About Miss Community Clovia

Clovia Lawrence is a seasoned broadcast journalist who is best known in the Richmond Metropolitan area as \"Miss Community\" or \"Community Clovia.\" With more than 20 years experience, her real passion is in tackling tough topics and issues that affect the lives of people from every walk of life. Ms. Lawrence is the product of the Richmond Public School system and a graduate of Virginia Union University. Covering the Central Virginia market, she has a proven track record as a news reporter, announcer, and community affairs director working at more than a dozen radio stations in virtually every format.

Miss Community Clovia created the Barbershop Talk, One Community of Recovery because of the history of the Heroin/Opioid, Mental Health crisis and trauma. This has been a problem in all communities but has gravely affected the black community. The black community needs the treatment centers and other resources too. However, treatment most of time has […]

A scammer is impersonating a Richmond Police detective. Richmond police officer would never use the phone to advise an individual of a warrant.

Attorney General Mark Herring announced on Wednesday that Virginia is suing the Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharma. He said the family made a fortune off drugs they knew were deadly and addictive.

The Commonwealth of Virginia is giving a grant to Hopewell City Public Schools to help finalize its plans for year-around school. The school board approved a plan for a balanced calendar earlier this year, which affects all five schools. The city of Hopewell is the first school district in the state to move all of […]

I have the distinct honor of working with this local baseball team and now they are helping to spearhead an effort to provide hurricane relief in the Bahamas. The Metropolitan Junior Baseball League is holding a supply drive at the Diamond on Saturday from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. The teens visited The Bahamas earlier this […]

The water in Emporia is safe to drink again. Citizens were notified in a social media post by Hopewell City officials last night that the water was not safe to drink or use after it turned up discolored. City officials say it is safe to use now, although the cause of the discoloration is still […]

Our prayers and resources go out to the families and community devastated by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. Now the hurricane is heading to Eastern Virginia. Residents from Eastern Virginia are bracing for the impacts from Hurricane Dorian. The storm intensified back into a category three hurricane overnight and remains on a track up the […]

Richmond City Democratic Committee will hold a Firehouse Primary for Commonwealth’s Attorney candidates, interim Commonwealth’s Attorney Colette McEachin and Alexander L. Taylor Jr. The Firehouse Primary will be held on August 8 and August 10, at the Main Branch Public Library 101 E. Franklin Street and the Southside Community Services Center 4100 Hull Street Road. […]

The Richmond Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their own at this hour. Police in Charlotte, North Carolina say they found firefighter Daniel Lewis nearly a week after he was reported missing. Lewis, according to reports, commuted from his home in Newport News to Richmond for his shifts, but never showed up […]

Richmond City Democratic Committee will hold a Firehouse Primary for Commonwealth’s Attorney candidates, interim Commonwealth’s Attorney Colette McEachin and Alexander L. Taylor Jr. The Firehouse Primary will be held on August 8 and August 10, at the Main Branch Public Library 101 E. Franklin Street and the Southside Community Services Center 4100 Hull Street Road. […]

Three Richmond elementary school teachers fired last year in an alleged cheating scandal are fight back against the allegations. The three teachers are suing the superintendent and Richmond School Board. Superintendent Jason Kamras said at the time that the trio from Carver Elementary School violated a sacred trust with students and families. They had been […]

Virginia, the birth of America! Welcome to the New World! On this hot day July 30, 1619, 22 white male members held the first legislative body assembled in Virginia, known today as the Virginia General Assembly. Also, in 1619 marks the first recorded arrival of Africans in Jamestown. What will the next year look like […]