Governor Ralph Northam has lifted Virginia’s universal indoor mask mandate to align with new guidance from the CDC. Virginia will also ease all distancing and capacity restrictions on Friday, May 28, two weeks earlier than planned. The new guidelines state that fully-vaccinated individuals do not need to wear masks in most indoor settings, except on … Read more
The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a person of interest in connection with several burglaries that happened in the Southgate area early Saturday morning. The burglaries involved several cars, sheds and houses and occurred between 3:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. The individual is a white man who was wearing ripped blue jeans, red … Read more
A man is killed in a one-car crash that happened early Saturday in Middlesex County. Police say an SUV driven by Cornelius Owens of Cooks Corner ran off Route 33 east of Edgewater Road then hit a ditch. The SUV then rolled over several times. Investigators say Owens was not wearing a seat belt and … Read more
A man is killed in a Gloucester County car-motorcycle crash. Police say it happened on US-17 near the intersection of TC Walker Rd. when a northbound driver made a left turn in front of a southbound motorcycle ridden by Dwayne Anthony Grigoleit. He tried to avoid hitting the car but couldn’t and ended up hitting … Read more
Expect delays today on Courthouse Road in Lancaster County between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. There will be mobile single lane closures on Courthouse Road between White Chapel Road and the Northumberland County line as crews perform road resurfacing and application of slurry seal. There will be similar work done every day this week on … Read more
Governor Ralph Northam and a delegation from Virginia are in Europe this week to meet with the heads of several companies and dignitaries. Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball is part of the group who plan to participate in 15 meetings to market the commonwealth in efforts to bring in new investments. Northam says … Read more
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring says his office received over 500 reports of gas price gouging as supplies dried up following the cyberattack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline route from Houston to the East Coast. Herring says his office sent over 150 investigative letters to businesses in response to complaints. The pipeline is back … Read more
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative has a new Information Technology manager. Ryan Barrack had been an IT specialist for the co-op and was instrumental in moving its workforce to more virtual platforms allowing work-from-home during COVID-19. Barrack’s new duties include streamlining information systems operations and the protection of the co-op’s cybersecurity. During his off time Barrack … Read more
When the Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia meets on May 24 it will be the group’s first in-person meeting since COVID-19. The Gazette-Journal reports the program will feature the showing of the 1996 documentary “‘They Live in Guinea,” a video of the Guinea fishing community in lower Gloucester. The meeting will be limited to 26 … Read more
The Mathews County Resources Council has a number of items on the agenda for its May 20 meeting which will be held via online teleconference. According to the Gazette Journal the meeting includes a presentation from Laura Matthews, Manager of the Mathews Active Lifestyle Center and Coordinator for Meals On Wheels plus a report from … Read more