Virginia has a new free advising service to assist students and families applying for financial aid and help address the COVID-19 related decline in completion rates of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA. The Virginia College Access Network and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia have partnered to offer the … Read more
The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Department’s K-9 Program gets a helping hand to raise money for the purchase of a new vehicle. The department has 2 K-9 officers and the current vehicle is too small for both dogs plus the necessary equipment. A new vehicle purchase is planned but that won’t be possible for several years … Read more
Pavement repairs on several Lancaster County roads will affect traffic this Thursday and Friday. There will be mobile single lane closures on Route 222, Route 201 and Route 600 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. There are also several lane striping projects in Gloucester, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland Counties that will result … Read more
Short-term rental housing is coming under scrutiny by more local governments. The Northen Neck News reports Richmond County is looking into enacting an ordinance on the Airbnb-style operations to make sure neighborhoods don’t get disrupted and provide a means to get problems resolved. Irvington is looking into a similar ordinance and in Lancaster County enforcement … Read more
You may hav already heard that the federal income tax deadline is extended from Apr. 15 to May 17. Now Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered the Department of Taxation to extend the individual income tax filing and payment deadline from Saturday, May 1 to May 17. Northam says even with the extended deadline he encourages … Read more
An investigation is under way into the cause of a fire Monday at Grey’s Point Camp-RV Resort and Campground in Topping that destroyed one weekend cottage and severely damaged an adjoining cottage. The Southside Sentinel reports firefighters from 4 companies contained the blaze by spraying water onto the roof of close-by cottages. Smoke could be … Read more
Spring Clean Gloucester Weekend kicks off on Friday and runs through this Sunday. In Fall 2020 close to 300 participants donated nearly 140 hours picking up enough trash from roadsides to fill about 360 bags and the goal is to try and beat those figures this year. Organizers say they prefer that groups with very … Read more
The Irvington Town Council got an earful from residents and businesses about a proposed short term rental ordinance. The Rappahanock Record reports those constituents turned out at the Council’s Mar. 11 meeting to show their opposition to the proposed law that would require obtaining a conditional use permit for each rental and also put a … Read more
Virginia is now the 4th state to ban cosmetic testing on animals. Governor Ralph Northam signed the Humane Cosmetics Act which takes effect January 1, 2022. It also bans the sale of cosmetics tested on animals beginning July 1, 2022. California, Nevada and Illinois are the other states with such a ban and 6 other … Read more
6 new airplane hangars will be coming to Hummel Field airport in Topping. According to the Southside Sentinel the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors sold 1.5 acres to pilot and businessman Oscar Barber who tells the newspaper 2 of the hangars are sold already. Construction is expected to begin this summer and as part of … Read more