K’Vaughan Pope gets the boot from Ohio State
Former Dinwiddie High School football standout K’Vaughan Pope has been dismissed from the team at Ohio State University.
VSU hopes bad news will fall to good in Saturday’s match against St. Aug’s
Bad and good news are sprinkled together for Virginia State University’s beleaguered football team.
VUU on a roll; taking on Shaw this Saturday
Virginia Union University football has gone from famine to feast—and the Panthers are hungry for more.
Melvin Van Peebles, ‘godfather’ of modern Black cinema, dies at 89
Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work ushered in the “blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89.
Singer Sarah Dash, co-founder of Labelle, dies at 76
Singer Sarah Dash, who co-founded the all-female group Labelle—best known for the rau- cous 1974 hit “Lady Marmalade”—has died. She was 76.
David N. Smith, former banking executive and state official, dies at 66
David Nathaniel Smith wanted to be a journal- ist but found his road to success in commercial sales and banking.
Teen gun ban remains intact
A federal ban on gun sales to young people who are old enough to vote but have not reached the drinking age of 21 is still the law—for now.
Natural gas price hike expected with Oct. bills
Richmonders who cook and heat with natural gas are about to be hit with a sharp jump in the cost of the fuel heading into winter.
RRHA transfers 204 apartment units to private company
The city’s housing authority is launching a new phase of its plan to turn over all of its public housing to private ownership.
RRHA extends eviction moratorium through end of the year
A month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national eviction moratorium, the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority has extended its moratorium on evictions through the end of the year.
Amtrak expands rail service from Main Street Station in Downtown
It took two years, but Richmond’s Main Street Station is now able to offer additional service to Washington, New York and Boston.
2021 Wilder symposium slated for Sept. 30
A panel of experts in public health, justice and economics will speak Thursday, Sept. 30, at the virtual 2021 Wilder Symposium hosted by former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and the School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth Univer- sity that bears his name.
Positive COVID-19 cases climb among area students
Richmond Public Schools reported this week 241 positive cases of COVID-19, while Henrico County Public Schools reported 570 positive cases.
McAuliffe, Youngkin spar over vaccinations, taxes in final debate
Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin clashed Tuesday evening over vaccinations, tax policy, education and their respective records in the second and final debate in Virginia’s closely watched gubernatorial election.
RPS Chromebooks missing?
A major share of the estimated 20,000 Chromebooks that were distributed to Richmond students last year to help them connect to virtual classes have yet to be recovered or accounted for, the Free Press has been told.
COVID-19 booster shots available
The Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield health districts have opened appointments for area residents to get the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot.
Hickory Hill and City Hall now open for early voting
In-person early voting is now being offered at City Hall in Downtown and at the Hickory Hill Community Center in South Side, as well as the city Voter Registrar’s Office in North Side.
School Board, administration thwarted own tenets set up for RPS food service
Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras appeared to have undermined a key tenet of the School Board’s approved three-year-old school improvement plan, Dreams4RPS, with decisions about the cafeteria operation and the delivery of food that were made before schools reopened earlier this month.
33rd Annual 2nd Street Festival returns Oct. 2 and 3 in Jackson Ward
The annual 2nd Street Festival, Richmond’s free fall music and cultural festival celebrating Jackson Ward, returns this weekend after going virtual last year because of COVID-19.
