The Virginia Lottery released its December 2022 sports wagering report and bets were up by 18% from December of 2021. Bets topped $503 million and winners took home over $452 million. State law places a 15% tax on sports betting activity based on each permit holder’s adjusted gross revenue. 97.5% ofd those revenues go imnto … Read more
A tow truck driver is killed when his vehicle crashed in Gloucester County. State Police say it happened early Tuesday morning at Rt. 17 and Zandler Way when the driver identified as Marquise Tashawn Haskins of Hopewell ran off the roadway into the median and struck a traffic signal pole. Haskins was not wearing a … Read more
The Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office released its 2022 Citizen’s Report. There were over 13,200 calls for service into their dispatch center and 10,700 required a Law Enforcement Officer Response which is just over 29 per day. 1601 required an EMS response and 308 required a Fire Department response. From those responses 635 Criminal Investigation Reports … Read more
The Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office released its 2022 Citizen’s Report. There were over 13,200 calls for service into their dispatch center and 10,700 required a Law Enforcement Officer Response which is just over 29 per day. 1601 required an EMS response and 308 required a Fire Department response. From those responses 635 Criminal Investigation Reports … Read more
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative announces its committment to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Outage Data Initiative Nationwide. NNEC is the the first co-op in Virginia to join the initiative and provide real-time, standardized, and transparent power outage data. The initiative seeks to establish comprehensive digital reporting standards for power outage data … Read more
Gloucester County’s Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Department is accepting applications for the 2023 Daffodil Festival Parade. The Daffodil Festival is scheduled for April 1-2 and will center around the theme, “Let’s Jazz it Up, the Trumpets are Blooming.” The deadline to submit applications for Little Miss Daffodil and the Annual Scholarship is Feb. 10. The … Read more
The Deltaville Community Association is looking for the community’s comments on expanding and improving the Association’s Community Park. The Southside Sentinel reports the Association is holding open house brainstorming sessions at the DCA community center building on General Puller Highway at 6:00 p.m. this Thursday and at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. The events are … Read more
The Steamboat Era Museum is looking for stories and artifacts for an exhibit planned for the 2023 season. The Rappahannock Record reports it will spotlight children growing up during the height of the Steamboat Era—the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Steam power opened the world for these youngsters in much the same way as … Read more
Virginia State Registrar Janet M. Rainey announces she is retiring after a 5-decade career. Rainey had a front row seat to historical, cultural, societal and technological change impacting the state’s collection and dissemination of information about births, deaths, marriages and divorces. During her tenure, she helped the agency evolve from a paper-based system to one … Read more
Virginia’s Commission on Human Trafficking Prevention and Survivor Support released their report on human trafficking which was the result of an executive order from Governor Glenn Youngkin. The Commission’s recommendations focus on reducing the number of human trafficking incidents, as well as identifying solutions to fight human trafficking in the Commonwealth. Last December Governor Youngkin … Read more