A womqn is killed in a Gloucester County crash on Saturday. According to State Police the woman identified as Stephanie Lee Justice was driving her SUV on Route 661 south of Burkes View Drive when she lost control of the vehicle, ran off the roadway and struck a tree. The SUV overturned and Justice was … Read more
The Bay Center announces a Grief Support Group takes place at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Heathsville on Wednesdays beginning March 16th through May 18th from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Participants will explore their reactions to loss, learn about the grieving process, develop strategies for coping, and begin to integrate this change into their … Read more
Rumble strip installation work takes place in Mathews and Middlesex counrties from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. In Mathews County the work is on routes 3, 14 and 198. In Middlesex County work is on Route 3 between Route 33 and the Mathews County line, Route 33 between Courthouse Drive and Route 3 as well … Read more
The Mathews Memorial Library has a new exhibit showing how the county has both changed and remained the same over the past 100 years. According to the Gazette-Journal the exhibit was the idea of 2 library staffers who looked at the 1920 and 2020 Census results showing the population had grown by just under 100. … Read more
Volunteers with the Virginia Master Naturalists- Middle Peninsula Chapter recently installed nearly a dozen bluebird nest boxes at Holly Point Nature Park. According to the Southside Sentinel bluebird populations dropped as much as 90% decades ago due to habitat loss so citizens everywhere have been putting up boxes to help their numbers grow. Master Naturalists … Read more
Bay Transit’s 2022 “Art in Transit” contest receives a sponsorship donation from the Rotary Club of the Northern Neck. According to the Rappahannock Record the $500 donation will help pay for the prizes in the competition where artwork is judged that shows motion or movement. The winner will have their work displayed on a Bay … Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin says he is angry and deeply concerned by the recent pattern of bomb threats plaguing Virginia;’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Last week the Governor spoke to the presidents of those institutions regarding the disturbing repeated threats on their schools. Youngkin plans to ask the General Assembly to provide emergency funding for … Read more
Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Governor’s Fellows Program. It allows college seniors and recent graduates to get a firsthand look at the executive branch in action. Governor’s fellows have the opportunity to learn from special guest speakers who are leaders in state government and beyond. All Virginia college and university students are … Read more
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Virginia is expected to receive around $530 million from a opioid lawsuit settlement between the states and drug makers. According to Miyares’ office the settlement money will start being distributed in early April. The bulk of the money goes to Virginia’s Opioid Abatement Authority, which provides grants and loans supporting … Read more
Lancaster County’s planning commission approves rezoning a pair of Irvington Road locations from residential to commercial. According to the Rappahannock Record they are at 3531 and 3611 Irvington Road with the first location to become a branch for a Kilmarnock propane company and the other to be developed in the future. The rezoning requests were … Read more