Toano News

A sailor assigned to the Norfolk -based USS New York died Saturday night in Toano during a car accident.

Loading... 1 of 2 Like 70 percent of babies born early, Gunner Cavaliero - " shown with mother Heather Shuster and father T.J. Cavaliero of Toano - " was "late preterm." This category of preemies, which is on the rise, has health care providers concerned.

Williamsburg-James City County Schools redistricting is already leaving some communities divided.

The Williamsburg area appeared to weather the storm fairly well as the daylight brought calmer winds and lower water.

A James City man accused of robbing a bank in Toano in July while his leg was in a cast waived his right Thursday to a preliminary hearing, admitting a grand jury would have enough evidence to indict him on felony charges.

Toano, Va.-based Lumber Liquidators reported a net income of $7.8 million for the third quarter ended Sept.

SLIDESHOW AVID Medical expands - At a time when most companies are shrinking. This medical products distributor is doubling its workforce.

Toano, Va.-based Lumber Liquidators has been named the No. 1 best performing company in Forbes Magazine's list of "America's 200 Best Small Companies of 2009." This is the companya s first time appearing on the annual list.

Executives from AVID Medical said Monday that the company recently completed a $7.9 million expansion of its Toano headquarters that doubled the size of its former facility, to about 185,000 square feet.

Legislation Online News Virginia's E-Press for Sept. 23 VPA / September 23, 2009 Williamsburg area non-daily suspends print, stays online A Williamsburg area non-daily newspaper has discontinued its printed product for the foreseeable future, opting instead to maintain an online presence.

Representatives for the glass container plant will be on-hand from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at New Zion Baptist Church, 3991 Longhill Road, in James City to collect the recyclables during the church's friends and family day.

Two raccoons - one in James City and another in Isle of Wight - have tested positive for rabies.

A raccoon has tested positive for rabies in James City County, according to Peninsula Health District officials.

Three Upper Hampton Roads firms have been named to Inc. Magazine's annual list of America's fastest-growing private companies.

The division met AYP targets in math. School officials said that if there had been four more passing tests in the minorities' subgroup and nine more in the limited English proficiency subgroup, the division would have met the AYP target in reading, based on the results of the tests taken last school year.

The D.C. area is the No. 2 hub for the most fastest growing private companies in the U.S., according to Inc.

A 47-year-old woman remains in critical condition at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond after a July 2 car crash in which the vehicle she was in rolled several times, police said Tuesday.

When T.K. "Buz" Weiler reported for duty with the Williamsburg Fire Department on May 1, 1967, one of the first things he was asked was if he could drive a truck.

Ground was broken last month on the first phase of a new Christian summer camp facility in Toano that eventually will consist of three cabin villages and a multipurpose building to house up to 800 campers a summer.

The scene looks like the aftermath of a hurricane - one that conveniently piled its destruction in a mound on one piece of property in Toano.