Wednesday, June 10, 2026

ICYMI this week: Crawford Road’s grim legacy, ‘Jamestown’ TV series debuts in U.S. and more

With dozens of headlines every day, it’s easy to miss some here and there.

Keep the conversation going. Here are five stories from this week that got people talking:

Behind the grim legacy of Crawford Road

The police cruiser’s blue and red lights flashed as it sat on the edge of Crawford Road, facing a stone overpass shrouded in a thick skin of graffiti.

As a light rain came down, Capt. Troy Lyons emerged from the patrol car, gesturing toward the 1930s-era Tour Road overpass.

Buried in the center of York County, the 3.6-mile-long Crawford Road carries a decades-long history of homicides, ghost stories and mischief. (Sarah Fearing/WYDaily)
Buried in the center of York County, the 3.6-mile-long Crawford Road carries a decades-long history of homicides, ghost stories and mischief. (Sarah Fearing/WYDaily)

‘Jamestown’ TV series from ‘Downton Abbey’ producers coming to U.S.

An eight-part miniseries about the original site of the first permanent English settlement in America will debut in the U.S. on March 23.

Niamh Walsh plays one of the lead characters in the British TV show “Jamestown,” which airs in the U.S. on Friday. (Courtesy Sky UK Limited)
Niamh Walsh plays one of the lead characters in the British TV show “Jamestown,” which airs in the U.S. on Friday. (Courtesy Sky UK Limited)

First Watch restaurant to bring breakfast, brunch and lunch to New Town

Early birds may want to check out the new restaurant opening in New Town.

First Watch will be opening in New Town. (Courtesy Thalhimer)
First Watch will be opening in New Town. (Courtesy Thalhimer)

More than 270 Farm Fresh workers in Greater Williamsburg to be laid off

More than 270 Farm Fresh workers in the Williamsburg area are slated to lose their jobs in a mass layoff that will impact grocery stores in Hampton Roads and Central Virginia.

The Norge Farm Fresh. (Andrew Harris/WYDaily)
The Norge Farm Fresh. (Andrew Harris/WYDaily)

Former Poquoson assistant coach given 42 years in prison in child pornography case

A former assistant coach and volunteer for Poquoson High School sports teams was sentenced to 42 years in prison for possessing and intending to distribute child pornography.

Robert Manning Rollins, 58. (Courtesy Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail)
Robert Manning Rollins, 58. (Courtesy Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail)

 

Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing is the Assistant Editor at WYDaily. Sarah was born in the state of Maine, grew up along the coast, and attended college at the University of Maine at Orono. Sarah left Maine in October 2015 when she was offered a job at a newspaper in West Point, Va. Courts, crime, public safety and civil rights are among Sarah’s favorite topics to cover. She currently covers those topics in Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Sarah has been recognized by other news organizations, state agencies and civic groups for her coverage of a failing fire-rescue system, an aging agriculture industry and lack of oversight in horse rescue groups. In her free time, Sarah enjoys lazing around with her two cats, Salazar and Ruth, drinking copious amounts of coffee and driving places in her white truck.

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