News Staff The Gloucester Chamber of Commerce’s premier event, the 2023 Gloucester Wine Festival takes place over two days, September 23-24, 2023, and welcomes over 5,000 attendees from Gloucester, the surrounding communities, and the region. It’s happening Saturday 11-5 pm & Sunday 12-5 pm, September 23-24, 2023 at Brent & Becky’s Bulbs with parking at Ware Academy. … Read more
The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on September 14, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in the Northumberland County Courts Building at 220 Judicial Place adjacent to the Sheriff’s Office in Heathsville, VA in order to consider an amendment to the fiscal year 2024 budget. This budget amendment is for the purpose … Read more
It appears a major Lancaster County retailer will be closing. CVS Pharmacy is selling their pharmacy in Kilmarnock. Over the Labor day weekend, the 12,000 square foot facility across from it’s main competitor Walgreens, has placed it’s property on the block. And it’s not cheap. Real estate broker Aveson Young has listed the property on … Read more
Gambling revenues in the state continue to climb…Roxanne Stuart has the details… http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WKWI-090523-STUART-%20gambling%20in%20state%20big%20this%20year.mp3 “The expansion of gambling in the state continues to boost state coffers. According to 12News, since 2019, the addition of full-service casinos, sports betting, and other games has brought more than $293 million from sports betting alone, a 10% increase over last … Read more
A major Lancaster County retailer may be closing…more from Roxanne Stuart… http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WKWI-090523-STUART-%20cvs%20building%20in%20kilmarnock%20up%20for%20sale.mp3 “A local real estate broker listed the CVS Pharmacy building across from competitor Walgreens on north Main Street in Kilmarnock up for sale over the Labor Day weekend. In 2021, CVS announced that it would be closing 900 of its stores, at the … Read more
When the special session of the Assembly meets on Wednesday, there will be a new state budget bill…Roxanne Stuart has the details. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WKWI-090423-STUART-special%20session%20could%20see%20bill%20finally%20pass.mp3 “When the assembly convenes, House and Senate bill 6001 will be put up to a vote…according to the TimesDispatch, the bill has good news for public schools, behavioral health services, health insurance … Read more
Gas prices on the holiday weekend are steady to down…Roxanne Stuart has the story… http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WKWI-090423-STUART-gas%20prices%20for%20labor%20day.mp3 ‘The latest on the pain at the pump over the holiday weekend…the national average price for a gallon of regular gas remained close to the same at right around $3.82. The state has fared a bit better with gas at … Read more
Destiny Farrell, a 2023 graduate of Lancaster High School, Destiny has qualified for the National American Miss pageant in Orlando, Fla., in November after finishing as a first runner-up in multiple categories in the Virginia pageant. The Rappahannock Record reports Destiny finieshed as first runner-up in the heart of service and academy achievement categories, which … Read more
A meeting of the Gloucesters this weekend as Gloucester County, Virginia, will join with other Gloucesters from across the globe to celebrate Gloucester Day on Saturday. The Gazette Journal reports people are encouraged to learn more about the county by visiting some of Gloucester’s historic sites such as the Rosewell Ruins, Timberneck House, Buck’s Store … Read more
The investigation continues into the cause of a fire that destroyed a home at 117 Swan View Drive off Gayles Road, five miles west of Urbanna. According to the Southside Sentinel, the place was fully engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived Sunday and the the occupants, a father and his son, had managed to … Read more