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VIA Heritage Association to meet

The Virginia Interscholastic Heritage Association will meet 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 at Union Baptist Church in Hopewell, 212 Rev. C.W. Harris St.

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Solar panel installation training starts Nov.18

A new weeklong program to train up to 20 people ages 18 to 24 to install solar panels is being initiated through the City of Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building’s workforce training program.

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City Democratic Committee meeting changed to July 28

The state Democratic Party announced Wednesday a change in the meeting to reorganize and elect officers for the Richmond City Democratic Committee from 6 p.m. Friday, July 20, to noon Saturday, July 28.

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Shaq's son, Shareef O'Neal, transferring to LSU

Talk about a tough act to follow. Shareef O’Neal, the 20-year-old son of basketball star Shaquille O’Neal, is transferring to Louisiana State University where his father was a two-time All-American.

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VUU and VSU homecomings this weekend

It’s time for joyful reunions, parties, tailgating and football as Virginia Union University and Virginia State University celebrate their homecomings this weekend.

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Court ruling allows handgun sales to 18- to 20-year-olds

If you are old enough to vote, you are old enough to own a handgun, a panel of the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided Tuesday.

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Richmond Christian Center decision to be made Nov. 20

The future of the Richmond Christian Center’s 5-acre property in South Side is to be determined on Monday, Nov. 20. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Keith L. Phillips set the new date Tuesday after an attorney for RCC’s court appointed trustee, Bruce H. Matson, said the trustee needed just a day or two more to decide between two potential buyers.

Richmond’s African-American history is national history

Re: Op-ed column, “Save sacred ground for the future,” Oct. 20-22 edition:

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USATF National Cross Country Championships return to Richmond Region

Hanover County’s Pole Green Park play host to nation’s top runners

The excitement is building for the 2024 USA Track & Field National Cross Country Championships to take place in Hanover County’s Pole Green Park Jan. 20.

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Juneteenth 2022 closings

In observance of Juneteenth on Monday, June 20, please note the following:

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RPS officials fail to explain faulty, fluctuating graduation figures

There has been a sudden surge in the number of students graduating from Richmond Public Schools — and not just from Armstrong High School. RPS officials this week are reporting that 963 seniors received their diplomas during recent graduation ceremonies from the city’s nine high schools.

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History-making Girl Scouts recognized

A historical marker commemorating history-making Girl Scout Troop 34 will be unveiled 1 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 20.

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Hours, enforcement increase for city meters

Drivers can now park longer at Downtown street meters, but the city also plans to increase enforcement.

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The Rev. George Nelson West, longtime area pastor, succumbs at 95

The Rev. George Nelson West, a longtime area religious leader who served several churches in Richmond, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019.

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Rodman scores in first NWSL game

It didn’t take teenager Trinity Rodman long to prove she could play with the pros.

Lest we forget

Did you know the first documented Africans in Virginia arrived on a British privateer? Strangers in a strange land, they came ashore after sailors on the ship traded their “20 and odd” captives for food. That was in August 1619.

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VUU to take on VSU Feb. 22 at Barco-Stevens Hall

The rematch between Virginia Union and Virginia State universities on Saturday, Feb. 22, might be billed “No. 1 scorer versus No. 1 team.”

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Richmond Roughriders ready to give Florida team a workout

It’s been easy so far — perhaps too easy, for the first-season Richmond Roughriders. That could change soon.

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3-day Valuing Black Lives Global Summit slated for Aug. 20-22 at VUU

The 2019 Valuing Black Lives Global Summit, a three-day event designed to pro- vide psychological and emotional healing for African-Americans because of the legacy of slavery, will be held Tuesday, Aug. 20, through Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center at Virginia Union University, 1500 N. Lombardy St.

Stay strong’ Martese

Re “Survivor: U.Va. honor student talks arrest, future,” June 18-20 edition: Thanks, Free Press, for the very informative story on Martese Johnson. It gave a different version of this young man. He seems to be a very brilliant young man, with a good head on his shoulders. Free Press writer Joey Matthews should be given kudos for compiling this in-depth story.