Stephanie Sabin

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JAMES CITY COUNTY — James City County residents packed the county government center board room on Tuesday to speak out against county spending and rising taxes. Despite the outcry, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved its $390 million Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which goes into effect on July 1.

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WILLIAMSBURG — The WJCC Schools Foundation awarded more than $21,000 to Williamsburg-James City County schools teachers and staff during its annual Impact Awards Ceremony Wednesday, May 7, at the Hennage Auditorium in the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.

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JAMESTOWN — Jamestown Rediscovery will mark Jamestown Day, a commemoration of the establishment of James Fort more than 400 years ago, on Saturday, May 17. According to the organization, on May 14, 1607, the Virginia Company landed at the swampy island in what George Percy termed “Paspiha’s country” and established “James Cittie,” which would become the capital of England’s most successful colony in North America and would lay the foundations of the democracy in which we live today.

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HISTORIC TRIANGLE — Area colleges and universities will host commencement ceremonies this week. Notable graduation events for each school are listed below:Virginia Peninsula Community College (VPCC): Commencement Ceremony will take place on Thurs., May 15 at 2 p.m. at the Hampton Coliseum — 1000 Coliseum Drive in Hampton. Christopher Newport University (CNU):The Candlelight Ceremony on Thursday, May 15 begins at 8:30 p.m. on the Great Lawn. Open to all graduates and their families.

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TOANO — A local nonprofit that operates a men’s group home, called Evolution House, is hoping to meet James City County code to continue operating out of its Toano location. Early “missteps,” explained attorney Greg Davis of Kaufman & Canoles, caused issues with the organization not following JCC building code requirements for occupancy exceeding eight residents.