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Hello again Hopewell! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Ready for tomorrow’s citywide Shelter-in-Place alert test? Here’s what happens.
  • Why Hopewell’s latest City Point homicide has police seeking your tips
  • How a Hopewell teacher’s quick action saved a choking student

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 47 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 55, low: 30.
  • Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 55 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What to do and when to expect Hopewell's emergency alert test (progress-index.com) — Hopewell Fire & EMS will send a citywide “Shelter-in-Place” test alert to subscribed residents on Dec. 16, with Dec. 17 as a backup date, and you’ll be asked to confirm receipt. Make sure your emergency notification profile is up to date, or sign up online to get alerts by text, email, pager, or voicemail and be ready to reply correctly during the drill.
   

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• Man found shot to death inside wrecked car in Hopewell's City Point (progress-index.com) — Hopewell police are investigating a deadly shooting after 38-year-old Jesse James Rhodes was found shot multiple times inside a crashed car on Haskell Street in the City Point area early Dec. 15. This marks Hopewell’s eighth homicide of 2025, double last year’s total, and investigators are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Shawn Grant or Crime Solvers.
   

• Rob surprises Hopewell teacher who saved her student's life: 'I did what anybody would do' (wtvr.com) — A Hopewell teacher at West End Christian School is being celebrated after using the Heimlich maneuver to save a student who began choking during lunch. CBS 6’s “Month of Giving,” with help from Virginia Credit Union, surprised Stephanie Mullins at the school with a $200 gift card, highlighting her quick thinking and dedication to her students.
   

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    Saturday December 20
  • Doug Church
    Beacon Theatre, 401 N Main St, Hopewell
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💬 Chatter

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  • AdvanSix posted a job opening for North Side Material Handler - Hopewell in Hopewell. Apply here.
  • SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Hopewell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopewell here.

🗞 Nearby News

Prince George

  • Analysts spot rare opportunity in IREN's 47% collapse (rollingout.com)

Colonial Heights

  • Officer saves man being attacked by dogs in Colonial Heights (wric.com)

Petersburg

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-- The Patch AM Team

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