Middle Neck News

Northumberland County residents expressed concerns over short-term rental properties and commercial tent campsites at a recent Planning Commission meeting. According to the Rappahannock Record a Chesapeake Beach Estates Civic Club representative told the commission short term rental operators in the subdivision advertise that club amenities are included although that is not allowed. The commercial tent … Read more

The Urbanna Planning Commission holds a public hearing today for a public hearing on a Special Use Permit application submitted by Oyster Road Docks LLC. According to the Southside Sentinel the property is a a residential dwelling within a B-2 zoned area on Oyster Road. It was the site of a fuel oil dock years … Read more

The Gloucester Main Street Preservation Trust names Diana West as executive director. West comes to Gloucester with more than 20 years of experience in the non-profit world, primarily in the education and museum sectors. She was the director of programs and communications for a new tall ship museum in Alexandria. While there she conducted the … Read more

The National Park Service awards a $500,000 grant to the Fairfield Foundation for rehabilitation work at the historic Timberneck House in Hayes. According to the Gazette-Journal the Foundation is in the process of renovating the circa 1793 house as a place for learning, lodging and exploring the Middle Peninsula. Once work is completed it will … Read more

The Rappahannock Industrial Academy Alumni Association announces its 2022 scholarship recipients. They are Madison Nelson of Essex County, Aniyah Thompson of Middlesex County and Taylor Johnson of King and Queen County. Airiana Beverley, a student at Ferrum College who was a 2021 scholarship recipient, has had her scholarship renewed for her sophomore year. The Association … Read more

Breezeline’s fiber facilities sustained significant outages on Tuesday afternoon when a truck accident damaged overhead fiber cables. It resulted in a service interruption for customers across Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. Crews worked as quickly as possible to complete the necessary repairs. Breezeline officials say the repair of fiber optics is a very complex and time … Read more

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services launched the new Virginia Produce Safety Grower Portal to assist fruit and vegetable growers in meeting the requirements of the federal Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule. The free online tool allows the department to quickly determine if a grower’s operation is subject to the federal … Read more

The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority is again partnering with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in celebrating September as Virginia Spirits Month. It recognizes the commonwealth’s rich history of spirits and spotlights more than 100 licensed distilleries that call the state home. Virginia’s distilled spirits industry is a major contributor to the … Read more

Town of Kilmarnock officials announced the James B Jones intersection will remain a single lane turning onto North or South Main Street. It was incorrectly marked last week and will be restriped. The DOT has placed barrels in this intersection to create the single lane at the traffic light as it was previously. The right … Read more

DOT crews are conducting pavement marking work in Lancaster County this week. The areas are on Route 201 Business between Route 354 and the Northumberland County line. Route 354 Business near Route 3 and Route 695 near Oyster Creek Drive. There are road surface treatment operations on Route 682 and Route 722 which will resulted … Read more