The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority says the agency needs to better educate the public on the risks of operating a vehicle after using cannabis after a recently-conducted survey finds roughly 14% of respondents say they drove while high a few times or more in the past year. 24% of respondents indicating they have been a … Read more
The Department of Motor Vehicles reminds drivers that deer become more active and are more likely to enter public roadways in the fall. DMV data shows there were close to 17,500 car-deer crashes between 2019 and 2021 and more than half occurred during the three-month span. Officials also say the upcoming change back to standard … Read more
An ATV crash last week in Northumberland County takes a man’s life. Virginia State Police say the rider was traveling eastbound on Folly Rd. at a high rate of speed when the ATV struck a pothole causing the rider to lose control. The ATV went off the road, hit an embankment, and a tree. The … Read more
An Essex County 9-1-1 dispatcher is being praised for helping deliver a baby over the phone. WTKR reports dispatcher Jessica Sydnor received a call from the woman’s husband saying his wife was in labor. Syndor was trained in emergency medical dispatch and guided the husband to deliver a healthy baby girl. Sheriff “Arnie” Holmes has … Read more
The 65th Urbanna Oyster Festival is this Friday and Saturday. According to the Southside Sentinel the event will feature two parades, live music on three stages, historic buyboats, crowning of the Oyster Festival Queen and Little Miss Spat, the Virginia Oyster Shucking Contest and of course, delicious food. There will also be a car show … Read more
The Northumberland County Planning Commission finalizes chagnes to the utility scale solar facility ordinance. The Rappahannock Record reports the next step is to have county attorney Eric Gregory review the changes before the commission holds a public hearing. Much of the discussion centered around a minimum 25-foot vegetative buffer, which could be either existing vegetation … Read more
The parent company of Chesapeake Bank and Chesapeake Wealth Management reported earnings of nearly $6 million for the third quarter of 2022. The Gazette-Journal reports that’s close to 58% more than Chesapeake Financial Shares, Inc., earned in the third-quarter of last year. This year’s earnings included in a $2.2 million one-time gain on the sale … Read more
Two grandchildren of beloved educator Judith Harding recently established a scholarship at Rappahannock Community College in her memory. Dr. John Harding and Ms. Marion Carey Harding honor their grandmother’s strength, love of her children, and dedication to the education of young people in Northumberland County through this scholarship. Recipients are students from Northumberland or Lancaster … Read more
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced an agreement on Dominion Energy’s $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project in a public filing made with the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Dominion agreed to cost sharing and a cost cap on construction expenses after which it will be responsible for all cost overruns. The agreement also includes a … Read more
As little ghosts and goblins prepare to hit the trick-or-treat trails the Virginia Department of Health offers tips yo make it a safe Halloween. Parents are advised to only allow children to eat candy that has been pre-packaged by a reputable manufacturer and check wrapped treats for signs of tempering. Children shouldn’t snack on treats … Read more