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NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals A Beacon of justice: State approves Hopewell court request to hold jury trials inside theater Hopewell will charge the Sixth Circuit Court a daily usage fee whenever trials are held there, a city official said. The city owns the building. The Progress-Index HOPEWELL The state Supreme Court has approved a Hopewell judge s request to conduct jury trials inside the Beacon Theatre due to COVID-19 restrictions. In a Dec. 16 letter to the Sixth Judicial Circuit which includes Hopewell and Prince George County Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons said the approval was effective immediately. The Beacon is located across Ashford Plaza from the Hopewell courthouse, which is where defendants and witnesses will be held for the trials. ....