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State Budget Deal Slashes Funding to William & Mary, Local Governments
Gov. Terry McAuliffe and members of the General Assembly announced Monday a compromise to address a nearly $900 million shortfall in the state budget. The compromise preserves K-12 education spending...
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Construction Underway at Norge’s Village at Candle Station
Construction is underway at the Village at Candle Station in Norge. When complete, the neighborhood will feature more than 200 homes. (Gregory Connolly/WYDaily) Construction is underway at the...
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All WJCC, YCSD Schools Receive Full Accreditation From State
The percentage of Virginia schools meeting accreditation requirements declined for the second year in a row, but schools in the Historic Triangle bucked the trend. Every school in Williamsburg-James...
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Travel Association: Tourists Contributed More Than $1.1 Billion to Historic...
Tourism brought more than $20 billion of economic activity to Virginia in 2013, with more than $1.1 billion spent in the Historic Triangle, according to estimates from the U.S. Travel Association. USTA...
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James City County Police: String of Vehicle Break-Ins Likely Related
James City County Police believe the same suspect or suspects are behind a string of car break-ins that has hit several neighborhood throughout James City County since the start of the month. More...
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WATA Directors Select New Bus Design
The Williamsburg Area Transit Authority has selected this design for its new buses. (Photo courtesy WATA) The Williamsburg Area Transit Authority buses ferrying passengers across the Historic...
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Work Nimbly Coworking Business Holds Ribbon-Cutting for Official Opening
(L-R) Tiffany Phillips, Greater Williamsburg Chamber and Tourism Alliance; Vice Chair Michael Hipple and Chair Mary Jones, JCC Board of Supervisors; Bryan Hill, JCC County Administrator; Jenn Haynes,...
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JCC Planners Consider Affordable Housing, Needs of Aging Population
Work continued Thursday on the update to James City County’s comprehensive plan, with members of the planning commission focusing the discussion on housing for an increasingly old population and the...
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JCC Woman Accused of Child Abuse Found Competent to Stand Trial
The Williamsburg-James City County Courthouse A 22-year-old James City County woman accused of videotaping herself abusing her 2-year-old daughter was found competent to stand trial Friday. Kimberly...
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Federal Court Charges JCC Man With Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
Rajesh Attri (Photo courtesy Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail) The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has adopted the case of a James City County man who is accused of committing...
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This Week in Crime: Woman Accused of Sending Threatening Emails to...
Charges were dropped against a woman who allegedly stole from a James City County Church. A woman is accused of sending threatening emails to an ex-boyfriend’s girlfriend. Another woman has been...
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JCC’s New Administrator Gets Started By Exploring County’s Finances
James City County’s new administrator Bryan Hill (center) talks with attendees at a meet and greet following his appointment Aug. 8. (Gregory Connolly/WYDaily) As James City County’s new administrator...
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Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Gets $50K State Grant to Promote Tourism Program
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Thursday more than $850,000 in grant funds to promote tourism initiatives in the state, including $50,000 for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation to promote a packaged...
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WJCC Teachers Use iPads to Engage with Students
At first glance, the iPad looks like a miniature chalkboard. Its surface is black, rectangular and cool to the touch. But with a press of the power button, the screen lights up, the Apple logo...
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One Day of Service Goes a Long Way at United Way’s Day of Caring
Beth Zambella and (left) and Tiffany Phillips paint rocking chairs at Hospice House and Support Care of Williamsburg, as part of the United Way’s annual Day of Caring (Hannah S. Ostroff/WYDaily) While...
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Transportation Planners Prioritize I-64 Widening Near Williamsburg
This map shows the projects added to the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization’s long range plan. The Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization Board voted Thursday to add the...
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JCC Police Urge Citizens to Lock Cars as Thefts from Vehicles Continue
The James City County Police Department is investigating another round of reported thefts from vehicles, though investigators are still determining whether the latest reports are connected to a wave...
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TNCC Announces Degree Partnership With UVa
U. Va. President Theresa A. Sullivan (left) and TNCC President John Dever announced the degree partnership at a ceremony at the community college’s Historic Triangle campus Monday. Students at Thomas...
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Alliance President: Time for Year of ‘Transformational Change’
Much has happened in the past year for the Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance, including the hiring of a new CEO and a revamping of several Alliance programs. But the message from...
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Three Crashes Cause Significant Delays on I-64
Interstate-64 West around mile marker 240 (Courtesy VDOT.) Update 4:55 p.m.: All lanes on Interstate 64 East around mile marker 240 are open, with a 6-mile delay reported by VDOT. The accident on...
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