Mooretown Road may be extended
JAMES CITY — A fanciful road by a local farmer is being taken seriously.
Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:06 AM EST
W&M; ousted from playoffs 31-15
WILLIAMSBURG -- The speed of Georgia Southern's defense, coupled with the complexity of its triple option offense, befuddled William & Mary from start to finish Saturday afternoon in a second-round FCS playoff game.
Saturday, December 4, 2010 6:19 PM EST
Big test for Tribe
WILLIAMSBURG --The mystique surrounding Georgia Southern football is a complex offense in which a constantly evolving mesh of instant decisions confuses the defense.
Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:06 AM EST
Questions aplenty for dean oversight
JAMES CITY — WJC wants more for its money, but some advocates worry it will come at the expense of at-risk students.
Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:06 AM EST
Skiffes shortcut has traction
JAMES CITY — The Skiffes Creek Connect-or has taken on new legs now that the pricey realignment of Route 60 East is delayed.
Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:06 AM EST
ESSAY: ALL is not lost, save it
WILLIAMSBURG -- On Tuesday evening the WJC School Board will be discussing the proposal to dismantle the Academy for Life & Learning, which now serves roughly 40 at-risk seventh and eighth graders.
Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:06 AM EST
Sandra Day O'Connor to receive property rights prize
WILLIAMSBURG -- The William & Mary Law School has announced that Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will receive the 2011 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize at the 8th annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights conference, scheduled to for Oct. 14-15, 2011 in Beijing.
Friday, December 3, 2010 9:19 PM EST
Balance helps Rams turn back Lions
JAMES CITY — Rams coach Tony Traver talked in the preseason about more scoring balance from his team, and in Friday’s season opener he got it.
Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:06 AM EST
Lafayette girls pull away late to beat Warhill
JAMES CITY — Perhaps the one thing colder than the temperatures outside at the start of Friday’s girls basketball game between neighbors Lafayette and Warhill high schools was the shooting touch of both teams.
Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:07 AM EST
Colonial Williamsburg names new VP for fundraising
WILLIAMSBURG.--Colonial Williamsburg President Colin G. Campbell has announced the appointment of Michael Rierson as senior vice president for development effective Jan. 1.
Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:06 AM EST
SeaWorld to cut 350 jobs
ORLANDO -- SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment said Thursday it is laying off approximately 350 employees, including 129 in Orlando, where the company has its corporate headquarters and three theme parks.
Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:07 AM EST
State higher ed panel to offer degree-boosting proposal
From the Washington Post
Friday, December 3, 2010 11:01 AM EST
Local veteran helps win $50,000 for charity
The official vocal group of the American Legion won the top prize Monday on the TV game show "Don't Forget the Lyrics," and with the title $50,000 for charity.
Friday, December 3, 2010 11:01 AM EST
BIG SAVINGS
104 pages of coupons worth $716 in Saturday's Virginia Gazette.
Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:06 AM EST
Administration to fund W&M; Honor Council
WILLIAMSBURG -- The College of William & Mary Undergraduate Honor Council will no longer seek funding from the Student Assembly senate. Funding for the 2011-12 council will be provided by the college, not Student Activities funds.
Friday, December 3, 2010 11:01 AM EST
Award recognizes W&M; research excellence, funds new projects
WILLIAMSBURG -- William & Mary’s Elizabeth Harbron is one of six U.S. chemists to be named Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars. The award recognizes chemistry faculty who not only are accomplished researchers themselves, but who also incorporate undergraduate students into their research.
Friday, December 3, 2010 11:01 AM EST
As state budgets shrink, college advocates seek regulatory relief
Last year's annual conference of higher-education government-relations professionals was focused largely on ways of persuading state lawmakers to spare institutions from devastating budget cuts.
Friday, December 3, 2010 11:01 AM EST
Virginia Chamber economic summit draws hundreds
JAMES CITY - More than 450 economic development professionals, elected officials, business people and lobbyists turned out at Kingsmill Resort for an economic summit titled "Preparing For a Brighter Future" Thursday.
Friday, December 3, 2010 11:01 AM EST
Tribe turns back Howard 76-62
From Tribe Athletics
Thursday, December 2, 2010 9:41 AM EST
W&M; grad nominated for federal judgeship
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated seven people to seats on the United States District Court, one of them a graduate of the College of William & Mary.
Thursday, December 2, 2010 9:41 AM EST
Local man charged in sex assault of minor
From the Daily Press
Thursday, December 2, 2010 8:40 AM EST
Folk artist's work on display at York Hall
YORKTOWN -- Marilyn West, self-taught folk artist, is showing more than 30 pieces of her work at the Gallery at York Hall through Dec. 31.
Thursday, December 2, 2010 8:40 AM EST
W&M; Arts Complex seen as gateway
WILLIAMSBURG — A proposed Arts Complex costing hundreds of millions would double as the grand entrance to the campus of William & Mary, along Jamestown Road.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 2:15 AM EST
ALL gone
“Academic deans” at three middle schools may replace the controversial Academy for Life & Learning as yet another method of alternative education.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 8:04 AM EST
Bay clean-up has a billion questions
The EPA will spend the next month deciding whether a new plan goes far enough to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 8:07 AM EST
Signs point to tourism rebound
Blackstone is investing in new rides at Busch Gardens. Colonial Williamsburg will launch a program next summer to keep visitors in the Historic Area after dark. City revenues from tourism taxes are rising. Hotel occupancy is up over last year.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 8:04 AM EST
EDITORIAL: Watch this
William & Mary’s quest for a Football Championship Series begins this Saturday at Zable Stadium when Georgia Southern visits for a quarterfinal game.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 8:04 AM EST
LETTER: As Monticello turns
Thanks for the Oct. 2 article “Remaking Monticello,” about the planned road construction on Monticello Avenue near News Road. I look forward to the improvements. Unfortunately, I see some problems with the proposed changes.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 8:04 AM EST
ESSAY: Expand 5 districts to 7
JAMES CITY -- With five magisterial districts, there are five county supervisors. By 1993 there were approximately 35,000 residents, equating to 7,000 per supervisor. Back then there were also fewer extra roles and duties that the supervisors had to perform.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 8:07 AM EST
Ironbound plans tough to decipher
JAMES CITY — An informational meeting on the Ironbound Road widening project was lightly attended Tuesday night.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 8:04 AM EST
Sarturday's Last Word on Friday
W&M Arts Complex
Saturday, December 4, 2010 9:07 AM EST
Wednesday's Last Word on Tuesday
Nutrient farming
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 11:08 AM EST
Saturday's Last Word on Friday
Tribe football
Friday, November 26, 2010 10:11 AM EST
Wednesday's Last Word on Tuesday
Tis the season
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 12:09 PM EST