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Urbanna Southside Sentinel

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Dozens of citizens pack bridge design hearing

A curious community filled the lobby of Lancaster High School on Wednesday, Oct. 21, to see the design for a new bridge that will become part of the Middle Peninsula landscape for decades. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) conducted a design public hearing seeking feedback on the proposed design...

Lancaster, VA · 1d

Virginia Mercury

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Newport News to create $9.5 million seafood market, revamp industrial park

Drive to the eastern end of Jefferson Avenue in Newport News and you’ll mainly find warehouses, industrial buildings and parking lots before the roadway terminates at the James River. But in a few years, this area will play host to a revamped waterside seafood market, where citizens can eat the catch of the day as […]

Newport News, VA · 1d

WAVY News 10

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Gospel artists give back before big performance

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – Two gospel artists have teamed up with local community partners to give back to Hampton Roads before a big performance this weekend! Tamela and David Mann are award-winning gospel artists. They will join the Virginia Symphony Orchestra this Saturday for a one-night-only performance in Newport News. Before that show, the […]

Newport News, VA · 2d

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Six Virginia Seafood Restaurants Where Oyster Stew Season Starts The Minute It Turns Cold

The first chilly evening in Virginia changes what people want on the table. Iced tea and fried baskets suddenly feel less appealing, and a warm bowl of oyster stew starts calling your name. Oyster stew is about as old-school Virginia as food gets, built on buttery broth, cream, and plump...

Newport News, VA · 4d

WTKR News 3

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SS United States’ Newport News legacy lives on as famed ship is sunk

As the SS United States is sunk off the coast of Florida to begin a new life as an artificial reef, pieces of the historic ocean liner and its legacy remain in Newport News, the city where it was built.

Newport News, VA · 2d

WTKR

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Long-vacant Newport News building set for demolition along Jefferson Avenue

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A long-vacant commercial building along Jefferson Avenue is expected to be demolished as Newport News continues efforts to improve and revitalize the corridor. The roughly 18,000-square-foot building previously housed Unclaimed Freight Company, a furniture store in the Sedgefield area of the city. Neighbor Ron Cupp,...

Newport News, VA · 2d

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Community ‘food forest’ finally breaks ground in Newport News

Nonprofit leaders are working to transform a plot of land in the Southeast neighborhood into a “food forest” where neighbors can roam through greenery and pluck produce for free. The Newport News Green Foundation recently broke ground on the $1 million Sarfan Food Forest, which has been in...

Newport News, VA · 1d

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Mayor Phil Jones plans to 'give his 30s' to Newport News

On the last day of early voting, Newport News Mayor Phil Jones posted outside of Denbigh Community Center with his family to greet voters. He said hello to almost every passerby, or thanked them for voting. For the ones wearing a sports team jersey, he made sure to ask how their team would do. For those who wanted it, he jumped in on selfies.

Newport News, VA · 3d

Bay Journal

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Commission sets lower limits on Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvest

Facing mounting pressure to protect struggling ospreys and Maryland watermen, East Coast fishery managers reached a “compromise” to reduce the commercial menhaden harvest in the Chesapeake Bay. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted Nov. 11 in Newport, RI, to limit industrial-scale menhaden harvest in the Bay to...

Chesapeake Bay, VA · 1d

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Newport News Breaks Ground On $450M Navy Housing Tower for 1,500 Sailors

A $450 million military housing project officially broke ground in downtown Newport News, with city, Navy and development officials gathering near Warwick Boulevard to mark the start of construction on a nearly 1-million-square-foot complex that will eventually house up to 1,500 sailors. The project, called HomePort Hampton Roads 2, is planned to rise on the site of the century-old Huntington Hall, formerly Newport News High School, and will include 750 apartment units, retail space and a parking garage with more than 1,000 vehicle spaces.

Newport News, VA · 3d

WAVY News 10

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Virginia Living Museum mourns the loss of North American beaver

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – Officials with the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News are mourning the loss of Nip, a North American beaver. In a statement, officials say Nip lived a remarkable life, reaching more than twice the average life expectancy of his species in the wild. Nip was born in the wild but […]

Newport News, VA · 2d

WAVY News 10

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VDOT announces I64 express lanes to open on peninsula next month

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY)- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has announced updates to the Hampton Roads Express Lanes Network. Preparations Underway for Peninsula Express Lanes With road construction nearing completion on several segments, more Express Lanes are expected to open in Newport News and Hampton as early as December 2026. This initial opening will include […]

Newport News, VA · 2d

Urbanna Southside Sentinel

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Supervisors OK $197,000 gym floor fix

Supervisors voted unanimously on Wednesday, Nov. 4, to appropriate $197,000 from county coffers to fix the damaged Middlesex High School gym floor. On Aug. 28, pouring rain flooded the 1970s portion of MHS, which included the John S. Clements Memorial Gymnasium, weight room, locker rooms, carpentry room and team and training rooms. The total estimated cost of damage is $300,000.

Middlesex County, VA · 1d