Jamestown resident Joe Ford retired recently from his stint as Newport County Sheriff. He served seven years of a 10- year appointment as the county's sheriff and has worked for the state in a number of capacities for 32 years. More...

The next book to be read by the Jamestown Library Book Discussion Groups is "The Cave," by Jose Saramago. The group will discuss the book on Monday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m. More...

Recently Gary and Cheryl Parker took the Press with them when they visited their son Morgan, who lives in Madrid. This picture was taken in Miranda, on the Ebro River, in the Rioja region of northern Spain. More...

Col. Thomas S. Vandal was promoted to the rank of brigadier general on Nov. 14 at Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia. Vandal is the step-son of islander Patricia Vandal and the son of the late Maurice Vandal. More...

Four Jamestown kids on three different teams won championship games at the Newport County Youth Hockey Christmas Tournament, played at St. George's and Portsmouth Abbey. Here they are showing off their hard-earned medals and trophies. More...

Jamestown School student artists will display a range of two-dimensional art at the South County Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 8. A reception to honor the artists will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. More...

As 2008 draws to a close, the Jamestown Town Council and Town Administrator Bruce Keiser reflected on the accomplishments of 2008 and gave their separate and collective thoughts on the challenges facing the town in 2009. More...

Financial considerations will remain a top concern for Jamestown schools in 2009, according to School Committee members. Chairwoman Cathy Kaiser expressed concern regarding the uncertainty of state aid. More...

Ben Roach "To my brush my teeth more often because I just got braces." More...