Hampton Roads City Guide

Parts of HR named in disaster notice

Several localities in Hampton Roads have been named in a disaster declaration due to excessive heat and drought suffered between May 1 and Sept . 20, 2011.

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Allen, Kaine makes stops in Hampton Roads

Former Virginia Governors George Allen and Tim Kaine, both U.S. Senate hopefuls, made swings through Hampton Roads on Tuesday making personal appeals to voters.

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Red Wheel Weiser Conari Press Announces Turning Stone PressNew Press Offers Editorial, Production, and Marketing …

Turning Stone Press, a collaboration between Red Wheel Weiser Conari Press, Hampton Roads Publishing, and Hierophant Publishing, offers authors who want to self-publish a one-stop service for publishing and selling their books.San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 08, 2012 The publishers of the New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening and bestselling authors Neale Donald Walsch, Richard Bach …

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Red Wheel Weiser Conari Press Announces Turning Stone PressNew Press Offers Editorial, Production, and Marketing …

Local educators participate in national oral history project

StoryCorps did interviews in 3 Hampton Roads cities HAMPTON — Eight-year-old Harleé Patrick's wide, frightened eyes caught the heart of her teacher as she walked into class at T.C. Walker Elementary School in Gloucester.

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TSA introduces privacy-enhanced body scanner technology at Newport News airport

NEWPORT NEWS — Controversial airport body scanning technology has made its way to Hampton Roads. But the TSA is anticipating less public backlash now that images some passengers complained were too intrusive have been replaced by generic representations.

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First-grader's death puts local Hampton Roads schools on alert for food allergies

Fourth-grader Matthew Todd and eighth-grader D'amante Gordon eat alone in their classrooms at Hunter B. Andrews PreK-8 in Hampton while their peers gather for lunch in the cafeteria.

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First-grader's death puts local Hampton Roads schools on alert for food allergies

Self-portrait strikes gold at Norfolk student art contest

Tyler Gaca poses with his painting after winning the 2012 Hampton Roads Student Gallery high school art contest at the d’ART Center at the Selden Arcade in Norfolk on Saturday, February 4, 2012.

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Self-portrait strikes gold at Norfolk student art contest

Local lawmakers want sea-level rise study

With its low-lying military bases and waterfront houses, Hampton Roads is more vulnerable to sea-level rise than most of the United States.

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Local lawmakers want sea-level rise study

Tops In Blue dazzles Hampton Roads

Tops In Blue performed its “Rhythm Nation” show, featuring songs from the past and present that showcase the nation’s history, at the Hampton Convention Center in Hampton, Jan. 26. Tops In Blue is an

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The Bank of Hampton Roads Announces Expansion of Small Business Lending Division

NORFOLK, Va. — Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for The Bank of Hampton Roads (“BHR”) and Shore Bank, today announced that BHR is expanding its Small …

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