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Documents: Former RPS facilities director was paid for six weeks after investigation due to rejected resignation
The additional pay came to light in documents newly released to The Richmonder under the state’s Freedom of Information Act, as ordered by a city judge.
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As electricity costs rise and federal tax credits wind down, Richmond hopes to move fast on solar
Currently, Richmond’s annual electricity costs are about $18.7 million.
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Arthur Ashe's statue turns 30 on Friday. It wasn't an easy road to Monument Avenue
Three decades on, here’s a look back on how this monument came into existence.
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Richmond's safety-net clinics squeezed by surge in uninsured patients
Budgeting for the coming year feels impossible, one group said. "There are too many things that could go up or down."
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As electricity costs rise and federal tax credits wind down, Richmond hopes to move fast on solar
Currently, Richmond’s annual electricity costs are about $18.7 million.
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Documents: Former RPS facilities director was paid for six weeks after investigation due to rejected resignation
The additional pay came to light in documents newly released to The Richmonder under the state’s Freedom of Information Act, as ordered by a city judge.
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Arthur Ashe's statue turns 30 on Friday. It wasn't an easy road to Monument Avenue
Three decades on, here’s a look back on how this monument came into existence.
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Local News
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Local author Rachel Beanland’s newest book revisits a childhood home in Italy
“I don’t think I would be a novelist without being a Richmonder.”
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Newsletter
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July 13 Newsletter: Safety net snapping
NEW: Documents in the Bobby Hathaway case show he was paid for an additional six weeks after two investigations recommended he be fired. Plus, Richmond turns to solar energy.
Sports
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After a lifetime in education, Matoaca's softball coach is still treasuring a season to remember
"I’m going to treasure this forever."
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