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One of Jamestown-Scotland ferries back in operation
One of the two ferries of the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry system that underwent maintenance Tuesday morning is back in service. The Pocahontas ferry was in operation as of 1:45 p.m., according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. The Surry ferry...
Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Virginia Department of Transportation, Pocahontas
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Virginia Department of Forestry: Woman's vision protects family's forest and its valuable legacy with conservation easement
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...
Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, Environmental Issues, Land Resources, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Agriculture
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Hampton Roads sees rise in foreclosure activity in April
Foreclosure filings in Hampton Roads increased 5.93 percent in April compared to April last year, according to data released Thursday. That’s a total increase of 48 filings from the same month a year ago, but only a slight increase of 11 more...
Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Real Estate, Services and Shopping, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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Internet sales tax not so fair, say Peninsula e-commerce businesses
Daily PressThe Marketplace Fairness Act could put the Gloucester-based retailer Peace Frogs out of business, says Catesby Jones, president of the 30-year-old company. Jones is adamantly against the bill, which is expected to pass the Senate later this week. The...Tags: National Retail Federation, E-Commerce Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Smithfield Foods, Mark R. Warner
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John E. "Jack" Simms, executive
John E. "Jack" Simms, a retired executive vice president whose career at American Credit Indemnity Co. spanned more than four decades, died Friday from complications of Alzheimer's disease at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 88. The son of a Methodist...Tags: St. Mary's County, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkville, Arable Farming
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Sunday's 4/7 local schedule (updated Saturday AM)
COLLEGES Baseball Norfolk State at Delaware State, noon William and Mary at Towson, 1 Old Dominion at James Madison, 2 p.m. Christopher Newport at N.C. Wesleyan, 2 p.m. Softball Md. Eastern Shore at Norfolk State, noon Methodist at Christopher Newport...Tags: College of William and Mary, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), New Britain, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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York and James City counties are tops in health
Even with an adult obesity rate of 28 percent, York County ranked as the fifth healthiest locality in Virginia, as rated by the Robert Wood Johnson and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in its annual "County Health Rankings &...
Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), Albemarle County, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), York County (Virginia), Healthy Diet
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Public records law says access should be easy
Students and school districts are not the only ones who receive letter grades on their performance. Localities and states are graded on transparency and citizen access to public information. The Sunshine Review, a national nonprofit organization...Tags: Freedom of Information Laws, Career and Workplace, Surry County, Crime, Law and Justice, College of William and Mary
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Saturday's 2/16 local schedule (updated Friday at 8:40 p.m.)
COLLEGES Men’s basketball William and Mary at Old Dominion, noon Christopher Newport at Averett, 2 Lynchburg at Virginia Wesleyan, 2 Women’s basketball Emory and Henry at Virginia Wesleyan, 4 Baseball Maryville (Tenn.) at Christopher Newport...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Memorial Stadium, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Daytona Beach, Salem (Salem, Virginia)
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HIGH SCHOOLS: Tuesday night scores
GIRLS BASKETBALL Abingdon 57, Tazewell 49 Alleghany 44, Staunton River 35 Atlantic Shores Christian 32, Hampton Christian 19 Atlee 59, Lee-Davis 56 Bassett 31, Patrick County 27 Blacksburg 47, Christiansburg 41 Broad Run 53, Freedom...
Tags: Rockbridge County, Georgetown, Mount Vernon, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Buckingham County
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Tuesday's 2/5 local schedule (updated Monday AM)
COLLEGES Women’s basketball Southern Virginia at Apprentice, 6 Old Dominion at George Mason, 7 Men’s golf Sea Best Invitational (at TPC Sawgrass in Jacksonville, Fla.; includes ODU) HIGH SCHOOLS Boys basketball Phoebus at Gloucester, 7:15...Tags: Surry County, Baptist, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Grafton, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia)
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HIGH SCHOOLS: Tuesday night basketball scores
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,...
Tags: Rockbridge County, Georgetown, Baptist, Buckingham County, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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