Legislator seeks 75% in-state enrollment at Virginia colleges
Friday, January 14, 2011 2:18 AM EST
Health Dept. seeking woman who found rabid kitten
From Virginia Department of Public Health
Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:32 PM EST
Arts District vote delayed
WILLIAMSBURG -- An outpouring of protest Thursday from property owners in the proposed Arts District who said they had not been fully notified of the plan caused City Council to table a vote on the ordinance until February.
Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:32 PM EST
Lawrence Taylor pleads guilty
NEW YORK -- NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor pleaded guilty Thursday to two misdemeanor counts stemming from a May 6 arrest for felony statutory rape.
Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:32 PM EST
Outsiders may protest Williamsburg Library
WILLIAMSBURG--A Charles City woman plans to check out as many items as she can the last day of January to protest Williamsburg Regional Library's decision to cut off checkout privileges to those who live outside the Historic Triangle.
Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:45 AM EST
Sentara Williamsburg cleared in death of patient
YORK -- The Virginia Department of Health has cleared Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center from any wrongdoing in the death of a 94-year-old woman last August.
Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:32 PM EST
Sheriff's Office seeks information on suspected thief
YORK -- The Sheriff's Office is looking for information on two people suspected of using a stolen credit card to purchase merchandise at three different Walmart locations.
Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:32 PM EST
17 free days in 2011 for Historic Jamestowne, Yorktown Battlefield
YORKTOWN – The National Park Service will waive admission fees on 17 selected dates throughout 2011. Locally, Colonial National Historical Park includes Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield.
Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:33 AM EST
Wind tower company blowing into town
MONROE, Mich. -- Ventower, a wind turbine manufacturer, will locate its sales and marketing office to the Historic Triangle, with plans to build a plant on the East Coast, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:32 PM EST
Tribe rallies, then succumbs to VCU 70-52
From Tribe Athletics
Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:33 AM EST
Benefits, civil rights topic of seminar next week
From FBI
Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:13 AM EST
Professors rally Thursday for higher ed
RICHMOND -- College professors and other university representatives will gather at the Virginia Capitol on Thursday to urge support for higher education.
Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:33 AM EST
Facebook will post Amber Alerts
From MSNBC
Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:33 AM EST
Lackey Clinic nets $13,700 grant
From Virginia Health Care Foundation
Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:13 AM EST
Farm Bureau challenges Chesapeake Bay clean-up plan
From Virginia Farm Bureau and Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:30 AM EST
Naval Weapons Station gets new commander
From Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:32 PM EST
York official charged with DUI
From the Daily Press
Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:33 AM EST
Marines land at Yorktown!
YORK — In the face of Joint Forces Command closing down across Hampton Roads, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown will welcome aboard 800 Marines this summer with consolidation of the Marines Corps Security Force Regiment.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 2:10 AM EST
New Tourist Center snubbed by majors
Quiet efforts to engage Colonial Williamsburg, Busch Gardens and the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation in the new Greater Williamsburg Tourist Information Center have failed.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:04 AM EST
Supes reimbursed for lots of expenses
JAMES CITY — Supervisor salaries totaled $144,000 the past three years, but taxpayers put out $94,000 more in benefits and reimbursements.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:00 AM EST
LETTER: Abstention is a cop-out
In last Wednesday’s Gazette, the article “Jones is new chair, with 2 abstentions” was about the vote for a new chair for the James City Board of Supervisors.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 5:25 AM EST
Waterline break forces community center to close
JAMES CITY -- A contractor hit and broke a JCSA waterline on Longhill Road about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to JCSA general manager Larry Foster.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 3:23 PM EST
Publisher to replace flawed history textbooks
WESTON, Ct. -- Five Ponds Press announced Tuesday it will replace - for free - its highly criticized textbooks "Our Virginia" and "Our America to 1865."
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:04 AM EST
Zeidler honored by Thomas Nelson Community College
YORK — Jeanne Zeidler, former mayor of Williamsburg and now president of the Williamsburg Community Health Foundation, was presented Tuesday with Thomas Nelson Community College’s fifth annual Presidential Leadership Award.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:52 AM EST
W&M; dean named president of Elizabethtown College
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. -- Carl Strikwerda, Dean of Arts & Sciences at the College of William & Mary, has been named the 14th president of Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 10:42 AM EST
The Virginia Gazette’s 2011 Full Court Press
The fourth annual Full-Court Press Showcase will be held Thursday, April 1 at 7 p.m. at LafayetteHigh School. This event is a basketball competition which will feature a boys and girls three-point competition, a two-ball competition with a boy and girl from each school competing in a hot-shot showdown and a slam dunk competition. Proceeds from the event will go to support a student in need in the Williamsburg area.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 8:39 AM EST
Public hearing Tuesday on James City budget
JAMES CITY -As James City County begins to develop the second year of the fiscal year 2012 budget, the public is encouraged to give feedback and ideas during the process. The first opportunity is this Tuesday.
Monday, January 10, 2011 8:19 AM EST
Country club members share their thoughts on bankruptcy
JAMES CITY - The Country Club Membership Committee for Ford’s Colony Country Club outlined members’ expectations for the reorganization in a position paper sent to three lead legal firms handling the Chapter 11 proceeding.
Monday, January 10, 2011 8:19 AM EST
Water line repaired on Colonial Parkway
YORK -- Newport News Waterworks has repaired the 42-inch raw water pipeline at the Colonial Parkway between the Parkway Drive overpass and Hubbard Lane.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 8:39 AM EST
Information sought in case of theft and destruction
YORK - The York- Poquoson Sheriffs Office needs information on the following crimes.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 8:39 AM EST
Wednesday's Last Word on Tuesday
Arizona tragedy
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 11:32 AM EST
Saturday's Last Word on Friday
Proposed texting ban
Saturday, January 8, 2011 9:27 AM EST
Wednesday's Last Word on Tuesday
First Night
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 9:37 AM EST