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‘When is enough Slaying of Va. State Police Special Agent Michael T. Walter grips Mosby Court By Jeremy M. Lazarus

At an April community meeting, residents of Mosby Court pleaded with Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham for a crackdown to end the violence in the section of the public housing community located off Accommodation Street in the East End. He was urged to set up roadblocks to force people to show IDs to enter Mosby Court, to authorize officers to conduct pat downs and to take other steps to improve the safety of residents who have seen seven people killed and at least 19 others wounded this year in this small section of the city. But the police chief said “that would be going too far,” said Arthur Burton, a Mosby Court advocate who created and operates Kinfolk Community Empowerment Center that works with residents for the betterment of the community. Mr. Burton said the failure of city officials to take strong action to weed out of the community those with a propensity for violence laid the groundwork for the latest fatal shooting in Mosby Court, this time of a member of the Virginia State Police. State Police Special Agent Michael T. Walter, 45, was shot in the head Friday evening allegedly by a convicted felon who lived in Mosby Court. Agent Walter died early Saturday at a Richmond hospital. A former Marine and father of three, he mentored youths in his time off duty and had mentored a youth wrestling club in Powhatan County. An 18-year State Police veteran, Agent Walter was with a Richmond Police officer conducting an enforcement initiative Please turn to A4

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Former Special Officer Brad Hughes, who lost his legs in the line of duty in 2014, visits the memorial to Virginia State Police Special Agent Michael T. Walter that sits outside of the State Police Headquarters on Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield County. Mr. Hughes said Tuesday that he knew Agent Walter and wanted to pay his respects.

Rep. McEachin calls for speedy HUD intervention at Essex Village after woman’s fall By Jeremy M. Lazarus

During heavy weekend rains, odorous and toxic raw sewage once again flowed freely over the lawn in Essex Village, ranked as Henrico County’s worst apartment complex. And last week, a pregnant woman toppled to the ground when a railing on her second-floor balcony

gave way. She and her unborn child survived and are in recovery. These incidents have led Congressman A. Donald McEachin to demand action at the sprawling apartment complex from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He wants HUD either to force the owners to make essential improvements or to provide vouchers to

residents so they can move elsewhere, according to his spokeswoman, Jamitress Bowden. Ms. Bowden said neither HUD Secretary Ben Carson nor a member of his staff has yet responded to the congressman’s request for a meeting to discuss conditions at Essex Village, located off Laburnum Please turn to A4

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Richmond Public Library doubles its digital offerings By Jeremy M. Lazarus

The Richmond Public Library just doubled its offerings of books, music, movies, TV shows, video games and other items, and it didn’t have to buy anything. According to Library Director Scott Firestine, the library did it by hooking up with an online website called Hoopla and making the items available to patrons through its online library that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. He said Hoopla offers about 600,000 items on its website — equal to the total number of physical items available at the Main Library in Downtown and its seven open branches.

(The West End Branch on Patterson Avenue, now under renovation, is expected to reopen by September.) Library patrons will be able to borrow up to four items a month from Hoopla without charge, Mr. Firestine said, simply by using their increasingly powerful library card numbers. The new connection to Hoopla, which is to go live on Thursday, June 1, is one way that the resource-short library is using online services in carrying out its mission: “To inform, enrich, empower.” Amid struggles to staff library branches Please turn to A4

the additional water to its customers. As described to the council, the new facility would be paid for by the county. The administration did not explain how many acres of the park’s woodland would be disturbed. While the Stoney administration insists the park property can be used for this purpose, it appears to run afoul of a development ban that was put in place in February 2001. Under Mayor Stoney’s plan, Chesterfield County would pay an average of $1.3 million a year for the additional 5 million gallons in 2020, when the construction would be completed and the new equipment ready for use. The county also is promising to pay the

Former national NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous is launching a political career. Perhaps recently best known as a surrogate for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, Mr. Jealous confirmed this week that he is running for governor of Maryland. He cited his long record of civil rights activism and the diversity of the state of Maryland as being in his favor. “When I was president of the NAACP, I learned just how quickly my neighbors here were prepared to move forward on civil rights. In one year, we abolished the death penalty, we passed marriage equality, we passed the Dream Act. “I’m running for governor because I believe we’re prepared to move just as quickly in moving forward on education, on employment, on the environment while continuing to protect civil rights,” Mr. Jealous said in an interview with the Trice Edney News Wire. “I’m running for governor because I believe we can do much better by our kids right now.” Mr. Jealous, 44, is entering a crowded field of seven other candidates poised to run in a Democratic primary to be held June 26, 2018. He believes disaffection for the scandalladen Trump administration may cause Maryland voters to lean toward Democratic leadership after electing Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in November 2014. Gov. Hogan is eligible to

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Scott Firestine, director of the Richmond Public Library, sits in one of the smaller computer labs available to the public in the library’s Main Branch at 101 E. Franklin St. in Downtown. Patrons can use the computer lab to access the library’s expanded array of digital materials.

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

A gaggle of fun Heaven Irvin, 3, and her year-old sister, Lyric, enjoy the honking and closeness of geese at Richmond’s Byrd Park. The girls ran and played during a family outing at the park last Saturday during the Memorial Day weekend. Please see more photos, B3.

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Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney apparently is seeking to overturn a 16-yearold ban on development in a public park in South Side. He is doing so in a bid to meet a Chesterfield County request to boost its purchase of drinking water from Richmond. The county now buys 27 million gallons a day and wants to increase the amount by 5 million gallons, to 32 million gallons daily. Under a proposal the mayor has sent to Richmond City Council, he is seeking approval to lease a portion of the 106-acre Lewis G. Larus Park, 8850 W. Huguenot Road, to the county for construction of a new pumping station and transmission line to get

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Louis takes a swim in his new home at the Maymont Nature Center, where he and his female companion were introduced recently to the public. The North American river otter was named for New Orleans native and jazz musician Louis Armstrong and Louisiana, where the otter’s from. The pair, who

Congressman McEachin to hold open house June 5 Need to talk with your congressman? Congressman A. Donald McEachin, D-Henrico, is ready to listen. He’s hosting an open house for his 4th Congressional District constituents from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 5, at his Richmond office, 110 N. Robinson St., Suite 401, in The Fan. Details: Jamitress.Bowden@mail.house.gov or (202) 225-6365.

Richmond Public Schools commencements scheduled

It’s graduation time in Richmond — the bittersweet days when high school seniors mark the end of 13 years of schooling that began in kindergarten and welcome the start of a new journey in their lives. Richmond Public Schools high schools and the career education center will hold ceremonies to award diplomas to 1,119 students. Valedictorians and salutatorians will speak at several of the ceremonies, while others scheduled to address graduates include Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney and business owners George Monroe Jr. and Bron Hansboro. The 2017 graduation schedule by date, place and school follows: Thursday, June 8 Location: Downtown YMCA, Gottwald Room, 2 W. Franklin St. 11 a.m. – Richmond Career Education & Employment Academy, six graduates. Commencement speaker: Bron Hansboro, owner, The Flower Guy Bron. Tuesday, June 13 Location: Altria Theater, Laurel and Main streets Noon – Richmond Community High School, 53 graduates – Valedictorian, Samantha Ayres; salutatorian, Kendall Smith. Commencement speaker: Mayor Levar M. Stoney. 3:30 p.m. – Thomas Jefferson High School, 130 graduates – Valedictorian, Nina Rosenbaum; salutatorian, Mary Mathilda Pflaeging. Commencement speaker: Ayo Morton, RPS teacher and spoken word artist. 7 p.m. – Huguenot High School, 275 graduates – Valedictorian, Paulette Hall; salutatorian, Leoné Rosa. Commencement speaker: George Monroe Jr., owner of George West End Barber Shop & Shave Parlor. Wednesday, June 14 Location: Altria Theater, Laurel and Main streets

Six Points Innovation Center to hold grand opening June 6 By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Support Corp. Volunteer architects from area firms An empty storefront on Meadowbridge also pitched in on the renovation of the Road in Highland Park is about to open as 4,000-square-foot space that will seek to a creative space where young people can unleash youthful idealism and creativity. learn advocacy, develop leadership skills The center will provide office space for and explore career opportunities. some of the partner organizations and also Dubbed the Six Points Innovation offer after-school programming, resources Center, or 6PIC, and fueled by a $500,000 and education for neighborhood teens to grant from the Robins Foundation, the encourage them to make a difference in space is aimed at giving teens new opthe community, according to the Robins tions in life. Foundation. The programming is expected to offer teen participants exposure to such fields as archaeology, urban ecology, art, architecture, design, history, communications, city planning and public policy, the foundation stated in announcing the grand opening. For example, ART180 plans to bring in local artists to work with young people to help them discover ways they can positively engage in and influence their surroundings with murals or other artistic endeavors. Meanwhile, Groundwork RVA plans to engage participating youths in landscaping projects, while Saving Our Youth Virginia expects to work with participants Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press Six Points Innovation Center, located at 3001 Meadowbridge Road in Highland Park, will on finding jobs and preparing provide office space for several nonprofit organizations to work with young people on a them to apply to college and vocational or technical schools. range of skills.

“The Melting Pot . . . What ‘Other’ Means,” a watercolor by Surry County High School senior Jada Epps, has won the 2017 Art Competition for the 4th Congressional District. Congressman A. Donald McEachin, who represents

3:30 p.m. – John Marshall High School, 150 graduates – Valedictorian, Tyreil Mayo; salutatorian, Gregory Travon Jones. Commencement speaker: Portia James, senior counselor.

across the nation. The winning student artists have been invited to a June 29 celebratory reception in Washington. The nationwide high school

visual arts competition is sponsored each spring by the U.S. House of Representatives and The Congressional Institute. Students submit entries to their representative’s office

and panels of artists select the winners. The competition is now in its 36th year. More than 650,000 U.S. high school students have participated.

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7 p.m. – George Wythe High School, 225 graduates – Commencement speakers: Valedictorian Geordan Colden and salutatorian Jarve Alonzo Shaw. Thursday, June 15 Location: Allix B. James Chapel in Coburn Hall, Virginia Union University, 1500 N. Lombardy St.

5:30 p.m. – Open High School, 51 graduates – Commencement speakers: Valedictorian Mira Davis and salutatorian Phillip William Daniel.

Two years in the making, 6PIC officially will be unveiled to the public during a grand opening 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at the site, 3001 Meadowbridge Road. ART180, a nonprofit that uses art to promote youth empowerment, spearheaded the project with a variety of nonprofit partners, including the Storefront for Community Design, Groundwork RVA, Saving Our Youth Virginia, Boaz & Ruth, the Community Preservation and Development Corp. and the Virginia Local Initiatives

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1:30 p.m. – Franklin Military Academy, 25 graduates – Commencement speakers: Valedictorian Jasmine Jones and salutatorian Kenique Reneé Brown.

are about 2 years old, were brought to Richmond after being nabbed raiding crayfish farms in Louisiana. Authorities there made them available after labeling the pair “nuisances.” The female otter is to be named by Maymont fans and supporters through details to be announced.

Jada Epps of Surry County wins the 2017 4th District Art Competition with her watercolor, “The Melting Pot … What ‘Other’ Means.”

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in Mosby Court when he was shot. “When is enough enough?” Mr. Burton said. “We have made the name of this community synonymous with violence. Just say the name Mosby, and there is an expectation that this kind of behavior is OK. “People deserve to feel safe in their community. When two teenagers are killed and nothing happens,” he said, referencing a shocking double homicide in Mosby Court in March, “that sends a message. The trooper’s death is important, but no more important that the others who have been killed.” Neither Mayor Levar M. Stoney nor Chief Durham has responded to a Free Press query on whether additional patrols or enforcement steps are planned for Mosby Court. Chief Durham, in public statements, indicated that Mosby would be one focus of the summer Fugitives and Firearms Initiative in which the city police team with other law enforcement groups to arrest people who have outstanding

warrants or unlawfully possess handguns. However, the chief put the onus on terrified residents to “help bring change” in Mosby. “This has been one of the most challenging communities in the city this year,” he told reporters after the special agent’s slaying. “Be the change you want to see,” he said, in once again urging people to report crimes. “Nobody should be able to come in here and wreak havoc as such to have somebody lose their life.” So far, such words have had little impact in halting the shootings, which have been epidemic this year, but commonplace in Mosby in recent years. The special agent’s alleged killer, Travis A. Ball, 27, who was captured Saturday morning in Northumberland County, reportedly lived with his girlfriend in Mosby Court. That is raising questions as well. Mr. Ball’s criminal record includes misdemeanor convictions for assault and battery and cruelty to animals, court records show, as well as a 2014 felony conviction for unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, which manages Mosby Court and the city’s other public housing communities, includes stern words in its lease with residents barring convicted felons from living there and routinely has evicted residents whose live-in relatives have been arrested and convicted of a felony or drug crime. What is known is that RRHA had banned Mr. Ball from Mosby Court and that he was not on the lease. The authority reported this week that it is now investigating how Mr. Ball continued to live in the 1900 block of Redd Street despite being banned from the property. The shooting happened when Special Agent Walter and a Richmond Police officer approached a car that was parked in the wrong direction. Mr. Ball was in the passenger seat; the driver has not been identified. Unknown to the officers, Mr. Ball had outstanding warrants, including one alleging a January assault of a 14-year-old girl and the other alleging failure to pay child support, according to court records.

Dressed in civilian clothes, but wearing a bulletproof vest with his badge prominently displayed, Special Agent Walter approached the car’s passenger side while the Richmond Police officer spoke to the driver. According to reports, a conversation had just started when Mr. Ball allegedly shot the agent in the head, jumped out of the car and ran. Those who knew Mr. Ball expressed surprise that he could be involved. Known in the community as “Wiz,” he often was seen outside playing with children and sometimes would buy snacks for youngsters at the store. As one resident put it: “He didn’t seem like a ruthless person. We see a lot of ruthless people around here.” Mr. Ball was arraigned Tuesday and was ordered held without bond on a series of charges related to the special agent’s slaying. The Richmond officer was not injured, police said. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and was detained. A handgun was found near the vehicle, authorities said.

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and maintain adequate hours, Richmond is re-inventing itself using the library card as a key to expand access to information and other resources — from continuing education courses and legal forms to newspapers and magazines. A pilot project this summer will involve 300 students enrolling in the summer program of the Mayor’s Youth Academy. Mr. Firestine said the students will be able to use their library cards to ride GRTC buses and use the exercise facilities at the YMCA. And the access could expand if other programs sign on. His hope is that the program will prove a success and secure resources for expansion. He said the ultimate goal is to have every Richmond Public Schools enrollee receive a student ID that can double as a library card and also open up access to other services. He said Louisville, Ky., and Charlotte, N.C., already issue such multiuse student IDs. “It would be great if Richmond could do the same thing,” he said. If that doesn’t happen, he said the library will be working on a way to ensure every child in Richmond is enrolled as a library patron as soon as he or she is registered for school. Hoopla is one way the library is overcoming longstanding shortfalls in its budget for purchases. Instead of buying the items, Mr. Firestine said that the library would pay a $1.60 fee for each transaction a patron makes with Hoopla, a far cheaper way than buying physical resources. ‘We obviously have to cap the amount of borrowing that people can do online,” he said, “but this means people can get items without having to actually come into our buildings.” He and others at the library also realize that most people no longer care “whether they get the latest James Patterson novel on a device or in print,” he said. While Richmond Public Library has done little to toot its digital horn, it has been boosting its internet offerings for years in seeking to be “the location for lifelong learning,” Mr. Firestine said. “People consume information in different ways. It depends on the generation,” he said. “We want to able to accommodate those who need to touch and feel an actual book and those who are just as happy to get an electronic version on their phone.” That includes having robust digital resources and a strong website. He said patrons already can download books through another digital website, Overdrive. “Hoopla has items that Overdrive does not, and Overdrive has items Hoopla doesn’t,” he said. The library now has 16 online offerings, ranging from ABCmouse, a learning tool for preschoolers, to Value Line, a stock research tool. In between, patrons can gain access to current and archived newspapers through America’s News; take courses and practice tests to prepare for exams needed for a government job, to get a high school equivalency degree, enroll in college, go to medical or law school or become an American citizen on LearningExpress Library 3.0; and get access to reference books and magazines through Literati Public. The library also offers links to TumbleBook Library’s resources and books for children and the TumbleBook Cloud for Teens that offers graphic novels and ebooks for middle and high school students. And adults can gain access to free legal forms, audiobooks and continuing education courses on everything from cooking and gardening to pet care, art, music and computer technology. Mr. Firestine said Richmond’s library branches offer plenty of services — from computers patrons can use to seek jobs, write emails and do research to preschool reading programs. City library patrons also have access to branch libraries in Henrico and Chesterfield through reciprocal agreements. Through the computer and mobile phone, the library is now seeking to provide easier and free access to newspapers and other resources that are “no longer free.” “We’re doing all we can to be the information destination of choice,” Mr. Firestine said.

Avenue near the Richmond International Raceway. Rep. McEachin, whose 4th Congressional District includes the apartment complex, requested the meeting in his latest letter to Dr. Carson. Earlier, he had complained that HUD has allowed the complex to deteriorate while providing millions of dollars a year to the private owners of the 496-unit complex. The funding, which HUD stated runs $4.2 million a year, subsidizes the rent for Essex Village’s low-income residents who qualify for rental assistance under Section 8. Essentially, the complex is public housing with a private owner. Essex Village is notorious for a long list of violations. While Henrico County inspectors repeatedly have cited the complex owners and management for code violations since 2012, HUD had ignored the conditions until recently. The county has reported issuing 140 citations in the past 12 months for violations of the housing maintenance code, 78 of which have been corrected. Last month, for the first time, HUD notified the complex that it had failed inspection and needed to make improvements to meet the agency’s minimum housing standards. HUD had requested the complex management submit a plan of action before Memorial Day.

HUD did not respond to a Free Press request for comment on steps it is taking. Rep. McEachin wants HUD to move more quickly to get the owners to make improvements or to revoke the subsidies. Rep. McEachin Citing the fall from the balcony involving the young mother, he wrote to Dr. Carson on May 25 that “this accident is proof that responsible parties urgently need to address the appalling, dangerous conditions” at the complex. The congressman stated that following a tour he took of the complex in April in which he viewed leaky apartments, mold and other problems, “I communicated to HUD that the situation there is unacceptable. “All people deserve access to safe, affordable housing,” he continued in his latest letter. “We should never have to worry that our floors or railings are going to collapse because of someone else’s negligence.” He noted that Essex Village operator, P.K. Management, knew about the condition of the balcony for several months, but only made “minor fixes that were not enough to make the balcony safe.”

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city for the trees that would need to be removed and to develop a small, 10-car parking lot at the park. The site was chosen because it is adjacent to the pumping station through which the city now ships water to Chesterfield. In a statement attached to the proposed legislation, the Stoney administration notified the council that encroaching into Larus Park “is in accordance with city code,” although the administration did not mention the code section that contains that authority. Not so, according to Dr. Charles Price, one of Richmond’s most active parks advocates who, among other things, is credited with the creation of the Cannon Park Greenway bicycle and pedestrian trail in North Side. He points to a strict ban on development in Larus Park contained in Section 8-2 (c) of the City Code. That section bars the city from leasing any section of Larus and other parks for “any purpose that would result in or involve any development.” Also covered are Bandy Field Park, Crooked Branch Ravine Park and the James River Park system. If that ban sticks, the Stoney administration would have to seek another site. The mayor and other city officials weren’t immediately available to comment on the code section and how they believe they could get around it. And there may be another barrier to the use of the park — the deed that transferred the Larus property to the city in 1975. The deed includes a stipulation that the former owners or their heirs must approve any installation of utilities, roads or other infrastructure in the park. Even if the administration can overcome those hurdles, it

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run for re-election. “In this era of President Trump, they can only remember having a president that is competent to serve. And now they see the impact of having a president that is quite the opposite,” Mr. Jealous said. “So long as we turn out Democratic voters who are used to voting in gubernatorial elections, there’s almost no way that he can win.” The election will be held Nov. 6, 2018. The key will be to excite the Democratic base to increase turnout at the polls. Mr. Jealous believes he has the record to do just that. Maryland has a 45 percent white voting age population, 45 percent African-American voting age population

In a statement, P.K. Management claimed the company was in the process of fixing the balcony and had warned the tenant to stay off the balcony until the work was completed. However, Henrico Deputy County ManDr. Carson ager Douglas Middleton, who is overseeing the county’s efforts to secure improvements at the complex, said the woman was interviewed in the hospital and denied the company’s claim that representatives told her to stay off the balcony. County officials reported that P.K. Management did not post any warning nor did it seal the door to the balcony to ensure tenants did not use it until repairs were completed. The bottom line, according to Rep. McEachin: “It is totally unacceptable for residents in a HUD-subsidized complex to endure unsafe and unhealthy living conditions.” The conditions, particularly the woman’s fall, “demand immediate answers,” he wrote, in urging Dr. Carson to work with him and county officials to provide a solution. He said the residents need to know what HUD is going to do about “the numerous code violations and life safety issues.”

and 10 percent other races. Mr. Jealous believes his background and civil rights record could attract a following similar to the Rainbow Coalition that was amassed during the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaign, for which Mr. Jealous also worked in 1988. Mr. Jealous was born in Pacific Grove, Calif. His parents met in Baltimore. His father, Fred Jealous, helped integrate lunch counters in the South. His mother, Ann Jealous, worked with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s. As a teenager, Mr. Jealous became steeped in civil rights and voting rights work and spent summers in Baltimore with his maternal grandparents. He graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

He was named a Rhodes Scholar and earned a master’s in comparative social research from the University of Oxford. “The combination of an activist rooted in the tradition of the NAACP and the Civil Rights Movement, and an activist rooted in the Bernie (Sanders) camp, gives us a broad base that looks like Maryland similar to what you saw of Doug Wilder in Virginia after the Jesse Jackson campaign,” Mr. Jealous said. Between 2000 and 2004, Mr. Jealous served as executive director of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, a coalition of more than 200 AfricanAmerican owned newspapers. Earlier in his career, he’d worked as an editor for the historic Jackson Advocate newspaper in Mississippi.

is sure to face opposition from Richmond residents upset that they are paying far more for city water than Chesterfield County residents. According to Robert Steidel, director of the Richmond Department of Public Utilities, the wholesale price Chesterfield will pay for the new capacity will be 74 cents per 100 cubic feet, or 748 gallons. One cubic foot equals 7.48 gallons. The wholesale price is 5 percent above the city’s cost of production from its plant, 70.5 cents per 100 cubic feet, he stated. To Charles Pool, an Oregon Hill resident who for years has been arguing that city water customers are being overcharged, the price Chesterfield County pays for city water is an outrage. He noted that Richmond residents are now paying five times as much for 100 cubic feet of water. The city’s published rate shows city residents pay a retail charge of $3.82 for each 100 cubic feet used. And a review of rates indicates that city customers are paying the highest charge for water in the state. For example, Chesterfield County water customers pay a retail cost of $1.81 per 100 cubic feet of water delivered to their homes or businesses. Mr. Steidel told the Free Press that Richmond customers pay more because they are getting more services included with the water. Chesterfield currently pays 74 cents per 100 cubic feet to “receive 27 million gallons of safe water ready to drink,” he stated. But the county does not get water “for fire protection, emergency power backup, water-testing services, engineering services, customer service or billing services,” he stated, largely unseen services that are included in city rates. He said city rates also include the cost of construction and maintenance of pipes and treatment equipment. He said Chesterfield County, and other wholesale purchasers, including Henrico and Hanover counties, pay their share of capital costs separately. Chesterfield, for example, pays more than $4.1 million a year for its share of capital costs. He also acknowledged that city water users are paying more because the price of water includes a hidden tax. Essentially, the City Charter requires the department of utilities, after covering all of its costs, to pay into the general fund an amount equal to the federal tax on earnings that would be paid if it were a private business. It also pays the equivalent of city real estate and personal property taxes on its property. In the current year, the utilities department is providing about $27 million in its payment in lieu of taxes. That payment has been and remains essential for the mayor and council to maintain a balanced budget. “No other utility in Virginia has to pay the equivalent of federal taxes to the local government,” Mr. Pool said. “It is upsetting that in a city in which one in four people live in poverty, our leaders continue to use utilities as a ‘cash cow’ for the general fund. “That raises the price that everyone has to pay for such necessities as drinking water and wastewater treatment,” he said. “It is an unfair burden that leaves residents paying far more for utility service than necessary.”

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Federal court blocks Trump’s travel ban Free Press wire report The fate of President Trump’s order to ban travelers from six predominantly Muslim nations, blocked by federal courts, soon may be in the hands of the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court, where the president’s appointee, Justice Neil Gorsuch, could help settle the matter. After the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined May 25 to lift a Maryland federal judge’s injunction halting the temporary ban ordered by President Trump on March 6, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the administration would appeal to the nation’s highest court. A second regional federal appeals court heard arguments on May 15 in Seattle in the administration’s appeal of a decision by a federal judge in Hawaii also to block the ban. A ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is pending. The U.S. Justice Department has not made clear when the administration would make its formal appeal or whether it would wait for the 9th Circuit Court’s ruling before appealing. If the U.S. Supreme Court take it up, the justices would be called upon to decide whether courts should always defer to the president over allowing certain people to enter the country, especially when national security is the stated reason for an action, as in this case. The justices also would have to decide if President Trump’s order violated the U.S. Constitution’s bar against the government favoring one religion over another, as the ban’s challengers assert. Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory, who grew up in Petersburg and graduated from Virginia State University and the University of Michigan Law School, wrote the 4th Circuit Court’s stinging rebuke of the president’s travel ban. The 10-3 ruling called the travel ban discriminatory, saying it uses “vague words of national security, but in context drips with religious intolerance, animus and discrimination.” Judge Gregory cited statements by President Trump during

the 2016 presidential election calling for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” He wrote that a reasonable observer likely would conclude the order’s “primary purpose is to exclude persons from the United States on the basis of their religious beliefs.” The government had argued that the court should not take into account President Trump’s campaign comments because they occurred before he took ofﬁce in January. But the appeals court rejected that view, saying the president’s campaign Judge Gregory remarks provide a window into the motivations for his actions in government. The appeals court also questioned a government argument that the president has wide authority to halt the entry of people into the United States. “Congress granted the president broad power to deny entry to aliens, but that power is not absolute. It cannot go unchecked when, as here, the president wields it through an executive edict that stands to cause irreparable harm to individuals across this nation,” the majority opinion said. “This to us is a complete win and overwhelming in terms of the votes,” said Omar Jadwat, director of the American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’ Rights Project, who argued the case in the 4th Circuit. The dissenting judges said the executive order was constitutional and a valid exercise of presidential authority, and that President Trump’s campaign statements should not have come into play. The order itself “contains no reference to religion whatsoever,”

Teenage shooter involved in infamous D.C. Sniper Case to get new sentencing hearing Free Press staff, wire report A federal judge tossed out two life sentences for one of Virginia’s most notorious criminals, sniper Lee Boyd Malvo, and ordered Virginia courts to hold new sentencing hearings. In his ruling last Friday, U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson in Norfolk said Mr. Malvo is entitled to new sentencing hearings after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional. Mr. Malvo was 17 when

Beach, after their trials were moved from Northern Virginia. Mr. Malvo also was sentenced to life in prison in Maryland for the murders that occurred there. But his lawyers have made an appeal on similar grounds in that state. A hearing is scheduled in June. Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Morrogh, who helped prosecute Mr. Malvo in 2003, said the Virginia attorney general can appeal Judge Jackson’s ruling. If not, Mr. Morrogh said he would

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Lee Boyd Malvo, 18, is surrounded by deputies as he is brought into Virginia Beach Circuit Court on Oct. 22, 2003.

he was arrested in 2002 for a series of shootings known as the “D.C. Sniper Case” that killed 10 people and wounded three others over a three-week span in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, causing widespread fear throughout the region. His accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, was executed in 2009. People in Metro Richmond were terrorized by the shootings when a 37-year-old man was shot and critically wounded outside a Ponderosa Steakhouse in Ashland in October 2002. Ballistic tests conﬁrmed that the shooting was linked to the sniper attacks in the Washington area. Hanover County authorities scoured nearby woods for evidence and discovered a four-page letter demanding $10 million and threatening to kill children. Days later, a Blackhawk helicopter, SWAT team and scores of federal agents swarmed a gas station on West Broad Street in Henrico County and arrested two men driving a white minivan — like the one described by sniper victims and witnesses — and about to use a pay telephone authorities believed the sniper may have used. There was some relief when the pair turned out to be workers in the wrong place at the wrong time. Mr. Muhammad and the young Mr. Malvo were arrested Oct. 24, 2002, at a rest stop off Interstate 70 in Maryland, where they were found sleeping in a blue Chevrolet Caprice. The two were tried in courts in Chesapeake and Virginia

pursue another life sentence, saying he believes Mr. Malvo meets the criteria for a harsh sentence. Michael Kelly, spokesman for Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, said the ofﬁce is “reviewing the decision and will do everything possible, including a possible appeal, to make sure this convicted mass murderer serves the life sentences that were originally imposed.” He also noted that the convicPAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT

tions themselves stand and emphasized that, even if Mr. Malvo gets a new sentencing hearing, he could be re-sentenced to a life term. In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life sentences for juveniles were unconstitutional. Then last year, the high court applied that case retroactively to sentences issued before 2012. Mr. Malvo’s first trial took place in Chesapeake after a judge agreed to move it from Fairfax because of pretrial publicity. A jury convicted him of capital murder for the slaying of FBI analyst Linda Franklin, who was shot in the head outside a Home Depot store. Under Virginia law, a capital murder conviction requires either a death sentence or life without parole. Prosecutors sought a death sentence, but a jury opted for life in prison. Mr. Malvo then negotiated a plea bargain in Spotsylvania County and agreed to a life sentence and waived his appeal rights. The Attorney General’s Office argued unsuccessfully that the U.S. Supreme Court rulings should not apply to Mr. Malvo. To begin with, while the jury in Chesapeake only had the option of the death penalty or life without parole, the capital murder statute required them to make specific findings about Mr. Malvo, including a conclusion that he poses a future danger. The state argued that the jury’s findings provide the kind of individualized assessment that the U.S. Supreme Court requires to sentence a juvenile to life in prison. The state also argued that

Mr. Malvo knowingly waived his appeal rights when he struck the plea bargain in Spotsylvania County. In his ruling, Judge Jackson wrote that Mr. Malvo was entitled to a new sentencing hearing because the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling grants new rights to juveniles that Mr. Malvo didn’t know he had when he agreed to the plea bargain. Mr. Malvo has been serving his sentence at Red Onion State Prison in Wise County in Southwest Virginia. Paid Political Advertisement

Judge Paul Niemeyer wrote. The White House also pointed to a dissent by Judge Dennis Shedd that said “the real losers in this case are the millions of individual Americans whose security is threatened on a daily basis by those who seek to do us harm.” “These clearly are very dangerous times and we need every available tool at our disposal to prevent terrorists from entering the United States and committing acts of bloodshed and violence,” Michael Short, a White House spokesman, said in response to the ruling. He added that the White House was confident the order ultimately would be upheld by the judiciary. The Virginia-based appeals court was reviewing a March ruling by Maryland-based federal Judge Theodore Chuang that blocked part of President Trump’s March 6 executive order barring people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days while the government put in place stricter visa screening. President Trump has lashed out at the judges and courts that have ruled against him, saying the 9th Circuit has a “terrible” record and calling its rulings on his policies “ridiculous.” The March ban was President Trump’s second effort to implement travel restrictions through an executive order. The first, issued on Jan. 27, led to chaos and protests at airports before it was blocked by courts. The second order was intended to overcome the legal issues posed by the original ban, but it was blocked by judges before it could go into effect on March 16. In an opinion that concurred with the majority, Judge Stephanie Thacker wrote that the administration did nothing to distance itself from the first order, describing the revised ban as “the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing.” Chief Judge Gregory was first installed on the appeals court in a recess appointment by Democratic President Bill Clinton and then nominated to the same post by GOP President George W. Bush. Nine other judges appointed by Democrats agreed to block the travel ban, while three Republican-appointed judges dissented. Two other 4th Circuit judges, both appointed by Republicans, recused themselves from the case. paid political advertisement

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Mosby Court S.O.S. The killing in cold blood of Virginia State Police Special Agent Michael T. Walter on Friday evening in Richmond’s Mosby Court public housing community should give us all pause. It’s not just because he was a law enforcement officer working to better a community plagued by crime, or the fact that he was killed without provocation. The problem is the escalating lawlessness in a neighborhood that already has seen seven people succumb to homicide this year, including 15- and 16-yearSpecial Agent old Taliek K. Brown and Mikkaisha Michael T. D. Smoot, respectively, in late March. Walter Nineteen others have been wounded by gunfire in Mosby Court since Jan. 1. That someone would suddenly open fire on an officer of the law as he and a Richmond police officer stopped to inquire why a car was parked in the wrong direction is nothing short of astounding. The collective tears and vigils of Mosby Court residents should send a clear S.O.S. to city leaders that help is urgently needed to combat the turbulent Taliek K. Mikkaisha D. Brown Smoot violence that rocks the public housing enclave of roughly 450 families. “It really hurts to know that someone comes into your community to try and help and this happens to them,” Patricia Williford, president of the Mosby Court Tenants Council, told reporters. What other notice or invitation is needed for Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney, Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority CEO T.K. Somanath, members of Richmond City Council and Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham to step in and help? After the deaths of the teens, Mayor Stoney talked with the Free Press about the city leadership “exploring options” to reduce crime in public housing communities, including use of sonar technology for early detection of gunshots and their direction, and issuing photo IDs to residents and permits for their vehicles. Asked about possibly closing off public access to Mosby Court to make it more safe like a gated community — not to keep people in, but to keep perpetrators out — Mayor Stoney nixed the idea. “I don’t believe in locking down a community,” he told the Free Press. “If we treat people that way, we’ll get a reciprocal response.” Many residents have said that much of the crime occurring in or nearby Mosby Court has been inflicted by outsiders, including people living elsewhere riding into Mosby in search of illegal drugs. But we have seen few steps by city leaders and RRHA officials to effect change. In the case of Special Agent Walter, however, a 27-yearold Mosby Court resident has been charged in connection with the shooting. This adds another layer of complexity in dealing with the problems within the public housing community. From 2006 to March 2014, RRHA had its own police force created from the housing agency’s public safety office. But the dedicated security service was disbanded suddenly under a cloud of allegations, including one that the RRHA police force may have overstepped its legal authority in making certain arrests and another that officers misspent a federal grant. During that time, the RRHA started an anti-crime initiative in the public housing communities in April 2011 after what it called a spate of “tragic incidents” at Hillside Court. “Tough on Crime: Standing for Safer Communities” was a collaboration between RRHA, the Richmond Tenants’ Organization, law enforcement and other community partners. To kick it off, residents held a community march through Hillside Court in South Side. RRHA officials said the initiative was to promote and build crime-free and drug-free communities by improving communication with residents, stepping up community policing and supportive services for youngsters and families and enforcing leases. We understand no strategy is foolproof or guaranteed to succeed. And crime, once tamped down, can rise again as residents change and outside factors change. We ask, however, whether it would be worth deconstructing those past efforts now that several years have elapsed. Are there lessons we could learn or programs we could tweak and employ now? We urge Mayor Stoney, Mr. Somanath, Chief Durham, City Council members and the current and former heads of the city’s anti-poverty office to make a concerted effort to sit down with Ms. Williford, other members of the Mosby Court Tenants Council and concerned residents to listen closely and deeply to their dissection of the problems in Mosby Court and their suggestions for improvement. The problems in Mosby require more than an official walk-through or drive-by. Our leaders and resident teams also should look at best practices in communities across the nation and come up with a list of ways to stem the tide of violence in Mosby Court and elsewhere. It’s easy at times like these to simply advocate for a bigger police presence in the neighborhood. But we believe that’s shortsighted. While stepped up police patrols may be helpful, it should only be temporary. No one wants to live — or feel like they live — in a police state. But everyone deserves to live in a decent and safe community.

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A return to heavy-handed criminal justice Dear Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the 20th century called. It wants its failed, heavyhanded criminal justice policies back. In a throwback to President George W. Bush’s administration, Mr. Sessions is widely expected to formally order all federal prosecutors to impose the harshest sentences for all drug offenses and offenders, including the return of the widely unpopular and discredited mandatory minimums. This “dumb on crime,” bygone-era approach to criminal justice will catapult our nation back to the days of racially infected mass incarceration, warehousing black and brown bodies at a rate wildly disproportionate to their overall rate of population as a result of overzealously disproportionate law enforcement. It will perpetually ensnare nonviolent offenders, who have a small chance of being rehabilitated while in prison, leaving them to face near insurmountable obstacles and odds to fully re-enter society, while robbing already vulnerable communities of an ex-offender’s future

potential as an employed and civically engaged citizen. It comes with a heavy price tag for taxpayers — both in terms of safety and cost — with study after study revealing a cynically slim return on investment, if any. Mr. Sessions’ reversal of Obama-era policies that sought to correct the egregious wrongs

Marc H. Morial of our nation’s broken criminal justice system — such as reserving the harshest sentencing and enforcement resources for serious, violent, high-level offenders — flies in the face of promising consensus that has been steadily building among civil rights and social justice organizations, states led by conservative governors and across the partisan divide in Congress. It seems everyone, except the U.S. Department of Justice, understands that flooding our prisons — and keeping private prisons in business to warehouse the anticipated overflow from federal prisons — is not a solution that has, or will, make us safer. According to data from The Sentencing Project, Louisiana has the highest state imprisonment rate, yet its governor recently announced a deal to reduce the state’s prison

population by 10 percent — an initiative that will save Louisiana taxpayers an estimated $78 million annually. Right now, four of the 10 top states with the highest incarceration rates are pursuing “smart on crime” criminal justice reforms that safely reduce our bloated prison population by focusing on alternatives to punishment and improved re-entry programs that increase the chances of ex-offenders never returning to prison. And we should go a step further. How about working to keep as many people as we can out of the clutches of our broken, racially and socioeconomically unjust criminal justice system in the first place? As a nation, we must agree to prioritize prevention and address crime before it happens. That means looking at — and effectively treating — the root causes of crimes. It means, among other things, housing the homeless, removing the heavy price tag and stigma around mental health and mental health services, feeding the hungry, ensuring a quality education in every ZIP code and providing work tied to living and gender equitable wages. The Justice Department is moving in the wrong direction and a course correction is critical. The resistance, in all its forms and arenas, remains

Finally, a listening tour The national office of the NAACP has made a couple of significant changes lately. They dismissed chairwoman Roslyn M. Brock and president Cornell Brooks. Leon Russell, the new national board chairman, and Derrick Johnson, the vice chairman, sent a letter out announcing the termination of Mr. Brooks, along with their intentions for the future of the NAACP. Following is an excerpt from that letter: “… in the coming months, our leadership will embark on a ‘listening tour for the first time in our history.’ It is clear that Americans of all genders and ages, from all of the corners of all 50 states, have been aching to be understood, to be seen — and now, they are demanding to be heard. We want to meet those demands, and in doing so, ensure that we are harnessing the energy and voice of our grassroots membership as we pursue transformational

change. As we re-imagine ourselves, we want to be formed in the likeness of the people whom we serve — and to do so, we must first see, meet and listen to them … As we embark on this journey, everyone will

James Clingman have a place at the table.” The most striking statement to me is that in 107 years, the NAACP has never gone on a “listening tour” to hear from its branches. But I will let you draw your own conclusions from that excerpt, and I encourage you to read the entire letter. Read it and critically analyze it to see if it meets your approval, especially if you are a member. The once vaunted and heralded NAACP has finally gotten the message it seems, and is ready to hear from the grassroots. I trust they are truthful in that regard and will follow through on their statements. If they do not, and merely put a new face on the same old problems, my advice is for members to walk away and leave them to their own devices. If they are sincere, I urge you to support this new vision and

get involved to help bring it to fruition. A black organization with over a half million members can do so much to move us toward economic empowerment. It will not happen if corruption and distrust exist at the top. Nor will it happen if those on the local level participate in that corruption and/ or turn a blind eye, a deaf ear and a mute voice to election tampering and mistreatment of branches that refuse to go along with the nonsense from the national office. I wish Brothers Russell and Johnson well in their quest to recapture the glory of the NAACP. But they should know there is a great deal of discontentment out there, which must be heard and respected. When that is acknowledged and dealt with — fairly and immediately — the organization can move forward. But it will not until that happens. Suggestion: A great place to start the listening tour is Ohio. It has been at the center of the storm for years. The writer is founder of the Greater Cincinnati AfricanAmerican Chamber of Commerce.

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firm, especially among the states, which bear the fiscal brunt of policies that call for the indiscriminate filling of jail cells at a heavy cost to their budgets and the safety of their citizens. A growing number of states are reluctant to follow the Justice Department’s lead, and we hope more states come to the realization that crime can be reduced through a variety of methods that don’t involve throwing the book at people who can be rehabilitated, while keeping the public safe. We must resist the rollback. We must retreat from the failed policies of the past, not return to them. The writer is president and CEO of the National Urban League.

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Ex-offenders whose rights were ‘Say restored need to register and vote no to Last year, more than 200,000 convicted felons in Virginia got their voting rights back. I am one of them. As a father and a veteran, I am all too familiar with the challenges that come with growing up in poverty and trying to get your life back after incarceration. I know what happens when you’re released from prison without access to gainful employment. Once released, felons have to choose between working two or three unlivable-wage jobs to make ends meet. For me, it also means finding time to be an active parent to my children. It is time for real criminal justice reform in Virginia and I hope a new governor can make some progress on this. It’s more important than ever for felons and

the community that supports us to raise our voices in our communities and at the ballot box. Now that we have our voting rights back, it’s time to get out and register and vote. The primary elections are on June 13. It’s so important now that we vote in order to shield us from the dictatorship that’s playing out in Washington. I’ve seen returning citizens become complacent because they don’t realize the power they have. When ex-offenders recognize the power of their voice and their vote, we can make a difference, especially at a local level. We also should get involved in what’s happening in our community. We need the right people in the right seats who will be a voice for the people and not for their own self-interests.

Ex-offenders are a vulnerable population. The barriers and obstacles we face when we come out make most days seem like an uphill battle. I have seen so many felons return to a life of drug use and crime out of lack of support and jobs and desperation. They just give up. We need to do more for felons so that they have a chance to succeed. We need to come together to break these vicious cycles. I think it starts with our vote. If felons check their restoration status, register to vote, get to the polls and become active in our community, we can make a real impact. FRANK LIGHTFOOT Richmond

Beware of some education solutions Re “School culture change needed with new superintendent” and “School choice to be expanded by feds,” May 25-27 edition: As the city of Richmond seeks to improve its primary and secondary public education

and searches for a new superintendent of schools, it should subject to hard-nosed and skeptical scrutiny any changes offered by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. It is difficult to see Ms. DeVos, either by knowledge,

temperament or experience, as the person to address the ills of urban systems such as Richmond’s. She neither administered, taught in nor attended a public school. No child of hers has spent a day in a public classroom. She

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bizarrely has cited traditionally African-American colleges and universities as early examples of the “school choice” she champions. In a confirmation hearing that bordered on farce, she could not distinguish between “proficiency” and “progress” as measurements of classroom performance, a crucial distinction for schools endeavoring to improve. Her senatorial confirmation to Mr. Trump’s cabinet was the first in the nation’s history to require the vice president’s tie-breaking vote. She has called public education a “dead end.” She has famously dissembled and placed her thumb on the statistical scale when defending her onesize-fits-all educational policy — charter schools and vouchers — a policy whose track record is at best spotty. Many urban school systems face seemingly intractable challenges. But one might wonder whether Richmond’s public schools have suffered not from a dearth of school choice but perhaps from too much of it —

the decades-long abandonment of them by parents with means, a phenomenon that has attenuated the crucial bond between school and community. One might also wonder whether it is possible to address these difficulties in isolation from the larger ills of intolerance, inequality of income and disparity of opportunity. Whatever may prove the case, Richmonders would do well when determining the future course of their public schools to remember the words of Garrison Keillor: “When you wage war on public schools, you are attacking the mortar that holds the community together. You’re not a conservative. You’re a vandal.” Beware the potential, indeed probable, vandalism of Ms. DeVos and solutions that may be directed more toward further enriching her and her plutocratic cronies than toward offering the opportunity every child deserves for a quality education. DAVID ROUTT Richmond

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Upon returning from a vacation, I took some time to catch up on the local news. I read a headline that literally had me in stitches: “Mosby declares bid for treasurer.” The thought of Michelle Mosby running for Richmond treasurer is laughable. The office of city treasurer demands that one have a rudimentary understanding of financial management, have a track record of being fiscally responsible and, at the very least, have the ability to apply Bookkeeping 101 principles to the orderly management of the City Treasurer’s Office. Ms. Mosby has absolutely zero experience in all of the above areas. She has declared personal bankruptcy not once — but twice. Additionally, when Ms. Mosby served as the 9th District City Council representative, she thought it prudent to install her then boyfriend as her $60,000 per year legislative liaison. If Ms. Mosby cannot keep her own fiscal house in order and cannot run the 9th District office without engaging in nepotism, how can we be sure that she can run the City Treasurer’s Office in an orderly fashion? Let’s entrust the job to somebody with at least a modicum of financial stability. Say “no” to Michelle Mosby for city treasurer.

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JOSEPH D. “JOE” MORRISSEY Richmond The writer is a former member of the House of Delegates who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in November.

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Missing house key unlocks tennis career for Franklin Military Academy student Charlesten Freeman’s tennis success story started with a missing house key. Little could anyone suspect then the potential that awkward situation would unlock. Today, the 16-year-old East End resident is the Conference 26 singles champion and aspiring for even loftier goals. “I’m definitely thinking Division I (college) — even pro. But I have to keep working hard,” he told The Free Press. Freeman is a sophomore at Richmond’s Franklin Military Academy but plays with speed and a crisp forehand for his comprehensive neighborhood school, Armstrong High School. The son of Cecilia Freeman and Carl Collins, he commutes with his Babolat 100 Strike racket in tow from Franklin to Armstrong each afternoon via the school activities bus. In his second varsity Wildcats’ season under veteran tennis Coach George Banks, Freeman won the conference title with a straight sets

victory over Spotsylvania’s Cody Abelende on May 16 at Spotsylvania. That same day, he combined forces with Solomon Harris to upend Abelende and Tucker Sorrell in straight sets for the doubles crown. The victories qualify Freeman — in singles and doubles competition — and Harris in doubles competition for next week’s Region 3A East action in Fredericksburg. So what about that missing key? One spring day during his seventh grade year at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, Freeman went home after school only to discover his key was missing. “We didn’t live far from Armstrong at the time, so I walked over to get a key from my brother,” Cameron Creech, he recalled. Somehow, that led to Armstrong Activities Director Ksaan Brown and Coach Virgil Hockaday talking to Freeman and suggesting he try his hand at tennis.

NSU’s Alex Mauricio named MEAC Player of the Year You might say Norfolk State University got a two-for-one deal in Alex Mauricio. The double-duty Spartan known as “A-Mo” performed admirably as a starting pitcher on the university’s baseball team this past season. And there was no rest for the weary. On days Mauricio didn’t pitch, the junior from Chesterfield’s Manchester High School filled a spot in the infield or outfield, while batting third or fourth in the NSU lineup. “I was thinking it might be my last season, so I wanted to make the most it,” he told the Free Press. He said he’s looking forward to June 12-14 Major League Baseball draft. “The coaches and I talked before the season about pitching and also playing the infield. I wanted to do all I could to help us win.” Such versatility, while common in high school, is most rare nowadays in NCAA Division I baseball. Starting pitchers almost never play another position — and if they do, it is generally first base, requiring minimal throwing. Alex isn’t the only star athlete in the famWearing the lucky No. 7 jersey, Mauricio ily. His older brother, Jonathan, or “J-Mo,” took a turn at every position on the diamond, just completed his senior baseball season except catcher, while becoming the first NSU for NSU and often pitched for the Spartans player to win MEAC Player of the Year. when Alex wasn’t. “It’s a great honor to be recognized as the Both Jonathan and Alex were baseball and best player in the conference,” he said. volleyball standouts at Manchester High beNSU finished the season 26-22, losing to fore signing with NSU Head Coach Claudell Bethune-Cookman University in the MEAC Clark. Tournament final in Salisbury, Md. Alex’s career is rumbling toward a crossThe 6-foot-1, right-handed Mauricio is roads. He hopes to hear his name called in also a semifinalist for the next month’s draft. Division John Olerud Award presented I baseball players become Doing the heavy lifting annually to the best two-way eligible for the draft after their Alex Mauricio’s junior player — pitcher plus another third year in college. season baseball statistics at position — on the NCAA’s “That’s my dream,” MauNorfolk State University: top tier. ricio said. Pitching: 11 starts, Olerud was a standout twoThere are no guarantees, 4-4 record, 3.49 ERA, 55 way player at Washington however. If not drafted high strikeouts in 59 innings. State University in the late enough to justify signing proHitting: 49 for 142 (.345 1980s before embarking on fessionally, he likely will play average); 17 doubles, a long pro career. this summer for the Peninsula three triples, one homer, 13 “In terms of value, having walks, 27 runs batted in. Pilots in Hampton of the Base running: Stole 11 someone who can contribute Coastal Plain College League bases in 14 attempts. in so many ways gives us a like he did a year ago. Defense: 130 putouts, ton of different options when Then he would likely 56 assists, three errors. it comes to what he is capable return to NSU to play as a of doing,” said NSU Associate senior and finish his degree Head Coach Joey Seal. in sociology/criminal justice. “Alex’s attitude to do whatever we ask On the pro level, Mauricio will have to has been worth its weight in gold.” decide — or his employer will decide for Mauricio has an interesting background. him — whether he will continue pitching or Born in Beverly Hills, Calif., his parents, playing the field. Romauld and Carolina Mauricio are natives of There are no two-way players in pro The Philippines and Nicaragua, respectively. baseball. He identifies as a Pacific Islander. The family And there aren’t many left in college ball, moved to Chesterfield County when Alex either. That’s what has made Alex Mauricio was about 2. so special in the Spartans’ green and gold.

“I remember it,” said Brown. “That’s not unusual here with our small enrollment. We’re always looking for athletes, and we knew Charlesten’s brother already was playing football, wrestling and tennis here.” Freeman, who was all about football at the time, was introduced to the energetic Coach Banks and the tennis wheels began spinning. The seventhgrader began practicing with the Wildcats’ varsity — starting off with an under sized wooden paddle. He also joined the Metro Richmond Tennis Club, of which Coach Banks is president. A quick learner, Freeman played No. 2 singles as a freshman behind Yusuf Ibrahim, who is now on academic scholarship at Virginia Commonwealth University. This season, the 5-foot-9, 150-pound righthander moved to the No. 1 position. Also playing for the Wildcats are No. 2 William Wilkins, No. 3 Harris, No. 4 Ja’Kinah Oliver and No. 5 Justin Gayton. With just five players on the Armstrong team, the Wildcats forfeit the No. 6 singles game each match. Despite that, Armstrong won the conference team title. Freeman has played a few private tournaments, but most of his competition has been wearing the Armstrong High School orange and blue. “I want to be ready when I get into the bigger tournaments,” he said. “I know the competition will be tougher and I don’t want to spend $70 or $100 to enter and get eliminated in the first round.” He has worked part time at Firehouse Subs to help with expenses. In Harris, Freeman has a solid doubles partner. On the 3A prep level, the tandem of Freeman and Harris figures to be dominant the next two seasons. A 6-foot-2 Richmond Community High School sophomore, Harris was introduced to tennis by an uncle, Paul Manning, who was involved with the formation of U-Turn Sports Performance Academy. While Freeman gave up football — he was

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Charlesten Freeman, 16, proudly wears a Armstrong High School championship shirt during a recent practice. The Franklin Military Academy sophomore plays on the Armstrong tennis team.

the junior varsity quarterback in ninth grade — for tennis, Harris passed on basketball to polish his tennis serve and volley. Harris’ mother, Paula Harris, is a former basketball coach and his father, 6-foot-6 Tim Harris, played basketball at Catawba College in North Carolina. At inner-city schools, coaches sometimes don’t know where their tennis players may come from. But at Armstrong High’s courts, one thing is for sure — Freeman holds the key.

McKinney signs letter of intent with Lady Panthers Virginia Union University women’s basketball Coach Ann-Marie Gilbert got a close-up look at Bria McKinney last fall at Barco-Stevens Hall. The Lady Panthers coach was clearly impressed. McKinney, a 5-foot-9 guard originally from Houston, has signed a National Letter of Intent with VUU and will have two years of eligibility with the Lady Panthers starting with the 2017-18 season. The Lady Panthers are coming off a 28-5 season in which the team advanced to the NCAA Division II final.

On Nov. 6, McKwas a weakness for inney scored a gamethe Lady Panthers a high 29 points for year ago. The team Louisburg College, hit just 30.4 percent a two-year college from behind the arc in North Carolina, in with Brittany Jacka preseason exhibison (39 3-pointers) tion against VUU on and Rachael Pecota the Lady Panthers’ (26 3-pointers), the Bria McKinney home court. That leaders. convinced Coach Gilbert to McKinney spent the 2015try and lure her to Lombardy 16 season at Eastern Florida Street. State College after starring for McKinney averaged 14 Houston’s Alief Taylor High points a game for Louisburg, School. Taylor High ranks helping the team to 26-6 record. among Texas’ largest public She hit 70 of 208 3-point at- schools, with approximately tempts for 34 percent. 3,000 students in grades nine Long-distance shooting through 12.

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Help is on the way for the Virginia Union University men’s basketball team. Joining the Panthers for the 2017-18 season will be Jemal Smith, a community college transfer, and Raemaad Wright from King’s Fork High School in Suffolk. Both come with glossy credentials. Smith, a 5-foot-9 guard, scored 1,103 points the past two seasons combined at Hostos Community College in Bronx, N.Y. This past season, Smith averaged 19.1 points, 11.0 assists and 3.2 rebounds. He made 153 of 189 free throws — 81 percent — and hit 46 of 117 3-pointers, or 39 percent.

He posted highs of 40 points against Dutchess Community College and 39 points against Bronx Community College and wastheCityUniversity of New York Athletic Conference Player of Jemal the Year. Smith will have two years of eligibility at VUU. A native New Yorker, Smith was a prep star at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx. Wright is a 6-foot-7, 210-pound forward who earned All-Conference 17 and second-team, All-4A East Region honors. He averaged 15.5 points and 15 rebounds per game as a senior and is considered a strong shot

blocker. Academically, Wright is a student in the International Baccalaureate program at King’s Fork High School. VUU went 22-8 a season ago, qualifying for the NCAA Smith Division II playoffs, but there are holes to fill on the team. From the CIAA Northern Division championship squad, VUU Coach Jay Butler loses three seniors who combined for 39 points and 19 rebounds per game. Departing Panthers include CIAA Player of the Year Ray Anderson (18.4 scoring average), Tavon Mealy (11.3) and John Mitchell (9.1).

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Former world No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods said an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications was to blame for his early-morning DUI arrest near his Jupiter Island home in Florida on Monday. Woods, who underwent surgery last week to relieve lingering back pain, was booked at 7:18 a.m. and released several hours later on his own recognizance, Palm Beach County Police said in an online report. Woods said in a statement released by his spokesman that alcohol was not a factor in his arrest but apologized and added that he took full responsibility. “I want the public to know that alcohol was not involved,” Woods said.

“What happened was an unWoods expressed optimism about expected reaction to prescribed his future following back surgery, medications. I didn’t realize the saying on his website that he exmix of medications had affected perienced “instant relief” and had me so strongly. not “felt this good in years.” “I would like to apologize with Woods previously made headall my heart to my family, friends lines away from the golf course. His and the fans. I expect more from private life unraveled in late 2009 myself, too.” over allegations about affairs with Woods, who is second on the several women that ultimately led all-time list with 14 major titles, to the end of his marriage. said he cooperated with police and Those allegations followed a Tiger Woods wanted to thank the Jupiter Police bizarre early morning car accident Department and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s outside his Florida home that rapidly ballooned into Office for their professionalism. a full-fledged sex scandal and turned his previously “I will do everything in my power to ensure unblemished life and career upside down. this never happens again,” he added. The scandal cost Woods a number of lucraThe incident occurred less than a week after tive endorsement deals, while other sponsors

shifted away from using him in marketing but did not end their contracts with him. Woods, whose current sponsors include Nike, Bridgestone, Hero, Kowa, Upper Deck, and Monster Energy, was ranked 12th on Forbes’ list of the highest paid athletes in 2016, with total earnings of $45.3 million despite missing much of the year recovering from back surgery. A 79-time winner on the PGA Tour who was world No. 1 for a record 683 weeks, Woods lost form in recent years due to injuries and the mastering of a new swing, while his ranking has plummeted to 876 after his long spell on the sidelines. He has competed in only 19 events on the PGA Tour since the end of 2013, recording just one top 10 during that period, along with seven missed cuts and three withdrawals.

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Personality: Samantha Ayres Spotlight on Richmond Public Schools’ highest achieving student When Samantha Lynn Ayres began her sophomore year at Richmond Community High School, she found out that she was third academically in her class of 53 students. Knowing she was so close to being at the top of her class, her competitive spirit kicked in. That’s when she says she decided to put in some extra effort. “I thought to myself that maybe I could be No. 1, so why not try?” she says. Now Samantha is graduating as valedictorian of her class at Richmond Community High School. With a 4.91 GPA, she also is the top student among the 1,119 graduates this year in Richmond Public Schools. Her high academic achievement, SAT scores and extracurricular activities have won her scholarship offers from several colleges and universities, including a full, four-year scholarship she has accepted from the University of Richmond. Samantha admits that earning the top spot has not come easily with her rigorous course load of Advanced Placement classes that she began as a sophomore. The 18-year-old says her coursework regularly required one or two hours for homework most nights, with some nights requiring up to five hours of study. But buckling down with the books has been worth it. “I am very proud of myself and delighted to know that my hard work has paid off,” Samantha says about her honor as RPS’ top student for 2017. “My family is extremely excited and proud of my accomplishments,” she says of her mom, Carrie Ayres, a hairstylist, and her dad, Michael Ayres, a food purchasing manager. At the University of Richmond, she plans to major in biology. “I have always dreamed of becoming a doctor,” Samantha says. “I want to become a pediatrician.” One consistent activity that has given Samantha a break from her schoolwork has been sports. She started playing softball in her backyard with her dad at an early age. Because Richmond Community High did not have a team, she played for Huguenot High School’s softball team during her four years in high school. This year, she is captain of the team. “I’ve been playing my whole life, starting on a team in the third grade,” she says. “I found out I was pretty good at it, and it was a way to have fun apart from my schoolwork.” But one sport was not enough for this high achiever. Samantha also has played volleyball for the past two years as well, and also is captain of that team. As if her schedule was not busy enough, Samantha has volunteered 150 hours with the Richmond SPCA, participated in other school clubs and organizations and just started working part time at a local drugstore to earn a little extra cash.

Along the way, support from friends and family has been essential, she says. And feeding her competitive spirit has helped push her to her highest performance yet. “We’re all supportive of each other,” she says of her classmates. “And friendly competition is something we’ve used to push one another.” She will give the valedictory address at Richmond Community High’s graduation ceremony on Tuesday, June 13, where Mayor Levar M. Stoney will be the main speaker. Looking ahead, Samantha says she will spend the summer working and enjoying time with family and friends before diving into her next chapter as a firstyear Richmond Spider, when she knows she will be hitting the books hard again. But she says she wants to find time to enjoy her college experience as well. “I’m a little more serious than some my age, but I still know how to have fun,” she says. Meet this week’s Personality and the top Richmond Public Schools student, Samantha Ayres:

GPA: 4.91. SAT score: 1,370. Extracurricular activities: Varsity softball and volleyball; Future Business Leaders of America; Key Club; National Honor Society; Honor Council; and Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society. Leadership roles in school activities: Captain of high school softball and volleyball teams. Date and place of birth: April 7 in Richmond. Current residence: Richmond. Main point I will make in valedictory address at commencement: I haven’t finalized my graduation remarks yet, but I intend to speak about how much I really loved my high school experience and express thanks to my friends, teachers and my school.

Excitement level about going to college: I’m slightly nervous, but extremely excited about leaving home for college.

Reason for choosing the University of Richmond: Richmond offered the largest amount of scholarships and I enjoyed the campus and the feel of the school.

Best late-night snack: A smoothie.

How attitude factors in achievement: Over the years, I’ve learned that you must be invested in what you’re doing to be successful at it. What motivates me to study: Knowing that my hard work will pay off. What really makes me smart: My success in school can be attributed to my willingness to work hard and sacrifice some social time. A good teacher is: Someone who makes their classes enjoyable while still teaching what the students need to learn. Teacher who influenced me the most: Heather Crone, 12 Honors English and AP Literature teacher. The secret to earning A’s: Taking classes seriously and being willing to put in the work. Most unforgettable experience from high school: Without a doubt, the weeklong mini-mester trips. The camping trip was an amazing experience.

Career goal: To complete college and become a pediatrician. Perfect day: For me, the perfect day involves sleeping in, and on a nice day, spending time outside. How I relax: Sleeping and hanging out with and talking to my friends.

The person who influenced me the most: My mother has been the greatest influence on my life. What I would like to change in the world: Make everyone open-minded to all ideas and people.

Kindergarten taught me: To enjoy school and make friends. My next goal: After graduation on June 13, I look forward to attending and doing well in college and attending medical school upon graduation from the University of Richmond.

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VCU’s Institute of Contemporary Art to bring artwork to local barbershops, salons By Holly Rodriguez

Salons and barbershops have been central communication hubs in African-American communities for as long as they have existed. Detroit-based letterpress artist Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. knows this, and is working with 12 local barbers and salon owners to bring his art into their spaces. His work, a letterpress process of using words on heavy-duty paper, consists of sayings or phrases that resonate with African-American life, such as the African proverb, “To get lost is to learn the way.” For his latest project, Mr. Kennedy is working with Richmond shop owners to use phrases that will resonate with customers and visitors at each location. When completed, the prints with the shop owners’ phrases will be displayed in the barber and beautyshops alongside Mr. Kennedy’s art. One of those barbers is Dawayne Taylor, owner of Taylor’s Barbershop that has three locations in Richmond. At his shop at 11 E. Broad St., a wall sits empty and ready to display Mr. Kennedy’s art. “Barbering is a style of art, and what Amos does is art,” he said. “In barbershops, that’s where you’re talking about sports, life, business and family, and having art like his will direct thought patterns, initiate conversations.” The project is sponsored by the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute of Contemporary Art, and will be installed and ready for public view

on Oct. 28, to coincide with the ICA’s inaugural exhibition, “Declaration.” Work by Mr. Kennedy and more than two dozen artists will be included in that exhibit at the new institute at 818 W. Broad St. Amber Esseiva, curatorial assistant for the project, said in talking with Mr. Kennedy about his work, he was clear about the necessity of accessibility, with a strong belief that art belongs to the community in which it is created. “Part of the mission of ICA is to not just exist in the community, but have the community be a part of ICA,” Ms. Esseiva said. “Amos’ work aligns with that mission.” Mr. Taylor said his barbershops felt like a perfect match for Mr. Kennedy’s art when Ms. Essieva first approached him about the project. “The barbershop is therapeutic, as is art,” he said. “The barbershop becomes a community and the art is an expression of our community.” A Henrico County native, Mr. Taylor worked in behavioral health before deciding to become a barber. Examples of statements he is suggesting Mr. Kennedy use for art to be displayed in his shop include, “What are morals?” and “Integrity is everything.” “These are life statements that I hang my hat on personally,” he said. “As a barber, I’m often a mentor for young men who come sit in my chair. They are going to school, getting married or even getting older and in transition. And these sayings are principles I live by that are important in my life.”

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Martina and Antonio Turner, owners of Unleashed The Salon, are looking forward to having the artwork of Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. in their East Grace Street salon and its uplift for clientele.

Nearby at 11 E. Grace St., husband and wife team Antonio and Martina Turner, owners of Unleashed The Salon, see the project as being good for business because it will bring forth a fresh perspective. “It’s an outreach project,” Mr. Turner said. “I’m really big into affirmations and I dig realness, too, and wisdom is at the top of the list.” He said just like art, a barbershop’s success lives or dies on how you make people feel.

“In that vein, words are very powerful. We need access to positive words,” he said, adding that Mr. Kennedy’s art is an opportunity to expand on the use of words for inspiration. Ms. Esseiva said the shops will be able to keep the art at no cost. Born in Lafayette, La., Mr. Kennedy is a veteran of the corporate world who left the 9-to-5 grind to pursue his passion for creating art through the letterpress. He said the idea behind using

vibrant colors and artistic design to write phrases on chipboard — a heavy cardboard-type material composed of compressed recycled newspaper and paper materials — for wall display is to evoke conversation about race and class in America, as well as other contemporary issues. His work has been shown in exhibitions all over the world, from Brooklyn, N.Y., to St. Gallen, Switzerland. The ICA exhibition will run through Feb. 25.

James Madison’s home, Montpelier, to open exhibit on slavery June 5 By Jeremy M. Lazarus

A big change is coming to Montpelier, the historic home of James Madison, a former U.S. president and a key figure in the development of the U.S. Constitution. The role that slavery played at Montpelier and in the nation is about to become a major focus of interpretation for visitors who make the trek to the historic site located 76 miles northwest of Richmond in Orange County. Montpelier will open a new exhibit, “The Mere Distinction of Color,” on Monday, June 5, with a public ceremony marking the launch from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 4, at the site.

The ceremony will feature the Howard University Gospel Choir, remarks from Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney and a brief discussion on slavery’s legacy from a panel that is to include former University of Richmond president and Civil War scholar Edward L. Ayres; Ohio State University history professor Hasan Jeffries; poet, songwriter and author Regie Gibson; and Rebecca Gilmore Coleman, a descendent of one of Montpelier’s enslaved people. The exhibit focuses on the social and economic roles of slavery and on the life and times of the enslaved people whose labor at Montpelier enabled James Madison and his wife, Dolly, to live a privileged life

and become significant political players on the national stage. The goal: To give visitors a fresh look at the institution of slavery during the founding era, to inform them about those who were enslaved at Montpelier while the future president wrote the Constitution and to educate them on the lasting effets of slavery. “This exhibit is part of the move Montpelier is making from strictly being an old presidential home to becoming an institution that represents the ideals of freedom and civil rights that Mr. Madison outlined in the Constitution,” said Katherine L. Imhoff, Montpelier’s president and CEO. She said the new exhibition and the revamped interpretation

“will be very different from the slavery exhibitions offered at the historic homes of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington” at Monticello and Mount Vernon, respectively. Among other things, the Montpelier exhibit will note that slavery was a $3 billion

enterprise that impacted the entire country — from insurance and banking to shipbuilding and manufacturing, she said. Indeed, prior to the Civil War, 80 percent of the nation’s exports were the product of slave labor, according to the exhibit. “Our hope,” Ms. Imhoff

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Happenings 8th Annual Richmond Jazz Festival lineup announced Pat Metheny. Common. Peabo Bryson. Erykah and music at the Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Badu. Joey Alexander. Dave Koz with Larry Graham. 2408 Ownby Lane. The Isley Brothers. David Benoit. TajMo: The Taj Friday, Aug. 11, will feature “Homegrown at Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Band. the Hipp,” an array of local and national artists, These are just a few of the jazz, R&B and neoincluding a special performance by bass player soul artists that will perform this year at the 8th Nathan East, at the historic Hippodrome TheAnnual Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont. ater, 528 N. 2nd St. in Jackson Ward. Tickets More than 24 performers are scheduled for are $30. the Aug. 10 through 13 festival that will culmiIn addition to music at Maymont, the festival nate with outdoor concerts Saturday, Aug. 12, will feature complimentary wine tastings by Ste. and Sunday, Aug. 13, at Maymont in the city’s Michelle Wine Estates, chef demonstrations, artist Peabo Bryson Erykah Badu Common The Isley Brothers West End. meet-and-greets and food and other vendors from Other top acts include Bob James, The Manhattan Trans- to the festival, featuring free, live performances by local across the region. fer, smooth jazz artist Marcus Miller, Joey DeFrancesco + and regional artists at venues around Carytown, including Weekend passes are $140, with single-day passes for Aug. The People and Juan de Marcos and The Afro-Cuban All the Byrd Theatre. Those concerts will take place during the 12 and 13 at $75 through July 6. After that, single-day passes Stars. afternoons and evenings from Saturday, Aug. 5, through will be $85, and weekend passes will be $150. Thousands of jazz lovers are expected for the event, which Thursday, Aug. 10. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Maymont Foundais sponsored by Altria. The official festival kicks off Thursday, Aug. 10, with a free tion and the Blue Stone Education Foundation. This year, organizers are introducing CaRue, a prelude Jazz Café at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard, Details and ticket purchase: www.richmondjazzfestival.com.

Black History Museum hosts special closing program for ‘Murry DePillars: Double Vision’ The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia is hosting a special closing program for its exhibition, “Murry DePillars: Double Vision.” The program will feature Mary DePillars, wife of the late artist, talking about his life and five decades of work with Free Press Managing Editor Bonnie V. Winston. Dr. DePillars, who was central to Chicago’s African-American Arts Movement in the 1960s and led the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts for 20 years as dean, died in 2008 at age 69. His paintings have been

exhibited in the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Studio Museum of Harlem and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, among others. The free program will be 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 2, followed by jazz by Dr. Weldon Hill, a pianist, composer and friend of Murry and Mary DePillars. He will play some of Dr. DePillars’ jazz favorites and share stories about the artist. A museum tour will precede the program at 5:30 p.m. For information and reservations, www. blackhistorymuseum.org or (804) 780-9093.

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Summer, unofficially, begins When the Memorial Day holiday weekend rolls around, everyone is ready to roll out the fun and unofficially start the summer season. Thousands of people pack Brown’s Island along the Downtown riverfront last Friday evening for RVA Music Night to hear local artists the People’s Blues of Richmond, above, and Angelica Garcia, below right. Below, Dr. Lynn Atkins leads the James River Bell Ringers during their Memorial Day performance at The Carillon in Byrd Park. Also below, on Saturday, 15-year-old LaVonte Pollard checks the hot dogs while on grill duty at the Pollard family’s annual cookout in Bryan Park. And in the bottom photo, a family carries bags and the catch of the day after a morning of fishing on the James River.

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Art explosion T’Mya Harrison, 11, creates art of her own during ART180s “The Really Big Show” on May 24 at Plant Zero in Manchester. The event spotlighted the talent of elementary and middle school-age youngsters at area public and private schools and institutions.

Reunion of former Blackwell Junior High School Alumni of Blackwell Junior High School in Richmond will take a trip down memory lane this weekend at a gala multiyear reunion. At least 260 people, including eight retired teachers from the 1960s, are expected to spend time catching up while dining and dancing at the event at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at a hotel in Short Pump in Henrico County. Organizers said it is sold out. The school later became an elementary

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school. Renee Patterson Stancil and Darnell Crewe Wise Lightbourn coordinated the event, which Ms. Lightbourn said would feature a DJ, an interpretive dancer, a silent auction and raffle. Ms. Lightbourn said proceeds after expenses are to be presented to the current Blackwell school to support curriculum needs. Details: Ms. Lightbourn, (703) 786-0786.

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We’ll be offering the following free health seminars at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s Kelly Education Center, located at 1800 Lakeside Avenue. Registration is recommended. Free parking available. Wednesday, June 7, 2017 | 5:30 p.m. Shedding light on Essential Tremor: Today’s treatments and how discoveries are creating hope. Wednesday, June 14, 2017 | 5:30 p.m. Herniology: The New Era of Hernia Surgery at VCU Thursday, June 29, 2017 | 5:30 p.m. The Future of Cardiology at VCU Health: Latest breakthroughs improving heart care.

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Evergreen Cemetery sold to Enrichmond Foundation By Jeremy M. Lazarus

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Unkempt, but historic Evergreen Cemetery has a new owner eager to preserve and protect the burial ground for banker Maggie L. Walker, crusading journalist John Mitchell Jr. and as many as 50,000 other African-Americans. After months of talks, Enrichmond Foundation, the nonprofit support arm for city parks and recreation, completed the purchase of the 60-acre cemetery from a private family corporation. “This is huge for us,” John Sydnor, the foundation’s executive director, told the Free Press on Tuesday. “I am humbled, scared and excited to take on the task of preserving and protecting this historic place.” The 49-year-old Richmond native described the purchase as a first step in an ambitious effort to restore Evergreen — created in 1891 as the African-American rival to the whites-only Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond — and three adjacent African-American cemeteries, private East End Cemetery and two owned by the city, that are equally neglected and almost as historic. Evergreen, East End, a portion of Oakwood and Colored Pauper’s cemeteries sit on land at the city border with Henrico County, just north of the city’s Oakwood Cemetery, with access from Evergreen Road, Stony Run Parkway and East Richmond Road. The foundation purchased Evergreen through its for-profit element, Parity LLC, Mr. Sydnor said. The transfer of ownership was effective May 24, and is one of the biggest for the Enrichmond Foundation that Mr. Sydnor has led for six years. City records show Parity paid $140,000 to buy it from the previous owner, UK Corp., led by now aged and ailing Rich-

Want to get involved in helping to clear unwanted vegetation from historic Evergreen Cemetery in the East End? Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 10, for the next big push, according to Marvin Harris, founder and executive director of the nonprofit Evergreen Restoration Foundation. “Our goal is to clear 25 additional acres this year,” Mr. Harris said. “That’s a big goal, but it’s doable if people will join us. We’ve already reclaimed 15 acres, and now we want to go even further.” Donations also are welcome, he said. Information: Mr. Harris, (804) 2401418 or mharris@mapinv.com.

mond resident Isaiah Entzminger and his family. Mr. Sydnor said most of the money went to pay off longstanding federal and state tax liens on the property that the UK Corp. couldn’t afford to pay. The foundation’s purchase price is expected to be reimbursed by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, which has set aside $400,000 to create a conservation easement that would maintain the property as a public cemetery in perpetuity. The next steps include working with the Chicora Foundation, a Columbia, S.C.,-based preservation group that, among other things, works on the preservation and development of African-American cemeteries and grave records. Mr. Sydnor said Chicora is being called in to create “a master plan, with community input, for the restoration and protection of the gravesites, including the recording of names and locations of graves in a database. The plan will be extensive and detailed and will provide a blueprint for us to follow.” In addition, he said Enrichmond is

moving to hire a full-time caretaker who would work with churches and nonprofit groups like Preservation Virginia and volunteers who have been working to clear the overgrown vegetation from Evergreen and East End cemeteries. That includes Evergreen Restoration Foundation, led by real estate broker Marvin Harris, and Friends of East End, led by retiree John Shuck and Brian Palmer. Mr. Sydnor said the foundation also hopes to ink an agreement with the federal AmeriCorps service program to bring a cadre of paid participants to work at the cemetery sites by the fall. Mr. Sydnor said Enrichmond also would be in court soon to gain control of the 12-acre East End Cemetery, which is partly in Richmond and which has been abandoned for decades. In addition, he said the foundation is working on getting Richmond City Hall to cede ownership of the 5 acres of cemeteries it owns next to Evergreen, a once segregated portion of Oakwood Cemetery and a former burial ground for AfricanAmerican poor people. Mr. Sydnor, who became involved with Evergreen 10 years ago as a volunteer, said, “This is a property that grabs you and does not let go.” The Evergreen purchase did not include UK Corp.’s other holding, Woodland Cemetery, 2300 Magnolia Road, where tennis star and humanitarian Arthur Ashe Jr. and others are buried. “That is in Henrico County,” Mr. Sydnor said, “and our charter does not allow us to buy outside of Richmond.” However, he said the foundation’s payoff of liens included those on Woodland Cemetery, which would enable another nonprofit to consider taking over and restoring that cemetery.

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a different message — “End Poverty Now.” At the same time, Rabbi Wirtschafter warns that not everyone begging on the streets is capable of working a $9-anhour job. “It’s more complicated than that,” said Rabbi Wirtschafter, who leads Temple Adath Israel, just east of downtown Lexington. The rabbi said he has no problem with anti-panhandling ordinances legitimately concerned with public safety. But someone who stands in front of a public library and peacefully asks for a dollar has that right, no matter how it might make the facility’s patrons feel, he said. “Citizens don’t have the right not to feel guilty,” he said. “If the presence of a beggar that you choose to pass by and not give money to makes you feel badly, that’s between you and your conscience.” In Oklahoma City, the Rev.

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Deborah Ingraham, executive director of the Skyline Urban Ministry, fought the anti-panhandling ordinance, which the City Council passed 7-2. Rev. Ingraham doesn’t dispute that panhandlers need better, more long-term solutions. “But you don’t lecture someone who is hungry,” she said. “You give someone who is hungry food. Once they’ve got food, then you can talk to them.” For his part Mr. Thun, the tailor, who is also board chairman for the Salvation Army Central Oklahoma Area Command, said he has become more comfortable with Oklahoma City’s ordinance. Panhandlers are resourceful, he said, and remain active and visible at locations not covered by the law. He respects their plight — and, in at least one case, their honesty. The guy who wanted money for a beer? Mr. Thun gave it to him.

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dubbed “Meaningful Change — Not Spare Change.” The idea is that helping — in the form of giving to panhandlers — actually can hurt if it prolongs a person’s homelessness, said Amy Kelley, director of family ministries at a United Methodist church in Texas’ largest city. The ACLU of Texas is suing over Houston’s recently passed anti-encampment and antipanhandling ordinances. But Ms. Kelley said she supports the restrictive measures, “as long as there is a plan in place to provide affordable housing, drug programs and whatever else it takes to assimilate our fellow man/woman into a sustainable living situation. “Often, these encampments or tent cities are unsanitary, unsafe and a breeding ground for drugs and violence,” she added in an email. “This is not the way for our brothers and sisters in Christ to live. … Houston is not only ‘cracking down’ on homelessness and panhandling; Houston is lifting and building up humanity.” In Lexington, city leaders unveiled in April an “End Panhandling Now” van that picks up homeless people and takes them to job sites. Rabbi David Wirtschafter said he appreciates the Kentucky city’s effort to help panhandlers find gainful employment, even if he’d prefer

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about it. And when we talk to churches, we encourage them not to contribute to the folks panhandling. The vast majority of that money goes for drugs and alcohol. “However, it is an emotional issue as well as a spiritual concern,” Mr. Wilkerson added. “So we always tell people not to feel bad about giving if the Spirit moves them to give. Ultimately, people have to live with their conscience and answer to the Lord.” (In Henrico County, police charged a 40-year-old Tappahannock woman on May 22 with throwing a missile at a moving vehicle after the woman, who was begging at the intersection of Gaskins Road and West Broad Street, was videotaped by two men who accused her of aggressive panhandling and taking advantage of people. The men confronted her after they saw her getting into a newer model car. Their video, posted on YouTube, went viral.) In addition to passing ordinances, some municipalities try to nudge residents toward nonprofit giving. In Milwaukee, Wis., signs posted by the city urge: “Keep the Change. Don’t Support Panhandling. Help more by giving to charity.” James Haley, director of Faith Builders Community Teams in Milwaukee, said he supports the city’s efforts to direct panhandlers to homeless shelters, food pantries and nonprofit organizations. “Does it mean we can’t help people? I don’t think that’s what the ordinance is trying to do,” said Mr. Haley, who organizes an outreach called “After Dark” that delivers meals to people living on sidewalks and under bridges. In Houston, Mayor Sylvester Turner and dozens of interfaith leaders launched a public awareness campaign in May

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OKLAHOMA CITY Driving to his downtown clothing business, Hans Herman Thun finds it impossible to ignore the beggars. They catch his attention with handwritten, cardboard signs such as “Homeless and hungry,” “Anything helps! God bless” and even “I’ll be honest — I could really use a beer.” Mr. Thun, a self-described born-again Christian, works as a tailor for prominent customers such as University of Oklahoma football Coach Bob Stoops. The owner of Hans Herman Custom Tailors said he does his best to help those in need. “If I’ve got money, and it’s easy for me to get over and give them money, I do,” Mr. Thun said. “What the Lord taught me is, I have a responsibility to give. What they choose to do with the money is between them and the Lord, and he can work with them in regards to stewardship.” But in Oklahoma City and major cities across the nation, elected officials increasingly are passing ordinances that crack down on panhandling. Typically, these ordinances make it a crime to approach vehicles or stand on medians at busy intersections. Supporters tout the ordinances as safety measures designed to protect the public as well as those seeking food or money. (The City of Richmond prohibits panhandling or solicitation on center medians. The ordinance was passed by Richmond City Council in the late 1990s.) In a number of cities, however, the ordinances are sparking legal battles with civil liberties advocates, who accuse communities of violating free speech rights and treating the homeless as “human blight.” In

one week in May, opponents filed lawsuits challenging antipanhandling laws in Houston; Pensacola, Fla; and the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy. In the Bible Belt state capital of Oklahoma City, the American Civil Liberties Union and Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma are suing over a so-called “median safety ordinance.” The law, which took effect last year, “attempts to criminalize everything from panhandling to political speech and even neighbors talking to one another or walking their dogs in the grass,” said attorney Brady Henderson, the ACLU of Oklahoma’s legal director. “The same way that they look at a piece of property that is in disrepair and say that hurts the value — that hurts the enjoyment of life in the neighborhood — cities sometimes look at someone who is out in a median, who is in scraggly clothes and dirty and unshaven, and they look at that as blight,” Mr. Henderson said. Earlier in May, Lexington, Ky., moved toward passing an anti-panhandling ordinance after the state’s high court struck down a previous measure. Meanwhile, Little Rock, Ark., began enforcing its prohibition on begging or soliciting in medians and roadways after two years of legal questions. For many people of faith across the nation, the ordinances are igniting fresh debates over age-old questions: Does sparing a dime — or a dollar — at a street corner really make a difference? Or would donating the same amount to a charity serve to improve more lives? “That is a complex issue,” said Paul Wilkerson, executive director of the River City Ministry in North Little Rock, Ark., which operates a day shelter, a food pantry, a clothing closet and medical and dental clinics. “We do have strong feelings

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Jazz Vespers Ebenezer Baptist Church celebrates its 160th anniversary with “Jazz Vespers: A spiritually uplifting experience by Glennroy Bailey & Company.” The concert was part of a three-day celebration by the historic Jackson Ward church and its congregation and friends. The special vespers service, held last Saturday in the sanctuary, featured Allen “Debo” Dabney on keyboard, left, and Keith L. Willingham on trumpet. Overhead view, Glennroy D. Bailey Sr. is on the flute, Brian Johnson on percussion, with soloist Sheila Shaw. Not pictured: Everard Thompson on bass guitar.

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Legal Notices/Employment Opportunities 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, June 19, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, June 26, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2017-107 To amend and reordain Ord. No. 2006-294-293, adopted Dec. 11, 2006, which authorized the special use of the property known as 1508 and 1510 West Broad Street for the purpose of converting the existing building for up to 17 multifamily dwelling units and commercial space, upon certain terms and conditions, to modify the parking requirements of the special use. The City of Richmond’s current Master Plan designates the subject property for General Commercial land use, which recommends a broad range of office, retail, general commercial, wholesale and service uses, typically located along major transportation corridors and serving large portions of the City, the region or the traveling public. No residential density is specified for this land use designation. Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so. Copies of the full text of all ordinances are available by visiting the City Clerk’s page on the City’s Website at www.Richmondgov.com; the Main City Library located at 101 East Franklin Street; and in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Jean V. Capel City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND John Marshall Courts Building CHARLES ANTHONY GREGORY Plaintiff, v. JILL JEANEEN NELSON Defendant. Case No.: CL171099 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the groundof living separate and apart for a period exceeding one year. It appearing by affidavit that Defendant’s present whereabouts are unknown, and Plaintiff having dilligently attempted to ascertain the county or city in which Defendant is located without effect, it is hereby ORDERED that the Defendant appear before the Circuit Court for the City of Richmond, at 400 North Ninth St. Richmond, VA 23219 on or before Fifty (50) days from entry of this order on the docket; to protect any interests herein. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk I ask for this: Andrew S. Chen, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiff VSB#79562 113 Granite Spring Road Richmond, Virginia 23225 (804) 277-9381 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO MARSON GOODING, Plaintiff v. JACQUELINE GOODING, Defendant. Case No.: CL17001007-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from Jacqueline Gooding on the ground that the parties have lived separate and apart for a period exceeding one year. It appearing by affidavit that the Defendent’s last known address is not known, the Defendant’s present whereabouts are unknown, and diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the Defendant is without effect, it is ORDERED that the Defendant appear before this Court on or before the 10th day of July, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect her interests herein. A Copy, Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk Linda Y. Lambert, Esq. Law Offices of Leonard W. Lambert & Associates 321 North 23rd Street Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 648-3325

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is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months. It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 7th day of July, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of RODNEY DOVE, identified birth father and any other possible unknown birth father of a child known as Thomas Tolley who was born on February 17, 2017 to Christina Leigh Tolley in Richmond, Virginia. The birth mother has given her consent to adoption and has executed an affidavit identifying the birth father as Rodney Dove but stating that his whereabouts is unknown. It is ORDERED that the defendant RODNEY DOVE (Father) and UNKNOWN FATHER to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before July 5, 2017.

“RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Betty Spencer (Mother), & Charlie Moses Harris (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before July 24, 2017 at 10:30Am, CourtRoom #4

Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF NATHANIEL G L A S C O , J R . , M A RY DURHAM, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N I N T E R E S T O F M A RY DURHAM, MARY C. JOHNSON, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N I N T E R E S T O F M A RY C. JOHNSON, THOMAS JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF THOMAS JENKINS, WILLIAM H. JENKINS, SR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF WILLIAM H. JENKINS, SR., SALLY B. JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF SALLLY B. JENKINS, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that JOSEPH JENKINS, SARAH JANE JENKINS THORPE, JOYCE ANN WILLIAMS, M IC H E L L E D U R H A M WILKINS, REUBEN B. JEFFERS, BERTHA JENKINS SMITH, HELEN C. JENKINS, CAROLYN JENKINS DEVEAU a/k/a C A R O LY N D E V E A U X , VIRGINIA L. JENKINS, DOROTHY E. JENKINS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and have not filed a response to this action; BOBBY ANN JENKINS FERNANDERS, CLARENCE JENKINS, JAMES DURHAM, JR., MARTHA LEE DURHAM, CHARLES R. JEFFERS, ANGELA R. MARTIN, and GLADYS BROADNAX, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known addresses, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; MARY LEE GLASCO LONNY and JOHN J. JENKINS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that MARY E. JENKINS, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that STATE RESOURCES CORP, A Foreign Corporation Transacting Business in Virginia without a Certificate of Authority, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, is a foreign corporation, 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.”

H. JENKINS, SR., SALLY B. JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF SALLLY B . J E N KI N S , J O S EP H JENKINS, SARAH JANE JENKINS THORPE, JOYCE ANN WILLIAMS, MICHELLE DURHAM WILKINS, REUBEN B. JEFFERS, BERTHA JENKINS SMITH, HELEN C. JENKINS, C A R O LY N J E N K I N S DEVEAU a/k/a CAROLYN DEVEAUX, VIRGINIA L. JENKINS, DOROTHY E. JENKINS, BOBBY ANN JENKINS FERNANDERS, CLARENCE JENKINS, JAMES DURHAM, JR., MARTHA LEE DURHAM, CHARLES R. JEFFERS, ANGELA R. MARTIN, GLADYS BROADNAX, M A RY L E E G L A S C O LONNY, JOHN J. JENKINS, MARY E. JENKINS, STATE R E S O U RC E S C O R P, A Foreign Corporation Transacting Business in Virginia without a Certificate of Authority, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JULY 20, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

An Affidavit having been filed that IRENE NELSON, DECEASED, prior owner of record, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that CALVIN NELSON, DECEASED, who may have an ownership interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that ALBERT NELSON, who may have an ownership interest in said property, who has been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to his last known address, has not been personally located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that IR E N E N E L S O N , D E CEASED, CALVIN NELSON, DECEASED, ALBERT NELSON, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JULY 20, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that ELEANOR DAY ALLEN, a/k/a ELEANOR DAYE ALLEN, DECEASED and SARAH GREENE a/k/a SARAH R. GREEN a/k/a SARAH R. DAYE a/k/a S A R A H D AY E G R E E N a/k/a SARAH D. GREEN, DECEASED, HERBERT H. ALLEN, JR. aka HERBERT HARRISON ALLEN, JR., and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JULY 20, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. MARTHA L. MOSELEY, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-1252 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 604 St. James Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number N0000104/026, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Martha L. Mosley, Geraldine Lewis and Kevin S. Lewis. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, MARTHA L. MOSLEY and GERALDINE LEWIS, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, KEVIN S. LEWIS, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and has not filed a response to this action; that CLIMON S. LEWIS, DECEASED and RUBY T. LEWIS, DECEASED, who may be the holders of a life estate in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.” IT IS ORDERED that MARTHA L. MOSLEY, GERALDINE LEWIS, KEVIN S. LEWIS, CLIMON S. LEWIS, DECEASED, RUBY T. LEWIS, DECEASED, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before JULY 20, 2017, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter. An Extract, Teste: Edward F. Jewett, Clerk Gregory A. Lukanuski, Esq. City of Richmond, Office of the City Attorney 900 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-646-7940

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. ELEANOR D. ALLEN a/k/a ELEANOR DAY ALLEN, a/k/a ELEANOR DAYE ALLEN, DECEASED, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL17-782 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3203 P Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000805/002, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Eleanor D. Allen and Sarah Greene. An Affidavit having been filed that said owners, ELEANOR DAY ALLEN a/k/a ELEANOR DAYE ALLEN, DECEASED and SARAH GREENE a/k/a SARAH R. GREEN a/k/a SARAH R. DAYE a/k/a SARAH DAYE GREEN a/k/a SARAH D. GREEN, DECEASED, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that HERBERT H. ALLEN, JR. aka HERBERT HARRISON ALLEN, JR., who may have an ownership interest in said property, who is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has not field 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

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JENNIFER HINSON, Plaintiff v. JOHN HINSON, Defendant. Case No.: CL17001216-00 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 7th day of July, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER REGINA GIBBONS, Plaintiff v. CHARLES GIBBONS, Defendant. Case No.: CL17001215-00 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 7th day of July, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests. A Copy, Teste: FRANK D. HARGROVE, JR., Clerk I ask for this: Dorothy M. Eure Counsel for Plaintiff VSB# 27724 8460 Mount Eagle Road Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 798-9667

CUSTODY virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of Chesterfield Commonwealth of Virginia, in re OSWALDO ROGEL PEREZ, LIZET B. PEREZ DE LA ROSA v. HECTOR LUIS ROGEL MENDOZA Case No. JJ086207-03-00 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON The object of this suit is to: Determine custody of Oswaldo Perez Rogel (DOB: 2/16/00), whose mother is Lizet B. Perez De La Rosa & Father is Hector Luis Rogel Mendoza, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 16.1-241A3. Father’s last known address was located in Cordoba Veracruz, Mexico 94650. Approve factual findings that will permit Oswaldo Rogel Perez to apply for special immigrant juvenile status with the US citizenship & immigration services pursuant to Sect. 101(A)(27)(J), 8 USC Sect. 1101(A)(27)(J)(I), & 8 CFR Section 204.11. It is ordered that the defendant Hector Luis Rogel Mendoza appear at the above-named Court and protect his or her interests on or before July 17, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re ELIJAH JABBAAR File No. J-91956-04-05-08 The object of this suit is to: Provide notice of Elijah Jabbaar’s custody status to UNKNOWN (FATHER) and KATRINA CABBLE (MOTHER) of ELIJAH JABBAAR child, DOB 10/08/2015 It is ORDERED that the defendant Unknown (Father) & Katrina Cabble to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before July 17, 2017 at 2:40Pm, CourtRoom #4

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TERESA LONG, Plaintiff v. WILLIAM LONG III, Defendant. Case No.: CL17001213-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE cOuNty Of HENRICO Commonwealth of Virginia, in re THOMAS TOLLEY File No. J-1000236-01,02 The object of this suit is to:

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virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re QUON’ASIA WHITAKER File No. J-92163-05-06 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) DAQUON WHITAKER (FATHER), & Keonna Faison (Mother) of Quon’Asia Whitaker child, DOB 2/24/2016, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant DAQUON WHITAKER (Father) & KEONNA FAISON (Mother) to appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before July 11, 2017 at 9:20Am, CourtRoom #2 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re TYLER AiDEN BANKS Case No. J-90236-11-12 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) JOY STEPHONE BANKS (MOTHER), & JALAWRENCE WHITAKER (FATHER) of TYLER AIDEN BANKS, DOB 3/14/2013, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Joy Stephone Banks (Mother), & Jalawrence Whitaker (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before July 31, 2017 at 9:40Am, CourtRoom #4 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re SKYE Miracle Williams-Johnson Case No. J-92789-06-07 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) TIERRA L. WILLIAMS (MOTHER), & UNKNOWN (FATHER) of SYKE MIRACLE WILLIAMSJOHNSON DOB 10/4/2016. “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Tierra L. Williams (Mother), & Unknown (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before July 12, 2017 at 2:00Pm, CourtRoom #5

Virginia: In the circuit Court for the County of Chesterfield ERIN PAGE MCCARTHY WOLFE, and ERIC C. WOLFE Petitioners, v. JERRY WAYNE BROCKWELL, JR., Respondent. In re: Peyton Mathew Wolfe (DOB: 08/09/2001) Case No. CA17-14 April 26, 2017 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a step-parent adoption. WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed by the Petitioners that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of Jerry Wayne Brockwell, Jr., it is ORDERED that Peyton Mathew Wolfe appear before this Court on 5th day of July 2017 at 8:30 a.m. to protect his interests herein. A Copy Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk Sarah J. Conner, Esquire Friedman Law Firm 9401 Courthouse Rd., Suite A Chesterfield, VA 23832 804-717-1969 Virginia: In the circuit Court for the County of Chesterfield ERIC C. WOLFE, and ERIN PAGE MCCARTHY WOLFE, Petitioners, v. RITA PEARLE BATES, Respondent. In re: Britney Page Wolfe (DOB: 04/08/2001) Case No. CA17-15 April 26, 2017 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a step-parent adoption. WHEREFORE, an affidavit having been filed by the Petitioners that due diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of Rita Pearle Bates, it is ORDERED that Rita Pearle Bates appear before this Court on 5th day of July 2017 at 8:30 a.m. to protect her interests herein. A Copy Teste: WENDY S. HUGHES, Clerk Sarah J. Conner, Esquire Friedman Law Firm 9401 Courthouse Rd., Suite A Chesterfield, VA 23832 804-717-1969

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virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Yolanda Harris Case No. J-91792-05-06 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) BETTY SPENCER (MOTHER), CHARLIE MOSES HARRIS (FATHER) of YOLANDA HARRIS, DOB 10/19/2014,

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. JESSE J. JENKINS a/k/a JESSIE J. JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JESSE J. JENKINS a/k/a JESSIE J. JENKINS, et al., Defendants. Case No.: CL16-5567 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 1400 Bryan Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000604/014, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Jessie J. Jenkins, who may be deceased. An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, JESSE J. JENKINS a/k/a JESSIE J. JENKINS, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of JESSE J. JENKINS a/k/a JESSIE J. JENKINS, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that CARRIE B. TURNER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF CARRIE B. TURNER, JAMES JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF JAMES JENKINS, JIMMIE LEE JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF JIMMIE LEE JENKINS, ALBERTA JENKINS HARRIS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE H E IR S , DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF ALBERTA JENKINS HARRIS, EDDIE JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF EDDIE JENKINS, S A L LY GLASCO, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N I N T E R E S T O F S A L LY G L A S C O , N AT H A N I E L GLASCO, JR., Who May Be

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virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of thE city Of richmOND Commonwealth of Virginia, in re MELVIN BURKE, JR. & LILVELL MAYO-BURKE Case No. J-90987-10, J-90988-10 The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) MELVIN BURKE, SR. (FATHER) of MELVIN BURKE, JR., child, DOB 12/1/2012 & LIVELL MAYO-BURKE, child DOB 3/19/2014. “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support. It is ORDERED that the defendant Melvin Burke, Sr. (Father) to appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before July 17, 2017 at 9:20Am, CourtRoom #4

IT IS ORDERED that JESSE J. JENKINS a/k/a JESSIE J. JENKINS, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of JESSE J. JENKINS a/k/a JESSIE J. JENKINS, CARRIE B. TURNER, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF CARRIE B. TURNER, JAMES JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF JAMES JENKINS, JIMMIE LEE JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF JIMMIE LEE JENKINS, ALBERTA JENKINS HARRIS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE H E IR S , DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF ALBERTA JENKINS HARRIS, EDDIE JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF EDDIE JENKINS, S A L LY GLASCO, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N I N T E R E S T O F S A L LY G L A S C O , N AT H A N I E L GLASCO, JR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF NATHANIEL G L A S C O , J R . , M A RY DURHAM, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N I N T E R E S T O F M A RY DURHAM, MARY C. JOHNSON, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N I N T E R E S T O F M A RY C. JOHNSON, THOMAS JENKINS, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF THOMAS JENKINS, WILLIAM H. JENKINS, SR., Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES O R S U CC E S S O R S I N INTEREST OF WILLIAM Continued on next column

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v. IRENE NELSON, DECEASED, et al., Defendants. Case No. : CL17-1710 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2304 Venable Street, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map Number E0000425/027, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, Samuel Jackson Estate. Continued on next column

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO MARK HOPKINS And VALERIE HOPKINS, Plaintiffs, v. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ALICE B. WRIGHT, And PARTIES UNKNOWN Defendants Case No. CL17-902 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to establish title by adverse possession to certain parcel of real property in Henrico County, Virginia, being originally owned by Alice B. Wright, more particularly described as follows: THAT certain lot, piece or parcel of land, commonly known as 5524 Moss Side Avenue, Henrico County, Virginia, Parcel ID number 786-750-5688, Plan of Club Court, Block 5, Lot10, conveyed to Alice B. Wright by Club Court Development Corporation by deed dated January 7, 1929, recorded in the Henrico County Circuit Court Clerk’s office June 17, 1929, in Deed Book 246C Page 457. Unknown Heirs and Parties Unknown may have an interest in the property by inheritance, Affidavit having been made and filed that there are or may be persons whose names are unknown, interested in the subject matter of this suit; It is ORDERED that Unknown Heirs of Alice B. Wright, and Parties Unknown, if then living or be dead, their heirs devisees, or successors in title, and other unknown heirs or unknown parties who have an interest in the subject matter of this suit, who are proceeded against as Unknown Heirs and Parties Unknown, appear before Court on or before July 6, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. to protest their interests, if any, in this suit. A Copy Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk Paul R. Mack (VSB#25197) SAUNDERS, PATTERSON & MACK 10620 Trade Road North Chesterfield, VA 23236 (804) 330-3350 Telephone (804) 330-3811 Facsimile prmack@spmvalaw.com Counsel for Plaintiffs

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CAPITAL REGION AIRPORT COMMISSION RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #17-2290 INDOOR ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT SERVICES

The Capital Region Airport Commission requests proposals from experienced, qualified and interested firms to provide Management Services for the Airport’s Indoor Advertising Program at Richmond International Airport. The deadline for submission of proposals is July 6, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. The complete RFP package is available at www.eva.virginia.gov . Direct all procurement inquiries to Phyllis Waddy at: procurement@flyrichmond.com or fax at 804-652-2605. Women- and minority-owned businesses are encouraged to participate. PUBLIC NOTICE

The Tri-Cities Area Metropolitan Planning FY 2018 Unified Transportation Planning Work Program is ready for review; written comments on the Transportation Improvement Program should be addressed to Crater Planning District Commission, P.O. Box 1808, Petersburg, Virginia 23805 or by email at dhyder@craterpdc.org and should be received within the review period ending June 25, 2017. PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 134 and 135; 49 U.S.C 5303 and 5304, the TriCities Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) hereby provides area citizens an opportunity to review and comment on the Transportation Improvement Program. This transportation plan has been developed by local and State agencies represented on the Tri-Cities Area MPO. A copy of this draft document has been made available for public viewing during regular visiting hours at public libraries in the Tri-Cities Area during a 30 day public review period beginning May 28, 2017 and ending June 25, 2017. One public meeting will be scheduled to receive comments on this draft plan on June 22, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m (During the MPO Policy Committee Meeting) at the Petersburg Multi-Modal Station located 100 W. Washington Street in Petersburg, VA. Persons in need of special accommodations to participate in these public meetings are requested to forward this information either by contacting the Crater Planning District Commission at 804-861-1666 or by email using the address listed below one week prior to the meeting date. Persons with a hearing impairment may contact the Virginia Relay Center at 1-800-828-1120 to forward information to the Crater Planning District Commission and Tri-Cities Area MPO. A copy of this draft plan and other information related to the TriCities Area MPO has been made available in electronic format located http://craterpdc. org/transportation/mpo.htm The Crater Planning District Commission and the Tri-Cities Area MPO assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, handicap, sex, age or income status, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and subsequent nondiscrimination laws, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of , or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity. Written comments on Transportation Improvement Program should be addressed Crater Planning District Commission, P.O. Box 1808, Petersburg, Virginia 23805 and or sent email dhyder@craterpdc.org and received within the review period ending June 25, 2017.

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Legal Notices/Employment Opportunities Request foR PRoPosals Thirty First Street Baptist Church, in Richmond, Virginia, seeks proposals for contracted tax services. All applicants must have relevant religious nonprofit experience. Questions and completed proposals shall be submitted via email to Church Treasurer at treasurer@31sbc.org. Complete proposals are due by 5:00 pm EST on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Selected bidder will be notified by July 28, 2017. Work will begin on August 11, 2017. To view the RFP please visit www.31sbc.org

Respiratory Therapy Distance Education Instructor/Coordinator

The Virginia Department of Transportation is requesting proposals from firms to provide Statewide Toll Customer Service Center, RFP 153884-DF. A Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on this Request For Proposal on June 12, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. at Dabney S Lancaster Community College, Room 424 Warren Hall, 1000 Dabney Drive, Clifton Forge, VA 24422.

Church Hill North 1st Three Phases 1611 North 31 Street, Richmond, Virginia

From: Michael Hopkins, Owner’s Representative, Church Hill North Redevelopment Pre-Bid Meeting: June 5th, 3:00 PM, 1421 Bryan Street, Richmond, VA 23223 Pre-Bid Section 3 Contracting Opportunities Meeting: June 5th, 5:00 PM, 1421 Bryan Street Pre-Bid RFI Deadline: June 9th, 5:00 PM Please send all Pre-Bid RFI(s) via email to: Michael Hopkins alcindormichaels@gmail.com Bid Due Date: June 23rd, 5:00 PM Quotes shall be received only via email: Michael Hopkins alcindormichaels@gmail.com with a copy to Emily Phillips ephillips@tcbinc.org

Gas & Water Service Technician Trainee 35M00000504 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 06/11/17

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Therapy and hold a valid Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential with a current Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license issued by the Virginia Board of Medicine. Two (2) years of related occupational experience in a clinical respiratory care setting. The selected candidate must be able to successfully pass the College’s pre-employment security screening.

Investigative Coordinator 25M00000049 Department of Finance Apply by 06/11/17

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Full-time, twelve-month faculty ranked appointment. Salary commensurate with the education and experience of the applicant. Salary range: $42,501 - $140,464. Approximate maximum hiring salary: $65,000. Additional information is available at the College’s Website: www.reynolds.edu. AA/EOE/ADA/Veterans/ AmeriCorps/Peace Corps/ Other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

of Maidens, Virginia, established in 1873

This project will have the following requirements - 30% Section 3, 30% MBE/WBE, Davis Bacon Wage Rates, Earth Craft and VHDA Minimum Design and Construction requirements.

Automotive Mechanic II 29M00001093 Department of Public Works Apply by 06/11/17

(J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, VA)

Saint Mark Baptist Church

Project: The Community Builders (TCB) - is soliciting sealed bids from qualified General Building Contractors for Church Hill North’s first Three Phases that include a total of 175 Units and 199,761 total GSF. The project is a new construction, mixedincome residential development with a community center, parks – including a memorial park to honor the legacy of the Armstrong High School, and playgrounds. The site is located the City of Richmond’s East End at the old Armstrong High School property at 1611 North 31st Street.

The City of Richmond is seeking to fill the following positions:

(Position #FO134)

All proposals must be received by 10:30 a.m. on July 11, 2017 at the Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia Department of Transportation, Central Office Mail Center, Loading Dock Entrance, 1401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. A copy of Request for Proposals 153884-DF may be obtained via the website, www.eva.state. va.us.The Department assures compliance with Title VI Requirements of non-discrimination in all activities pursuant to this advertisement.

The Community Builders

To obtain the plans and specifications please email: Michael Hopkins alcindormichaels@gmail.com

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 153884-DF

is praying to God for a spiritual, mature individual who has a calling from God to pastor.

License & Tax Auditor 25M00000091 Department of Finance Apply by 06/11/17 Maintenance Technician IV - Wastewater 35M00000736 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 06/11/17 Materials Technician – Gas & Lights Division 35M00000321 Department of Public Utilities Apply by 06/11/17

Richmond Free Press is seeking a reliable and creative person for a part-time graphics position. Enthusiastic individual must be proficient in Macintosh Creative Suite Design software (Indesign and Photoshop) to produce accurate, high quality camera-ready advertisements and news page layouts for print production. Meticulous attention to details. Ability to be flexible and work under deadline cooperatively in a team environment is essential. Submit resumé and samples of work to address: Human Resources, Richmond Free Press, P.O. Box 27709, Richmond, Virginia 23261. No phone calls please.

The Pastor must be an example of a true disciple to the community and the congregation; be responsible for leading our church according to God’s Holy Word; be the “under” shepherd of the flock and exercise oversight in the church; and proclaim the gospel to believers and unbelievers in the community. All interested applicants should submit their resume to the Pastoral Search Committee by mailing to St. Mark Baptist Church, Attn: Pastoral Search Committee, 4596 Factory Mill Road, Maidens, VA 23102 or by email to pastorsearc@aol.com

Property Maintenance Enforcement Inspector I 05M00000170 Department of Planning, Development and Review Apply by 06/11/17 ****************** For an exciting career with the City of Richmond, visit our website for additional information and apply today! www.richmondgov.com EOE M/F/D/V

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14 HURRICANE

WAYS YOU CAN PREPARE FOR A

If you live in an area that may be affected by a hurricane or severe storm, the key to remaining safe is proper planning.

Update the phone number on your Dominion Energy account at DominionEnergy.com or call 1-800-222-0401. This will help you quickly report an outage if your lights go out. Be sure to have your account information on hand when you call.

Stock up on non-perishable food, medicine, baby supplies and pet food.

Have at least 3 gallons of fresh water on hand for each person.

Make sure you have a battery-operated radio, multiple flashlights and a battery-operated clock and fan. Don’t forget extra batteries.

Post a list of contents on your freezer door to minimize the number of times you open it.

Monitor official weather bulletins.

Keep extra cash on hand—ATMs, merchants, and banks don’t operate without power.

Review evacuation routes.

If you have pets, make sure you have provided for them as well.

Keep your vehicle’s fuel tank full.

If a family member uses life-sustaining medical equipment, review emergency plans and make arrangements to relocate if necessary.

If you lose power, turn off major appliances such as air conditioners, water heaters and stoves. Unplug other appliances such as TVs, stereos, microwaves and computers. This will prevent damage to appliances and possible overloads to the company’s system when power is restored.

Enroll in Dominion Energy’s text-alert program to stay informed before, during and after a storm. Be sure to bookmark the new outage map on your smartphone or device to report or track your outage.

Familiarize yourself with how to safely connect and operate your generator before use.

For more tips on hurricane and severe storm preparations, visit our website at DominionEnergy.com/stormpreparation.

To report an outage call 1-866-366-4357.