Yorktown Crier - Poquoson Post

07/10/2019

As of today (July 10, 2019), our email addresses and phone number will no longer be regularly checked as the current staff from the Crier is no longer with the paper. Additionally, the social media will not be regularly updated.

If you need assistance, the ownership can be reached via email at [email protected]. We are uncertain the frequency in which they check this email or how soon they will reply.

Thank you

07/09/2019

From our Creative Director, Colin Boyd:

Dear Readers,
I, too, will be taking this opportunity to say farewell to the Crier, for many of the similar reasons that Nancy has listed, but also as a natural cycle for me to pursue greater goals.

I will be forever grateful to my co-workers,regular contributors and the people of Yorktown and Poquoson who I had the honor of working with everyday.

Thank you,
Colin Boyd
Creative Director

07/09/2019

END OF AN ERA (a note from the Editor-in-Chief)

Dear Readers,

Thank you for your continued readership of Yorktown Crier-Poquoson Post. This newspaper has existed as two separate publications and then a single one for over forty years. It has been our privilege to serve as a voice within and for the community and to deliver to you a quality local newspaper.

Over the past month and a half, we have undergone considerable changes in order to not only improve our newspaper, but engagement with the communities we serve. We are truly appreciative of all of your feedback, insight, volunteerism, and the excitement over this “rebirth” of the Crier. I am incredibly proud of my staff and all of the hard work they put into this paper every week.

However, the paper still faces several tremendous uphill battles. Unfortunately, I will no longer be along for the ride.

Due to circumstances beyond my control related to the business and in my personal life, I made the decision that it was time for me to leave the Crier. Trust me when I say that this was an incredibly difficult decision. Since starting with the Crier in 2017, I have served several different roles with the paper including: “resident historian,” staff writer, photojournalist, social media manager, and Editor-in-Chief. My time at the paper has been rewarding, humbling, and wonderful. I will miss it a great deal.

This week is my last with the Crier. I have communicated with some of you already, but I am transitioning everything I am privy to over to the ownership. If you have any questions regarding your subscription, invoices, advertisements, etc., please direct them to Mr. Greg Garrett and Yorktown-Poquoson Truth Media, Inc. at: [email protected]. I am uncertain how frequently they check this email address or how long it will take for them to respond. Our phone number (757-766-1776) is also temporarily down until the ownership takes possession of it later this week. Additionally, anything that needs to be mailed to us can be sent to: P.O. BOX 978, Yorktown, VA 23692 (we do not maintain the office on George Washington Memorial Highway).

I don’t know what will happen with the paper after this week… I wish I had answers to give to you. Only time will tell.

Thank you for entrusting our paper to represent our communities. It has been an honor to work for you and with so many wonderful people.

Respectfully,
Nancy E. Sheppard
Editor-in-Chief

07/08/2019

Local boy needs transplant from living donor. Click the link to see if you are a match.

“Due to his condition and his protocols, he’s low on the list and it could take months, even sometimes years. He doesn’t have months, he doesn’t have years, we need it & #821…

07/08/2019

Missing cat in Poquoson

07/08/2019

Traffic alert in Newport News

07/07/2019

Tune in for the next Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, July 10, airing LIVE on WYCG-TV (Cox 46/Verizon 38) and streaming at www.yorkcounty.gov/tv. Find the agenda at https://bit.ly/2jvEOSX. York County Public Library York County VA Economic Development

07/07/2019

On July 6, 2019 at approximately 9:25pm deputies were dispatched to a call of a shooting in the Gables of York subdivision. The suspect was gone prior to our arrival. However, deputies located his vehicle and stopped him leaving the neighborhood. The suspect and the victim are known to each other. During the investigation deputies located bullet holes in the siding of two nearby residences.

Damier Anthony Dorsey, a 24 year old black male who resides in Tabb, was arrested for the following: Attempted Murder, Use of a firearm in a felony, possession of firearm by felon, Shoot into occupied dwelling (x2), reckless handling of firearm, grand larceny and preventing someone from calling 911. Dorsey was transported to Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail and held without bond.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call the crime line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or the FB Tip Line 757 890-4999.

07/07/2019

Here is a way you can help Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter

07/05/2019

This week's edition of Yorktown Crier - Poquoson Post has hit the news stands! This week, read about the amazing story of a patient at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD) to be the first in the country to receive a new gene therapy drug, an open house in support of the restoration of Mary Anderson's former streetcar home from, honoring Helen Jones Campbell from Frank Green of York County Historical Society, and a delightful Independence Day quiz from John F. Hamilton!

07/05/2019

FYI if you missed the fireworks via York County, Virginia

07/04/2019

Did you know that we have a Founding Father buried at Grace Church in Yorktown? Here is a little more information about him, courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg

On November 7, 1774, Nelson joined others in boarding a British vessel at Yorktown and dumping tea into the York River. He resigned his commission as Colonel in the militia when he was elected to the Second Continental Congress. Nelson returned to Virginia in early 1776 to support the colony's resol...