PROJECT: Backyard tropical retreat TIME: Two weeks COST: $1,200 HOW THEY DID IT: Pam and Dave Conyers love the tropics—particularly Hawaii. “Pam wanted something a little closer and a lot cheaper where she could have a morning cup of coffee, read the paper and enjoy the sounds of running water and the smells of flowers,“ Dave Conyers said.

The National Weather Service’s Wakefield station canceled a tornado warning at 11:20 p.m. for parts of Amelia County.

AMELIA—A man walking along U.S. 360 in Amelia County was struck and killed by a pickup truck last night. Virginia State Police Trooper T.G. Watson said Rashmikant Dahyadhai Tatel, 54, of Amelia, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 6 p.m. crash. The fatality occurred when a 1986 Dodge pickup traveling east on 360 struck Tatel about two-tenths of a mile west of U.S. 360 Business, Watson said.

BRUNSWICK ACADEMY 50, AMELIA 33  BRUNSWICK ACADEMY (0-1)  Squire 19, Vincent 5, Lundy 2, Belmonte 21, Rustiechdz 2, Smith 4, Bevile 3, Brockwell 10. Totals 31 3-14 66.  AMELIA (1-0) Flemming 1, Scott 11, Hutton 25, Davis 3, Anderson 6, Urana 15, Vincent 15, Bowen 2, Pollard 3, Capel 2, Allen 2, Noel 8. Totals 20 17-28 .

When John Franklin Black was appointed Amelia County magistrate in 1975, “the county was small. There were not many people he didn’t know,“ said Amelia Sheriff Ricky Walker. Mr. Black, who served until he suffered two strokes in 2006, “was a people person,“ Walker said. “He just had that way about him, even in his later years. He could put somebody in jail and have them laughing [while they were] walking out the door to jail.“

Anderson, Ms. Sandra J., 52, of Richmond, a U.S. Postal Service employee. Brinkley, Mr. Lonnie Linwood, 79, of Richmond, husband of Carrie Brinkley. Coates, Mr. Ernest Vernon, 73, of Hanover, formerly of King and Queen, a retired factory machine operator. Evans, Mr. Allen E. of Richmond. Flowers, Mr. John Albert, 71, of Matoaca, a retired agent for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.