The City of Richmond has published the schedule for free leaf collection and will be in the Church Hill and Fulton areas between 11/10-11/14 and 1/5-1/9. Citizens will only need to rake their leaves to the curb, and the City will take them away.

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David Worsham, 55, has been charged with murder in the killing of Virginia Worsham, 83, both of the 5300 block of Campbell Avenue. Mr.Worsham turned himself in to Richmond Sheriff’s Deputies earlier today “and stated that he had killed his mother”. [via]

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Lt. James Laino’s Sector 111 Report for September is now available (PDF):

On September 23rd residents of Fulton organized a neighborhood walk with sector officers and the Command Staff. During the walk they discussed issues related to the Powhatan Park; lighting, loitering, graffiti and trash.

During this reporting period Sector 111 officers answered 1740 radio calls, compiled 176 reports and investigated 13 vehicle accidents. They also made 139 misdemeanor arrests, 24 felony arrests, executed 66 warrants, issued 73 traffic summons, conducted 97 field interviews and seized 4 guns.

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A man was shot once in the leg about 9:30PM in the 1300 block of Darbytown Road. The victim reported that “he was shot by someone who had stepped out of a black sport utility vehicle.” [via]

The Fall issue of the Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association Newsletter is now out in the neighborhood. Includes info about the upcoming candidates forum, a letter from Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association president Bobby Vickers, a profiles of retired postal carrier Gary Biggs, Paul and Bertha Swarr, and Elmore Whitehurst of Fire Station 8, info about the Fulton Family Reunion Committee, and a celebration of 10 years of bicycle motocross at Gillies Creek Park.

Art, GED Classes, Girl Scouts, Tae Kwon Do, Modern Dance, Recording Studio AND MORE @NRC; Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association meeting; BMX Virginia State Championship; Powhatan Hill Community Center Football; Run to the River; MORE…

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The next meeting of the Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association will be this Tuesday, October 14th, at 7PM at the Neighborhood Resource Center (1519 Williamsburg Road).

The BMX Virginia State Championships will take place at Gillies Creek Park on Saturday, Oct.18 @9AM. Start Time for State Championship Final is noon, registration for qualified racers runs from 9-11AM.

Run to the River is a new, challenging 10k hill run presented by Rocketts Landing to benefit the Neighborhood Resource Center (NRC). The race will start from the NRC, located at 1519 Williamsburg Road in Fulton Hill, on Saturday, October 18 at 9:30 a.m. Runners will tackle three hills (Powhatan, Potomac and Libby Hills) and race along Richmond’s historic and scenic riverfront.

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Fresh off last year’s Flip it Back restoration of 816/818 North 23rd Street, Gable Painter and GP Restoration have lined up a 13-episode season on a cable channel known for home improvement shows. The show will be Richmond-based and will feature 1 main project across the entire season and also a smaller project for each episode. The big project has been lined up, but Gable is looking for some great smaller restoration project. Find out how to get your house in the show…

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This is an urgent Press Release from Art Burton, candidate for School Board in the 6th district.

*STOPPING VIOLENCE AND SUPPORTING EDUCATION*

An emergency situation is developing at Armstrong High School in Richmond’s East End:

*gang activity is disrupting the educational process.*

The crisis at this school undermines confidence in our school system, risks the lives of teachers and students alike, and threatens public safety in Richmond’s communities.

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The dog park in Church Hill will be open on the weekends and on Tuesday and Thursday until 7PM once it gets dark enough for this to apply during the Fall/Winter. Please bring your pooch out to play in the park!

NRG Krysys‘ John Gotschalk has put together a novel approach to collecting pledges for tomorrow’s Run to the River 10k:

Now I had every intention of running this race, but it turns out that I will be playing music in a smoky bar the night before and can’t honestly see myself getting up and running first thing after going to bed at two or three in the morning. However, I told Mary Lou and Annette, the NRC’s hardworking codirectors, that I would try and collect some pledges anyway.

So, let me say to you that I promise to sit the race out and sleep in while my wife and kids volunteer at the event. In fact, beginning at 8 a.m., I will stay in bed an extra minute for every dollar I receive in pledges (up to, say, 180 minutes or so).

If you did participate in the 10k or 5k to benefit The Neighborhood Resource Center, tell us about your experience. Did you take any photos? If so please share them with the Greater Fulton News Site!

Photo by Tracy

Here are the minutes from The Greater Fulton Civic Association meeting October 2008. Once again thanks to Brenda for providing the minutes. They are available for download and print here (PDF) and here (Word).

The first General Meeting for the Greater Fulton Civic Association was held on October 14, at 7pm at the Neighborhood Resource Center. The officers for the 2008-2009 year are: Bobby Vickers-President, Brandon JayCox –Vice President, Brenda Vickers-Secretary, Brett JayCox-Assistant Secretary and Keith Grady-Treasurer.

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Co-executive director, Annette Cousins and the creator of Greater Fulton News and frequent poster John Murden have been selected as one of Style Weekly’s 40 people under 40 years of age to watch in Richmond, Virginia.

Congrats to both!

 New Voices an incubator for pioneering community news ventures in the United States that focuses on creating and sustaining websites grounded in journalism caught up with John Murden, Jeff South and I to talk about community journalism. Here is a bit of what was said. -

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The Church Hill Association is sponsoring a School Board Candidates Forum at Bellevue Elementary School Tuesday evening from 5:30-6:45PM with all 3 of the 7th District candidates. A separate 7th District Candidates Forum that includes the school board candidates, council candidates, and mayoral candidates will follow at 7PM at the Powhatan Community Center in Fulton. Both forums are open the public.

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Last weekend’s inaugural Run to the River raised $21,000 for the NRC, according to the Rocketts Landing - Captain’s Blog:

“It was a beautiful day and the race went off without a hitch,” said Mary Lou Decossaux, a director at the Neighborhood Resource Center of Fulton Hill, which organized the event. Decoussaux said the race raised $21,000 for the center, which includes a school and a kitchen to help prepare healthy meals. [...] East End resident Peter Lurie won with a time of 42:58.

From the October 29, 2008 NRC Press Release

The Run to River was great!
Despite a very rainy Friday, race day was cold and dry.  We knew, we had tapped into a world of serious runners when people started showing up in boxers and short sleeves!  The race started under an arc of balloons.  Seventy plus racers ran and walked the hilly course.  They huffed and puffed and cursed the stairs at Libby Hill.  They broke a sweat along the James and chatted up cheery road-side volunteers, “How many more hills?  Are we getting close?”  Up the last hill, through the back streets, the saxy sounds of Hotel X let runners know the finish line was near.

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