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Hampton Roads' unemployment rate jumps to 7.6% in January
Hampton Roads' unemployment rate hit 7.6 percent in January, after falling to 7 percent in December, according to the Virginia Employment Commission.
Statewide, the unemployment rate was 6.9 percent in January. The U.S. rate was 9.8 percent. Figures...Tags: Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), James City County, Unemployment, Mathews County, Employment Opportunities
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Millions of dollars headed to local school systems to help with construction projects
Millions of dollars are headed to local school systems to help with new construction, renovations and expansion projects.Â
The Virginia Department of Education announced Wednesday the allocation of $229,551,000 in Qualified School Construction Bonds. ...Tags: Renovation, Heavy Engineering, Augusta County, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia), Essex County
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Foreclosures jumped 24% in 2010
Peninsula-area foreclosure jumped 24 percent in 2010, compared to 2009. December filings were up 14 percent, according to RealtyTrac, which monitors foreclosure activity nationally. A property may receive multiple filings. Nationally, a record 2.87...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Middlesex County (Virginia), York County (Virginia), Real Estate, James City County
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Hampton Roads' unemployment rate lowers to 7%
Hampton Roads' unemployment rate lowered to 7 percent in December, from November's 7.2 percent. It was 7 percent in December 2009, too, according to the Virginia Employment Commission. Figures are not seasonally adjusted. The Virginia unemployment...Tags: York County (Virginia), James City County, Unemployment, Mathews County, Tour Operations Industry
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Foreclosure filings fall in January
Peninsula-area foreclosure filings dropped by 34 percent in January, compared to January 2010. The 203 filings were the fewest recorded in a month since October 2008 — 27 months ago.
Nationally, foreclosure filings were down 17 percent from January...Tags: York County (Virginia), Real Estate, James City County, Foreclosures, Employment
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New president takes over Riverside
William B. Downey takes the reins at Riverside Health System at a time when the system is growing and building, the uncertainty of health-care reform looms, and more people than ever before will seek health care.
A Riverside executive vice president...Tags: Social Issues, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Electronics, Science and Technology
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Child abuse survivor talks about the road to recovery
Terry Morris read the story of a girl caged, starved and neglected in Gloucester County, and saw himself reflected in the pages. The girl was found naked, covered in her own feces and eating flakes of her skin, according to investigators. Shannon Gore,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, United Way of the Virginia Peninsula, Colleges and Universities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Gloucester Point committee looking for members
Who's on Team Gloucester?Gloucester County is recruiting members for a 10-person committee to work on developing the "urban development area" of Gloucester Point. In the big picture, this urban development area will incorporate the principles of new urbanism and traditional...Tags: Local Government, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Gloucester Point, Politics, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia)
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Victim in Gloucester wreck files $1.2 million lawsuit
Who's on Team Gloucester?On the night of Jan. 17, 18-year-old Jessica Lin West was driving a pickup with two intoxicated passengers before pulling over at Hazel's Store in Harcum to hand the keys to Michael Early, 20, so he could show her "how......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Drunk Driving, Injuries and Wounds, Health
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Gloucester supervisor, superintendent exchange e-mails on school funding
Who's on Team Gloucester?Here's an exchange of e-mails between Gloucester Supervisor Michelle Ressler and Gloucester Public School System Superintendent Ben Kiser over the school funding issue. Start from the bottom up, of course.----- Original Message ----- From: gcpskiser@cox....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Health and Medical Professionals, Public Schools, Health, Schools
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Former Gloucester official Jay Scudder lands gig in Fluvanna
Who's on Team Gloucester?Jay Scudder, the former Gloucester County planning director, has been hired as county administrator in Fluvanna County. Scudder left Gloucester in May 2008 in the turbulent months after the infamous Jan. 2-3 Board of Supervisors meeting to become the...Tags: Patrick County, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Fluvanna County
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Supervisors nominate Theberge to be voting delegate at VACO
Who's on Team Gloucester?Supervisor Gregory Woodard nominated Supervisor Louise Theberge to be the voting delegate representing Gloucester County at the Virginia Association of Counties meeting on Nov. 7-9. Woodard also nominated Supervisor John Northstein to be the alternate...Tags: Elections, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia)
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