Expect delays on White Chapel Road this Friday between Route 354 and Route 3 as road crews will be closing one lane for centerline painting. Work hours are between 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. There are Pavement Marking Mobile Operations scheduled from Wednesday through Friday on Route 222, Route 201, Route 600 and Route 695 … Read more
On April 6 the Northern Neck Chapter 1823 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees will meet via online teleconference. According to the Southside Sentinel the presenter is Westmoreland County Department of Social Services Benefits Programs Specialist Brenda Squires who will talk about issues facing family members when a loved one needs to be … Read more
Archaeological work at 3 Urbanna properties is the focus of an online lecture presented by the Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society. The Northumberland Echo reports the Mar. 21 lecure entitled “Archaeological Discoveries in Urbanna: the Sandwich, Gressit, and Lister Properties” is presented by Dr. David A. Brown, the co-director of the Fairfield Foundation. The … Read more
Road striping work in Northumberland County will result in delays this week. Crews will be out on Route 200 between the Lancaster County line to Route 360 along with Route 202 near the Westmoreland County line and Route 203 near the Richmond County line. Work hours are daily from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. There … Read more
Virginia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Coordinator Dr. Danny Avula says everyone who wants a vaccine will be eligible to get one by May 1 – and maybe sooner. Before that happens though, Virginia still has to get through Phase 1B and then transition into 1C, the category for other essential workers. Avula says so far 2.5 million … Read more
Governor Ralph Northam may have had a bad case of writer’s cramp on Friday after signing 80 bills into law. They include measures to protect homeowners from foreclosure, shift municipal elections from May to November, provide financial aid to students regardless of immigration status, and repeal anti-women’s health restrictions on the commonwealth’s health insurance exchange. … Read more
The family of a Gloucester woman who died shortly after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine had a private autopsy performed last week. The daughter of Drene Keyes tells the Virginian-Pilot they decided to order the autopsy after none was conducted by the commonwealth. They hope the results will shed light on … Read more
A Lancaster man charged in a 2019 murder appeared in court last week on new charges. Jacob Monday was charged with being a prisoner in possession of a deadly weapon along with damaging and destroying property plus making the jail less secure. Monday is charged with killing David LaForge of Northumberland County then concealing the … Read more
Nearly a quarter-million dollar loan is awarded to a Kirmarnock low-cost housing development. The Rappahannock Record reports Petersburg Community Development Corporation Inc. received $240,000 through the Virginia Housing Trust Fund for Kilmarnock Village, a 24-unit complex built in 1984. Officials say they will put the proceeds towards renovation costs along with using tax credits and … Read more
Middlesex County hires the individual who will eventually replace retiring county assistant administrator Betty Muncy. The Southside Sentinel reports Ann Marie Ricardi was chosen from nearly 100 applicants. Muncy tells the newspaper they have a large number of projects to work through and having Ricardi on board will help get that work done along with … Read more