W&M's Peel Hawthorne to be inducted into St. Catherine's Hall of Fame (2012/2/7)

RICHMOND -- William & Mary field hockey coach Peel Hawthorne is among six individuals and one team that will be inducted into the inaugural St. Catherine's Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend.

Big Discounts Coming with ReStore on Jamestown Rd. (2012/2/7)

Habitat for Humanity is opening a ReStore at the old Fresh Market location in Colony Square Shopping Center on Jamestown Road this spring.

Tax exemption may aid businesses, stress localities (2012/2/7)

RICHMOND -- Virginia’s machinery and tools tax, which some businesses see as a burden but local governments view as a critical revenue source, would be slashed under legislation before the General Assembly.

House votes to freeze BPOL tax (2012/2/7)

RICHMOND -- The House this week approved a bill that would freeze localities’ Business, Professional and Occupational Licenses tax rates at their 2011 levels. The measure also would prevent localities that don’t currently levy the tax from imposing it.

Colonial Williamsburg hosts George Washington Lecture series (2012/2/7)

WILLIAMSBURG -- Colonial Williamsburg hosts three programs that are part of the George Washington Lecture Series on Tuesdays, Feb. 14, March 13 and April 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum.

VHSL proposes initial realignment plan (2012/2/7)

CHARLOTTESVILLE -- The Virginia High School League has moved forward on its plan to shift to a six-classification system for all sports.

W&M's Marcus Thornton named CAA Rookie of the Week (2012/2/7)

From Tribe Athletics RICHMOND -- For the second time this season, William and Mary freshman guard Marcus Thornton was named the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday.

Police seek driver in single-car crash (2012/2/7)

JAMES CITY -- State Police found an unoccupied car 20-30 feet into a ravine beside Interstate 64 early Sunday morning.

Fast-moving fire claims home (2012/2/7)

JAMES CITY -- A fire that started in the early morning hours Saturday consumed the majority of a home in the 100 block of Riverview Plantation Drive.

DNA may clear man of 1978 Williamsburg rape (2012/2/7)

A recently surfaced Williamsburg case raises questions about whether local authorities across the state are aggressively pursuing potential exonerations after receiving new DNA evidence in old felony cases.

No clear victor for Jamestown supervisor seat (2012/2/7)

JAMES CITY – The Board of Supervisors interviewed six candidates Monday for the one-year, interim Jamestown seat appointment, but made no decisions.

York Schools could cut more than 100 jobs to reduce costs (2012/2/7)

YORK— During a second community forum Monday, York Schools Superintendent Eric Williams revealed potential job cuts could exceed 100 as he gave an early outlook on the 2012-13 budget and answered questions at Bruton High School.

JCC Applicants for Board Seat Discuss Budget, Tie-Breaking, Schools (2012/2/7)

James City County’s Board of Supervisors held interviews with six candidates for the vacant Jamestown District seat Tuesday night, and some common themes throughout the interviews were a desire to be a conciliator and concerns over the budget.

ECOfreak: TMDL Update (2012/2/7)

Someone asked me yesterday where things stood locally on the Chesapeake Bay “pollution diet,” so I thought I’d offer a quick update.

Lafayette Boys Dominate Bay Rivers District Track and Field Meet; Jamestown takes Girls’ Crown (2012/2/7)

Melvin Jones has coached dozens off elite runners during his 39 years with Lafayette’s track and field program. But when asked where this year’s team falls in the ranks of his all-time greats, the veteran coach had trouble thinking of one that compared.

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