Some resolution for Keeshae Jacobs

Toni Jacobs, mother of Keeshae Jacobs who has been missing since 2016, shared that a memorial for Keeshae will take place on Friday, May 10.

Keeshae Jacobs was last seen on Monday, September 26, 2016 leaving her home off of Erich Road on foot. She was known to have gone to the 3100 block of East Broad Street in Church Hill. Toni Jacobs has kept a continual search for her missing daughter since 2016. Her most recent Missing Persons Day was held just weeks ago in Forest Hill Park.

WTVR has a statement from the Richmond Police Department:

“The Richmond Police Department can confirm new information in the missing person investigation of Keeshae Jacobs has been provided to the family,” a Richmond Police spokesperson told CBS 6 News. “Detectives have never ceased investigating the Keeshae Jacobs case since her disappearance in September 2016. We have worked with the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney to provide the family with the details as we know them, regarding what we now understand to be the tragic situation which led to the death of Jacobs. In respect to family members, further information will be released at a later time.”

Granite Community Foundation works to preserve Green Cemetery

The Richmond Free Press has the story of a group working to preserve Green Cemetery off of Gravel Hill Road:

Bridget Blake’s mother’s property is in front of Green Cemetery and connected to Gravel Hill Baptist Church. The family land was Ms. Blake’s great-grandfather Robert Green’s and his brothers’, dating back to the 1800s. The property will be passed down to Ms. Blake.

Granite was “all slave property,” Ms. Blake said. Over time, outside families bought property in Granite, which led to gravesites being on other properties. At least 50 people are buried on the Blake property. More graves are on two other properties across from the Blake property, Ms. Blake said.

ELECTION/GOVERNMENT STUFF

The Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation this past week unveiled CELEBRATE RPS, a citywide, online auction with multitude of experiences, services, and objects that you can bid on, like a private BBQ class with Ronnie Logan or to be RPS Superintendent for Day.
Garrett Sawyer is now in for the 4th District School Board seat
Originally scheduled for Monday’s School Board meeting, the interviews to fill the vacant 4th District School Board seat have been moved to a special meeting Tuesday, May 14 at 6PM at City Hall School Board Chambers on the 17th floor. This meeting will also be streamed live on RPS YouTube.
PH “Cruz” Sherman has thrown his proverbial hat into the mix for the School Board 8th District seat. Sherman joins Emmett Johnson Jafari and incumbent Dawn Page in the contest for the seat.
There is a a City Council 8th District meeting set for this Thursday. If you live in the 8th District or are just curious - you should go! The district meetings are a great way to find out what's going on in the area.

BELLEMEADE COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP GRAND RE-OPENING THIS SATURDAY

After a break-in last November where many of their tools were taken, the Bellemeade Community Bike Shop had to close down operations. This winter the community rallied to help replace valuable tools and the space was rebuilt to make the bike shop more secure. Celebrate their Grand Re-Opening this Saturday, May 11, from noon-3PM.