Wednesday, April 1, 2026

ICYMI this week: New driver’s licenses for flying, Chickahominy Summerplace, a new bread company and more

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

Keep the conversation going. Here are five of our top-read headlines this week:

Chickahominy  Summerplace is on the market, meaning 160 new homes could come to Jolly Pond Road

Nestled between the hustle and bustle of Lightfoot and the ever-present rush of the Chickahominy River lies a vast patch of forest on Jolly Pond Road. READ MORE

Chickahominy Summerplace sits on the banks of Yarmouth Creek. (WYDaily/ Courtesy Commonwealth Commercial)
Chickahominy Summerplace sits on the banks of Yarmouth Creek. (WYDaily/Courtesy Commonwealth Commercial)

DMV to begin offering REAL ID driver’s licenses

Virginia residents soon will be able to upgrade their driver’s license to a federally compliant REAL ID, according to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. READ MORE

REAL ID compliant driver's licenses look just like a regular license but have a star on the upper right. (WYDaily photo/Courtesy Virginia DMV)
REAL ID compliant driver’s licenses look just like a regular license but have a star on the upper right. (WYDaily photo/Courtesy Virginia DMV)

Around the clock: Yorktown couple builds successful bread company from scratch

When Ainslie Martin and Colin O’Rourke come home from long days of baking at their full-time jobs, they don’t stop working — they pull out the mixing bowls and sheet trays again. READ MORE

Ainslie Martin, 21, and Colin O'Rourke, 26, started the Virginia Bread Company in April 2018 and have plans to expand their business from the Yorktown Market. (WYDaily/Alexa Doiron)
Ainslie Martin, 21, and Colin O’Rourke, 26, started the Virginia Bread Co. in April 2018 and have plans to expand their business from the Yorktown Market. (WYDaily/Alexa Doiron)

10 people rescued after boat capsizes on James River

Ten people were rescued after a boat overturned near the James River Bridge, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. READ MORE

James River Bridge taken from the Hampton side. (WYDaily/Courtesy VDOT)
James River Bridge taken from the Hampton side. (WYDaily/Courtesy VDOT)

James City County woman killed in York County crash

A 21-year-old woman James City County woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in York County, Virginia State Police said. READ MORE

(WYDaily photo/Courtesy Google Maps)
(WYDaily photo/Courtesy Google Maps)
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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