The Colonial Beach Commercial Historic District in Westmoreland County is named by the Virginia Board of Historic Resources to the commonwealth’s Landmarks Register. According to Northern Neck News the district is one of 9 places added to the register during the Board’s recent meeting. The district’s 81 buildings capture the business center of a fully … Read more
Middlesex County residents will have a chance to sound off about the county adopting a local cigarette tax. The Southside Sentinel reports a public hearing will take place at the Board of Supervisors’ July 6 meeting that will start at 7:00 p.m. The Board also will hear comments on having the county joining the regional … Read more
Gloucester County taxpayers will have an extra month to pay their real estate and personal property tax bills. The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors held a special called meeting on Monday and voted unanimously to delay the assessment and accrual of penalty and interest on the first installment tax bills until after August 2. The … Read more
Bay Transit announces a new on-demand public transportation service will begin Monday in the Gloucester Court House area. According to the Gazette-Journal the service called Bay Transit Express will be available throughout the service zone from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Rides are booked using a smartphone app and cost $2 per … Read more
The Kilmarnock Town Council decides not to live-stream its meetings. According to the Rappahannock Record Councilman Don Lee proposed streaming on Facebook or through other means as a way to provide accessibility and transparency for residents who may still be uncomfortable, or are unable, to attend meetings in person. Councilman Curtis Smith expressed concerns over … Read more
Attendees at a public meeting held by the developer of a proposed mixed-use project in Dutton made it clear they are not in favor of the proposal. According to the Gazette-Journal concerns were expressed about additional traffic and the number of people who would live at the multifamily homes planned for the development behind FasMart … Read more
The General Assembly will reconvene August 2nd in order to fill judicial vacancies and decide how to distribute more than $4.3 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding. The special session also will mark the General Assembly’s return to its Virginia State Capitol chambers for the first time since March 2020. Last year’s special session lasted … Read more
Virginia’s unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a point in May to 4.5%. That’s well below the national rate of 5.8%. Virginia had the third lowest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, along with Kentucky, among the Southeast states. The only states with lower unemployment were Alabama and Georgia. The private sector added nearly 257,000 since May of … Read more
The Gloucester man who rowed for 24 hours to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association also broke the new world’s record for continuous rowing. According to the Virginian-Pilot John Musser broke the record for meters rowed in 24 hours on a Concept2 rower in the lightweight category for ages 50-59. Musser did the fundraiser in … Read more
Chesapeake Bay’s health grade slightly improved last year according to a report released on Tuesday. The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued a grade of “C” for 2020 raising it from a C-minus in 2019. This year’s report card has new indicators of watershed health, including stewardship, protected lands, walkability, and heat vulnerability. … Read more