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Update: Busch Gardens Opens After Bomb Threat Lockdown
Update 5:50 p.m. Busch Gardens staff found a note threatening a bomb in the England section of the park Sunday afternoon, preventing anyone from entering or leaving the park, a fire official said....
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New Historic Jamestowne Exhibit Showcases Native American, English Interaction
“The World of Pocahontas, Unearthed” is now open at Historic Jamestowne. (Photo courtesy Colonial Williamsburg) Before the British set foot on Jamestown Island and claimed the land as their own,...
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Charlie’s Antiques Adds Another Store to Lightfoot Shopping Center
Supervisor John McGlennon (Roberts), Charlie Crawford, Supervisor Michael Hipple (Powhatan), Chairwoman Mary Jones (Berkeley) and Assistant County Administrator Adam Kinsman celebrate the newest...
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Williamsburg Distillery Working to Open in James City County
Michael McDaniel had been brewing beer for 15 years when he walked up to William Dodson Jr. in church last September to tell him he wanted to start making whiskey. Coincidentally, Dodson had been...
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U.S. Department of Justice Investigates James City County for Possible...
Peninsula Pentecostals submitted two renderings for its planned church in James City County last year. (Rendering by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc./Courtesy James City County) The U.S. Department of...
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Tropical Storm Arthur Could Strike Historic Triangle Thursday Night, Friday...
The map shows Tropical Storm Arthur’s current position. (Photo courtesy National Hurricane Center) Update 4:57 p.m.: In an update posted 5 p.m. Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center reported winds...
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WJCC Schools Launch New Websites
The Williamsburg-James City County Schools community has a new way to interact with its school district. The district’s new website, Wjccschools.org, launched Monday. In the coming weeks, the district...
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Eco Discovery Park Plans to Bid for Jamestown Yacht Basin
Steve Rose’s nonprofit Eco Discovery Park has been working to expand and upgrade the Jamestown Yacht Basin since leasing the property in 2011. James City County is exploring the option of selling land...
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Brunt of Arthur Projected to Miss Historic Triangle
The National Weather Service issued this map Wednesday showing the projected path of the storm. (Photo courtesy National Weather Service) Tropical Storm Arthur is projected to become a hurricane...
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JCC Planning Commission Votes Against Plan to Rent Winston Drive Home to...
The James City County Planning Commission voted against a plan that seeks to allow a Winston Drive home to be used as a tourist rental. The Planning Commission reviewed a request for a special use...
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Historic Triangle Offices Plan Independence Day Closures
As Historic Triangle residents prepare to celebrate the 238th anniversary of nation’s independence from England, local government offices are announcing closures. York County York County offices,...
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Arthur Becomes Hurricane; Historic Triangle Still Projected to Miss Brunt of...
The National Weather Service issued this map Thursday showing the projected path of the storm. (Photo courtesy National Weather Service) The National Hurricane Center has announced Arthur has reached...
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JCC Has New Representative on Transit Authority Board
The Williamsburg Area Transit Authority has a new board member representing James City County. The James City County Board of Supervisors on June 11 appointed the county’s Director of Development...
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Williamsburg Christian Academy Awards Scholarships in Honor of Administrators
Vaught Scholarship winner Naomi Plumley (front) with her parents Deno and Karen Plumley and Former Head of Elementary at WCA Jane Vaught (center) (Submitted) In honor of two longtime administrators,...
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Fourth of July Fireworks Part of Long Patriotic Legacy
Fireworks behind the Governor’s Palace in Colonial Williamsburg (Photo courtesy of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) As residents throughout the Historic Triangle celebrate the nation’s...
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JCC Voting Office Relocates Within Government Complex
James City County’s voting and elections office has moved across the courtyard from its previous location. The county’s Voter Registration and Elections Office is now located in Building E of the...
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Saint Bede Gains Support to Move Forward with Expansion Plan
A Hopke & Associates rendering shows the two proposed buildings next to the existing church (red) and new parking (orange). The two recreation areas (red dashed lines) were not supported. Saint...
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Upstart Airline PEOPLExpress Service Begins in Newport News
Upstart airline PEOPLExpress is up and running at Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport. The airline announced in May it would begin service to Newark, Boston and Pittsburgh at the end of...
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This Week in Crime: Man Accused of Giving Tattoos to Minors
A James City County man allegedly tattooed two 16-year-old girls. A woman reported being scammed by someone online who posed as a payday lender. A man is facing a felony charge after he allegedly...
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JCC Supes to Consider Plan to Sell Kingsmill Cottages as Homes
A plan to sell 18 cottages in Kingsmill as homes is slated to go before the James City County Board of Supervisors for a public hearing tonight. The Board of Supervisors will consider a plan to revise...
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