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Free COVID-19 testing

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

Electoral board chair planning hearing on city registrar’s removal

James M. Nachman, chairman of the Richmond Electoral Board, is planning to hold a board hearing to consider the removal of veteran Richmond Voter Registrar J. Kirk Showalter.

Residents can have their say on Richmond casino survey

What community benefits do you want a Richmond gambling casino to provide?

Virginia redistricting committee takes shape; public can apply

More than a half dozen legislators have been named to a bipartisan redistricting commission that seeks to fairly draw congressional and state legislative districts.

State’s second medical marijuana dispensary opens in Richmond

Virginia’s second medical cannabis processor has opened in Richmond.

Organizations raise $1M for new racial justice fund

Several organizations in Richmond have partnered to raise $1 million for a fund set to expand wealth and educational op- portunities for the Black community and to address structural racism.

South Side woodland to be turned over to city for possible parkland, trails

South Side is gaining 13 additional acres of parkland as a gift from the land’s current owners, it has been announced.

Free COVID-19 testing

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

City Council receives bids from 22 who want Confederate statues

To donate or not to donate? That is the question Richmond City Council may face when it comes to disposing of most of the city-owned Confederate statues.

Task force recommends bevy of public safety reforms to Mayor Stoney

Handed the mission of re-imagining public safety in Richmond, Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s 38-member Richmond task force has come up with a buffet of ideas.

Pressure mounts on city voter registrar to resign or be fired

J. Kirk Showalter continues to lead the voter registration operation in Richmond, just as she has for 25 years.

State lawmaker calls for tax on marijuana to pay for reparations

If marijuana is legalized in Virginia, Democratic Delegate Lee J. Carter of Manassas wants all of the tax revenue generated to be devoted to paying reparations to Black people and Native Americans in the state for their suffering.

Thanksgiving holiday schedule

In observance of Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, please note the following closings:

City Councilman Mike Jones recovering

Ninth District City Councilman Michael J. Jones reports that he is recovering well from lung surgery earlier this month.

Charges dismissed against Sen. Lucas

A Richmond judge dismissed charges on Monday that were filed against the highest-ranking Black state senator and several other Portsmouth officials after police said that she and others conspired to damage a Confederate monument in the Hampton Roads city.