What Happened to Student Hit by CW President's Car? State Senate Race Gets Spicy, and more
What Happened to Student Hit by CW President's Car? State Senate Race Gets Spicy, and more
Historic Triangle News Roundup for October 30 - November 4
Morning friends! Don’t forget to change your clocks today and cross your fingers that VA lawmakers finally end Daylight Savings Time next session. Now let’s get to the top stories from last week:
State Senator Revises Ad Accusing Opponent of White Supremacist Ties
The race for the new State Senate District 24 between incumbent Democrat Monty Mason and Republican challenger Danny Diggs escalated this month with competing negative ads, including one where Mason accused Diggs of meeting with a white supremacist group.
A 10 on Your Side investigation showed that wasn’t exactly true, prompting Mason to revise the ad. However, Diggs did attend a conference hosted by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which does have ties to white supremacist groups according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
For more information on local elections, you can read my story on James City County candidates as well as the Gazette’s coverage of the WJCC School Board and York County races.
No Update on William & Mary Student Struck by CW President’s SUV
On October 26, Cliff Fleet, President and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (CWF), struck a 21-year-old William & Mary student near campus while driving his SUV, and over a week later authorities have still not released details on the accident.
Fleet is also an adjunct professor at William & Mary’s business school and has been cooperating fully with the investigation, according to a Colonial Williamsburg Foundation spokeswoman.
Other Headlines:
William & Mary confirmed this week that a brick was thrown into the home of President Katherine Rowe on October 26 with a written message, but the university did not clarify what the message said.
WYDaily published a list of local nonprofits for people looking to donate or volunteer this holiday season.
The Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation earned a $25,000 grant to expand its educational programming, including “Legacies of 1619: Law and Race at Jamestown” which will explore how slavery was codified during colonial times.
Upcoming Events
Indigenous Peoples Celebration - Today 10 am - 3 PM at Machicomoco State Park
Black Artists & Artisans Conference: Nov. 10-11 at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg
Veterans Art Show: Nov. 7 at On the Hill Gallery
That’s it for this edition. Before you go, take a virtual ride on Busch Garden’s Loch Ness Monster roller-coaster before it undergoes renovations next year.
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