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Good morning Newport News! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Newport News’ bigger Costco reshape traffic and shopping options?
  • Which Newport News leaders and businesses just earned major new roles?
  • Newport News remembers multi-sport Huntington High legend Joe Buggs

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Day - Beer & Bites and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 51 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, temps: high: 51, low: 47.
  • Monday: Cloudy, showers around; windy, with a high of 64 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New Costco in Newport News coming in 2027. Ferguson buildings being torn down to make way. (dailypress.com) — Demolition is underway near Newport News-Williamsburg Airport to clear space for a much larger Costco store, gas station, and expanded parking that’s expected to open in 2027. The city will fund key traffic improvements around Jefferson Avenue and Bland Boulevard, while the current Jefferson and Oyster Point Costco site is already drawing strong interest from other retailers.
   

2. Business Notes: New submarine completes sea trials; Up Center gets $250k grant for AI (pilotonline.com) — Newport News readers will see local leaders and businesses in the spotlight, from Vice Mayor Curtis Bethany III’s new statewide role with the Virginia Municipal League to major growth at Innovated Machine & Tool and a new U-Haul dealer on Jefferson Avenue. The roundup also covers promotions at Newport News Shipbuilding, regional awards, grants, and partnerships that shape the broader Hampton Roads economy.
   

3. Joe Buggs, a famed athlete and longtime coach in Hampton Roads, dies at 88 (pilotonline.com) — Newport News is mourning Joseph “Joe” Buggs, a Huntington High sports legend whose 1950s feats in four sports led to six hall of fame honors. After a brief NFL tryout, he built a long coaching career across Hampton Roads schools and colleges, influencing generations of local athletes before his death at 88.
   

4. Dominion offshore wind project paused over cited national security concerns (radiofreehubcity.com) — Newport News residents may feel ripple effects as Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Newport News, joins other Virginia Democrats in criticizing a federal pause on Dominion’s nearly complete Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. This brief summary may be inaccurate and you should visit RadioFreeHubCity.com to view the full article. The 90-day halt, ordered over undisclosed national security concerns, could affect grid reliability, jobs, and future energy costs across Hampton Roads and the state. This article may be copyrighted content from Radio Free Hub City, and should not be reproduced or summarized without a valid license agreement.
   

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