Southampton (Southampton, Virginia)

Tropical Storm Andrea: Rain but little else in Hampton Roads

2013-06-07 19:04:00

Tropical Storm Andrea brought a deluge to some parts of Hampton Roads for much of the day Friday, but most of the Peninsula was spared any major weather-related damage. Rain from the storm system began in the area early Friday morning. According to Dan...

Record number of turkeys harvested during 2013 spring

2013-05-23 11:19:00

A record number of turkeys were harvested during the 2013 spring season, according to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The 2013 harvest of 19,265 birds exceeded the previous number (18,345) set in 2002. Bedford County recorded the...

Virginia Department of Forestry: Woman's vision protects family's forest and its valuable legacy with conservation easement

2013-05-13 07:59:00

In 1961, when Mrs. Segar White Guy inherited her father’s 306-acre tract of unmanaged forestland in Sussex County, she made the long-term commitment to improve the quality of the woodland, according to a news release from the Virginia Department...

Tuesday's 5/14 local schedule (updated Monday AM; including complete VISAA pairings around state)

2013-05-12 22:36:00

COLLEGES Baseball William and Mary vs. Old Dominion (at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton), 6 Men’s golf NCAA Division III championship (in Destin, Fla.; including CNU’s Brian Jaeger) HIGH SCHOOLS Baseball Tabb at Smithfield, 4:30 New Kent at...

Basketball: Virginia Independent Schools state tournament pairings released (with list)

2013-02-24 21:52:00

The boys and girls teams from Hampton Roads, Walsingham, Isle of Wight and Tidewater academies all received berths in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association basketball fields, which were released Sunday night. Each bracket includes 12...

Tuesday's 2/26 local schedule (updated Monday AM)

2013-02-24 22:12:00

COLLEGES Women’s basketball Georgia State at William and Mary, 7 Baseball Old Dominion at Richmond, 2:30 Virginia Wesleyan at Greensboro, 3 Softball Hampton at Liberty (doubleheader), 2 p.m. Women’s lacrosse William and Mary at Old Dominion, 7...

State funding available for forestry landowners

2013-02-05 05:27:00

Forest landowners in 15 Virginia counties can apply for state funding to create habitat for bobwhite quail. Bobwhite prefer sunny, open areas. The program promotes the planting of shortleaf pine trees while thinning stands of other tree types to allow...

HIGH SCHOOLS: Tuesday night basketball scores

2013-01-30 06:32:00

GIRLS BASKETBALL �� Albemarle 54, Mountain View 51 �� Alleghany 66, Rockbridge County 52 �� Altavista 54, Appomattox 16 �� Bassett 53, Magna Vista 31 �� Battlefield 45, Broad Run 44 �� Bayside 80, Ocean Lakes 74 �� Bishop O'Connell 72, Archbishop Carroll,...

Beat Winter Blues with Local Authors

2013-01-22 00:00:00

As I write this, we’ve just been through a week of lousy, rainy weather, the kind that makes me want to snuggle in the corner of my couch with a cup of tea at my side and a book in my hands. With the right book, I could be instantly transported from...

Wednesday's 1/16 local schedule (updated Tuesday AM)

2013-01-14 22:48:00

COLLEGES Men’s basketball William and Mary at Georgia State, 7 Old Dominion at UNC Wilmington, 7 Women’s basketball Christopher Newport at N.C. Wesleyan, 7 Lynchburg at Virginia Wesleyan, 7 HIGH SCHOOLS Boys basketball Grafton at Bruton, 7...

Wednesday's 1/9 local schedule (updated Mon. PM)

2013-01-07 12:55:00

COLLEGES Men’s basketball William and Mary at Towson, 7 Christopher Newport at N.C. Wesleyan, 7 Women’s basketball Christopher Newport at Mary Baldwin, 7 Virginia Wesleyan at Bridgewater, 7 HIGH SCHOOLS Boys basketball Smithfield at Bruton, 7...

New Year's Resolutions: Living green is a good way to embrace 2013, suggests askHRgreen.org

2012-12-31 11:02:00

Environmental experts in Hampton Roads hope you will make some all-important resolutions for 2013:� Resolve to Live Greener!� It's important because of our close proximity to the Chesapeake Bay and the many natural resources we enjoy along the Mid-...

At the rail of the ocean liner Mauretania in Southampton, England, on Nov. 22, 1948, from left: Joan Caulfield, Billy DeWolfe, Patricia Neal, Virginia Mayo, Mayo's husband Michael O'Shea, Sue Carol and her husband Alan Ladd. They had traveled for the Royal Command film performance in London.

2010-08-09 14:27:01