Northumberland County residents can dispose of hazardous household and electronic waste at an event on May 1 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Northumberland Middle School bus parking lot accessible from Route 360 in Claraville. Officials say social distancing rules are in effect so they ask residents to place items in vehicles so … Read more
The Virginia Department of Health announced that the first 2 cases of P.1 coronavirus variant have been identified in Virginia residents. The P.1 variant was first identified in travelers from Brazil in late 2020,and is associated with increased person-to-person transmission of COVID-19. At this time, there is no evidence that infections with this variant cause … Read more
A man who survived the 2011 EF3 tornado that touched down in Gloucester County died just weeks before the storm’s 10th anniversary. Danny Strother was in a home on Hickory Fork Road when the tornado touched down leaving him with no chance to seek shelter. Strother was paralyzed from the chest down while his fiancee … Read more
Virginians over the age of 16 are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine., On Monday Gov. Ralph Northam announced around half of the commonwealth has received at least one vaccine dose and a quarter have both doses. At a briefing Northam said vaccine appointments may not be readily available and it could take weeks … Read more
Early voting for the June 8 Democratic Primary starts this Friday. In Lancaster County go to the voter registration office at the County Administration Building on Mary Ball Road. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. In Northumberland County, early voting will be at the James R. Hundley, DVM, Memorial Building on … Read more
Construction on the new interchange at Route 30 and Route 360 in Central Garage is now complete – around two months ahead of schedule. The intersection now has expanded turn lane capacity so there are now dedicated right and left turn lanes on eastbound Route 30 at Route 360, along with a through travel lane. … Read more
The Northern Neck Orchestra wraps up its its video series “Music with Michael Repper” with a talk entitled “The Romantic Era: Music for the Sake of Emotion”. Repper who is the Orchestra’s music director tells the Northumberland Echo the program features two of the greatest composers of the period — Frederic Chopin and Clara Schumann … Read more
A class action lawsuit filed against the Virginia Employment Commission claims the commonwealth is the slowest in America at paying unemployment claims. The suit was filed last Thursday by a number of legal aid organizations and they say they’ve been trying to work with VEC on getting a number of issues addressed including cutting off … Read more
Plan for delays if you need to use Route 201 and Route 614 in Lancaster County this week as sign installation work will mean single lane closures between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Road crews will also be out again this week on Route 201, Route 222, Route 600 and Route 695 between 7:00 a.m. … Read more
Starting this Friday you will need to dial 10-digits to make all phone calls – even local ones. That’s because last year the government designated the numbers 9-8-8 to become a national mental health crisis and suicide prevention number. Since 9-8-8 was a prefix for local numbers across the country the 10-digit dialing requirement was … Read more