Montross First Fridays kicks off today from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with live music, local vendors, food trucks, and craft beer. According to Westmoreland News today’s event features the band Real Deal perfoming at the village green space, as the park is not quite complete yet. Mayor Terry Cosgrove thanked the village green space … Read more
The Town of Kilmarnock holds a first reading and public hearing of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget and re-adoption of taxes and fees on May 15 at the regularly scheduled meeting of Town Council at 7:00 p.m. There will also be a discussion on an increase to water and sewer utility rates. A second reading … Read more
A fire damaged a mobile home in the Guinea area of Gloucester County on Wednesday night. According to Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to the residence off Guinea Circle and found heavy smoke and fire. One firefighter fouight the blaze from the outside and 2 others deployed air packs to finish fighting … Read more
Warsaw Police are offering a $500 reward for infoirmation leading to the arrest of the suspect who shoplifted Rhinos Tobacco & Vapes on Richmond Road last Tuesday. The suspect was last seen in a red vehicle in the store’s parking lot. The suspect’s surveillance photo is on the department’s Facebook page. If you know something … Read more
New data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ranks Virginia in the top 10 worst states for distracted driving. Vetween 2020 and 2021 Virginia had 21 diustracted driving deaths. New Mexico had the highest rate of distracted driving fatalities for the fourth year in a row. It is followed by Louisiana, Kansas, Kentucky and … Read more
The Virginia Department of Elections has scheduled 10 virtual training sessions for organizations wishing to conduct voter registration drives. The first session is May 24, and another session will be held prior to the June 20 primary election. The remaining sessions will focus on the Nov. 7, general election and will include information on laws … Read more
A former Essex County School Division staff member is indicted for having an inappropriate relationship with a child under the age of 15. According to the Essex County Sheriff’s Office an investigation was started in January after they received a tip about inappropriate communications between a student and the staff member. News on the Neck … Read more
An arrest is made in a fatal shooting last August in the Carter’s Cove subdivision of Gloucester County. 18-year-old Skyler Merenda was killed and a 20-year-old man was injured at the home in the 4300 block of Bufflehead Drive where the 2 lived. According to the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office a grand jury indicted the … Read more
A driver is killed in a car crash on Route 33 in Midlesex County that happened late Tuesday. According to Virginia State Police the crash was east of Union Park Road and an investigation determined the driver identified as Howard Hollingsworth ran off the right shoulder and struck a ditch resulting in his vehicle rolling … Read more
The Library of Virginia brings its LVA On the Go vehicle to the Essex Public Library on North Church Lane in Tappahannock this Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The statewide LVA On the Go tour is designed to enhance awareness of the Library’s collections and resources, strengthen ties to local organizations, capture stories … Read more