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OB Jalon Jones hands Sanders first college coaching victory
With able assistance from former area athlete Jalon Jones, Deion Sanders is 1-0 as a college head football coach at Jackson State University.
City requests applications for Coliseum-area development
City Hall is taking a fresh step in trying to replace the Richmond Coliseum nearly four years after it was shuttered.
Sheila D.H. Scott, former RPS school principal, dies at age 69
Shelia Diane Harris Scott, a career educator who touched the lives of thousands of schoolchildren, has died. Best known for her 12 years as principal of Miles Jerome Jones Elementary School in South Side, Mrs. Scott died Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. She was 69.
2 Va. poets awarded the Ruth Lilly Prize
Rita Dove, the Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and Nikki Giovanni, recently retired professor of English at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, are two of 11 poets who have been awarded the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. The distinction, announced by the Poetry Foundation’s 2022 Pegasus Awards, includes a $100,000 award given to each poet.
HBCU players’ dwindling NFL numbers
Thanks, especially, to South Carolina State, HBCU athletes still have a presence in the NFL.
Varina and High Springs high schools also take home state titles
This was a banner season for area code 804 high school basketball.
Fourth Baptist receives historic preservation grant
Fourth Baptist Church in Richmond’s East End has been awarded a $150,000 grant to support preservation of the education wing as the church prepares to mark the 164th anniversary of its founding.
MLK’s initial leadership site gets preservation funding
As the Alabama church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was elected to his first leadership position in the Civil Rights Movement marks its 155th anniversary, work has begun to make a museum out of the crumbling building where that vote was taken.
Colette W. McEachin wins decisive victory over primary challenger for commonwealth’s attorney
The race for Richmond’s next commonwealth’s attorney ended late Tuesday evening, as incumbent Colette W. McEachin emerged victorious against a Democratic primary challenge from attorney Thomas P. Barbour Jr.
Adoption advocate and political campaign volunteer Annette ‘Nettie’ Gordon dies at 82
Annette White “Nettie” Gordon, who helped build an adoption program focused on Black children and volunteered in campaigns of Democratic candidates, has died.
Hanover Branch NAACP, others file legal challenge to planned Wegmans distribution center
The battle over a proposed $175 million distribution center that Wegmans Food Markets Inc. wants to build in Hanover County is headed to court.
VCU to meet VSU Nov. 1 at the Siegel Center
A hoops rivalry that began more than a half century ago will be renewed Monday, Nov. 1, when Virginia Commonwealth University hosts Virginia State University in an exhibition game. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at a likely jam-packed Siegel Center on the VCU campus.
Fields loses appeal in murder conviction from Charlottesville rally
The Ohio man sent to prison for driving his car into a crowd of counterprotesters during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in August 2017 has lost his bid to appeal his conviction, the Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled Tuesday.
NSU eyes third straight MEAC title
Dana Tate found good fortune in Las Vegas without going anywhere near a card table or slot machine.
Writing competition open to RPS students
The Game Changer Citywide Writing Competition, exclusively for Richmond Public Schools students, is open through Feb. 1, 2023. Contestants have the opportunity for students to win up to $500.
Armstrong drives ‘Maybach’ to victory
Armstrong’s Wildcats have gotten hot – make that smoking hot – at just the right time.
Coach Prime comes out swinging
“Sanford & Son” has given way to Sanders & Son as a top entertainment attraction. Only this is real life drama minus any funny business.
Trojans veer off track
It will be Senior Day Saturday at Rogers Stadium and the seniors, as well as the underclassmen, figure to have a chip on their shoulder and something to prove. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.
Council, mayor approve first City collective bargaining agreements
On Monday, Richmond City Council approved a series of collective bargaining agreements with several key unions.
