Free Press honored // The Richmond Free Press was recognized by Richmond City Council on Monday on the occasion of the newspaper’s 25th anniversary. A resolution adopted by the body lauded the independently owned and operated newspaper that has served the Richmond community since its founding by the late Raymond H. Boone on Jan. 16, 1992.
Accepting the resolution are, from left, Free Press Publisher Jean Patterson Boone, widow of the Free Press founder, and Managing Editor Bonnie V. Winston.
The resolution was presented at the meeting by City Council President Chris A. Hilbert, 3rd District, center.
Joining him are council members, from left, Andreas D. Addison, 1st District; Parker C. Agelasto, 5th District; Kimberly B. Gray, 2nd District; Reva M. Trammell, 8th District; Vice President Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District; Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District; Kristen N. Larson, 4th District; and Michael J. Jones, 9th District.
