Is there money in the city budget to prevent school closures? Richmond City Council members are trying to find more money for city schools as they look at options to shut down at least eight Richmond city schools to make up for an 18-million dollar budget shortfall. At Monday night’s meeting in council chambers, some […]
Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones appoints the city’s new police chief during a press conference at City Hall yesterday. Veteran officer Alfred Durham will take over the post…
Will Richmonders support new economic development plans for Shockoe Bottom and the Boulevard? According to Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones, the new revitalization project will generate…
“You Heard It First” with Mayor Dwight C. Jones & Miss Community Clovia Discuss the Hull Street Library The city has reopened the newly renovated Hull Street Library at 1400 Hull Street. The library renovation is a signal of the rebirth that is occurring in the Hull Street corridor. Businesses are moving back into the […]
Via: TimesDispatch.com By Will Jones The Richmond Police Department spent $333,633 last year to provide 24-hour security for Mayor Dwight C. Jones. The total reflects a substantial reduction — 59 percent — from the $816,260 spent in fiscal 2007-2008 on protection for then-Mayor L. Douglas Wilder, according to information released after a request under the […]
