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VIMS professor confirms accelerating sea level rise
Sea level rise in Hampton Roads and other points along the Eastern Seaboard is accelerating at unprecedented rates, according to new research announced Monday. John Boon, emeritus professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) in Gloucester...
Tags: Oceans, Environmental Issues, Water, Bodies of Water, Hampton Roads
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Gloucester graduation, dropout rates going in opposite directions
The graduation rate for Gloucester County students climbed this past year, while the dropout rate dropped. The graduation rate for students in the 2012 school year climbed to 87.9 percent, according to statistics from the Virginia Department of...Tags: Gloucester County, Teaching and Learning, Education, Students
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College fair comes to Gloucester High School on Thursday
The annual college fair for students who want to continue their post-high school education will be held at Gloucester High School on Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The college fair features more than 80 colleges, universities and trade schools from...Tags: Schools, Education, High Schools, Colleges and Universities
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Gloucester Wine Festival to be held on Saturday
The 3rd Annual Gloucester Wine Festival featuring 10 Virginia wineries and live music will be held Saturday at Brent and Becky's Bulbs. In addition to the Virginia wines, the festival features more than 60 vendors offering food, crafts, jewelry,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Wines, Festive Events
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Sheriff Darrell Warren has raised more than $32,000 for election
Gloucester County Sheriff Darrell Warren, facing a challenge from perennial sheriff's candidate Clarence Bowser in the Nov. 6 election, has raised $32,384 in this year's election campaign, according to records filed with the Virginia Board of Elections....Tags: Yorktown (York, Virginia), Elections, Gloucester County, Politics
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Gloucester on list of Virginia counties declared ag disaster area
Gloucester County joined 32 other Virginia counties that received a federal designation today as an agricultural disaster area due to drought and related disasters during this crop year. The announcement by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and...Tags: Essex (Middlesex, Connecticut), Gloucester County, Consumers
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Oyster tasting returns Nov. 10 to Gloucester
The Virginia Half-Shell Oyster Tasting returns from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, in the parking lot adjacent to Kelsick Specialty Market, 6632 Main Street, Gloucester Courthouse. Sponsored by the Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association, the annual event...
Tags: Oysters, Deltaville
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Historical sign to be dedicated in Gloucester
A state historical marker commemorating a 17th-century manor house called Gloucester Hall will be dedicated on Oct. 27. The sign will be located near the intersection of Route 17 and Bacons Fort Road, about 7 1/2 miles north of Gloucester Court House....Tags: Government, Anglicanism, Gloucester County, Nathaniel Bacon, Christianity
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School Board seeks Gloucester Point candidate
The Gloucester County School Board is seeking applicants for the Gloucester Point District seat that was vacated upon the death of Jean Pugh. The term will begin Dec. 10 and end Dec. 31, 2013, said a spokeswoman for the School Board. Interested...Tags: Gloucester County, Gloucester Point
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Gloucester County schools earn full state accreditation status
All eight Gloucester County schools received full accreditation by the Virginia Department of Education in a Wednesday announcement. Gloucester joins 84 other Virginia school divisions, out of 132, in which all schools received accreditation....Tags: Schools, Standards of Learning, Gloucester County, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Gloucester schools state accreditation results
All schools in the Gloucester County Public School System met state accreditation benchmarks in every category. Here's the results by schools and categories: Abingdon Elementary -- Grade 3-5 English (87); Math (73); Grade 3 history (89); History (93);...Tags: Gloucester County, Science and Technology
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askHRGreen.org contest: Name That Place offers trip for two as prize
Test your knowledge of Hampton Roads’ “green” landmarks and enter to win a vacation package for two by playing the askHRgreen.org “Name That Place” photo trivia contest. For one week only, Sept. 25 through Oct. 1,...
Tags: Poquoson (Poquoson, Virginia), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Travel, Surry (Surry, Virginia)
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