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Texas Hold ‘em poker games taking place in South Side at Pop’s Bar & Grill, whose co-founder is chairman of the Virginia Charitable Gaming Board

Legal or not?

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Casino-style gaming is still going strong in Richmond even after voters turned down an actual casino-resort in the Nov. 2 referendum.

Most people have heard of Rosie’s Gaming Emporium on Midlothian Turnpike, a satellite of the Colonial Downs horse racing operation in New Kent County.

That Richmond location is drawing crowds with its slot machine-style gaming based on old horse races. Wagering at the site is likely to top $1 billion this year, according to state reports.

But there other ways people can get their gambling fix, aside from the lottery and sports betting.

Some gas stations and convenience stores are testing different kinds of slot machine-style games that appear to skirt the state law that banned so-called “skill games.”

Those “skill games” were slot machine-style games that required two pushes of a button before a win or a loss was Please turn to A4

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Tables at Pop’s Bar & Grill on Giant Drive in South Side are filled with betting customers playing Texas Hold ‘em.

State tests bring to light pandemic learning gap

By Ronald E. Carrington

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Richmond City Council members offer congratulatory applause after the ceremony swearing in members for new four-year terms on Jan. 4.

City Council takes step toward full-time jobs with full-time pay

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Full-time City Council members?

For the first time, Richmond’s governing body is planning to seek authority from the General Assembly to hike the pay of members so they could become full time.

The proposal is included in a package of changes to the City Charter, or constitution, that the council is poised to send to the legislature for approval in the upcoming session that begins in mid-January.

The pay legislation appears to be the most

significant.

Ninth District Councilman Michael J. Jones introduced the proposal to give the council the power to set its own pay.

Though he is a full-time minister as well, Dr. Jones stated, “It’s not about me. It’s about the job of council.”

He and others have noted that members put in 40 or more hours a week in carrying out their council duties and are on call 24 hours a day.

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Richmond Public Schools student learning gap widened with the pandemic, according to results from this fall’s Virginia Growth Assessment testing by the state Department of Education.

The tests were mandated by legislation passed in the 2021 General Assembly session to give public school systems “baseline data showing exactly where students are in reading and mathematics as they return to school after the disruptions to learning caused by the pandemic,” stated Dr. James Lane, state superintendent of public instruction.

“Teachers will use performance data from the fall tests to craft instruction that meets the individual needs of every student, with the goal of achieving proficiency or significant growth by the end of the year,” he stated.

RPS Chief Academic Officer Tracy Epp said at the

Richmond School Board meeting Nov. 8 that city students’ academic progress was deeply affected by 18 months of virtual instruction during the COVID19 pandemic.

Ms. The results show that Richmond’s third- through eighth-graders are reading only at a 35 percent proficiency level for their grade and reaching a 10 percent proficiency level in mathematics.

White students in those grades were at 75 percent proficiency in reading and 42 percent proficiency in math, while African-American students were at 30 percent reading proEpp ficiency and only 5 percent of math proficiency.

Latino students tested at 27 percent proficiency in reading and 8 percent in math.

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

The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations: • Thursday, Nov. 18, 1 to 3 p.m., Thomas B. Smith Community Center, 2015 Ruffin Road • Tuesday, Nov. 23, 9 to 11 a.m., Second Baptist Church of South Richmond, 3300 Broad Rock Blvd.

• Wednesday, Nov. 24, 9 to 11 a.m., Eastern Henrico Recreation Center Pavilion, 1440 N. Laburnum Ave. • Wednesday, Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to noon, Ginter Park United Methodist Church Food Pantry, 1010 W. Laburnum Ave.

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‘Just get it done so we can get back to normal’

By George Copeland Jr.

Julianne Tripp

Victory hug Last Saturday was a day for celebrating for Zaria Morris and her grandmother, Doris Haskell. The two completed the Richmond Marathon’s 8K race, with Ms. Haskell giving her granddaughter a big victory hug. This was their first time running an 8K race. Ms. Haskell said she ran because she wanted her grandchildren to have special things to remember about her. Please see Richmond Marathon article, more photos, Page A11.

Thanksgiving 2020 was tough for the Spearman family.

Four family members spanning four generations had COVID-19 – from 5-year-old London, the youngest, to 92-year-old great-grandmother Mattie P. Allen. All were left fatigued and drained by the infection.

Nearly a year later, Keisha Spearman and her daughter London were eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19 when the chance arrived.

They were among many families that sought their first vaccination shots for kids between the ages of 5 and 11 last Saturday at Fairfield Middle School in Henrico County.

“She was excited about her first shot,” Ms. Spearman said. “It’s a great opportunity if you take advantage of it.”

The vaccination effort was coordinated by the Richmond and Henrico health districts and Richmond and Henrico County public schools.

More than 180 children received their first of a two-dose inoculation at vaccination centers hosted in Fairfield and Martin Luther King Jr. middle schools. Second doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be given three weeks later during follow-up events.

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Keisha Spearman, 45, uses her cellphone camera to document her daughter, London, 5, getting her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Fairfield Middle School in Henrico County. Ms. Spearman, her daughter, her mother and grandmother all had the coronavirus last year, canceling Thanksgiving.

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GRTC bus operators picket over safety, security concerns

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Active drivers and retired bus operators hold up signs to passing vehicles Nov. 10 as they conduct informational picketing in front of GRTC’s headquarters at 301 E. Belt Blvd. in South Side.

Safety and security concerns, along with issues about pay and working conditions, are fueling this effort to reach out to the public, according to Maurice Carter, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1220, which represents GRTC bus drivers, mechanics and other employees.

The picketing began Nov. 5 in response to a finding that a Slices of life and scenes driver who was savagely kicked in Richmond and beaten by a passenger in mid-October had been wrongly disciplined by the company.

GRTC’s chief executive officer acknowledged that in issuing a public apology for the company’s action and rescinding it.

The safety concerns then increased after a GRTC passenger shot and killed another during a dispute on a bus near South Side Plaza on Nov. 9.

On behalf of his union members, Mr. Carter has renewed the local’s call for GRTC to either hire off-duty law enforcement officers to ride on buses or hire its own sworn officers, based on internal company findings that verbal and physical assaults against drivers are on the rise. More than 35 incidents have been reported this year.

Carrie Rose Pace, GRTC spokeswoman, said that GRTC supervisors and members of its training and safety staff take planned and random rides to provide support. However, Ms. Pace said that GRTC’s requests for the Richmond Police Department to provide off-duty personnel to ride buses have been rejected repeatedly.

She said GRTC would “continue to explore supplementary police support by contract,” although action has yet to be taken to implement such a contract.

Among other issues, Mr. Carter said members of the union are concerned about GRTC’s plan to outsource work to Uber and other on-demand ride services due to a shortage of drivers.

GRTC’s Board of Directors on Tuesday authorized that initiative to begin effective Sunday, Dec. 19. The experiment would provide one prepaid, on-demand ride a day to passengers during certain hours, 5 to 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Mondays through Fridays, Ms. Pace said.

According to Ms. Pace, this will be the first of several experimental programs using small vehicles and on-demand services to expand transit service in the region.

Mr. Carter said the union is concerned that this effort will eliminate jobs and reduce the pressure to hire more drivers. He also said the union is concerned that on-demand drivers would not be subject to the same random drug and alcohol testing that GRTC drivers face as mandated by the Federal Transit Administration.

Ms. Pace said GRTC is aware of the issue. She said that “details are still being worked out” with Uber and other potential on-demand service providers “to ensure we are compliant with FTA rules,” including those involving random drug testing.

Cityscape

More dollars possible for certain neighborhood associations Money to fund an anti-litter program is expected to be shifted to civic and neighborhood associations in Carver, Jackson Ward, The Fan and other neighborhoods with restricted parking districts.

Under an ordinance introduced by Mayor Levar M. Stoney, the associations would be able to share a $363,000 special fund created from fees that residents of those neighborhoods pay for permits for unrestricted parking.

City Council is set to vote Monday, Dec. 13, to approve the change.

If approved as anticipated, the designated associations could apply to the city Department of Public Works, which controls the special fund, for money to provide clearly marked crosswalks and to maintain neighborhood safety and cleanliness, according to the ordinance.

The associations also could tap the funds to pay “for off-duty police patrols to respond to reports of loud noises and other disturbances associated with festivities and celebrations,” the ordinance states.

The funds previously were designated to support the city’s Clean Sweep Program, the ordinance notes. That is an anti-litter initiative that includes organizing and assisting volunteers with cleanups in neighborhoods and on public property.

The ordinance states that the new approach is being undertaken at the request of civic groups that want more say over the money’s use because the funds come from permit fees. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

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GRTC bus drivers, retired drivers and members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1220 picket Nov. 10 outside the transit company’s headquarters on Belt Boulevard in South Side to call public attention to safety issues and other concerns.

$6.8M: Richmond’s share from opioid manufacturers’ national settlement

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond is poised to gain at least a $6.8 million share of a national settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors for the harm caused and the expense dealing with the addiction epidemic they unleashed.

City Council’s Finance Committee was expected Thursday to agree to the settlement, and the full council is expected to approve the city’s participation at the final meeting of the year on Monday, Dec. 13.

Richmond was among a host of localities that filed suit against companies that made and/or distributed the wave of opioidbased pain medications that led hundreds of thousands of patients prescribed the drugs to become addicts.

In late September, four companies, AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals and McKesson, agreed to pay $26 billion to end the blizzard of lawsuits from Virginia and other states as well as local governments seeking compensation.

Virginia is set to receive $530 million, with participating local governments collectively receiving a total of 15 per-

cent, according to the agreement the council is to approve.

At least 70 percent, or $371 million, is to go to a newly created Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority that an 11-member Ms. Lynch board will oversee to ensure funds go to support addictionrelated services.

Richmond could gain additional funds from the authority for programs the city of the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority operate for addicts or people in recovery or by creating a regional program with other localities, according to the settlement agreement.

The city also could gain a larger share if some of the state’s local governments decline to participate in the settlement.

Currently, the Virginia Attorney General’s Office reported that only about 30 localities have approved the settlement, a small fraction of the state’s 133 counties and cities.

How Richmond’s share will be used remains up in the air. Interim City Attorney Haskell C. Brown III stated in an email to the Free Press: “The use of some monies

that localities receive will be unrestricted, and the use of other monies will be restricted for allowed opioid abatement purposes, as determined by the locality.”

Ideas for using the $6.8 million already are circulating.

Fifth District Councilwoman Stephanie A. Lynch, who chairs the Education and Human Services Committee, said Tuesday she would advocate for some of the money to be used to beef up a $1 million emergency fund that was created recently to help families whose finances were shattered by the pandemic to cover unpaid bills.

“I also think some of it needs to go back to child welfare,” Ms. Lynch said.

Drug addition “is the No. 1 reason kids are being placed in foster care.

“I also think the smartest use of the funds for the recovery population would be for housing,” she said.

Ms. Lynch said that five years ago, when she lobbied for and helped implement the state Medicaid department’s expanded Addiction and Recovery Treatment Program to improve access to services, “there was no reimbursement for housing.”

“It is truly hard to recover and remove oneself from the environment that created the addiction without a way to pay for housing,” Ms. Lynch said.

City and state to benefit from $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond could see at least one new bridge and an expansion of the Pulse bus rapid-transit system as benefits of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that President Biden signed into law Monday.

There’s also a prospect that the Richmond portions of a planned PetersburgAshland pedestrian-cycling trail could get funding as well, and the city could gain more electric vehicle charging stations to support the shift away from gas-powered vehicles.

Richmond also could gain funding to expand broadband internet in areas of the city that still lack high-speed service, most notably public housing communities.

While actual expenditures are expected to take one to three years to materialize, the list of road and bridge projects to be undertaken with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act money in the Richmond area includes replacement of the 107-yearold Mayo Bridge. That’s the James River crossing that links Hull Street in South Side with 14th Street in Downtown.

Virginia is to gain $530 billion for bridge

replacement, with construction of a new Mayo Bridge being a high priority.

The new infrastructure bill also will pump $39 billion in investment into public transit, and city, state and regional officials are hoping to secure some of that to expand the Pulse bus service.

The Pulse currently extends 7.6 miles east-west primarily along Broad Street.

Part of the vision for transit improvement is to add north-south service.

According to the region’s ConnectRVA 2045 transportation plan, proposals for expansion would include a north line running along Chamberlayne Avenue toward Ashland and potential south lines crossing the river and running along Midlothian Turnpike and/or Hull Street.

Rail advocates are excited about the $66 billion that is to be poured into passenger train service. Among the projects that could be advanced by the funding is higher-speed rail service between Washington and Richmond.

It is still too early to get much detail on the array of projects the city and its regional partners could gain from the $7 billion that Virginia is to receive for

roadbuilding, electrical grid improvements and climate change investments.

There is money included to enable local communities to shift to the purchase of quieter and nonpolluting electrified school buses, though how much will be available is still unclear.

The bill also includes money to boost recycling and to plant 500,000 charging stations across the country. With Ford, GM and other manufacturers poised to phase out gas vehicle production in the coming years, such an investment could be crucial to encouraging people to shift to electric vehicles. But how many stations would be created in Richmond is still unknown.

While the bill would invest $65 billion to expand high-speed internet service, much of that is focused on rural areas.

What is clear is that a ton of money is now available from Washington to invest in neglected areas of infrastructure, though it will take time to feel the impact.

Some critical areas will get little or no money, most notably crumbling schools.

Funding for school buildings was left out as part of the deal-making to get the bill passed.

Thanksgiving food programs available to help individuals, families

By Ronald E. Carrington

Richmond area organizations are spreading the bounty of Thanksgiving food with individuals and families in need during this season.

The Giving Heart, a nonprofit that hosts the annual Community Thanksgiving Feast at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, is offering carry-out meals and curbside pickup again this year because of the pandemic.

To-go meals will be given to visitors 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 25, at the convention center entrance at 5th and Marshall streets.

Meals are first come, first served, with a limit of two meals per person.

Meals for curbside pickup will be available at specially marked places outside the convention center at specific times – 11:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 1 p.m. The curbside distribution is limited to six meals per person through The Giving Heart’s signup on its website, www.thegivingheart.org.

Each order will feature a Thanksgiving dinner, dessert and beverage. Vegan meals also are available. All meals are served in a microwavable

container for reheating.

Additionally, a limited number of meals can be delivered to senior citizen complexes.

Donated clothes, shoes, blankets and other necessities also will be available for people, and flu shots will be available.

Details: www.thegivingheart.org or (804) 749-4726.

Following are other holiday food and fellowship programs: The Saint Paul’s Baptist Church Thanksgiving Food Distribution Roughly 40 groups, businesses and other churches are joining with The Saint Paul’s Baptist Church to distribute food from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, at the church’s South Campus at 700 E. Belt Blvd. in South Side, and from 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 20, at the church’s North Campus at 4247 Creighton Road in Henrico County.

The distribution will be on a first come, first served basis, with one box per address or household. Residents much have a valid stateissued photo I.D. HOPE Pharmacy and The Saint Paul’s Bap-

tist Church Caring Hearts Medical Ministry also will be providing COVID-19 vaccine and booster shots, while information will be available about rental relief assistance from Housing Opportunities Made Equal.

Details: Email Outreach@myspbc.org or call (804) 643-4000.

Thanksgiving Community Luncheon Black Pride RVA, UGRC, Minority Vets and Diversity Richmond are hosting a free hot Thanksgiving meal from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 25, in the Diversity Richmond event hall, 1407 Sherwood Ave. in North Side.

People may sit and enjoy dining in or pick up food to carry home.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 guidelines will be strictly adhered to, with masks required when not eating or drinking.

Details: diversityrichmond.org or (804) 622-4646.

Thanksgiving baskets City Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District, is leading an effort to distribute

Thanksgiving baskets to families from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 23, at the Annie Giles Community Resource Center, 1400 Oliver Hill Way in the East End. Currently, about 400 baskets are available.

However, more will be available if needed.

Details and to order a basket, contact Tavares Floyd at (804) 646-7964.

The Give Back: The 4th Annual Turkey Giveaway For the fourth year running, the office of City Councilman Michael J. Jones, 9th District, is hosting The Give Back, a Thanksgiving turkey giveaway for 1,000 families and seniors.

The drive-thru giveaway will be held noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at River City Middle School, 6300 Hull Sreet Road.

Register to reserve a turkey at www.eventbrite. com/e/the-give-back-the-4th-annual-turkeygiveaway-tickets-192670250907.

Any turkeys not registered for will be given away on a first come, first served basis.

Details: Email Dominique.Thaxton@richmondgov.com or call (804) 646-2779.

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Texas Hold ‘em poker games taking place City Council takes step toward full-time in South Side at Pop’s Bar & Grill, whose co-founder jobs with full-time pay is chairman of the Virginia Charitable Gaming Board Continued from A1

the pay allowed by state law.

City Council President Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, makes $27,000 a year, while the eight other council members receive a salary of $25,000 a year. That’s less than half the annual pay of their liaisons or staff members whose pay currently starts at more than $55,000 a year.

Council members want to take control and believe they deserve a salary that at least equals the pay of the five elected members of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors.

According to the county, the base pay for a member of the board is $57,143 a year, with the chairperson earning $65,717 a year and the vice chair earning $62,857.

The supervisors also receive extra pay for serving on certain boards and commissions, county spokesman Steve Knockemus reported.

The plum post is service on the county Planning Commission, which provides a $20,000 stipend, Mr. Knockemus stated.

Each member who serves on the Capital Region Airport Commission, the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission or the Henrico Social Services Board receives an additional payment of $3,000, he noted, while a supervisor serving on the Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee receives $75 per meeting.

The Richmond charter change language City Council is considering, which has largely flown under the radar, offers no specifics on the size of the salary hikes being contemplated and whether any approved changes would remain on hold until after an election.

Instead, the wording simply asks for the council to gain the salary-setting authority, either by act of the legislature or through a charter change.

The council created a commission to review and make recommendations on charter-change proposals submitted by the mayor and City Council members but has largely avoided public discussion. The commission endorsed the salary proposal.

Other charter changes are largely technical and mainly seek to clarify city authority.

For example, with billions in federal funds becoming available for improving broadband service, a proposed change would specifically allow the city to be involved in running fiber cables.

Another proposed change would allow the city to create an electric utility for its streetlights and allow for a system of fees to be developed to support it.

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recorded. They were popular before being outlawed July 1.

The new digital machines, called pull-tabs and pre-reveal, look like slot machines, but employ different methods than the real thing for determining winners. So far, authorities have not stepped in to stop play.

The electronic pull-tab game has a fixed and preset quantity of chances to win, while pre-reveal games allow the player to view in advance every outcome that would provide a win.

But the biggest new thing is the cash poker games going on at Pop’s Bar & Grill, a mile or so away from Rosie’s off Midlothian Turnpike.

The bar and grill began offering the cash games Sept. 9 under the name Pop’s Poker.

Pop’s Poker attracts a steady stream of players for the live tournaments offered four days a week and for the slot machine-style pull-tab games that also are on site.

The restaurant-poker lounge is located next door to Pop’s Bingo World, a bingo hall in the 200 block of Giant Drive.

Charles “Chuck” Lessin is the principal officer of The Jerusalem Connection, a charity that has operated Pop’s Bingo World since the early 1980s with a state permit.

Mr. Lessin also is involved in the creation of for-profit sports bars under the name Pop’s Bar & Grill in Richmond and Lawrenceville, state records show.

On his LinkedIn page, Mr. Lessin also lists himself as the co-founder of Pop’s

Bar & Grill of Richmond LLC, which he describes as the ultimate sports bar with 63 screens offering sports all the time, along with events featuring live music and a DJ. His description does not mention cash poker games, although other internet sites list Pop’s Poker as offering Texas Hold ‘em, a popular type of draw poker.

As detailed by the staff managing the poker play, the cash games are offered 12 hours a day Thursdays through Sundays, with the minimum entry to play being $100, plus a $5 fee. Pop’s Poker also collects a percentage of each pot to cover the cost of the operation and to provide donations to charity, the staff said.

Whether the poker games are allowed under Virginia law remains a question.

Mr. Lessin also turns out to be chairman of the Virginia Charitable Gaming Board, the state’s bingo regulator and an arm Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, or VDACS. Charity poker games apparently would fall under the board’s purview.

Mr. Lessin responded to a Free Press call, but said he was not available at that time for comment.

In response to a Free Press query, VDACS spokesman J.M. “Mike” Wallace II stated that VDACS “has not issued a charitable gaming permit to conduct Texas Hold ‘em poker tournaments to any entity or organization.” That includes Pop’s Poker.

Asked if poker could be offered under the Pop’s Bingo World license, Mr. Wallace provided a copy of state Charitable

Gaming Board permits that authorize The Jerusalem Connection, aka Pop’s Bingo World, to offer bingo and to operate the electronic pull-tab machines.

“The permit for Pop’s Bingo World does not include ‘Texas Hold ‘em poker,’” Mr. Wallace stated.

Mr. Wallace noted the General Assembly passed a bill authorizing the state Charitable Gaming Board to write regulations for organizations to offer charity poker play but then included an amendment in the budget bill that barred the board from doing so. So, he stated, the regulations remain in limbo.

Pop’s Bar & Grill has an Alcoholic Beverage Control license. Taylor Thornberg, spokesperson for the state ABC Department, stated that the policy of the department’s chief law enforcement officer is to work with other local and state agencies “to determine if the activity is illegal” if an ABC agent observes gambling in a licensed establishment.

Mr. Wallace also referred a reporter to the commonwealth’s attorney as the local enforcer of state gambling laws. Richmond’s chief prosecutor, Colette W. McEachin, said her office “is not aware of any cash poker games being offered in the city.”

She added that anyone with information about suspected illegal gambling should properly report that to Richmond Police to investigate.

As it turns out, the Richmond Police Department already is aware of Pop’s Poker and considers the operation legal enough to allow off-duty officers to be hired to provide security.

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Appointments are not necessary, but can be made by calling the Richmond and Henrico COVID-19 Hotline at (804) 205-3501 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by registering online at https://bit.ly/RHHDCOVID. Testing will be offered while test supplies last.

COVID-19 testing also is available at various drug stores, clinics and urgent care centers throughout the area for people with and without health insurance. Several offer tests with no out-of-pocket costs.

A list of area COVID-19 testing sites is online at https://www. vdh.virginia.gov/richmond-city/richmond-and-henrico-areacovid-19-testing-sites/ The Virginia Department of Health also has a list of COVID19 testing locations around the state at www.vdh.virginia.gov/ coronavirus/covid-19-testing/covid-19-testing-sites/.

Want a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot?

The Richmond and Henrico health districts are offering free walk-up COVID-19 vaccines at the following locations: • Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Community Vaccination Center, Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. The center will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday from Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25, through Saturday, Nov. 27. It will reopen on Monday, Nov. 29, for normal hours.

• Friday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m. to noon – Henrico West Health Department Clinic, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson; 2 to 3:45 p.m. – HOUSEpitality, 11800 W. Broad St., #950, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

• Saturday, Nov. 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – George Wythe High School, 4314 Crutchfield St., and Elko Middle School, 5901 Elko Road in Sandston, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

• Tuesday, Nov. 23, 3 to 6 p.m. – Second Baptist Church of South Richmond, 3300 Broad Rock Blvd., Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

• Wednesday, Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to noon – Ginter Park United Methodist Church Food Pantry, 1010 W. Laburnum Ave., Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

Children ages 5 to 17 may only receive the Pfizer vaccine.

Vaccinations and booster shots are available for all eligible of any age on a walk-in basis. No appointment is needed.

However, people may schedule an appointment online at vaccinate.virginia.gov or vax.rchd.com, or by calling (804) 205-3501 or (877) VAX-IN-VA (1-877-829-4682).

VaccineFinder.org and vaccines.gov also allow people to find nearby pharmacies and clinics that offer the COVID-19 vaccine and booster.

The Chesterfield County Health District is offering vaccines and booster shots at the following location: • Community Vaccination Center, Rockwood Shopping Center (in the former Big Lots store), 10161 Hull Street Road, Midlothian. The center is open 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The center will close at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, for the Thanksgiving holiday and reopen on Monday, Nov. 29, for normal hours.

Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are encouraged by going to www.vaccines.gov or call (877) VAX-IN-VA. Those who are getting a booster shot should bring their vaccine card to confirm date and type of vaccine received.

The Virginia Department of Health reported on Wednesday 2,532 new positive cases of COVID-19 around the state during a 24-hour period, bringing the cumulative total to 949,803 cases statewide. There have been a total of 39,587 hospitalizations and 14,443 deaths. The state’s seven-day positivity rate was 5.7 percent, Last week, the positivity rate was 5.5 percent.

On Wednesday, state health officials reported that 64 percent of the state’s population has been fully vaccinated, while 72.6 percent of the people have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Roughly 956,232 people have received booster shots or third doses of the vaccine.

Among those age 5 to 11 in Virginia, 94,159 children have received their first shots, accounting for 13 percent of the eligible age group in the state. As of Wednesday, less than 61,000 cases, 560 hospitalizations and six deaths have been recorded among children.

State data also show that African-Americans comprised 22.3 percent of cases statewide and 24.6 percent of deaths for which ethnic and racial data is available, while Latinos made up 13.8 percent of cases and 5.8 percent of deaths.

Reported COVID-19 data as of Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021

Cases Hospitalizations Deaths Richmond 24,600 957 363 Henrico County 35,149 1,258 728 Chesterfield County 40,683 1,212 561 Hanover County 12,196 372 199

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Khusboo Azim, left, a Virginia Department of Health community health worker, distracts 5-year-old Kiersten Williams with an invitation to color during the 15-minute wait after the youngster received her COVID-19 vaccination last Saturday at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in the East End. The youngster was with her mother, Ana Marie Williams, standing beside the table, and her dad, Kenneth Williams, right, who was waiting with a volunteer.

‘Just get it done so we can get back to normal’ Continued from A1

the pandemic,” Lawanda Dunn, a nurse supervisor with the health districts said in a statement.

“Parents trust their school system. They are critical messengers in getting parents the info they need.”

Organizers had created an atmosphere to calm nervous children at the Fairfield event. Volunteers wore fuzzy animal ears and a therapy dog, provided by retired nurse Patti McGarry, was on hand for youngsters to pet in the school gymnasium where shots were being administered.

The vaccination event at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School didn’t feature the same resources for children and had less activity, but the operation went smoothly with a mix of appointments and walk-ins for vaccination. Children were given pages to color during the 15 minute observation period required after the shot.

In addition to the children vaccinated, 51 adults also received doses at the two events.

Judging from the testimonies of parents and the mood of the children themselves, both events seemed to point to a success for coordinators.

“I’m just really happy that I can finally get it,” said 10-year-old Saanyah Hale, who recently moved to Richmond from New Jersey with her mother. “Now I don’t have to worry about catching COVID and stuff. Since I have the vaccine, I feel really safe.”

As of Wednesday, 1,741 children ages 5 to 11 in Richmond and 3,789 in Henrico County have received their first vaccine dose. That accounts for 11.5 percent of Richmonders and 13.3 percent of Henrico residents in that age range, according to health department data.

Using schools as vaccination hubs has become more noteworthy in recent days, as the Richmond School Board voted last

week not to penalize teachers and staff who haven’t been fully vaccinated as an earlier mandate required. The board also voted to allow those who didn’t want to get vaccinated to undergo weekly COVID19 testing.

This choice potentially leaves all those who are immunocompromised or who are not vaccinated or not yet fully vaccinated at risk of infection or spreading the virus.

For several parents attending Saturday’s vaccination events, the choice to get their children vaccinated now was clear.

“To me, it’s better to protect them,” said Vasha Wynn, who brought her son, Carter, 6, to Fairfield Middle School to be inoculated. “I just can’t imagine the risk of him getting sick, and I would be devastated if something happened and I could have prevented it.

“I say just get it done. Just get it done so we can hopefully get back to normal, for everybody.”

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Proficiency for students with disabilities was recorded at 18 percent and 3 percent in reading and math, respectively.

The RPS administration said it is important to have a diagnostic assessment at this point because no data has been available for two years due to COVID-19.

The first year of the pandemic there were no Standard of Learning tests. During virtual learning, very few students took the SOLs. School Board Chairwoman Cheryl L. Burke, 7th District, told the Free Press that parents, teacher and fellow board members should be mindful that the test is simply a diagnostic assessment designed to find out where students are academically.

Dr. Lane said that the tests were based on content from the previous grade level.

Assessment tests will continue next fall and winter to continue measuring growth as students catch up academically, he said.

“Results from next spring’s grade 3-8 reading and math SOL tests will capture student growth during this year, in addition to providing summary data for use in

calculating school accreditation ratings,” Dr. Lane stated.

“Now the district has a platform to move forward, indicating where teachers should spend their time in reading and math instruction,” Ms. Burke told the Free Press. “This should increase students’ reading and math skills.”

Administration officials said that while students were given Chromebooks and hots spots to ensure connectivity for virtual learning during the pandemic, the learning gap also could be attributed to a number of factors. Among them are hot spots not consistently connecting in public housing; families experiencing joblessness and housing instability during the pandemic; some students going hungry periodically, especially on weekends; and working families not being able to stay at home during the pandemic and give their children the learning support they needed with virtual learning.

“This is a multiple year effort to climb up from where students are,” said RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras. “It will require significant investment in our students’ education, something on the order

a Marshall plan,” he said, referring to the U.S. initiative to stimulate rebuilding and economic growth in a despondent and nearly bankrupt post-World War II Europe.

To counter the reading and math gap, as well as igniting students getting up to speed, the administration is spending $55 million of the district’s federal stimulus funds to help the rebuilding process.

“We are hiring more reading coaches and specialists, providing home libraries for students, extra computer time in reading and curricula support,” Mr. Kamras said, adding that the effort is centered around the science of reading, which is also the gateway skill for math as well as other subjects.

Added to accelerating math literacy, RPS is doing an “all-hands-on-deck” approach for math literacy by deploying more math coaches.

“It will take five to 10 years to help our children get to where they need to be, as many of our students were struggling before the pandemic, which only made things worse,” he said. “This is not a one-year fix. This will take several years to complete.”

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Keep your Thanksgiving celebrations safe and healthy.

Family traditions are important. As we make plans to gather, taking simple precautions can ensure a safe and memorable holiday for everyone.

Timely tips for minimizing risk.

Because many generations are together over Thanksgiving, we should all get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu, if eligible.

• Even if you’re vaccinated, wear a mask indoors if you’re celebrating in areas of high COVID-19 transmissions and get a booster shot if you’re eligible • If you are sick or have symptoms, or have close contact with someone who has COVID-19, get tested and do not host or attend a gathering • Flu shots—updated every year—are safe and offer protection throughout the season

Timely tips for food safety.

Proper hand washing is simply one of the best ways to help prevent a foodborne illness.

• Keep cold food cold, hot food hot, and avoid eating food that has been sitting out at room temperature for extended periods • Use a food thermometer to be sure you are cooking foods to the safe minimum internal temperature • Store food correctly, and date and label leftover food stored in the refrigerator

Timely tips for travel safety.

• Do not drive when you are impaired by alcohol and/or drugs, and do not allow your family or friends to do so either; designate a sober driver, call a taxi or use a ride share service • Avoid distractions while driving, such as using your cell phone to text, email or access social media • Check weather conditions before you head out and drive at a speed that is safe for road and weather conditions • Buckle any children in age- and size-appropriate car seats, booster seats and seat belts

Timely tips for home safety.

Accidents can happen anywhere, and many occur around holidays. Take these steps to avoid common injuries.

• Most residential fires occur during the winter months; keep candles away from children, pets and curtains and never leave fireplaces, stoves or candles unattended • Carbon monoxide poisoning is 100% preventable; do not use generators, grills or other gasoline or charcoal-burning devices inside your home or garage

We care about the health and safety of our communities.

To learn more, visit vcuhealth.org.

© 2021 VCU Health. All rights reserved. Sources: VCU Health; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Area leaders rally ideas to try to stem gun violence killing the city

By George Copeland Jr.

weekly news conference Tuesday at City Hall just hours after Chief Smith Richmond leaders and organizations announced the arrests. are pressing for proactive, communityWhile city officials push forward focused solutions to halt gun violence with their plans to tackle gun violence, in the wake of several shooting deaths people and organizations also are lookand injuries in recent days. ing for methods to stem its spread.

Two juveniles and an 18-year“I’m just totally disgusted with all old were arrested Monday evening the violence that continues to plague in connection with the quadruple our communities and our neighborshooting Nov. 12 outside of the OMG hoods,” said James E. “J.J.” Minor Convenience Store at Creighton and III, president of the Richmond Branch Nine Mile roads.

NAACP. “We need to make some Two youngsters, Rahquan “Ompa” things happen and address the issue Logan, 14, and Abdul Bani-Ahmad, that’s going on.”

9, were killed and two adults were Speaking Monday after an emoinjured in the hail of bullets fired tional conversation with the mother of from a red Ford SUV. Rahquan Logan, Mr. Minor’s frustraThe U.S. Marshals Service has of- tion with the situation and the lack fered a $5,000 reward for information of action was palpable. He offered leading to the arrest of a fourth person, a range of ideas to resolve what he a suspected juvenile, in connection believes are a wide range of issues with the case. leading to these tragedies.

Among the solutions Mr. Minor shared is starting an outreach effort between local interfaith and community groups that would create Mr. West Pastor Coleman Mr. Minor a network of supRichmond Police didn’t specify the port for youths and other individuals charges against the two 17-year-olds at risk of committing or becoming who were arrested, but said the 18- victims of gun violence. year-old, identified as Clintoine Baker, Mr. Minor is already at work on faces charges of first degree murder, this initiative. aggravated malicious wounding and “I just want to help save some several weapons charges. lives and get some people on the right Police Chief Gerald M. Smith track,” Mr. Minor said. announced plans to launch a task Don Coleman, lead pastor of East force to investigate these and similar End Fellowship and a member of incidents.

RISC, or Richmonders Involved to “Gun violence leaves everyone Strengthen our Communities, reitertraumatized and we must take a stand ated RISC’s support of the Gun Vioagainst violence together,” Chief Smith lence Intervention program as a way to said in a statement. produce solutions quickly that would “It’s my hope that we get this best target and resolve the root causes small amount of individuals who are of gun violence in the city. causing this sort of loss of life in our Lawrence West, leader of Black city and bring them to justice,” said Lives Matter RVA, also emphasized Mayor Levar M. Stoney during his the importance of proactive interven-

The grandfather of 9-yearold Abdul Bani-Ahmad, center, who was killed with 14-year-old Rahquan Logan in a drive-by shooting last Friday outside the OMG Convenience Store at Nine Mile and Creighton roads in East Richmond, joins hands with Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith, right, and Richmond Police Officer Carol Adams, left, during a prayer vigil Wednesday afternoon outside the store. Pastor Robert Winfree of New Life Deliverance Tabernacle in South Side offered prayers at the vigil, which was organized by the Police Department and attended by many faith leaders and community members. At left, next to Officer Adams, is Robert Jefferson, a regular customer at the store who spoke highly of the grandfather and his kindness to customers.

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tion measures. He cautioned against reactionary measures and moves, such as surveillance, that have the potential for abuse against marginalized communities.

As part of their developing diversionary programs, BLM RVA is planning to build a recording studio in the basement of the Community Church of God in Christ on Park Avenue in The Fan, Mr. West said. At-risk individuals would be able to turn in firearms in exchange for using the studio.

He hopes to form partnerships with the Richmond Police Department and the Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.

“Some of the solutions around mitigating or being proactive against gun violence, or any type of violence, is about creating good spaces,” Mr. West said, “not only in people’s minds,

but good spaces where people can go to decompress. There needs to be a full approach toward mitigating gun violence, not just force.”

Several people talked about the need to provide alternatives for those liable to commit or be harmed by violence in the community, while taking care to not worsen present inequalities in affected Richmond communities.

Several community advocates also criticized as ineffective current efforts by the city and the police and stressed the importance of having members of impacted communities involved as a major part in any violence prevention plans or initiatives to better ensure solutions are comprehensive and collaborative.

“It’s going to take all of us—and when I say it’s going to take all of us, it means all of us—coming to

the table and making sure there are people at the table who are in the communities that are most affected,” Pastor Coleman said.

Following the recent loss of two students at Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall high schools, Greater Richmond Stop Child Abuse Now, a mental health partner with Richmond Public Schools, is hosting virtual community conversations focused on healing from trauma. The next one is 7 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 18. To register, go to https://bit.ly/30BO3dd “This kind of violence has so many complicated root causes,” RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras said in a statement. “It can make you feel helpless and hopeless. But we must keep striving for solutions. It’s literally a matter of life and death for our students.”

Head of Monroe Park Conservancy charged with assault; VCU students may face discipline in case

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The volunteer president and director of the group that operates Monroe Park has been charged with assault stemming from a confrontation Sunday, Oct. 31, with two Virginia Commonwealth University students.

Alice B.M. Massie, who has led the public-private Monroe Park Conservancy since its formation in 2011, was issued a court summons for misdemeanor assault.

Ms. Massie’s case is scheduled for a hearing on Feb. 24 in Richmond General District Court at the John Marshall Courts Building.

Ms. Massie declined to comment on the charge, and the two students involved could not be reached for comment. Neither of

Fields loses appeal in murder conviction from Charlottesville rally Free Press wire report

The Ohio man sent to prison for driving his car into a crowd of counterprotesters during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in August 2017 has lost his bid to appeal his conviction, the Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled Tuesday.

James Alex Fields Jr. was convicted of first degree murder in the death of Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old paralegal and anti-racism activist, and for several charges stemming from injuries to others in the attack during a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville.

Mr. Fields was sentenced to life plus 419 years.

Mr. Fields appealed the conviction on several grounds, including that the circuit court erred in denying his motion for a change of venue. He also said the circuit court erred in admitting into evidence a meme Mr. Fields sent to a friend and another in the form of an Instagram post. He also challenged the court James Fields over admitting into evidence a photograph of Adolf Hitler that Mr. Fields texted to his mother.

Also, Mr. Fields argued that the court erred in admitting into evidence transcripts of a telephone conversation between him and his mother.

At the end of the 20-page decision, Judge Robert J. Humphreys of the Court of Appeals of Virginia wrote in the opinion that the Charlottesville Circuit Court “did not err by denying the motion to change venue or by admitting the memes, images of Adolf Hitler and the recorded jail calls into evidence.”

The “Unite the Right” rally on Aug. 12, 2017, drew hundreds of white nationalists to Charlottesville to protest the planned removal of a city-owned statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Mr. Fields, an avowed white supremacist, admitted deliberately driving his car into counterprotesters who showed up to demonstrate against the white nationalists.

The 2017 violence is the focus of a civil lawsuit now being tried in Charlottesville that seeks monetary damages against two dozen white nationalists and organizations, as well as a judgment that the defendants violated the constitutional rights of the plaintiffs. Through the trial, defendants have tried to deflect responsibility for the violence, turning the blame on each other, police and anti-fascist activists.

the students, Kamiri Branch and Aysia Anderson-McCoy, was charged, though they may be facing discipline from VCU. The incident comes as the 11-member conservancy continues to struggle financially to operate the park after it underwent a 22-month renovation that cost more than $7 million. The conservancy contributed to the work that took place between 2016 and 2018, but the bulk of the money came from city taxpayers.

Monroe Park dates to 1851.

A brief video posted on Instagram by CatchtheFire, a VCU Black student group, offers a glimpse into the incident. Ms. Massie, informally dressed, appears to be confronting two young Black women who are trying to set up an unlicensed pop-up shop on the park’s grounds.

“People come here every week to sell stuff … whether they have a permit or not. Doesn’t matter here,” said one of the young women, identified as Ms. Branch, who is protesting Ms. Massie’s instructions to leave.

Ms. Branch begins using her cell phone to record as Ms. Massie calls police for assistance. The young woman brings her phone close to Ms. Massie, who strikes out, knocking the phone away and the recording ends.

Ms. Massie apparently has complained since the incident to VCU, whose facility department handles park maintenance for the conservancy.

An online petition posted on Change.org urges VCU’s Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity “to drop any and all current and impending charges against Kamari Branch and Aysia Anderson-McCoy in regards to Alice Massie’s false claims.”

The petition also calls for Ms. Massie to be removed from the Monroe Park Conservancy and for VCU to sever its ties with her in the wake of the incident.

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The petition had garnered more than 7,500 signatures by Monday.

Meanwhile, the conservancy’s most recent 990 report to the IRS shows the organization that includes city representatives finished the 2020-21 fiscal year on June 30 in the red, just as it did the previous year. The current 990 shows the conservancy finished with minus $284,929 in assets.

The conservancy reported total assets of $198,983 in property and in its accounts, but all of that was offset by an outstanding bank loan of $483,912, which is still being paid off.

That bottom line did represent a $62,374 improvement over the 2019-20 fiscal year when the conservancy reported net assets of minus $347,303, also due to the outstanding loan.

The Conservancy is not slated to benefit from the $155 million the city is receiving through the federal American Rescue Plan. It reported spending only about $10,000 between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, on landscaping, maintenance and renovation.

A noncash item, depreciation of the benches and other park property represented the largest single operational expense at more than $20,000, the report noted.

Overall, actual expenditures on the park trailed the combined $15,000 cost for loan interest, legal services and accounting, the report to the IRS noted.

Such small expenditures on the park have frustrated park advocates, such as Charles Woodson of nearby Oregon Hill, who has publicly complained about Monroe Park’s eroding paths, nonfunctional central fountain and other shortcomings, including the reduction in trees that resulted from the renovation.

However, members of City Council have largely ignored Mr. Woodson’s criticisms of the conservancy’s management.

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Recount in 2 House races portends change in political dynamics

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Two Hampton Roads-area Democrats are holding on to long-shot hopes that recounts will keep them in the House of Delegates ­— and prevent a full Republican takeover of the General Assembly’s lower chamber.

Delegates Alex Q. Askew of Virginia Beach and Martha M. Mugler of Hampton have no plans to concede before a recount in their districts, given the closeness of election with their Republican opponents.

The prospect of the vote totals in either race changing significantly in a recount is considered unlikely based on past history.

Five other incumbent Democrats conceded after Nov. 2 losses, including three members of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus — Lashrecse D. Aird of Petersburg, Joshua G. Cole of Fredericksburg and Roslyn C. Tyler of Sussex County.

The VLBS benefited, though, from two Black Democrats winning seats in Manassas and Portsmouth.

Democratic incumbents Nancy D. Guy of Virginia Beach and Chris L. Hurst of the Blacksburg area also were upset in the Nov. 2 elections.

If Delegates Askew’s and Mugler’s losses are confirmed, Republicans would hold a 52-48 seat majority in the House of Delegates in the new General Assembly session that starts in January.

The Virginia Board of Elections certified the election results on Monday, clearing the way for the two delegates to go to court for recounts.

Fully confident of regaining the House majority, Republican House members have tapped their current minority leader, Delegate C. Todd Gilbert of Shenandoah County, to take the top House post of speaker to replace current Democratic House

Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn of Fairfax County, the first woman in Virginia history to hold the post.

Delegate Gilbert became the Republican Caucus’ choice for speaker after Delegate Terry G. Kilgore of Scott County pulled back from a challenge and accepted the No. 2 post of House majority leader.

Republican confidence that they will have control of the House reflects recounts through the years that have upheld results even when fewer than 25 votes have separated the winner from the loser. Recounts are supervised by courts, and rare and unusual mistakes would need to be uncovered to shift the results.

At this point, Delegate Askew, also a member of the VLBC, trails the apparent victor, Republican newcomer Karen S. Greenhalgh, by 127 votes in the 85th House District, which comprises a portion of Virginia Beach.

Ms. Greenhalgh finished with 14,270 votes, or 50.17 percent, to Delegate Askew’s 14,143 votes, or 49.73 percent, according to the state Department of Elections. The difference is 0.043, or just under the margin of 0.05 percent that allows for a statepaid recount.

The difference is even closer in Delegate Mugler’s contest in the 91st House District, which includes Poquoson and portions of Hampton and York County. She trails Republican challenger A.C. Cordoza by 94 votes, or 0.033 percent, also allowing for a state-paid recount.

Mr. Cordoza received 13,741 votes, or 49.36 percent, to Delegate Mugler’s tally of 13,647 votes or 49.03 percent, according to the state Department of Elections.

Delegate Mugler initially conceded the race, but later withdrew her concession after the closeness of the votes indicated that a state-paid recount could take place.

Speaker Filler-Corn, like the two candidates, called it im-

Delegate Askew

Delegate Mugler

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portant to ensure that “every vote is counted.” She won a vote of confidence from the Democratic Caucus and will serve as House Minority Leader in January if Democrats lose control of the chamber.

The speaker initially had indicated the GOP had won the House, but the possibility that the two recounts could create a 50-50 tie has led her to take a wait-and-see approach. If Democrats hold on to the two seats, then a power-sharing arrangement would need to be worked out in the House that would be split evenly between the two parties.

With those two seats likely to remain unsettled into December, Republicans now hold 50 seats and Democrats 48.

The VLBC, which went into the Nov. 2 elections holding 19 seats in the House and four in the Senate, is on track to hold 17 House seats in the new session as a result of the two wins, according to Henrico Delegate Lamont Bagby, chairman of the VLBC. One newcomer will be Nadarius E. Clark, 26, who is set to become the youngest House member and the first Black representative for the 79th House District. Mr. Clark ousted a white Democrat in the June primary and then won the general election in the district that includes Portsmouth and portions of Norfolk and Chesapeake.

The second is Michelle E. Lopes-Maldonado in the 50th House District. A leadership development and training consultant, Ms. Lopes-Maldonado also ousted the white incumbent in the June Democratic primary. She then won outright against her GOP rival in the general election contest for the seat that includes Manassas and parts of Prince William County.

City Council poised to transfer money for new George Wythe design

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

construction process rather than ced- Young, 4th District, said Wednesday that the design contract is expected to be awarded in ing it to the city.

A funding snafu over design money However, before the vote, Mayor mid-January, rather than December as he had for a new high school in South Side Stoney, the School Board and City hoped. appears to be heading for a relatively Council members are to hold an Eduquick resolution. cational Compact meeting Monday, On Monday, the Richmond City Nov. 29, at which the issue of the Planning Commission cleared Mayor Reminder: A city permit is required to have an potential size and cost of a new high Levar M. Stoney’s proposal to transalarm system that can automatically dial police. school is to be discussed.

Mr. Young fer $7.3 million to the control of The Richmond Department of Emergency The School Board is seeking to Richmond Public Schools in order to pay an build a school for about $110 million that would Communications issued the reminder this week architect to design and manage the construc- accommodate 1,600 students, while Mayor to property owners of all kinds, including hotion of a replacement for George Wythe High Stoney has pushed for a $140 million school meowners and businesses.

School.

The initial permit costs $15, which includes to accommodate 2,000 students.

City Council is poised to vote on the transfer Meanwhile, an RPS committee is evaluat- $10 for initial registration and $5 for the annual Monday, Dec. 13, and it appears there is ma- ing the responses from nine architectural firms enrollment fee. The permit needs to be renewed jority support, despite some concern over the competing for the school design project. each year the alarm system is in place, accordB:11" school system keeping control of the school School Board Vice Chair Jonathan M. ing to the department.

Despite the delay, he said there is still a prospect for the school to be completed in 2024.

“We need the design work to get started as soon as possible,” he said.

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Karen Gill, department spokeswoman, stated that the department has contracted with a private vendor, Cry Wolf, to administer the permits and the fines after a system is recorded as having three or more false alarms within a calendar year.

Information: Cry Wolf, (877) 893-5267.

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Tone deaf and worse We were stopped cold by the remarks of the Richmond Marathon’s longtime lead coordinator of elite athletes, who, in an interview with the Free Press, offered his thoughts on race organizers not giving prize money to this year’s winners.

The coordinator, Thom Suddeth, said in an article published on Page A11 of this week’s edition of the Richmond Free Press that while he admires the talents of the elite runners — many of whom are from African nations and regularly sweep the men’s and women’s first place awards and prize money — the marathon is “basically a homegrown event.”

He said the marathon incurs a cost not only by paying the prize money, but also by paying for travel accommodations for the elite runners.

“Another problem is that Richmonders don’t know them, can’t pronounce their names and they’re hard to interview,” Mr. Suddeth said.

Say what?

The statement smacks of racism on its face.

And we told Mr. Suddeth that when he telephoned on Monday to try to explain “the context” of his remarks, as he put it.

However, as he tried to explain himself, he only dug himself into an even deeper racial abyss. He talked about how many of the African runners had difficulty talking with the media because they don’t speak English, how the Ethiopian runners were “just shy” and how any person or any color is allowed to come and run in the race.

And then he said: “I’m not a racist and what I said wasn’t racist. I showed it to one of my best friends, who is Black, and he said…”

“That’s classic,” we told him before hanging up.

Proximity to blackness, including having Black friends, co-workers or acquaintances, does not immunize white people from having attitudes that are rooted in racism or doing racist things, as John Eligon of The New York Times has so eloquently stated.

Black people are not props to be pulled out to buttress a white person’s tired and hollow excuse for a narrow mind and/or poor behavior regarding a Black person or someone of color.

In this case, Mr. Suddeth seemingly views the elite runners from Africa as a problem and may be happy if they don’t come to Richmond and suck up the travel money and prize money for what he sees as a local event.

He got his wish. This year, many of the African elite runners did not participate because the prize money wasn’t offered.

According to Sports Backers, which organizes the annual event, prize money for the entire event totals $25,000, with winners of the 26.2-mile headline race receiving only $2,500. The prize money was eliminated this year, organizers said, because Sports Backers took a “significant financial hit” in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic. In order to put on the marathon, it had to reduce costs, and one such reduction was eliminating the prize money.

We get that. But for Mr. Suddeth to speak about the elite athletes as a problem because of language or cultural differences is beyond the pale.

Richmond touts itself as a cosmopolitan, international city, welcoming guests from all corners of the globe to enjoy a range of events ­— from the Richmond Marathon to grand film, music and food festivals and cycling competitions — either as participants or tourists.

We’d like to believe that Richmond has grown beyond a city of huckleberries with small-town views. Event organizers, such as Sports Backers and their cadre of staff and volunteers can’t afford to take the city a huge step backward in time and mindset to view these attractions as best only for local crowds and local participants.

If Mr. Suddeth, the lead coordinator for the elite athletes, sees language as a barrier to athletes’ engagement with the media and others, then we are certain volunteers who live within Metro Richmond would happily step forward to help translate.

Metro Richmond is the third most populous metro area in Virginia, with residents settling here from a host of nations.

Our area public school districts have thousands of students for whom English is not their primary language. Assistance for COVID-19 vaccinations is available in more than 100 different languages. So help is available for Mr. Suddeth and Sport Backers to enhance the overall experience for elite athletes who are not fluent in English.

What Mr. Suddeth really pointed out in his statement is that he, and maybe others like him, have a problem — not the athletes.

Sports Backers also sought to distance itself from Mr. Suddeth and his narrow thinking.

Pete Woody, Sports Backers’ public relations and communications manager, sent the following unsolicited statement to the Free Press: “Thom Suddeth was not involved in the process that led to this decision (to eliminate prize money). He is a volunteer and when he spoke to the Free Press, he was speaking on behalf of himself and not Sports Backers or the Richmond Marathon. His views do not reflect those of Sports Backers or the Richmond Marathon. In everything we do, from youth running programs to community fitness initiatives, to training teams and events like the Richmond Marathon, we aim to create an open and welcoming environment for participants of all abilities and backgrounds.”

We get it. But Mr. Suddeth and volunteers and staff like him are in positions of responsibility and bring their attitudes and beliefs with them when they interact with the public, the media and the special elite runners from other parts of the globe.

If Mr. Suddeth and others like him are the face of the marathon — and, by extension, the face of the city — then perhaps it’s time for a makeover.

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Investing in people and communities President Biden and the Democratic Congress have come through with a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package — something the previous president repeatedly promised but never delivered.

The plan will bring much-needed investments to American communities to fix roads and bridges, update water and energy systems and expand affordable access to broadband internet service.

Now Congress needs to address equally urgent needs to shore up the social safety net by passing President Biden’s Build Back Better plan.

There’s a lot to cheer about in the infrastructure bill. It includes $40 billion to repair and replace bridges. And there’s $1 billion devoted to reconnecting communities, mostly in Black neighborhoods that were divided and disrupted by racist decisions about where to route highways and other public infrastructure. It also includes the largest federal investment ever in public transit.

So far, so good.

But the plan that passed

Congress was a watered-down version of the Biden administration’s original American Jobs Plan. And there’s a lot that it doesn’t address. That’s why Congress needs to pass the Build Back Better legislation.

It is an investment in us.

It will make free preschool

Ben Jealous available to all 3- and 4-yearolds. And it will make the largest investment in child care in our country’s history, helping most families save more than half their child care spending.

It will lower the cost of prescription drugs and make affordable care more available for older people and people with disabilities in their homes — and support the workers who take care of them.

It also will be the biggest investment in our history in addressing climate change — in ways that will create a lot of new green energy jobs, like installing solar panels and improving the energy efficiency of buildings.

It would create a new Civilian Climate Corps to put 300,000 young people to work on projects that will address the impact of climate change, like restoring forests and wetlands.

The Biden administration has been negotiating with members of Congress on the details of the plan and the amount of funding that will be committed to making it effective. The White House is confident that its current framework — and a budget of $1.75 trillion over 10 years —will make it through the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in the coming weeks.

And it’s all paid for, with higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans and big corporations. Nobody making less than $400,000 a year will see their taxes go up. Many middle class families will get a tax cut.

The infrastructure bill and Build Back Better legislation will help individuals and communities across the country — in rural America, inner cities and suburbs. That’s the kind of progress that will make people’s lives better. That’s the kind of progress that will make people feel it was worth their time and effort to help elect President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and a Democratic majority in Congress.

And that brings us to the next essential piece of legislation that the White House and Congress must get signed into law this year: Voting rights legislation.

The Freedom to Vote Act and

Senators graded on defending voting rights How much do your senators care about voter suppression?

How committed are they to our most sacred constitutional right? What have they done, and what are they willing to do, to defend it?

The Civil Rights Scorecard answers those questions.

Released last week by the National Urban League, along with the NAACP, the National Action Network, the National Coalition of Black Civic Participation, Fighting for Our Vote Initiative and the National Council of Negro Women, the Scorecard provides civil rights advocates and their supporters with clear insights into the voting patterns of their Senate delegations.

There is no greater crisis facing our nation at this moment than the preservation of democracy. History will judge every member of the U.S. Senate on their commitment to democratic principles. The Civil Rights Scorecard is not just a measure of each senator’s voting record, it is a measure of their character, their integrity and their patriotism.

The grades are based on senators’ votes on the American Rescue Plan Act, the John R.

Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People Act, along with each senator’s stance on the filibuster – a once-rare procedure that has been weaponized to block major legislation, including voting rights protection bills.

As the Scorecard notes, “the divide between the 51st and 60th vote in the Senate is unbridgeable with the Senate split along partisan lines.”

Marc H. Morial Senators were awarded one point for each “yes” vote on the three bills, and zero points for a “no” vote, abstention or not voting.

Their stance on the filibuster, which comprised 50 percent of their overall score, was worth three points for abolishing the filibuster, two for reforming it, one for willingness to change it and zero for retaining the filibuster as it currently exists.

Senators with a score of 2.1 to 3 earned an “A” grade; those with a score of 1 to 2 earned an “I” for “incomplete,” and those with a score of 0.9 or lower earned an “F.” The Scorecard focused on voting rights because every other right stems directly from it. Without the right to vote, we have no say. No voice. No seat at the table to determine public policy on policing, education

or economic equity.

“A law is unjust if it is inflicted on a minority that, as a result of being denied the right to vote, had no part in enacting or devising the law,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote in “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”

Voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams of Georgia expounded on this reality in her book, “Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose and the Fight for a Fair America.” In it, she wrote: “As millions are stripped of their rights, we live out the policy consequences, from lethal pollution running through poor communities to kindergartners practicing active shooter drills taught with nursery rhymes.”

Our democracy is cracking at the seams. It is crumbling before our eyes. The Scorecard is a clanging alarm, alerting every member of the U.S. Senate that we expect them to honor their constitutional duty and to do everything in their power to protect democracy, including abolishing or reforming the filibuster.

Find the Civil Rights Scorecard at https://naacp.org/resources/civil-rights-scorecard-r eport?eType=EmailBlastConte nt&eId=2a47325f-932b-441e8e70-6d2693e24893 The writer is president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League.

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the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act are urgently needed to overturn state restrictions on voting and to protect our democracy from state voter suppression laws, corrupt redistricting and billionaires buying our elections.

The president and congressional leaders deserve credit for devoting countless hours to the hard negotiating and willingness to make difficult compromises that were necessary to pass the infrastructure bill, and that soon will bring us the important investments in Build Back Better.

Our democracy deserves the same investment of time, energy and political will.

The writer, a former national president and chief executive officer of the NAACP, serves as president of People for the American Way.

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America has a ‘truth’ problem There are two undisputable facts. First, most people really have little understanding of the true meaning of critical race theory. Second, there is little evidence that CRT is taught in K-12 classes.

The means by which students learn about the past represents the latest rallying cry among political conservatives. For that reason, we have seen attempted recalls and threats of violence against school board members. Superintendents and schoolteachers are less willing to address racism within their schools districts, thereby being silenced out of fear.

In one state, legislators passed a law that would allow the state to withhold funding if schools failed to follow the state’s guidance on how to teach about slavery.

This is not the first time we have seen political and cultural backlashes based on unsubstantiated claims. The 2008 presidential election was a turning point in illustrating the potential voting power of Black and Brown people. It became evident that early voting, with its flexible hours and increased number of days, made it convenient for working class people, minorities, students and the elderly to get out and vote.

As a result, high voter turnout helped propel then-Sen. Barack Obama to become the first U.S. president of color.

The political and cultural reaction to this historic election came in the form of voter suppression laws and restrictions despite there being no tangible evidence of voter fraud. The goal of the laws is to increase the chances of winning elections in the future.

Most of us had never heard of CRT until recently. It was former President Trump who characterized any effort by schools to address systemic racism as critical race theory.

The murder of George Floyd and the subsequent public demonstrations led to a higher public awareness and open discussions concerning racial injustice and white privilege.

People were starting to have the type of constructive discussions that were long overdue and the type of discussions that could lead to permanent changes.

The George Floyd protests served as a moral catalyst that caused the nation to take a hard look at how people of color are treated. Unfortunately, anything that promotes diversity and inclusion will be met with resistance from various segments of society. Critics

argue that certain truthful lessons about history will cast all white people as oppressors and all people of color as victims.

CRT has become the enemy which should be feared and defeated. It is a gold mine for those looking for ways to limit the effects of open dialogue and social awareness regarding systemic racism. It generates the type of anger and fear that will motivate and mobilize White parents and voters. CRT will not

David W. Marshall only become an election issue for gubernatorial and midterm races, but school board races are now getting increased attention from it.

The way CRT is used by parents, educators and elected officials as a cultural and political weapon is the perfect example of systemic racism.

Many people do not want an accurate depiction being taught because it will make certain people uncomfortable.

We must note there’s another side to the story. There are people who also are uncomfortable due to the gross omissions and whitewashed stories throughout history books. The American story, in its entirety, will show the good in all people as well as the bad. The complexity of the truth also will produce a wide range of emotions by people of all races and from all walks of life.

In Texas, even before legislation was passed to resist CRT, Hispanic students rarely saw themselves reflected in the history they were taught.

While we recognize November as Native American Heritage Month, Native American students also can point to omissions and inaccuracies throughout school curriculums.

During my years in school, the Native American experi-

ences surrounding the “Trail of Tears” was never taught. Most people are still unaware of this particular Native American dispossession through the Indian Removal Act of 1830. More than 60,000 Native Americans were removed from their ancestral land and made to walk more than 1,000 miles from the Deep South to the area now known as Oklahoma. That brutal journey that resulted in thousands of deaths is another whitewashed untold story of history.

For most native cultures, the primary means of transmitting and understanding the truth of their history has been through oral tradition. Stories are passed from one generation to the next through speech. Many Native Americans personally see their plight as being the same plight facing the Black community.

Both have suffered from racial abuse and intimidation, higher rates of unemployment, higher levels of incarceration, income inequality, inadequate housing, poor health, incorrect and inappropriate depictions within the media and arts, and constantly being the target of voter suppression tactics.

In October, the U.S. Senate modified the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to include the Native American Voting Rights Act, or NAVRA, as part of the bill. The experiences of oppressed people from all backgrounds will always be tied together.

America has a “truth” problem. The truth is being rejected for political and cultural reasons. There is no K-12 school curriculum where CRT is taught. There is no voter fraud.

There was no stolen election.

And the pandemic is not a hoax.

The writer is founder of the faith-based organization TRB: The Reconciled Body. He can be reached at www.davidwmarshallauthor.com

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Henrico County, Virginia, will hold public hearings on November 30 and December 14, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., in the Board Room at the Henrico County Government Center, Parham and Hungary Spring Roads, Henrico, Virginia, to consider the following Ordinance: “AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section 9-2 titled “Precincts and polling places” of the Code of the County of Henrico to make changes QHFHVVLWDWHG E\ UHDSSRUWLRQPHQW RI WKH &RXQW\·V HOHFWLRQ GLVWULFWV µ Anyone may attend the meeting and express an opinion on the above matter.

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Given under my hand this 10th day of November 2021.

Tanya N. Brackett, Clerk Henrico Board of Supervisors

Protect the ones you love,

get your flu shot today.

PUBLIC HEARINGS ON REAPPORTIONING HENRICO’S ELECTION DISTRICTS The Henrico County Board of Supervisors will hold public hearings at its regular meetings on November 30 and December 14, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., in the Board Room of the Administration Building in the Government Center at 4301 E. Parham Road, to receive public comments on the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section 9-1 titled “Magisterial districts” of the Code of the County of Henrico to reapportion population among the county’s election districts to comply with state and federal law.

Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Virginia and Section 24.2-304.1 of the Code of Virginia require the Board of Supervisors to reapportion population in 2021 in order to give, as nearly as is practicable, equal representation on the basis of population.

The following is a map showing the boundaries of the proposed election districts:

The following are descriptions of the boundaries of the proposed election districts: Brookland Magisterial District. Beginning at the centerline of Winfrey Road at its intersection with the centerline of Greenwood Road; thence westwardly along the centerline of Greenwood Road to its intersection with the centerline of Woodman Road; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Woodman Road to its intersection with the centerline of Hermitage Road; thence southwardly along the centerline of Hermitage Road to its intersection with the centerline of Hilliard Road; thence westwardly along the centerline of Hilliard Road to its intersection with the centerline of CSX Railroad; thence southwardly along the centerline of CSX Railroad to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate Route 64; thence southeastwardly along the centerline of Interstate Route 64 to its intersection with the boundary line of the City of Richmond and Henrico County; thence southwardly and westwardly along the boundary line of the City of Richmond and Henrico County to its intersection with the centerline of Three Chopt Road; thence northwardly along the centerline of Three Chopt Road to its intersection with the centerline of Horsepen Road; thence northeasterly along the centerline of Horsepen Road to its intersection with the centerline of Monument Avenue; thence southeastwardly along the centerline of Monument Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Orchard Road; thence northeastwardly along the centerline of Orchard Road to its intersection with the centerline of Fitzhugh Avenue; thence westwardly along the centerline of Fitzhugh Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Betty Lane; thence northwestwardly along the centerline of Betty Lane to its intersection with the centerline of Horsepen Road; thence eastwardly along the centerline of Horsepen Road to its intersection with the centerline of West Broad Street; thence northwestwardly along the centerline of West Broad Street to its intersection with the centerline of Cox Road; thence northwardly along the centerline of Cox Road to its intersection with the western shore of Rooty Lake; thence northwardly along the western shore of Rooty Lake to the intersection with the centerline of Rooty Branch; thence northeastwardly along the centerline of Rooty Branch to its intersection with the centerline of Allen Branch; thence northeastwardly along the centerline of Allen Branch to its intersection with the boundary line of Hanover County and Henrico County; thence northeastwardly along the boundary line of Hanover County and Henrico County to its intersection with the centerline of the Dominion Virginia Power powerline; thence southeastwardly along the centerline of the Dominion Virginia Power powerline to its intersection with the centerline of Winfrey Road; thence southwardly along the centerline of Winfrey Road to the point of beginning. )DLU¿HOG 0DJLVWHULDO 'LVWULFW Beginning at the centerline of Winfrey Road at its intersection with the centerline of Greenwood Road; thence northwardly along the centerline of Winfrey Road to its intersection with the centerline of the Dominion Virginia Power powerline; thence northwestwardly along the centerline of the Dominion Virginia Power powerline to its intersection with the boundary line of Hanover County and Henrico County; thence eastwardly along the boundary line of Hanover County and Henrico County to its intersection with the centerline of Creighton Road; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Creighton Road to its intersection with the centerline of Cedar Fork Road; thence southwardly along the centerline of Cedar Fork Road to its intersection with the centerline of E. Cedar Fork Road; thence southwardly along the centerline of E. Cedar Fork Road to its intersection with the centerline of Nine Mile Road; thence northeastwardly along the centerline of Nine Mile Road to its intersection with the centerline of Oakleys Lane; thence southeastwardly along the centerline of Oakleys Lane to its intersection with the centerline of Gillies Creek; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Gillies Creek to its intersection with the centerline of the Norfolk Southern Railway right-of-way (approximately 1,600 feet east of the intersection of the Norfolk Southern Railway right-of-way and S. Laburnum Avenue); thence southwestwardly along the centerline of the Norfolk Southern Railway right-of-way to its intersection with the centerline S. Laburnum Avenue; thence northwardly along the centerline of S. Laburnum Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Creighton Road; thence southwardly along the centerline of Creighton Road to its intersection with the boundary line of the City of Richmond and Henrico County; thence westwardly along the boundary line of the City of Richmond and Henrico County to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate Route 64 (approximately 3,000 feet southeast of the intersection of Interstate Route 64 and CSX Railroad); thence northwestwardly along the centerline of Interstate Route 64 to its intersection with the centerline of the CSX Railroad; thence northwardly along the centerline of the CSX Railroad to it intersection with the centerline of Hilliard Road; thence eastwardly along the centerline of Hilliard Road to its intersection with the centerline of Hermitage Road; thence northwardly along the centerline of Hermitage Road to its intersection with the centerline of Woodman Road; thence northwestwardly along the centerline of Woodman Road to its intersection with the centerline of Greenwood Road; thence eastwardly along the centerline of Greenwood Road to the point of beginning.

Three Chopt Magisterial District. Beginning at the centerline of Allen Branch at its intersection with the boundary line of Hanover County and Henrico County; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Allen Branch to its intersection with the centerline of Rooty Branch; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Rooty Branch to its intersection with the western shore of Rooty Lake; thence southwardly along the western shore of Rooty Lake to the intersection with the centerline of Cox Road; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Cox Road to its intersection with the centerline of West Broad Street; thence southeastwardly along the centerline of West Broad Street to its intersection with the centerline of Old Parham Road; thence westwardly along the centerline of Old Parham Road to its intersection with the centerline of N. Parham Road; thence westwardly along the centerline of N. Parham Road to its intersection with the centerline of Skipwith Road; thence southwardly along the centerline of Skipwith Road to its intersection with the centerline of Forest Avenue; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Forest Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Three Chopt Road; thence northwestwardly along the centerline of Three Chopt Road to its intersection with the centerline of Pemberton Road; thence northeastwardly along the centerline of Pemberton Road to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate Route 64; thence westwardly along the centerline of Interstate Route 64 to its intersection with the centerline of Deep Run Creek; thence southwardly along the centerline of Deep Run Creek to its intersection with the centerline of 5LGJH¿HOG 3DUNZD\ WKHQFH ZHVWZDUGO\ DORQJ WKH FHQWHUOLQH RI 5LGJH¿HOG 3DUNZD\ WR LWV LQWHUVHFWLRQ ZLWK WKH FHQWHUOLQH of Stony Run Creek; thence northwardly along the centerline of Stony Run Creek to its intersection with the centerline of Church Road; thence westwardly along the centerline of Church Road to its intersection with the centerline of Wilde Lake Drive; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Wilde Lake Drive to its intersection with the centerline of a graveled lake access drive for the Wilde Lake Association (approximately 360 feet southwestwardly of the intersection of the centerline of Wilde Lake Drive with the centerline of Berkeley Pointe Drive); thence southeastwardly along the centerline of a graveled lake access drive for the Wilde Lake Association to its intersection with the western shore of Wilde Lake; thence southwardly along the western shore of Wilde Lake to the intersection with the centerline of Harding Branch; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Harding Branch to its intersection with the centerline of Tuckahoe Creek; thence northwardly along the centerline of Tuckahoe Creek to its intersection with the boundary line of Goochland County and Henrico County; thence northwardly along the boundary line of Goochland County and Henrico County to its intersection with the boundary line of Hanover County, Goochland County and Henrico County; thence eastwardly along the boundary line of Hanover County and Henrico County to the point of beginning.

Tuckahoe Magisterial District. Beginning at the centerline of Tuckahoe Creek and its intersection with the centerline of Harding Branch; thence northeastwardly along the centerline of Harding Branch to its intersection with the western shore of Wilde Lake; thence northwardly along the western shore of Wilde Lake to the intersection with the centerline of a graveled lake access drive for the Wilde Lake Association (approximately 360 feet southwestwardly of the intersection of the centerline of Wilde Lake Drive with the centerline of Berkeley Pointe Drive); thence northwestwardly along the centerline of a graveled lake access drive for the Wilde Lake Association to its intersection with the centerline of Wilde Lake Drive; thence northeastwardly along the centerline of Wilde Lake Drive to its intersection with the centerline of Church Road; thence eastwardly along the centerline of Church Road to its intersection with the centerline of Stony Run Creek; thence southwardly DORQJ WKH FHQWHUOLQH RI 6WRQ\ 5XQ &UHHN WR LWV LQWHUVHFWLRQ ZLWK WKH FHQWHUOLQH RI 5LGJH¿HOG 3DUNZD\ WKHQFH HDVWZDUGO\ DORQJ WKH FHQWHUOLQH RI 5LGJH¿HOG 3DUNZD\ WR LWV LQWHUVHFWLRQ ZLWK WKH FHQWHUOLQH RI 'HHS 5XQ &UHHN WKHQFH QRUWKZDUGO\ DORQJ the centerline of Deep Run Creek to its intersection with the centerline of Interstate Route 64; thence eastwardly along the centerline of Interstate Route 64 to its intersection with the centerline of Pemberton Road; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Pemberton Road to its intersection with the centerline of Three Chopt Road; thence southeastwardly along the centerline of Three Chopt Road to its intersection with the centerline of Forest Avenue; thence northeastwardly along the centerline of Forest Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Skipwith Road; thence northwardly along the centerline of Skipwith Road to its intersection with the centerline of N. Parham Road; thence eastwardly along the centerline of N. Parham Road to its intersection with the centerline of Old Parham Road; thence eastwardly along the centerline of Old Parham Road to its intersection with the centerline of West Broad Street; thence southeastwardly along the centerline of West Broad Street to its intersection with the centerline of Horsepen Road; thence westwardly along the centerline of Horsepen Road to its intersection with the centerline of Betty Lane; thence southeastwardly along the centerline of Betty Lane to its intersection with the centerline of Fitzhugh Avenue; thence eastwardly along the centerline of Fitzhugh Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Orchard Road; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Orchard Road to its intersection with the centerline of Monument Avenue; thence northwestwardly along the centerline of Monument Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Horsepen Road; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Horsepen Road to its intersection with the centerline of Three Chopt Road; thence southwardly along the centerline of Three Chopt Road to its intersection with the boundary line of the City of Richmond and Henrico County; thence southwardly along the boundary line RI WKH &LW\ RI 5LFKPRQG DQG +HQULFR &RXQW\ WR LWV LQWHUVHFWLRQ ZLWK WKH ERXQGDU\ OLQH RI WKH &LW\ RI 5LFKPRQG &KHVWHU¿HOG &RXQW\ DQG +HQULFR &RXQW\ WKHQFH ZHVWZDUGO\ DORQJ WKH ERXQGDU\ OLQH RI &KHVWHU¿HOG &RXQW\ DQG +HQULFR &RXQW\ WR LWV LQWHUVHFWLRQ ZLWK WKH ERXQGDU\ OLQH RI &KHVWHU¿HOG &RXQW\ 3RZKDWDQ &RXQW\ DQG +HQULFR &RXQW\ WKHQFH QRUWKZDUGO\ DORQJ the boundary line of Powhatan County and Henrico County to its intersection with the boundary line of Powhatan County, Goochland County and Henrico County; thence northwardly along the boundary line of Goochland County and Henrico County following the centerline of Tuckahoe Creek to the point of beginning.

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Given under my hand this 10th day of November 2021.

Tanya N. Brackett, Clerk Henrico Board of Supervisors

Richmond Free Press

A10 November 18-20, 2021

Sports Plus Stories by Fred Jeter

2021: A football season to forget for Richmond high schools This won’t be a football season to fondly remember for Richmond’s five comprehensive high schools.

Finishing 6-4, Thomas Jefferson High School was the only school reaching the state playoffs.

The Vikings started the season hot, but lost their final two regular season games to Colonial Heights and Mills Godwin high schools.

Then in the quarterfinals of the Class 2 Regional tournament,

And the Heisman goes to …

The Heisman Trophy was voted on and awarded for 54 years before a Black quarterback won the coveted award as college football’s premier player.

But times—and minds— have changed and now the University of Alabama’s Bryce Young might be the seventh Black quarterback to receive the award in the last 15 years, and the sixth since 2010.

The Crimson Tide sophomore is on a path to certainly be a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, and perhaps the ultimate winner at the Dec. 11 presentation in New York City.

College Football Playoff and Bowl Games do not figure into the balloting.

Young has plenty of company with other current Black quarterbacks who also are Heisman candidates.

Others enjoying headline this seasons are Ohio State University freshman C.J. Stroud IV, University of Oklahoma freshman Caleb Williams, University of Cincinnati senior Desmond Ridder and Liberty University senior Malik Willis.

Caucasian quarterbacks, too, may figure into the Heisman mix. The University of Mississippi’s Matt Corral, Wake Forest University’s Sam Hartman, University of Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett and even Brennan Armstrong of the University of Virginia have a chance.

Young has been spectacular for the Crimson Tide since succeeding Mac Jones as Coach Nick Saban’s signal caller.

A year ago, Young played behind Jones, who was third in Heisman voting behind teammate DeVonta Smith, a wide receiver. Running back Najee Harris was fifth.

Clearly, University of Alabama stars get plenty of respect from the nationwide Heisman voters. Mark Ingram (2009) and Derrick Henry (2015) won the Heisman as running backs.

Alabama and its players have earned respect by winning the national title in 2016, 2018 and 2021, and finishing second in 2017 and 2019.

But despite Alabama’s storied history of quarterbacks (Joe Namath, Kenny Stabler, A.J. McCarron, Jay Barker, Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa, etc.) the Tuscaloosa school has never gotten to celebrate a Heisman quarterback.

That could change. Young has led an attack that averaged 43 points through the team’s first nine outings. In directing an attack averaging 45 points a game, the 6-foot, 20-yearold Young has hit 71 percent of his passes for 3,025 yards and 33 touchdowns with only three interceptions.

Born in Philadelphia, Young grew up in southern California.

As a senior at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., he threw for an incredible 58 touchdowns. A rare, five-star prospect, he first committed to Southern Cal before opting for Alabama.

Young’s Heisman fate could hinge on this: Assuming Alabama avoids upset in its closing games against the University of Arkansas and Auburn University, the Tide will likely face No. 1 ranked Georgia in the SEC championship game Dec. 4 in Atlanta. The Heisman voting deadline is Dec. 9.

The football world will be riveted.

Young’s performance in that national primetime TV show could determine whether or not

Thomas Jefferson was defeated Nov. 12 by Amelia County High School 7-0.

The other four RPS high school teams were less fortunate.

Huguenot High School finished 1-7, with the lone victory over host George Wythe High School 6-0 in the Nov. 6 finale.

Wythe won its opener at Caroline High School, but then lost its next eight games to finish the season 1-8.

Armstrong High School closed with a 1-8 record, with the

only win over John Marshall High School. The Wildcats finished the season with a 45-0 loss at Meridian High School in Northern Virginia on Nov. 12.

John Marshall High was 0-4 before canceling the rest of its season due to lack of participation.

There is sunshine in the forecast, however. Basketball, the sport the city schools excel in most, is just around the corner.

African-American Heisman Trophy history

Bryce Young

C.J. Stroud IV

he is Alabama’s first Heisman quarterback winner.

HBCU quarterbacks have

Caleb Williams

twice been a factor in Heisman voting. Grambling State University’s Doug Williams

Desmond Ridder

Malik Willis

in 1978 and Alcorn State University’s Steve McNair in 1978 were finalists.

Here are the Black quarterbacks who have won the Heisman Trophy, along with their winning season and college.

1989 - Andre Ware, Houston 1993 - Charlie Ward, Florida State 2006 - Troy Smith, Ohio State 2010 - Cam Newton, Auburn 2011 - Robert Griffin III, Baylor 2013 - Jameis Winston, Florida State 2016 - Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2018 - Kyler Murray, Oklahoma

Deion Sanders in the running for TCU job Deion Sanders’ coaching stint as Jackson State University has been sweet.

But will it also be short?

Sanders was among those interviewed last week for the vacant football head coaching job at Texas Christian University, a Big 12 affiliate in Fort Worth, Texas, 33 miles west of Dallas.

“Coach Prime”—short for “Prime Time”—as Sanders has come to be known, made the cut for a second interview in the near future, according to various reports.

Time is of the essence. TCU wants to make a selection well before the Dec. 15 early-signing period for high school athletes.

According to the Fort Worth StarTelegram, Sanders is “squarely in the mix” to replace Gary Peterson, who recently was let go after 21 seasons and 181 wins.

Already, Sanders has received an endorsement from TCU star running back Zach Evans, who tweeted “We want Deion Sanders.”

The tweet was “liked” by numerous other Horned Frogs players and alumni.

Others in contention for the head coaching job might be University of Nevada-Reno Coach Jay Norvell and Clemson University offensive coordinator Tony Elliott.

Eric Shelton/The Clarion-Ledger via AP

Jackson State University Coach Deion Sanders watches from the sidelines on his motorized scooter during his team’s Oct. 16 game against Alabama State University in Jackson, Miss. Since then, Coach Sanders has been hospitalized and missed three games. He returned to the sidelines last Saturday using a motorized wheelchair.

In the meantime, Sanders, despite recent health issues, is orchestrating an outstanding season at SWAC affiliate Jackson State, which is ranked 17th in this week’s Football Championship Subdivision, or FCS, poll.

At 9-1, the Tigers are very much in contention for the SWAC title and a berth in the Celebration Bowl on Dec. 18 in Atlanta.

Riding a motorized wheelchair, Sanders returned to the sidelines last

Saturday for Jackson State’s 21-17 win over Southern University in New Orleans. He wore headphones to communicate with the assistant coaches in the press box.

Sanders’ son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, is among the many high-end recruits his famous father has brought to the Mississippi campus. He also has brought considerable national attention.

He is featured, along with the Jackson State band and cheerleaders, in an Aflac insurance television commercial with Alabama Coach Nick Saban.

The NFL Hall of Famer’s health has been a question in recent weeks. Sanders was hospitalized for complications from foot surgery and missed three games before returning to the sidelines last Saturday.

Sanders made a four-minute video on Nov. 12 in which he spoke of his religious convictions and the difficult healing process associated with his setback.

A native Floridian, Sanders has links to the greater Dallas area. He played for the NFL Dallas Cowboys from 1995 to 1999, helping them to win the 1996 Super Bowl.

Also, he coached at Trinity Christian School near Dallas from 2017 until 2020, when he became Jackson State University head coach. His Tigers were 4-3 in last spring’s abbreviated season.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR REVISION OF RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE: RIDER BW, BRUNSWICK COUNTY POWER STATION, FOR THE RATE YEARS COMMENCING SEPTEMBER 1, 2022, AND SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 CASE NO. PUR-2021-00239 •Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion”) has applied for approval to revise its rate adjustment clause Rider BW. •In this case, Dominion has asked the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) to approve Rider BW for a rate year beginning September 1, 2022, and ending August 31, 2023 (“2022 Rate Year”), and for a rate year beginning September 1, 2023, and ending August 31, 2024 (“2023 Rate Year”).

•Dominion requests a total revenue requirement of $144,658,000 for the 2022 Rate Year, which would increase the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.70, and requests a total revenue requirement of $120,394,000 for the 2023 Rate Year, which would decrease the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by approximately $0.45, compared to the 2022 Rate Year.

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Stories by Fred Jeter

Elite African runners missing from this year’s Richmond Marathon

For those thumbing through the Richmond Marathon pre-race information, there was this snippet: “No prize money will be awarded in 2021.”

Ninety percent of the 14,000 or so entrants weren’t likely to have noticed this and wouldn’t care if they had. They tend to be recreational runners racing for fitness and camaraderie.

However, the no prize money decision made by the organizing Sports Backers led to a hard-to-miss difference at the finish line for the marathon run last Saturday.

Instead of the usual contingent of elite Kenyan and Ethiopian runners at the head of the pack, the winners were mostly local or regional athletes.

“They (the elite runners) come for one reason — to race for the prize money,” said Thom Suddeth, who has served as the Richmond Marathon’s lead coordinator for elite athletes for some 20 years.

Previously, the champions in each of the marathon’s three races — the full marathon, the half marathon and the 8K—won up to $2,500, with additional incentives to set course records.

So no money, no elite African runners for 2021.

Pete Woody, public relations and communications manager for Sports Backers, explained the change like this: “Sports Backers has taken a significant financial hit in 2020 and 2021 since we’ve had to operate many events at reduced capacities due to COVID-19. When assessing the budget for this year’s marathon, the decision was made to remove the prize money line item (roughly $25,000), among other items, in order to still be able to put on the event in 2021. It wasn’t an easy decision but ultimately we think it was necessary to help ensure a positive event experience for the 14,000+ participants who took part this year. We did offer physical awards to the top five male and female finishers in each race, as well as the top five male and female finishers in each age group.”

The Marathon was held virtually in 2020.

No decision regarding prize money has been made about next year’s race.

Suddeth had mixed emotions about the policy change. While

More than 14,000 runners participated in this year’s Richmond Marathon, which featured a full 26.2 mile marathon, a half marathon of 13.1 miles and an 8K race.

Here, runners cross the starting line at 5th and Grace streets in Downtown last Saturday.

VUU Lady Panthers’ ‘Cece’ Kinney debuts with 18 rebounds Ceanna “Cece” Kinney is a new face with a familiar surname on Virginia Union University’s campus.

The towering 6-foot-5 freshman from The Rivers School in Weston, Mass., grabbed a whopping 18 rebounds in her debut Nov. 12 with the Panthers.

“It was amazing to watch,” said VUU Lady Panthers Coach Tierra Terry.

Cece Kinney In what was also Coach Terry’s debut at VUU, the Panthers lost 80-66 at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania.

The team’s home opener is 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, against Chowan University.

Kinney’s rebound total sent statisticians reaching for the record book. VUU’s school record of 27 was set by Lady Walker in 2016.

If the name Kinney rings a bell on Lombardy Street, it should.

Kinney’s grandfather, Dr. John W. Kinney, is the former dean of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at VUU. Her father is Erron Kinney, who starred as a football tight end at Patrick Henry High School in Ashland, at the University of Florida and in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans from 2000 to 2005.

Coach Terry succeeds AnnMarie Gilbert as the VUU coach.

Under Coach Gilbert, the Lady Panthers went 136-18 from 2016 to 2020, with five NCAA appearances.

VUU opted out of the 2020-21 basketball season because of the pandemic.

Absent from VUU’s roster are the dynamic twins Shareka and Shameka McNeill. The standout guards from Charlotte, N.C., have graduated, but with eligibility remaining. Shareka is now finishing her eligibility at North Carolina A&T State University, while Shameka is at Anderson University in South Carolina.

Photos by Julianne Tripp

Ryan Mills, 39, of Raleigh, N.C., and Caroline Hentzen, 27, of Charlottesville, jubilantly cross the finish line after running 26.2 miles last Saturday to become the men’s and women’s winners of the 2021 Richmond Marathon. Mills has run in nine marathons, but this was his first in Richmond. The race was Hentzen’s first since 2019. She was accompanied across the finish line by her husband, Mike Marsella.

he said he admires the talents of the elite runners, he added, “This is basically a home-grown event.”

Previously, the elite runners had travel accommodations covered

by Sports Backers. Plus, the prize money added up.

“That’s a big part of the debt,” Suddeth said of the overall organizing expenses.

“Another problem is that Richmonders don’t know them, can’t pronounce their names and they’re hard to interview,” Suddeth said.

VUU and VSU open hoops season with wins Virginia Union University basketball fans are hopeful Demarius Pitts’ second turn as a Panther goes as well as the first.

Pitts, the CIAA Rookie of the Year in 2018-19, is back wearing maroon & steel after spending the past two seasons at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Early signs are promising.

The 6-foot-4 wing guard from Maryland had 10 points and four rebounds in VUU’s 71-65 loss Nov. 12 to Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Wearing jersey No. 2 like he wore during the 2018-19 season, Pitts contributed nine points and four assists in VUU’s 70-61 win Nov. 13 over Mansfield University of Pennsylvania.

In 2018-19, Pitts averaged 13 points per game for the Panthers. After sitting out the 2020 season at Division I University of Missouri-Kansas City, he averaged 6.3 points and 3.4 rebounds as a sometime starter for the Roos in 2020-21.

The Nov. 12-13 games were part of the

As a result of no cash reward, the winning times were a bit slower, especially for the men’s full marathon winner—Ryan Mills, 39, of Raleigh, N.C., in 2:28.49. That is the slowest time since 2000, when Michael Harrison, from Virginia Beach, won in 2:31.

The record 2:13.45 was set in 2011 by Kenyan Kennedy Kemei.

On the women’s side, this year’s champion was Caroline Hentzen, 27, of Charlottesville in 2:45.20. That is the slowest women’s winning time since 2011. The record is 2:31.45.

Demarius Pitts

season-opening CIAA versus Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Challenge held at Virginia State University’s Multi-Purpose Center.

Coach Jay Butler’s squad is now preparing for games Nov. 22 and 23 in the inaugural Chris Paul HBCU Tip-Off at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut.

VUU will play West Virginia State University at 4 p.m. Nov. 22 and then the winner of the Winston-Salem State University-Morehouse College matchup on Nov. 23. ◆ Virginia State University’s “saltwater connection” is paying off.

Jonathan Norfleet and Dajour Rucker arrived just in time to help the host Trojans to a 2-0 start on Nov. 12 and 13 at the CIAA-PSAC Challenge.

Norfleet, a 6-foot-2 guard, hails from Salem High in Virginia Beach, where he was All-State, and transferred to VSU from

Jonathan Norfleet

Dajour Rucker

Wagner College in New York.

Rucker, a 6-foot-7, 230-pound post player, earned All-State honors at Cape Henry Collegiate in Virginia Beach and transferred to VSU from Marshall University in West Virginia.

Both look sharp in orange and blue.

In Norfleet’s debut with the Trojans, he scored 15 points while draining three 3-pointers in a 101-73 win over Mansfield University.

In the Trojans’ 85-75 win over Shippensburg University, Norfleet had 16 points, including two 3-pointers, and five assists.

Rucker averaged 10 points and a team best 7.5 rebounds in the opening doubleheader.

VSU Coach Lonnie Blow’s club will play Nov. 19 and 20 in the Pickle Classic in Mount Olive, N.C. The Trojans will face host University of Mount Olive at 7 p.m.

Friday and then Barton College at 5 p.m.

Saturday at Kornegay Arena.

NSU basketball team hoping for another invite to the ‘Big Dance’ The music is still playing.

Norfolk State University made it to the “Big Dance” last season and insiders feel it might be kicking up its heels again this go-round.

Coach Robert Jones’ Spartans are the clear favorite to repeat as MEAC basketball champions based on a preseason poll of coaches and sports information directors.

NSU received 119 votes compared to 99 for runner-up Morgan State University in the eight-school league.

Senior Joe Bryant was selected to the preseason All-MEAC first team, while teammate Jalen Hawkins made the second team.

Bryant, a 6-foot-1 guard from Norfolk’s Lake Taylor High School, and Hawkins, a 6-foot-2 senior from Bronx, N.Y., were among the heroes a year ago as NSU won its second MEAC title and second NCAA Division I bid.

Finishing 17-8 overall, the Spartans defeated Appalachian State University in the first round of the NCAAs in Bloom-

year on the court when Richmond Public Schools opted out of basketball because of the pandemic.

This season’s MEAC Tournament is set for March 9 through 12 at the Norfolk Scope. The tournament champ advances automatically to the NCAAs, aka the “Big Dance.”

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ington, Ind., before losing to top overall seed Gonzaga University in the second round in Indianapolis.

Again there will be a strong Richmondarea contingent of Spartans. NSU’s roster includes 6-foot-6 junior Tyrese Jenkins from Varina High School in Henrico, 6-foot-6 junior Daryl Anderson from Millwood School in Chesterfield and 6-foot-8 senior Chris Ford from L.C. Bird High School in Chesterfield.

Also joining the team is talented 6-foot-4 freshman Dana Woodley from Richmond’s John Marshall High School. Woodley played on the Justices’ 2020 state championship squad but was denied his senior

Next for the Spartans Friday, Nov. 19 Norfolk State University plays Bowling Green State University at the Stroh Center in Ohio, 5:30 p.m..

Sunday, Nov. 21 NSU plays Xavier University at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, noon.

Tuesday, Nov. 23 NSU plays Regent University at home, 7 p.m.

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Personality: Nathan Burrell

Spotlight on founding member and board chair of Groundwork RVA For many in Richmond, the COVID-19 pandemic has led many to seek refuge in nature. For Nathan Burrell, the experience also has been a validating one.

Mr. Burrell is a founding member and board chair of Groundwork RVA, which seeks to cultivate the next generation of conservationists through its work transforming blighted and neglected spaces into public assets.

“The pandemic has shown us the great need for beautiful, welcoming green outdoor spaces in every community,” Mr. Burrell says. “These spaces quickly became an escape for many in Richmond, but that access to many of these spaces was not afforded to all due in large part to the lack of those types of amenities in their communities.”

Like health disparities from COVID-19 itself, Mr. Burrell notes the racial disparities inherent in who has easy access to Richmond’s greener landscapes for solace and escape. Furthermore, he sees how the impact on Black and Brown communities lacking these resources can compound to become greater issues such as overheating and flooding.

“Groundwork RVA believes that both of these disparities can be overcome by working with communities to implement community greening and green infrastructure projects,” Mr. Burrell says.

Mr. Burrell was part of a group of like-minded environmental advocates who started Groundwork RVA in 2014 to “facilitate environmental, economic and social well-being in neighborhoods” with the aid of Richmond youths.

The organization’s programs include a community bike shop in Bellemeade to promote transit and connectivity; revitalizing neighborhoods and expanding natural resources through their Green Team initiative; and providing learning and work opportunities for at-risk graduates through its Green Workforce.

Groundwork’s programs have led to a greater range of vegetation and natural greenery in the city, with 2020 alone seeing the group plant 250 trees on Richmond Public Schools lands and 30 within the Bellemeade community.

For the last seven years, the group’s efforts have been supported almost entirely through grants from the National Park Service, the Environmental Protection Agency and the City of Richmond. Now, Mr. Burrell wants to ensure Groundwork can continue its mission with a combination of largely individual donations and some grants from government and philanthropic groups.

To do so, he has a five-year strategic plan that will capitalize

on the annual efforts of Green Workforce teams, bringing its for-profit successes to more of the organization’s operations.

The plan also will allow the group to expand its services for Richmond youths, establishing green infrastructure apprenticeships and more communityfocused ventures.

The urgency in Mr. Burrell’s work is driven, in part, by what he sees is ahead in the nation.

“By 2045, the U.S. population will be a majority- minority country,” he says. “I truly believe that if we, as a society, have not done the work to engage minority communities in the outdoors and in natural resource management that we will lose many of the sacred places in our country due to the fact that a majority of the population does not use or care about those resources.”

He believes in the importance and relevance of Groundwork RVA’s work and the benefits it will bring to individuals and communities for years to come.

“We know as a society that trees and green spaces make a community more resilient to the effect of climate change,” Mr. Burrell says. “But what we also know is that spending just 5 minutes in nature will not only lower your blood pressure but also relieve stress. All things that every community should be afforded!”

Meet a chief architect in building a greener Richmond and this week’s Personality, Nathan Burrell: No. 1 volunteer position: Founding member and board chair of Groundwork RVA. Occupation: Deputy director of government and community relations for the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Date and place of birth: Aug. 16 in Lancaster County.

Where I live now: Richmond.

Education: Bachelor’s in parks and recreation management and a minor in environmental studies.

Family: Wife, Tracey Brockwell; and daughter, Zora Burrell, and son, Khalil Burrell.

Groundwork RVA is: One of about 20 trusts (or nonprofits) across the country that focuses on youth development and training. In Groundwork RVA’s case, we show up in Black and Brown communities by empowering youths to develop not only the hard skills of natural resource and green infrastructure management, but also the soft skills needed to be the next leaders of social and environmental change in their communities.

When founded and by whom: Groundwork RVA was founded

in 2014 after a group of local environmental and trails advocates engaged in a feasibility study with the National Park Service that was completed in 2013 by Groundwork USA that showed not only the need but support in Richmond for such an entity.

Groundwork RVA’s mission: To work with Richmond youths to facilitate environmental, economic and social well-being in neighborhoods through the transformation of blighted and neglected open spaces into public assets.

Guiding principles: 1. Greening Richmond: Collaborating to maintain and expand access to Richmond’s network of green spaces and sustainable infrastructure by converting brownfields to active use; enhancing the health of the James River and its urban tributaries; and maintaining Richmond’s parks and schools.

2. Preparing youths for success: To prepare youths for career success by designing, interpreting, building and maintaining Richmond’s green network.

3. Improving health and quality of life of all residents: To work with Richmond youths to learn about and advocate for better quality of life and improved health for Richmond residents by expanding bicycle, pedestrian and transit connectivity to parks and recreational spaces; to jobs and service centers; and to places of cultural importance.

4. Realizing racial equity: To realize racial equity and promote social justice by cultivating youth leadership in conservation, recreation and civic participation related to the development of public assets.

No. 1 goal as Groundwork RVA’s board president: The transition from an organization that was almost entirely funded by grants from the National Park Service, the Environmental Protection Agency and the City of Richmond to an organization that is now mainly funded via individual donations as well as philanthropic and governmental

grants.

How I will accomplish this goal: By developing and implementing an updated five-year strategic plan that not only seeks to capitalize on the forprofit work that our green workforce teams complete but also will allow us to realize the development of green infrastructure apprenticeships and expansion of community-driven opportunities and services provided by the youths on our green teams and the Bellemeade Bike Shop.

What the pandemic has highlighted for Groundwork RVA: The relevance of our organization. The pandemic has shown us the great need for beautiful, welcoming green outdoor spaces in every community.

These spaces quickly became an escape for many in Richmond, but that access to many of these spaces was not afforded to all due in large part to the lack of those types of amenities in their communities. We also have seen that existing health disparities in Richmond have further exacerbated the impact of the pandemic on Black and Brown communities. Groundwork RVA believes that both of these disparities can be overcome by working with communities to implement community greening and green infrastructure projects that provide remedies to the burdens of overheating due to lack of tree canopies and flooding due to the lack of green spaces and green infrastructure.

Why the mission of Groundwork RVA is important: Groundwork RVA’s mission is relevant today and in the future because as a society, we cannot solve or improve the effects humans are having

on the environment if we are not engaging all populations in this fight.

How Groundwork RVA is influencing next generation of urban conservationists: By developing youths into critical green thinkers who value community and have the skills to not only incubate a community-driven idea but also to implement it.

Message to youth who say they cannot make an impact on the climate crisis: Be the change you want to see in this world!

Biggest problem Richmond faces with environmental injustices: The lack of funding and requirement that communities most affected by climate change and environmental issues are the ones that have the least environmental infrastructure. The fact that we, as a city, know that the heat island effect is real and is caused by a lack of tree canopy in the most impacted communities, yet we still have no mandate or plan to reinstall the plethora of missing street trees or mandate that new development maintain a certain percentage of tree canopy.

Number of trees Groundwork RVA planted and in what communities: Last year: 250 on Richmond Public Schools lands; 30 within the Bellemeade Community (Minefee Green Street project). In 2021: 50 at Sankofa Community Garden; 50 fruit trees at Hillside Court (to be installed); 50 to give away to community members; and 10 additional within the Bellemeade Community (Minefee Green Street project).

Upcoming events: Saturday, Nov. 20 — Garden planting at Hillside Court Mini-Farm. We also are seeking a Green Team program manager. See our web-

site: groundworkrva.org A perfect day for me is: Any day on the river or on a trail in the woods.

What I am learning about myself during the pandemic: How much community and conservation truly means to me.

How I quiet my mind during challenging times: Hug a tree and get outside and recreate.

That combination has never let me down!

Something I love to do that most people would never imagine: I love overnight canoe camping and would highly encourage others to try it!

Quote that I am inspired by: “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” It reminds me that there is always more that I can do!

Friends describe me as: An outgoing, fun person who cares about others and is passionate about land conservation.

At the top of my “to-do” list: Getting my garden ready for spring planting.

Best late-night snack: Anything with peanut butter and I am in!

Best thing my parents ever taught me: To work hard and look out for others along the way.

Person who influenced me the most: Ralph White.

Book that influenced me the most: “The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming” by Masanobu Fukuoka.

What I’m reading now: “Race, Riots and Roller Coasters: The Struggle Over Segregated Recreation in America” by Victoria W. Wolcott.

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Happenings ‘King Richard’ is a crowd pleaser

By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic

Once upon a time, in the low-income neighborhood of Compton in Los Angeles, a doting father and smart mother have a keen vision for two of their offspring: “Venus and Serena gonna shake up this world.”

A non-traditional path leads the young sisters in, out and around the normal white bread, upper-class tennis system, ultimately helping them achieve monumental goals.

It’s the American dream personified, and the film, “King Richard,” provides a visual roadmap others can follow.

The film, which opens Friday, Nov. 19 in theaters across the country and on HBOMAX, is about young tennis phenoms Venus and Serena Williams and their father, Richard Williams, who mapped out their future as he coached them and promoted them in tennis as they grew up in Compton.

The film has won the coveted Miami International Film Festival GEMS 2021 Audience Award, and it’s no wonder. It’s a crowd pleaser!

The spirit of the prescient planner, dreamer and barker Richard Williams, the work ethic and faith of his wife, Oracene “Brandy” Price, coupled with the talent of Venus and Serena molded the Williams sisters into tennis icons.

It’s a clear, self-empowering force that’s echoed in this inspiring, Oscar-worthy biopic.

One of the smartest decisions the film’s producers made was hiring tennis-lover/screenwriter Zach Baylin (“Creed III”) to write and nurture a script that focuses on a segment of time and not the entire Williams story. After some background plotting, this glimpse begins when Richard approaches coaches to get Venus on the junior circuit.

Within this narrowly focused window, the screenplay thoroughly develops the characters as they face familial challenges, neighborhood bullies and a skeptical tennis world. The smaller, intimate canvas — fewer people and settings — solidifies the characters’ identities, thoughts and feelings, which are sometimes manifested in poignant and often humorous dialogue: As Richard drives past a cemetery, he says to his kids, “Say hi to the people that are gone.”

The bane of many tennis movies is that producers frequently hire actors who can’t swing a

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From left, Aunjanue Ellis, Mikayla Bartholomew, Will Smith, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton and Daniele Lawson star as members of the Williams family in the film, “King Richard” that opens Nov. 19.

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Tennis phenoms Serena and Venus Williams are played by Demi Singleton, left, and Saniyya Sidney.

racquet like a pro. The genius of hiring Saniyya Sidney (“Fences”) to play Venus and Demi Singleton (“Godfather of Harlem”) to portray

Serena is that either they’ve played tennis previously, or someone showed them how to produce ground strokes exactly the way the real sisters do—open stance and lots of power.

Many will cite the outstanding performances of Will Smith as Richard and the very talented Aunjanue Ellis (“If Beal Street Could Talk”) as Oracene as the foundation for this thoughtfully written, acted and directed film.

Tennis players, however, will point to the realistic serves, strokes and volleys and the exposure of some of the professional game’s most irritating quirks, e.g., taking strategic but unnecessary bathroom breaks during a match to disrupt your rival’s focus. It’s frowned upon, but still legal.

Will Smith may gain an Oscar nomination for his all-in performance in a very showy role about a goal-achieving yet imperfect man. He has the mannerisms and speech pattern just about right, but if you peek behind Richard’s curtain, there’s Will Smith pretending to be Williams. If Delroy Lindo had been cast, his skills, natural physicality and self-assuredness would have

made his performance invisible.

Ms. Ellis is quite endearing as the mom who demands respect.

Ms. Sidney, Ms. Singleton and all the other young women who play the sisters at different stages melt into the scenery. It’s like watching kids in real time.

Actor Tony Goldwyn’s interpretation of the sisters’ first professional coach, Paul Cohen, is fine. Jon Bernthal (“The Punisher”), as their kinetic coach Rick Macci, is far more impressive in a pivotal role: Richard reminds the coach who is king: “You’re like a member of our family.

But you work for us!”

Kris Bowers’ (“Bridgerton”) musical score tweaks emotions in all the right places. The Williams home looks lived-in, thanks to production designers William Arnold and Wynn Thomas.

Costume designer Sharen Davis (“Dreamgirls”) gives the family clothes that look like they’re off the rack at TJ Maxx—clean but not too flashy. All the tech efforts are artfully captured by cinematographer Robert Elswit (“There Will Be Blood”) and given a steady rhythm by editor Pamela Martin (“Battle of the Sexes”), which makes this 2-hour, 18-minute chapter of a bigger life story move quickly.

Director Reinaldo Marcus Green (“Monsters and Men,” “Joe Bell”), with the classic againstthe-odds script, heaps so many challenges on the family you’ve got to root for them. Mr. Green milks the drama out of the gangs that threaten Richard, the husband-wife strife and the tennis world’s ambivalence about opening its doors to interlopers. His direction is as moving as the performances and storyline.

If there is one weakness in the production, it’s the language. “The Harder They Fall,” a recent rough ’em up-gang style Black cowboy movie, didn’t use the “N”-word. So, why does this “family movie” drop the “N”- bomb? The real sisters don’t use that word. Why do children, especially Black kids, have to listen to this kind of language? It’s a flaw that could have been fixed in post-production.

It’s easy to enjoy this classic, disarming American saga. And it’s even easier to watch the father, mother and daughters shake up the stodgy world of tennis. Expect audiences — in theaters or their living rooms — to applaud everyone’s efforts. Richard knew his family’s day would come: “I’m in the champion building business.” Yep.

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Inlight2021 Art glows into the night in Inlight 2021.

Scores of people enjoyed the play of light and colors and sound last Friday and Saturday night at the 14th Annual Inlight outdoor art exhibition hosted by 1708 Gallery.

The exhibit was displayed along the city’s riverfront at Great Shiplock Park and Chapel Island, which offered a glimmering reflection of people and art.

Above, visitors watching “Charybdis-3, 2021,” an artificial intelligence video projection by Eric Millikin, became almost an art piece of their own. Mr. Millikin’s work, an infinitely spiraling video projection vortex, focused on endangered species in Virginia.

Left top, “The Convening, 2021” is one of three graphite drawings by artist Rashaun Rucker featuring family members with bird species that inhabit the James River.

Left, people are silhouetted as they watch “World Wide Water,” a video installation by Rachele Riley and Matt Hedt, about the impact and flow of waters across the United States and the globe.

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Happenings Armstrong-Walker Classic parade, tailgate and football game set for Nov. 27

By Ronald E. Carrington

Richmond is set to celebrate the legendary Armstrong-Walker Classic with a parade on Saturday, Nov. 27, and ending with a tailgate and youth football game at Hovey Stadium at Virginia Union University.

The 45-unit parade will kick off at 10 a.m. from 4th and Leigh streets in Downtown and will feature former football players, cheerleaders and homecoming queens from the former Black powerhouse schools – Armstrong High School and Maggie L. Walker High School.

Alumni, marching bands, elected officials including Mayor Levar M. Stoney and members of Richmond City Council, business, civic and youth groups and antique and custom cars will be part of the parade celebrating the Armstrong Wildcats and their colors, orange and blue, and the Maggie Walker Mighty Green Dragons and their colors, green and white.

The parade will go down Leigh Street through Jackson Ward to the Maggie Walker school building, now a Governor’s School, at Leigh

and Lombardy streets.

The event, which has been planned by a 15-member committee, is to teach youngsters about the storied history of the schools and to help revive the spirit of unity within the community when the two high schools squared off in the big game each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

The game drew 25,000 to 35,000 people to City Stadium for the annual match held between 1939 and 1978 before Richmond Public Schools reorganized and consolidated the city high schools, putting an end to the game.

This year’s parade also will feature former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, a 1947 graduate of Armstrong High School. He is an honorary co-chair of the event, along with NFL football Hall of Famer Willie Lanier, a 1963 graduate of Maggie L. Walker High School.

Following the parade, an “Old School Tailgate” will be held noon to 5 p.m. in the parking lot of Hovey Stadium at 1500 Lombardy St. An antique car show, with 40 plus vintage Chevy Corvettes and Ford Mustangs, will be

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Huge crowds packed City Stadium for the annual matchup between Armstrong and Maggie L. Walker high schools on the Saturday after Thanksgioving.

on display.

A peewee football game double-header will kick off at 2:30 p.m. at Willie Lanier Field at Hovey Stadium featuring youngsters in the Richmond Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities program. The players and cheerleaders

will wear Armstrong’s and Walker’s colors in the tradition of this legacy throwback game.

All activities are free and food trucks will be available at the tailgate. However, alumni are permitted to bring cookers and grills to provide their own food.

Hampton University marching band to perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Hampton University Pirates fans and supporters everywhere will be tuning in this Thanksgiving to see and hear the Hampton University Marching Force and its thunderous sound in the 95th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

This annual Thanksgiving spectacular ushers in the start of the holiday season as marching bands, floats, music stars and giant helium inflated characters parade down a 2.5-mile route starting at 77th Street and Central Park West to end at 7th Avenue in front of Macy’s Herald Square.

The parade, which runs from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 25, when Santa makes an appearance, will be broadcast live on NBC and Telemundo.

The Hampton University Marching Force was selected from more than 100 applicants to be among nine bands to march

in the Macy’s parade in 2020. But the invitation was deferred until this year because of COVID-19.

“This opportunity will allow Hampton University to once again shine on the worldwide stage in front of the millions in attendance and others watching from across the globe,” stated Hampton University President William R. Harvey.

He added that the Marching Force, under the direction of Dr. Thomas Jones, is “an elite group of talented young musicians and dancers who are academically accomplished.” He stated the band upholds the standard of excellence as “being one of the best marching bands in the nation.”

Wesley Whatley, creative producer of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, cited the band’s “explosive energy” and how it “delivers outstanding, entertaining shows that, time

and time again, bring the crowd to their feet.”

“We look forward to introducing the talented students of Hampton University to our parade audience,” he said.

The Hampton University Marching Force has a history of wowing crowds around the globe. The band performed in the 2020 Rome New Year’s Day Parade in Italy; in President Obama’s inaugural parade in 2009; and at the 16th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands in 2018 before 62,000 fans at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The band’s drumline also performed in the 2019 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif.

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Retired teacher Vivian Hawkins dies at 80

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

of the Richmond, Virginia and National Education associaVivian Wilnette Johnson tions and also was active in Hawkins was involved in the Friends of Fairfield Library. the education of hundreds of After she retired from teachRichmond schoolchildren for ing, she became a member of 35 years. a club of former faculty of Mrs. Hawkins was an in- Southampton Elementary. stitution at SouthShe also was a ampton Elementary lifetime member School where she of Trinity Baptist spent her career. She Church, where she began at the school participated in the when it was part of Historical CommitChesterfield County tee, taught in the Vaand stayed there after cation Bible School the area was annexed and took part in the into Richmond in Mrs. Hawkins Counting Team and 1970. the New Members Mrs. Hawkins taught second Committee. She also volungrade and fourth grade and teered at Trinity’s Family Life made a deep impression on Center. many of the children and their For more than 40 years, parents, said Mary Brown, a she and a group of educators close friend who also taught dubbed “The Posse” traveled for a time alongside Mrs. to the annual CIAA Basketball Hawkins.

Tournament.

After she retired in 1999, Ms. Brown said Mrs. HawkMrs. Hawkins would get calls ins also was an avid walker and from former students and par- duckpin bowling enthusiast. ents who kept up with her, Ms. Mrs. Hawkins was predeBrown said. ceased by her husband, Fred“She was always smiling, erick Hawkins III. always pleasant and always Survivors include her son, educating herself,” Ms. Brown Frederick Hawkins IV; a sissaid. “The library was her ter, Mary J. Lee; a brother, second home. She was always Corbin E. Johnson Jr.; three reading.” grandchildren; and a greatMrs. Hawkins succumbed granddaughter.

Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, her family said. She was 80.

E-n-t-h-u-s-i-a-s-m Her life was celebrated Say it three times Monday, Nov. 15, at a graveside Enthusiasm… service in Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond.

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Former Delegate Flora D. Crittenden of Newport News succumbs at 97 Free Press staff report

when she was named a Virginia Women in History honoree.

In 1994, the former Carver High School was renamed the Flora D. Crittenden Middle School in her honor and now serves as a magnet Delegate Crittenden school for mathematics, science and technology.

Active in the community, her church and the local NAACP, Delegate Crittenden was urged by former students to run for public office. Her first foray was for Newport News City Council, where she was elected in 1986 and served a single, four-year term.

She served as chair of the Peninsula Transportation District Commission that successfully worked to consolidate the Peninsula and Tidewater transportation groups to form

Former Delegate Flora D. Crittenden, a member of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus who represented Newport News in the House of Delegates from 1993 to 2004, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.

She was 97.

A native of New York, Delegate Crittenden moved to Newport News as a teen, where she finished high school. She earned her undergraduate degree from Virginia State University, a master’s from Indiana University and later studied at the University of Louisville.

In 1945, she started a career in education at the segregated George Washington Carver High School in Newport News that spanned 32 years. She served as a teacher, guidance counselor and later director of guidance, helping hundreds of students to attend college, including co-signing some loans herself, according to a 2016 biography

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In January 1993, she ran in and won a special election to the House of Delegates, where she pushed for improvements in education, public health and public transportation as a member of the Education, Transportation, Privileges and Elections and Chesapeake and Its Tributaries committees.

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Delegate Crittenden was the first Black woman to chair the board at Christopher Newport University.

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City of Richmond Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, December 6, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, December 13, 2021 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. 2021-320 To authorize the special use of the property known as 610 North 29th Street for the purpose of a singlefamily detached dwelling with an attached deck, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in a R-63 MultiFamily Urban Residential D i s t r i c t . T h e C i t y ’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for the subject property as Neighborhood Mixed Use. Primary Uses: Single-family houses, accessory dwelling units, duplexes, small multifamily buildings (typically 3-10 units), and open space. Secondary Uses: Large multifamily buildings (10+units), retail/ office/personal service, institutional, cultural, and government.

Ordinance No. 2021-321 To authorize the special use of the property known as 918 North 35th Street for the purpose of two single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions.

The property is situated in the R-5 Single-Family Residential District. The Richmond 300 Master Plan designates the future land use category for the subject property as Neighborhood MixedUse. Primary Uses: Single-family homes, accessory dwelling units, duplexes, small multi-family buildings (typically 3-10 units) and open space. Secondary Uses: Large multi-family buildings (10+ units), r e t a i l / o ff i c e / p e r s o n a l service, institutional, cultural and government.

The density of the proposed development is approximately 12 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2021-322 To authorize the special use of the properties known as 1012 West 49th Street and 1015 Herbert Street for the purpose of three single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. The properties are situated in an R-5 Single-Family Residential District. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for the properties as Residential.

Primary Uses: Single family houses, accessory dwelling units, and open space. Secondary Uses: Duplexes and small multifamily buildings (typically 3-10 units), institutional, and cultural. Secondary uses may be found along major streets (p.

54) The density of the proposed development is approximately 13 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2021-323 To authorize the special use of the property known as 506 Cheatwood Avenue for the purpose of two single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions.

The property is situated in the R-5 Single-Family Residential District. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for the subject property as Residential. Primary Uses include: Singlefamily houses, accessory dwelling units, and open space. Secondary Uses: Duplexes and small multifamily buildings (typically 3-10 units), institutional, and cultural. Secondary uses may be found along major streets.

Ordinance No. 2021-324 To authorize the special use of the property known as 302 Clovelly Road for the purpose of one lodging unit accessory to a single-family dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in the R-1 SingleFamily Residential District.

The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for the subject property as Residential. Primary Uses include: Singlefamily houses, accessory dwelling units, and open space. Secondary Uses: Duplexes and small multifamily buildings (typically 3-10 units), institutional, and cultural. Secondary uses may be found along major streets.

Ordinance No. 2021-325 To authorize the special use of the property known as 3415-A Floyd Avenue for the purposes of a twofamily dwelling and two single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions.

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The property is situated in an R-6 Single Family Attached Residential D i s t r i c t . T h e C i t y ’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for the subject property as Neighborhood Mixed-Use. Primary Uses: Single-family houses, accessory dwelling units, duplexes, small multifamily buildings (typically 3-10 units), and open space. Secondary Uses: Large multifamily buildings (10+units), retail/ office/personal service, institutional, cultural, and government. The density of the proposed development would be approximately 18 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2021-326 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1807 Harwood Street for the purpose of allowing three two-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions.

The property is situated in the R-5 Single-Family Residential District. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for the subject property as Residential. Primary Uses include: Singlefamily houses, accessory dwelling units, and open space. Secondary Uses: Duplexes and small multifamily buildings (typically 3-10 units), institutional, and cultural. Secondary uses may be found along major streets.

Ordinance No. 2021-327 To authorize the special use of the properties known as 509 and 511 L i n c o l n Av e n u e f o r the purpose of three single-family detached dwelling on new lots.

The property is situated in the R-5 Single-Family Residential District. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for the subject property as Residential. Primary Uses include: Singlefamily houses, accessory dwelling units, and open space. Secondary Uses: Duplexes and small multifamily buildings (typically 3-10 units), institutional, and cultural. Secondary uses may be found along major streets.

Ordinance No. 2021-328 To authorize the special use of the property known as 939 Myers Street for the purpose of an outdoor event venue and farmer’s market, upon certain terms and conditions.

The property is situated in the TOD-1 TransitOriented Nodal District.

The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for the subject property as Destination Mixed-Use. Primary Uses include: r e t a i l / o ff i c e / p e r s o n a l service, multi-family residential, cultural, and open space. Secondary Uses: Institutional and government.

Ordinance No. 2021-329 To authorize the special use of the property known as 2317 Rosewood Avenue for the purpose of an elevated deck and fence with screening panels accessory to a single-family dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The property is situated in the R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for the subject property as Neighborhood MixedUse. Primary Uses: Single-family homes, accessory dwelling units, duplexes, small multi-family buildings (typically 3-10 units) and open space. Secondary Uses: Large multi-family buildings (10+ units), retail/ office/personal service, institutional, cultural and government.

Ordinance No. 2021-330 To authorize the special use of the property known as 7012 Marlow Road for the purpose of an office use, including medical office uses, upon certain terms and conditions, and to repeal Ord. No. 97-188-204, adopted Jun. 23, 1997, Ord. No. 93028-39, adopted Feb. 22, 1993, Ord. No. 87165-183, adopted Sept.

14, 1987, Ord. No. 82207-191, adopted Sept.

13,1982, Ord. No. 81019-30, adopted Feb. 23, 1981, Ord. No. 78-8-23, adopted Feb. 13, 1978, and Ord. No. 77-34-45, adopted Feb. 28, 1977.

The property is situated in the R-3 Single-Family Residential District. The City’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates a future land use for the subject property as Destination Mixed-Use. Primary Uses include: r e t a i l / o ff i c e / p e r s o n a l service, multi-family residential, cultural, and open space. Secondary Uses: Institutional and government.

Ordinance No. 2021-331 To rezone the property known as 4501 East Main Street from the RF-2 Riverfront District to the TOD-1 Transit Oriented Nodal District.

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The Richmond 300 Master Plan designates the future land use of the subject property as Corridor Mixed-Use. Primary Uses: Retail/office/personal service, multi-family residential, cultural, and open space. Secondary Uses: Single-family houses, institutional, and government.

Ordinance No. 2021-332 To rezone the properties known as 215 and 301 Hull Street from the B-7 Mixed-Use Business District to the TOD-1 Transit Oriented Nodal D i s t r i c t . T h e C i t y ’s Richmond 300 Master Plan designates these parcels as Destination Mixed Use. Primary Uses: Retail/office/personal service, multi-family residential, cultural, and open space. Secondary Uses: Institutional and government. (p. 64) Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so by following the instructions referenced in the December 13, 2021 Richmond City Council Formal meeting agenda.

Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at https:// www.rva.gov/office-cityclerk, 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.

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Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TAMEAKIA WISEMAN, Plaintiff v.

LATISHA HATCHWISEMAN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL21003704-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 5th day of January, 2022 at 9:00 AM, 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 KAHLA SCOTT, Plaintiff v.

MICHAEL SCOTT, Defendant.

Case No.: CL21000989-00 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 3rd day of January, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

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

KIMBERLY WILLIS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL21003632-00 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 3rd day of January, 2022 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 Continued on next column

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER PAOLA HO ARIAS, Plaintiff v.

CHARLES KAMOLVATHIN, Defendant.

Case No.: CL21003653-00 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 3rd day of January, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests.

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

since January 15, 2017.

And it appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that Akea Lenai Jefferson, the above-named defendant, is not a resident of this state and that due diligence has been used by or in behalf of plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the defendant is, without effect.

It is therefore ORDERED that the said Akea Lenai Jefferson do appear in the Clerk’s Office of the Law Division of the Circuit Court of City of Richmond, John Marshall Courts Building, 400 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, on or before December 22, 2021 and do whatever is necessary to protect their interest in this suit.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER SIERRA JONES, Plaintiff v.

STEVEN JONES, Defendant.

Case No.: CL21002300-00 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 3rd day of January, 2022 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 BRIYANA FERRELL, Plaintiff v.

ROSAN ALLISON, Defendant.

Case No.: CL21002355-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 3rd day of January, 2022 and protect his interests.

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

PAUL JONES, JR., Defendant.

Case No.: CL21001756-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 3rd day of January, 2022 and protect his interests.

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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER DARYL SIMMONS, Plaintiff v.

CRYSTAL SIMMONS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL21003594-00 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 3rd day of January, 2022 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 JIMMY WILKINS, JR., Plaintiff v.

REBECCA WILKINS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL21003140-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 3rd day of January, 2022 and protect her interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Counsel VSB# 27724 The Law Office of Dorothy M. Eure, P.C. 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF Richmond Kirk rahsahn Taylor, Plaintiff v. toni nicole (Munn) taylor, Defendant.

Case No.: CL21-3188-1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Obtain a divorce a vincullo matrimonii or from the bonds of matrimony.

It appearing from an affidavit that diligence is: that diligence has een used without effect, by or on the behalf of the plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city defendant is.

It is ORDERED that Toni Nicole (Munn) Taylor appear at the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before December 17, 2021.

An Extract, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk

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

AKEA LENAI JEFFERSON, Defendant Civil Law No.: CL21-3683-5 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from the defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart without interruption and without cohabitation for a period of more than one year,

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER LOVERINE SMALL WILLIS, Plaintiff v.

CHARLES WILLIS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL21003531-00 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 22nd day of December, 2021 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

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HANOVER LASHARNDA TRAPP, Plaintiff v.

NATHANIEL TRAPP, Defendant.

Case No.: CL21003012-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, who has been served with the Complaint by posted service appear here on or before the 21st day of December, 2021 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure, Plaintiff’s Counsel The 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 TALIAH ABRAMS, Plaintiff v.

BRIAN RUSSELL, Defendant.

Case No.: CL21003485-00 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 14th day of December, 2021 at 9:00 AM, and protect his interests.

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

CUSTODY VIRGINIA: IN THE Hanover Circuit Court 7530 County Complex Road, Hanover, VA 23069 Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Michael Maglangit mangonon Jr., vs.

Michael Maglangit Warley Case No. CL21003162-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to: Application for change of name (minor)

It is ORDERED that Michael Mangonon appear at the above-named court and protect his/her interests on or before November 22, 2021 at 9:0 a.m.

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

KELSON CREEK, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-4033 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 501 Boroughbridge Road, Tax Map Number C0050869/026, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Kelson Creek, LLC.

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

IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

KELSON CREEK, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-4107 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2912 Midlothian Turnpike, Tax Map Number S000-1226/004, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Kelson Creek, LLC. Continued on next column

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

IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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

KELSON CREEK, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-4104 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1001 Bradley Lane, Tax Map Number C005-0688/022, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Kelson Creek, LLC.

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

IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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

KELSON CREEK, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-4106 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5607 Jarvis Road, Tax Map Number C006-0760/018, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Kelson Creek, LLC.

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

IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

KELSON CREEK, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-4105 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 816 Faye Street, Tax Map Number C005-0760/018, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Kelson Creek, LLC.

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

IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

KELSON CREEK, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-4075 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 5029 Clarence Street, Tax Map Number S006-0343/005, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Kelson Creek, LLC.

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

IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

KELSON CREEK, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-4074 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1011 Blandy Avenue, Tax Map Number C005-0615/018, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Kelson Creek, LLC.

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

IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND TAMMY HARRELL SIMMS, and DINO HARRELL, Plaintiffs, v.

TOMMY HARRELL, HAZEL DOCKERY, (a/k/a Hazel D. Richardson) JOHN WALTER HARRELL, JR., and MARY ANN HARRELL, Defendants.

Case No. CL21-3530-5 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Came this day the Plaintiffs, upon their Complaint for Partition of Real Estate filed in the above-styled case and their Affidavits for Order of Publication for service of the Complaint on the Defendants.

The object of this suit is to put the Defendants on notice of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint for the Partition of Real Estate in the above-styled case.

It appearing from Plaintiff’s Affidavit that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of the Defendants and that the Defendants’ whereabouts are unknown, it is ORDERED that the Defendants are required to appear before this Court on or before December 22, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to protect their interests.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ask for this: Ryan H. Ash (VSB # 81819) Blackburn, Conte, Schilling & Click, P.C. 300 West Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23220 Phone: (804) 782-1111 Fax: (804) 648-3914 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND KEITH T. CARTER Plaintiff v.

HENRY FOWLER et al.

Defendants.

CL21-4707-2 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to sell a certain parcel of real property situated in the City of Richmond, Virginia, being originally owned by Hattie W. Fowler and more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot of land, with the improvements thereon known as No. 2303 Rose Avenue {formerly No 803 Virginia Avenue), lying and being in the City of Richmond, Virginia, and described as Continued on next page

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beginning at a point on the east line of Rose Avenue distant fifty-six (56) feet north of the north line of Wickham Street, thence running northwardly along and fronting on the east line of Rose A venue forty-eight (48) feet, and thence extending back eastwardly from said front, at right angles and between parallel lines, one hundred twenty (120) feet, more or less, to an alley.

The fractional owners John B. Baker, Lucille Douglas (f/k/a Lucille Fowler), Henry Fowler, Matthew Fowler (a/k/a Mack Fowler), Lucile S. Kee, Thomas Fowler, Wilbur Fowler (a/k/a Wilburt Fowler), William Fowler, and Alice F. Revins (f/k/a Alice Fowler) have an interest in the property by deed, by inheritance, or by duly recorded liens.

The unknown heirs, devisees, and/or successors in title to Jeanette Baker, Lucille Douglas (f/k/a Lucille Fowler), Henry Fowler, Matthew Fowler (a/k/a Mack Fowler), Samuel Fowler, Thomas Fowler, Wilbur Fowler (a/k/a Wilburt Fowler), William Fowler, Alice Revins (f/k/a Alice Fowler), Glennis Stokes (f/k/a Glennis Fowler), Viola Fowler, John B. Baker, and Lucile S. Kee, may have an interest in the property by deed, by inheritance, or by duly recorded liens.

Affidavit having been made and filed that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the identities and/or locations of certain parties to be served, and that there are or may be persons whose names are unknown, interested in the subject matter of this suit;

It is ORDERED that Henry Fowler et al., if then living or if dead, their heirs, devisees, assigns, or successors in title, and other unknown heirs or parties who have an interest in the subject matter of this suit, who are proceeded against as Unknown Heirs and Parties Unknown, appear before Court on or before the 10th day of January, 2022, to protect their interests, if any, in this suit.

I ask for this: Lynn M. Tucker, Esquire, V.S.B. #25384 Kyle Roberts, Esquire, V.S.B. #95631 Dankos, Gordon & Tucker, P.C. 1360 E. Parham Road, Suite 200 Richmond, Virginia 23228 Telephone: (804) 377-7424 Facsimile: (804) 262-8088 Counsel for Plaintiff

Wall, LaForest D. Johnson, Latrice J. Gregory, Kelvin R i t c h i e Wa l l , J r, a n d Kimberly Cherie Wall.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, G L O R I A PAT T E R S O N BYRD, ERNEST J. WALL, LAFOREST D. JOHNSON, LATRICE J. GREGORY, KELVIN RITCHIE WALL, JR, and KIMBERLY CHERIE WALL, 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 “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that G L O R I A PAT T E R S O N BYRD, ERNEST J. WALL, LAFOREST D. JOHNSON, LATRICE J. GREGORY, KELVIN RITCHIE WALL, JR, KIMBERLY CHERIE WALL, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

inactive 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 J FAM ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, an entity listed as inactive in the records of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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 ELIZABETH BERNICE RANDOLPH, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, FRANK TAYLOR, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ROBERT LEE TAYLOR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JULIA M. PAGE, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ANNA NEVILLE, THELMA SMITHSON, LEE OTIS TAY L O R , a n d P a r t i e s Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949

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

MABEL NAOMI HARRIS MOYE, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-4315 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 320 Oak Glen Street, Tax Map Number C007-0128/007, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Mabel Naomi Harris Moye, Tiffany Branch, Tonya M. Witcher and Bernard E. Harris.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, MABEL NAOMI HARRIS MOYE, TIFFANY BRANCH, TONYA M. WITCHER, and BERNARD E. HARRIS, 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 “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that MABEL NAOMI HARRIS MOYE, TIFFANY BRANCH, TO N YA M . W I T C H E R , BERNARD E. HARRIS, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

GLORIA PATTERSON BYRD, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-3908 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3323 Rosewood Avenue, Tax Map Number W000-1505/005, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Gloria Patterson Byrd, Ernest J.

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

ORCHID, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-4304 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1212 Oakwood Avenue, Tax Map Number E000-0962/016 Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Orchid, LLC.

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

IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

ORCHID, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-4215 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1812 Fairfax Avenue, Tax Map Number S000-0546/004, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Orchid, LLC.

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

IT IS ORDERED that Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

J FAM Entertainment, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-4303 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3406 Hull Street, Tax Map Number S000-2453/005, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, J FAM Entertainment, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, J FAM ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, an entity listed as

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

BRUNSON CONTRACTORS, LLC, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-4302 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1818 Hull Street, Tax Map Number S000-0241/002, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Brunson Contractors, LLC.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, BRUNSON C O N T R A C TO R S , L L C , has not filed a response to this action; that Dawoud Adeyola, Registered Agent for BRUNSON CONTRACTORS, LLC, 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 t h a t B R U N S O N C O N T R A C T O R S , L L C , D a w o u d Adeyola, Registered Agent for BRUNSON CONTRACTORS, LLC, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JANUARY 20, 2022 and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7949 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

ELIZABETH BERNICE RANDOLPH, et al, Defendants.

Case No.: CL21-4217 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 104 West Graham Road, Tax Map Number N000-0539/027, Richmond, Virginia, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Elizabeth Bernice Randolph, Frank Taylor, Jr., Robert Lee Taylor, Julia M. Page, Anna Neville, Thelma Smithson and Lee Otis Taylor.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ELIZABETH BERNICE RANDOLPH, upon information and belief deceased, or her heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, FRANK TAYLOR, JR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, ROBERT LEE TAYLOR, upon information and belief deceased, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest, JULIA M. PAGE, 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; that said owners, ANNA NEVILLE and THELMA SMITHSON, 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, LEE OTIS TAYLOR, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with

Trustees’ Sale of 1305 Bainbridge Street Richmond, VA

In execution of that certain deed of trust dated August 15, 2018 securing payment in the original principal amount of $292,750.00 recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, VA as Instrument Number 180017063 at page 0201, (the “Deed of Trust”), default having occurred in payment of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee, at the direction of the secured party will offer for sale at public auction at the main entrance to the building housing the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, VA at The John Marshall Courts Building, 400 N. 9th Street, Richmond, VA on DECEMBER 10, 2021 at 12:00 Noon. the property described in the referenced Deed of Trust located at the above address and more particularly described as follows: ALL that certain Lot, piece or parcel of land, lying and being in the City of Richmond, Virginia, with the improvements thereon, designated as No. 1305 Bainbridge Street, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows: COMMENCING at a point on the north line of Bainbridge Street distant 44.19 feet from the intersection of the said North line of Bainbridge street with the west line of Thirteenth Street thence running and fronting on the said north line of Bainbridge Street·21.81 feet; thence back at right angles with Bainbridge Street 155 feet to an alley ten (10’) feet wide; thence along the line of said alley toward Thirteenth Street 21.81 feet, thence at right angles and parallel with Thirteenth Street 101.5 feet thence at right angles towards Thirteenth Street 4 inches; thence at right angles and parallel with Thirteenth Street 35 feet; thence at right angles toward Fourteenth Street 4 inches; thence at right angles and parallel with Thirteenth Street 18.5 feet to the point of beginning.

TERMS OF SALE: CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $30,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, in the form of cash or certified funds (payable to the Substitute Trustee) must be presented at the time of sale. The balance of the purchase price is due within fifteen (15) days of the date of sale, otherwise Purchaser’s deposit may be forfeited to the Substitute Trustee(s) to be disbursed in accordance with VA law. The Property and appurtenances thereto, if any, will be sold “as is” without warranty of any kind and subject to any and all judgments, liens, covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements or other matters of record or not of record which may take priority over the referenced Deed of Trust. Time is of the essence. The sale is subject to post-sale confirmation by the secured party or the Substitute Trustee of the terms and acceptability of the sale, at the sole discretion of the secured party or Substitute Trustee. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy will be the return of the deposit paid without interest and the Purchaser will have no further recourse against the Substitute Trustee, the Mortgagee or the Trustee’s attorney. Additional Terms of Sale will be announced at the time of sale and will be set forth in the Trustee’s Memorandum of Foreclosure Sale to be executed by the successful bidder at the time of the sale. This is a communication from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Sale is subject to seller confirmation. Substitute Trustee: RVA Recovery, LLC,.

Contact Stephen B. Wood at The Wood Law Firm, 6720 Patterson Ave., Suite D. Counsel for Trustee. For information contact: Stephen B. Wood TEL: (804) 335-0888.

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