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Virginia Beach council honors Kimball family with honorary street sign and passes Black History Month recognition
Summary
Council presented an honorary street-sign designation for George L. Kimball in the New Light community and read a citywide Black History Month resolution recognizing local African American leaders and ‘African Americans and Labor’ as the 2025 theme.
At the start of the formal session, the Virginia Beach City Council presented a resolution designating General Street in the New Light community in memory of George L. Kimball and directed the city manager to arrange honorary signage at the street.
Doctor Ross Hammond read the resolution on behalf of the Kimball family and the council, recounting George L. Kimball’s service as a Sunday school teacher, deacon board president at New Life Baptist Church, civic-league member, naval employer and neighborhood caretaker. The oldest daughter, identified in the record as Ophelia…
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