A two-month drug investigation conducted by the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office results in over $18,000 in drugs seized and a man facing charges. Deputies raided a residence in the 100 block of Gold Pond Road last Friday with the help of the Tri-Rivers Drug Task Force and officers seized heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana plus two … Read more
The Mathews County Board of Supervisors is holding a Budget Public Input Meeting via online teleconference on Wednesday beginning at 6:00 p.m. This is an opportunity for public comment on the Fiscal Year 21-22 Budget. Citizens may provide their comment during this opportunity through either an online comment portal or by calling in to the … Read more
COVID-19 exposures are affecting the Kilmarnock Town Council and the Lancaster County Circuit Court Clerkâs Office. The Town Council’s meeting scheduled for today is being postponed a week to Feb. 1 at 7:00 p.m. The Court Clerk’s office is to be closed today due to possible COVID exposure and the closure is out of an … Read more
Two Gloucester County road projects will continue to affect traffic this week. Work at the intersection of Route 3/14 and Main Street takes plce weekdays between 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. with single lane closures for paving and traffic signal work.The other project is on Route 17 northbound and southbound between intersection of Fiddlers Green … Read more
The King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office needs your help to find a woman from Center Cross who is wanted for failing to appear in court. Paula Renae Uphold is white, 37 years old, 5 foot 6 inches and 187 pounds. She has blond hair and green eyes. If you have any information on Uphold’s … Read more
A Gloucester County woman missing since Dec. 3 is found dead in a wooded area near Fox Mill Run. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner positively identified the body as that of 29-year-old Ashley Cerasole who was a resident of Cary Adult Home. Further investigation into the manner and cause of her death is … Read more
The Kilmarnock Town Centre Park now has a designated location where you can conduct internet purchase transactions. The location has multiple security cameras along with live video recording and is available 24-7. The online sales app OfferUp helped establish the site. Law enforcement agencies recommendsthat any in person transaction should be conducted in a public … Read more
The Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Community Services Board names Joanne P. Brown as Clinical Director. Brown succeeds Linda Hodges who was appointed to the position of Executive Director on Nov. 1. The Middle Neck News reports , Brown has been part of the Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Community Services Board team for 20 years and … Read more
The Virginia Department of Health is making changes in how the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed due to the ongoing dosage shortage. Commonweath Vaccine Coordinator Dr. Danny Avula says they will now start allocating doses based solely on percentage of population and local health departments have been told how much their district will receive. Avula says … Read more
The Virginia Senate passes a bill to remove the ban on abortion coverage for health insurance plans offered through the commonwealth’s health benefits exchange. That ban has been in effect for the last 10 years. The measure doesn’t force insurance companies to offer coverage and the coverage can’t be paid for through a federal subsidy. … Read more