Cheryll Burke News Today

Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith As chief of police of Richmond, it is my wish that 2021 brings recovery success to a struggling economic system, a strained education system and a reimagined public safety system, all of which have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This year presented many new and unique challenges. People experienced displacement, separation, homelessness, hopelessness, loss, child care issues, unemployment at staggering numbers and other hardsh...

Richmond School Board votes for students to continue virtual classes through the end of the academic year Richmond Public Schools students in an educational pod in North Side work on their class assignments in September with the help of a pod leader. Photo courtesy of the Evans Family Richmond students won’t be going back into school buildings for in-person classes next semester. The Richmond School Board voted 8-1 Monday night to continue the school system’s virtual ...