The charitable arm of restaurant chain Fireehouse Subs makes a donation to Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue for the purchase of a 16-foot SeaArk rescue boat, motor, and trailer. AVFR Special Operations Captain Jay Parlett tells the Gazette-Journal the new vessel well help them respond in the shallow waterways throughout their district and easily launch … Read more
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors creates a committee to make the county’s historic courthouse and grounds into a place which has an educational function. According to the Southside Sentinel the new Middlesex Historical Committee will determine what needs to be part of that area so it will tell a more balanced story of the … Read more
Virginia’s average gas prices rose by a penny over the past week according to price tracking website GasBuddy. The average is $3.15 a gallon which is just under a nickel lower than a month ago but around 85 cents more than a year ago. The lowest price is $2.75 a gallon while the highest is … Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin set out his priorities in a speech Monday before the General Assembly. Those include cutting income taxes, suspending the gas tax for a year and eliminating the grocery tax. Youngkin also wants to raise teacher pay and place a police officer in every school. Del. Eileen Filler-Corn gave the Democratic response criticizing … Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin names Shawn Talmadge to serve as the Virginia Department of Emergency Management’s coordinator. He succeeds Curtis Brown who left near the end of Governor Ralph Northam’s term. Talmadge most recently served as Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and held several leadership positions during his carer with the Virginia National … Read more
The Westmoreland Players receives 2 grants totalling nearly $18,000. According to the Rappahannock Record the grants are from the Mason and Lula Cole Charitable Trust and the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Officials say the money will help the community theater group recover from losses due to COVID-19 closures. Performances restarted last month. The next … Read more
The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents to use tele-reporting for crimes that are not in progress which can be handled without face-to-face contact. The request resulted from the Omicron COVID-19 case increase which means increased exposure for both deputies and the public. Tele-reporting means a deputy will call you back to take a … Read more
Richmond County is the defendent in a lawsuit filed by two residents over the Strata Solar Project special exception permit approval. According to News on the Neck the plaintiffs claim the board abandoned its responsibility by issuing the permit saying they focused instead of a speculative tax benefit. The same plaintiffs sued the county 2 … Read more
The Gloucester Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an agreement with the county school division to take ownership of the old Page Middle School property. According to the Gazette-Journal the board considered 2 options of the agreement and unanimously chose the first option where the schools would transfer the entirety of the property to the county … Read more
A suspect is in custody from a missing persons investigation. The Northumberland County Sheriff’s office reported Ahrea’l Smith was seen last Wednesday evening as she got ready to leave work at the Claraville Little Sue Store in Heathsville. The suspect is a 50-year-old man from Heathsville. A reward totalling $8,000 is offered for tips that … Read more