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Hampton Circuit Court gets new system for accepting marriage applications
When Hampton's clerk of circuit court, Linda Batchelor Smith, was at a clerk's conference last summer, she learned about a new system for accepting marriage license applications. A clerk from another jurisdiction "was just praising the system" to the...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Langley Air Force Base
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For 2013 Daily Press poet laureate, love sparked the desire to write
Allen M. Weber says he hadn't thought about becoming a poet until he fell in love with one. The winner of the 2013 Daily Press poetry contest, Weber lives in Hampton and works at Newport News Shipbuilding where he teaches radiation safety. His...
Tags: Ghent, Human Interest, LifeOne Incorporated, Ides of March, Poetry
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At Hampton VA, caring for sexual assault victims is ongoing battle
— Over two weeks, the Pentagon has suffered a string of embarrassments in its effort to show progress in curbing sexual assault within the ranks. A Defense Department anonymous survey estimated a 35 percent increase in sexual assault and related...
Tags: Assault, Military Justice, Sexual Assault, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Army
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With apartments gone, historians wonder what is below Harbor Square
HAMPTON — The derelict buildings, playing children and crime associated with the property's seedy visitors are long gone from the former Harbor Square site downtown. But as the city plans to redevelop the 17.7-acre tract — and contractors...
Tags: Chicago Housing Authority, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hampton Roads Transit, Colonial Williamsburg
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Update tired yard look with new eye-catching plants
Tired of ivy that claims too much of your yard, or boxwood that looks brown and dead inside? Trade those yesteryear plants for something that adds drama, color and eye-catching elements to your yard. Here are some new and multi-season plants to...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Salvia
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Economic development: all hands on deck
By Jay Joseph An economic development director recently told me that his job is the one city job everyone thinks they can do. Folks don't think they can be the City Attorney or the Police Chief, but they think they can be the Economic Development...Tags: AirTran, Economy, Finance, Business, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Traffic backups on both I-64 and I-664 in Hampton
Daily PressOn I-64 East in the City of Hampton, at Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel East, motorists can expect major delays due to congestion, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Traffic is backed up about 2 miles. On I-664 at mile marker 3 in the...Tags: Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Virginia Department of Transportation, Traffic
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Hampton Wells Fargo robbery suspect arrested
Daily PressSteven Vernard Parker, 43, of Franklin, was arrested and charged on Friday in connection to Thursday's Wells Fargo Bank robbery in Hampton. At about 2:36 p.m. on Thursday, Hampton communications received an alarm activation from the Wells Fargo Bank...Tags: Theft, Bank Robbery, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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Cancer registry for pets to help people too
Theresa W. Fossum has launched the National Veterinary Cancer Registry, a national database for pets diagnosed with cancer. Its mission is to facilitate and promote medical treatments that lead to advances and eventual cures for cancer in pets and in...Tags: Sentara, Science and Technology, Trials, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Healthy Diet
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Chopra airs first TV ad
Aneesh Chopra, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, became the first down ticket candidate to began airing a television ad this week. The 33-second ad titled "Escalator" shows Chopra staying in place as he climbs up a down...Tags: Thomas K. Norment, Jr., Scott Rigell, Government, Frank W Wagner, Barack Obama
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Looking for runaway slaves in downtown Hampton
Sparked by Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler's landmark May 1861 offer of asylum to runaway slaves, more than 20,000 fugitive blacks converged on the Union outpost of Fort Monroe during the Civil War, with most of them ending up in two large sprawling camps...
Tags: Missing Persons, Slavery, Hampton University, Fort Monroe
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Hampton historic cemetery draws mayor's eye
HAMPTON — A cemetery carrying the namesake of North America's oldest black family has languished for years under iffy ownership and infrequent maintenance. That two-acre plot may have found a friend in Mayor Molly Joseph Ward, who hopes to form...
Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Human Interest, Fort Monroe, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), North America
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