When the Mathews County Board of Supervisors meets next week they will be asked to approve close to $680,000 in funding to build 2 communications towers for deploying broadband internet. According to the Gazette-Journal the Mathews County Broadband Advisory Board is putting forth the funding request to come from the American Rescue Plan assistance approved … Read more
The Town of Kilmarnock is awarded federal grants and loans for improvements to the waste water treatment plant which will improve efficiency and reliability. The award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture includes $2.5 million in grants and $6 milli9n in loans. Town manager Susan Cockrell tells Northern Neck News the plant’s current system dates … Read more
The Lancaster County Victim Witness Progran and the Lancaster Northumberland TRIAD announce the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services will be conducting an Active Attack and Shooter class. There will be 2 sessions with a limit of 50 per session. Those interested in learning about their options and best choice if involved in this type … Read more
You still have a chance to catch the RAL Art Center’s annual Small Works show at the Kilmarnock gallery on N. Main St. First Place was awarded to Dave Hershiser’s oil painting, “Reedville Afternoon”. Second place was given to “Small/Buttons,” two small books by Barbara Brecher. “Sunkissed,” an oil by Suzanne Quel, received third place. … Read more
More than two dozen Virginia health care organizations have issued a joint statement to strongly encourage unvaccinated Virginians to get the shot. It cites Virginia Department of Health data showing that since late January the vast majority of Virginia’s COVID-19 cases , hospitalizations and deaths have occurred among people who have not been vaccinated. The … Read more
Last year the General Assembly gave the green light to casino gambling and now the Virginia Lottery board has sent proposed regulations to Gov. Ralph Northam for his approval. After that there will be a public comment period before the lottery board gives its final approval. Lawmakers agrees to allow developers to build 5 large … Read more
The Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a pair of suspects in a home invasion that happened Tuesday at a Montross home. Investigators say a large sum of money was taken. The suspects were described as a as tall, thin, darker skin man and the other was a short, lighter skin man with dreadlocks. … Read more
It’s been 4 years since Peggy Lammers was killed inside her Deltaville vacation home and so far the suspect hasn’t been caught. Now the FBI released new video that agents hope will find the killer. According to the Southside Sentinel the video shows Lammers’ son making comments after his mother’s death and makes the assertion … Read more
The home on the Urbanna property being purchased by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District for a sewage pump station will meet the wrecking ball after all. According to the Southside Sentinel town officials said the house would remain in place but a district spokesperson said that is not the case. The property is adjacent to … Read more
The public can now weigh in on the Coast Guard’s plan to change the Milford Haven Coast Guard Station in Mathews to a seasonal station and only be open only six months a year. The Gazette-Journal reports the change is being includedas part of the Coast Guard’s discal year 2022 budget. To make a comment … Read more