The Virginia Realtors released its February Homes Sales Report and while transactions were down prices were still on a steady increase. Last month’s home sales were 20% lower than in Fevruary 2022 and more than 31% down from February 2021. February’s median home sales price rose by nearly 6% to $370,000. Experts say the recent … Read more
Personal finance website WalletHub ranks Virginia as the No. 1 state to retire narrowly beating out Florida. Researchers compared the 50 states across three key dimensions, affordability, quality of life, and health care and assigned scores for each. Virginia received a 16 on affordability, while Florida scored a 9. Virginia also beat out Florida in … Read more
Virginia farmers still have time to be counted in the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. Although the deadline for submitting the ag census has passed Service officials say they will continue to accept completed questionnaires through the spring to ensure all farmers are represented in the widely used data. Farmers are encouraged … Read more
A pedestrian is dead after he was hit by a car last Saturday in Westmoreland County. According to Virginia State Police troopers responded to Mount Holly Road just north of Bushfield Road and an investigation determined James Calvin Hamilton of Montross was hit by a southbound driver and died at the scene. The car’s driver … Read more
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of 2 dogs whose bodies were found on the side of the road in the Haynesville area. WTVR reports the discovery was made by the dog’s owner on Sunday. Anyone with information on what happened is asked to contact the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.
The deadline to apply for a banner in this year’s Kilmarnock Hometown Heroes Veterans Banners program is this Friday. The custom banners honoring those who served the country will hang in Steptoe’s District between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The cost is $100 per banner. To obtain a banner download the application from the town’s … Read more
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is holding a “Coffee with a Cop” event on March 30 at 10:00 a.m. at the Front Porch Coffeehouse on South Main Street in Kilmarnock. The public is invited to participate in this opportunity to meet officers – over coffee – to discuss community issues, ask questions, or just say … Read more
The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors holds a public hearing on its proposed 2023-2024 budget and proposed tax rates tomorrow in the T.C. Walker Education Center’s Auditorium beginning at 6:00 p.m. If you can’t attend in person comments are accepted online at gloucesterva.info. The Board is also holding a town hall budget meeting next Tuesday … Read more
Work is continuing on the new Town olf Montross park. Westmoreland News reports theelectrical contractor is finalizing things and seeing what needs to be done. Groubndbreaking at the site next to the Library took place in January. Officials say they plan to talk with Library administrators and the Master Gardeners about potential partnerships.
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is asking bass fishers to report any instances of “blotchy bass”, fish covered with large black blotches that look like ink. According to researchers the blotches are a stress response that causes patches of black pigmentation. It appears to have no severe effects on the fish it infects and … Read more