Tappahannock Fire Chief Paul Richardson says the damage estimate from last Friday’s Prince Street fire is at $2 million. Richardson tells 8 News three buildings were reduced to ruins, and three others had been partially damaged. No injuries were reported but Richardson said 4 firefighters suffered heat exhaustion and were sent to VCU Medical Center … Read more
Over 320 people signed up for the Deltaville 5K and Fun Run that took place July 2. Event chairperson Susan Lukens told the Southside Sentinel it was a very successful and thanlked the many participants, volunteers and sponsors who made it happen. While many participants came from Middlesex County and elsewhere across the Commonwealth others … Read more
The Gloucester County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of rthe county-sponsored Glenns rezoning case. According to the Gazette-Journal 24parcels totaling over 150 acres are to be rezoned to align the zoning with that near the intersection of George Washington Memorial Highway and Lewis B. Puller Memorial Highway with other characteristics of this intersection … Read more
The Town of Kilmarnock and the Northern Neck are among the 27 communities awarded grants from Virginia’s DRIVE 2.0 State Tourism Plan. The program developed by the Virginia Tourism Corporation began with workshops where e community stakeholders focused on developing or enhancing tourism promotion, product development, and advocacy strategies. At the end of mplementation communities … Read more
The Virginia Tourism Corporation launches its Microbusiness Marketing Leverage Program. It is open to tourism-related business with 20 or fewer full-time equivalent employees. Applications need to include a targeted and research-based marketing plan that demonstrates how applicants will use the grant money for marketing and promotions to fulfill the purposes of the grant program. The … Read more
Fire destroys nearly an entire block of Prince St. in Tappahannock on Friday afternoon. Witnesses tell 12 News an art gallery, real estate office, beauty parlor, and cafe were among the businesses destroyed. According to Tappahannock- Essex Fire Chief Paul Richardson the fire started in the back side of a business but they still don’t … Read more
Tappahannock Main Street announced it is conducting fundraising efforts to help the residents and businesses displaced from Friday’s Prince Street fire that reduced buildings to ash. 9 fire departments responded to the scene which shutdown both direction of Route 360. Tappahannock Main Street established a relief fund for victims of the fire. Visit gofundme.com/Tappahannock to … Read more
Stare DOT crews will be working on several Lancaster County roads this week. There will be alternating lane closures for milling and paving work on Route 3 between Whites Road and Devils Bottom Road from 7:00 a.m. umtil 7:00 p.m. each day. Work is scheduled for tomorrow through Friday on Route 646 between Route 200 … Read more
A horse therapy organization relocates to Gloucester County from Arizona. The owner of “Step Up into T.L.C. tells the Gazette-Journal the nonprofit focuses on “traveling the miles to bring smiles” in the form of horse therapy. Step Up began as a carriage company in 1997 then about 10 years later changed to a nonprofit focusing … Read more
Shelli Lipton was welcomed as the new principal of Northumberland Middle School during last Monday’s school board meeting. According to the Rappahannock Record Lipton gave her first principal’s report announcing there were 38 students enrolled for session one of summer school and they are planning lessons for session two. Lipton said she is very excited … Read more