Virginia schools and youth groups are kicking off a statewide teen safety campaign to establish safe driving and passenger safety behaviors. The campaign is called “Arrive Alive” and focuses on the increased risk of teen driver crashes during the spring and summer months. High school students will lead peer-to-peer programs on speed prevention and seat … Read more
Range testing at Naval Sea Systems Command Dahlgren means you may hear some booms during the day. Testing takes place from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and requires a high volume of rounds fired at a rapid pace which officials say produces continuous loud noise. The facilities are used by the military to conduct munitions … Read more
Christchurch School is holding a Virtual Open House on Apr. 19 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Applications are accepted for the 2021-22 school year including those wanting to take a Post Graduate year because they may want to have a more “normal” year before starting college or an opportunity to take additional courses and … Read more
Sign installation work taking place tomorrow through Friday in Gloucester County may cause some traffic delays. Crews will be on Routes 605, 606, 608, 613, 615 and 633 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. During the work there will be mobile single lane closures with alternating one-way traffic so plan for extra time to get … Read more
A fire broke out last Friday at a Montross commercial building. Crews from the Westmoreland Volunteer Fire Department saw smoke coming from the roof of the building in the 100 block of Industrial Park Rd. and made their way inside. The fire was deep within the building and was quickly extinguished. No other buildings were … Read more
The Gloucester County School Board is considering increasing the 2022 capital budget for a project at the high school. According to the Gazette Journal the Board is looking at replacing the $43 million infrastructure project with a full renovation expected to cost just under $76 million. In 2018 the board okayed the full renovation which … Read more
Three Westmoreland County agencies come to an agreement on renovations for the auditorium at the new high school. According to Westmoreland News a $1.5 million proposed change order needed involvement from the School Board plus the Board of Supervisors and the Industrial Development Authority. The change order originally came in at $2.6 million but was … Read more
Richmond County is back in the running to win state funding for a turn lane project at the intersection of Route 360 and Newland Road. According to the Northern Neck News the county’s application to the SMART SCALE program was evaluated using an outdated scoring model which determines which projects throughout the commonwealth should get … Read more
Two people are facing multiple charges from a Westmoreland County pursuit on Thursday. Police say it started in the Dahlgren area when officers tried to stop a driver because of stolen tags. The driver then went into Montross and he along with a woman passenger bailed at Dingley Road but were apprehended after a short … Read more
The Three Rivers Health District continues to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to those in Phase 1C. Those include public-facing employees in industries including transportation, legal services, housing and construction, finance, and utilities such as energy, water and waste removal. 5 other health districts are now in phase 2 and Gov. Ralph Northam said the entire … Read more