
Mentor, confidant, friend: Richmond’s first Black mayor, Henry Marsh III, dies
Henry L. Marsh III Elementary School was dedicated in Richmond in August 2020.

Henry L. Marsh III Elementary School was dedicated in Richmond in August 2020.

UVA Football alum Olamide Zaccheaus has emerged as one of the top passing-game weapons for the Washington Commanders, who have a shot this weekend at reaching the Super Bowl for the first time since way back in 1992.
A federal judge denied efforts by Shenandoah County School Board to dismiss a complaint by students and the Virginia NAACP of civil rights violations.
The U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act by a 64-35 margin on Monday, advancing a key item on the Trump administration agenda on Day 1 of his second term in the White House.

Full disclosure: I’ve known Ryan Odom since he was a ball boy at University Hall in the early 1980s, while his pop, Dave Odom, was Terry Holland’s top assistant.
The informal committee vetting candidates for the open UVA Basketball head coach job has narrowed its focus to three candidates.
Valley Community Services Board is on the hunt for property again for a crisis center after neighbors voiced opposition to the location.
Community members turned out at an informational meeting to voice opposition to a proposed mental health crisis center in Fishersville.
Anna Westfall, associate professor of art at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, will exhibit installation artwork at Bridgewater College through Wednesday, Feb. 5.

Dr. Amy Tillerson-Brown, a professor of history at Mary Baldwin University, met Nikki Giovanni as a Virginia Tech undergrad in 1991.
We don’t take press releases or official statements as the final word. Digging in to get the whole story takes time and resources.