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In York County, we have leadership opportunities available to all high school students — York, Tabb, Grafton and Bruton. The Navy Junior ROTC program is considered by many to be one of the best youth development programs in the country. It is a...Tags: Spring Training, Defense, Armed Forces, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Fort Eustis
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Grafton student Amanda Demharter wins big award
247-7429At nearly 5 feet, 2 inches tall and with a raspy voice that barely breaks a whisper, 16-year-old Amanda Demharter might seem like the least likely person to lead a marching band. But Demharter, a sergeant fifer in the Fifes and Drums of York Town, hasn'...Tags: Government, Charity, History, National Government, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
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Grafton High School damaged by vandal
757-247-4760York-Poquoson Sheriff's department is seeking information on a vandalism attack that caused more than $3,000 worth of damage at Grafton High School. Police believe the vandal struck between 11:30 p.m. and midnight Sunday. The perpetrator spray painted...Tags: James City County, Gang Activity
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High school artists show best works at Pfac
757-247-4783An exhibit of nearly 100 works by local high school art students went on view Saturday and runs through June 8 at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center. Titled "Prefaces 2008," the center's annual high school juried art exhibition represents one of its...Tags: Mariners' Museum, Hampton Roads, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Culture
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As Ernesto left the area, he turned off a lot of lights
247-4738It wasn't the great blackout of 2003 Hurricane Isabel fame, but winds from Tropical Storm Ernesto sent tree limbs into power lines across Hampton Roads, particularly in rural areas of the Peninsula. About 163,082 customers were without power mid-day...Tags: Tropical Storms, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Energy Resources, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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Bagged mulch easier for us
757-247-4781Years ago, husband Ken and I decided it made more sense to use bagged mulch instead of getting it delivered in bulk. Bagged mulch is much easier on our backs because we can get it delivered. Then Ken takes the bags off the pallets that Lowe's or Home...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Home Depot Incorporated
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For York, Mandarin Is In
Hongwei Xian has spent the past 22 years helping students in China study English and learn about America.
Starting in September, she'll take on a different role for a different kind of world. This fall, Xian will teach level-1 Chinese to about 100...Tags: George Bush, Public Holidays, Chesterfield County, Colleges and Universities
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The Costs Of Teaching
247-4535Melissa Owens figures she spends $500 to $1,000 each school year on instruments, sheet music, treats and other items for her students at Mount Zion and Robertson elementary schools in Suffolk. "I could do everything with the budget my schools give me,"...Tags: Middle Schools, Teaching and Learning, Richard Crawford, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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York County opens shelter
Daily PressYork County Administrator James McReynolds declared a local emergency at 9 a.m. because of Tropical Storm Ernesto and the county is opening a Red Cross shelter at the Grafton High School complex, especially for families in low lying areas that may be...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Tropical Storms, Fort Eustis, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Grow tomatoes in straw bales
757-247-4781Ron Rytter grows tomatoes with no digging, tilling or cultivating. His plants also thrive without disease, insect or rabbit problems -- and, he uses no chemicals. Sounds miraculous, doesn't it? All it takes is a few bales of straw as the growing...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Fertilizer
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