Chairman of the Middlesex County Economic Development Authority, Gordon White, of Deltaville, resigned last week, citing failure of the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors to “support meaningful economic development in the county.” White was appointed to the EDA in 2009 by then Pinetop District representative Fred Crittenden. White became EDA chairman in 2014. Current Supervisors … Read more
Nearly eight years after the initial application process began, White Stone’s new $6 million public sewage system is up and pumping. Town council and staff met at the 19.83-acre site off of Mosquito Point Road on November 10th to tour the wastewater treatment plant. According to town manager Patrick Frere, the first connection was made … Read more
Mathews supervisors voted Tuesday night to endorse proposed changes to a conceptual plan for a new Dollar General Market to be built at the intersection of Routes 198 and 3 at Cobbs Creek. The action follows a joint public hearing last Thursday night with the Mathews County Planning Commission. The Dollar General application was the … Read more
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors honored longtime assistant county administrator Betty Muncy on Nov. 1st, for her 36 years of “loyal and dedicated service to the citizens of Middlesex County.” Muncy is retiring at the end of this month.The board unanimously passed a resolution that stated she began employment with Middlesex County on July … Read more
The Mathews County Board of Supervisors extends the deadline for 2022 personal property tax payments. According to the Gazette-Journal the deadline was moved to Jan. 5 from Dec. 5. The penalty for late payment of personal property taxes will begin on Jan. 6, and interest on late payments will begin to accrue on Feb. 1. … Read more
The town of Warsaw is looking into possibly banning the use of jake brakes which trucks use as an engine vehcle braking mechanism. News on the Neck reports Warsaw Police are receiving complaints about the brakes which produce a loud noise. The brakes are legal for use in Virginia. Police Chief Trey Blake said his … Read more
The winner of an Irvington Town Council special election will be decided by a draw of a ping-pong-ball. The Rappahannock Record reports the vote counts for Bonnie J. Schaschek and Gabe del Rio III were tied after ballot counting was completed. Lancaster County deputy registrar Kelsey Zentmyer says the ping-pong-ball drawing is at 10:45 a.m. … Read more
Lancaster County receives a Virginia Outdoors Foundation grant for developing the Carter Cove County Park in Weems. The Rappahannock Record reports the $150,000 grant was the work of a citizen board appointed to help with getting better water public access to the waters surrounding Lancaster County. The five-acre parcel for the new park was acquired … Read more
The application deadline to participate in this year’s Kilmarnock Lighted Christmas Parade is next Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. Applications are available for download at lancasterva.com. The them for this year’s parade which is sponsored by the Lancaster By The Bay Chamber of Commerce is “A Community Strong Christmas”. It will head down Main Street on … Read more
The membership of the Virginia Association of Counties elected Lancaster County Supervisor Jason D. Bellows as 2022-2023 President during the association’s 88th Annual Conference. Bellows succeeds Stafford County Supervisor Meg Bohmke, and becomes the first-ever President from Lancaster County since the association was established in 1934. Bellows is the first President from the Northern Neck … Read more