The Richmond Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after Richmond officers discovered the bodies of a man and woman inside a vehicle in the 1900 block of Hopkins Road yesterday afternoon.

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The Richmond Police Department are looking for Joseph Michael Rodriguez, Jr. He was indicted on January 5, 2010 for the murder of Michael Mitchell on December 23, 2009 in the 100 block of Wyck Street.

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Councilman Conner will be hosting his monthly district meeting at 5515 Bryce Lane on Tuesday from 5 – 6:30 pm.

These district meetings are an excellent opportunity to inform the officials you elected to city council about topics of concern to the district.

Though the 9th District is often over looked in city discussions, we are part of a thriving and growing community. It’s our duty to ensure that our voices are not lost in the community by being an active part of the discussion!

Hope to see you there!

The January 28, 2010, issue of the Richmond Free Press has word of the recent death of Earl Michael Pappy:

Earl Michael Pappy, a popular former principal for George Wythe High School on South Side, has died. The 51-year-old educator suffered a fatal heart attack on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, at the residence of his fiancée, Janice E. Fisher.

The Bronx, N.Y., native led George Wythe for four years, leaving in 2006. In the final year of his tenure at Wythe, the school achieved state accreditation after several years of being on probation and academic warning. Before going to Wythe, he had served for two years as principal of Boushall Middle School, also on the South Side.

Earl Pappy was known for his take charge attitude and his constant reminders to students and faculty to “get your business straight.” A former teacher for Geroge Wythe wrote, “I’ll never forget the first time I heard him over the school intercom saying “you best get your hind parts in class or I’ll put a foot in it!”"

Open House February 4: Apply for Student Enrollment by February 12th

Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts will be hosting an open house at 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 4th to distribute copies of the student application, discuss the school’s curriculum and answer parents’ questions. This will be the last open house where student applications will be accepted. All student applications must be turned in at the school during open house events or postmarked by February 12, 2010. Stop by February 4th to pick up an application and hear more about our curriculum at the PHSSA building, 3411 Semmes Avenue at 8 p.m.  Paper copies of the student applications are also available at Richmond Public Libraries and Richmond Park and Recreation Centers.

Prospective parents and students should keep in mind that this is a charter school that is open to enrollment for all citizens in Richmond and the students enrolled will be selected by a random lottery.

For more information, check out the website at: http://www.patrickhenrycharter.org