10 Years Ago

Herald of Oct. 15, 2009

David Greaser of Williamsburg always wanted to work overseas. With his children grown, Mr. Greaser felt it was the right time to walk on foreign soil. He signed up with the Department of Agriculture/Foreign Agricultural Service and was deployed to Iraq as part of a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). For a man who never lived outside of Williamsburg, working a year in 120-degree heat half-way around the world was a bold step in an unknown direction.

The Spring Cove School District is investigating damage to the new $14.8 million school. Six weeks after students moved...