West Point News

A local soldier will return home to Pulaski County this week. After more than eight months in Iraq, Spec.

WEST POINT, Va. - A Virginia Army National Guard unit is coming back home from Iraq.

More than 100 soldiers from the West Point-based 237th Engineer Company are set to return to Virginia Sunday, after serving in Iraq since Sept.

Margaret Baughan Poles, 85, of King William County peacefully went home to be with her Lord Saturday, June 21, 2008.

Motorists traveling through West Point Saturday morning may see delays as runners in the Chesty Puller Memorial Twin Bridge 10K race through downtown.

Motorists traveling through West Point Saturday morning may have delays due to a running road race that will course through downtown.

The Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers Association will hold its 18th annual River Stewardship Day on Saturday to clean up trash and debris along the two rivers.

Seeking to capitalize on growing trade projected at Virginia 's ports, New Kent County is considering adding a terminal on the Pamunkey River that would handle international cargo from barges to and from ports ...

New Kent County is weighing the possibility of a port on the Pamunkey River for barges heading to and from ports in the Hampton Roads area. via NBC12

“She had told me, to paraphrase her, she was 'looking at putting new faces in places.'”

About 10 o'clock the night of May 7, George Zahn learned in a phone call from Supervisor Christian "Buddy" Rilee that his nine-year stint on the Middle Peninsula Regional Airport Authority was about to end. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“Through acquisitive growth we already have nearly 30 sites running versions of PECAS, but they are of different ages and implemented in different ways by companies that had no previous association with each other”

SHEFFIELD, England - Radius Solutions Ltd. announced that Chesapeake Corp. is rolling out its PECAS Vision ERP system as its global standard to support production operations across all of its facilities around ... via Package Printing

“Comanche Company is heart-wrenched by the loss of Staff Sgt. McNeal”

NewsChannel Three has learned a local soldier supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom has died. via WTKR-TV Norfolk

“It will be impossible to fill that gap.”

Iraq Military Norfolk Family and fellow soldiers today remembered Staff Sgt. Jeremiah McNeal, the 23-year-old from Norfolk killed on Sunday by a roadside bomb in Baghdad. via PilotOnline.com

As of Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at least 4,025 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. via Boston.com

Three men and a teenager have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of two 22-year-old visitors to Williamsburg on Friday night. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

Because of extreme water damage from a ruptured pipe, West Point Elementary will remain closed for the rest of the school year. via WTOV9

“They have really pulled together”

There's a sign that hangs in the Rogers Elementary school office that reads "Knock Head Here." Principal Tessa Trainer, though, is not found anywhere near the sign. via The Review

“The museum gives us the opportunity to target specific history”

KING WILLIAM, Va. - Thomas T.H. Hill preached the importance of bringing a museum to rural King William County during his tenure in the Circuit Court clerk's office. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“Everyone has had a large increase in proficiency”

First grade teacher Michele Fishel can also show her support thanks to a research grant that gave her a new permanent SMART Board in her classroom. via The Review