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Dec 10, 2024 | 
henricocitizen.com | Mike King
Recovery advocate Ryan Hampton spoke about his journey with addiction and signed copies of his third book, Fentanyl Nation Dec. 5 at the McShin Recovery Resource Foundation in Henrico. Hampton spoke about his own opioid addiction and recovery before reading an excerpt from his book about the danger of misinformation
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
henricocitizen.com | Mike King
VIDEOIn this week's edition of the Henrico Business Corner, Mike King of MIKEKINGBIZ speaks about the Henrico and Metro Richmond business ecosystem with University of Richmond business professor Richard Coughlin, who also serves as a keynote speaker, strategic advisor, facilitator and coach for a variety of corporate and non-profit clients.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
travelks.com | Mike King
Nat Love, or Deadwood Dick, is one of the most famous cowboys who rode the Western Cattle Trail. His autobiography tells of growing up enslaved on a plantation in Davidson County, Tennessee. He left after the Civil War and arrived in Dodge City, where he joined a group of Texas cowboys, several of whom were also African Americans, and began driving cattle from Texas to Kansas.
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May 3, 2024 | 
nationnews.com | Mike King
Kensington Oval is 95 per cent ready for next month’s T20 World Cup with the Greenidge and Haynes, Hall & Griffith, Coppin, Cozier and Short Media Centre and Hewitt and Inniss Stands already handed over to the International Cricket Council (ICC). Work will be completed on the Three Ws Stand and the Garfield Sobers Players Pavilion in a few days. The Players Pavilion has been enhanced with modernised ice-baths.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
nationnews.com | Mike King
Sometime next week, the major stands at Kensington Oval, the field, media centre, scoreboards and lights will be ready to be handed over to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the forthcoming T20 World Cup. That’s the word from chairman of the National Organising Committee (NOC), Noel Lynch, who made this disclosure on Monday morning at a press conference hosted by Cricket West Indies at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two Mile Hill, St Michael.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
nationnews.com | Mike King
The prize money for the West Indies four-day cricket champions has skyrocketed and player contract levels are on the rise. Yesterday at a Cricket West Indies (CWI) press conference, cricket director Miles Bascombe announced that this year’s Caribbean first-class winners will collect US$250 000, a huge increase from the US$30 000 that was previously at stake. “It is a dramatic increase and a statement because we think that is what it is worth.
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Mar 16, 2024 | 
nationnews.com | Mike King
The creation of the statue for cricketing knight Sir Charles Griffith has been a successful three-year process. Marketing and communications manager of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA), Steven Leslie, told Saturday Sport that the statue was completed last month and everything was on stream for the unveiling at Kensington Oval on March 25. Sculptor Jason Hope is embarking on his third major statue, following those of Sir Frank Walcott and Sir Wes Hall.
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Mar 16, 2024 | 
nationnews.com | Mike King
Barbados has never had it so good. There is World Cup cricket in June, and now there is World Cup bodybuilding and fitness in May. Yesterday, contest promoter, Roger Boyce, confirmed his organisation, Erin Promotions, was partnering with the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) and the National Sports Council to stage the World Cup of bodybuilding and fitness from May 9-12 at the Garfield Sobers Complex of the Gymnasium.
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Mar 9, 2024 | 
nationnews.com | Mike King
Barbadians will not be disadvantaged in the ticketing process for the forthcoming T20 Cricket World Cup. In an exclusive interview with Weekend Sport, head of the National Organising Committee (NOC), Noel Lynch, said they had made it clear to the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) that Barbadians should get a fair allocation of tickets for the June 1-29 event. “The ballot process was done and a lot of people went online and couldn’t get tickets.
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Mar 3, 2024 | 
nationnews.com | Mike King
Hundreds of fans from the Baywoods, St James community were celebrating all night after one of their own fast rising jockeys, Antonio Bishop, impressively won the 2024 Sandy Lane Gold Cup at the Garrison Savannah last night. Bishop produced a brilliant ride on the Gay Smith-owned American horse 6-1 third favourite Portfolio Company to win the southern Caribbean’s most celebrated horserace from Cash Equity in a nerve-jangling finish before thousands of screaming fans.
