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‘We are resilient’

Fox Elementary School parents, students, teachers and administrators vow to bounce back after fire destroys the 111-year-old school on Hanover Avenue, sending students back to virtual learning

Five days after a huge blaze turned Fox Elementary School into a hulking ruin, students, parents, teachers and staff of The Fan school are readjusting to virtual learning.

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School reopening a push-pull for some parents and educators

After a year of virtual learning because of the coronavirus and new concerns about the highly contagious delta variant, Richmond Public Schools students, teachers, staff and contractors must mask up as schools open next Wednesday, Sept. 8.

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Richmond siblings’ film, ‘Slave Cry,’ to be shown at the Pan African Film & Arts Festival

“Slave Cry,” a film by Richmond filmmaker Jai Jamison that stars his sister, Courtney Jamison, will be screened at the 29th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival that runs Feb. 28 through March 14.

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4 city schools to get new names

The Richmond School Board has embraced renaming four city schools and approved, on an 8-1 vote Monday night, a process to make it happen.

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Training sessions aimed at developing new employees for East End market

A new East End market promises to bring employment and opportunity to a longtime food desert in the city. The Market @ 25th, scheduled to open in March at 25th Street and Nine Mile Road, will fill many voids in the neighborhood, including the need for long-term, large-scale employment.

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Incumbent Sheriff Antionette V. Irving beats back primary challenge

Richmond Sheriff Antionette V. Irving won a close primary race Tuesday, defeating challenger William J. Burnett in his attempt to take over the job of managing the city jail and supervising hundreds of deputies and staff who work in the jail, provide security in city courts, serve subpoenas and other documents and handle evictions.

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VSU changes names of 4 buildings to honor history of women at university

Virginia State University has taken a monumental step honoring the achievements of African-American women with ties to the school.

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Officials pump up COVID-19 testing, begin mask and hand sanitizer distribution to city's at-risk residents

Efforts to combat COVID-19 continue in Richmond’s high-risk communities and underserved neighborhoods.

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NextUp RVA promotes positive youth development

Recent graduates excited about their future

Shiya Brown was a Richmond Public Schools student at Lucille Brown Middle School in 2015. When she became part of NextUp RVA’s second cohort, she explored several after-school programs that helped her grow academically and creatively.

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Jordan Pendleton, 10, roars to lead role as young Simba in national tour of ‘The Lion King’

Richmond’s Jordan Pendleton has been selected to play young Simba in a national touring troupe of Disney’s “The Lion King.”

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New George Wythe may not happen until 2027, Kamras says

The Richmond School Board voted to establish a community advisory board for the construction of a new George Wythe High School in South Side.

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RPS needs $150M more to fund strategic plan

Richmond Public Schools will need to beef up its budget with an added $150 million over five years to help implement its strategic plan to bolster city schools. Superintendent Jason Kamras presented the Richmond School Board with the cost estimate for the first time during its meeting Monday night.

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School Board member Jonathan Young springs open enrollment attendance plan on colleagues

Richmond School Board members were blindsided Monday night when board member Jonathan Young, who represents the 4th District, proposed that Richmond Public Schools allow students to choose which school they want to attend, with a lottery ultimately deciding where students would enroll.

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Finding the silver lining

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an unprecedented challenge to people and businesses during the last two years. But some Richmond area residents have been able to find a silver lining during the crisis.

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Nursing homes on front lines battling the coronavirus

Nursing homes are hot spots for the spreading coronavirus pandemic in Virginia, with 60 of the state’s 108 outbreaks occurring in long-term care facilities, state Health Department numbers show.

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Keeping Kamras

Richmond School Board votes 6-3 to extend Superintendent Jason Kamras’ contract for another 4 years

It’s official: Richmond Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras will stay on for another four years.

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Daphne Maxwell Reid rejoins cast for ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ reunion

Actress Daphne Maxwell Reid recently joined the cast of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” for a reunion show airing this week, 30 years after the popular TV sitcom premiered in 1990.

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RPS in fix-it mode on ‘so many issues’

Hurricane Florence is not the only storm Richmond Public Schools has to weather. Since Superintendent Jason Kamras arrived in February, his administration has been dealing with the heated and windy uproars over problems and issues that were buried or ignored by previous administrations and School Boards but have been uncovered in recent months.

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Blanche Moore named Henrico County Christmas Mother

Blanche Moore has been selected to a very exciting and much needed Henrico County volunteer position – the 2021 Henrico County Christmas Mother.

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Parents anxious about virtual learning as new school year starts

As Richmond Public Schools launches a new school year Tuesday, Sept. 8, with all virtual learning, parents and students are grappling with the reality of not having face-to-face instruction.