News Staff The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation is reporting that this year’s watermelon crop may take a little longer to be on the market but the wait will be worth it. Westmoreland County grower Gary Allensworth says dry conditions in May are one reason for the delay but the wait will be worth it as this year’s … Read more
Virginia Department of Transportation crews are doing resurfacing work on a number of Lancaster County roads this week. Those include Black Stump Road, Belmont Creek Road, Paynes Shop Road, Belmont Drive and Towles Point Road. Work will take place between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. There will be flaggers directing traffic through the work zones … Read more
The cuisine of the Northern Neck is the subject of a feature posted at the Virginia Is For Lovers tourism website,. The post was authored by Rich Grant and covers his recent visit to the Tides Inn, the Hope and Glory Inn, the Dog and Oyster Vineyard and the Rappahannock Oyster Company. Grant also wrote … Read more
The Virginia Department of Corrections plans to end its contract with the private medical provider that serves nearly half the prisons in the state. According to the Virginia Mercury DOC Director Harold Clarke told staff he is looking to bring all health care services in-house. It was 7 years ago when a Florida-based company took … Read more
The vote to determine who will be Virginia’s next governor is months away but the battle of campaign war chests is is nearly a dead heat. According to campaign finance reports former Governor Terry McAuliffe brought in just over $7.5 million last month which is more than twice what Republican Glenn Youngkin raised. But both … Read more
Governor Ralph Northam wants to spend a half-billion dollars to improve air quality in schools. Northam’s proposal would use federal COVID-19 relief funding to pay for the upgrades which he says will help reduce the presence of COVID-19 in the air. According to a Virignia Department of Education survey 62% of school dividions have completed … Read more
Those using the Robert O. Norris Bridge on Tuesday will not have to endure one more day of lengthy backups as Dominion Energy crews do not have to return for finishing tasks on the work that took place last week. According the DOT work crews will be back out the first week of August between … Read more
A man from Mathews continues his rehabilitation from breaking 2 bones in his cervical spine during a dive into the East River. According to the Gazette-Journal William Scott Smith dove off his 25-foot skiff and when he resurfaced Smith wasn’t moving. Smith’s friends who were on an adjacent vessel got him to safety then paramedics … Read more
The Kinsale Volunteer Fire Department has a new piece of equipment in the station. According to Westnoreland News a new fire engine was delivered last month and officially dedicated on July 3 to former Fire Chief Tommy Lewis who retired after 5 decades of service. The truck designated as Rescue Engine 3 made its first … Read more
A public hearing takes place Aug. 10 on proposed amendments to Essex County’s flood plain ordinance. Accordomg to a meeting notice the revisions pertain to establishing floodplain districts, by requiring the Issuance of permits for development and by providing factors and conditions for variances to the terms of the ordinances The meeting takes place at … Read more