James City County News Archives

“Definitely, I would have been pretty upset, too.”

A woman bought a cartoon DVD for her children at a Williamsburg Target, but was shocked to find the contents of the DVD were very adult. via WVEC-TV Norfolk

James City County, in dire need of additional funds to balance a budget during an agonizing economic period, will hold a public hearing tonight on raising water rates and various plan review fees. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“I'm not interested in talking about this subject anymore”

It took the board of the Williamsburg Area Destination Marketing Committee an hour Monday to reluctantly decide to ask the James City Board of Supervisors for more funding. via Williamsburg Magazine

“I think the evidence was woefully insufficient”

Prosecutors missed their target in the first of three embezzlement trials of former Virginia game department officials accused of misusing state credit cards to equip a private safari in Africa. via The Eden Daily News

The county's emergency dispatch center operations could be moved to York County in one of three scenarios Gloucester officials are considering in advance of a new $14 million Motorola communications system the ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“We will need it sometime in the next five to eight years”

Last year, an Illinois-based consulting firm hired by Williamsburg library officials came to a firm conclusion - the growing system needs a third branch. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“I never hurt nobody in my life. I never had any intention of doing that.”

A Grove man convicted in a November 2007 break-in and rape was sentenced to 28 years in prison Wednesday. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

A grease fire caused about $30,000 in damage to a James City County house over the weekend after the kitchen cabinets caught fire. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

The Williamsburg-James City County School Board will lose one of its seven members this summer, a district spokesman said today. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

A woman charged with embezzling more than $1,000 from the Moose Lodge on Richmond Road waived her preliminary hearing Thursday. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“It's extremely complicated because we don't anticipate that any one individual will be charged”

Police are investigating a possible case of elder abuse at Ruxton Health, an assisted living home in Williamsburg, after a resident was taken to a local hospital last month with multiple, infected sores on her ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“The idea is to take all the input and on that last day you've got a plan on paper”

Vacant land at the Eastern State Hospital site in James City County, long lusted after for its development potential, will be the subject of a community discussion this month as the state considers new uses for ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“Knocking stuff off shelves, turning things over.”

Police estimate the break in took place around 3:30 a.m. Saturday. That's the time shown on a clock on the wall, which stopped when one of the thieves hit it with a hammer, said James City County Police Sgt. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

A man accused of mailing more than 10 pounds of marijuana from California to Williamsburg had his trial continued Tuesday to give his attorneys time to contact possible out-of-state witnesses. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

In a city that takes such pride in its aesthetics, it's no surprise that Williamsburg's push to allow commercial signs to grow is proceeding at a cautious speed. via Hampton Roads Daily Press