The Lancaster Community Library and Dee’s Attic Bookstore are holding its third annual book sale in the new library building starting on Saturday. The sale features over 20,000 books in a wide range of categories. CDs, DVDs , Audiobooks and LPs are also available. Dee’s Attic Bookstore is on Town Centre Drive in Kilmarnock. Hours … Read more
Warsaw Police announce the establishment of a “Safe Exchange Zone” at their headquarters on Main Street. The area can be used to complete sales transactions from places such as Craigslist and OfferUp under 24/7 surveillance. The location can also be used as a location to conduct child custody exchanges which may require security monitoring. Contact … Read more
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced his office is participating in a national investigation into illegal robocalls. The Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force is currently looking into accusations that Michael Lansky, LLC, doing business as Avid Telecom and One Eye, LLC. knowingly accepted and routed illegal robocalls on several occasions and that Lansky helped another telecom company … Read more
The Virginia Information Technologies Agency and the Virginia Department of Education are accepting entries for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center’s annual Kids Safe Online Poster Contest. Its goal is to engage young people in creating posters to encourage their peers to use the internet safely and securely. All public, private or home-schooled students … Read more
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office announces the education tip line launched after he took office is now deactivated. It was established so parents could report violations of his first two Executive Orders, which allowed parents to opt their students out of school masking requirements and banned the teaching of “inherently divisive topics” — including critical race … Read more
A wman from Gloucester County facing charges from the January 6 U.S, Capitol Riot takes a plea deal. Federal prosecutors say Melody Steele-Smith pleaded guilty to Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds after she was seen inside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office. Investigators say one of Steele-Smith’s relatives tipped off law enforcement … Read more
Richmond County is again conducting its “County Bucks” program. Each household can claim a $50 book which can be used at participating merchants. Proof of Richmond County or Town of Warsaw residency is required. Books will be handed out November 14 and 21 at the Public Meeting Room in Warsaw from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 … Read more
Middlesex County Public Schools will be doubling its electric school bus fleet when it takes delivery of 2 more vehicles this month. Director of operations and transportatiom Dustin Harris tells School Transportation News the division decided to look at getting electric buses after it converted 3 school buildings to solar power. The first 2 buses … Read more
The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to identify a man whose body was found Monday in the 3600 block of Providence Road near the Rosewell Memorial Garden Cemetery. Investigators say he is a black man between 18 and 29 years old and is 5’9” weighing approximately 165 pounds. He has several tattoos. … Read more
A public hearing that was to be held on Nov. 15 regarding the the Confederate monument on the Mathews County court green is cancelled. County Administrator Ramona Wilson tells the Gazette-Journal the county released a public notice for the meeting but it was determined that the survey included with the notice was incorrect. A new … Read more