Virginia State Police are making changes to the light bars on their patrol vehicles. The all-blue lights will have red lights added after a Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study found adding the lights makes the vehicles be seen sooner. Officials say the new lights will be phased in on new patrol vehicles so you won’t … Read more
Gas price tracking website GasBuddy reports the price in Virginia for regular dropped 3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.22. Prices are nearly 2-1/2 cents a gallon higher than a month ago. The national price of gasoline was down 4-1/2 cents in the last week, averaging $3.40. Analysts say the concerns over … Read more
Nearly 60 dogs were seized in the Burgess area last week during a search by the Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies executed a search warrant at a Blundons Road address and Northumberland County Animal Control officers seized the dogs. Charges are pending as a result of the investigation. The Sheriff’s Office is accepting donations of … Read more
The Virginia Department of Transportation is accepting comments online on a proposed project to modify the traffic pattern on Richmond Road in the Town of Warsaw. A new traffic pattern is proposed for two sections of Route 360, from the divided roadway west of Gordon Lane to west of Main Street, and east of Main … Read more
There are several tasks remaining before the new Westmoreland High School project is wrapped up. Wastmoreland News reports superintendent Dr. Michael Perry presented a list at this month’s school board meeting. The tasks need to be addressed and resolved by the contractor before final payments are released. A deadline to complete the tasks was not … Read more
Low-income homeowners who live on the Middle Peninsula can apply to o receive financial assistance to repair or replace their well and septic systems. According to the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission nearly $200,000 is available for grants with an individual grant cap of $40,000. Homeowners must be at or below 200% of Federal Poverty … Read more
The Gloucester Sheriff’s Office recognizes to recognize Lieutenant Darron Conrad of the Uniform Patrol Division on his recent graduation from the 52nd session of the Professional Executive Leadership School. This 3-week intensive workshop encourages management creativity, well-organized problem-solving skills, and forward thinking. Sheriff Warren asks the public to join them in congratulating Lt. Conrad on … Read more
The Virginia Association of Counties features Essex County and its Historic Courthouse in an atricle on their website. The article references a description by courthouses.co that says the brick is laid in Flemish bond with arched windows. It alsosays the building was partly burned by the British in 1814 and served as the courthouse until … Read more
The deadline is approaching to submit comments on Governor Glenn Youngkil’s proposal to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative where energy producers trade emission reductions for credits, or buy credits to emit carbon dioxide past the capped amount. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is accepting comments online … Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports the number of farms and farm acreage in Virginia remained the same last year compared to previous years. According to the Virginia Mercury USDA’s most recent Farms and Land in Farms report finds the total number of farms in Virginia remained stable at 41,500 in 2022 and farm acreage … Read more