King William News

According to an e-mail sent late Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Justice to several plaintiffs in a lawsuit, the department will not appeal an earlier U.S. District Court's ruling in March that said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" when it granted a permit for the King William Reservoir in 2005.

The Justice Department says it will not appeal a judge's ruling invalidating a permit for a reservoir in King William County.

The annual VFW Post #9501 and American Legion Post #314 Memorial Day program has been set for Sunday, May 24, at 3 p.m. at Memorial Park, commonly known as the Caleb and Mary Pollard Family Veterans Memorial Park, adjacent to the VFW Building on Route 30, four miles north of Route 360 at Central Garage in King William County.

Like a spoiled child who had to have the last word, your May 3 editorial makes one more attempt to promote the King William reservoir.

The Army Corps of Engineers' decision to revoke a permit for the King William Reservoir is not good news.

Millions of dollars and lots of time were poured into a reservoir project on the Peninsula.

Virginia's February jobless rate rose to its highest level since 1992, fueled in part by jobseekers drawn to the state by its relatively lower unemployment.

A federal judge has invalidated a permit for construction of a King William County reservoir that environmental groups and the Mattaponi Indian tribe have been fighting for years.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Middle Feb. 20--A medical helicopter can go from central King William County to VCU Medical Center in 6 minutes.

Three Virginia counties are being designated as natural disaster areas because of reductions in farm production caused by drought and excessive heat last year.

Lynn Barbour pulled the heart-monitor batteries out of their chargers and let out a heavy sigh.

During a public meeting in Jamaica District last week, Middlesex County Administrator Charles Culley reported that every county department that receives state funds is facing a reduction in revenue in the ...

The King William Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will hold a saltfish breakfast from 6 to 9 a.m. Feb.

"You don't realize it when you're driving 75 miles a day how it counts up in a year's time." -Florence Cooke, who traveled more than 1 million miles on her mail route without a wreck Florence Cooke knows many ...

His retirement, effective May 1, appears to pave the way for his former law partner and current Gloucester General District Judge, R. Bruce Long, to assume the post.

Pamunkey Regional Library may have 10 branches for its patrons to visit, but it also uses a Bookmobile that visits its patrons.

As two bar associations convene this week, York Juvenile & Domestic Relations Judge Richard Atlee Jr.

A fire that gutted a family's home and killed their dog in King William County has prompted an outpouring of community support, providing some relief to a family that lost almost everything they owned.

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KING WILLIAM Much of Leon and Barbara Brooks' lives are stuffed inside two 40-foot containers in the front yard of the modest trailer they call home.