Gloucester Toyota Donates Car to Boys and Girls Club
Gloucester Toyota donated a 2025 Corolla Hatchback XSE valued at $39,800 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula in late December. The gift, which includes a five-year extended warranty, will help fund renovations at the Gloucester Boys and Girls Club in the Hayes Shopping Center. Funds from the sale of the car […]
Read MoreMiddlesex County Land Values Rise 33 Percent Since Last Reassessment
Middlesex County property values have jumped 33 percent since the last reassessment five years ago. Field visits for the current reassessment are expected to finish by late spring or early summer, with final figures effective January 2027 and rate adjustments set for spring 2027. County officials now are eyeing moving to a two-year reassessment cycle […]
Read MoreSeven Departments Battle Fire at Middlesex Metals
A large fire broke out at Middlesex Metals in Urbanna early Sunday, sending flames roughly 30 feet into the air. The blaze involved a pyramid-shaped scrap metal pile, about as wide as two houses. Seven area departments, including units from Gloucester, White Stone, and Essex, responded, along with the Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad. Firefighters […]
Read MoreLancaster Lions Club Donates to Local Food Pantries
The Lancaster County Lions Club donated $3,000 to six area food pantries ahead of Christmas. Each pantry, including White Stone Baptist Church, Kilmarnock Baptist Church, and the Upper Lancaster Community Food Pantry, received $500. Lions Club members say fighting hunger is a core mission, and the donations were boosted by matching funds from the Lions […]
Read MoreNorthumberland School Finances Show Signs of Progress
Northumberland County schools are seeing financial improvements for the first time in over a year. That according anyway, to volunteer financial facilitator Karen Pica. More than $1 million in overdue and current bills has been paid, and recent revenue deposits signal movement in the district’s financial cleanup. Fiscal year 2026-27 budget planning is underway, with […]
Read MoreFormer Navy SEAL Trainee Dustin Turner Granted Parole After 30 Years
50 year old Dustin Turner was granted parole Wednesday after spending three decades in Virginia prisons for a 1995 murder another man confessed to. Turner’s conviction for the death of Jennifer Evans was downgraded to accessory after the fact. The Virginia Parole Board voted 3-2 for his release. Turner plans to return to Indiana to […]
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