Northern Neck gardeners can get free, reliable answers to their yard, landscaping, and gardening questions by contacting one of the Northern Neck Master Gardeners’ Help Desks. They are at Virginia Cooperative Extension offices in Lancaster, Northumberland, and Westmoreland Counties. Volunteers can research questions and provide specific responses and information from Virginia Cooperative Extension publications and … Read more
Gov. Glenn Youngkin is planning to ask for $400 million to be set aside in next year’s budget for tax relief. Youngkin tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch he will ask for the allocation from the nearly $3.2 billion in surplus revenue and unspent appropriations in the fiscal year that ended on June 30. The Republican says … Read more
The Virginia Lottery announced it’s contributing nearly $780 million to the Commonwealth’s K-12 schools which officials say is a record amount of profits. The Lottery is constitutionally required to give the money from ticket sales to schools. It traditionally makes up roughly 10% of Virginia’s overall K-12 education budget and support vital programs in every … Read more
The Virginia Department of Transportation closed the Route 17 northbound bridge over Dragon Run in Gloucester County after a Sunday morning crash caused significant damage to the structure. Route 17 near Dragon Drive is reduced to one northbound lane and one southbound lane. Northbound traffic is diverted to a southbound lane over the bridge then … Read more
It was a blown fuse protecting critical equipment that knocked out power Saturday morning to around 100 Northern Neck Electric Cooperative members in Westmoreland County. That’s according to the coop’s Public Relations Manager Kyle Allwine whp says the outage was originally to have reported to affect nearly 5 times as many members but an investigation … Read more
A Richmond County commerce program receives a Virginia Association of Counties Achievement Award issued for 2022. According to News on the Neck the County Bucks program was one of 29 peograms receiving awards and the only one in the Northern Neck. The awards recognize excellence in local government programs. County Bucks gave each household a … Read more
The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors tables a decision on a conditional use request for a 5-megawatt solar project. According to the Rappahannock Record this is the second time the vote was postponed. The board also tabled a decision on a conditional use request by a man wanting to build an Amish community school pending … Read more
Saturday, September 3 is the Inaugural “Gloucester Day” both here in the community and worldwide. As part of the newly founded Gloucester Collaboration, this is a day to celebrate the “Land of the Life Worth Living,” and the many aspects of the community that make it special. According to the Peninsula Chronicle there are at … Read more
The Virginia Department of Energy and the Youngkin administration are accepting ideas and comments on the Commonwealth’s next Energy Plan. Youngkin says the priority is to have a comprehensive plan that considers all energy sources, provides transparent and data-driven information for Virginians about costs, and is an ‘all of the above’ approach. An informational webinar … Read more
Virginia’s July unemployment rate is down by one tenth of one percent to 2.7%. This rate continues to track below the national rate at 3.5%. Virginia’s lowest rate was 2.1% in 2000. According to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s office nearly 100,000 more Virginians became employed since the end of January when the rate was 3.4%. Go … Read more