“East Suffolk Cagers to meet Courtland Wednesday Afternoon” read the first headline in the Library of Virginia’s record attributed to Raymond Boone, founder of the now-shuttered Richmond Free Press.
The article was published Jan. 20, 1953 and is an initial touchpoint for the career of Raymond Boone, a native Virginian, who established himself as a pillar of the community, reporting in Richmond and nationwide.
At the time of that publication, Raymond Boone attended East Suffolk High School in what is now the City of Suffolk, Virginia, but in 1954 was part of Nansemmond County. He was 14-years-old…