The Gloucester County Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend adding an appendix to the comprehensive plan to provide guidance for the evaluation of public service corporations and public utilities. According to the Gazette-Journal the appendix provides guidance for the general or approximate location, character, and extent of uses defined as “public service corporations” or “public … Read more
The Essex County Sheriff’s Office reminds everyone that with school starting today, traffic flow will be affected. Deputies will be out directing traffic and helping to make sure everyone gets where they need to be. The department asks for the communities help in making the 1st day back to school successful. So, leave home a … Read more
Time is running out to purchase discounted tickets for next month’s Irvington Crab Festival. Tickets are $60 through Wednesday and increase to $75 afterwards. The festival is at the Steamboat Era Museum on September 17 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Admission can be purchased online and at the Museum. No paper tickets will be … Read more
The Virginia Tourism Corporation received a national tourism industry award for its “WanderLove” campaign, a recovery initiative that united Virginia’s tourism industry, generated immediate economic impact for local communities and encouraged visitors to travel safely. VTC was recognized with the National Council of State Tourism Directors Mercury Award for Industry and Strategic Partnerships. This is … Read more
A new phone scam is working its way throughout Virginia. The scammer pretends to work for a Court, a Sheriff’s Office, or a prosecutor, and says that the person they are calling failed to appear for jury duty or respond to a subpoena. The scammer says the person can pay the fine over the phone … Read more
The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild is developing its own company for limited self-distribution. According to 8 News the new Virginia Beer Distribution Company will be modeled after the Virginia Wine Distribution Company. The company will also have a board of representatives that participating brewery licensees will pay a license and transaction fee in order to … Read more
A Lancaster County Circuit Court jury convicts Markus Kenta Smith of Farnham in the 2020 abduction and malicious wounding of Lisa Rose. According to the Rappahannock Record Smith faces up to 10 years for the abduction conviction and up to 20 years for the malicious wounding conviction when he is sentenced in October. It took … Read more
The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has scheduled a special called meeting for 6:00 p.m. on Monday in the Mathews High School auditorium. According to the Gazette-Journal the agenda includes discussing moving the monthly meetings to the historic courthouse and setting the meeting dates for November and December. The board will then enter into closed … Read more
The Middlesex County School Board heard from the architects preparing estimates for renovating the high school building. According to the Southside Sentinel the proposals presented by Moseley Architects offered 3 options ranging from $20.5 million to $40.7 million. MHS was last renovated in 2002 when there was a expansion of classrooms, library and cafeteria space. … Read more
Gloucester County Sheriff;’s deputies will get a pay raise after it was approved by the county board of supervisors. According to the Gazette-Journal the salary increase is for all sworn deputies and jail officers, while raising the minimum salary for those positions to $42,000 and provides $100 per noninterrupted year of service for officers with … Read more