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Jamestown High Sophomore Wins Best in Show in Statewide Fashion Design Contest
AJ Shostak looks on as her sister Josie models her piece in a fashion design competition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. (Photo courtesy of AJ Shostak) Where words fail as a means of expression,...
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Regional Business Incubator Under New Management
A local program aimed at helping startups and small businesses will now be run by the Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center, a 24-year-old program that has brought more than $350 million of...
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Three of Five Men Suspected in String of Summer JCC Car Break-ins to Face...
Clockwise from top left: Austin Peterson, Christian Bearisto, David Hartman, Aaron Lee (Courtesy James City County Police) Three men accused of breaking into vehicles in James City County between July...
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Police: Woman Assaulted During Norge Hall Party
Latia Robertson (Courtesy Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail) Police are investigating a suspected fight involving gunfire at Norge Community Hall, where a woman was allegedly assaulted. Latia Monea...
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McAuliffe Calls For More Funding for Tourism, Luring Businesses to Virginia
Gov. Terry McAuliffe addresses hundreds of business leaders and government officials Friday at the Virginia Economic Summit. The event was held at the Williamsburg Lodge. (Gregory Connolly/WYDaily)...
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Recent Warhill High Graduate Dies in West Virginia Car Crash
Samantha Julian, a 2014 Warhill High graduate, played football for the Lions. (Courtesy Andy Jackson/Savand Action Photography) A former Warhill High School football player died early Friday morning in...
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Judge Orders Mental Health Evaluation for Elderly Assault Suspect
William R. Hodge (Courtesy Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail) A 69-year-old man accused of hitting a 70-year-old woman in the back of the head with a hammer will undergo a mental health and sanity...
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JCC: Expect Firecracker Noise, Gunshots in Area of Mainland Farm During December
Throughout December, residents near Mainland Farm may hear firecrackers and gunshots as a farmer and hunters work to scare away or kill geese that have damaged the farm’s wheat crop. Mainland Farm, the...
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Citizens Speak on Proposed SOL Revisions at Meeting
Dr. Lisa Heuvel of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation addresses members of the Virginia Board of Education at a public hearing Thursday on proposed reforms to the Standards of Learning exams. (Ian...
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This Week in Crime: Police Search for Walmart Peeping Tom
This week, a woman suspects her Berkeley’s Green house was broken into, a woman claims someone was filming her while she used the Walmart bathroom, and a Toano man is convicted of pistol-whipping a...
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First Units Almost Ready at Residential Development Behind Settler’s Market
The first building at Village Walk at New Town is nearly complete. (Gregory Connolly/WYDaily) Construction continues around Settler’s Market, where crews are working on the first buildings in a...
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Area Nonprofit Buys Land for Outreach Center in Teen’s Honor
Melanie King started Proclaiming Grace Outreach as a way to honor the daughter she lost in a car accident. Now, more than six years after the death of Jenna Grace King, the project continues to grow in...
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Colonial Behavioral Health to Begin Construction on Three New Group Homes
After the York County Board of Supervisors’ approval in the issuance of up to $2.75 million in finance bonds last week, Colonial Behavioral Health is getting ready to break ground on two new...
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New Software to Simplify Mapping WJCC Bus Routes
Williamsburg-James City County Schools believe a software upgrade will turn the morning school bus ride from a waiting game into an exact science. Beginning next year, the school division will begin...
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Law Enforcement Officials Search for Missing Man Along Colonial Parkway,...
Police are searching for Patrick Downing, a Newport News man diagnosed with bi-polar disorder whose car was found on the Colonial Parkway Monday night (Courtesy James City County Police) James City...
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Police: JCC Man ‘Jumped’ While Riding Bicycle
Police are investigating after a man claims he was robbed while riding his bike at night in James City County. The 19-year-old man had come from Croaker on his bike at around 1 a.m. Saturday when he...
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Start! Peninsula 3.0 Winner Reflects on Unexpected Win
Will Jenkins II poses with his $5,000 winning check (Courtesy Start! Peninsula) Start! Peninsula 3.0 winner Will Jenkins II did not enroll in the regional entrepreneur business start-up competition...
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Paul’s Deli & Neighborhood Restaurant Set to Open Tonight in New Town
Paul’s Deli & Neighborhood Restaurant features two granite bars. One is pictured here. (Gregory Connolly/WYDaily) Paul’s Deli & Neighborhood Restaurant opens tonight in a freshly renovated...
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JCC Supervisors OK New Residential Development Near Routes 5, 199
The developer, Franciscus Homes, has shared with James City County this map of what the Promenade at John Tyler would look like. (Gregory Connolly/WYDaily) The James City County Board of Supervisors...
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James City County’s Water Costs Face Uncertain Future
Amid declining levels of underground water, James City County may have to turn to expensive alternatives in the future to slake its thirst. The county relies on the James City Service Authority to pump...
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