Payne Ross wins 5 Emmas
by Hawes Spencer
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“You’re like the Yankees– before all the steroids,” exclaimed emcee Erik Murphy of Hot 101.9 radio after Payne Ross & Associates won its fourth Emma Award Monday night. The downtown Charlottesville-based firm went on to win a fifth prize out of just eight categories in the American Marketing Association’s annual awards banquet held May 11 at the X Lounge. A gold-skinned woman, who gave her name only as “Emma,” shown here with ad agency co-founder Susan Payne, presented the prizes. (Bonus photo of all winners.)
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Charlottesville police have named 23-year-old Charlottesville resident Victor Ramon Maxey as the man arrested for the May 13 shooting at 1800 Jefferson Park Avenue. Maxey has been charged with one count of aggravated malicious wounding, two counts of shooting into an occupied dwelling, and two counts of use of a firearm while committing a felony. The victim, whose identity has not been released, underwent surgery and remains hospitalized in critical condition. According to the police press release, Maxey and the victim are acquaintances. (
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