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Move to replace business taxes with other revenue concerns cities
Daily PressProposals to reduce or eliminate local business taxes have Newport News and Hampton officials worried. The General Assembly and both gubernatorial candidates, in their quest to make the commonwealth more attractive to business and industry, have been...Tags: Hampton Roads, Smithfield, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Business, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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Editorials: Flag Day, solar-powered wheelchairs
She's grand, all right Today, June 14, is Flag Day, which isn't so much a holiday as it is an observance. We don't close banks or municipal offices for Flag Day, and if kids are out of school it's only because the school year has ended. But in honor of...Tags: Smithfield, Flag Day (United States), York County (Virginia), Buckroe, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Poquoson youth, retiring teacher, lazy voters: This week's 'Roses and thorns'
Each week the Daily Press Editorial Board offers a list of those persons or institutions deserving of "roses" and those deserving of "thorns." This week's roses go to the following: •Connor Boyd, 11, of Poquoson, who averted a crash by immediately...Tags: Smithfield, York County (Virginia), Buckroe, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Hampton Roads foreclosure activity up in May from a year ago
Foreclosure filings in Hampton Roads increased 10.6 percent in May compared to May last year, according to a RealtyTrac report released Thursday. Foreclosure filings – default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions – dropped 7....
Tags: Hampton Roads, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Currituck (Currituck, North Carolina), Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Services and Shopping
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Pick a date to give blood to Red Cross -- and share your story this summer/free food attached
The American Red Cross runs daily blood collection drives in order to maintain its inventory. It has a particularly difficult time in the summer and platelet donations are needed too. Platelets are the clotting factor in your blood and only have a...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Hospitals and Clinics, Mount Vernon, John Tyler, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Baseball: MLB draftees with Virginia ties (updated through all 40 rounds)
Daily PressPick, Team, Player, School, Position Competitive Balance Round B 71, Oakland, Chad Pinder, Virginia Tech (Poquoson HS alum), SS. Round 4 111, Cleveland, Kyle Crockett, Virginia (Poquoson HS alum), LHP. Round 5 156, Detroit, Buck Farmer, Georgia Tech...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Courtland, Denbigh, John Farrell, College of William and Mary
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Tropical Storm Andrea: Rain but little else in Hampton Roads
Tropical Storm Andrea brought a deluge to some parts of Hampton Roads for much of the day Friday, but most of the Peninsula was spared any major weather-related damage. Rain from the storm system began in the area early Friday morning. According to Dan...
Tags: Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Virginia Department of Transportation, Charles City (Charles City, Virginia), College of William and Mary
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Williamsburg woman charged with embezzlement at Yorktown Victory Center
YORK — A 43-year-old Williamsburg woman has been charged with multiple counts of embezzlement in connection with the theft of thousands of dollars from the Yorktown Victory Center gift shop where the woman worked as a manager. A York-Poquoson grand...Tags: York County (Virginia), Jamestown Settlement, Lawyers, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Prosecution
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Poquoson hopes to thrill on the big screen
As people across the region head to the movies in the next few weeks to see the latest summer blockbuster, they might see scenic images of Poquoson flash across the silver screen. That's because Poquoson officials have launched a promotional campaign of...
Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Politics, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Economic Policy
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State report: Hampton Roads' regional crime rate fell by 5.6 percent in 2012
Hampton Roads' crime rate dropped 5.6 percent in 2012 compared with the year before, with widespread reductions in armed robberies, burglaries, car thefts and assaults helping to spur the downward regional trend, according to new state crime data. The...Tags: Hampton Roads, Smithfield, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Surry County, Bath Salt Drugs
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Dominion paid $142 million in local taxes in 2012
Dominion Virginia Power says it paid nearly $142 million in taxes to Virginia cities, counties and towns. The company paid more than $40 million in taxes to localities in Hampton Roads. That’s an increase of about $10 million or 7.6 percent from...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), York County (Virginia), Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Surry County
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Hampton Roads could see more severe weather
NEWPORT NEWS — In the last four years Hampton Roads has experienced two weather-related disaster declarations and more could be on the way. That was part of the message of a new report titled "In the Path of the Storm" from the Environment...Tags: Hampton Roads, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Conservation, Ecosystems, Global Change
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