After preemptively canceling the joint schools contract, James City County says it needs another two years to get ready to split.

The ongoing labor dispute between the TV and film writers guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers may seem miles away from Virginia, but the Commonwealth’s cinematic footprint has grown in recent years, especially in and around Richmond.

Council member Chris Bowman, who was formally censured by the council in August for soliciting a sex worker, issued an apology to constituents.

Two apartment buildings on the edge of the redevelopment area are already nearing completion as the city breaks ground on a third.