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.

  Health Alert in North Chesterfield! Health Director Dr. Alexander Samuel of the Chesterfield Health District said there is a warning about a lung infection that has popped up in northeast Chesterfield County. According the health director, ten cases of Legionnaires’ disease had been confirmed since the beginning of May. Dr. Samuel said breathing in […]

An overnight house fire on Ironbridge Road cause the roof to partially collapse. Firefighters were called to the scene at 12:43 a.m. Thankfully, the family got out without injuries but a cat is still missing. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. 8News is on the scene.

Due to dangerous heat conditions this weekend, two Richmond area ice skating rinks offer free skating.

It’ll be too hot go out this weekend so stay inside if you can! The heat index could reach dangerously high levels in Richmond today and this weekend. The heat wave will impact most of central and eastern U.S. with a number of record highs likely. The actual high temperatures for the metro area today […]

An investigation is underway after a ten-month-old baby was left in a car during extreme heat conditions. On Tuesday, temperatures rose well into the 90’s, a Richmond mother says the death of her ten-month-old daughter was an accident. Richmond Police are still investigation the details surrounding the baby’s death. The child died after reportedly being […]

Pressure builds and blows. SHUT IT DOWN!  I have too much to lose than to go off on you. Keep it humble before you stumble. A “Clo-ism” on life’s journey today. Check out Miss Community’s daily “Clo-isms” here.

A heat advisory is in effect for Richmond and Central Virginia today through next week. The heat index is expected to reach up to 105 this afternoon. The National Weather Service says hot and humid weather will consume two-thirds of the country by this weekend. The heat index may remain over 100 through early next […]

How did we get here? I often ask myself that. Through my accomplishments and disappointments the conclusion has been words. I believe that words are so powerful that when you plant them they can either grow or slow your world. On life’s journey today, choose your words wisely and proceed with caution~ Clo-ism

Community Collaboration at its best! Richmond Public Schools and the YMCA are coming together to reduce summer slide. In other words, learning loss from the time students leave school for summer vacation and heading back to school in the fall. The Richmond Times-Dispatch says more than one-thousand students have been heading out to seven schools […]

An investigation is complete into a Virginia Commonwealth University student’s allegations that former Virginia governor L. Douglas Wilder kissed her without consent. The Washington Post is reporting an outside attorney conducted an investigation after the formal complaint against 88-year Wilder was filed with the university last December. The probe concluded he was responsible for the […]

The Richmond-Times Dispatch reports that production crews were set-up in Gilpin Court to work on a series that's based on the life of NBA star Kevin Durant.

The special session of the Virginia General Assembly on gun control legislation is already over in Richmond. Governor Ralph Northam called lawmakers back to the state Capitol after Virginia Beach city employee shot 12 people to death in May. Both Republican-controlled chambers voted in under an hour on Tuesday to adjourn until November 18th without […]