A buy from Tennessee visiting his great aunt and uncle in Urbanna ends up finding a scallop shell said to be millions of years old. According to the Southside Sentinel Isacc Griffin was mud-larking along the shoreline with his great uncle when the 10-year-old spotted the 7-1.2 long shell. It is said to be from … Read more
13 tombstones were damaged and 2 gravesites were breached at a Callao cemetery when a driver of a minivan tore through the grounds. According to News on the Neck it happened late last month at Lively Hope Baptist Church after the driver identified as Christopher B. O’Bier went off the road. State Police say O’Bier … Read more
Lancaster County’s Fall 2021 Hazardous Waste Collection event is this Saturday at the County Courthouse parking lot on Mary Ball Road from 9:00 a,m, until 2:00 p.m. It is The open to only residents and property owners in Lancaster County. Items should be placed in an accessible area of your vehicle as event staff will … Read more
The Bay School in Mathews is the place for the 2021 Howl-A-Palooza on Oct. 30 starting at 2:00 p.m. Organizers tell the Gazette-Journal that since the event was cancelled last year due to COVID-19 they wanted this year to be extra special so they partnered with Coalition4Kids and the Mathews Main Street Committee. Activities include … Read more
2 Mathews County supervisors are holding a special meeting today at 6:00 p.m. to discuss board chairman Mike Rowe’s removal of a sign that belonged to Lane-Armistead Camp 1772 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans of Mathews. The meeting was called by Jackie Ingram along with Paul Hudgins and takes place at the Harry M. … Read more
Officials with the Gloucester Daffodil Festival say the annual event will fully return for 2022. Festival Coordinator Debbie Wesolowski tells the Willamsburg Yorktown Daily the 2022 theme is “In Full Bloom,” as a way to celebrate both the event’s full return and its history. The festival was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19 and was … Read more
A Richmond County collision between a SUV and a horse-drawn buggy results in 2 people critically injured and the horse being euthanized. State Police say it happened Wednesday on Route 3 near Folly Neck Road when the buggy was rear-ended by the eastbound SUV. The buggy’s 2 occupants were thrown from the vehicle. The SUV … Read more
The Virginia Tourism Corporation announces it will be awarding $50 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to more than 100 localities for aid in tourism marketing and development. Corporation officials say the industry was severely impacted by COVID-19 and the funds will go toward tourism marketing, media, public relations, sales, and product development. Money … Read more
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is warning drivers to be on the lookout for deer now that the days get shorter and temperatures get colder. Officials say to be aware that deer travel in groups so if you see one keep an eye out for more. And while you should slow down or stop … Read more
The Town of Kilmarnock holds “The Great Kilmarnock Find” one week from this Saturday at Town Center Park. Think of it as a community-wide yard sale without having to travel between sale locations. There will be sellers with booths and others selling items in the parking lot from the trunk of their cars. Parking spaces … Read more