Virginia’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission finds the commonwealth’s agencies are not competent at providing information to the almost half a million residents who speak little to no English. According to the RIchmond Times-Dispatch the commission is urging the General Assembly to invest in making government services more accessible to those for whom English … Read more
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles announces that transportation company Schneider is the first truckload carrier to conduct a trial deployment of lifesaving technology developed through the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety Program. The trial deployment with Schneider will enable Virginia to advance the fight against drunk driving by generating hundreds of thousands of … Read more
A driver is trapped after crashing into a Hayes convenience store last Friday. Police say it happened at Lyn’s Mini-Mart in the 8800 block of Guinea Road. The mini-van hit the store’s front porch but that stopped it from going inside the store itself. First responders moved the vehicle from the building to get the … Read more
The Montross Town Council wins a $25,000 Virginia Outdoor Foundation Grant to turn land near the town library into a public park. According to Westmoreland News Town Manager Patricia Lewis announced the results at last month’s Town Council meeting. The park will be build on land obtained from a 20-year lease from the county for … Read more
Lancaster County lawmakers decide to hold off considering future solar power projects until further notice. According to News on the Neck the Board of Supervisors decided to take that action after concerns were expressed about the amount of solar the county is attracting. A special exception permit was approved last month for the White Stone … Read more
Town of Warsaw officials announce additional projects at The Bounds are now completed. Lighting is now operational at all 3 fountains and the property’s irrigation system is now installed. Crews continue to work on installing decorative lighting throughout the park. Officials are using funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to pay for the projects … Read more
A longtime driver of Bay Transit’s Triangle Trolley is retiring. Ken Flester said at the end of 2019 that he would put in one more year as the driver of the trolley serving Kilmarnock, Irvington and White Stone but COVID-19 caused the service not to run last year so he returned for 2021. Fletser started … Read more
A police chase in King George County ends with the death of a 19-year-old from Colonial Beach. Police say they saw a car driven by Jamari Brown operating recklessly and as officers tried to stop the car Brown passed other cars on a double-yellow line which resulted in Brown crashing his car. The vehicle then … Read more
A police chase in King George County ends with the death of a 19-year-old from Colonial Beach. Police say they saw a car driven by Jamari Brown operating recklessly and as officers tried to stop the car Brown passed other cars on a double-yellow line which resulted in Brown crashing his car. The vehicle then … Read more
Governor Ralph Northam is winding down his term by announcing his proposed 2-year budget will call for a 10% pay raise for teachers. According to the Governor’s office this is the largest increase in 15 years and when matched by local funds, the increase will push compensation for the typical Virginia teacher above the national … Read more