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Losing ground City public schools slide on accreditation; only 13 of city’s 44 schools fully accredited

By Lauren Northington

Ms. Small-Toney

‘Checkered past’ tanks Petersburg’s top pick

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Petersburg Mayor W. Howard Myers expected to introduce Rochelle Small-Toney as the new city manager Wednesday evening.

He even invited the deputy city manager of Fayetteville, N.C., to be on hand for the announcement. In a closed session a few days ago, a majority of the Petersburg City Council agreed she was their top choice to lead the city that is engulfed in a severe financial crisis.

But in an embarrassment for Ms. Small-Toney and Mayor Myers, her appointment did not happen.

The seven City Council members spent more than an hour behind closed doors Wednesday and then left without taking a vote to hire her.

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Fan club Sen. Tim Kaine receives a warm welcome Saturday afternoon as the Democratic vice presidential nominee makes an impromptu stop at the Highland Springs youth football and Little League fields in Eastern Henrico County. As the Highland Springs Saints and the Glen Lea Lions met on the gridiron, Sen. Kaine, who is accompanied on the campaign trail by Secret Service agents, was swarmed by fans seeking photos, handshakes and autographs.

McDonnell, wife free; facing $10M legal bill Former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, enjoy his inauguration in this photo from Jan. 15, 2010. Shortly after Mr. McDonnell left office in January 2014, the couple was indicted and later convicted of federal corruption charges. After successful appeals, the McDonnells are now free.

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Former Gov. Bob McDonnell is officially a free man, but he paid a heavy price to get there.

Federal prosecutors announced late last week they will not pursue a second trial against Mr. McDonnell or his wife, Maureen McDonnell, on corruption charges. The decision, announced Sept. 8, comes more than two months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction.

The move by the U.S. Department of Justice finalizes a long legal saga that ended the Republican’s once promising political career and put his family’s most embarrassing moments in full public view. It also caps what Mr. McDonnell said in a statement has been a Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press transformational event for him personally.

“I have become grateful for this experience of suffering, having used it to examine deeply all aspects of my life, and my role in the circumstances that led to this painful time for my beloved family and commonwealth,” said Mr. McDonnell, a devout Catholic. in his honor.

Richmond City Council is poised “I have begun to consider The ordinance would place an to honor the late Raymond H. how I might repurpose my life honorary street sign bearing the Boone, founder, publisher and edifor further service to my fellow name of Mr. Boone at 5th and tor of the Richmond Free Press. man outside of elected office,” Franklin streets in front of the The council also plans to honor he continued. “Polls and politics headquarters of the newspaper he Annie Giles, a veteran community no longer seem that important. founded in 1992 and led until his activist in the Whitcomb Court People and policies are.” death on June 3, 2014. public housing community.

In a news conference Sept. 9 The ordinance cites the veteran Under legislation Councilin Virginia Beach, Mr. McDonjournalist whose career spanned woman Ellen F. Robertson, 6th nell’s sister, whose name also is more than 50 years as a “champion District, introduced Monday, Mr. Mr. Boone Maureen McDonnell, and other Boone’s contributions to Richmond of equality and ending discriminasupporters, including his wife’s and journalism would be memorialized by tion and of freedom of the press and the First lawyer, Randy Singer, said the naming the 100 block of North 5th Street in Please turn to A4 Please turn to A4 Downtown where the Free Press is located

Report cards are in for Richmond Public Schools.

And many of the city’s schools didn’t make the grade, according to the Virginia Board of Education.

Only 13 of the city’s 44 schools received full accreditation, down four from the 17 schools that met state standards last year.

Seven schools — Elizabeth D. Redd and Swansboro elementary, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle, Armstrong High, Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, Amelia Street Special Education Center and Richmond Alternative School — were denied accreditation.

Sixteen Richmond schools are at risk of being denied accreditation by the Board of Education. The board will determine accreditation status for those schools later this year.

The remaining eight Richmond schools received partial accreditation warnings that help the state identify how far a school is from achieving passing Standards of Learning scores and meeting graduation requirements.

“We’re nowhere near where we want and expect to be,” Jeff Bourne, chairman of the Richmond School Board, told the Free Press on Wednesday following the release of the state’s annual report on school accreditation.

“But we are in the midst of fixing and rebuilding a number of things that have been and were ignored for years.”

Dr. Bedden For a school to be fully accredited, at least 70 percent of its students must pass state Standards of Learning tests in mathematics, science and history, and 75 percent of the students must pass the English SOL tests.

In addition to the SOL pass rates, high schools also must maintain at least an 85 percent graduation rate to be fully accredited.

The ratings take into account efforts to help students who have failed the SOLs in the past.

This is the first time Redd and Swansboro elementary schools have failed accreditation. The other five are repeat offenders.

This is at least the second year all five have failed.

However, accreditation ratings do account for students who retake an SOL test and pass after initially failing.

Four city schools are on warning that they would be denied accreditation next year if they fail to raise student SOL pass rates during the current academic year. They are Albert H. Hill and Elkhardt Thompson middle schools, George Wythe High and John B. Cary Elementary.

Huguenot High School received partial accreditation because its high school graduation rate is at 82 percent, which is 3 percentage points below the state standard for accreditation. It is also a drop of 5 percentage points from Huguenot’s graduation rate last year.

With seven schools denied accreditation, Richmond had 24 percent of the Virginia schools that failed accreditation. Across the state, just 29 schools in 11 of the state’s 132 school districts were denied accreditation for 2016-2017.

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City Council proposes honor for late Free Press founder Raymond H. Boone

New Church Hill grocery gets green light

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond City Council cleared the way Monday for a variety of new developments, including a new grocery store in Church Hill, after listening to activists lobby for expanding a slavery memorial site in Shockoe Bottom.

As expected, the nine council members unanimously approved a $500,000 grant and other ordinances needed to pave the way for a proposed $26 million development that is to include a Jim’s Local Market

and 25 apartments at Nine Mile Road’s intersection with Fairmount Avenue and U, T and 25th streets.

The development, being undertaken by Richmond area insurance executive Steven A. Markel and his wife, Katherine, aims to bring a full-service grocery to a section of Church Hill where the last grocery store closed in 2007.

Councilman Parker C. Agelasto was among members who sought to reassure advocates, including Earl Bradley and E. Martin “Marty” Jewell, that residents of

the area will have a good shot at the more than 60 full-time and part-time jobs the development is expected to create.

A representative of Jim’s Local Market, a grocery focusing on inner-city opportunities that a former Ukrop’s executive has developed, noted that a majority of employees in the company’s first store in Newport News are African-Americans.

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All the right moves Mamaya Hart, 6, works two hula hoops at the Mosby Court Appreciation Day last Saturday at the East End public housing community. Residents of all ages enjoyed games, food, music, health screenings and other community resources available, including voter registration. The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 election is Monday, Oct. 17.

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Tree at Walker site to be removed this weekend The live oak tree that has dominated a gateway to Jackson Ward for nearly 30 years will be coming down this weekend to make way for a new statue and plaza honoring Richmond business leader Maggie L. Walker.

The work is to begin Saturday, Sept. 17, and will result in street closures through Tuesday, Sept. 20, around the site at West Broad Street, Adams Street and Brook Road in Downtown, the city Department of Public Works has announced.

The closings will include Brook Road between Broad and Adams streets; the northbound lane of Adams Street between Broad Street and Brook Road; and the right lane of westbound Broad Street between Brook Road and Adams Street, the department stated in a Tuesday release.

Along with removing the tree, the work will involve removing much of the existing plaza where the tree has stood since 1989.

This is the first step in the redevelopment of the site to prepare for construction of the plaza and the installation of the statue of Mrs. Walker, best known as the first African-American woman in the nation to found and run a bank.

The city plans to invest nearly $1 million in the development.

— JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Free physical therapy clinic to help those who cannot afford service

A free physical therapy clinic run by students will open at Virginia Commonwealth University on Wednesday, Sept. 21, it has been announced.

The CARES Clinic, to be located on the second floor of the Center for Healthy Hearts, 1200 W. Cary St., will offer services to uninsured and underinsured individuals in the city who otherwise could not afford therapy, according to VCU officials.

CARES stands for Community Accessible Rehabilitative Exercise Services, said Elizabeth Goodwin-Horn, a second-year physical therapy student and a leader with 18 other student therapists in starting the clinic under the guidance of faculty advisers.

Ms. Goodwin-Horn said the clinic will focus on helping each patient improve movement through a program designed for their specific limitation.

Students will treat mostly orthopedic conditions at the clinic, but they also expect to see patients with issues related to past injuries, strokes and neurological conditions.

“We expect to see a lot of back pain,” Ms. Goodwin-Horn said. “Getting people pain-free in their daily life is our goal.”

The clinic is needed, she said.

“Almost 30 percent of Richmond lives at or below the poverty line,” she said. “If their insurance runs out and stops covering physical therapy while they still need treatment, then their only option is to pay out of pocket, and physical therapy costs are extraordinarily expensive without insurance.”

Patients are to be referred to the clinic from the Center for Healthy Hearts, the Crossover Free Clinic and Health Brigade, formerly the Fan Free Clinic. All three nonprofits generally serve people who live in poverty and who “would never get physical therapy unless it were offered without charge,” Ms. Goodwin-Horn said.

Each patient at the CARES Clinic can expect to be seen by a team of two students with oversight from a licensed physical therapist from the community. About 15 local physical therapists have signed up to volunteer at the clinic, Ms. Goodwin-Horn said.

While the clinic is intended to help patients, she said it also would provide clinical experience for students.

“We will get the benefit of hands-on evaluation and treatment experience along with the mentorship of excellent physical therapists in the community,” Ms. Goodwin-Horn said.

The new CARES Clinic expands on the role VCU students are playing in community health care, including holding health fairs and providing community service.

For example, the Center for Healthy Hearts partners with students from the VCU School of Pharmacy to provide medication management services to center patients. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS

Gary L. Flowers fills in Jack Gravely’s time slot with new talk show on WREJ radio Richmond native and activist Gary L. Flowers hit the airwaves this week as a new voice on Rejoice Radio.

“The Gary Flowers Show” began Monday and will air weekdays from 9 to 11 a.m. on WREJ 990AM. His show fills two hours of the three-hour time slot formely held by “The Jack Gravely Show” for several years until the veteran broadcaster and former Virginia NAACP executive’s death on Aug. 15.

Mr. Flowers, former field director for the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s national Rainbow PUSH Coalition, has been featured as a commentator on multiple national media outlets, including C-SPAN, CNN and Radio One, and in newspapers such as the Richmond Free Press, the New York Times and Washington Post.

Mr. Flowers was featured as the Free Press Personality in the Sept. 1-3 edition Mr. Flowers for his role in planning and organizing the 101st Annual Convention of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, a volunteer position and testament to his continued commitment to activism and public policy formation in the Richmond community.

WREJ has been on the air as a black gospel station in Richmond and Petersburg since 1954, and is owned by Jim Jacobs and licensed through Radio Richmond LLC. Mr. Jacobs shared his excitement at the addition of Mr. Flowers to the Rejoice Radio team.

“While Gary Flowers has ‘walked with kings’ he has never lost the common touch. He brings a wealth of experience to the microphone that will enlighten our leadership,” Mr. Jacobs said. — LAUREN NORTHINGTON

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Cityscape Slices of life and scenes in Richmond

Eggleston Plaza is taking shape at the corner of 2nd and Leigh streets in Jackson Ward. It’s the former site of the historic Eggleston Hotel, which was demolished in 2009. Eggleston Plaza, undertaken by developer Kelvin Hanson, is to include 31 apartments and space on the ground floor for a new edition of the popular Croaker’s Spot restaurant, whose initial Jackson Ward location closed in 2010. The $6.3 million development also includes 10 townhouse-style apartments that are being finished nearby at 1st and Jackson streets. The city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund provided a $250,000 loan toward the development.

Richmond Democratic Committee and REA endorse Stoney

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Richmond mayoral candidate Levar Stoney has picked up two significant, but not unexpected endorsements.

The 150-member Richmond Democratic Committee has endorsed Mr. Stoney for the city’s top elective post, following the lead of Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who has backed his former state secretary of administration and officially endorsed him Tuesday.

Separately, the Richmond Education Association, which represents more than 2,500 teachers, janitors, bus drivers, secretaries and other support employees in the city public schools, threw its support behind Mr. Stoney on Wednesday.

The city Democratic Committee’s decision was made last Thursday at a meeting that drew 111 members. The committee’s endorsement announcement followed a committee-sponsored mayoral forum on Sept. 6. The committee includes elected Democrats and others active in the party.

How much impact the two endorsements will have is uncertain — even in a city that is expected to deliver an overwhelming vote for the Democratic presidential ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine and for state Sen. A. Donald McEachin’s bid for the 4th Congressional District seat.

Richmond NAACP hosts candidates forum Sept. 27 The Richmond Branch NAACP will host its second forum for candidates for Richmond City Council and the Richmond School Board at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church, 614 N. 3rd St., it has been announced.

Open to the public, the forum will be for candidates for seats in districts 6, 7, 8 and 9, according to Lynetta Thompson, NAACP branch president.

The forum will follow a Richmond Branch meeting at 6 p.m. at Club 533, 700 N. 3rd St., she said.

Information: Email Lthompsonvasa@yahoo.com or call (804) 982-8072.

The first and only publicly released poll earlier this month indicated that Mr. Stoney, who also was endorsed by a trade group for home builders, is running fourth in the eight-way race for mayor, despite eclipsing the rest of the field in fundraising by securing more than $400,000 in donations for his campaign.

The poll from Christopher Newport University identified former Delegate Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey as having the most support, followed by Jack Berry, retired director of a Downtown booster group. City Council President Michelle R. Mosby was third, according to the poll.

Still the endorsement of the city Democratic Committee led by James J. Minor, son of Richmond Delegate Delores L. McQuinn, could influence voters who seek to vote a straight Democratic ticket in the Nov. 8 general election. The mayoral candidates, as well as candidates for Richmond City Council and Richmond School Board, all run as independents in a nonpartisan race.

The committee plans to issue its endorsements for City Council and School Board seats within the next few weeks.

In the 2012 election, the committee’s endorsements for City Council and the School Board appeared to increase support for the chosen candidates by 10 percent to 15 percent in a majority of the nine City Council districts.

Separately, Mr. Berry picked up the endorsement of an influential business group, the Richmond Association of Realtors, adding to his support among the business community.

Mr. Morrissey, who has spent most of his time knocking on doors in running a shoe leather campaign, so far has been unfazed by failing to pick up any endorsements.

The REA also issued its endorsements in City Council and School Board contests, with several surprises, including its decision to back challengers to School Board incumbent Mamie Taylor in the 5th District and to City Council incumbent Ellen F. Robertson in the 6th District. The REA also did not endorse any candidates for School Board in the 4th and 8th districts.

The REA’s choices by district for City Council and School Board, respectively: 1st District: Harry H. Warner Jr.; incumbent J.E. “Dawson” Boyer; 2nd District: Kimberly B. Gray; J. Scott Barlow; 3rd District: incumbent Chris A. Hilbert; incumbent Jeff M. Bourne; 4th District: Kristen Nye Larson; no School Board endorsement.

5th District: incumbent Parker C. Agelasto; Patrick M. Sapini; 6th District: Donald L. Moss III; incumbent Shonda M. HarrisMuhammed; 7th District: incumbent Cynthia I. Newbille; Nadine D. Marsh-Carter; 8th District: incumbent Reva M. Trammell; no School Board endorsement; and 9th District: Michael J. Jones; Linda Baker Owen.

RPS students chosen for unique Washington experience

By Lauren Northington

Forty high school students from Richmond Public Schools will attend the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s National Town Hall on Thursday, Sept. 15, in Washington.

The town hall is part of the CBC’s 46th Annual Legislative Conference that is expected to draw 10,000 politicians, policymakers, activists and professionals to discuss issues critical to the AfricanAmerican community.

The five-day conference ends Sunday, Sept. 18, and is sponsored by the nonpartisan, nonprofit CBC Foundation that aims to advance the global black community by developing leaders, informing policy and educating the public.

The Richmond students will attend the town hall, where President Obama and several noted leaders in academia, public policy and social justice are expected to speak.

The theme: “The Black Agenda for the Next Administration: What’s at Stake!”

Richmond native Dr. Harry Watkins is a senior research and policy analyst for the CBC Foundation and leader of the

Civic and Cultural Immersion Program through which the RPS students are attending the Washington event.

The program will allow the students “to experience a new culture, view the heart of the U.S. governDr. Watkins ment close up and obtain a better understanding of their own culture,” according to program information.

“This exposure can result in a positive, life-changing experience that would be one-of-a-kind for students in the course of their education.”

Panelists at the town hall meeting will include Dr. Julianne Malveaux, an economist and former president of Bennett College in North Carolina; Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League; LaTanja Silvester, president of the Service Employees International Union Local 21 in Louisiana; Brittany Packnett, executive director of the St. Louis chapter of Teach for America; Jahmal Miller, deputy director of the Office of Health

Equity for the California Department of Public Health; and Dr. Melina Abdullah, professor and chair of the Pan-African Studies Department at California State University.

Following the town hall, the Richmond high school students will attend a luncheon sponsored by Dell Corp. and then visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial before returning home.

Five Israeli students visiting the United States on a diplomacy trip with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will join the RPS students at the town hall and luncheon.

Dr. Watkins said the students were nominated for the program by guidance counselors and principals who selected two students from grades nine through 12 at Huguenot, George Wythe, John Marshall, Armstrong and Thomas Jefferson high schools.

“I wanted the students to have a full government immersion experience,” Dr. Watkins said.

A new Y-CAPP grant allows the student to attend the conference at no cost to the school system, students or parents, according to the program material.

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City public schools slide on accreditation; only 13 of city’s 44 schools fully accredited Continued from A1

Overall, 81 percent of Virginia’s public schools were fully accredited. And 53 school districts had all of their schools accredited. That includes Hanover, Powhatan and Prince George counties and Colonial Heights.

In Henrico County, only one school — L. Douglas Wilder Middle — was denied accreditation. This is the third year the school has not been accredited. Forty-eight schools were fully accredited, while 18 received partial accreditation or are awaiting determinations from the state.

In Chesterfield County, no schools were denied accreditation, and five received partial accreditation or are awaiting accreditation results. Fifty-six schools were fully accredited.

Charles Pyle, spokesman for the state Board of Education, said schools that are denied accreditation must work with the state to come up with an approved corrective action plan.

“A memorandum of understanding between the Board of Education, the Richmond School Board and the superintendent is created, or amended,” he said. “This process involves providing additional tools, updating the [school] division’s academic plan and having the Richmond School Board provide a presentation to the state on plans for improvement.”

Last year’s memorandum of understanding for Martin Luther King Jr. Middle and Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts requires the schools to submit reports three times a year to the state Office of School Improvement with data on student and teacher attendance, student discipline and teacher observations.

Both memorandums of understanding would need to be amended as both schools were denied accreditation again.

Richmond schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden said the repeated failures and warnings from the state Board of Education for certain city schools are indicative of “basic needs and

social issues from the community.”

“Many of our schools were already on this trajectory, and correcting this is a process, not a single action,” Dr. Bedden said in a statement. “Addressing the years of challenges will take more than two school years. Some challenges in school performance are indicative of the challenges faced by the community at large.”

Dr. Bedden is completing his third year as Richmond’s superintendent. He started in January 2014.

He said his administration has been working to improve student access to food after school and on the weekends and on training teachers to better understand the trauma many of the city’s students cope with.

He also is implementing, in cooperation with the state Department of Education, a new approach to school improvement that he calls the School Progress Plan.

“Each school, regardless of accreditation, will have a SPP,” said Mr. Bourne. “Those plans will be developed and communicated so people can see them and hold the school system accountable,” he said.

Both Mr. Pyle and Mr. Bourne had their own solutions to improving schools.

“One key action that has to take place in developing a corrective action plan specific to the schools’ needs is a conversation with the community,” Mr. Pyle told the Free Press.

“We have to do two things,” Mr. Bourne added. “We have to first make sure we have quality teachers in each school, and secondly, our city has to make sure our school have the resources that will show significant progress for our students.”

Mr. Bourne remains hopeful about the future of education for the city’s children. The school system “can’t change what’s been done,” he said.

Instead, he said, RPS needs to “learn from it, move forward and try and make progress.”

Richmond Public Schools receiving full accreditation for 2016-2017 Elementary schools Broad Rock Elementary E.S.H Greene Elementary Fairfield Court Elementary George W. Carver Elementary J.B. Fisher Elementary Linwood Holton Elementary Mary Munford Elementary Southampton Elementary William Fox Elementary High schools John Marshall High Open High Richmond Career Education and Employment Academy Richmond Community High

‘Checkered past’ tanks Petersburg’s top pick Continued from A1

The bottom line: Dironna Moore Belton remains Petersburg’s interim city manager, although apparently no closer herself to winning the job on a permanent basis as she also sought.

The selection of Ms. Small-Toney apparently went south after the council members were bombarded with Facebook posts and text messages filled with criticism from people.

“If you hire Rochelle Small-Toney as Petersburg’s city manager, you demonstrate that you wish to continue the inept management of the city. Why would you want to hire someone with such a checkered past? We’ve had enough sketchy players in city government and need a top-quality manager,” one person wrote in a Facebook post that typified the response to Ms. Small-Toney’s selection.

The concern was not about her work in North Carolina but involved reports that surfaced about her previous stint as city manager of Savannah, Ga.

Hired in 2011 as the first African-American and first female to hold the Savannah post, Ms. Small-Toney was fired a year later after a series of controversies and missteps.

According to reports at the time, the Savannah City Council raised concerns with Ms. Small-Toney’s hiring of an emergency management official who later was fired for apparently falsifying his résumé.

Concerns also were raised about the size of contracts she awarded to consultants and about her repeated failure to properly document travel expenses. Ms. Small-Toney also drew fire for difficulties related to the development of a citysupported shopping center.

The city also had to deal with sagging morale among city employees that led to significant turnover and a spate of lawsuits and discrimination complaints that stemmed from decisions she made.

Ms. Small-Toney reportedly also faced sharp criticism in a prior job as assistant city manager in Charlottesville.

However, Ms. Belton, who returned to the area to serve as manager of the troubled Petersburg Area Transit Co. and was named interim city manager in March after the council fired the previous manager, does not appear to have won a majority of the council’s support either.

Sources said that many council members are concerned about Ms. Belton’s failure to consult with them. Several members have felt blindsided when news reporters have called about decisions Ms. Belton made, such as approving raises for two employees after winning council approval to cut the pay of the rest of the city workforce.

Ms. Belton also has shared few details of the city’s current financial position, the sources said, leaving the council without any reports that show what bills are being paid and what bills remain to be paid.

“Council members too often feel they are learning about what is going on when they read about it in the newspaper or see it on TV,” one source said.

In the past few days, Ms. Belton has warded off some problems. Last Friday, she sent a $145,000 check to the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority to keep trash collection service operating. And on Monday, Ms. Belton paid a long overdue $32,000 bill to prevent repossession of more city fire equipment.

However, that did not stop Petersburg from being hit with another snafu, a finding that the transit company had failed to conduct annual inspections of many its buses and was operating them on expired inspection stickers.

And a host of Petersburg residents are reporting receiving duplicate or inaccurate water bills, despite Ms. Belton’s assurances in June that she finally had been able to fix longstanding problems with the utility billing system that was a prime reason the previous city manager, William Johnson III, was dismissed.

For now, it appears that City Council is returning to its search for a city manager in which they and Petersburg’s residents can have confidence.

Church Hill grocery City Council proposes honor for late gets green light Free Press founder Raymond H. Boone Continued from A1

a vacant warehouse at Overbrook and Hermitage Road and also approved Dominion Resource’s plans to develop a new office building at 7th and Cary streets.

Council also approved the closing of portions of several streets in Fulton to clear the way for development of Historic Fulton Memorial Park that is to pay tribute to the once vibrant African-American community that was bulldozed in the name of urban renewal in the 1960s and 1970s.

At the start of the meeting, City Council again heard from a coalition that wants the city to create a 9-acre memorial park in Shockoe Bottom to remember Richmond’s role in the terrible business of buying and selling human beings.

So far, no member of the council has introduced legislation to advance the idea.

Instead, the focus of Mayor Dwight C. Jones and the council has been a slow-moving plan to create a museum on the former site of Lumpkin’s Jail, a one-time slave jail and auction site near 15th and Broad streets that, after the Civil War, briefly served as home to a school for newly freed people. That school was the precursor to Virginia Union University.

Despite more than $13 million in state and city funds appropriated for the project during the past two years, the museum project has yet to move off the drawing board.

Lynetta Thompson, president of the Richmond Branch NAACP, believes the plan proposed by Mayor Jones and the council is limited and would not block “inappropriate development” that could swallow up more the locations where enslaved people were bought and sold in Shockoe Bottom before the Civil War. She urged council to embrace the larger park plan proposed

by Phil Wilayto and Ana Edwards of the Defenders of Freedom, Justice and Equality.

Their proposal would include two additional blocks of nearby, largely vacant city property, as well as nearly 4 acres in the African Burial Ground on the north side of Broad Street.

“That would be large enough to tell the full story of Shockoe Bottom, while allowing for appropriate economic development in a recognized historic district.” Ms. Thompson said.

Mr. Jewell, who also spoke in support of a larger memorial site, echoed the sentiment of others that such a park would be a major attraction that could draw millions of people.

However, the proposal is viewed skeptically by others, who point to the limited interest in the Slave Trail that the city and its Slave Trail Commission developed to retrace the route that enslaved people walked upon their arrival or departure by boat to or from the city’s slave markets.

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Amendment.”

In a separate ordinance, Ms. Robertson proposes to designate four blocks of Whitcomb Street between Sussex and Anniston streets in honor of Ms. Giles, who led efforts to fight crime and improve education and health care in Whitcomb Court.

The ordinance cites Ms. Giles, a former president of the Whitcomb Court Tenant Council, for bringing about “many positive changes” in the neighborhood, most notably in launching

the cooperative preschool Parent-Tot Program.

She founded the program after her granddaughter was not accepted into the city school system’s early childhood development program.

Both ordinances are expected to pass at an upcoming City Council meeting.

The designations are ceremonial and will not officially change the name of the streets. Instead, separate brown street signs with the honorees’ names will be posted above the street names.

The program to designate city blocks in honor of individuals who

have contributed to Richmond’s civic well-being began in 2015 when Mayor Dwight C. Jones won council approval to honor the five members of the first African-American majority on City Council, including the city’s first African-American mayor, Henry L. Marsh III. Honorary street signs now mark the blocks where Mr. Marsh, Willie J. Dell, Walter T. Kenney, Henry W. “Chuck” Richardson and the late Claudette Black McDaniel were living in 1977 when they ended white political rule in Richmond.

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couple still has massive legal bills.

They said the cost to defend the former governor topped $10 million, and supporters will hold fundraisers to help pay his attorneys.

According to the Virginia Public Access Project, the Restoration Fund, created to help pay Mr. McDonnell’s legal fees, has raised $578,335 in contributions since its creation in 2013.

The McDonnells were indicted in January 2014 on allegations they took official action for businessman Jonnie Williams in exchange for more than $170,000 in luxury gifts and loans.

Mr. Williams, who was seeking state university research on his company’s signature anti-inflammatory product, loaned the couple tens of thousands of dollars to help them pay debts and keep

their money-losing Virginia Beach vacation rental properties afloat. Mr. Williams bought nearly $20,000 in designer clothing and accessories for Mrs. McDonnell and a Rolex watch for Mr. McDonnell. He also paid for trips and golf outings for the couple and their children, and gave them $15,000 for catering for the wedding of the McDonnells’ daughter.

A federal jury convicted the former governor and first lady in September 2014 of corruption charges. Mr. McDonnell was sentenced to two years in prison, and Mrs. McDonnell was sentenced to a year and a day in prison, but they remained free while their convictions were appealed.

In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Mr. McDonnell’s actions were “distasteful” but didn’t necessarily violate federal bribery laws.

At issue in the case was a federal brib-

ery law that makes it illegal for a public official to agree to take “official action” in exchange for money, gifts and other things of value. In vacating Mr. McDonnell’s conviction, the high court ruled that setting up a meeting or organizing an event — without doing more — isn’t considered an “official act.”

In his statement last week, Mr. McDonnell thanked the high court as well as the U.S. Department of Justice for not pursuing a second trial.

“Forty-three months ago I was a heartbroken man,” Mr. McDonnell said. “I struggled to daily summon the strength to perform my cherished final months of duties as governor, being accused by my country of committing crimes of which I knew I was innocent. I have learned to be patient, to trust and wait upon the Lord, and to live each day being content with his daily bread.”

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Gov. McAuliffe’s lawyers take aim at GOP contempt claim

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Attorneys for Gov. Terry McAuliffe are urging the state Supreme Court to throw out a Republican request that he be held in contempt for his new effort to restore the voting rights of felons.

Led by Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring, the legal team argues that the unprecedented contempt request from Republican House Speaker William J. Howell and Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment is “baseless.”

The court has yet to consider the contempt request, and no date for a hearing has been set in the latest twist in the increasingly partisan fight between Republican leaders in the General Assembly and the Democratic governor’s authority to restore felons’ rights to vote, run for office, serve on juries and become a notary public.

The battle began April 22 when the governor restored the political rights of more than 200,000 felons en masse, only to have Speaker Howell and Sen. Norment turn to the state Supreme Court to challenge his authority to do so.

Stirring the fight was the Republican concern that the

governor’s action would swell the potential ranks of voters who would support Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. However, Gov. McAuliffe has called that idea false and said his efforts are designed to end the second class status of released felons who are now working, paying taxes and raising families.

Virginia is one of only four states that bars felons from voting unless the governor restores the person’s rights.

The issue took a new turn when the state’s highest court on July 22 voided the governor’s three blanket orders restoring the rights of about 213,000 felons in a 4-3 decision, finding he only had authority to restore rights on a case-by-case basis as previous governors had done.

The governor regrouped and late last month returned to restoring felons’ rights on a case-by-case basis, sharply cutting back on the numbers of felons who could quickly regain their rights.

Even so, Speaker Howell and Sen. Norment have returned to the attack on the governor’s authority. In a quick move, they have turned to the state Supreme Court to urge the justices to hold Gov. McAuliffe in contempt for restoring the

rights of people who had not personally requested their rights be restored.

Their claim is that the governor cannot restore rights even individually for those who have not sought restoration and that his action amounts to bypassing the court’s decision.

In a 49-page brief, Mr. Herring’s team argues that the governor’s actions since July 22 could not be considered contempt of the court because the “governor, himself, was not commanded to take any action” by the court when it overturned his three blanket orders restoring felons’ rights.

The governor also was not told by the court to refrain from restoring the rights of felons on an individual basis, the brief notes.

In order to find the governor in contempt, the brief states that the court would have to overturn more than a century of precedent limiting the use of the sanction “to coerce compliance with a court’s express commands or to punish a party for disobeying those commands.”

The governor’s team also argues that “what petitioners really want … is to invalidate new restoration-of-rights orders issued by the governor in spite of the individualized, case-by-case

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review process he has followed,” which the brief states is similar to the process his predecessors followed and is authorized by the state Constitution.

Since the governor installed the new process in late August, he has restored the rights of about 18,000 people individually, following a mandatory review

of their criminal records, the brief states.

The brief argues that Speaker Howell and Sen. Norment are using the contempt procedure to “address new claims” that were not raised in their initial lawsuit.

“Such maneuvers in a contempt proceeding are plainly

inappropriate and should be rejected,” the brief states.

Even if the court considers the merits of the contempt case, the governor’s legal team argues that the governor’s “actions show that he is pursuing the case-by-case approach that the Supreme Court required in its July 22 decision.”

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Petersburg’s problems We remember the chilling headline in a New York newspaper when the Big Apple was facing bankruptcy.

It was 1975, and President Gerald Ford declared he would veto any legislation calling for a federal bailout of New York City.

The headline in the New York Daily News — “FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD.” When Gov. Terry McAuliffe was asked by a reporter earlier this month if there were plans to propose legislation to help financially stricken Petersburg, the governor’s reply was a tad bit better than President Ford’s to New York City, but it may have had the same result.

“I’m sure we’re not going to see legislation proposed to deal with this situation,” Gov. McAuliffe told the reporter.

“We have no authority to give any money. But we do have the authority to send our team in to help get the books together, get the finances together.”

He said since being alerted to Petersburg’s critical situation two months ago, he sent state Secretary of Finance Rick Brown and a team of financial experts in.

“Our team has been here, they’ve been staying here, and we want to give all the assistance we can,” Gov. McAuliffe continued. “But we gotta get the books straight here.”

Clearly, the city needs technical experts in a lot of fields, including the state’s audit team. But it needs a lot more than that.

On Wednesday night, Petersburg officials were about to commit another wrong turn when the mayor and City Council were poised to appoint a new city manager who has been followed by trouble.

Rochelle Small-Toney was about to be offered the manager’s job in Petersburg when public outrage put the brakes on it because of reported questions and difficulties that plagued her job performance in Charlottesville and Savannah, Ga. We believe the last thing Petersburg needs right now is to invite more trouble in the door.

The state audit team learned — and disclosed in a public meeting — that the city was in a deeper hole than originally thought. Petersburg had about $14 million in unpaid bills as of June 30. The city had been spending far more than it was bringing in nearly every year since 2012, the auditors found.

And the state found the city was planning to sink even deeper into red ink in the 2016-17 budget year.

The approved budget called for the city to spend $12.5 million more than it expected to receive in revenue.

The team provided recommendations, such as pursue short-term financing to help meet immediate needs. But so far, that hasn’t worked because the city is in such bad financial shape.

The state Constitution doesn’t allow a jurisdiction to declare bankruptcy.

And state lawmakers, including House Majority Leader Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights, said a bailout for Petersburg was highly unlikely, in part, because it would set a bad precedent.

So what’s Petersburg to do?

Already, the City Council has slashed spending, including a $3.4 million cut to the city’s public schools budget, cut pay for city workers, frozen hiring and raised taxes on everything from cigarettes, meals and lodging taxes to personal property taxes to bring the current budget into balance. It still leaves untouched most of the $14 million in debt from previous years.

We call on Gov. McAuliffe and state lawmakers to do more to assist the city, including a short-term bridge loan to the city. The state routinely provides financial incentives to companies locating in the commonwealth.

Why can’t it extend some type of economic aid to Petersburg in anticipation of a future payback? Or perhaps a loan guarantee that would help the city to obtain money through typical channels?

Can state officials really sit by and watch as essential public services, such as fire, police, schools and trash collection are affected?

If a personnel change is in order, then perhaps Petersburg residents would be best served by electing a new mayor and City Council members.

Until then, we believe Petersburg urgently needs a stable, consistent and skilled hand to guide it through the worst of this crisis. We believe that interim City Manager Dironna Belton clearly gets what the state auditors have pointed out and that she has the mettle to get Petersburg back on course.

The last thing Petersburg residents need right now is more unsettling moves, news and changes. The public needs to feel more confident in the city’s direction and its leaders — including state officials who have an obligation to offer more resources and solutions to help the city.

Without public confidence in the city’s ability to handle this crisis, Petersburg may become a ghost town as residents who can, leave.

That’s not what we want to see.

We can’t afford to tell Petersburg to drop dead.

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The Trump campaign façade The verity of Donald J. Trump’s popularity with many in this nation should not come as a surprise.

There are scores of people who have been made to feel as though they have been painted into a corner by forces — real or imagined — that are beyond their control. Mr. Trump, being the arrogant mastermind of situational exploitation and grandiose selfpromotion, has managed to effectively prey upon the fears of those who have harbored aversion of those they deem to be unlike them.

The fanaticism being displayed at Trump rallies clearly indicates the efficacy of Mr. Trump’s bravado and superfluous vitriol, with his conjuring of doomsday scenarios in which only

he, in his chevalier gallantry, can save his impuissant minions.

All of this hostile bombast creates an illusion for his followers that America is impotent and anemic.

The problem with this country is not weakness. The problem with this country is misman-

Anthony G. Martin agement by those who favor the status quo and a capitalistic economic infrastructure that bespeaks lack of compassion for those in the lower echelons of American society.

When you combine an increasingly beleaguered group of people — many of whom have a minimal amount of formal education — with religious hysteria, xenophobia, bigotry, threats of Islamic extremism and the systemic oligarchical dominance of wealth and white privilege, then you have the makings of a Hitler-esque, Third Reich-type

of crusade.

Mr. Trump has deftly tapped into the desperation of those who have clung to their deeply rooted convictions and ideology like an infant to a pacifier. Draconian nationalism, wall building, marginalization of other cultures and gunboat diplomacy is not in the best interests of this country.

It only manages to isolate and sequester us from the world.

The United States still has a lot to answer for, particularly in the realm of civil rights. The continued violence, disenfranchisement and mistreatment of people of color, those of non-Christian beliefs, the LGBTQ community, women and others underscore the appalling history of a white male-dominated society.

Nevertheless, in spite of its malfeasance over the course of its existence, this country has the potential to vanquish many of the abhorrent and contemptible elements of its legacy. Once we recognize that each of us is an essential part of the human

Kaepernick’s action offers wider opportunity

“And where is that band who so vauntingly swore/That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion, A home and a country, should leave us no more? Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave/ From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the starspangled banner in triumph doth wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave…”

— Third stanza of “The StarSpangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key, Sept. 14, 1814 In order to intelligently assess NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand during the national anthem, it is important to understand what motivated Francis Scott Key to write the poem in 1814.

Mr. Key wrote the “The StarSpangled Banner” during the War of 1812 — aka the “Second War for Independence” — which was an armed conflict between the United States and Great Britain.

After Britain banned slavery with the Somerset case in 1772, the American colonists were afraid that slavery would be banned in the Colonies (Read Dr. Gerald Horne’s “The Counter Revolution of 1776”), hence the American Revolution and subsequent conflicts. The offensive language as referenced above demonstrates that Mr. Key was celebrating the defeat of the British Corps of Colonial Marines, a unit of enslaved black men who fought for the British with the promise of freedom. Their defeat in Baltimore ensured that slavery would continue to be practiced on American soil.

It is also important to know that Mr. Key was a wealthy attorney and slave owner. According to Smithsonian.com, “Key not only profited from slaves, he

harbored racist conceptions of American citizenship and human potential. Africans in America, he said, were ‘a distinct and inferior race of people, which all experience proves to be the greatest evil that afflicts a community.’ ” This is the factual and historic basis of Mr. Kaepernick’s position.

Mr. Kaepernick has clearly stated that he will no longer stand during renditions of the national anthem. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are

Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

Mr. Kaepernick should be applauded and supported by the African-American community for his well thought through and effective protest. For the AfricanAmerican community and its leadership to take any other position is another squandered opportunity. African-American athletes and coaches should show their support for him. Imagine the narrative during mainstream American news programs if a significant number of athletes and fans “sat with Kap” during the national anthem.

Some have been very adept at distraction and clouding the issue by turning his clearly articulated stand against racial oppression into an insult of veterans and disrespect for the flag. Our community cannot be misled by the likes of confused athletes like Victor Cruz, who said, “I think, personally, the flag is the flag … you pledge your allegiance to the flag and sing the national anthem with your team.”

Or Jerry Rice, who is stuck on stupid with his “all lives matter” Tweets and “So much going on

in this world today. Can we all just get along! Colin, I respect your stance but don’t disrespect the Flag.”

If all lives mattered, Mr. Kaepernick would not have to take the stance Mr. Rice “respects” but still seems to take issue with.

What is really at the crux of this “outrage” is that Mr. Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the anthem and comments about the flag are perceived to be an attack on a highly valued ritual and a symbol of America. By sitting during the anthem, Mr. Kaepernick threatened the very core of American ritual and culture. If a significant number of African-Americans sat with Mr. Kaepernick, that would send a chilling message — not because of the act itself, but because it would demonstrate the collective mindset that colonial powers fear the most and have worked to ensure never occurs. The colonizer always fears when the colonized find and demonstrate a common collective mindset.

The issue should not be why did Mr. Kaepernick not stand for the national anthem. The issue should be why was a poem written by a slave-owning bigot who extolled the “virtues” of oppression and inhumane treatment accepted as the national anthem of the “land of the free and home of the brave?”

As Dr. King said, “This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.

Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy…

It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment.”

Now is the time for the community to take a stand, or in this instance, take a seat with Mr. Kaepernick. If you don’t, it will be a great opportunity squandered.

The writer is the producerhost of the SiriusXM Satellite radio show “Inside the Issues with Wilmer Leon.”

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thread, then our potential for creating a nation that is upright, caring and equitable for all is limitless.

Regardless of who your God might be, we are all inextricably linked by the universal principle of “love thy neighbor as thyself.”

However, we cannot delude ourselves by becoming Pollyanna-ish about the healing of a nation. It will take an unprecedented amount of goodwill, hard work, dedication, foresight and sacrifice of the attachments to the limiting and prejudicial convictions that have shackled us within the confines of negligence and mediocrity. And it is going to require an extraordinary amount of courage for us to be completely honest with ourselves about the injustices we have inflicted upon ourselves and others.

But I believe that if we are committed to the concept of a free and just society, then there is nothing that we as a nation can’t accomplish. Only then will we be able to truly declare our nation as being free and great.

The writer is a former intern at Richmond Hill ecumenical community in Church Hill.

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Scott, unlike others, serves interests of his constituents Re editorial “Scott for U.S. Senate,” Sept.

1-3 edition: Thank you for recommending that Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott become U.S. Sen. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott.

Unlike too many lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, Rep. Scott actually is doing his best to serve the interests of his constituents, not corporate lobbyists.

Senators such as Charles Schumer of New York and Joe Manchin of West Virginai should take lessons from Rep. Scott.

Sen. Schumer sponsored legislation to widen airplane seats. The homeless woman that I talked to at the bus plaza last week needed money for food, not wider airplane seats.

Sen. Manchin raised his daughter, Heather Bresch, to be such a thoughtful, caring person.

That is why she, as CEO of Mylan pharmaceutical company, raised the price of Epipens from $100 to $600. This is a life-saving drug used during life-threatening allergic reactions.

Sen. Manchin refused to sign a letter put forth by other lawmakers condemning his daughter’s actions. This murderous price hike unnecessarily will cost lives.

For Rep. Scott, I’ll vote blue for Democrat.

For senators like Joe Manchin, they need to be told to hold their breath until they are blue in the face to receive any further political help from the Democratic National Committee.

Let Sen. Manchin get his political money from his greedy daughter!

NAOMI G. SAUNDERS Richmond

A note from Mother Nature It’s me, Mother Nature. Sorry about all of my nasty weather. I know it really interferes with your human lives here on planet Earth.

But it’s your fault that you have this climate change.

It’s because of your human lifestyle for the past 100 years, with all of your pollution.

Your so-called intelligent human race needs to stop this pollution of my planet Earth.

The dinosaurs were easier for me to deal with than all of you people.

PAUL M. LAPIERRE JR. Richmond

‘Right on, Mr. Kaepernick’ Re “49ers quarterback under fire for sitting during national anthem,” Sept. 1-3 edition: I read with great interest your article concerning Colin Kaepernick. It did indeed take great courage to voice his convictions concerning the national anthem and its doctrines and dogmas.

What a pity that those who tried to silence him did not know the history of both the Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem, not to mention the history of the United States replete with slavery, drug traffic, plunder of the

Americas and wars of extermination. We must not forget eugenics, torture, neutering, witch hunts and the KKK. Even now these hypocrites seek to deny equality under the law to several minorities.

Black folks are not the only ones to experience the wrath of their bigotry.

Right on, Mr. Kaepernick! Tell it like it is. Do not be silenced! The truth shall make you free!

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Tailback Jalen “Buddy” Jackson, left, and quarterback Manu Moss are part of the success formula for Thomas Jefferson High School’s 2016 football squad.

When former NFL wide receiver Reggie Barlow was hired as Virginia State University football coach, many felt he would install a wide-open passing game.

That may eventually come.

But so far, at least, it has been just the opposite.

Coach Barlow’s inaugural season game plan at VSU has been much more foot soldier than air force attack during an impressive start.

After defeating Tusculum College of Tennessee 24-10 last Saturday at Rogers Stadium in Coach Barlow’s first home appearance, VSU is 2-0 and looking for more against Kentucky State University on Saturday, Sept. 17.

If victorious in the Kentucky capital of Frankfort, VSU will start 3-0 for the first time since 1997, when Lou Anderson was coach.

VSU would appear to be the favorite.

Kentucky State lost 57-7 at Charleston Southern University and 14-3 last Saturday at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

TJ High players: ‘This is our year’ Power plus speed plus agility equals Jalen “Buddy” Jackson.

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“Buddy is a pretty dynamic kid,” said the Vikings’ first-year Coach Chris Mitchell. “He was chosen as one of the top five running backs this past summer at the University of Virginia camp.”

The 5-foot-10, 205-pound Jackson inherited both athleticism and a nickname — “Buddy” — from his father, James Jackson, a former standout at Thomas Jefferson High.

“He’s got speed and strength, and moves, too. We’ve got video of Buddy leaving a linebacker standing still,” Coach Mitchell said of the gifted ball toter.

Jackson, who played quarterback as a freshman and sophomore, enjoyed a rousing coming-out party as an all-round offensive threat in Thomas Jefferson’s 24-0 rout of Armstrong High School on Sept. 2, the team’s second game.

Squaring Thomas Jefferson’s record this season at 1-1, Jackson carried the ball 11 times for 106 yards and a touchdown, caught a 23-yard pass from quarterback Manu Moss and returned a kick 78 yards for a second touchdown.

“I really wanted to have a good game to make up for my first game, when I cramped up against Huguenot,” said Jackson, also a defensive cornerback. Thomas Jefferson lost to Huguenot 34-9.

“Armstrong was my make-up game.”

Jackson, ranking with Thomas Jefferson’s strongest and fastest athletes, relishes transferring from quarterback to tailback.

“My true position is running back,” he said. “I like to think of myself as a versatile back. I can go inside and out and I enjoy running pass patterns.”

Thomas Jefferson’s defensive stalwarts against Armstrong High School were Gyasi Hale and Kahli Andrews.

Like Jackson, the 6-foot-2, 220-pound Moss is new at quarterback after spending 2015 on the offensive line. In the process, he has gone from wearing No. 69 to a more quarterback friendly No. 3. Already with two touchdown passes to his credit, Moss also plays defensive end and serves as the Vikings’ punter.

Moss, too, has an athletic family tree. His grandfather, former Virginia Union University basketball standout Carl Smith (career 1954-1958), is a member of VUU’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

Moss’ uncle, Bryan Randle, a former Virginia Tech quarterback, was the Atlantic Coast Conference football Player of the Year in 2004.

“He (Randle) came to our scrimmage and is coming to see us play on homecoming,” said Moss.

Thomas Jefferson will celebrate homecoming 4 p.m. Oct. 7 against longtime crosstown rival John Marshall High School.

Homecoming will be the Vikings’ sole on-campus game of the year. There are no lights for night games.

And there are other pitfalls.

The Vikings will operate this season without a junior varsity outfit. That means no JV apprenticeship for freshmen like 240-pound starting nose guard Chris Iverson.

Thomas Jefferson, which opened in 1930 as Richmond’s “West End” school, has struggled mightily on the gridiron during the 21st century. Between 2005 and 2011, Thomas Jefferson won just one game.

Chad Hornik arrived as coach in 2012. Pumping fresh enthusiasm and pride into the program, he led the Vikings to a 9-32 record for four seasons, including 3-7 a year ago.

A chronic problem is a much too heavy schedule.

Thomas Jefferson is in the 3A division based on enrollment, with eight games against either 4A or 5A programs.

Coach Mitchell, a former assistant under Coach Hornik, took over as head coach when Hornik moved to Deep Run High School in Henrico County. Coincidentally, the Vikings will close their regular season schedule Nov. 4 at Deep Run High.

The Vikings are convinced after that, they will advance to the Region 3A East playoffs.

“This year we’re going to come out of the shadows and shock the city,” said Moss.

Jackson concurred.

“We’re disciplined and hard working,” he said. “This is our year.”

Friday, Sept. 16: Thomas Jefferson High School plays at Caroline High School in Milford in Caroline County. Kickoff: 7 p.m.

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Defensive players rush in to tackle Virginia State University junior Trenton Cannon, part of the Trojans’ relentless overland offense that resulted in a VSU 24-10 victory last Saturday over Tusculum College.

VSU has defeated the KenBluegrass bound tucky State Thorobreds of the Southern Intercollegiate AthSaturday, Sept.17: letic Conference three straight Virginia State University plays at Kentucky State years, twice under Coach Latrell University in Frankfort, Ky. Scott and a year ago under Kickoff: 1:30 p.m.

Coach Byron Thweatt.

Led by bone-jarring senior Kavon Bellamy and dynamic junior Trenton Cannon, the VSU Trojans have demonstrated a relentless offense overland.

Consider these two-game statistics: • Rushing yards: VSU 501, opponents 202 • Yards per carry: VSU 5.3, opponents 2.6 • First downs on ground: VSU 31, opponents 12 • Touchdowns rushing: VSU 6, opponents 1 A healthy Bellamy is a difference maker. He bull-rushed the line 20 times for 136 yards against Tusculum College.

Cannon, who was All-CIAA a year ago, added 58 yards on 14 tries, and quarterback Tarian Ayres scooted 53 more yards on 11 carries.

The 210-pound Bellamy, a former Hampton High School star, missed two complete games last year and was less than 100 percent in several more because of a nagging ankle injury.

Still, Bellamy ran for 640 yards and six touchdowns in limited duty in 2015.

As a sophomore, he toted the ball for 989 yards and 13 touchdowns.

A converted offensive operator, Bellamy spent his freshman year at defensive linebacker.

It’s not like VSU is stuck in run mode.

Ayres, the third-year starting quarterback, is capable of attacking more through the air if opponents are able to slow down the ground and pound.

The senior from Buckingham tossed for just 53 yards against Tusculum College.

Making five receptions for 41 yards was Willie Stubblefield from Highland Springs High School.

Defensively, Geo Feggins, Bryant Frazier and Daryl Irby had sacks and Trevon Bryant, TyQuante Simms and Shakym Peters made interceptions.

The Trojans might want to keep their bags packed.

On Sept. 24, the team travels to Winston-Salem State University in a rematch of the 2014 CIAA title game won by the Trojans.

The Trojans return home to Rogers Stadium on Oct. 1 for a 6 p.m. match against CIAA opponent Livingstone College.

Homecoming is Oct. 22 against Lincoln University.

VUU Panthers trip themselves with 3 interceptions, 12 penalties Two games into its football season, Virginia Union University has no wins and lots of problems.

Tormented by penalties and turnovers, the Panthers now face a road trip to play CIAA juggernaut Winston-Salem State University on Saturday, Sept. 17.

Third-year Coach Mark James’ squad fell to 0-2 with a sloppy 42-22 loss last Saturday on the road at Newberry College in South Carolina.

VUU couldn’t get out of its own way.

In South Carolina, the Panthers were penalized 12 times for 110 yards while suffering three interceptions and a lost fumble.

In its opening 14-12 loss to Long Island University-Post on Sept. 3, VUU was flagged 14 times for 117 yards, with three interceptions and two safeties.

Winston-Salem State is an unlikely “get well” destination for ailing foes. The Rams have won the crown four of the past six years (in 2013 there was no champion) and have pummeled VUU since returning to the CIAA in 2010 after a stint in the MEAC. From 2010 to 2013, Winston-Salem State bombed VUU, then coached by Mike Bailey, by ugly scores of 47-13, 67-16, 35-6 and 55-15.

The Panthers did not play the Rams in 2014 or 2015.

In 2012, under Coach Connell Maynor, Winston-Salem State advanced to the NCAA Division II playoff finals — the best showing ever by an HBCU program.

With a 23-17 victory last week at Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C., Winston-Salem State is 1-1 this season under third-year Coach Keinus Boulware, who was named coach in 2014 when Coach Maynor left for Hampton University.

VUU isn’t without some bright spots.

Lavatiae Kelly is among CIAA leaders in receiving. A transfer student from Tennessee State University, Kelly had five catches for 116 yards at Newberry College, including a 48-yard touchdown. In two games, Kelly has 12 receptions for 199 yards.

Kelly also ran back three kickoffs for 76 yards.

The Panthers’ William 71, 98, 85, 46, 85 and Another road trip Stanback, a transfer from 45 yards. the University of South VUU must shore up its Saturday, Sept. 17: Florida, rambled for 94 defense and reduce misVirginia Union University yards and a touchdown takes if it is to get into the plays at Winston-Salem State University. Kickoff: on nine carries at Newwinning column against 6 p.m. at Bowman-Gray berry College, pushing his Winston-Salem State.

Stadium in North Carolina. two-game rushing total to This rocky takeoff was 198 yards. unexpected.

VUU’s preseason All-CIAA quarterback VUU went 15-6 during the past two Shawheem Dowdy has thrown for 366 seasons under Coach James, reaching yards in two games, but his five intercep- the NCAA playoffs last year for the first tions — including two at Newberry — have time since 1991. In a preseason vote of been costly. coaches, VUU was picked to finish second Sanford, Fla., native Karl Calhoun was this season in the CIAA Northern Division in on 11 tackles, but an overworked VUU behind Bowie State University. defense sprung leaks galore.

The Panthers will make a third straight Newberry College outgained VUU 450 long bus ride on Sept. 24 to Fayetteville yards to 355, dominating time of posses- State University. The next home game is sion 39:38 minutes to 20:22.

Oct. 1 against St. Augustine’s University.

The South Atlantic Conference member Homecoming is Oct. 8 against Lincoln sustained touchdown drives, in order, of University.

UR wallops NSU; HU beat by W&M Life on the visitors’ side of Robins Stadium didn’t go well for former University of Richmond football Coach Latrell Scott.

In his first trip back to UR, since he coached there six years ago, Coach Scott — now head football coach at Norfolk State University — had little to smile about last Saturday.

Coach Scott’s Spartans were walloped 34-0 by the Spiders, an FCS national championship contender. NSU was held to just seven first downs and 126 yards offensively.

Defensively, the Spartans had their moments.

Terrell Reid had two sacks and broke up two passes. Sandy Chapman was credited with 10 tackles.

The University of Richmond, now 2-0, was coming off a bold-letter win at the University of Virginia. NSU, 1-1, struggled to beat Elizabeth City State University in its Labor

Day Classic opener.

Coach Scott was the UR Coach Scott head coach in 2010. He was also a Spiders assistant coach from 2005 to 2007 when UR played at City Stadium.

A brighter horizon may not appear this week for NSU. The team is heading to Williamsburg on Saturday, Sept. 17, to play the College of William & Mary, another FBC heavyweight. The kickoff is 6 p.m. in Zable Stadium. The Tribe is ranked No. 13 in the FBS. Last Saturday, W&M defeated Hampton University 24-14.

HU’s Yahkee Johnson, a former L.C. Bird High School standout, ran for 115 yards on 12 carries. Pirates quarterback Jay Williams completed 22 passes for 184 yards.

HU travels to Washington on Saturday, Sept. 17, to face MEAC opponent Howard University at 3:30 p.m.

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by Paul Kalanithi. advisers and deans.

What this honor means Next goal: I plan to attend Miss Ebelle, the only student to me: Gratitude and an medical school and obtain in the room, was wrought with opportunity to represent M.D.-Ph.D. degrees. nervousness. And then the my HBCU. phone rang.

Miss Ebelle was advised What are the duties of to pick it up as the VUU an HBCU All-Star: The president and professors silently duties include: watched.

1. Joining monthly meetIt was the White House ings and web chats with calling. the White House Initiative Miss Ebelle was informed on HBCUs. that she was one of 73 students attending HBCUs out of state.

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Serving as an ambassador They are Virginia State from 63 HBCUs across the naof the Initiative by leveraging University student Kennedy tion to be named a 2016 HBCU campus and community-based James of Fort Lauderdale, All-Star by the White House Fla.; Hampton University organization relationships, Initiative on HBCUs. U.S. Secretary of Education students Ashleigh Williams of along with developing a social John B. King called Miss Ebelle Fort Washington, Md., Michael media presence to promote the and the All-Stars “exemplars McGee of Detroit, and Pearis value of education and college of the talent that HBCUs Bellamy of Turnersville, N.J.; completion.

Norfolk State University stu- 3. Attend and participate in cultivate.”

During the 2016-17 aca- dent Ravin Vick of Newport regional events to network demic year, Miss Ebelle and the News; Shaw University student with other scholars to showHBCU All-Stars will work with Na’eem Wilkins of Norfolk; and case individual and/or colleccommunity organizations, in- Prairie View A&M University tive talent across the HBCU dustry professionals and White Chayse Lavallais of Bristow in population.

House officials to create net- Prince William County.

DPU Citizens’ Academy is made up of four sessions, one per week, and will provide Meet this week’s student How will I impact my campus working resources and attend and community: As a role an inside look of DPU, including tours of various facilities and projects. leader and Personality, Danregional and national events model who shows other students ielle Ebelle: to actualize their educational The Academy begins October 4 with sessions each subsequent Tuesday from 4 pm - 6 pm.

Place of birth: Ebolowa, that great things are possible. and career potential.

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What makes a good leader: “Our goal is to provide a unique opportunity for these Student classification at Vir- A person who is not afraid of talented students that exposes ginia Union University: Senior. taking risks; someone who sets a good example. them to critical national conver- 3.9 GPA. sations and thought leaders,” Extracurricular activities, Nobody knows: I like to bowl, Applications due September 28. said Kim Hunter Reed, deputy including leadership posi- play pool, go to the movies undersecretary of education tions: Vice president of the and laugh.

Visit cordpu.blogspot.com or call 804-646-5463 for more information. and acting executive director biology and physics clubs at of the White House Initiative VUU. Member of Beta Kappa How I start the day: Praying and thanking the Lord for all the on HBCUs. Chi science honor society and “No doubt they will make Alpha Kappa Mu national honor blessings he sent my way. their mark and represent their society. Additionally, during A really great evening for me campuses well.” my spare time, I shadow Dr. is: When I manage to study A native of Cameroon in West Troendle at the Department of and complete my homework Africa, Ms. Ebelle is a 2013 Emergency Medicine at VCU by 8 p.m. graduate of Meadowbrook High Health, and volunteer at CrossWhen I look in the mirror, I School in Chesterfield County. over Healthcare Ministry and see: An empowered young lady She was nominated for the the Virginia Museum of Fine who goes after every opporhonor by her adviser at VUU, Arts. In the past, I held a research tunity that is presented to her.

Dr. Paige-Anderson because laboratory volunteer position in of her extensive academic and an immunology lab at Virginia The best thing my parents leadership accomplishments.

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Miss Ebelle says she chose to attend VUU because “it celebrates African-American education and culture.”

Moments like her conference call with the White House authenticated the future oncoloJul 23 – Oct 30 gist’s choice.

“I was drawn to the small A rarely seen view of African American life in 1950, captured class sizes at VUU, which allow by groundbreaking photojournalist Gordon Parks. professors to know their students and build relationships.

200 N. Boulevard | Richmond | 804.340.1405 | www.VMFA.museum I am always encouraged when Gordon Parks, Back To Fort Scott is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in partnership with I see them — always.” the Gordon Parks Foundation. Photo: Untitled, St. Louis, Missouri, 1950, Gordon Parks (American, 1912–2006), Miss Ebelle was selected gelatin silver print. Courtesy of and copyright the Gordon Parks Foundation from more than 300 students from 24 states, the District of Columbia, Ghana, Nigeria and VMFA-GParks-FPress-3.558x3_jr.indd 27 6/30/16 1:48 PM the Virgin Islands. Also among Miss Ebelle’s new cohorts will be other students at HBCUs in Virginia, as well as Virginians

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‘Arte!’ exhibit opens Friday at Pine Camp

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Artist Josue Fred stands next to his work, “A Community without Unity, is a Relic of Defeat,” at Pine Camp.

The Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities is hosting “Arte!” — an exhibit in commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Arte! features work from contemporary artists Fabian Ramirez, Josue Fred, Helene Ruiz and Juan Carlos Suazo, and includes abstract paintings, sculptures, masks, mixed media and more.

The exhibit will open with a free public reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at Pine Camp Arts and Community Center’s Spotlight Gallery, 4901 Old Brook Road.

The exhibit will be on view through Oct. 21.

The gallery’s hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

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Nottoway Indian powwow this weekend in Surry County The Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia will host a powwow Saturday, Sept. 17, and Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Surry County Parks and Recreation Center, located at the intersection of state Routes 10 and 31 in Surry.

The Grand Entry is noon Sept. 17 and 1 p.m.

Sept. 18.

Saturday’s festivities will include demonstrations on Native American survival techniques from John “Blackfeather” Jefferies, and a presentation at the Nottoway History Booth from historian Dr. Buck Woodard.

Dr. Woodard’s talk, “The 18th Century Indian Trader,” will explore the politics and economics of trade, war and diplomacy in Colonial Virginia.

Lynette Lewis Allston is chief of the Nottoway tribe.

Both days of the powwow will feature extensive native dancing, drumming, children’s activities, crafts, demonstrations and health education.

The honor guard of the Vietnam Era Veterans Inter-Tribal Association, or VEVITA, will participate on Sept. 18.

Professionals from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Center for Minority Veterans will be on site both days to connect veterans to health care and information on pension and burial benefits.

Admission is $5 for ages 13 to 64 and $3 for ages 65 and older. Children age 12 and younger are free when accompanied by a paying adult.

Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs.

Details, www:nottowayindians.org.

dent Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim a Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 in an effort to recognize the history, culture and contributions of Hispanic Americans, including AfroHispanics.

President Ronald Reagan expanded the celebration to a month in 1988, running Sept.

15 through Oct. 15.

For more information or to schedule a tour of the exhibit, call curator Shaunn Casselle at (804) 646-6722.

Upcoming Free Health Seminars 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.

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Murals to be painted in Jackson Ward

Five local artists will commemorate the unsung heroes and history of Jackson Ward through murals they will paint in the historic Richmond neighborhood.

The artists came together to form the U.N.I.T.Y. Street Project — Upholding, Networking, Inspiring, Togetherness in celebration, Yesterday.

With the help of students from local high schools and the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Art, each artist will craft a mural to honor the legacy of Jackson Ward, which was known as the “Harlem of the South” for its thriving African-American business, entertainment and religious community during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The murals will be completed and showcased during the 28th Annual 2nd Street Festival on Oct.

1 and 2, sponsored by Venture Richmond.

The muralists are Hamilton Glass, David Marion, Michon Pittman, Keith Ramsey and Sir James Thornhill.

The panels they will paint are located at the epicenter of historic Jackson Ward — the former Consolidated Bank and Trust building, now Premier Bank, at 1st and Marshall streets.

According to Dawn Cherry, project administrator of the U.N.I.T.Y. Street Project, the murals are designed to serve as an “artistic historical fabric that weaves the noted persons back into the quilt of the neighborhood.”

For more information, including how to volunteer to help with the murals, contact Ms. Cherry at dcherry1965@gmail.com or (804) 687-8296.

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Richmond native, fashion designer returns for Fashion Design and Art Week Want to go?

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

Raymona Thomas has created the career in fashion that she dreamed about growing up in Church Hill.

Now known as JustRaymona, she has explored every inch of the fashion world as a seamstress, a model, a clothing merchandiser, a designer for the likes of Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes and Lady Gaga and as a star on fashion reality shows such as Lifetime’s “24 Hour Catwalk.”

Based in New York, JustRaymona is the chief operating officer and designer for a plus size clothing line, En.v new york.

She also is a sought after specialist other designers use to turn their unique creations into patterns that clothing manufacturers can use to create apparel to fill the racks of boutiques and department stores.

Next week, JustRaymona returns to Richmond to headline the fall Fashion Design and Art Week, an event that seeks to make the Richmond-Petersburg area a fashion capital and brings buyers and consumers together with new and up-and-coming Virginia-born designers from near and far.

The show is the brainchild of Tammi James of Richmond, a former shoe designer who focuses on clothing through her brand, Beauty

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JustRaymona will be the celebrity host for the centerpiece event, the “Couture Fashion Gala,” to be held on the campus of Virginia State University Friday, Sept. 23.

JustRaymona also will speak about turning design into a successful business from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Outreach Involvement Center, 1618 Hull St. in Richmond’s

South Side. She also will host a workshop called “Sipping Tea” from 1 to 3 p.m. at the center to discuss plus size clothing.

“I’m thrilled to be part of this. I enjoy talking about fashion and helping a new generation find success,” said JustRaymona, whose mother, Altimase Sykes, and other family members still live in Richmond. While

she makes her home in New York, JustRaymona maintains a home in Highland Springs.

She said she caught the fashion bug at age 11 when her mother taught her how to use her sister’s sewing machine.

She started making her own clothes, and by 14, created a bridal gown and five bridesmaids dresses for her first private client.

JustRaymona said she later honed her sewing and design skills after school and during the summer working on alternations at Shevel’s clothing store and creating clothing for fashion shows she traveled with up and down the East Coast.

“Great fun,” she said.

After graduating from MarshallWalker High School, she went to Atlanta to study merchandising at the American Fashion College, now the American InterContinental University.

She finished her degree at the school’s London campus, where she got into modeling for designer Emilio Pucci. Later, she continued modeling in New York and then worked as an executive at several clothing companies.

She also gained opportunities to design for celebrities from connections she made as a fashion executive.

“But it is my work as pattern maker and sample maker that pays the bills,” JustRaymona said.

What: “Couture Fashion Gala” for Fashion Design and Art Week When: 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept.

23; doors open at 7:45 p.m.

Where: Jones Hall, second floor, Virginia State University Highlights: Benefit fashion show featuring 40 models showcasing formal wear, couture and other outfits of nine designers from Richmond, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Detroit. Richmond Dance Center troupe to open the show.

Celebrity host: Richmond native JustRaymona.

Beneficiary: Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation.

Tickets: $30.

Details: Tammi James, (804) 790-9568, info@fashiondesignartweek.com, www.fashiondesignandartweek.com

Designers bring her sketches that she turns into clothing or samples for fashion shows, she said. She was particularly busy this week during the 2016 New York Fashion Week extravaganza.

JustRaymona also is among the shrinking group of pattern makers who help translate runway fashions into off-the-rack clothing.

“Fashion has been my life,” she said. “It’s a business, but it is also my world.”

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The AFRIKANA Independent Film Festival, featuring more than 30 films from four continents, panel discussions and events with directors and movie score producers, will debut Thursday, Sept.15, and continue through Sunday, Sept. 18.

Founder Enjoli Moon said the event is dedicated to showcasing the cinematic works of people of color from around the world.

An opening night reception and screening of “Open City Mixtape” will be held 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept.15, at The Valentine, 1015 E. Clay

St., followed by a question-and-answer session with director A.V. Rockwell.

Festival highlights include a 30th anniversary screening of Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It,” with commentary from Monty Ross, co-founder of 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, and a screening of “Miles Ahead,” a Miles Davis biopic. Grammy Award winner Robert Glasper, who produced the film’s score, will speak afterward.

Several short films will be shown at art galleries and theaters throughout Richmond.

On Saturday, Sept. 17, participants may purchase merchandise from local black vendors at Shop Afrikana at 12 W. Broad St. The festival will end with the Official AFRIKANA After-party at The Hippodrome, 528 N. 2nd St., with DJ 9th Wonder.

Three-day, all-access passes are available for $40, or $50 for two. Tickets also are available for individual screenings.

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Clinton talks faith, policy issues at National Baptist Convention, USA Jr. and shake his hand.

She recounted the “hard lesson” she has taught as the occasional Sunday school teacher: “We’re not asked to love each other, not urged or requested. We’re commanded to love. Indeed, Jesus made it his greatest commandment.”

She repeated the Methodist credo that has peppered her speeches throughout her campaign: “Do all the good you can for all the people you can in all the ways you can as long as ever you can.”

And she drew applause and shouts, quoting words and Scriptures that have informed her belief: As attributed to St. Francis, “Try to preach the gospel always, and, if necessary, use words,” and from the Bible, “Faith without works is dead” and “We cannot just be hearers of the word, we must be doers.”

“For me, it has always been about trying to live up to the responsibility described by the prophet Micah — that we do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with our God,” she said.

But her speech wasn’t just about faith.

Mrs. Clinton also praised the gun buyback program at Tabernacle Community Baptist Church in Milwaukee while pledging to support “common sense gun safety reforms.”

She remembered celebrating the 60th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ resistance to segregation at DexterAvenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala., saying, “Rosa Parks may have opened up every seat on the bus. Now it’s our job to create good jobs so everyone can afford the fare.”

She pledged to reform the criminal

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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton sheds her normal campaign speech to talk about her Methodist upbringing and faith at the National Baptist Convention’s annual conference in Kansas City, Mo. Mission Statement: People of God developing Disciples for Jesus Christ through Preaching and Teaching of God’s Holy Word reaching the people of the Church and the Community.

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Talking about one’s faith doesn’t come naturally to a “Midwestern Methodist,” Hillary Clinton admitted.

Then the Democratic presidential nominee spent a half-hour doing just that, quoting Scripture, hymns and even St. Francis of Assisi as she described her “activist, social justice faith — a roll-up-your-sleeves-andget-your-hands-dirty faith.”

“I am grateful for the gift of personal salvation and for the great obligation of the social gospel to use the gift of grace wisely, to reflect the love of God and to follow the example of Jesus Christ to the greater good of God’s beloved community,” she said.

“That’s what led me to devote my life in the ways I could to serving others.”

Mrs. Clinton’s remarks came Sept. 8 at the National Baptist Convention, USA’s 136th annual session at the Kansas City Convention Center. They follow Republican Donald Trump’s address on Sept. 3 to the predominantly African-American congregation at Great Faith Ministries International church in Detroit.

The National Baptist Convention, USA is one of the nation’s oldest and largest AfricanAmerican religious organizations.

In her speech, Mrs. Clinton remembered her father kneeling beside his bed to pray and her mother teaching Sunday school.

She remembered traveling from Chicago’s suburbs into the city with her church youth minister to attend an African-American church for the first time and to hear a speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King

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Dr. Kirkland R. Walton, Pastor

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Homecoming & Fall Revival “Under Grace We Walk By Faith” 2 Corinthians 5:7 Sunday, September 18, 2016 • 10:00 am Homecoming/Unity Worship

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justice system, address systemic racism, raise the national minimum wage, guarantee equal pay for women, support small businesses and bring back high school vocational programs. She called threats to limit voting rights a “blast from the Jim Crow past.”

And she touted her experience as U.S. secretary of state, wrestling with the hard choices “that will drive you to your knees” with President Obama in the Situation Room.

“As president, I will be your partner in this work of translating love into action,” she said.

Throughout the evening, Mrs. Clinton took several jabs at her Republican opponent. Mrs. Clinton leads Mr. Trump 91 percent to 1 percent with registered African-American voters nationwide, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey released last month.

She said Mr. Trump has “a long history of racial discrimination in his business.”

And she responded to his recent appeal to African-American voters, in which he said: “You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good. You have no jobs, 58 percent of your youth is unemployed, what the hell do you have to lose?”

“People who look at theAfrican-American community and see only poverty, crime and despair are missing so much,” she said.

The Democratic nominee faced some criticism of her own the next day for her mix of faith and politics in the speech.

“Americans do not ‘need’ a candidate to pray for or with them,” said Sarah Levin of the Secular Coalition. “They need a candidate who will lead effectively and represent the values shared by Americans of all faiths and of no faith.”

Mrs. Clinton also spoke about the humility that she said is rarely mentioned in politics, but an important quality in a leader, admitting she’d made mistakes and invoking the words of the hymn “Amazing Grace” — “It’s grace that lifts us up, grace that leads us home.”

“We need a president who will do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with our God,” she said.

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Fall Revival September 19, thru September 21, 2016

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Service 7:00 Nightly - Prayer & Praise Guest Evangelist: Bishop Dr. Roy L. Foots, Pastor New Direction Evangelistic Church

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Featuring Master of Ceremony Cavell Phillips Guest Choirs: Combined Choir First Baptist Church, Elmont, Virginia

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Broad rock Baptist Church

The Santuary Choir

Blomfield Baptist Church, Ulilscens, Virginia

5106 Wamsley Blvd.

Richmond, VA 24224

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First Baptist’s new Chesterfield sanctuary to hold first service; probe of mayor-pastor continues First Baptist Church of South Richmond works and an associate pastor at First Baptist is close to opening its satellite church in Church, had served as project manager on Chesterfield County, a project that has proven the new church building for 18 months and a trouble spot for its senior pastor, Richmond had conducted some work for the church Mayor Dwight C. Jones. on city time.

After more than 2 ½ years of construction, Mayor Jones required Mr. Adediran to the 1,400-seat sanctuary in the 6200 block surrender about 38 hours of vacation leave of Iron Bridge Road is expected to be ready to make up for working on the church during for its first service Sunday, Sept. 25, church city government business hours. officials said Monday.

The mayor also called on the State Police The church’s webto investigate to ensure that no tax dollars site indicates the new were diverted to the church project. sanctuary would serve Ultimately, Richmond Commonwealth’s Atas the site for the 9:15 torney Michael N. Herring took over the probe a.m. service now held and also received authorization to present any at Chesterfield County findings to the multijurisdictional grand jury. high school.

While the investigation has been underway One of the oldest for several months, “it is still too soon to say African-American whether there is any fire behind the smoke,” churches in Richmond, Mr. Herring said Tuesday.

First Baptist of South He said agents from the State Police and Mayor Jones Richmond will continue FBI are still investigating. Mr. Herring said to hold two Sunday services at 8 and 11 a.m. he expects that it will take two to three more Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press at its 1501 Decatur St. site. months to interview potential witnesses.

Final touches are being applied to the satellite sanctuary First Baptist Church of South Work began in early 2014 on the new Richmond plans to open later this month in Chesterfield County. Location: 6200 block of Iron Mr. Herring said he does not expect the probe satellite building. Chesterfield County records Bridge Road. Founded in 1821, the church now led by Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones and to be finished before the Nov. 8 general election. indicate the church has spent about $6 million his son, Dr. Derik E. Jones, has invested 30 months and about $6 million to create the new His goal, he said, is to wrap up the investigation to develop the building on 23 acres. before Mayor Jones’ second term ends Dec. 31 worship space.

Dr. Derik E. Jones, a Richmond School and the new mayor takes office Jan. 1.

Board member, the mayor’s son and the full-time pastor of the struction of the church. Mayor Jones has dismissed as false an When the probe is done, Mr. Herring said he would decide church, has declined to comment on the status of the suburban allegation at the heart of the probe that he might have used his whether there is sufficient evidence to seek an indictment. sanctuary. city position to benefit the church.

Regardless of the outcome, Mr. Herring said he plans to Meanwhile, an investigation continues into whether any The issue arose after City Auditor Umesh Dalal reported in issue an in-depth report that “would provide guidance to the resources of the City of Richmond were steered into the con- January that Emmanuel Adediran, the city’s director of public new administration.”

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Congratulating Pastor Earl M. Brown!

Homecoming Sunday

2000 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23223

Sunday, September 18, 2016 11:00 AM Worship Service Word By: Dr. Vernon J. Hurte, Pastor

Celebrating his 38th Pastoral Anniversary

Music By: NLBC Mass Choir

Sunday, September 18, 2016

3:00 PM Worship Service Special Guest: Pastor Russell Brown and the

The Guest Speakers

Good Hopewell Baptist Church

8:00 AM – Reverend Malcolm Taylor,

Fall Revival September 20-22, 2016 at 7:00 PM nightly

Associate Minister, Fifth Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia

Tuesday: Pastor Shamara Haynes, Pastor and the Greater Joy Community Church Wednesday: Pastor Ralph S. Hodge, Pastor and the Second Baptist Church (Southside) Thursday: Dr. Price L. Davis, Pastor and the Mosby Memorial Baptist Church

11:00 AM – Dr. Calvin Matthews,

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Pastor, Isle of Patmos Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.

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149th Church Anniversary and Homecoming SEPTEMBER 18th, 2016 9:45 AM

�Ebenezer Baptist Church � SEPTEMBER 19th to 21st, 2016

FAMILY, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, & CO-WORKERS DAY

Revival Music by: The Life Church Praise Team and Wed. DeVante Raines & Generation of Praise

7:00 PM

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Saturday, September 17, 2016 6:00pm - Lip Sync Battle

Sunday, September 18, 2016 10:45am - Anniversary Worship Sunday, September 25, 2016

10:45am - Don’t Just Go to Church, Be the Church Outreach Effort Meet us at The Mount!

Michael R. Lomax, Pastor Chief Servant in Residence

915 Glenburnie Road Richmond, VA 23226 (804) 288-3224 Office (804) 288-3223 Church www.westwoodbaptist-va.org or Follow us on Disciples of Westwood Baptist Church

Pastor Vernon Gordon of The Life Church

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Ebenezer Baptist Church Homecoming Sunday, September 25, 2016 Worship Service: 11:00 A.M.

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Faith News/Directory Broad Rock Baptist Church 5106 Walmsley Blvd., Richmond, VA 23224 804-276-2740 • 804-276-6535 (fax) www.BRBCONLINE.org

Early Morning Worship ~ 8 a.m.

Sunday School ~ 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship ~ 11 a.m.

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

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

Sermons Available at BRBCONLINE.org

“MAKE IT HAPPEN” Pastor Kevin Cook

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

With Mission, Growth, Prayer, Purpose, Vision

Family and Friends Community Fall Festival Saturday, September 17, 2016 11AM – 5PM (Church Parking Lot) D.J’s, Food Trucks and Children Floats.

Bring Lawn Chairs

Family and Friends Community Worship I Found It Campaign… Salvation… Kick Off Sunday, September 18, 2016 10:45 AM Divine Worship Message By: Pastor Bibbs New Series: Mobilizing For Ministry Part 3 Scripture: Books of Acts

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People participate in a group prayer session Monday in Brooklyn, N.Y., for the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha.

Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha

109th Church Anniversary

Sunday, October 9, 2016 @ 2:30 P.M. Weekly Worship: Sundays @ 10:30 A.M. Church School: Sundays @ 9:00 A.M. Bible Study: Wednesdays @ Noon & 7:00 P.M. 2901 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 648-2472 ~ www.mmbcrva.org Dr. Price London Davis, Senior Pastor Ajit Solanki/Associated Press

Women offer prayers for Eid al-Adha on Monday at a mosque in Ahmadabad, India.

Muslims worldwide are celebrating the holiday, also known as the “Feast of Sacrifice” commemorating the willingness of the prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son for God.

Riverview

Baptist Church 2604 Idlewood Avenue Richmond, Va. 23220 (804) 353-6135 www.riverviewbaptistch.org Rev. Dr. Stephen L. Hewlett, Pastor Rev. Dr. Ralph Reavis, Sr. Pastor Emeritus

SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9:45 A.M. SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00 A.M.

Good Shepherd Baptist Church Tuesday Sunday 10:30 AM Bible Study 9:30 AM Church School 6:30 PM Church-wide Bible Study 11:00 AM Worship Service 6:30 PM Men's Bible Study (Each 2nd and 4th) (Holy Communion Thursday each 2nd Sunday) Wednesday (Following 2nd Sunday) 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting

11:00 AM Mid-day Meditation

Triumphant

Baptist Church

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North Chesterfield, VA 23236

2003 Lamb Avenue Dr. Arthur M. Jones, Sr., Pastor (804) 321-7622

(804) 833-9493 or (804) 585-9186

Elder Maricia S. Hayes, Pastor

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

Every Wednesday 8 p.m.

Saturday

Communion - 1st Sunday

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Pastors, Leaders and LayPerson’s ConferenCe 2016 September 23-24, 2016 : Sharon Baptist Church

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22 East Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 Host Pastor: Paul Coles

“It’s Time for a Paradigm Shift”

Renew Your Mind and Fulfill Your Destiny

Friday, September 23, 2016 PleNary SPeaker Pastor Louis Williams

7:00 PM Worship Service

CoNfereNCe PreaCher Bishop Robert Winfree

Saturday, September 24, 2016 Continental Breakfast – 8:30 a.m. • Praise & Worship – 9:00 a.m. • Classes Begin – 9:15 a.m.

Conference Fee “No Charge”

1813 EvErEtt strEEt riChmond, va 23224 rEv. roBErt C. davis, pastor

Understanding Your Purpose Pastor Paul Coles

Money, Finance And You Pastor Gerald Fountain

Wednesday Services

8:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer

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Speaker: Rev. Carlos Garrett

8:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship Service

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

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Pastors for Pastors Network

11:00 AM – Annual Men’s Day Service

Follow peace with 109thall Church Anniv men, and holiness, Saved by Grace, Goodness an Bishop G. O. Glenn without which no man D. Min., Pastor Sunday, October 9, 2016 @ Mother Marcietia S. Glenn shall see the Lord: Special Guests: First Lady Hebrew (KJV) & the Rising Mo Rev. Dr. 12:14 Roscoe Cooper www.ndec.net Rev. Dr. Price L. Davis, Pastor Sunday

Sanctuary - All Are Welcome!

Bible Study: Tuesday - 9 a.m.

Wednesday - 7 p.m.

Ministering Encouragement and Hope WEDNESDAY “HOUR OF POWER” Bible Study: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm 2ND & 4TH SATURDAY MORNING Prayer Meeting: 8 am – 9 am

Speaker: Rev. Ronald Cooper

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See you there and bring a friend.

Upcoming Even

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Worship Service - 11:15 a.m.

WELCOME TO “THE UPPER ROOM” Morning Worship Service: 10:00 a.m.

(1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays) Sanctuary Prayer: 9:45 am 3RD SATURDAY EVENING Worship Service: 5:00 pm

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1701 Turner Road, North Chesterfield, Virginia 23225

Learning and Leaning Launching our Future.”

(804) 276-0791 office While (804)276-5272 faxinto www.ndec.net

Dr. Sylvester T. Smith, Pastor “There’s A Place for You”

7643 Hull Street Road

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New Deliverance Mosby Memorial Baptist Church Evangelistic Church “A Caring Community Committed to Listening, Loving,

1127 North 28th St., Richmond, VA 23223-6624 • Office: (804) 644-1402

Grace Evangelistic Ministries Church

8:00 AM - Fellowship Breakfast

Union Baptist ChUrCh

(near Byrd Park)

Sunday, September 25, 2016 Guest Minister: Rev. Zita Lee

September 25, 2016

The Male Choir of Union Baptist and Friends

(804) 359-1691 or 359-3498 Fax (804) 359-3798 www.sixthbaptistchurch.org

Upcoming Events Christian Education Sunday

100 Men In Black

3:30 PM – Musicial Concert Featuring

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Union Baptist Church Men’s Ministry Presents…..

400 South Addison Street Richmond, Va. 23220

Sept. 18, 2016

Free Press wire report

Muslims around the world — and in Metro Richmond — are celebrating the holiday Eid al-Adha this week. It is one of the two most important festivals of the Islamic calendar. It began Monday and lasts until Thursday, Sept. 15.

The holiday marks the willingness of Ibrahim, or Abraham, to sacrifice his son on God’s command, and Muslims mark the holiday by slaughtering animals such as sheep and goats.

The meat is shared among family and friends and also donated to the poor.

The Islamic Center of Richmond on Mayland Drive is hosting its own food drive for the poor.

Faithful across continents are observing the festival, which comes as the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia draws to a close.

For weeks, some U.S. Islamic leaders worried that the Eid al-Adha holiday would fall on Sept. 11, raising the possibility that some nonMuslims would misinterpret celebrations occurring on the solemn 15th anniversary of nation’s terrorists attacks of 2001.

Those fears dissipated last week when Saudi Arabian religious authorities announced that the holiday would begin Monday, Sept. 12.

The Council on AmericanIslamic Relations, or CAIR, and other Muslim groups repeatedly have expressed concern about a surge in hate crimes against Muslims in the wake of attacks by extremists in San Bernardino, Ca., Orlando, Fla., and elsewhere.

One percent of Virginia’s adult population practices the Islamic faith.

Rev. Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs, Pastor

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Legal Notices City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, October 10, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2016-226 To amend Ord. No. 2016116, adopted Apr. 25, 2016, which authorized the Chief Administrative Officer to submit a Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as an application for the receipt of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds; accepted funds from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the total amount of $6,362,297; and appropriated $6,562,297 for various projects, for the purpose of authorizing the cancellation of 16 CDBG activities, accepting $5,940 in additional HOME funds, and appropriating this $5,940 for the Citywide Owner Occupied Home Repair project. (Committee: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, September 22, 2016, 2:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so.

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

Jean V. Capel City Clerk City of Richmond, Virginia CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing, open to all interested citizens, on Monday, September 26, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinance: Ordinance No. 2016-201 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept a gift, valued at approximately $154,000, from Flying Squirrels Charities of materials and project management for the purpose of redeveloping baseball fields of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities located on the grounds of Blackwell Playground at 1450 Maury Street and Bellmeade Community Center at 1800 Lynhaven Avenue.

(Committee: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-202 To declare that a public necessity exists and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept temporary and permanent easements at the intersection of Idlewood Avenue, Grayland Avenue, and the Downtown Expressway off-ramp for the purpose of constructing the Idlewood Avenue Roundabout project. (Committee: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-203 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to enter into the Twentieth Commercial Area Revitalization Effort Program Cooperation Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Economic Development Authority of the City of Richmond for the purpose of providing for the operation of the Commercial Area Revitalization Effort (“CARE”) Program. (Committee: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, September 22, 2016, 2:00 p.m., Council Chamber)

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to be determined by the Department of Public Works, in Willway Avenue between Grove Avenue and Cary Street Road.

(Committee: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber)

from the Virginia Department of Transportation, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Capital Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amounts appropriated to various projects in various categories as set forth on the attachment by $6,162,095 for the purpose of appropriating funding received from the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2017 Revenue Sharing Program for various projects.

at 3301 Williamsburg Avenue in the city of Richmond. (Committee: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, September 22, 2016, 2:00 p.m., Council Chamber)

density ranges. The proposed ordinance would establish a residential density of 143 units per acre.

recommends Mixed Use land use for the property.

The Master Plan defines the primary uses for this category as combinations of office, retail, personal service, general commercial and service uses and, in some cases, multi-family residential and dwelling units above ground floor commercial.

Ordinance No. 2016-213 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept grant funds in the amount of $5,000 from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 General Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to a new line item in the Non-Departmental agency called the “Cadence Theatre Company” line item by $5,000 for the purpose of making a grant to the Cadence Theatre Company.

Ordinance No. 2016-214 To amend Ord. No. 2016053, adopted May 13, 2016, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 General Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by transferring $6,750 from the Transformation Retreats Incorporated t/a The Renewal Projects line item in the Non-Departmental agency and appropriating this $6,750 to the Virginia Cooperative Extension - Richmond line item in the Non-Departmental agency for the purpose of making a further grant to the Virginia Cooperative Extension pursuant to Va. Code § 23-132.8 to support its nutrition education programs in the city of Richmond.

Ordinance No. 2016-215 To amend Ord. No. 2016053, adopted May 13, 2016, which adopted a General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 and made appropriations pursuant thereto, to transfer funds in the amount of $15,000 from the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer agency, and to appropriate this $15,000 to a new line item in the Non-Departmental agency called the Richmond Parade, Inc. line item for the purpose of making a grant to Richmond Parade, Inc. to continue the City’s sponsorship of the Dominion Christmas Parade.

Ordinance No. 2016-216 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept grant funds in the amount of $552,000 from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Capital Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Public Utilities’ Stormwater Facilities Improvements project in the Utilities category by $552,000 for the purpose of constructing the Rattlesnake Creek Stream Restoration project.

Ordinance No. 2016-217 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept grant funds in the amount of $635,000 from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Capital Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Public Utilities’ Stormwater Facilities Improvements project in the Utilities category by $635,000 for the purpose of constructing the Reedy Creek Stream Restoration project.

Ordinance No. 2016-218 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept grant funds in the amount of $716,000 from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Capital Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Public Utilities’ Stormwater Facilities Improvements project in the Utilities category by $716,000 for the purpose of constructing the Goode’s Creek Stream Restoration & Constructed Wetlands project.

Ordinance No. 2016-219 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $230,000 from the Virginia Department of Transportation and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 20162017 Capital Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Hull Street Primary Extension Paving Program project in the Transportation category by $230,000 for the purpose of milling and resurfacing Hull Street between Hey Road and Chippenham Parkway.

Ordinance No. 2016-221 To amend the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas Map in accordance with ch. 14, art. IV of the City Code for the purpose of adding new development and stream determinations approved by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

(Committee: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-222 To designate the Cityowned property located within the area bounded

by Dock Street to the north, Great Shiplock Park to the east, the Kanawha Canal to the south, and South 17th Street to the west as open-space land named the “Low Line.”

(Committee: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-223 To designate the 2300, 2400, 2500 and 2600 blocks of Whitcomb Street, between Sussex Street and Anniston Street, in honor of Annie Giles. (Committee: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-224 To designate the 100 Block of North 5th Street in honor of Raymond H. Boone. (Committee: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-225 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Standard Project Administration Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Virginia Department of Transportation for the City to administer the Hull Street Primary Extension Paving Program project consisting of resurfacing Hull Street Road from its intersection with Hey Road to its intersection with Chippenham Parkway. (Committee: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-227 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $377,847 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Judiciary - Commonwealth Attorney agency’s Victim Witness special fund by $377,847 for the purpose of supporting the Victim Witness program.

(Committee: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, September 22, 2016, 2:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Ordinance No. 2016-228 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $50,000.00 from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Gas Utility Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Public Utilities for the purpose of completing a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment to satisfy due diligence requirements and to identify and evaluate the presence of “Recognized Environmental Conditions” at the former Fulton Gas Works site on Williamsburg Road. (Committee: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, September 22, 2016, 2:00 p.m., Council Chamber)

Ordinance No. 2016-205 To install an appropriate number of speed tables

Ordinance No. 2016-220 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the total amount of $6,162,095

Ordinance No. 2016-229 To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund Program Performance Agreement between the City of Richmond, Virginia, and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority for the purpose of enabling the Authority to provide a grant of $50,000 to the City to assist in the completion of a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment at the former Fulton Gas Works located

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Ordinance No. 2016-204 To reduce the speed limit on West Grace Street between North Lombardy Street and North Boulevard from 25 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour.

(Committee: Land Use, Housing and Transportation, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Council Chamber)

Ordinance No. 2016-230 To amend ch. 27, art. I of the City Code by adding therein a new section 2710 for the purpose of authorizing the School Board of the City of Richmond to install and operate a video-monitoring system in or on the school buses operated by the School Board as allowed by Va. Code § 46.2-844(B).

(Committee: Finance and Economic Development, Thursday, September 22, 2016, 2:00 p.m., Council Chamber) Interested citizens who wish to speak will be given an opportunity to do so.

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

Jean V. Capel City Clerk

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 Tuesday, October 3, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall and the Council of the City of Richmond has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, October 10, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the Second Floor of City Hall, located at 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, to consider the following ordinances: Ordinance No. 2016-232 To close, to public use and travel, a portion of an alley and a turnaround bounded

by Brookland Parkway, Brook Road, Sherwood Avenue, I-95/I-64, and Robin Hood Road, consisting of 6,557± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions, and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept a dedication of property, consisting of 443± square feet, for a new turnaround for right-of-way purposes in the block bounded

by Brookland Parkway, Brook Road, Sherwood Avenue, I-95/I-64, and Robin Hood Road.

Ordinance No. 2016-233 To rezone the properties known as 1400, 1404, 1408, 1410, 1412, 1414 and 1416 North 27th Street from the R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District to the UB-2 Urban Business District and the properties known as 1401 and 1403 North 26th Street; 1418, 1420 and 1422 North 27th Streets; and 2603, 2605, 2607, and 2623 Nine Mile Road from the B-2 Community Business District to the UB-2 Urban Business District. The Master Plan designates the properties for Institutional and Transitional Office land uses.

There are no established residential density ranges for these land use categories or the proposed zoning districts.

Ordinance No. 2016-234 To conditionally rezone the properties known as 111 Hull Street and a portion of 1 Hull Street from the RF-1 Riverfront District to the B-4C Central Business District (Conditional). The City of Richmond Riverfront Plan designates the subject property, referred to as South Canal Lofts, formerly Federal Paperboard Co., for future development, stating the plan anticipates incremental redevelopment of under-utilized parcels and languishing former industrial sites.

Ordinance No. 2016-237 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1901 Stuart Avenue for the purposes of a multifamily dwelling with three dwelling units and the reconstruction of an existing two-car garage, upon certain terms and conditions. The Richmond Master Plan designates this property as SingleFamily (medium density) in the East Planning District. “Primary uses are multi-family dwellings at densities up to 20 units per acre. Includes day nurseries, adult day care and residential support uses such as schools, places of worship, neighborhood parks and recreation facilities and limited public and semi-public uses (p. 133).”

Ordinance No. 2016-238 To authorize the special use of the property known as 2925 West Leigh Street for the purpose of a single-family attached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The Master Plan designates the property for industrial uses and does not establish any recommended residential density ranges.

The proposed ordinance would legitimize the existing single-family use at a density range of 17.9 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2016-239 To authorize the special use of the property known as 2927 West Leigh Street for the purpose of a single-family attached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. The Master Plan designates the property for industrial uses and does not establish any recommended residential density ranges.

The proposed ordinance would legitimize the existing single-family use at a density range of 18.2 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2016-240 To authorize the special use of the property known as 3325 Florida Avenue for use as a day nursery for up to 12 children, upon certain terms and conditions. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan recommends Single-Family Low Density land use for the subject property. Primary uses in this category includes single-family detached dwellings at densities up to seven units per acre and residential support uses such as churches, parks, and recreational facilities.

Ordinance No. 2016-241 To authorize the special use of the property known as 404 North 33rd Street for the purpose of a twofamily detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. Such a use is permitted in the R-8 district; however the subject property does not meet the minimum lot area or minimum lot width requirements for a two-family detached dwelling in the R-8 district. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan designates the subject property along 33rd Street for Single-Family (Medium Density) land use. Typical zoning classifications that may accommodate this land use category are R-5A, R-6 and R-7.

Primary uses in this category are single-family and two-family dwelling units, both detached and attached, at densities of 8 to 20 units per acre.

The proposed development would establish a residential density of approximately 24 units per acre.

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

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

Jean V. Capel City Clerk

Divorce VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO LEON COWARD, SR., Plaintiff v.

NELIDA MONTALVOCOWARD, Defendant.

Civil Law No.: CL16-713 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of the abovestyled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony from the defendant on the grounds that the parties have lived separate and apart without interruption and without cohabitation for a period of more than one year, since May 15, 2010. And it appearing by Affidavit filed according to law that Nelida Montalvo-Coward, the above-named defendant, is not a resident of this state and that due diligence has been used by or in behalf of plaintiff to ascertain in what county or city the defendant is, without effect.

It is therefore ORDERED that the said Nelida MontalvoCoward do appear in the Clerk’s Office of the Law Division of the Circuit Court of the County of Henrico, 4301 East Parham Road, Henrico, Virginia 23273, on or before October 29, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and do whatever necessary to protect his interest in this suit.

A Copy Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk I ask for this: Rudolph C. McCollum, Jr. Esq. VSB # 32825 P.O. Box 4595 Richmond, VA 23220 Phone (804) 523-3900 Fax (804) 523-3901

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and without interruption for a period exceeding twelve months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 5th day of October, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

Courtroom 1 and protect her interests.

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

parental rights (“RPR”) of Cokeia Criss, (Mother), Shasha May, (Father), & Unknown, (Father), of Sha’keem Criss, child, DOB 9/18/2014, “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, Unknown (Father), Shasha May (Father), Cokeia Criss (Mother), appear at the above-named Court and protect his/her interest on or before 11/30/2016, at 11:40 AM. Court Room #5.

Diane Abato, Esq. 730 E. Broad St, 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-3493

CUSTODY VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HENRICO LEA YADIN, Petitioner In Re: Maya Tudor Case No.: CL16001939-00 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is for Lea Yadin (Mother), by counsel, to obtain a name change for her daughter, a minor, from Maya AnneMarie Tudor to Maya Sarah Yadin.

It appearing by affidavit that the Father’s last known address is no longer valid and the Father’s present whereabouts are unknown, the Mother sought service of process on the Father at his last known residence, and the Sheriff of Hampton City, Virginia has filed a return of service stating that Father was not found and was unable to make service of process; additionally Mother mailed a copy of the peitition to Father which came back “moved left no address,” it is therefore;

ORDERED that the Father appear before this Court on or before October 27, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and protect his interests herein.

A Copy Teste: HEIDI S. BARSHINGER, Clerk Henrico Circuit Court I ask for this: Jennifer M. Fox (VSB #39574) BARNES & DIEHL, P.C. Lockwood Business Center 9097 Atlee Station Road, Suite 319 Mechanicsville, Virginia 23116 (804) 569-5515 (telephone) (804) 569-5501 (facsimile) jfox@barnesfamilylaw.com Counsel for Petitioner

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Zy’mier givens, Juvenile v. quanasia givens (Mother), and Unknown (Father) JJ090066-11, JJ090066-12 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Quanasia Givens, (Mother) and Unknown, (Father), of Zy’mier Givens, child, DOB 7/12/2009, “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, Quanasia Givens (Mother) and Unknown (Father), appear at the abovenamed Court and protect his/her interest on or before 12/14/2016, at 9:50 AM. Court Room #5.

Diane Abato, Esq. 730 E. Broad St, 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-3493

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER TIMOTHY BISHOP, Plaintiff v.

BOBBI BISHOP, Defendant.

Case No.: CL16002170-00 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

virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re Sha’Keem Criss, Juvenile v.

Cokeia Criss (Mother), and SHASHA MAY, (Father), and Unknown (Father) JJ090309-10, JJ090309-11, JJ090309-12 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual

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

JOHN BICK WINSTON, Who May Be Deceased, and THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF JOHN BICK WINSTON, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-2602-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 2118 Lamb Avenue Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# N000-0450/001, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, MARY E. WINSTON a/k/a MARY ELLA WINSTON, who may be deceased.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, MARY E. WINSTON a/k/a MARY ELLA WINSTON, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of MARY E. WINSTON a/k/a MARY ELLA WINSTON, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that said owner, JOHN BICK WINSTON, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of JOHN BICK WINSTON, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that ROBERT H. WINSTON, SR., a/k/a ROBERT HERSHELL WINSTON, SR., who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ROBERT H. WINSTON, SR., a/k/a ROBERT HERSHELL WINSTON, SR., have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that PAMELA W. JOHNSON and LATOYA MAYO, who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that ROBERT HERSHELL WINSTON, JR., 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; that JESSE U. WINSTON a/k/a JESSE UVERNON WINSTON, SR., who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of JESSE U. WINSTON a/k/a JESSE UVERNON WINSTON, SR., who may have an ownership interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that DELORES M. WINSTON and JESSE UVERNON WINSTON, JR., who may have an ownership interest in said property, who have been served by posting and by mailing a copy of the complaint to their last known address, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that PLATINUM FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, A Dissolved Maryland Cor-

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HANOVER JIMMY STUMP, JR., Plaintiff v.

CLAUDIA CALLEJAS DE AMAYA, Defendant.

Case No.: CL1600-2072 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

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

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 5th day of October, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

Courtroom 1 and protect her interests.

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

Ordinance No. 2016-235 To rezone the property known as 2400 East Franklin Street from the M-1 Light Industrial District to the R-6 Single-Family Attached Residential District. The Master Plan recommends Single-Family (mediumdensity) land uses for the property, which establishes recommended densities at 8 to 20 units per acre. The proposed R-6 zoning establishes densities up to 14.5 units per acre.

Ordinance No. 2016-242 To amend and reordain Ord. No. 97-287-289, adopted Oct. 13, 1997, as previously amended

by Ord. No. 98-246-275, adopted Sept. 14, 1998, and Ord. No. 2007-11585, adopted Apr. 23, 2007, which authorized a special use of the property known as 2418-2422 East Franklin Street to provide for a lot split, to remove the property known as 2400 East Franklin Street from the special use permit, upon certain terms and conditions. The Master Plan recommends SingleFamily (medium-density) land uses for the property, which establishes recommended densities at 8 to 20 units per acre. The proposed amendment to remove 2400 East Franklin Street from the special use permit would establish a residential density of 27.7 units per acre for 2422 East Franklin Street.

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND MARGARETTE HOUCHENS-LEONARD, Plaintiff v.

DONALD HOUCHENS, Defendant.

Case No.: CL15004758-00-3 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 (12) months.

It is ORDERED that the defendant, whose whereabouts are unknown, appear here on or before the 20th day of October, 2016 and protect his interests.

A Copy, Teste: EDWARD F. JEWETT, Clerk I ask for this: Robert E. Walker, Jr., Esq. VSB No. 27729 217 W. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23220 Telephone: (804) 780-2889

Ordinance No. 2016-236 To authorize the special use of the property known as 1400 Roseneath Road for the purpose of a multifamily dwelling with up to 364 dwelling units and commercial uses permitted in the B-6 Mixed-Use Business District, upon certain terms and conditions. The Master Plan designates the property for industrial uses and does not establish any recommended residential

Ordinance No. 2016-243 To amend and reordain Ord. No. 84-188-174, adopted Aug. 27, 1984, as previously amended

by Ord. No. 89-391-90-16, adopted Jan. 22, 1990, which authorized the special use of 504 and 506 Libbie Avenue, for the purpose of expanding the existing non-medical office use and allowing off-site uses to use the parking area. The City of Richmond’s Master Plan

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virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re KYMON JASHAUD CEPHAS, Juvenile v.

TIFFANY HILL (Mother) JJ079462-16 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Tiffany Hill, (Mother) of Kymon Jashaud Cephas, child, DOB 4/26/2006, “RPR” means all rights and responsibilities remaining with parent after transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including but not limited to rights of: visitation; adoption consent; determination of religious affiliation; and responsibility for support

It is ORDERED that the defendant, Tiffany Hill (Mother), appear at the above-named Court and protect her interest on or before 11/17/2016, at 11:40 AM. Court Room #3.

Kate O’Leary, Esq. 730 E. Broad St, 8th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-3493 virgiNia: iN thE JuvENiLE aND DOmEstic rELatiONs District cOurt Of the City of Richmond Commonwealth of Virginia, in re JAMAR RASHEED CEPHAS JR., Juvenile v.

TIFFANY HILL (Mother) JJ042758-16 OrDEr Of puBLicatiON

The object of this suit is to: Terminate the residual parental rights (“RPR”) of Tiffany Hill, (Mother) of Jamar Rasheed Cephas Jr., child, DOB 3/22/2002, “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, Tiffany Hill (Mother), appear at the above-named Court and protect her interest on or before 11/17/2016, at 11:40 AM. Court Room #3.

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

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poration, Assignee of FCC NATIONAL BANK ta FIRST CARD, which may be a creditor with an interest in said property, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; and that any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property, have not been identified and/or served despite diligent efforts to do so and are defendants to this suit by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that MARY E. WINSTON a/k/a MARY ELLA WINSTON, who may be deceased, and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in interest of MARY E. WINSTON a/k/a MARY ELLA WINSTON, JOHN BICK WINSTON, who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of JOHN BICK WINSTON, ROBERT H. WINSTON, SR., a/k/a ROBERT HERSHELL WINSTON, SR., who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of ROBERT H. WINSTON, SR., a/k/a ROBERT HERSHELL WINSTON, SR., PAMELA W. JOHNSON, LATOYA MAYO, ROBERT HERSHELL WINSTON, JR., JESSE U. WINSTON a/k/a JESSE UVERNON WINSTON, SR., who may be deceased and the heirs, devisees, assignees or successor/s in interest of JESSE U. WINSTON a/k/a JESSE UVERNON WINSTON, SR., DELORES M. WINSTON, JESSE UVERNON WINSTON, JR., PLATINUM FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, A Dissolved Maryland Corporation, Assignee of FCC NATIONAL BANK ta FIRST CARD, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 28, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that TOWER BUILDING PROPERTIES, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, NANCY WEISS, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Title of NANCY WEISS, who may be the holder/s of a $95,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated November 1, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded November 1, 2008, in Instrument No. 0826138, WALTER L. HOOKER, P.C., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated November 1, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded November 1, 2008, in Instrument No. 08-26138, or its successor/s in title, WALTER L. HOOKER, Who May Be Deceased or his Successor/s in Title, As Trustee in Liquidation, SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, RICHARD D. KRIDER, THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, DAVID F. KATZ, SHELLY A. KATZ, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 28, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

by the general description of “Parties Unknown.”

IT IS ORDERED that CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, R. N. HILLSMAN, III a/k/a ROSSER NOLAND HILLSMAN, III, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of R. N. HILLSMAN, III a/k/a ROSSER NOLAND HILLSMAN, III, who may be the holder/s of a certain Note secured by a secured by a Purchase Money Deed of Trust dated May 10, 2001, with respect to said property, recorded May 13, 2002, in Instrument Number 02-14625, ARTHUR MULLIAN, As President, HOME IMPROVEMENT FINANCIAL SERVICE, as to $50,000.00 Interest, which may be the holder of $50,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded May 13, 2005, in Instrument Number, 05-015586, or Mr. Mullian’s heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, RONALD ADOLPH, as to $8,500.00 Interest, who may be the holder of $8,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded May 13, 2005, in Instrument Number, 05-015586, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, RICHARD D. KRIDER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 28, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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 EMPIRE MORTGAGE XI, INC., A Maryland Corporation Not Authorized to Transact Business in the Commonwealth of Virginia, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Deed of Trust dated May 29, 1998, and recorded July 13, 1998, in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, City of Richmond, Virginia, in Instrument No. 98-18038, or it’s heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 28, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

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

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

TOWER BUILDING PROPERTIES, L. L. C., a Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL15-3121-1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 417 North 33rd Street”, TaxMap/GPIN# E000-0884/026, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, TOWER BUILDING PROPERTIES, L. L. C.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, TOWER BUILDING PROPERTIES, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that NANCY WEISS, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Title of NANCY WEISS, who may be the holder/s of a $95,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated November 1, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded November 1, 2008, in Instrument No. 0826138, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that WALTER L. HOOKER, P.C., A Terminated Virginia Corporation, Trustee of a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated November 1, 2008, with respect to said property, recorded November 1, 2008, in Instrument No. 08-26138, or its successor/s in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that WALTER L. HOOKER, Who May Be Deceased or his Successor/s in Title, As Trustee in Liquidation, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that SHERRIE BECKER, PATRICK BECKER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, and RICHARD D. KRIDER, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be creditor/s with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this matter; that DAVID F. KATZ and SHELLY A. KATZ, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, who are not residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia, have not filed a response to this matter; 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 OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND JOHN MARSHALL COURTS BUILDING CITY OF RICHMOND, Plaintiff, v.

CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL15-4190-1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 630 North 30th Street, Richmond, Virginia, TaxMap/GPIN# E0000573/011, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owner of record, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, CLAYTON INVESTMENT GROUP, L. L. C., A Cancelled Virginia Limited Liability Company, has not been located and has not filed a response to this action; that R. N. HILLSMAN, III a/k/a ROSSER NOLAND HILLSMAN, III, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of R. N. HILLSMAN, III a/k/a ROSSER NOLAND HILLSMAN, III, who may be the holder/s of a certain Note secured by a secured by a Purchase Money Deed of Trust dated May 10, 2001, with respect to said property, recorded May 13, 2002, in Instrument Number 02-14625, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that ARTHUR MULLIAN, As President, HOME IMPROVEMENT FINANCIAL SERVICE, as to $50,000.00 Interest, which may be the holder of $50,000.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded May 13, 2005, in Instrument Number, 05-015586, or Mr. Mullian’s heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title, have not been located and have not filed a response to this action; that RONALD ADOLPH, as to $8,500.00 Interest, who may be the holder of $8,500.00 Interest in a certain Note secured by a Balloon Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2005, with respect to said property, recorded May 13, 2005, in Instrument Number, 05-015586, has not been personally and has not filed a response to this action, or his heirs, devisees, assignees or successors in title; that JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Agent for BERNICE SCHWARTZ, RICHARD D. KRIDER, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the JAY SCHWARTZ TRUST U/A 11/6/1992, JAY S. SCHWARTZ, As Trustee for the EDWARD J. BECKER MARITAL TRUST, who may be creditors with an interest in said property, have not been personally located and have not filed a response to this action; that THEODORE SELLMAN, Who May Be Deceased, and the Heirs, Devisees, Assignees or Successors in Interest of THEODORE SELLMAN, who may be creditor/s with an interest in said property, have not been located and have not filed a response to this matter; 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

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

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.

JAMES H. WHITE, JR., a/k/a JAMES HAMPTON WHITE, JR., et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL15-4186-1 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described 3126 5th Avenue Richmond, Virginia, TaxMap/ GPIN# N000-0998/017, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, JAMES H. WHITE, JR., and ROBERTA E. WHITE An Affidavit having been filed that EMPIRE MORTGAGE XI, INC., A Maryland Corporation Not Authorized to Transact Business in the Commonwealth of Virginia, which may be the holder of a certain Note secured by a Deed of Trust dated May 29, 1998 and recorded July 13, 1998, in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, City of Richmond, Virginia, in Instrument No. 98-18038, has not filed a response to this action and hat any heirs, devisees, assignees, successors in interest, successors in title and/or any creditors with a current or future interest in said property,

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

YOUNER V. MCLEOD, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: CL16-2730-4 ORDER OF PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to subject the property briefly described as 3316 Terminal Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, Tax Map/GPIN# C009-0588/022, to sale in order to collect delinquent real estate taxes assessed thereon in the name of the owners of record, Youner V. McLeod, Tyrone Longs and Ronnie L. Longs, who may be deceased.

An Affidavit having been filed that said owner, YOUNER V. MCLEOD, is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia and has not filed a response to this action; that said owner TYRONE LONGS a/k/a TYRONE LONG, 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 YOUNER V. MCLEOD, TYRONE LONGS a/k/a TYRONE LONG, and Parties Unknown, come forward to appear on or before OCTOBER 28, 2016, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this matter.

PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF RICHMOND FY 2016-2020 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AMENDMENT & FY 2016-2017 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AMENDMENT In accordance with HUD citizen participation requirements, a 30-day public comment period to amend the 20162020 Consolidated Plan and 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan will begin on September 13, 2016, and will expire on October 12, 2016. By this notice the City of Richmond announces the availability of the proposed amended 20162017 Consolidated Plan and 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan for public review and comment.

Notice is given that on Monday, October 10, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers, the Richmond City Council will hold a public hearing on the Mayor’s proposed amended 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan and 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan budget for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME).

The Plan will serve as a comprehensive planning document discussing Richmond’s community development and housing needs with particular emphasis on the provision of decent housing, a suitable living environment, assisting and preventing homelessness, assisting special needs community, and the expansion of economic opportunities, particularly for low and moderate income persons.

The funds below are federal entitlement dollars allocated to the City through the U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to implement the housing and community development priorities and activities identified in the five year Consolidated Plan, which is consistent with City’s Focus Area Priorities.

HOME Entitlement Grant (FY2016-17):

$1,096,458

This amendment allows for the acceptance of the additional allocation of $5,940.00 in HOME funds increasing the original allocation from $1,090,518 to $1,096,458. The $5,940 additional HOME funds will be applied to the Citywide Owner Occupied Home Repair project for a budget of $86,008 for FY 16-17.

Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG): Total CDBG budget for FY 16-17: $4,282,806. No change in allocation as a result of this amendment.

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CDBG activities for Spot Blight acquisition and clearance for 816 Riverside Park Drive is being canceled.

While the City did achieve the goal of elimination of the Spot Blight the reuse of the property requires the City to either change to another Broad National Objective or cancel the project and refund the CDBG funds. The City plans to sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition, disposition and Jobs Creation at 2618 & 2620 Nine Mile Road is being canceled. The City determined that the proposed Jobs Creation at this site would not be an efficient use of the property in addition a significant amount of additional funds would have been required to bring the property up to code just to use the property. The City is requiring RRHA to sell the property at the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition and disposition 1019 St James Street is being canceled. RRHA does not have redevelopment plan for this property. As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

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

CDBG activities for acquisition and disposition 1019 1/2 St James Street is being canceled. RRHA does not have a redevelopment plan for this property. As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition and disposition of 12 W. Baker Street are being canceled. RRHA does not have a redevelopment plan for this property. As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition and disposition 1006 N. 1st Avenue is being canceled. RRHA does not have a redevelopment plan for this property As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition and disposition 311 Preston Avenue are being canceled. RRHA does not have a redevelopment plan for this property. As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition & disposition 312 Preston Avenue are being canceled. RRHA does not have a redevelopment plan for this property. As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition & disposition 316 Preston Avenue are being canceled. RRHA does not have a redevelopment plan for this property. As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition and disposition 1015-1017 St James Street is being canceled. RRHA does not have a redevelopment plan for this property. As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition and disposition 1021 N 1st Street is being canceled. RRHA does not have a redevelopment plan for this property. As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition, disposition and clearance 1013 -1013 ½ St. James Street being canceled.

RRHA does not have a redevelopment plan for this property. As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition and disposition 710 N 2nd Street are being canceled. RRHA does not have a redevelopment plan for this property. As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition and disposition 712 N 2nd Street are being canceled. RRHA does not have a redevelopment plan for this property. As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the funs minus expense to the CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition and disposition 1000 N 1st Street are being canceled. RRHA does not have a redevelopment plan for this property. As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

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CDBG activities for acquisition and disposition 1010 N 1st Street are being canceled. RRHA does not have a redevelopment plan for this property. As a result the City is canceling the project and requiring RRHA to pay the CDBG funds in full or sell the property for the fair market value and return the net proceeds to the City’s CDBG account.

COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION ITB # 16-1252-8CE – James River Outfall Sewer – Cleaning Services - This project consists of the removal and cleaning of accumulated debris in approximately 7,500feet of 36-inch and 42-inch sewer pipes. Due 3:00 pm, October 11, 2016. Additional information available at: http:// henrico.us/purchasing/.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GRTC TRANSIT SYSTEM A public hearing will be held by GRTC Transit System at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, in the administrative offices at GRTC, located at 301 East Belt Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia 23224 to consider GRTC’s Proposed Federal FY 2016 Program of Projects pursuant to section 5307 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The Federal Transit Administration has made available, as part of the Richmond Metropolitan Urbanized Area, its application for federal assistance described as follows: I. The Program of Projects lists capital projects for which GRTC will seek federal financial assistance during the period July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. Included are replacement of transit buses, replacement of paratransit vehicles, bus and paratransit preventative maintenance, ADA administration, capital cost of contracting, computer hardware and software, support equipment, transit enhancements, transit security, and shop tools and equipment.

Application for Financial Assistance II. 5307 Capital Assistance: This application requests funding for projects described in Section I that total $14,942,446 of which $10,644,800 is the federal share and $4,297,646 is the non-federal share. The non-federal share will be obtained from the City of Richmond appropriated from general funds and funds appropriated by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.

III. 5339 Capital Assistance: This application requests funding for projects described in Section I that total $3,813,282 of which $1,067,719 is the federal share and $2,745,563 is the non-federal share. The non-federal share will be obtained from the City of Richmond appropriated from general funds and funds appropriated by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.

IV. Comprehensive Planning: These projects conform to comprehensive land use and transportation planning for the Richmond Metropolitan area and are included in the Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Organization’s Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) and Long Range Transportation Plan.

At the hearing, GRTC will afford the opportunity for interested persons to be heard with respect to the social, economic, and environmental aspects of the projects. Interested persons and agencies may submit, orally or in writing, comments and recommendations with respect to the projects. Copies of the final Program of Projects, GRTC’s five-year capital plan and/or a copy of the Transportation Improvement Program are available for public inspection in the Office of the CEO, GRTC Transit System, 301 East Belt Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia 23224.

GRTC’s Proposed Federal FY 2016 Program of Projects will be the final program unless amended.

Copies of the proposed amended 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan and amended 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan are available for public review in the City Department of Economic & Community Development, 1500 E Main ST, Suite 400, or at the Main Richmond Public Library at 101 E. Franklin Street, and at www.yesrichmondva.com. The City of Richmond does not discriminate on the basis of disability status in the admission of, or access to, or treatment in its federally assisted programs or activities. Virginia Relay Center - TDD Users - 1-800-828-1120.

Citizens and interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and give their views regarding the use of CDBG, HOME funds for the five Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan. The City will arrange for reasonable accommodations for non-English speaking persons or those persons with visual, hearing, or mobility impairments when notified within five (5) business days of a meeting. Those unable to attend the meetings may send their comments and views in writing to: Mr. Daniel Mouer, Project Development Manager of Economic and Community Development, 1500 E. Main Street, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23219 or by e-mail to Daniel.Mouer@ richmondgov.com. Comments may also be sent by facsimile (804) 646-6358.

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Richmond Ambulance Authority is hiring for the following positions.

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Newspaper experience is a requirement.

BUS OPERATORS

Starting Pay: $14.12 per hour Closes: 3 October, 2016 GRTC Transit System is currently seeking qualified candidates, at least 21 years of age, with excellent customer service skills and a high school diploma for full-time Bus Operator positions. Applicants are required to have a Class B CDL License with Passenger Endorsement. Qualified candidates must have a five (5) point balance on their driving record and must be able to pass a background check, a pre-employment drug test and a DOT physical.

For a complete job description and to apply online, please visit www.ridegrtc.com.

GRTC Transit System is an equal opportunity employer with a drug-free work environment that values diversity in the workplace.

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Part-Time $13.02 per hour (Increases to $13.52 after successful completion of the probationary period) Closes: September 26, 2016

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The qualified candidates will be at least 21 years of age, have a high school education, 1 year of call center experience and the ability to work in a high call volume environment. Candidates should apply online at www.ridegrtc.com. Only online applications are accepted.

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Athletes of all ages across nation join in anthem protest Free Press wire reports

Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid once again kneeled during the national anthem before the San Francisco 49ers’ season opener Monday night against the Los Angeles Rams in Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco.

Two players on the opposing team, wide receiver Kenny Britt and defensive end Robert Quinn also raised their fists during the opening ceremony — recalling the salute by AfricanAmerican athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.

“You have a badge, yes. You are supposed to be protecting us, not murdering us and that is what the issue really is,” Kaepernick said of police after the game, referring to a series of shootings of unarmed African-Americans by white officers that have prompted demonstrations across the country.

Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall says he’ll kneel again during the national anthem even though he lost a second endorsement deal for joining Kaepernick’s protest of social injustice after kneeling Sept. 8 before the Broncos’ win against the Carolina Panthers.

Several other players around the league took part in similar protests on the NFL’s opening weekend.

Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jurrell Casey, cornerback Jason McCourty and linebacker Wesley Woodyard, who play for the Tennessee Titans, all had hands over their hearts during the anthem before Sunday’s season opener against

the Minnesota Vikings in Nashville.

The three Tennessee Titans said they raised their right fists in the air after the national anthem ended to honor the victims and heroes of 9/11 and to bring attention to the ongoing unequal treatment of African-Americans and other minorities.

Kaepernick’s gesture to kneel for the national anthem was repeated by high school players across the country before games last Friday, including several high school games in Virginia.

Several players at Maury High School in Norfolk took a knee behind the end zone when the anthem was played during their game against Grassfield High School on Sept. 9.

Others stood at attention, as did the coaches.

After the game, Maury Coach Chris Fraser told The Virginian-Pilot newspaper, “Our school system has said, we’re of the belief, we let our guys do what they believe in.”

“We didn’t make an issue of it,” he continued.

“And if they believe in a cause, that’s fine. I stand behind what they believe in, but I’m going to do what I believe in.”

The protest has angered some fans and school administrators across the nation, who see it as disrespectful to the flag, the military and the nation.

While military personnel unfurled a giant American flag over the field Monday night in San Francisco, a number of NFL fans shouted at Kaepernick, “Why don’t you stand up?” according to an ESPN commentator.

But the protesting players have been seen

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San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid, left, and quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneel during the national anthem during the opening of the NFL team’s game Monday night against the Los Angeles Rams.

as allies of the Black Lives Matter Movement, which grew in response to the police shootings.

About two-thirds of NFL players are AfricanAmerican.

“One injustice against one American ... is an injustice against all Americans. We should all get behind that,” said Daryl Graves, 52, a fan who was in the stands during the 49ers game. “Change doesn’t happen without confrontation.”

Even President Obama has weighed in, saying Kaepernick was exercising a constitutional right and provoking conversation “around some

topics that need to be talked about.”

Fans are looking toward the NFL’s Week 13, Dec. 1 through 4, when the NFL is planning to relent on its notoriously strict uniform policy this season to allow players to highlight worthy causes.

Players must have the charity or cause approved by the league prior to Week 13, as the league still will determine the legitimacy of the cause. The players also must auction off the cleats after use and donate 100 percent of their proceeds to that charity or cause.

Serena breaks match record but loses U.S. Open Free Press wire report

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Serena Williams returns a shot to Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic during the semifinal match of the U.S. Open on Sept. 8. Williams’ loss to Pliskova ended her reign as the world’s top-ranked tennis player.

NEW YORK CITY Serena Williams won her 308th Grand Slam match, surpassing Roger Federer with more victories in Grand Slam matches than anyone else in tennis’ Open era, after beating Yaroslava Shvedova 6-2, 6-3 on Sept.

5 in the U.S. Open quarterfinals.

Unfortunately for the second straight year, Williams saw her bid for a seventh U.S. Open title halted in the semifinals with a 6-2, 7-6(5) loss to Karolina Pliskova on Sept. 8, that also ended her long reign ranked as the world’s No. 1.

After 186 consecutive weeks as the world’s top-ranked player, Williams, who needed to reach the final to have any chance of retaining the top spot, relinquished the ranking to Angelique Kerber last week.

Kerber went on to beat Pliskova in last Saturday’s final for her second Grand Slam title of the season.

Kerber defeated Williams at the Australian Open in January, then was the runner-up to Williams at Wimbledon in July.

Kerber is the first woman from Germany to be ranked No. 1 since Steffi Graf, who has been a mentor for Kerber. Graf and Williams share the mark for most weeks

in a row atop the WTA. A year ago, Williams went into the semifinals on the cusp of a rare calendaryear Grand Slam but was the victim of one of the biggest upsets in tennis history when Roberta Vinci, a 300-to-1 longshot, prevailed.

This year, it was Czech 10th seed Pliskova, who until this week had never played beyond the third round of a Grand Slam, delivering the upset as she swept Williams off an Arthur Ashe Stadium court she claimed as her own in one hour, 26 minutes.

“I don’t believe it. Actually, I do believe it,” Pliskova said in a courtside interview.

“I always knew I have a chance to beat anybody if I’m playing my game. But this is something amazing.

“Serena, she’s a champion, so it’s never easy to play her,” she continued. “You saw even when she was down a break she’s still fighting, so it’s very hard.”

Williams’ very first win at a Grand Slam tournament came when she was 16 years old. It was a 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-1 victory over Irina Spirlea in the first round of the Australian Open on Jan. 19, 1998. Williams’ first loss at a major came in her next match, which happened to come against

her older sister, Venus Williams.

Nearly two decades later, through plenty of highs and lows, from championships to health scares, the younger Williams is still at it — and still winning.

“It’s a huge number,’” she said about getting to 308. “I think it’s very significant, actually. I think it’s something that just really talks about the length of my career, in particular. I’ve been playing for a really long time. But also, given that consistency up there — that’s something that I’m really proud of.”

Although her 36-year-old sibling is active, many of Williams’contemporaries have come and gone, including Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters, who are both younger, and Martina Hingis, who is only a year older.

“I definitely never thought I would be playing still,” Williams said. “Now I don’t really see when I’m going to stop because I’m just enjoying these moments out here, getting to break records that I didn’t even know existed or I didn’t even know was possible.”

Over her career, Williams is 308-42 at the majors, for a winning percentage of .880.

Here’s the victory breakdown: 88 at the U.S. Open, 86 at Wimbledon, 74 at the Australian Open and 60 at the French Open.

University of Illinois making history The University of Illinois football program is making 81-63 as the Chicago Bears head coach from 2004 to 2012. history.

In 2006, he guided the Bears to the Super Bowl, where the The Big 10 Conference member is the lone FBS school team lost to the Indianapolis Colts, which were led by another with an African-American head coach — Lovie Smith — and African-American coach, Tony Dungy.

African-American offensive and defensive coordinators — In the past two years, Coach Smith was 8-24 with the Garrick McGee and Hardy Nickerson, respectively.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

It’s the first time the top three positions have been held by In March, he signed a six-year deal with the University of African-Americans with the Power 5 Conference — the Big Illinois worth $21 million. Within 48 hours after his hiring, 10, Southeast, ACC, Big 12 and Pac 12.

Illinois sold more than 2,000 season tickets and 400 student The Smith era of Fightin’ Illini football began Sept. 3 with tickets. a 52-3 rout over Murray State University. Then last Saturday, The Illini haven’t enjoyed a winning season since going Illinois lost to visiting University of North Carolina 48-23 7-6 in 2011 and haven’t come close to filling the 61,000-seat before 60,670 fans. It was the University of Illinois’ first sellout since 2010.

FBS African-American coaches, long under-represented in 2016 African-American football coaches major college’s top tier, are rare on football Saturdays.

Coach College Year coaching Record* Coach Smith is one of just 13 African-American head coaches at the 128 schools competing on the highest level Dino Babers Syracuse University first year of NCAA football, Football Bowl Subdivision, FBS. James Franklin Penn State University third year 24-15 That’s an increase of two coaches from a year ago.

Darrell Hazell Purdue University fourth year 6-20 Since the end of 2015, three African-American coaches have been fired, including Mike London at Mike Jinks Bowling Green State University first year the University of Virginia.

Derek Mason Vanderbilt University third year 7-18 Coach Smith is among five FBS newcomers. Another Scottie Montgomery East Carolina University first year first-year coach is Everett Withers, who left James David Shaw Stanford University sixth year 54-14 Madison University in Virginia (FCS, second tier) for Texas State University.

Lovie Smith University of Illinois first year Bowling Green State University in Ohio lost an Charlie Strong University of Texas third year 11-14 African-American coach when Dino Babers left for Kevin Sumlin Texas A&M University fifth year 36-16 Syracuse University, but then hired Mike Jinks, who is Willie Taggert

South Florida University

fourth year

14-23 African-American.

Frank Wilson University of Texas-San Antonio first year East Carolina University fired Ruffin McNeill and hired another African-American head coach, Scottie Everett Withers Texas State University first year Montgomery. *Won-lost records are prior to this season Coach Smith, 58, has a solid NFL pedigree. He was

Coach McGee

Coach Nickerson

Coach Smith

Memorial Stadium in recent years.

Soon after Coach Smith’s hiring was announced in Champaign, Ill., he brought on McGee and Nickerson as his top aides. Both have sparkling resumes.

McGee, 43, has served as offensive coordinator at Northwestern University, the University of Arkansas and, most recently, the University of Louisville.

Nickerson, 51, is a former All-Pro NFL linebacker who was named Whizzer White NFL Man of the Year in 1997. Most recently he served as an assistant under Coach Smith at Tampa Bay. Easily the most successful African-American college coach is David Shaw at Stanford University. The Cardinals are 55-14 under Coach Shaw, including 36-9 in the Pac 12.

Coach Shaw has guided Stanford to three Rose Bowls, winning twice. His team this season features Heisman Trophy contender Christian McCaffrey.

Another African-American coach, Texas A&M University’s Kevin Sumlin, coached 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, a testament to the coaches’ ability to recruit talented players.

Statistics from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports give some indication why the college football coaching profession is predominantly white, despite the fact that 53.4 percent of FBS players in 2015 were African-American.

According to the institute, or TIDES, 89.9 percent of college presidents, 86.7 percent of athletic directors and 100 percent of athletic conference commissioners at the FBS level were white in 2015.