News Staff Ownership of the Cat Point Creek Lodge in Richmond County was successfully transferred to the Rappahannock Tribe by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs. The ownership change will now enable the Tribe to renovate the lodge for uses as a newly developing Indigenous Environmental and Conservation Education Center. The Rappahannock … Read more
Shoppers can get an early start on their Thanksgiving menu planning as well as holiday gifting purchases and décor at the Irvington Farmers Market from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. November 4 at the Irvington Commons, 98 King Carter Drive, Irvington. The Irvington Village Improvement Association sponsors the market. More than 80 vendors have signed up and … Read more
One man is dead and a woman is in serious condition after a three-vehicle crash in Gloucester County Sunday afternoon, police say. Virginia State Police responded to the crash scene around 12:20 p.m. on Route 17/George Washington Memorial Highway at the intersection of Woods Cross Road. After a preliminary investigation, it was revealed that George … Read more
The 66th Urbanna Oyster Festival is set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 4, and once again the event promises good times, delicious food, two parades, live music on three stages, historic buyboats, crowning of the Oyster Festival Queen and Little Miss Spat, the Virginia Oyster Shucking Contest and more. Admission is free, however, … Read more
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors’ next regular monthly meeting is set for 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, in the Middlesex Historic Courthouse at 865 General Puller Highway (Route 33) in Saluda. It generally meets at the same time and location every first Tuesday of the month, but is a day later in November due … Read more
The Town of White Stone will allow trick-or-treating on Halloween, Tuesday, October 31, only. Only those ages 12 and younger are permitted to engage in trick-or-treating. However, this does not prohibit any parent or guardian from accompanying their children. All trick-or-treating activities are to be concluded by 9 p.m.
Continuing a discussion regarding overtime deputies patrolling Irvington, Mayor Julie Harris said a roster of deputies has been developed by the department and that their scope of work has been defined to monitor speed, other moving violations and general law enforcement. According to Harris, a memorandum of understanding between the town and police department states … Read more
Attorney General Jason Miyares and 41 other attorneys general throughout the country sued Meta in federal and state courts alleging that the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Instagram and its other social media platforms that are purposefully addictive for children and teens. At the same time, Meta falsely assured the public that … Read more
Update on a story we’ve been following for you. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has identified nearly 3,400 voters who were improperly removed from the state’s rolls due to probation violations — a greater number than previously acknowledged — and said local registrars have reinstated the vast majority of those individuals. The governor’s administration first … Read more
Chesapeake Financial Shares Inc., parent company of both Chesapeake Bank and Chesapeake Wealth Management, recently reported earnings for the third quarter of 2023 of $2,477,896, a 58% decrease from the third quarter of 2022. The third quarter of 2022 did include a non-recurring pre-tax gain of $2.2 million resulting from the sale of a partial … Read more