Virginia Supreme Court halts most evictions through Sept. 7
Thousands of families in Richmond and across the state are heaving a sigh of relief after a sharply divided Virginia Supreme Court temporarily halted local general district courts from issuing a writ of eviction for failure to pay rent — …
2-day turnaround time for some COVID-19 tests
Virginia’s state lab is cranking out results from coronavirus tests in two to three days — far faster than private labs across the state where it can take two to three weeks, and sometimes longer, to get results.
COVID-19 brings adjustments to area colleges
Richmond area colleges and universities plan to step up sanitation measures and reduce campus populations by turning to more online classes in dealing with coronavirus as the fall semester begins.
CAHN buys South Side medical building
The nonprofit Capital Area Health Network is the new owner of the Manchester Medical Building at 101 Cowardin Ave., previously one of the area’s largest African-American-owned medical office buildings in the city.
City’s Confederate statues now up for disposal
Let the disposal begin.
Pushback
Cleaning plans, discussions and investigations are underway after Maggie L. Walker’s gravesite at historic Evergreen Cemetery and at least four other historic sites — including two African-American cemeteries and a Jewish cemetery — were tagged with graffiti.
Signs with Confederate school names go back up in Hanover County
The Hanover County School Board has temporarily re-installed the signs of two Hanover schools named for Confederates, just weeks after voting to rename the schools and their mascots to eliminate ties to the Confederacy.
Lee statue to remain under new 90-day injunction
The statue of slavery-defending Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will continue to loom over Monument Avenue for at least 90 more days.
RPS releases initial details of online reopening
When school starts Tuesday, Sept. 8, for Richmond Public Schools students, their online lessons will begin at 9:15 a.m. and end at 4:20 p.m. Students in pre-school through third grade will start earlier — at 9 a.m. and end at …
Free COVID-19 testing
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.
More COVID-19 cases reported at city jail; Henrico cases subsiding
A few more cases of COVID-19 have been reported at the Richmond Justice Center in the past week, as the Henrico County Jail has reported an end to the epidemic at its Parham Road facility.
Pandemic puts city assessments, financial picture on hold
New valuations of Richmond homes and businesses have yet to be issued.
Dominion leadership changes lead to promotions for African-Americans, women
African-Americans and women will play more prominent roles in the operation of Dominion Energy in the wake of a leadership overhaul at the Richmond-based energy giant following its abandonment last month of the $8 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline project.
Dr. Frank S. Royal honored by National Medical Association
Dr. Frank S. Royal Sr. of Richmond is the recipient of the National Medical Association’s W. Montague Cobb Lifetime Achievement Award.
Small nonprofit makes big impact on lives, health of people
Josselyn Aguirre-Cabrera went to see a doctor about her nagging headaches and learned she had diabetes.
