The future of a community park in Callao is one of the updates shared by the Callao Hometown Community Association. According to the Rappahannock Record the park is to be located on 2.3 acres donated by the Burgess family and neighboring land from Primus Bank. Roanoke-based Hill Studio has been chosen to develop the park. … Read more
Gloucester County officials are holding public hearings on the comprehensive rewrite of Articles 1-9 of the County’s Zoning Ordinance. These include regulations for all the zoning districts, permitted uses, supplemental regulations for those uses, and general development standards related to other items. The hearings are November 14 at Abingdon Elementary School, November 17 at the … Read more
A man charged with sexually asaulting a Colonial Brach woman in her home takes a plea deal. According to the Free-Lance Star the man pleaded guilty to sodomy, object sexual penetration, burglary and illegal entry in the July 2021 incident. Prosecutors say the man broke into the home and assaulted the woman as her boyfriend … Read more
The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services is reporting the Commonwealth’s Medicaid program will deliver over $279 million in savings this year. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch much of that is due to federal aid during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Department director Cheryl Roberts delivered a budget forecast to Gov. Glenn Youngkin so he … Read more
The annual Virginia Cider Week observance is November 11 through November 20. Events include pairing dinners, tastings and festivals. Celebrants can check out the new Virginia Cider Trail and if you check in with your phone you could win a prize. In 2012, Virginia became the first state to have an official “Cider Week” proclaimed … Read more
The state Department of Wildlife Resources says Virginia has a large acorn crop this year with most being white oak acorns. Acorns have fat, proteins, and carbohydrates which helps animals survive the winter. Officials say that also means black bears will have lots of cubs this year, and white-tailed deer will have healthy fawns. Smaller … Read more
The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office announced its criminal investigators may have identified a man whose body was found Monday in the 3600 block of Providence Road near the Rosewell Memorial Garden Cemetery. The man’s name is being withheld pending positive identification by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and notification of his next-of-kin. Investigators … Read more
A solar power facility off Mary Ball Road near Chases Road gets the green light from the Lancaster County Board of Supervisors but it comes with changes to the project setbacks resulting from the county’s revised solar ordinance. The Rappahannock Record reports the setbacks were increased from what were in place when the project application … Read more
A nonprofit organization is seeking donations to build a community pavilion at the Town of Urbanna’s Taber Park. The Southside Sentinel reports the group Urbanna Beautification Inc. is building the pavilion to honor the late Charles and Betty Page Bristow who were lifelong county residents. Charles was part owner of Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home in Saluda … Read more
Richmond County vehicle owners are getting more personal property tax relief for 2022 than originally planned. News on the Neck reports lawmakers are increasing the Personal Property Tax Relief Act rate from 50% to 65% meaning taxpayers now only have to cover 35% of their bill for the first $20,000 of vehicle value. The Act … Read more