Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones dedicates a fountain in honor of the late Alicia Rasin. She was known as Richmond’s Ambassador of Compassion, a victim’s rights advocate. Rasin was honored during a brief ceremony last evening in Jefferson Park, where the “Peace Fountain” highlights her memory. Rasin, who died in October at the age of […]

What were you doing on this day 14 years ago? Well, I was on the radio getting ready for my news and community updates on the Tom Joyner Morning Show when the breaking news came across the airwaves that America was under attack. WHAT! What does this mean America is under attack? At that moment, I’m […]

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MEDIA ALERT December 19, 2012 Citizens Against Crime   Citizens Against Crime will hold a “Citywide Candle Light Prayer Vigil” Sunday December 23, 2012 at 6:00pm; which will take place at Festival Park (adjacent to the Richmond Coli-seum) 601 East Leigh Street. The Honorable Dwight C. Jones, Mayor of Richmond, VA will bring condolences and […]

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Heard It First From The Mayor – “Hurricane Preparedness” with Mayor Dwight C. Jones & ‘Miss Community’ Clovia Lawrence Hurricane season is June 1 through November 30. So I encourage all residents to plan now by getting a kit, making a plan, and staying prepared! Following a disaster it may take up to 72 hours […]

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It’s that time of year once again where we all pitch in to make the holidays special for everyone. No matter where you are, who you are or how much you have, we can all do something to give back in our own way. That’s why today Radio One Richmond is so excited to kick […]

Miss Community Clovia had the chance to check in on Richmond Mayor, Dwight C. Jones and shed some light on some of the initiatives he’s been working on around the city. Mayor Dwight C. Jones discusses the “First Fridays Art Walk” and the impact it has on the city and the community. Over the last […]

Mayor Dwight C. Jones opened up Saturday’s Transformation Expo with an amazing opening prayer, which started off the unbelievable festivities. Check out the prayer below and also check out all the highlights of the event. http://media.kyte.tv/js/kyte.jsKyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:600,height:400,p:”1763″,s:1226502,tbid:”5″}); Check out More Photos!

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Mayor Jones will announce a City of Richmond anti-poverty initiative during the ‘Unpacking the 2010 Census: The New Realities of Race, Class and Jurisdiction’ program. Hope in the Cities in partnership with the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, will present the half-day program ‘Unpacking the 2010 Census: The New Realities of Race, Class, and Jurisdiction.’ […]

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Let your voice be heard! For these series of meetings, through the use of technology, you will have a chance to vote on what you feel the top spending priorities should be. When you come to one or all of the four (4) forums below, you will have the opportunity to give direct input on […]

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Richmond, VA – Mayor Dwight C. Jones and City Councilman Charles R. Samuels today announced their joint proposed ordinance to manage the location of private liquor stores, should the State move to privatize ABC stores in the future. The purpose of the ordinance is to distinguish “retail sales of liquor” from other retail stores, to […]

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The Westover Hills Library renovations are the second in a series of seven projects that will renovate all city branch libraries and a portion of the Main Library. The city of Richmond has invested $800,000 in the Westover Hill Library renovation. Updated technology and computer systems, a new roof and building repairs, complete replacement of […]

Miss Community Clovia had the chance to check in on Richmond Mayor, Dwight C. Jones and shed some light on some of the initiatives he’s been working on around the city. Mayor Dwight C. Jones discusses poverty in the city of Richmond and what he plans on doing to fix this overwhelming problem.