News Staff A Maryland man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies in connection with a stabbing death in Northumberland County. According to the Rappahannock Record, 20 year old Rishon Winkler of Baltimore has been charged with one count of second-degree murder, one count of aggravated malicious wounding and one count of attempted second degree murder. … Read more
Kilmarnock town manager Susan Cockrell is asking the Lancaster board of supervisors to consider establishing two joint committees to address expanding the town’s sewer system south into the Wilson Road and Greentown- Gaskins Road neighborhoods as well as a boundary line adjustment of the town limits. According to the Rappahannock Record, Cockrell said expanding into … Read more
Officials with the town of Irvington say that despite rumors to the contrary, they have made no decisions regarding a new location for the Town office. Town Council has been discussing various options to relocate the town office before the deadline of October of 2025. Buying or renting an existing building, renovating another property, or … Read more
A solar project in Kilmarnock has become part of a bigger plan. Standard Solar purchased a 12 megawatt community solar portfolio from New Leaf Energy that includes two projects in Kilmarnock and and one in Chatham. The purchase marks Standard Solar’s entry into the state’s community solar market. The Kilmarnock projects, with a combined capacity … Read more
Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill, owned by Mac Casale and Dean Tsamouras, has filed suit against the Mathews County Board of Supervisors and, specifically, supervisors Dave Jones and Mike Walls, charging malicious prosecution and abuse of process. The Gazette Journal reports Mathews County owns the building on Gwynn’s Island where Hole in the Wall … Read more
Mathews supervisors approved a conditional use permit for a 12-unit complex of one-bedroom apartments on Main Street during a recent board meeting. The Gazette Journal reports supervisors approved the application as it had been modified by the planning commission following a joint public hearing last Thursday. Planners unanimously endorsed the project after adding conditions they … Read more
Mathews supervisors approved a conditional use permit for a 12-unit complex of one-bedroom apartments on Main Street during a recent board meeting. The Gazette Journal reports supervisors approved the application as it had been modified by the planning commission following a joint public hearing last Thursday. Planners unanimously endorsed the project after adding conditions they … Read more
A multi-vendor sale is planned from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Woman’s Club of White Stone Clubhouse, 560 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. A variety of new and used items will be available for purchase, reported sale organizer Linda Cales, who noted this is not a woman’s club event. A partial list of items … Read more
Northumberland supervisors recently approved a 2% pay raise for county employees to match the 2% raise for compensation board employees approved by the state in its latest budget. It will cost the county an additional $112,398.37 to cover the increase from December 1 when it takes effect to June 30, 2024, when the fiscal year … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering a ban on menthol cigarettes in the United States (U.S.), which could impact local cigarette tax revenues for Middlesex County and the Town of Urbanna. Menthol cigarettes currently account for 35% of cigarette tax revenues across the nation. Since joining the Chesapeake Bay Region Cigarette Tax Board … Read more