2 teenage brothers from Kilmark departed last month on a two-year-long around-the-world sailing voyage. The Southside Sentinel reports Eddy and Dean Tennant departed from Regatta Point Marina in Deltaville on their 44-foot 1974 Reliance sailboat named Thunderstriker. The two brothers originally joked about sailing around the globe and decided to make the dream a reality. … Read more
A pair of Gloucester County Sheriff’s deputies receive awards for their actions in saving the life of another law enforcement officer. The Gazette-Journal reports Lt. Matthew Saunders and Master Deputy Betty Sawyer were honored during a recent Board of Supervisors meeting. Mathews County Deputy Byron “Sarge” VanZile had just entered the Gloucester courthouse last month … Read more
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office had its annual staff meeting last week. Sheriff Patrick McCranie presented several awards for outstanding service. Norman Sibley was awarded for the Road Patrol, Davon Ball for Corrections Officer and Daniel Akers for Communication Officer. Merit of Award was given to Hayden Davenport for his qiuick action in getting aid … Read more
Westmoreland County dips into its reserves to pay for a road project in Placid Bay. According to Westmoreland News it’s because the funding for the work on Lakeview Drive that lawmakers believed was scheduled for 2025 but county administrator Norm Risavi says it was scheduled for 2028. That means a delay in the revenues to … Read more
The Virginia Department of Social Services announced it will once again furnish an emergency allotment for its Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program this month. Benefits will be automatically loaded onto recipients’ Electronic Benefits Transfer cards on December 16. The enhanced SNAP benefit is made available through a public health emergency declaration that requires government agencies to … Read more
Virginia elections officials say more than 10,000 felons remaining on voter rolls after committing new crimes that should’ve made them ineligible to vote. The Virginia Mercury reports officials discovered the issue while conducting list maintenance as the agency prepares to replace the state’s voter system. It involved felons who had their rights restored and the … Read more
The Virginia Criminal Justice Services Board awarded approximately $20 million to local and state criminal justice programs from Operation Bold Blue Line. The program supports concrete actions taken across the Commonwealth to reduce violent crime. Additional funding opportunities will be made available in the coming months. The Criminal Justice Services Board is part of the … Read more
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced that his office has mailed restitution checks totaling nearly $193,000 to consumers as part of two judgments entered in a lawsuit filed against Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers, Inc.and its founder, Charles “Dan” Warren, Jr. The AG’s office claims consumers often received poorly-trained puppies with significant behavioral challenges and inadequate … Read more
Tonight’s Kilmarnock Lighted Christmas parade presented by the Lancaster By The Bay Chamber of Commerce will result in road closures and parking restrictions. Parking on Main St. will be prohibited beginning at 6:00 p.m. Main Street and main town roads close at 6:45 p.m. Follow detour signs to get around Main Street including Route 200, … Read more
Mathews County residents now have until February 6 to pay their personal property taxes. The Gazette-Journal reports the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to extenbd the deadline after a public hearing. The board also voted not to do away with the $25 license fee assessed annually on all vehicle owners. Instead the board will conmsider … Read more