Northumberland County will be getting a new fueling station that will also provide charging for electric vehicles. The Northumerland Echo reports the Board of Supervisors approved a conditional use permit application from Ryan Rogers of Heathsville to build the station at the intersection of Northumberland Highway and Folly Rd. The station will use only card … Read more
The Walter Reed Plaza in Gloucester County has a new owner. According to the Peninsual Chronicle the shopping center in the northern part of the county, was sold to National Net Lease Group, which is owned by SRS Real Estate Partners. The sale price was $4.85 million.The 52,000 aquare foot shopping center is located on … Read more
Mathews County receives a he Library of Virginia Court Records Preservation Program grant so the County Circuit Court can preserve marriage license records contained in four volumes, covering the years 1895 to 1921. The Gazette-Journal reports the $35,785 grant will pay to digitize the licenses so they can be made available to the public through … Read more
The American Lung Association released its annual State of Tobacco Control Report from its study which evaluates how state and local governments help prevent people from picking up the tobacco habit or continuing. Virginia received “F” grades in 4 of the study’s 5 categories including “Funding for State Tobacco Prevention Programs” and “Strength of Smokefree … Read more
Electric vehicle maker Tesla is asking Virginians to ask lawmakers to approve a bill that will spare the company from having to go through administrative hearings each time it wants to open a new sales outlet. Under current law Tesla has to go through the process because it sells directly to the public not through … Read more
Attorney General Jason Miyares released a report on the Virginia Parole Board detailing significant and repeated violations of Parole Board policies and state law under former Chair Adrianne Bennett. The report was the result of an investigation into paroles granted between March and April 2020 which is when Chair Bennett was nominated for a judgeship. … Read more
The Guadalupe Free Clinic which serves the indigent and medically-uninsured population of Colonial Beach and Westmoreland County announced it’s now located at 700 McKinney Blvd. Suite 1100. The Clinic is accepting new patients and seeks volunteer doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and Spanish interpreters. Pharmacists, and pharmacy technician volunteers are also needed. The clinic … Read more
The Westmoreland County Museum is conducting an event featuring Daisy Howard-Douglas who will present the life, times, and legend of “Cathy Williams,” the first female “Buffalo Soldier”. The event is on February 4 from 1-3 p.m., at the Westmoreland County Historic Courthouse. Howard-Douglas will also share stories of the lives of eight famous Buffalo Soldiers … Read more
Members of the Northern Neck Foundation were at the Kilmarnock Town Council meeting on Monday to discuss the efforts to bring back Northern Neck Ginger Ale to store slefves. The product disappeared when Coca-Cola stopped production due to the pandemic. The mission of the Northern Neck Foundation is to promote the preservation of Northern Neck … Read more
Lancaster High School’s Robotics Team is heading to a regional championship on February 11 after finishing in the top 10 at a qualifying competition held last weekend. Winners at the Regional Championship will qualify to compete in the FIRST World Championship in Houston, Texas in April. Lancaster’s team received the First Place Motivate Award, for … Read more