Letter to the Editor: A Tribute to New Hope School

  • Former New Hope School student Beverly (Reaves) Kieffer said Mr. Lee Nevilles was one of her favorite teachers. He taught from 1962-1968. Shown, front row from left, are J.W. Miner, Ricky Timperley, Eddie Sherwood, Terry Dodson, middle row, Dorthy Annanders, Cindy Wiggins, Nevilles, Viola DeWitt, unknown, back row, Rocky Blanchard, Charles Annanders, Cathy Carpenter, Debbie Chastain, Ethel Dodson, Harold Yates and Willie Carpenter. Photo from the Collection of Glenn Dale and Kathryn Carter.
    Former New Hope School student Beverly (Reaves) Kieffer said Mr. Lee Nevilles was one of her favorite teachers. He taught from 1962-1968. Shown, front row from left, are J.W. Miner, Ricky Timperley, Eddie Sherwood, Terry Dodson, middle row, Dorthy Annanders, Cindy Wiggins, Nevilles, Viola DeWitt, unknown, back row, Rocky Blanchard, Charles Annanders, Cathy Carpenter, Debbie Chastain, Ethel Dodson, Harold Yates and Willie Carpenter. Photo from the Collection of Glenn Dale and Kathryn Carter.
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We welcome your letters. All letters must be signed and must include a phone number for verification (it will not be printed). Mail letters to P.O. Box 38, Tecumseh; e-mail to editor@countywidenews.com, or bring them by our office at 108 E. Washington.Late last fall, the word went out that New Hope School was going to be torn down. When I heard the news early that morning, I drove to the school,…

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