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The City Council could agree to pay for an additional breakwater at Buckroe Beach that would be the first in a series of breakwaters to protect about 5 1/2 miles of shoreline from Fort Monroe to Factory Point ...
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A glitch that caused some lottery tickets to be incorrectly validated has been fixed, S.C. Education Lottery officials announced.
Company scours fort for munitions
EA Engineering Science and Technology of Hunt Valley , Md., received a contract in September for $1,598,908 to investigate the site, determine the extent of munitions and explosives that could be a concern to ...
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Nye declares victory; Drake won't concede
Democrat Glenn Nye has declared victory in the race for the 2nd District with U.S. Rep.
Norfolk guardsmen train by sea
Training weekends for the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery of the National Guard usually involve guns.
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Norfolk guardsmen train by sea, with a fishy bonus
Training weekends for the Norfolk -based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery of the National Guard usually involve guns.
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Lunch, 'jail' conflicted for official
C ouncilwoman Angela Leary made an e-mail plea this week with the first line of a message to fellow Hampton City Council members and some city staff members: "BOTTOM LINE: I NEED BAIL MONEY!!!" Leary, ...
Dempsey's 'Acting' Career Ends as CentCom Turns Over to Petraeus
Army Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey's "acting" career is over. Dempsey turned over command of U.S. Central Command to Army Gen.
Fort Monroe promoter dies while waiting to cast ballot
The leader of a citizens group seeking to turn Fort Monroe into a national park died Monday of an apparent heart attack.
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Man dies after collapsing in voting line
The president of Citizens for a Fort Monroe National Park and former chief historian of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe collapsed while waiting in line to cast an absentee ballot Monday ...
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Linked to the area - evermore Poe's part in fort's history to help attract visitors
The well-known 19th-century author is claimed by people living in the places where Poe spent some of his 40-year life, such as Baltimore, Philadelphia , Richmond and, yes, Fort Monroe .
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All-female crew trains for Round the Lights
Dawana Jennings, Eileen Turner and skipper Petra Towns sail Fair Winds during a practice Wednesday, Oct.
Two years ago, this page endorsed U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake's re-election, citing her "superior command on all the issues and her advocacy for her constituents, especially the military and veterans." Things have ...
Retiring generala s final lecture is soldier-focused
During a 40-year Army career, Gen. William S. Wallace served in Vietnam and commanded the U.S. ground forces during the invasion of Iraq.The retiring general could have shared plenty of analytical research and ...
Documenting history to plan for future
Much of the future look and feel of this historic Army post might have been determined over the past few days by a team of preservation architects surveying its most significant structures.
Phoebus Days 2008 to offer beer, fish, fun
A beer festival, fish fry, parade and pie-eating contest are all part of Phoebus Days 2008 scheduled for this weekend.
Olde Wythe named a Virginia landmark
The city's Neighborhood Office and the Olde Wythe Neighborhood Association have been working to get the designation.
Branching out to highlight historic trees in city
Only about 120 of those were picked to be photographed and written about for the book, said co-author Jeff Kirwan, extension specialist and professor in the Department of Forestry at Virginia Tech .
U.S. Northern Command creates full combat brigade for national emergencies
If U.S. Northern Command needs troops to respond to a national emergency, commanders now have 4,000 soldiers on alert to answer the call.