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Gloucester fires causes `suspicious' and under investigation
Who's on Team Gloucester?Fires that erupted around Gloucester over the weekend charred more than 1,500 acres and damaged homes, outbuildings, hunting lodges, boats, vehicles and other property. At the height of Saturday's conflagration between Starvation and Island roads in the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, York County (Virginia), James City County, Homes, Real Estate
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Gloucester checks in with 6 percent growth last decade
Who's on Team Gloucester?Gloucester gained 2,078 residents over the last decade, according to the 2010 census results. The county's population is set at 36,858, up from 34,780 in 2000, according to census results posted on the Virginia Public Access Project. The 6 percent......Tags: York County (Virginia), James City County, 2010 Census
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Phantom VDOT studies?
Who's on Team Gloucester?OK. This is the Team Gloucester blog. But we'd like to share with you something about your neighbor, Mathews County, which has some relevancy here.As you may know, the Virginia Department of Transportation has decided against installing two traffic...Tags: Technology, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Layoffs and Downsizing, Science and Technology, Censorship
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Absentee voting deadlines loom for June 11 primary
Local voter registrars will be open Saturday, June 8 for voters to cast in-person absentee ballots ahead of the June 11 Democratic primary election. June 8 is the last day to cast in in-person absentee ballot. The deadline to request an absentee...
Tags: Primaries, York County (Virginia), James City County, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society hires new executive director
The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society looked locally for its new executive director, hiring Mathews County native Amanda Wroten. Wroten was selected from among more than 70 applicants, said Shannon Fedors, president of the Gloucester-Mathews Humane...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Christopher Newport University
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Most local budgets are just a few clicks away
We are in the midst of local government budget season in Virginia, with school divisions and localities presenting proposed 2013-14 spending plans and holding public forums and hearings on them. If you want to explore the proposed budget, and compare it...
Tags: Finance, York County (Virginia), Budgets and Budgeting, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Colleges and Universities
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The Daily Press, LLC. is a diversified media company engaged in gathering, packaging and distributing news, information and advertising through multiple media channels. Headquartered in Newport News,...Tags: James City County, ESPN Radio (tv network), Television Industry, James River, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Four Gloucester Point residents seek open seat on School Board
Four Gloucester Point residents are seeking the open seat on the Gloucester County School Board that was vacated upon the death of longtime member Jean Pugh. The four candidates for the open position are: --Troy Andersen, a Gloucester County native...Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Mathews (Mathews, Virginia), Thomas Nelson Community College, Gloucester County, Gloucester Point
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Local budgets driven by rising costs, lagging revenues
After dealing with spending cuts, rising costs and tax increases, local governments are moving into the start of another fiscal year as the economy continues to recover at a sluggish pace and real estate assessments decline. City and county budgets for...Tags: Finance, Government Debt, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Politics, Gloucester County
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Living Here: History museums and sites
Museums and sites can help you track the story of our region. From the earliest settlers to the space explorers, Hampton Roads museums tell a continuous story of the importance of our region. History museums 1. Air Power Park. Vintage military jets,...Tags: U.S. Army, Executive Branch, Politics, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Manufacturing and Engineering
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Even healthy Virginia communities have high rates of obesity, inactivity and excessive drinking
Is York County the Peninsula's healthiest county? Out of 131 Virginia communities ranked on a report card of local health, three in the region ranked in the top 10: York County (5), James City County (7) and Mathews (10); Hampton came in the middle of the...
Tags: Family, James City County, York County (Virginia), Diabetes, Social Issues
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How healthy is your community? York County ranks #5 in Virginia in new rankings
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute released their 3rd annual County Health Rankings on Tuesday morning. In Virginia, out of 131 localities ranked, three in the region landed in the top 10:...
Tags: York County (Virginia), James City County, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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