City plans March Against Crime The Hopewell March Against Crime organization (HMAC) will sponsor the next community march scheduled to take place on May 1, beginning at 10 a.m. and lasting until 2 p.m.
Mar 5, 2010, 10:45
Beacon part-crasher arrested An arrest has been made in a melee outside of the Beacon Theatre Saturday night. Mar 5, 2010, 10:43
Let's make a deal A Prince George resident "made a deal" earlier this week. Anyone tuning in to "Let's Make a Deal" on CBS Monday spotted Eric Kimbrough, a Prince George High School graduate and Virginia Commonwealth University student.
Mar 5, 2010, 10:41
Beacon event crashed A sweet 16 party Saturday reportedly sparked several confrontations outside of the Beacon Theatre. The party had been shut down because it was estimated to be three times above the contracted capacity.
Mar 2, 2010, 11:57
Police employ new strategies Early Saturday afternoon, Hopewell’s Chief of Police, Steven Martin, spoke at a gathering of Neighborhood Watch leaders, concerned citizens, volunteers and Mayor Brenda Pelham at the Appomattox Regional Library System’s headquarters. Mar 2, 2010, 11:54
Legislation to block OLF is grounded RICHMOND – Legislation that could have stopped the U.S. Navy from locating an Outlying Landing Field in the Tidewater area has been refused permission for takeoff this year. But OLF opponents aren’t giving up.
Mar 2, 2010, 11:51
High school desparate for upgrades During an impassioned work session involving the Hopewell City Council and School Board, nearly all funding for the renovation of Hopewell High School, $22.5 million out of $25 million, was identified. Feb 26, 2010, 10:20
School Board faces deep cuts Hopewell Public Schools is facing an massive reduction in its budget dependent on the actions of the General Assembly. Current estimates show a potential reduction of up to $3 million. Feb 26, 2010, 10:18
School Board discusses performance contracts Educational budgets involve far more than what people might think. It is easy to imagine money being spent on classrooms, books, school supplies, cafeteria stock and transportation.
First Hopewell homicide of 2010 Monday night at 4:41 p.m. Hopewell Police responded to 2306 of Dellrose Dr. in the city to find Lonnie Drumin, a 57 year old black male stabbed in the chest laying by his vehicle. This is the first homicide in Hopewell for 2010.
Groundbreaking for human services building City officials had a groundbreaking for the new human services building on Friday, Jan. 29, and it was a long time coming. It has taken over 20 years for the residents in Hopewell to see the start of the construction on a new human services building.
Feb 16, 2010, 12:40
Elks Lodge hosts black history celebration The Black Heritage Committee had their fourth annual black history celebration on Saturday, Jan. 13 at the Elks Lodge. The theme of this year's celebration was "Bridging our Past to our Future... Closing the Generation Gap."
Feb 16, 2010, 12:37
WHAP's Hottest New Artist show The Hottest New Artist show and competition on WHAP 1340-AM is back for another round. At the end of last month, the top 10 winners of the first competition were named. "Word Man" from Akron, Ohio, was the winner out of 40 semi finalists. Feb 12, 2010, 12:14
