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Planners review comp plan survey results

The Gloucester Planning Department held three meetings in June so the public could learn about the county’s comprehensive plan update that’s now underway.

Burnette to step down as fair organizer

Photo: Rachael Burnette
Rachael Burnette lives and breathes the Gloucester County Fair. That’s what you do when you’ve been in charge of something for about 20 years.

Gloucester man arrested after 90-minute standoff

A Gloucester man who has repeatedly refused to comply with a court order to stop blocking his absentee neighbor’s right of way was taken into custody again Tuesday evening after a 90-minute standoff with police.

No charges to be filed in fatal main street accident

A Gloucester Fire and Rescue volunteer who fatally struck a skateboarder on Main Street while responding to an emergency call in her personal vehicle will not be charged in connection with the accident, the state police have announced.

Hearing held on Hickory Fork Road improvements

The Virginia Department of Transportation held a design public hearing Tuesday night at Page Middle School, White Marsh, for proposed improvements to a portion of Hickory Fork Road.

Search and rescue exercise held at Beaverdam

Photo: Volunteers rescued pseudo-patient Bart Drummond Saturday during a joint wilderness search and rescue simulation at Beaverdam Park. In this particular scenario, rescue workers were deployed to search for a horseback rider who had gone missing deep in the park the evening before. During the search, Drummond, a rescue worker, suffered from heat exhaustion and other members had to conduct a patient assessment and evacuate him from the woods to medical help. Here, workers carry Drummond from the woods.
The Tidewater Search and Rescue, in association with Gloucester County’s Community Emergency Response Team, held a search and rescue simulation Saturday at the Route 606 entrance to Beaverdam Park.

Senator briefed at VIMS on oyster restoration efforts

Photo: Sen. Mark Warner visited the Virginia Institute of Marine Science Friday afternoon. Here, he is briefed about oyster research at the Gloucester Point campus. Shown with Warner, center, are, from left, VIMS faculty Ryan Carnegie and Roger Mann, Dean/Director John Wells, and Stan Wells, director of VIMS’s aquatic breeding center. Photo by Bill Nachman.
Without pledging any federal dollars to support such research, Warner said positive steps for the oyster industry might provide a competitive edge to Virginia compared to some other oyster-growing states.

County officials taking steps to improve business climate at Point

Plans are in the works to benefit the entire county, such as an improved website and enhanced marketing efforts.

Hearing Tuesday on Route 614 improvements

VDOT will hold a design public hearing on the Route 614 road improvement project on Tuesday at Page Middle School, White Marsh.

Wittman addresses town hall meeting in Gloucester

Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Montross) explored a variety of topics Saturday afternoon during a town hall forum sponsored by the Middle Peninsula League of Voters in Gloucester Library’s community room.

Supervisors weigh county priorities at retreat

The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors spent a little over three hours Friday weighing what it felt was most important and least important out of over 200 items on the county’s 350th Strategic Plan.

Gloucester 40 had no say in prosecution, cannot be held liable for fines, attorney argues

L. Stephen Emmert, appellate attorney, said the only parties to this removal prosecution are the commonwealth itself and the supervisors.

Services for disabled said underfunded in Virginia

Underfunded services in Virginia come at a time when the population is aging and there might be more disabled individuals in years to come.

Gloucester supervisors to revisit school funding issue

The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will revisit the concept of funding the county’s school system by category rather than provide a lump sum to fund the school budget.

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