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JCC Man Pleads Guilty to Brandishing Firearm After Argument at Hooters
The Williamsburg-James City County Courthouse A 23-year-old James City County man pleaded guilty Monday to charges connected to an April 2013 incident stemming from an argument at the Bypass Road...
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James City County Bond Ratings Affirmed for Next Two Years
James City County – and the county’s Economic Development Authority – has maintained the highest bond rating available, which was affirmed last week. James City County and the EDA have maintained an...
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JCC Planning Commission to Review New Plan to Add 147 Homes to Kingsmill
A new plan to add up to 147 homes to Kingsmill is going before the James City County Planning Commission for a public hearing Wednesday. Xanterra has revised its initial plan to add up to 207 homes to...
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Williamsburg Community Foundation Awards 60 Students with Scholarships
Sixty WJCC students were awarded more than $68,000 in scholarships in a ceremony Sunday at the Bruton Heights Education Center. (Submitted) Williamsburg Community Foundation handed 60 students...
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JCC Seeks Real Estate Firm to Help Sell Property Near Toano Fire Station
James City County is looking to unload a piece of property purchased a year ago to make way for the new Fire Station 1 in Toano, but first it needs to hire a real estate firm to assist with marketing...
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Historic Triangle Senior Center Working to Transition Responsibility to James...
After a yearslong funding decline, the Historic Triangle Senior Center in January asked James City County to take over its programming. The senior center, located in the James City County Recreation...
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Three Juveniles Charged with Breaking Into Governor’s Land Garages
Charges are pending against three 17-year-old boys after they allegedly entered at least two garages in Governor’s Land, resulting in a resident struggling with one of the boys in his garage before...
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Jury Finds North Carolina Man Guilty of Obstructing Justice at Busch Gardens
The Williamsburg-James City County Courthouse A jury found a 37-year-old North Carolina man guilty Wednesday of misdemeanor obstruction of justice after hearing testimony from two James City County...
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JCC Planning Commission Offers No Recommendation on New Kingsmill Expansion...
The James City County Planning Commission will not issue a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on whether to support an application that would allow adding up to 147 homes to the Kingsmill...
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Virginia is Celebrating License-Free Fishing Days This Weekend
Virginia is again celebrating free fishing days today through Sunday, when no fishing license is required. Recreational rod and reel fishing during the weekend does not require fishing licenses of any...
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Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Acquires Rare 18th-Century Portrait of Freed Slave
A pair of 1733 portraits of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo are the earliest known depictions of a colonial-era enslaved man. (Photo courtesy Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation) A rare portrait with a new home with...
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JCC Planning Commission Debates Request to Extend Sewer Line on John Tyler...
A request to extend county sewer service by 220 feet along John Tyler Highway sparked a debate Wednesday among James City County’s Planning Commissioners. The proposal did not gain the majority support...
View ArticleJCC Drivers Should Expect Delays from Weekend Triathlon
The Jamestown International Triathlon and Jamestown Gran Fondo will temporarily close portions of James City County roads today and Sunday. Several hundred athletes will be participating in the...
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Chickahominy Baptist Church Treasurer Suspected of Embezzling Money
A 55-year-old James City County woman is suspected of embezzling thousands of dollars from Chickahominy Baptist Church during her time as the church’s treasurer. Alice Rebecca Wilson was arrested by...
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Allegiant Air to Stop Offering Service from Newport News
Allegiant Air will no longer offer service out of Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport as of Aug. 11. Allegiant currently offers service to Orlando Sanford International Airport on a...
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JCC Supes to Consider Allowing Backyard Chickens in Larger Area, Plan to...
A proposal to allow backyard chickens in a wider area of James City County is again slated to go before the Board of Supervisors. On Tuesday the supervisors will examine a set of proposed changes to...
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Local Museums Offer Free Summer Admission to Military
This summer, more than 2,000 museums nationwide will offer free admission to military personnel and their families as Blue Star Museums. In the Historic Triangle, participating are the Muscarelle...
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JCC Commission Recommends Permit for Mosby Drive Daycare to Allow 20 Children
After meeting the requirements to renew a special use permit for an in-home daycare, Tracey Williams received the Planning Commission’s recommendation in favor of her request to be allowed to take care...
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This Week in Crime: Bank Teller Allegedly Embezzles Cash; Man Accused of...
A bank teller in James City County is believed to have embezzled from her bank. A woman was arrested in connection to a November 2010 hit-and-run that caused about $10,000 in damage. A James City...
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JCC Planning Commission Supports Plan to Build a Wendy’s Near WindsorMeade
The Wendy’s planned for the WindsorMeade area was designed to look like the surrounding shopping center. (Rendering courtesy James City County) A plan to build a Wendy’s near the Martin’s gas station...
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