A suspect is apprehended while breaking into a Weems church and police are now determining if the individual is the same person in a string of burglaries in Kilmarnock, Lancaster and Northumberland Counties. News on the Neck reports the burglary was last Saturday at Sharon Baptist Church. That person was booked into the Lancaster County … Read more
The Kilmarnock Planning Commission recommends rezoning of a South Main Street property from limited commercial to general commercial. The Rappahannock Record reports the request from Chesapeake Homes was made to locate their offices at that location along with placing one of the company’s model homes in the adjacent vacant lot. Chesapeake Homes is currently at … Read more
Gloucester County Parks, Recreation and Tourism hold its annual Clean Gloucester Day on March 24 and 25. According to the Gazette-Journal this is the 13th year for the volunteer event which leads up to the Daffodill Festival. Last year 550 volunteers participated. Groups can select a location or one can be assigned. To get more … Read more
Belle Isle State Park hosts the first in a series of Moon Parties on Saturday, March 25 at 7 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine at the Park’s Visitor Center. The astronomy event is geared toward all ages and will include telescopic views of the moon and planets Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. … Read more
The Northern Neck Master Gardeners’ 29th Gardening in the Northern Neck seminar is March 25 at the White Stone Church of the Nazarene from 8:45 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.The theme of the seminar is “In Your Own Backyard.” Featured speakers include author and garden educator Barbara Pleasant, biologist and pollinator conservationist Heather Holm, and pest … Read more
The Essex County Museum has chosen ten extraordinary women from the county and the Middle Peninsula to honor in a new exhibit opening next Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. Museum officials say the ten Extraordinary Women chosen for the exhibit had a strong connection with Essex County and the Middle Peninsula plus were trailblazers in their … Read more
The General Assembly is considering restoring tax deductions for sports betting app operators who give players promotional play funds. The Virginia Mercury reports tax revenues increased significantly when lawmakers stopped letting sports betting companies deduct free-bet promotions from their taxable revenue but the industry arghued against the change. New legislation would restore the tax deduction … Read more
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles announced that driver license services will be unavailable at customer service centers statewide this Saturday as rescheduled network maintenance will impact access to the National Driver Register. By law, DMV is required to check the register before issuing a driver license and without access to the system transactions are … Read more
The Virginia Department of Corrections is expanding its Medication Assisted Treatment program in order to serve more inmates and probationers struggling with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder. The expansion now allows buprenorphine continuations for individuals with verified prescriptions for the treatment of the disorder. Buprenorphine is a prescription medication approved by the FDA to dimmish … Read more
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced that the Unemployment Compensation Fraud Unit has produced seven sets of indictments. Each of the suspcts is a Gloucester County resident and each is charged with one count of felony obtaining money by false pretense. In 2022 Miyares was asked by the Virginia Employment Commission to help prosecute fraudulent claims … Read more