Ashley Hopkinson

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Ashley Hopkinson knows a good story when she sees it and her lifelong passion for telling stories has been an asset to more than five news publications across Alabama. Ashley earned a BA in Journalism from Auburn University in August 2008, where she was the associate editor of the Auburn Plainsman-- an award-winning campus newspaper in Auburn, Ala. Following graduation, Ashley worked as a cops/general assignment reporter for The Montgomery Advertiser in Montgomery, Ala. Previously, she was a reporter for The Gadsden Times: A New York Times Company in Gadsden, Ala., a freelance writer for The Birmingham News and an editorial assistant for Auburn Magazine. Ashley loves her unique heritage. She is both American and South American, and spent much of her life between Auburn Ala., and Guyana, South America, a small country off the coast of the Caribbean.

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Richmond Confidential

121 North Gate Hall

Berkeley California, 94720-5860

Stories

Bay Area Storytelling Festival comes to Richmond

The laughter of more than 100 children echoed through the auditorium of the Craneway Pavillion...

Richmond YouthWORKS program gets new facility

The construction won’t be complete until June, but staff at the Richmond YouthWORKS program are...

Career Day at Nystrom Magnet Elementary School

Only about a third of the Nystrom Magnet Elementary School cafeteria was filled with students...

Silly Parade highlights in photos

There was enough silly to go around at the 5th Annual Richmond Silly Parade. More...

Out on the Bay: Sea Scout training for young people

This year the Sea Scouts, a national organization focused on teaching young people knowledge of...

A gathering to celebrate women, community

“We are family, I’ve got all my sisters with me,” blasted out the speakers in...

Somewhere to turn: The U visa, a path to citizenship for domestic violence victims

A year ago possibilities meant nothing to Mari Hernandez. Possibilities were for American citizens—people who...

An American friend: West Contra Costa’s first immigration detainee visitors program

Crossroads is a multi-part immigration series covering issues in the East Bay. If you have...

Proposition 8 struck down in SF today

Proposition 8, California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, was struck down by the Ninth U.S....

Sixth Street residents receive renovation makeover

Guadalupe Corral likes to keep a tidy house. But this past Monday the main rooms...

Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service draws a crowd

Inspired by the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr, more than 400 Richmond residents volunteered...

Free Wi-Fi Internet connection to reach Iron Triangle residents

Residents living in Richmond’s Iron Triangle Neighborhood will have access to free Internet from four...

New computer program to enhance adult education

A new web-based program aims to enhance locals’ cyber skills.

Recent Comments

  • Posted on: Richmond to host amateur boxing event Saturday

    Denzel Dowell, You are absolutely correct. It seems there is a typo in the caption of the "lede" photograph. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. Ashley Hopkinson #

    September 20, 2011 at 7:14 pm

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