Williamsburg Watch

12/01/2025

James City County planners are recommending approval of a mixed used project that would add more than 1,000 homes and 162,000 square feet of commercial property space.
https://www.williamsburgwatch.com/i/180345222/county-planners-to-hear-proposal-for-new-homes-and-commercial-space-wednesday

11/26/2025

A substitute judge denied an emergency injunction to stop preliminary work on the James City County government center Wednesday. The judge said she was not convinced the case against the county would eventually succeed.

Work will continue, county says

11/24/2025

The newest member of the Williamsburg-James City County school board says improving teacher and staff pay will be his A-1 issue when he takes his seat next year. Recognizing the local teacher’s union is an important step, Ty Hodges added in a recent interview with us.

Good morning! Today we talk to Ty Hodges, incoming W-JCC school board member. A William & Mary report details China's sneaky investments in USA, and upcoming Thanksgiving closings.

11/21/2025

Home sales increased again in October from a year ago, and the median sales price increased by double digits in Williamsburg and York County, according to a report released Thursday by the Virginian Realtors group.

Good morning! Also today...time to pay your property tax...elderly man killed by cement truck crossing Monticello Avenue....second phase of Queens Lake restoration approved.

11/19/2025

Construction crews continued clearing trees from the site of the proposed James City County government center Tuesday, pending a court hearing next week.
https://www.williamsburgwatch.com/p/winter-shelters-house-working-people

11/17/2025

After factoring in suggestions from Grove activists, James City County supervisors approved new controls over data centers that may want to locate in the county.
https://www.williamsburgwatch.com/i/179089797/james-city-county-approves-data-center-regulations

11/14/2025

Williamsburg-James City County schools could lose $1.2 million in state funding if enrollment dip continues.

Good morning! Also today, taxpayers file tor injunction to stop JCC's new office center, and Williamsburg City Council approves a $15 million round of funding for the regional sports center.

11/12/2025

Williamsburg’s city council members are set to vote Thursday on borrowing an additional $15 million for the $80 million regional sports center. At their work session Monday, council members also expressed support for building a new downtown library for more than $26 million.

Good morning! Williamsburg city council expresses support for $26 million downtown library, will look at borrowing another $15 million to regional sports center.

11/07/2025

Local Republicans are not blaming Donald Trump for Tuesday’s Democratic sweep. Rather, they say not enough Republicans turned out, and they did not have the millions to put into advertising that Democrats used to flip the Historic Triangle’s two house of delegates seats.

Good morning! Local Republicans give us their postmortem of Tuesday's Democratic election sweep. York School Board sets requirements and pay range for new superintendent.

11/06/2025

An Irish company that services the fast-growing data center industry has set up its first American facility in the Green Mount industrial area of James City County and plans to grow to 500 high-paying jobs by 2030.

And there’s another foreign company coming soon.

CEL Critical Power will employ 250. Another European company is expected to break ground on a missile facility next month.

11/05/2025

Democrats won all but one contest in the Historic Triangle Tuesday, besting two incumbent Republicans for the House of Delegates and winning three out of four local races. All three of the Democrats’ statewide candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general also won.
https://www.williamsburgwatch.com/p/democrats-sweep-local-and-state-races

11/04/2025

Large James City County voter turnout rivals presidential races. https://www.williamsburgwatch.com/p/large-voter-turnout-in-james-city