State Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan, right, presents Free Press Publisher Jean Patterson Boone with a resolution honoring the award-winning newspaper on its 25th anniversary of serving and informing people in the Greater Richmond community. The presentation, also attended by Raymond H. Boone Jr., Free Press vice president of new business development, was held Tuesday in Sen. McClellan’s office in the Pocahontas Building on Capitol Square. The resolution was co-sponsored by the Richmond and Henrico delegations, Sen. McClellan noted, and was passed by the General Assembly earlier this year. The resolution commended the publication on its commitment to “free expression and robust debate” and its work to “facilitate openness and accountability in local and state government,” along with its efforts to address complex issues facing the people in the Richmond area.
