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Tidbits – December 2019

November 22, 2019 Oyster Pointer 0

Top October agents for CENTURY 21 Nachman Realty’s Peninsula office were Donna Bösze, top listing and top closing agent: Melanie Whitehead, top selling and top producing agent; and Dee Karlsson, top referring agent. December events [Read More…]

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Newport News Public Schools – December 2019

November 22, 2019 Oyster Pointer 0

NNPS graduation rate reaches all-time high, tops state average More students in Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) are graduating on time. The NNPS graduation rate remains at an all-time high, with 94.8 percent of the [Read More…]

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Community leadership

November 22, 2019 Oyster Pointer 0

By William T. (Bill) Saunders, Jr. What are some of the common traits of good leadership that our community needs? Integrity, respect, confidence, commitment, accountability, creativity and empathy, to name a few. For children to [Read More…]

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Savannah Hinton – Agent, Liz Moore & Associates

November 22, 2019 Oyster Pointer 0

My favorite things about the holiday season are  Thanksgiving, Christmas with family, cooking and entertaining. I love to host! Something that my family and I always do as a holiday tradition is  sing, all 25 [Read More…]

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Tidbits – November 2019

October 23, 2019 Oyster Pointer 0

Evergreen Workshop, provider of fine stringed instruments and bows, along with sheet music and accessories, has begun its new school year, offering stringed instruments for purchase as well as rentals. The local violin shop, owned [Read More…]

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Newport News Public Schools Update – November 2019

October 23, 2019 Oyster Pointer 0

Menchville High School Lead4Change Team Named Grand Prize Winner Fare Share, Menchville High School’s Lead4Change team, was named a grand prize winner in the Lead4Change Challenge, a yearly challenge that offers awards to schools whose [Read More…]

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Sean Hirsekorn – Owner, Gabba Gabba Salon

October 23, 2019 Oyster Pointer 0

The goal I have accomplished in my life that I am most proud of is two goals for sure! First is having my family and my girls! Second is being able to be a part [Read More…]

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More fun for lexophiles

October 23, 2019 Oyster Pointer 0

“Lexophile” describes a lover of words, especially in word games and puns such as “you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish” and “to write with a broken pencil is pointless” and the [Read More…]

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Tidbits – October 2019

September 26, 2019 Oyster Pointer 0

Dr. John Dever, retiring Thomas Nelson Community College president, has been elected to the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation board of directors. Dever will serve a three-year term and can be invited to serve two additional [Read More…]

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Newport News Public Schools Update – October 2019

September 26, 2019 Oyster Pointer 0

Governor names NNPS Chief Academic Officer to STEM Commission Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has appointed Dr. James Pohl, chief academic officer, to the Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education Commission. Pohl brings a [Read More…]

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Moments to remember, a lifetime to share

September 26, 2019 Oyster Pointer 0

By Linda Craft Via For many of you who are reading this, you may have known Bill Craft, a loyal, kind, very smart, humble, funny and wonderful person. I want to tell you about my [Read More…]

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The truth about dental fads and trends

September 26, 2019 Oyster Pointer 0

By Dr. Sonia Tao-Yi In this day and age of YouTube, the Internet and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) options, most have access to a wide variety of information, and dental remedies are no different. While the Internet [Read More…]

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