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Future African Landing Memorial Will Honor First Enslaved Africans in English North America
Your browser does not support the audio element. African Landing Day was held at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia on Saturday, August 24, 2024. The event honored the first Africans who were enslaved and brought to English North America in August 1619. This year’s festival also marked the beginning of...
Brian Norman Jr. vs. Derrieck Cuevas on November 8th on Keyshawn-Lemos card
Brian Norman Jr. will defend his WBO welterweight title against #7 Derrieck Cuevas on November 8th at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. Unfortunately, the negotiations for a unification fight between the unbeaten Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) and IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis fell apart over money. According to Norman Jr’s manager, Adrian Clark, Boots Ennis’ management “didn’t want to pay what we were asking for.”
47 years after ‘stolen joy,’ Bruso finds it again with a William & Mary degree
Carl “Skip” Bruso ’24 holds a photo of himself from when he was a young wrestling star. It was a wrestling coach who first reached out to Bruso about William & Mary. (Photo by Stephen Salpukas) Already a budding wrestling star, Carl “Skip” Bruso ’24 was a...
No. 15/16 Football Cruises Past VMI, 41-7, in Season Opener
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The No. 15/16 William & Mary football team opened its 2024 campaign with a convincing 41-7 victory against VMI in front of a big crowd under the lights at Zable Stadium on Thursday evening. W&M jumped out to a 21-0 lead midway through the second quarter...
Dorris Mae Takes to the Skies Again: TBM Avenger Rejoins the CAF Capital Wing’s 2024 Tour
After months of dedicated maintenance, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Capital Wing has announced that their TBM Avenger, affectionately known as Dorris Mae, is back in flight status. Following a series of successful flight tests, Dorris Mae is set to rejoin the Capital Wing’s 2024 Tour, with stops planned in several cities along the Mid-Atlantic Coast. The Wing members and crew are elated to have this iconic aircraft back in action.
Field Hockey Suffers Defeat 5-0 in Season Opener at Duke
DURHAM, N.C. – William & Mary field hockey suffered a 5-0 setback at No. 5-ranked Duke in the season opener on Friday evening. The contest was originally scheduled for a 2 p.m. start time but was delayed for three hours and 50 minutes due to lightning in the area. The Tribe (0-1) nearly shutout the Blue Devils in the opening 15 minutes with graduate student goalkeeper Maddie George making four first-quarter saves. Duke (1-0) finally broke through with just over a minute remaining in the period on an Alaina McVeigh goal off a penalty corner. Just over five minutes into…
Bustin Becomes Wins Leader; Duke Cruises to 5-0 Win
DURHAM – Duke field hockey head coach Pam Bustin became the all-time wins leader in program history as the fifth-ranked Blue Devils cruised to a 5-0 season-opening victory over William & Mary Friday evening. The Blue Devils broke open a 1-0 lead with a pair of goals in a...
Virginia school district expands to 200-day year
The hottest days of summer vacation are stopped cold in the capital of Virginia.While most schools nationwide are just starting the academic year, Richmond Public Schools opened the school year for some of its elementary schools on July 22. The city started to experiment with a longer school year in 2023 in an attempt to make up for learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.School officials said the first year was so successful that they expanded to more schools for the 2024-2025 school year.Student and parent reactionFairfield Court Elementary is one of the schools already in month two...
$1M wedding gift! Prince William County dad gifts son winning lottery ticket
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — One dad in Prince William County gifted his newly married son a winning $1 million Virginia Lottery ticket. Virginia Lottery said Aaron Andrews got married in April. Since then, he and and his wife have lived in his father’s basement. His father, who is an avid lottery […]
North Anna gets federal OK to operate through 2060; more …
From elsewhere: Kennedy on Virginia ballot, but West disqualified. Mountain Valley Pipeline releases report on May 1 rupture. Changes afoot at Swannanoa mansion on Afton Mountain after series of deaths. The post North Anna gets federal OK to operate through 2060; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.
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