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Region's natural beauty is a tourism resource for many localities
reporterA lazy day on the river is better to many than a day at work. And, it's this serentity Botetourt County has decided to capitalize on. . "The Upper James River Water Trail started in Botetourt in about 2008. We officially opened up the trail in 2010,"...Tags: Travel, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Tourism and Leisure, Investments
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Richmond picks new manager for James River Park system
Richmond Times-DispatchA veteran Richmond parks employee has been picked to manage the 550-acre James River Park system. The city announced Monday afternoon that Nathan J. Burrell, who has worked in the system since 2003 as a trails manager, will be its new manager. Burrell...Tags: Virginia Commonwealth University, Marketing, Huguenot
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Newport News preacher redefined the black church
When Lightfoot Solomon Michaux pitched his first revival tent at the corner of 19th and Jefferson in 1919, he'd already made his mark selling fish and groceries. Michaux was nearly 35 when he went from chasing profits to saving souls. And as he stood...
Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Seafood, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia)
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A deadly surprise on the Peninsula
The Army of the Potomac had plenty of reason to feel confident when it began marching up the Peninsula on April 4, 1862. Gun barrels glistening in the fine spring weather, the advancing columns of blue-clad troops made up the largest army America had...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, West Point, Hampton Roads, Unions, Wars and Interventions
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Group takes early step in making the James River a regional attraction
Richmond Times-DispatchThe Capital Region Collaborative took a small first step Friday toward creating a plan aimed at making the James River into a showpiece attraction. The group agreed to convene representatives from Richmond-area localities to begin work to create a... -
James River Association to dock in Williamsburg
The Virginia GazetteJAMES CITY – The James River Association has been seriously ramping up activity here, and is a stone's throw away from being able to open a Williamsburg office. "The finish line is within sight," said Sterling Nichols, a retired developer and...Tags: Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Friday weather: Sunny skies with temperatures slightly below average
WTKR News Channel 3 MeteorologistSunny and nice… Highs today will reach into the mid and upper 60s, just a few degrees below average. Expect mostly sunny skies with a few extra clouds in the afternoon. Clouds will increase for the weekend, partly cloudy on Saturday and mostly...Tags: Weather, National Weather Service, Weather Reports
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11:20 p.m. Thursday UPDATE: High school results, boxes from multiple sports
Daily PressBaseball Menchville 8, Warwick 2 Rappahannock 3, Colonial Beach 1 Atlantic Shores 19, Hampton Christian 2 Norfolk Ac. 13, Hampton Roads Ac. 3 Walsingham Ac. 17, Bishop Sullivan 1 MENCHVILLE 8, WARWICK 2 Menchville 310 010 3 — 8 14 0 Warwick...Tags: National Security Agency, Hampton Roads, Beaches, Roman Catholicism, Sports
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April 25-May 1, 2013
The Virginian-PilotIt's been a spring rite of passage, when red and black drum migrate north through the Outer Banks and finally show in the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The first few fish have shown along the barrier islands of the Eastern Shore, especially around...Tags: Fishing, Outer Banks, Weather, Nags Head, Sea Bass
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Siege of Suffolk envelops Hampton Roads
No one remembers how high Lt. Amos Thayer had to climb on April 11, 1863, as he scrambled up to a tree-top observation post overlooking the western approaches to Suffolk. But despite his lofty vantage point — and a panoramic prospect that Union...
Tags: Fort Monroe, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Abraham Lincoln, West Point
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Commission gives OK to PC bonds
Presentation College can tap into as much as $10 million in tax-exempt bonds to help pay for ongoing construction on campus thanks to a resolution approved by Brown County commissioners during their Tuesday meeting. Nobody spoke at a public hearing...
Tags: Auction Service, Highway Transportation
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Airport plans gain approval
To remove the wetlands from Aberdeen Regional Airport, the preferred plan is to pump the water east to the James River. That was the conclusion presented at a public meeting Thursday at the Aberdeen Public Safety Building. Engineers have studied...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Wetlands, Science and Technology
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