Cynthia I. Newbille easily won a special election for the 7th District seat on Richmond’s City Council. Newbille, a one-time city administration official, was endorsed by Mayor Dwight C. Jones,

Cynthia I. Newbille appeared poised to win yesterday’s special election for the 7th District seat on Richmond City Council. With five of seven precincts reporting, Newbille, a one-time city administration official who was endorsed by Mayor Dwight C. Jones, had 1,162 votes to lead five other candidates vying to represent the city’s East End, according to unofficial totals.

Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones is jumping in to try to sway next Tuesday’s special election for the open 7th District seat on the City Council. After weeks of speculation, Jones is endorsing Cynthia I. Newbille in the six-candidate race to represent the East End. In a recorded phone message that went to district households Tuesday, Jones encourages people to vote for Newbille. Another round of calls is expected next week.

Bond Kenney Lewis Newbille Powell Robinson The political shuffling that began when Dwight C. Jones was elected Richmond mayor last year will end Nov. 3 with a special election for the 7th District seat on the City Council. Six candidates are vying to represent the East End: Ronald L. Bond, Clarence Kenney, Deanna Lewis, Cynthia I. Newbille, Garry F. Powell and Robin D. Robinson.

State Sen. Henry L. Marsh III set precedents as a civil rights lawyer and made history as Richmond’s first African-American mayor.

Though still more than a year away, the first steps were taken yesterday for Richmond’s involvement in the upcoming 2010 census. The local Census office, located in the former Fulton Elementary School in Richmond’s East End, officially opened to great fanfare as Mayor Dwight C. Jones and state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, D-Richmond, addressed about 50 people.

Though still more than a year away, the first steps were taken yesterday for Richmond’s involvement in the upcoming 2010 census. The local Census office, located in the former Fulton Elementary School in Richmond’s East End, officially opened to great fanfare as Mayor Dwight C. Jones and state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, D-Richmond, addressed about 50 people.

A gunshot fired during a 1976 robbery at a Portsmouth bus stop left Michael Edward Clark, a 19-year-old sailor from Illinois, paralyzed from the neck down. A veterans hospital later sent him home. Clark died Nov. 24, at age 51, of complications of quadriplegia. This month a Kendall County, Ill., coroner’s jury ruled the death a homicide.

The developers who want to bring minor-league baseball back to Richmond are proposing to finance a new ballpark in Shockoe Bottom with state sales taxes generated by the stadium and other new buildings. With the General Assembly starting its 2009 session today, Del. G. Manoli Loupassi, R-Richmond, has proposed a bill that would divert the tax revenues to finance the $60 million ballpark.

Dwight Clinton Jones was sworn in as mayor of Richmond yesterday, marking the start of the second administration under the city’s new form of government. With cameras flashing in a brief ceremony at City Hall, Jones promised to uphold the state and federal constitutions and to perform impartially his duties as mayor. The oath was administered by Judge Marilyn C. Goss, a member of First Baptist Church of South Richmond, where Jones is pastor. Jones recited his lines with his left hand placed on a Bible held by his 12-year-old twin grandsons, Bryce and Mandell Jones.

Minus Richmond’s current and future mayor, members of the City Council and School Board pressed tonight their priorities for the 2009 General Assembly session. The dinner discussion touched on a range of topics but was dominated by a hope that lawmakers would limit the impact of potentially severe budget cuts on critical services, including education and public safety.