The Northumberlund County Sherifff’s Office released its Citizen’s Report summarizing the department’s activities in 2020. Overall service calls were up 18.5% from 2019 and calls requiring an officer response increased by 32% from last year. Arrests were down in 2020 as were traffic stop along with traffic citations however DUI arrests increased by over a … Read more
Several White Stone residents concerned over stormwater drainage problems took their concerns to the Town Council last week only to find their timing was off. According to the Rappahannock Record a group wasn’t aware that a few months ago the meeting time had been moved back an hour so they arrived after last week’s meeting … Read more
Del. David Bulova is elected to chair the Chesapeake Bay Commission for 2021. According to the Rappahannock Record the Fairfax County delegate who is chairman of the House General Laws Committee succeeds Pennsylvania Sen. Gene Yaw who was re-elected to head the Keystone State’s delegation to the commission. Del. Bulova stated one of his priorities … Read more
The Virginia General Assembly is looking at eliminating mandatory minimum sentencing for over 220 crimes. Those include DWI, child pornography and illegally possessing a weapon. The Virginia Crime Commission recommended advancing the bill introduced in the Senate with supporters saying mandatory minimums don’t take into account the specifics of the crime. The measure which has … Read more
The Virginia Department of Health now has a site that tracks COVID-19 outbreaks at Virginia Higher Education institutions. It includes confirmed outbreaks among public and private colleges and universities since August 1, 2020. A confirmed COVID-19 outbreak means that there were two or more confirmed COVID-19 cases associated with a particular setting. Officials say the … Read more
A slap in the face. That’s how Governor Ralph Northam characterized the decision by FEMA not to reimburse the commonwealth for the National Guard troops sent to the U.S. Capitol following the Jan. 6 insurrection. Northam blamed the decision on former President Donald Trump saying he was the one who incited the incident and won’t … Read more
New high-tech street lights are coming to the Town of Urbanna. According to the Southside Sentinel the Urbanna Beautification Committee partnered with the Urbanna Town Council to purchase the solar-powered street lights to be installed on Cross Street. The committee got involved when a former councilor objected to the new light’s pole design which was … Read more
Richmond County lawmakers won’t be imposing a county-wide cigarette tax which was authorized by state lawmakers last year. The Northern Neck News reports the county is considering joining an effort to create a regional taxing board which would include the Northern Neck counties plus King George County. The board would allow for central management of … Read more
The Three Rivers Health District reports its COVID-19 vaccine information and appointment phone line is up and running. Officials say to expect major delays in scheduling an appointment. The Northumberland Echo reports that the district currently has one known COVID-19 vaccine site and that is at the Richmond County EMS building on a drive-though basis … Read more
Town of Gloucester employees will be seeing a bonus in their pay envelopes after it was approved this week by the Board of Supervisors. The Gazette-Journal reports the board passed the one-time bonus after not approving a cost-of-living increase that would have been the same amount. Cost of living increases were eliminated for fiscal years … Read more