Saturday, December 9, 2023

ICYMI: Additional Amtrak service, the Five Forks Harris Teeter, Wawa 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:

Amtrak will begin additional service to Hampton Roads in March

Amtrak will debut a second train service in Hampton Roads on March 4. READ MORE

(WYDaily file photo/Courtesy of Pixabay)
(WYDaily file photo/Courtesy of Pixabay)

What’s going on with the Harris Teeter coming to Five Forks?

The new Harris Teeter in Five Forks still isn’t open, but there’s now a little more information out there on when it might be coming. READ MORE

Farm Fresh stores across Greater Williamsburg have closed. (WYDaily/Tom Davis)
Farm Fresh stores across Greater Williamsburg have closed. (WYDaily/Tom Davis)

W&M has the lowest number of students with ‘exceptional’ financial need in the state. Here’s why

More than a decade ago, William & Mary had the lowest statewide percentage — 9.4 percent — of undergraduate students receiving Pell Grants, a form of federal financial aid given only to students who “display exceptional financial need.” READ MORE

The James Monroe statue on William & Mary's campus. (WYDaily/ Andrew Harris)
The James Monroe statue on William & Mary’s campus. (WYDaily/ Andrew Harris)

A Wawa gas station may be coming to this Williamsburg-area intersection

A Wawa convenience store and gas station proposed for the Lightfoot area of York and James City counties is one step closer to coming to fruition. READ MORE

A developer has requested a special use permit from James City County and York County to build a Wawa at the corner of Lightfoot and Richmond roads. (WYDaily/Courtesy York County)
A developer has requested a special use permit from James City County and York County to build a Wawa at the corner of Lightfoot and Richmond roads. (WYDaily/Courtesy York County)

There was a shooting in Williamsburg Dec. 20 and police are asking for tips

Police identified the suspect as Nicholas Goff, 28 of Williamsburg. He was booked into the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail charged with malicious wounding and unlawful use of a firearm. READ MORE

Nicholas Goff WYDaily/Courtesy of Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail)
Nicholas Goff WYDaily/Courtesy of 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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