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Have pests spread north of James River?
The Virginia GazetteJAMES CITY – State wildlife biologists fear the highly destructive nutria, once confined to South Hampton Roads, is establishing populations north of the James River. "If we confirm one, it will be the first in history," local Game and Inland...Tags: Aquaculture, Science, U.S. Department of Agriculture, James River, Wildlife
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Peter Mark, artistic head of Lyric Opera Virginia, retires
The Virginian-PilotAfter 38 years of leading opera companies in Hampton Roads, Peter Mark has quit the area. He has retired as artistic head of Lyric Opera Virginia, the local company which he founded in January 2011. Prior to that, Mark led the Virginia Opera for 35...Tags: Finance, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Music Theater, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Hampton Roads
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Feedback for Sunday, May 5: Mobjack Bay, inchworms and more
•Kevin, Williamsburg: Your article on W&M's program to help veterans get benefits should probably win an award for "least communicative newspaper headline"--it says absolutely nothing about veterans, or benefits, and the reference to "college" is so...Tags: Newspapers, Newspaper and Magazine, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Yard sale season is a bargain hunter's paradise
Bargain hunters will set their alarm clocks this spring, as dozens of communities band together to sell used wares. Yard sale season, a time to hunt for bargains, has officially begun, and there are loads of events on the calendar. Here's a look at some...
Tags: Mathews (Mathews, Virginia), Breezy Point, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Grafton, Norge
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Man gets six months home confinement, probation for fishing violation
ALEXANDRIA — A Mathews County man was sentenced to nearly six months in home confinement followed by three years of probation for illegally harvesting striped bass on a charter boat. Jeffery S. Adams, 41, pleaded guilty to fishing for the striped...Tags: Trials, Punishment, Court Preliminary
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Oyster farming down to a science
On the scenic shores of Mobjack Bay in Gloucester County, oysters are being farmed by the millions. John Vigliotta owns one of the largest caged-oyster companies in the state, taking oysters from microscopic eggs to 3-inch cage-grown market beauties...
Tags: Gloucester County, Foods and Beverages, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Aquaculture, Customs and Tradition
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Gloucester-Mathews Garden Week tour Saturday
— Expect the usual and not-so usual on the Mathews Historic Garden Week in Virginia tour next weekend. Gorgeous historic, riverfront mansions are the expected. Animals like llamas are among the unexpected. Three homes and one garden, all in...
Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Mathews (Mathews, Virginia), Animals, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society hires new executive director
The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society looked locally for its new executive director, hiring Mathews County native Amanda Wroten. Wroten was selected from among more than 70 applicants, said Shannon Fedors, president of the Gloucester-Mathews Humane...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Christopher Newport University
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Most local budgets are just a few clicks away
We are in the midst of local government budget season in Virginia, with school divisions and localities presenting proposed 2013-14 spending plans and holding public forums and hearings on them. If you want to explore the proposed budget, and compare it...
Tags: Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Finance, College of William and Mary, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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The Daily Press, LLC. is a diversified media company engaged in gathering, packaging and distributing news, information and advertising through multiple media channels. Headquartered in Newport News,...Tags: Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Newspaper and Magazine, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Television Stations
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Four Gloucester Point residents seek open seat on School Board
Four Gloucester Point residents are seeking the open seat on the Gloucester County School Board that was vacated upon the death of longtime member Jean Pugh. The four candidates for the open position are: --Troy Andersen, a Gloucester County native...Tags: Gloucester County, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Mathews (Mathews, Virginia), Gloucester Point, Thomas Nelson Community College
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Local budgets driven by rising costs, lagging revenues
After dealing with spending cuts, rising costs and tax increases, local governments are moving into the start of another fiscal year as the economy continues to recover at a sluggish pace and real estate assessments decline. City and county budgets for...Tags: Finance, Layoffs and Downsizing, Isle of Wight County, Budgets and Budgeting, Teaching and Learning
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