LANCASTER-The Lancaster board of supervisors unanimously adopted a school budget totaling $18,111,648 at their recent meeting. The board also recommended a $22,000 increase in order to provide a pay raise for supervisors, something that has not been done since 2000. The board approved a school budget with level funding from the current budget, which is … Read more
The Gloucester School Board tackled a number of items at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday in the T.C. Walker Education Center Auditorium, including the potential appropriation of funds for a weapons detection system. Justin Bragg, president of Mid-Atlantic Technology Services, explained the benefits of using the Evolv high-speed weapons detection system, compared to regular metal … Read more
Mathews Outdoor Club and the Mathews Family YMCA are partnering this year to host the Gwynn’s Island Race and Healthy Kids Day. The family friendly event will be held at the Gwynn’s Island Civic League grounds the weekend of April 29. The Gwynn’s Island Race is a four-mile run or a 10-mile bike ride. A … Read more
The Lancaster by the Bay Chamber of Commerce recognized two people for their outstanding contributions to the community and to the chamber. Wayne Galleher recieved the Chamber Volunteer of the Year award, and David and Katie Dew were honored as Business people of the Year Sunday during the Chamber’s annual meeting and dinner, at Indian … Read more
GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) – A Gloucester [gloster] County man has been sentenced in connection to a 2020 drive-by shooting. A Virginia District judge recently (April 11) ordered Nathan DeAlbert Mattocks to 35 years in prison, stemming from the incident in which a driver identified the 39 year old as the man who followed and … Read more
MC cleanup volunteers are needed for Earth Day 2023. “The Great Middlesex Green Up” is set for this Saturday, (April 22), and organizers are looking for about 40 volunteers to pick up trash on Old Virginia Street (Route 602) from the Urbanna Town Hall to U.S. Route 17. They also need six pickup trucks and … Read more
Kilmarnock – The race for several Kilmarnock offices is heating up as the June 20 candidate filing deadline approaches. Many of those currently holding office have announced their intentions of running again in the November 7 elections. Voters will have a number of offices to fill. In addition to state senator and delegate, voters will … Read more
Two major businesses could be coming to Saluda. The Middlesex Planning Commission issued preliminary approval late last month of a Tractor Supply store planned for the west end of Saluda on General Puller Highway (Route 33) near U.S. Route 17. And, on the east end of Saluda, Family Dollar is seeking a Special Exception to … Read more
Gloucester County Emergency Management and Virginia Department of Emergency Management’s Hurricane Program Manager Bruce Sterling will host a flooding impact informational meeting at 6 p.m. next Thursday, April 20, at Achilles Elementary School. The public meeting will cover the risks of flooding, how to prepare for floods and knowing when and how to evacuate, Gloucester … Read more
Will Kilmarnock or Tappahannock be next to get Bay Transit’s ‘Uber-like’ service? In Gloucester, Bay Transit offers an “Uber-like” service called Bay Transit Express, which has expanded within the Gloucester market. Now, Bay Transit officials say they think Tappahannock and Kilmarnock could be other places where a microtransit service could work. The organization has not … Read more