James City County

Exemptions cost $600,000 in revenue

2013-05-17 15:10:00

JAMES CITY – Tax exemptions intended to help the elderly and disabled are costing the county more than $600,000 in revenue every year. This year, more than 600 homeowners are expected to qualify for property tax relief. Annually, James City County...

Virginia Gazette Last Word for May 18: Hazing; Yard sale etiquette; Biking along

2013-05-17 11:52:00

Hazing "Why does hazing continue despite the anti-hazing education programs, crackdowns, bad publicity, injured students, etc.? Primarily it's because individual members of fraternities and sororities involved are allowed to hide behind the group shield...

DP Buzz: Primary or convention?

2013-05-17 21:25:15

Editors' Note: "DP Buzz" is an interactive feature of the Daily Press Opinion Page. We email weekly questions on issues and topics affecting Peninsula-area citizens. Each week, subscribers can choose whether to weigh in or not with a short answer. Here is...

Saturday, May 18, FREE gardening/nature events for families and anyone interested in great outdoors

2013-05-15 06:46:00

Learn and Grow Series with Art in the Garden Linda Miller, Artist and Virginia Master Naturalist, will help children 7 and older create a botanical portrait in colored pencil or watercolor from plant materials they select in the Williamsburg Botanical...

Virginia Gazette Last Word for May 15: Nutria; Doctors Hospital; W&M curriculum

2013-05-14 12:22:00

Nutria "If the Nutria rodents are spreading and destroying wetlands (May 11 Gazette), why don't the local governments or the state government put a bounty on them? Florida has done this with the proliferation of python snakes in the Everglades and...

Driver charged after tractor-trailer overturns on I-64

2013-05-13 11:55:00

JAMES CITY -The driver of a tractor trailer that overturned on Interstate 64 West Monday afternoon has been charged with reckless driving. Sgt Michelle Anaya with Virginia State Police saidat about 1:39 p.m. the tractor trailer ran off the road to the...

Williamsburg Pottery sales not meeting goals; view is long-term, owners say

2013-05-11 16:28:00

In the year since the Williamsburg Pottery reopened its doors, shoppers haven't exactly flocked to the scene. The Pottery, a 75-year-old retail center in James City County, underwent a $30 million renovation and reopened with a new look and new...

Pogge gets top Family Foundation score

2013-05-10 17:34:34

In rankings of all 140 General Assembly members released this week by the conservative, pro-life Family Foundation Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, received the lowest score of any senator and Del. Brenda Pogge, R-James City County, was the only local...

Varina detour will likely delay completion of Va. Capital Trail

2013-05-11 00:04:01

The Virginia Capital Trail likely won't be completed until mid-2015 -- just before Richmond hosts the world championships for bicycle road racing -- because of a detour through Varina. Most of the 54-mile multiuse trail will be finished between Richmond...

Heavy rain expected in Hampton Roads this week

2013-05-07 17:43:00

The National Weather Service has issued a weather warning of showers and thunderstorms for the Peninsula Tuesday night and Wednesday, with heavy rain possible in some local areas. Cities impacted by the warning include Newport News, Hampton, York...

Newport News doctor spreads Team Care model

2013-05-04 00:00:00

As a family physician in Newport News, Peter Anderson developed a team care approach in order to handle more patients while providing better, more focused care. His success led him into the consulting business. His Team Care Medicine company has now...

Feedback for Sunday, April 28: About hepatitis, sports question and Mobjack Bay

2013-04-28 00:00:00

• Joyce, James City County: Great story on Kurt Beach's cure from hepatitis C and Dr. Stravitz's part in it. I contracted autoimmune hepatitis in 1988 and later developed primary biliary cirrhosis. I received a life-saving liver transplant in 1997,...

From left, Fred Blystone, Tom Armour and Brian Taber, all of Williamsburg and volunteers of Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory, look for a hawk at Colonial Parkway in James City County on Thursday.

2012-02-23 12:07:00

Jamestown players hoist their trophy after defeating Tabb 2-0 Friday, May 22, 2009, during the Bay Rivers District tournament final at James City County Stadium.

2009-05-22 00:00:00

Lafayette's Sara Abrahams (17) jumps into the arms of her teammate Leigh Hill (9) after Abrahams scored a goal in the first half against Jamestown Friday, May 22, 2009, during the Bay Rivers District tournament final at James City County Stadium.

2009-05-22 00:00:00