The Town of Kilmarnock still has spaces available for “The Great Kilmarnock Find” massive yard sale taking place Oct. 23 at Town Center Park. This event is open to the public to sell items they may no longer need or hobby items. Prohibited items include firearms, ammunition or parts, alcoholic or tobacco products, pornography, live … Read more
The Northern Neck Orchestra is presenting a chamber concert entitled “Matching Wits with Mozart,” on Saturday at Good Luck Cellars in Kilmarnock starting at 2:00 p.m. The orchestra’s Eric Jacobson tells the Gazette-Journal the whimsical program features the musical humor of Beethoven, Haydn, Gilbert and Sullivan, Mozart, Richard Strauss and P.D.Q. Bach. Tickets are $30 … Read more
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point is holding a seminar for residents concerned about the possibility of flooding or those wanting to know how to prepare for flooding. According to the Gazette-Journal the meeting is next Thursday starting at 3:00 p.m. and will be accessible via online teleconference. Organizers say they want … Read more
The Virginia Department of Elections reminds voters who are filing absentee ballots for the 2021 General Election that a witness signature is required on the ballot. Officials say if the general registrar finds that the witness signature is missing, the voter will be notified within three days that the ballot needs to be changed. Corrected … Read more
The Virginia Department of Health reports that COVID-19 related deaths have topped 13,000. There were 2,800 new cases reported on Thursday with the 7-day testing positivity rate at 8.2%. Lancaster County Public Schools is holding a Three Rivers Health district COVID-19 testing event at Lancaster Middle School on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. … Read more
The Lancaster County Board of Supervisors got an earful from Merry Point residents who are frustrated with the destruction and threats from pigs running loose. According to News on the Neck the residents blame the problem on a resident who has an unkempt property with dilapidated boats and broken down vehicle. A Virginia Department of … Read more
The Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department’s annual fund drive is underway and a 9-year-old from Stormont got the donations underway by giving over $75 she earned selling lemonade in August at the Urbanna Market. Nadya Crader tells the Southside Sentinel she wanted to donate the lemonade money to the fire department because they do what they … Read more
Some employees of the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office and Social Services are getting pay hikes thanks to funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. The Gazette-Journal reports the board of supervisors approved the increases at its meeting on Tuesday and also okayed a Sheriff’s Office funding request to buy automated external defribulators as well as … Read more
The King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office needs your help to find a woman from Charles City who is wanted for a probation violation on a felony offense. 36-year-old Shaneeka Lynette Dunkley is black, 5′ 11″ tall and 210 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. If you have any information on Dunkley’s whereabouts contact … Read more
A replica of James Monroe’s birthplace farmhouse in Westmoreland County is now open to the public. According to the Free-Lance Star the James Monroe Memorial Foundation held a grand opening ceremony last weekend at the site off State Route 205. The foundation signed a 99-year lease with the county in 2005 and oversaw the home’s … Read more