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Waller Mill Elementary, Williamsburg Youth Orchestra train 14 young violinists
Good Saturday, May 17. In other news...the new regional sports center has booked events worth $41 million before it opens, boosters say. Phone threat…
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Modified lockdown in place at York County's Grafton Bethel elementary
no evidence of active threat; families urged to stay away
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James City County's $390 million budget by the numbers.
Good morning! It's May 15. Besides budget news today, York County school year may start and end sooner, and the trial of a former cop accused of…
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James City County approves $390 million budget with no real estate tax credit
Supervisors defend the need to provide for schools and public safety, say budget growth is in line with inflation and population growth.
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Rename Magruder Elementary? York school board wants to hear from you
Good morning! Today is May 13...York County's school board wants a citizen survey; James City County supervisors vote this afternoon on the county's…
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JCC tax rates becoming a campaign issue
Happy Saturday, May 10! Also today: Next steps in the fight to rename York County's Magruder Elementary; Williamsburg approves a $103.3 million budget.
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Renaming WJCC school division & other sticking points in school contract talks
Happy Thursday, May 8! York County approves budget and tax hikes; WJCC schools want to use up their budget surplus
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School board tables changing James Blair Middle School's name
Board agonizes over community support for name
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Williamsburg council defends $103 Million budget, new library being re-evaluated
Good morning! Today, WJCC school board gets proposals for renaming James Blair Middle School; we'll show how York school board used loophole to take on…
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Armed 7th grader arrested at Grafton high school with hand gun, no one injured
Good morning! Also today -- governor approves more money for local schools, and a week full of budget hearings ahead.
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A different way of looking at continuing growth in local government spending
Good first day of May! Also in today's edition, James City County police arrest man wanted in sexual assault of a juvenile, and York School Board takes…
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