The Warsaw Richmond County Main Street Program is looking to add new members/board positions and have a fresh start. The program’s annual strategig planning meeting takes place on Wednesday at the Richmond County Public Meeting Room beginning at 6:00 p.m. You’ll learn more about the Virginia Main Street Program which is designed to serve downtowns … Read more
The Town of Kilmarnock releases the lineup for the 2023 Music On The Half-Shell concert series at Towne Center Park. The series begins Friday May 26th with Soul Expressions. Other shows feature 2nd Sole, Steve Bassett, Mullins Sisters, Trademark Band and Black Cat Murphy. The series wraps up Friday Oct. 6 with Shades of Gray. … Read more
Rappahannock General Hospital has raised almost $20 million for upgrades and to further secure its future. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch the hospital is openng a newly expanded emergency department this week. It’s the centerpiece of the first phase of improvements, a development central to the Kilmarnock hospital’s federal designation as a critical access hospital. … Read more
Goodwill Industries opens a donation center in Gloucester. According to the Peninsula Chronicle the non-profit completed the purchase of the former BB&T bank building at Gloucester Point. It was announced on February 10 that Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia bought the George Washington Highway property for $565,000. Goodwill has been working or finding a … Read more
The General Assembly passes legislation to consolidate and transform Virginia’s fragmented workforce development system, supported by a broad coalition of businesses, trade and industry groups, labor unions, and workforce leaders. The legislation combines a dozen workforce development programs and data systems under a single agency, the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement and authorizes … Read more
Camping at Virginia State Parks with full-service campgrounds and bathhouses opens on Friday for the season which runs through the first Monday in December. Camping options vary from cabins and bunkhouses to yurts and primitive camping. Virginia Department of Conservation officials say to do your research before booking your stay. All parks with campgrounds now … Read more
Gas price tracking website GasBuddy reports the average price in Virginia for regular fell 8-1/3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.12. Prices are nearly 30 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and just under 31 cents a gallon lower than a year ago. The national price of gasoline was 4-1/3 … Read more
The Essex County Sheriff’a office annouces an arrest is made from a 2-month-long drug sales investigation. Tips came in about large amounts of heroin and cocaine being brought into the county and the probe led law enforcement agencies to apprehend the suspect last Friday after he led officers on a short chase. Over $4,000 of … Read more
The suspect in a Gloucester County homicide will be staying behind bars after a judge denied a bail request. Prosecutors say the man fatally shot Kayron Long and buried his body in a vacant lot on Carmines Island Road. Long had been living at a Back Creek Road and police say one of Long’s roommates … Read more
99th District delegate Margaret Ransone announced she will not run for re-election this November. She issued a ststement saying she is so thankful for everyone over the years that supported her family and they are now looking forward to spending more time together. Ransone served the 99th district for a decade and was a member … Read more