Williamsburg Watch

A former planning director refers to some local housing opposition as the "drawbridge syndrome." Residents are drawn to the area's rural character and amenities but don't want others to move in and change it.

The median sales price for a home in James City County surged 74% from January 2016 to June 2025, to $485,000, according to the Virginia Association of Realtors.

Williamsburg-James City County schools have been piloting a variety of new grading systems for the past two years.

WHRO Public Media’s governing board will discuss how to cut costs if the U.S. Senate follows through with a plan to take back all government funding for public media.

The decision was a good ending for Evolution House, which had been violating county codes for several years at a home the organization rents on Richmond Road.

One York County Supervisor said the consideration comes down to cost.

Colonial Behavioral Health will be the only crisis service center between Glen Allen in Henrico County and the city of Hampton.

The name of a Confederate general “no longer represents who we are,” one resident said at Monday's York County School Board meeting.

County supervisors defended their budget against complaints from 20 speakers who said they were paying too much in taxes.

Williamsburg residents began a campaign to rename Magruder Elementary and James Blair Middle in 2020.