News Staff The Virginia Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting today at the Gloucester County Public Library, Main Street Branch in Hayes about a proposed project to modify the intersections of Route 17 Business at Route 628 and Route 17 Business at Route 1018. The projects seek to reduce the risk of crashes at the … Read more
Power was knocked out Monday morning to around 700 Northern Neck Electric Cooperative members in Northumberland County. According to NNEC spokesman Kyle Allwine service was restored to some members after about an holur but it took almost 12 hours to get all service reconnected. Allwine said the outage was caused by a tree from outside … Read more
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is taking applications for the 13th Conservation Police training academy. Conservation Police Officers are outdoors protecting citizens including hunters, anglers, boaters, paddlecraft users, wildlife watchers, or just people enjoying a day outside. If you have a passion for wildlife and fisheries, and supporting and helping the citizens of the … Read more
Gas price tracking website GasBuddy reports the price in Virginia for regular dropped by nearly 2-1/2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.31. That’s around 2-1/2 cents a gallon lower than a month ago. The national price of gasoline is unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.56. Analysts say prices are expected to … Read more
Virginia is ranked No.1 in the U.S. for Customized Workforce Training in the 19th-annual Business Facilities State Rankings Report. According to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s office the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program takes the top spot from the No. 2 spot in 2022 and 2021. Business Facilities is a national publication that has been a leading location … Read more
Another business destroyed in last year’s fire on Irvington Road in Kilmarnock has reopened. The Rappahannock Record reports C& D Music is in a new location on West Church Street in Kilmarnock. C& D is the last of the businesses to reopen following the fire that tore through a block of buildings resulting in one … Read more
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors makes changes to the Cooks Corner sewer project. According to the Southside Sentinel the board discovered that a septic drain field under the parking lot of Eddie’s Auto Sales and Service was in the path of a planned sewer line. It would have cost the county $742,000 to accommodate … Read more
The Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors recognized Department of Social Services manager Keri Cusick. According to Westmoreland News several department employees were at a recent Board meetimg to thank the Board for appoinmting her as the department’s morale has risen significantly since she came on board. The workers say a key move made by Cusick … Read more
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources decides to postpone nominating the Gwynn’s Island Historic District. According to the Gazette-Journal the decision came after a public hearing last month where several island residents expressed concerned about what such a designation would mean for them as property owners. As of last week the department hadn’t received any … Read more
Gloucester County launched a revamped website over the weekend. The County’s Information Technology Department built the new state-of-theart site from scratch over the past several months. The new site has a new web address – gloucesterva.gov. Officials say it is much more user-friendly, more visually appealing to users, and is more cost-effective for taxpayers. The … Read more