Hopewell NewsLocal news for Hopewell, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Prince George- August 12, 2008 Antoinette G. Bendrick, 25, of Dendron, was charged with malicious wounding in the 5500 block of County Drive on Aug.http://www.topix.net/city/hopewell-va/2008/08/prince-george?fromrss=1 Mary Ervin Mitscher- August 10, 2008 Mary Ervin Mitscher, 89, Rocky Mount, Va., died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital, Rocky Mount, Va.http://www.topix.net/city/hopewell-va/2008/08/mary-ervin-mitscher?fromrss=1 Turn lights on for National Night Out- August 8, 2008 West Petersburg plans to hold crime a "going-away party" starting at 5 p.m. tomorrow at the corner of Brunswick and Potomac streets.http://www.topix.net/city/hopewell-va/2008/08/turn-lights-on-for-national-night-out?fromrs... HRHA asks for city's help- August 6, 2008 Captain Greg Taylor gives a presentation on hot spots for crime in the area, most of which is situated around the city's public housing projects.http://www.topix.net/city/hopewell-va/2008/08/hrha-asks-for-citys-help?fromrss=1 Algae possible new biofuel- August 5, 2008 Dr. Patrick Hatcher of Old Dominion University presents the intriguing possibilities of algae as an alternative source of energy.http://www.topix.net/city/hopewell-va/2008/08/algae-possible-new-biofuel?fromrss=1 Nine-mile river race planned- August 5, 2008 Friends of the Lower Appomattox River are planning a canoe and kayak race as part of a river weekend this fall.http://www.topix.net/city/hopewell-va/2008/08/nine-mile-river-race-planned?fromrss=1 Woman pulled from river after accident- August 3, 2008 A family's river outing took a turn for the worse after an accident. Eyewitnesses say a woman hit the water hard after her personal watercraft struck something in the Appomattox River.http://www.topix.net/city/hopewell-va/2008/08/woman-pulled-from-river-after-accident?fromr... Book on Hopewell's black history coming- August 2, 2008 A new city history is coming to a shelf near you. City officials and author Dr. Lauranett L. Lee unveiled, "Making the American Dream Work: A Cultural History of African-Americans in Hopewell, Virginia" on ...http://www.topix.net/city/hopewell-va/2008/08/book-on-hopewells-black-history-coming?fromr... |