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Lions outlast Walsingham
WILLIAMSBURG – In a heated point-for-point battle between cross-town, non-district opponents, it was Warhill field hockey that came...
Tribe opens against Maryland
– After settling the quarterback debate on Monday and months of preparation, William & Mary football opens Saturday at the...
Want to see the Dalai Lama?
WILLIAMSBURG - The College of William & Mary is making some tickets available to the public for the Oct. 10 appearance by the Dalai Lama...
City parks wired into new cell phone app
WILLIAMSBURGÂ –Â The city’s Parks & Rec Department has linked up with a recently launched mobile app, ParksNReviews,...
Crying fowl
– Backyard chicken-keepers scratched out a small victory last week when the county administrator announced that James City will review...
Virginia will seek a do-over on successor to No Child Left Behind
Amid snowballing criticism, the state and the Department of Education have agreed to re-tool its new Annual Measurable Objectives that...
10 geese shot before season
– Police are stumped after a Toano woman found 10 dead geese in her pond off River Drive in Chickahominy Haven last Saturday.
Housing authority future worries Council
– Although it will run in the red this year, city and housing officials said Tuesday the eminent takeover of the Williamsburg...
James City Police join 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' campaign
JAMES CITY - County police are joining the “2012 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign through Sept. 3.
Final field announced for LPGA Kingsmill Championship
WILLIAMSBURG – The final field has been set for the Kingsmill Championship as the LPGA Tour makes its highly anticipated return to...
Impostor scams couple out of $13,000
– The conversation began with "Hi, Grandma." Four days later an elderly local couple realized they'd been taken for more than $13,000.
Miss Virginia visits W&M; campus on Thursday
WILLIAMSBURG -- Rosemary Willis, Miss Virginia 2012 and William & Mary student, will be on the William & Mary campus Thursday...
Tourism roll comes to an end
Ending a streak of ten consecutive months with increased room occupancy, the Historic Triangle saw a very slight decline in July as compared...
It's about time DeWitt gets attention
– Even the stopped clocks on exhibit at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum are right twice a day. Chief curator Ron Hurst...
Colonial Downs opens harness season Sept. 5
NEW KENT - Colonial Downs’ barn area opened Monday and the first influx of an expected 375 harness horses to stable on the grounds...
South Florida professors try `University of Reddit' to put courses online
The social-news site Reddit has slowly grown a spin-off ”university”...
Warhill drops season-opener
JAMES CITY – Despite picking up wins in games two and four, Warhill volleyball fell behind early in the tiebreaker and lost 3-2 to...
Lower James closed due to contamination fears
— The Virginia Department of Health closed part of the lower James River to shellfish harvesting after possible contamination from...
Tipster asked to call back
- For nearly a decade the trail leading to the fate of Phyllis Rodgers has been cold. Authorities have followed up on lead after lead to...
Oyster farm disputes heading to court
— Two county residents are headed to court this week over whether they have the right to operate commercial oyster farms at home.
Hinckley gets time to fight prosecutors
A federal judge has granted John Hinckley Jr. more time to respond to a motion from prosecutors asking for denial of a plan to allow him...
Tribe QB Caprio to get start at Maryland
– For the third year in a row, William & Mary will start the season with a new opening day starter.
W&M appoints new Ash Lawn-Highland director
WILLIAMSBURG – The College of William & Mary has named Sara Bon-Harper executive director of Ash Lawn-Highland, the college-...
Former Redskin Darrell Green visits New Kent High School on Monday
NEW KENT – The county's school division is launching an initiative to improve the health of its educators, and is enlisting former...
More locals join Red Cross efforts in Gulf
WILLIAMSBURG – More volunteers from greater Williamsburg have been sent by the Red Cross to to the Gulf Coast to provide help during...
Hinckley family: Resources exhausted
DALLAS -- The family of John Hinckley Jr. told a Dallas-Forth Worth television station Saturday that they can no longer afford their...
Tribe's Cook to miss season opener
– With one week until kickoff at the University of Maryland, Tribe football has suffered a setback. On Thursday, William and Mary...
Opposition surfaces over state counties group
– Goochland County's decision to leave the Virginia Association of Counties has onlookers wondering if James City could be next.
Like father, like son
WILLIAMSBURG – Moving into a college dorm is always a special experience, but even more so for Connor Clark. On Friday he loaded his...
James City skates into New Town
– The county's going to have a white Christmas even if there's no snow.
Lawyer asks to withdraw from Hinckley case
The long-time attorney for John Hinckley Jr. filed a motion on Friday in U.S. District Court to withdraw as his lawyer due to unpaid legal...
Less home work on first day of school
– Remember the mountainous stack of paperwork students typically brought home on the first day of school? WJC Schools has cut back...
City housing authority disbands
WILLIAMSBURG – Citing continuing cuts in federal Housing & Urban Development funding, the city's Redevelopment & Housing...
Bruton rallies to win opener 43-20
YORK – Junior Kapri Doucet had a big night Friday to lead Bruton High's football team to a 43-20 rout over visiting Greensville in the...
Arts Month begins with free concert
WILLIAMSBURG – As a prelude to Arts Month in Williamsburg in September, the City of Williamsburg invites the entire community to the...
Fox tests positive for rabies
– The Peninsula Health District is notifying residents in the area of the 100 block of Woods Course Drive, in Kingsmill, James City...
WJC revives teacher convocation
– To start the school year off on a positive note, WJC Schools is bringing its staff together.
Norfolk FBI seeks information on fugitive
NORFOLK – The FBI in Norfolk is currently searching for Antonio Bryan Pierce. Pierce is wanted for cocaine distribution and possession...
Colonial Williamsburg hosts Early Music Festival
WILLIAMSBURG – Colonial Williamsburg's Early Music Festival presents the sounds of the 18th century during a four-day tribute to the...
VIMS adds coastal flooding tracking tool
GLOUCESTER – Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary, have added forecast...
10 Canada geese found shot in rural pond
JAMES CITY -- Ten Canada geese were found dumped in a pond Saturday near Chickahominy Haven,...
Kevin Hogan named Tribe men's basketball director
– William & Mary head coach Tony Shaver announced the addition of Kevin Hogan to the men's basketball staff as...
York nets 3 national awards
YORK – The county has been recognized through three achievement awards granted by the National Association of Counties for various...
Local pair attend NASA camp
HAMPTON – Two students from Williamsburg recently spent a week of their summer planning a mission to Mars.
York libraries offer fine amnesty next week
YORK – The York County Public Library is sponsoring a "Once in a Blue Moon Fine Amnesty Program" next week to encourage patrons to...
York Planning Commission to meet for Comp Plan
YORK – The Planning Commission will hold a work session at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5, discuss the Comprehensive Plan review and...
Stafford supervisor announces for lieutenant governor
STAFFORD – Susan Stimpson, chair of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors, has announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of...
An academic ghost writer comes clean
When The Chronicle published a confessional essay two years ago by a writer for a student-paper mill who had spent nearly a decade helping...
Witness said local provider was frustrated about lack of clarity
— John Hinckley Jr.'s defense and treatment team will need to find a replacement service provider to treat Hinckley during trips to...
Application would plant oysters in James River
JAMES CITY – Part of the James River off of the Country Road could prove home to thousands of slimy new residents. If, that is, an...
James City eyes land czar
– The supervisors agreed last week to fund a contracted temporary employee to try to revitalize the county's land acquisition...
Man pleads guilty to double hit-and-run charges in York
YORK — A 20-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday in York-Poquoson Circuit Court in connection with two hit-and-run accidents and a high...
Kingsmill Championship adds star power
JAMES CITY – Stacy Lewis is the top-ranked American-born player on the LPGA Tour.
Can cash help solve 70 thefts?
– Police are hoping a cash incentive will provide the lead investigators need to solve a rash of thefts from vehicles that has...
Trial in 1978 rape is delayed
– Trial dates for a man accused of raping a William & Mary co-ed in 1978 have been pushed back to December.
Woman pleads guilty to thefts from nursing home residents
– A 27-year-old woman pleaded guilty Monday to stealing from residents at a local retirement home. She could face up to 40 years in...
More than 2,500 ticketed during State Police push
RICHMOND – Saturday's "Operation Air, Land & Speed" traffic safety initiative on interstates 64, 95 and 81 yielded 2,579 total...
State granted preclearance on new voter ID law
RICHMOND – Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Monday that the Department of Justice had granted preclearance to Virginia's voter ID law.
W&M co-hosts 'Making of America' conference
WILLIAMSBURG -- The College of William & Mary's Middle Passage Project 1619 Initiative and the Lemon Project will team with Norfolk...
James City maintains high bond rating
JAMES CITY – The county has retained a Triple-A bond rating from both Fitch Ratings andStandard and Poor's, or S&P;, Rating Service...
Free talk on Freedom Park this Saturday
JAMES CITY – Learn more about the historic free black settlement at Freedom Park during an interpretive talk at 9 a.m. this Saturday,...
Pros and cons of med school merger
Alastair Connell is a James City resident who was dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, as...
Reformed W&M curriculum looks at the world's 'big questions'
– Students at William & Mary could soon be trading in their general education requirements for shared experiences under a reformed...
Eastbound I-64 backed up 6 miles
NEWPORT NEWS -- An accident at the Fort Eustis Boulevard exit on eastbound Interstate 64 is wreaking havoc with commuter traffic Tuesday...
Walsingham students get their iPads
– iPads have become standard issue at Walsingham Academy this year, and every student is carrying. Accessories like earbuds have...
Reese Peck runs for School Board
JAMES CITY – Incumbent Jim Kelly faces familiar opposition for the Jamestown District seat on the WJC School Board this fall.
You read it here first
– An article posted online Thursday by The Christian Science Monitor purports that the term "United States of America" was coined in...
85-year-old charged in child porn
– An 85-year-old man's claim that he'd been the victim of extortion launched an investigation that ended this week in his own arrest...
British led in abolition of slavery
– When Americans hear the word "abolitionist," they tend to think of the movement to free enslaved blacks in the mid-19th century,...
Federal prosecutors ask for denial of longer Hinckley visits after local agency backs out
WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors filed a motion late Friday to deny John Hinckley Jr.'s request for expanded privileges and a...
James City officials switch lanes
– The Board of Supervisors had a chance to spike the controversial extension of Mooretown Road on Tuesday, but decided 3-2 not to.
Tramp art on display at Colonial Williamsburg
WILLIAMSBURG – Tramp art. Colonial Williamsburg's newest museum exhibition title conjures up images of hobos whittling and carving...
Ice cream runs in W&M senior's family
BERNARDS, NJ – Life is sweet for Basking Ridge resident Joe Marazzo.
W&M Visitor withdraws appeal
– While the legal side of Laura Flippin's public intoxication case has ended, it may affect her from a professional standpoint.
Man surrenders to York authorities after standoff
YORK — York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office Deputies took into custody a 19-year-old man after a six-hour standoff Wednesday off Airport...
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman Visits Busch Gardens Aug. 23
WILLIAMSBURG –NASCAR driver Ryan Newman will visit Busch Gardens Williamsburg next week to greet fans and to challenge Verbolten,...
Man robbed at gunpoint on Richmond Road
WILLIAMSBURG – Police are investigating a robbery alleged to have taken place about 1:30 a.m. Thursday in the 900 block of Richmond...
What we can learn from Asheville
– Asheville and Williamsburg have intriguing similarities that compel examination for tourism.
Math SOL scores don't add up well
More rigorous math SOL tests drove down pass rates in both WJC and York school divisions.
269 townhomes punted back to developer
– County officials stalled on a plan to build 269 rental townhomes off Monticello Avenue Tuesday, sending the developer back to the...
Construction is picking up, slowly
JAMES CITY – If building permit activity is any indication, economic recovery here is coming slowly and haltingly.
Construction is picking up, slowly
– If building permit activity is any indication, economic recovery here is coming slowly and haltingly.
Maintaining innocence, woman pleads guilty
– Even as she pleaded guilty to robbery Monday in Circuit Court, a 32-year-old woman asserted her innocence. She'll serve 2½...
Home burns in Raintree subdivision
-- Firefighters quickly put down a fire at a home in the Raintree subdivision Monday afternoon, but not before it did significant damage.
Bicyclist hurt on Parkway
JAMES CITY – A bicyclist sustained serious head injuries after an accident Monday on the Colonial Parkway.
7 months for exposure
WILLIAMSBURG – Although he was sentenced to 10 years for exposing himself to a child, an 18-year-old will serve only seven months...
Family wants historic Norge home saved
– Lynn Geddy feels if she doesn't say something now, it will be too late.
Go to school on York Sheriff's Office
-- The Sheriff's Office is accepting applications for its Citizen Academy, a three-month block of instruction designed to give the county'...
Federal judge to speak at W&M convocation
– U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith, who earned degrees here in 1971 and 1979, will speak during opening convocation Aug. 29...
Elderly York man charged with brandishing gun at teens
YORK — An elderly man is facing a firearm charge after he allegedly displayed a gun at two teenagers he accused of trespassing on...
5 charges filed in undercover bust
– Allegedly setting up a drug buy with an undercover officer got a 27-year-old James City man five charges. Matthew Joseph Omara was...
York residents oppose senior home in their neighborhood
YORK — Residents in the Skimino Landing subdivision in upper York County have raised concerns about a proposed assisted living...
Nickelodeon star Performs at Busch
– Victoria Justice, the star of Nickelodeon's hit show "Victorious," will perform at Busch Gardens on Sunday, Aug 26. The LIVE concert...
Arrest made in check-cashing robbery
YORK – Deputies had made an arrest in last week's robbery of a check-cashing store by a man wielding a gun and riding a bicycle.
Fire guts garage in James City
Firefighters quickly put down a fire at a home in the Raintree subdivision Monday afternoon, but not before it did significant damage.
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