Fort Eustis

Fort Eustis holds Memorial Day service on Thursday

2013-05-22 11:43:00

FORT EUSTIS - A Memorial Day ceremony is set for Thursday, May 23 at 9 a.m. at Jacobs Theater on the base. The guest speaker is U.S. Training and Doctrine Command Deputy Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Mark MacCarley. � Each year, the President issues a...

Poquoson Council to weigh fee increases for parks, programs

2013-05-23 07:33:03

Poquoson City Council next week will consider an amendment to the city's recently approved 2014 budget to include new revenue from proposed fee increases for Parks and Recreation facilities and programs. Proposed fee increases will include higher rates...

Riding for a purpose, cyclists get ready to go

2013-05-22 13:06:07

For Robert Burton Sr., riding a bicycle is more than just exercise. It has helped heal body and mind from the damage inflicted by two combat tours in Iraq and subsequent medical problems. The 39-year-old Virginia Beach resident, who served with the 1st...

Seafood company announces expansion, new jobs in Newport News

2013-05-21 11:31:00

High Liner Foods, a publicly owned frozen seafood processor and marketer, announced on Tuesday it will expand its production in Newport News. The action means an investment of $6.6 million and creation of 57 new jobs at its facility in the city, which...

U.S. Army TRADOC Band's live series at Fort Eustis begins June 6

2013-05-22 06:56:00

Federal budget bickering didn't defeat Music Under the Stars. The 81st season of the U.S. Army's free concert series begins June 6 and will continue most Thursday evenings through Aug. 29. Music Under the Stars at Magnolia Park is presented by the U.S....

Rep. Rob Wittman to present York County Historical Society awards on Memorial Day

2013-05-19 14:26:00

YORK - Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland, will present awards to York County student winners of the “York County Remembers Poster and Essay Contest” sponsored by the York County Historical Committee at the annual Memorial Day ceremony on...

Maj. Gen. Pittard sees promising future for Fort Bliss

2013-05-19 00:04:02

Fort Bliss is well positioned to continue thriving even as the Army faces some serious challenges. The installation has a "robust" future ahead of it, said Fort Bliss and 1st Armored Division commander Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard. Pittard, an El...

Fort Bliss Maj. Pittard 'has all the traits you look for in a military leader'

2013-05-19 00:04:02

As a boy growing up in El Paso, Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard found inspiration in a most unlikely place. In 1969, Pittard was 10 years old and was thumbing through the pages of National Geographic magazine when he came across an article on Dwight D....

Tolls loom large over road projects like third crossing

2013-05-17 00:00:00

The region may see as much as $10 billion in new transportation revenue during the next 20 years, but the prospect of tolls will continue to loom large over Hampton Roads' most expensive projects. That reality was underscored Thursday when a boardroom...

BRIEF: Driver charged after bicyclist struck in Va. Beach

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Police charged a driver with DUI and felony hit-and-run Thursday morning after a bicyclist was hit near Kings Point and South Rosemont roads. The collision was reported shortly after midnight, said Tonya Borman, a police spokeswoman. The driver left,...

Norfolk produce supplier awarded $52 million contract

2013-05-14 07:09:00

A Norfolk produce supplier was awarded a $52 million federal contract to deliver fruits, vegetables and potted plants to 42 commissary store locations. The Defense Commissary Agency awarded the two-year contract starting June 1 to Military Produce Group...

Man from Fort Eustis charged in Virginia Beach hit and run

2013-05-16 06:25:00

Police have charged a 24-year-old man from Fort Eustis they say failed to stop after hitting someone on a bicycle early Thursday morning. Edy Alejandro Vergara, of the 600 block of Lee Boulevard, has been charged with DUI and felony hit and run,...

The U.S. Army TRADOC Band plays free concerts at Fort Eustis through the summer.

2013-05-22 07:40:45

Virginia Beach police charged Edy Alejandro Vergara, 24, of Fort Eustis, with DUI and hit and run in connection to an accident involving a bicyclist early Thursday morning.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

As this sign on Jefferson Avenue indicates, bridge work on Route 105 at Fort Eustis was supposed to have begun today, but the work has been delayed.

2013-03-18 00:00:00