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Please give coverage of the peaceful protest in Petersburg. Those people deserve the attention instead of the idiots burning and stealing.
Sorry for the inconvenience but here I go again. Now I am able to answer my own question. The Progress-Index, in Petersburg, has this apparent bias and mean spirit toward the Mayor Hopewell perhaps because Mr. Craig Richardson, publisher, comes from having been published at Hopewell News. And so, now I rest confident that this continued harassment and attempt to minimize, direct and control, the current Hopewell Mayor may be something quite different, and yet, no so much, as what I first thought. It, this NON-NEWS, represents and speaks to the mean spirit and hatred of a few. O MY. Mayor Gore, it is my hope that you will ignore this distraction and the recent "demand published on yesterday." You owe the City of Petersburg nothing - not even an explanation. We, neither Hopewell or Petersburg, will never mature and grow while the focus seems to be on tearing you apart because a few in your town don't like you. Do your work the best you can because I am sure you understand that just because people attempt to abuse you and just because they may not choose you, does not make them in any way right so do not let them draw you into this foolish fight - with those you mean you -- no good. O MY! We need a paper that represents the people of PETERSBURG not one which stands ready to carry on the wicked, evil ways of a "in their own mind" superior people seeking to further an agenda that is clearly mean and divisive and in the best interest of no other but themselves. It is sad on the one hand --- and laughable on the next but somehow, it must get better. -k.
Shame, shame, shame on the Progress Index for all the hope you destroy, all positive possibility you ignore and the divisiveness you create and incite as documented once again in your own front page. Yet, you dare to call it news or newsworthy. You should be ashamed. Instead of promoting well being, safety measures and good will -- for both and all communities, your main interest seems to promote the personal views and desires of a few naysayers rather than choosing to speak in the hope that personal disagreements can be settled by better means or that the trouble makers will mature and make more positive contributions. I am disappointed because while, as a news agency, you have the potential to spread some good news in this community, your front page reports the continued petty personal issues (and attacks) in Hopewell as your main feature as though a crime has been committed. Simply put, a Mayor called a meeting to address a major and growing critical concern....some of the Counselors could not attend....but nothing stops them from being able to address their constituents anytime they wish by many different means. Instead they are able to come to the PI and this normal occurrence under unusual circumstances such as this - is used to assault her character....how breathtakingly amazing is it that the Newspaper is once again anything other than a platform for divisiveness. In Petersburg, I am more in interested in the impact of the virus, the decrease or even increase in crime, suggested activities for students out of school (how long and resources). You have many options to be the "Adult in the room" and you seem against being that in order to join the war of character destruction. You are acting as the banner for community divisiveness and dissenters in Hopewell. Stop. Grow Up. Report some news that is our business. This petty, often racial driven fight, in Hopewell, is evident that even the threat of the end of life does not overtake their concern to stop their Mayor, to limit her ability to be effective, and by any means necessary, to dissuade her from seeking re-election...How biased of you...and YOU, like many others of us, SHOULD BE so very ASHAMED.
Miss Virginia, Dot Kelly will be the special guest and emcee of the Miss Southside Virginia scholarship competition in Colonial Heights on February 29 at 6:30 pm. The competition will take place at Life Christian Academy on the Boulevard. The winner will compete for the title of Miss Virginia in June at Liberty University. Last year our very own Miss Virginia, Camille Schrier, won the title of Miss America in December. The Colonial Heights Moose Lodge is the sponsoring most of the winner’s college scholarship award. Tickets will be sold at the door.
I was the Progress Index papergirl in Hopewell for many years. In fact I was the only papergirl in Hopewell for a long, long time. I know I delivered papers 7 days a week. When it snowed and ice was on the ground, I folded 126 newspapers, stuck them in my paperbag and pulled the sledge 3-1/2 miles and posted each newspaper to each house. The Sunday papers were thick and heavy.
Mr. Shevlin used to come to my home to collect money from my paper round and I would save my money for things I wanted (such as Christmas presents for my family). My family home still stands at 2958 Churchill Drive!
Years ago you had a column in your newspaper, "50 years ago..." My sister posted me a clipping to UK in which my name (Frances Sober) was mentioned as being the only papergirl for quite a few years. My brother, Carlton, was the paper boy and I used to take papers on my bike with him. When he went into the Navy, I continued the paper round for many years after that! Such memories...
I Googled Progress Index just now and was surprised you are still in business.
I lived in the Great Depression years; listened to Hitler on our Zenith radio; read about and heard Franklin Delanor Roosevelt. Camp Lee convoys used to inch past our house as we girls used to wave to the soldiers; the year the Progress Index wrote about the end of WW2;
the fierce football competition between Hopewell Bluedevils and Petersburg, and so many other memories!!
I could go on and on about my wonderful memories.
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February 21st, RTL PARANORMAL travels to Hopewell,VA to host a public ghost hunting event at the historic Beacon Theatre! Our special guests for the evening is none other than Richel Stratton, Mustafa Gatollari, Brian Murray, and Daryl Marston from A&E's hit paranormal television show GHOST HUNTERS!!! Q&A session, photo ops, merchandise, and an opportunity to investigate the theatre with GHOST HUNTERS! Go to
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Why can't I open any of these articles.
Well, it has been two Christmas's ago since I last saw who I like to call Carytown Santa.He was not actually the 'official' Santa for Carytown but, more like the country version of a good will ambassador for Carytown.His name was Mr. Ragland and he played the guitar while being dressed up as the jolly old elf during the holidays.I miss that part of Carytown.Now, there was a gentleman out this past season and I respect him trying to be Santa but, it was just not the same.He was tall and trim with a well kept short beard.Mr. Ragland looked exactly like the real Santa Claus!!So, if you have seen him please have him stop by Carytown or better yet ask him to come back as Santa!If you are reading
this Mr.Ragland we need you back in Carytown as our Santa. Bill Sparks
With the 2A wave riding high in Virginia in complete rejection to the Governor’s dreams of disarming the Commonwealth’s law abiding citizens, I ask that you help spread the word that the Hopewell government officials refuse to reply to any inquiry on their positions concerning the 2A. I know that a guy from VA beach is attempting to spearhead the issue in his city. Unfortunately, we have a few cities/counties that refuse to move on common sense - believing that their hopeful gun control laws will stop gun crime. It won’t. Criminals don’t obey the law. They will keep their guns and if the Governor gets his way, he leaves me and majority of his constituents defenseless. Thank you
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