), 28-330 (concerning fees for state and federal water service), 28-458 (concerning fees for water for fire protection) and 28-549 (concerning fees for water use during conservation periods) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2019, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2019-072 To amend and reordain the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for section 23-42 (concerning fees for solid waste) of the City Code, effective as of the date of rendering bills for Cycle I in July, 2019, to establish revised charges for such services.

Ordinance No. 2019-053 To adopt the Wastewater Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1,

Ordinance No. 2019-064 To amend the fees set forth in Appendix A of the City Code for sections 12-120(a)(4), 12-120(a) (5), 12-120(a)(6), 12120(a)(7), 12-120(a)(9), 12-120(a)(15), 12-120(a) (16), 12-120(a)(17), 12-

Ordinance No. 2019-073 To authorize the issuance of general obligation public improvement bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $48,365,559 to finance the cost of school projects and general capital improvement projects of the City for the following purposes and uses: construction, reconstruction, improvements and equipment for public schools; construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipment for various infrastructure needs, including traffic control facilities, streets, sidewalks and other

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Ordinance No. 2019-052 To adopt the Stormwater Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing Jul. 1, 2019, and ending Jun. 30, 2020; to appropriate the estimated receipts of the Stormwater Utility for the said fiscal year; and to make appropriations from the Stormwater Utility Renewal Fund or Operating Fund for renewing, rebuilding or extending the stormwater utility and for the purchase of vehicles.

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public ways, bridges, storm sewers, drains and culverts, and refuse disposal facilities; participation in redevelopment, conservation and community development programs, including the construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipment for targeted public facilities included in these programs; construction, reconstruction, improvements and equipment for public institutional, operational, cultural, educational and entertainment buildings and facilities, including but not limited to the theaters, parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, libraries and museums; acquisition of real property therefor as appropriate; and the making of appropriations to the City’s Economic Development Authority (“EDA”) to be used by the EDA to finance capital expenditures or to make loans or grants to finance capital expenditures for the purposes of promoting economic development; to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell such bonds for such capital improvement projects, to provide for the form, details and payment of such bonds; to authorize the issuance of notes of the City in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds; and to authorize the issuance of taxable bonds, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such general obligation public improvement bonds.

Ordinance No. 2019-074 To a u t h o r i z e t h e issuance of public utility revenue bonds of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $87,191,049 to finance the cost of capital improvement projects of the gas, water and wastewater utilities and public utilities buildings and facilities for the following purposes and uses: enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the gas plant and transmission lines; enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the waterworks plant and transmission lines; enlargement, extension, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of the wastewater plant and intercepting lines; construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, and improvement of sanitary and storm water sewers, pumping stations, drains and culverts; construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement, improvement and equipping of public utility buildings and facilities therefor, including but not limited to the stores division; and acquisition of real property and real property rights (including without limitation easements and rightsof-way) therefor as appropriate; to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative O ff i c e r, f o r a n d o n behalf of the City, to sell such bonds for such capital improvement projects; to provide for the form, details and payment of such bonds; to approve the form of supplemental indenture of trust; to authorize the issuance of notes of the City in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds; and to authorize the issuance of taxable bonds, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such public utility revenue bonds.

Ordinance No. 2019-075 To authorize the issuance of general obligation equipment notes of the City of Richmond in the maximum principal amount of $5,291,067 to finance the cost of equipment for the following purposes and uses: acquisition of computer, radio, office, solid waste collection, o ff i c e f u r n i t u r e a n d miscellaneous equipment and vehicles for the various departments, bureaus and agencies of the City, and equipment for City schools; and to authorize the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City, to sell equipment notes to finance the acquisition of such equipment, and to authorize the issuance of taxable notes, for the same purposes and uses, in the same maximum principal amount and payable over the same period as such general obligation equipment notes.

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Ordinance No. 2019-090 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for certain traffic signal upgrades and pedestrian safety enhancements at the intersection of U. S. Route 360 and Virginia State Route 1 6 1 . ( CO M M I T T EE : Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-091 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for enhanced pedestrian safety improvements along U. S. Routes 1, 60, 250, and 360, and Virginia State Routes 10, 33, 147, 150, and 161, including the installation of ramps, push button controllers, and countdown indicators at signalized intersections.

(COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-092 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for the replacement of pedestal p o l e t r a ff i c s i g n a l s with overhead mast arm traffic signals at certain intersections to improve traffic signal visibility. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-093 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for pedestrian safety enhancements in the area of Mary Munford Elementary School, including installation of school flasher assemblies along Grove Avenue and Cary Street Road and a stamped asphalt crosswalk on Grove Avenue at its intersection with Commonwealth Avenue. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-094 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for traffic calming and pedestrian safety enhancements in area of Oak Grove Elementary School, including installation of a traffic circle, speed tables, wider sidewalks, and ramp and conversion of a twoway street to a one-way street. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-095 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for pedestrian safety enhancements at major arterial intersections including the installation of high intensity activated crosswalk beacons, crosswalks, markings, and ramps along certain federal and state routes. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-096 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for certain roadway conversions to incorporate bicycle lanes and other safety enhancements for the purpose of improving Continued on next column

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bicycle and pedestrian safety. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-097 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for systemic pedestrian safety analysis at stop controlled intersections and for the installation of ramps, crosswalks, markings, and signs as countermeasures to identified pedestrian risk factors. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-098 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for the evaluation of 475 signalized intersections and systemic sight distance improvements at traffic signals to improve highway safety. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-099 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide funding for the installation of new traffic control signals as replacements for stop signs at the intersections of Cary Street Road and Libbie Avenue, Cumberland Street and South Laurel Street, Grove Avenue and Maple Avenue, and Warwick Road and Clarkson Road. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-100 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Certificate of Completion for the benefit of Church Hill North Phase 1B LLC and the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority at such time as the Chief Administrative Officer has determined that a certain deed condition requiring the construction and development of certain parcels of land as an affordable housing development has been fulfilled and completed.

(COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-101 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Low Line Green Right-ofEntry Agreement between the City of Richmond and Capital Trees for the purpose of allowing Capital Trees access to certain City-owned real estate along Dock Street to make and maintain landscaping improvements thereto.

(COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-102 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a First Amendment Agreement to an existing Land License Agreement between the City of Richmond and CSX Transportation, Inc. for the purpose of including an additional parcel and revising certain terms and conditions.

(COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-103 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept a donation of services and materials in the form of landscaping improvements and future maintenance thereof on City-owned real estate identified as The Low Line park along Dock Street valued at approximately $740,000.00 from Capital Trees. (COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 1 6 , Continued on next column

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2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-104 To declare a public necessity for and to authorize the acquisition of 0.088± acres of real property at or in the immediate vicinity of 390 South 11th Street for the public purpose of extending the Canal Walk between South 11th Street and South 10th Street to provide pedestrian access to South 10th Street.

Ordinance No. 2019-105 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute an Eleventh Amendment to Management Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the purpose of extending until June 30, 2019, the Management Agreement for Main Street Station. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, April 18, 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2019-106 To amend Ord. No. 2018057, adopted May 14, 2018, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by increasing anticipated revenues from personal property taxes and the amount appropriated to the Office of Animal C a r e a n d C o n t r o l ’s Animal Control program by $180,000.00 for the purpose of funding costs for mandated services for animal cruelty cases including forensic testing, veterinary surgeries, and other operational expenses. (COMMITTEE: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, April 18, 2019, 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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, April 22, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2017-242 As Amended To amend Ord. No. 2000-410-2001-10, adopted Jan. 8, 2001, as previously amended

by Ord. No. 2001-220231, adopted Jul. 23, 2001, which approved the “Shops at Stratford Hills Community Unit Plan,” for the purpose of [increasing the area subject to the community unit plan by 3.4 acres to 67.9± acres and] modifying the development standards, under certain terms and conditions. The property consists of 6945, 6933, 6965, 7017, and 7101 Forest Hill Avenue. The property is zoned R‑2 Single‑Family residential and B‑2 Community Business. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates the subject property for General Commercial Land Use, which includes a broad range of office, retail, general commercial, wholesale, and service uses, typically located along major transportation corridors and serving large portions of the City.

Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov. com and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Candice D. Reid City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER THOMAS SMITH, JR., Plaintiff v.

WANDA SMITH, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19001112-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 29th day of May, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her 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 ERIC SMITH, Plaintiff v.

TRACY BANKS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19001113-00 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 29th day of May, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her 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 ALICIA ALLEN, Plaintiff v.

DONTE ALLEN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16001322-00 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 20th day of May, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. 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 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER SAMANTHA ASHWORTH, Plaintiff v.

JODY ASHWORTH, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18003605-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 20th day of May, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Esquire VSB# 27724 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 ANDRE DORMAN, Plaintiff v.

WENDY DORMAN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL18001483-00 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 20th day of May, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. 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 JOHN SMITH, JR., Plaintiff v.

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Case No.: CL18003238-00 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 20th day of May, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. 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

DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re KING JACKIE TUCKERSHELTON File No. J-94226-13-00, J-94226-14-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Unknown Father (Father), and Shamika Shelton (Mother) of King Jackie Tucker-Shelton, child, DOB 04/6/2017. “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support.

It is ORDERED that the defendants Unknown Father (Father) and Shamika Shelton (Mother) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 7/9/2019, at 2:20 PM, Courtroom #2

filed that said owner, WILBUR C. GREEN, 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 EQUITY ONE CONSUMER LOANS, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that WILBUR C. GREEN, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, EQUITY ONE CONSUMER LOANS, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER RASHANE BROWN, Plaintiff v.

JAMES SEABRON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000634-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 9th day of May, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Esquire VSB# 27724 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 ROBYN ROBERTS, Plaintiff v.

JEREMIAH ROBERTS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000856-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 9th day of MAY, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Esquire VSB# 27724 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 cIty of RiCHMOND EMMIL BRADLEY Plaintiff v.

LETITIA R. BRADLEY, Defendant.

Case No. CL19-618-5 order of publication

The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce a vinculo martrimonii.

WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed by the Plaintiff, Emmil Bradley, that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Defendant, Letitia R. Bradley, it is ordered that Letitia R. Bradley, appear before this Court on May 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m., to protect her interests herein.

An Extract, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ASK FOR THIS: Wyatt J. Taylor, Esquire (VSB #79754) Friedman Law Firm, P.C. 9401 Courthouse Road, Suite A Chesterfield, Virginia 23832 (804) 717-1969 (telephone) (804) 748-4161 (telecopier) Counsel for Plaintiff/Husband VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TERESA POAGE, Plaintiff v.

ROBERT POAGE, Defendant.

Case No.: CL19000284-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who is a nonresident, appear here on or before the 16th day of April, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

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

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VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re RASHAWN MARTIN Case No. J-095527-07 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) Sammy Lee Martin, Jr. (Father) of Rashawn Martin, child, DOB 07/06/2006.

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant Sammy Lee Martin, Jr. (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 05/06/2019, at 2:50 PM, Courtroom #4 VIRGINIA: IN THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ROYALTY JOHNSONMORMON File No. J-096279-03-01 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The purpose of this hearing is to: Provide notice to Maircale Thompson (Mother), of Royalty Johnson-Mormon, child DOB 07/02/2018, custody status.

It is ORDERED that the defendant Maircale Thompson (Mother) to appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before 07/09/2019, at 9:40 AM, Courtroom #2

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

JOYCE SHEPHERD, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-4454 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2216 Carrington Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000469/017 to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Joyce Shepherd aka Joyce H. Randolph and Stephen Randolph, Jr.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JOYCE SHEPHERD, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner, STEPHEN RANDOLPH, 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 JOYCE SHEPHERD, STEPHEN RANDOLPH, JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

WILBUR C. GREEN, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-347 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 920 East 16th Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000393/010, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Wilbur C. Green.

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

NATHANIEL WINSTON, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-3144 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2021 Chicago Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000347/023, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Nathaniel Winston, Deborah Denise Morgan and Dion Tyrell Morgan.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, NATHANIEL WINSTON, and DEBORAH DENISE MORGAN, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, DION TYRELL MORGAN, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not filed a response to this action: and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that NATHANIEL WINSTON, DEBORAH DENISE MORGAN, DION TYRELL MORGAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

VIOLA HARRIS FOX, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-392 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2619 Bainbridge Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000796/024, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Viola Harris Fox, Ida Omenia Fox McGarrity, William McKinley Fox and Melvin C. Fox, Jr.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, VIOLA HARRIS FOX, IDA OMENIA FOX MCGARRITY, WILLIAM MCKINLEY FOX, and MELVIN C. FOX, JR, 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 VIOLA HARRIS FOX, IDA OMENIA FOX MCGARRITY, WILLIAM MCKINLEY FOX, MELVIN C. FOX, JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

KARAMAT S. MARREFI, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-393 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2621 Bainbridge Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000796/025, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Karamat S. Marrefi.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, KARAMAT S. MARREFI, 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 KARAMAT S. MARREFI, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

devisees, assignees or successors in interest, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, ESTELLA BOYD, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that said owners, DORIS EVANS, CYNTHIA PARKER, and LAURA ANN KERNEY, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and 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 ALEASE LANGFORD, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, GERTRUDE JACKSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, HOWARD WALKER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, NELSON WALKER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ALLIE WALKER, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, BILLY JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ESTELLA BOYD, DORIS EVANS, CYNTHIA PARKER, LAURA ANN KERNEY, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

“Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that HENRY A. STAPLES, VIVIAN A. STAPLES, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

JAMES L. ROSSER, JR, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-169 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1312 Overlook Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071180/021, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, James L. Rosser, Jr.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JAMES L. ROSSER, 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 JAMES L. ROSSER, JR, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 2, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JUDSON W. COLLIER, JR., TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 98-34296 on December 21, 1998, AND TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 98-34297 on December 21, 1998, 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; APRIL M. MASHORE, Registered Agent for THREE’S COMPANY, LLC, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 98-34296 on December 21, 1998, 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; OTIS SIMS, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 98-34296 on December 21, 1998, 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 GEORGE L. MORRIS, JO ANN KISTNER, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 392 page 1578 on April 7, 1994, or her successor/s in title, STATEWIDE FUNDING CORPORATION, an entity purged from the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 392 page 1578 on April 7, 1994, WALTER L. HOOKER, upon information and belief deceased, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 98-34296 on December 21, 1998, AND TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 98-34297 on December 21, 1998, or his successor/s in title, JUDSON W. COLLIER, JR., TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 98-34296 on December 21, 1998, AND TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 9834297 on December 21, 1998, APRIL M. MASHORE, Registered Agent for THREE’S COMPANY, LLC, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 98-34296 on December 21, 1998, OTIS SIMS, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 98-34296 on December 21, 1998, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 2, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JASPER LEWIS, JR., Plaintiff v.

MARY FRANCES WILDER, et. als. and Any predecessors and successors in title and any unknown heirs of the defendants, if any there be, who are made parties defendants by the general description of “Parties Unknown”, and all persons, unknown, claiming any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the property described in the complaint adverse to plaintiff’s title, or any cloud on plaintiff’s title thereto, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19001000-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to partition and remove the cloud from two parcels of real estate located in Hanover County. Virginia that is the subject matter of this suit and it appearing from an affidavit that due diligence has been used on behalf of the plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the defendants James E. Price, Elnora Alfred, Gladys Smith, Pamela G. Mosby Bronson, Henry Lewis, Jr., Frank Lewis, Matilda Lewis, Marcella Burke, Joanndra Jackson, Cassandra Smith, Angelia Cooper, Joseph Lewis, Alberta Josephine Lewis Russell, Shirley Lewis, Charles Brown and Floyd Davis Brown are without effect, it is Ordered that defendants appear before this Court on May 20, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. and do what is necessary to protect their interest herein.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I Ask For This: Donald M. White, Esquire 130 Thompson Street Ashland, Virginia 23005 (804) 798-1661 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

ALEASE LANGFORD, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-84 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3310 Richmond Henrico Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N000-1258/012, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Alease Langford, Gertrude Jackson, Howard Walker, Nelson Walker, Allie Walker, Billy Jones, Estella Boyd, Doris Evans, Cynthia Parker and Laura Ann Kerney

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ALEASE LANGFORD, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, GERTRUDE JACKSON, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, HOWARD WALKER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, NELSON WALKER, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ALLIE WALKER, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and BILLY JONES, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, Continued on next column

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

PROGRESSIVE MORTGAGE OF VIRGINIA, INCORPORATED, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-151 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1339 Minefee Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0071134/028, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Progressive Mortgage of Virginia, Incorporated fka Progressive Mortgage, Inc.

An Affidavit having been filed that WILLIAM A. ORNDOFF, Registered Agent for PROGRESSIVE MORTGAGE OF VIRGINIA, I N C O R P O R AT E D fka PROGRESSIVE MORTGAGE, INC, 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 WILLIAM A. ORNDOFF, Registered Agent for PROGRESSIVE MORTGAGE OF VIRGINIA, I N C O R P O R AT E D fka PROGRESSIVE MORTGAGE, INC, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

HENRY A. STAPLES, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-183 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2208 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0080562/003, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Henry A. Staples and Vivian A. Staples.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, HENRY A. STAPLES and VIVIAN A. STAPLES, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action, 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 Continued on next column

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

RIDGE POINT REAL ESTATE, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-46 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2320 East Marshall Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E000-0296/013, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Ridge Point Real Estate, LLC.

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

IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

TERRY K. COUSINS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-86 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3413 Cliff Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0001351/007, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Terry K. Cousins.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, TERRY K. COUSINS, 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 TERRY K. COUSINS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JUNE 16, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

MACHINE & CONVEYOR MANUFACTURING, LTD, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-149 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2211 Decatur Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000410/026, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Machine & Conveyor Manufacturing, Ltd.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MACHINE & CONVEYOR MANUFACTURING, LTD, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, 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 MACHINE & CONVEYOR MANUFACTURING, LTD, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 2, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

VIRGINIA:

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

GEORGE L. MORRIS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-5672 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2319 Gordon Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0000550/015, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, George L. Morris.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, GEORGE L. MORRIS, 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 JO ANN KISTNER, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 392 page 1578 on April 7, 1994, or her successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that STATEWIDE FUNDING CORPORATION, an entity purged from the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Beneficiary of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Deed Book 392 page 1578 on April 7, 1994, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that WALTER L. HOOKER, upon information and belief deceased, TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 98-34296 on December 21, 1998, AND TRUSTEE of a Deed of Trust filed in the records of the Richmond Circuit Court at Instrument Number 98-34297 on December 21, 1998, or his successor/s in

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

CAUDILL & LEWIS HOLDINGS, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL18-6265 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1127 North 32nd Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000803/034, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Caudill & Lewis Holdings, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CAUDILL & LEWIS HOLDINGS, LLC, an entity cancelled in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, 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 CAUDILL & LEWIS HOLDINGS, LLC, an entity cancelled in the records o f t h e Vi r g i n i a S t a t e Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 2, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

CLARENCE O. JENKINS, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL19-644 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3106 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number S0001587/004, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Clarence O. Jenkins and Dorothy T. Jenkins.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, CLARENCE O. JENKINS, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, and DOROTHY T. JENKINS, upon information and belief deceased, or her 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 CLARENCE O. JENKINS, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, DOROTHY T. JENKINS, upon information and belief deceased, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before MAY 2, 2019.

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