September 23, 2009

Newport News formally ends disputed reservoir project

Newport News has formally scrapped a proposed $300 million reservoir in King William County that drew opposition from environmentalists.


September 22, 2009

State Fair set to open Thursday at new Caroline County site
State Fair set to open Thursday at new Caroline County site

For the past 18 months, the State Fair of Virginia has been talking through the logistics of bringing hordes of visitors, plus funnel-cake vendors and...

Newport News abandons reservoir plans

Newport News called an end yesterday to its two-decade effort to build a reservoir in King William County. Opponents had long considered the lake an affront...

Important dates in history of State Fair of Virginia

1859: The fair moves to West Broad Street near the present-day Science Museum of Virginia, is suspended from 1861 to 1866 due to the Civil War.  ...


September 21, 2009

UPDATE: Newport News abandons plans for King William reservoir

Newport News Mayor Joe Frank said today the city’s two-decade-long effort to develop a reservoir in King William County is dead.

For Richmond execs Jack Berry and Jack Berry, similarities and differences
By EMILY C. DOOLEY TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

John F. “Jack” Berry is all over the place. One minute he’s speaking to a Rotary Club. The next, he’s promoting Richmond. Or playing...


September 18, 2009

Wildlife Center of Va. to release bald eagle today in Charles City

The Wildlife Center of Virginia is releasing a bald eagle at Westover Plantation on the James River.


September 15, 2009

Fair’s new home also will be emergency shelter
Fair’s new home also will be emergency shelter

The designation is part of a 20-year agreement signed two years ago in exchange for a one-time state appropriation of almost $2.4 million to help build...


September 14, 2009

Breakdown of cafeteria inspections

120 had no critical violations during inspections conducted during the 2008-09 school year; and 93 had two or fewer total critical violations for the...


September 03, 2009

King William landowner sues over motocross park

King William County resident Judith Gwathmey has filed suit to stop developers from doing any work on an easement that runs over her property. Gwathmey...


August 29, 2009

Charles Herbert “Herb” Brown Jr., retired West Point educator, dies

At West Point High School, where he retired as associate principal in 1993, easygoing Charles Herbert “Herb” Brown Jr., also a band-choral...


August 25, 2009

Storm brings up to 6 inches of rain in some areas of Richmond

An early-morning thunderstorm dumped up to 6 inches of rain in some parts of the Richmond region but caused little damage, authorities said. The heaviest...


August 17, 2009

Authorities identify missing James River boater

The body of a boater missing in the James River since Saturday was found yesterday, nearly 24 hours after his disappearance. Authorities identified the...


August 16, 2009

Search to resume today for missing James River boater

Authorities plan to resume their search today for a boater who went missing in the James River in Charles City County. A 58-year-old man was thrown from...


August 14, 2009

Fewer Va. schools meet federal math, reading standard
Fewer Va. schools meet federal math, reading standard By HOLLY PRESTIDGE AND JEREMY SLAYTON TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERS

The number of Virginia schools that made Adequate Yearly Progress goals in reading and math dropped slightly during the 2008-09 school year after the passing...


August 07, 2009

Conservation is key at Ag Expo
By JOHN REID BLACKWELL TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

Don’t think that farming isn’t a high-tech business. The Virginia Agriculture Expo in Hanover County yesterday had some of the latest trends...


August 05, 2009

Scouts rule out Rockbridge for Jamboree
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Boy Scouts of America decided yesterday that it won’t be bringing its national jamboree to Rockbridge County and is turning its attention instead...


August 04, 2009

Injured Caroline girl had jumped on SUV

An 11-year-old Caroline County girl found seriously injured Sunday on a Lake Caroline community street had jumped onto the back of a passing sport utility...

Injured Caroline girl had jumped on SUV

An 11-year-old Caroline County girl found seriously injured Sunday on a Lake Caroline community street had jumped onto the back of a passing sport utility...


August 03, 2009

Officials investigating how 11-year-old girl found in Caroline was injured

CAROLINE—An 11-year-old girl was transported to VCU Medical Center last night with serious injuries. Virginia State Police are asking for the community’s...

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