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Urbanna Southside Sentinel

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Dozens of citizens pack bridge design hearing

A curious community filled the lobby of Lancaster High School on Wednesday, Oct. 21, to see the design for a new bridge that will become part of the Middle Peninsula landscape for decades. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) conducted a design public hearing seeking feedback on the proposed design...

Lancaster, VA · 1d

Urbanna Southside Sentinel

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Supervisors OK $197,000 gym floor fix

Supervisors voted unanimously on Wednesday, Nov. 4, to appropriate $197,000 from county coffers to fix the damaged Middlesex High School gym floor. On Aug. 28, pouring rain flooded the 1970s portion of MHS, which included the John S. Clements Memorial Gymnasium, weight room, locker rooms, carpentry room and team and training rooms. The total estimated cost of damage is $300,000.

Middlesex County, VA · 1d

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Virginia's Former Army Base Is A Haunted National Monument With A Stone Fort & Eerie Museums

Get your fill of both military history and ghost stories at this former army base in Virginia, a national monument housing the largest stone fort in the U.S.

Hampton, VA · 8d

Henrico Citizen

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Henrico County reducing speed limits on 54 roads

Henrico’s Department of Public Works is reducing the speed limit on 54 sections of county-maintained roads countywide following a comprehensive speed study. The study was conducted to ensure posted speed limits align with roadway function, surrounding land use and the safety needs of all users, including pedestrians,

Henrico County, VA · 3d

Virginia Mercury

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Newport News to create $9.5 million seafood market, revamp industrial park

Drive to the eastern end of Jefferson Avenue in Newport News and you’ll mainly find warehouses, industrial buildings and parking lots before the roadway terminates at the James River. But in a few years, this area will play host to a revamped waterside seafood market, where citizens can eat the catch of the day as […]

Newport News, VA · 1d

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Looking For Thanksgiving Pies? Here Are 8 Places To Buy Them In Southern Maryland

SOUTHERN MARYLAND — No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without dessert, and for many families, that means making room for a slice of pie. Whether it’s a traditional pumpkin pie, a sweet pecan filling, a fruit-filled favorite or something a little different, local bakeries and small businesses across Southern Maryland offer plenty of options for the holiday table.

Southern Maryland, MD · 2d

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Mayor Phil Jones plans to 'give his 30s' to Newport News

On the last day of early voting, Newport News Mayor Phil Jones posted outside of Denbigh Community Center with his family to greet voters. He said hello to almost every passerby, or thanked them for voting. For the ones wearing a sports team jersey, he made sure to ask how their team would do. For those who wanted it, he jumped in on selfies.

Newport News, VA · 3d

Southern Maryland News

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New stretch of FDR Boulevard opens in St. Mary’s

The new phase of FDR Boulevard might just be the best one yet, according to project engineer Allen Settle. On Tuesday afternoon, the St. Mary’s County commissioners and representatives from the department of public works and transportation hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the newest extension of FDR Boulevard, which officially opened to drivers the following day. “Today is an opportunity to recognize just how far we’ve come,” Commissioner President Randy Guy (R) said. “The vision for FDR Boulevard has always been about more than building another road. It’s about creating a strong, more connected transportation network that meets the needs of our residents today while preparing our community for the future.” The roadway, which starts at St. Andrew’s Church Road in California, now stretches down past Buck Hewitt Road to Pegg Road in Lexington Park. A separate portion of the road from Great Mills Road to Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park does not currently connect to the newest extension at Pegg Road. This most recent phase involved adding a new traffic light at the intersection of FDR Boulevard and Pegg Road and building new entrances at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Plaza Azteca restaurant and the Hampton Inn Hotel,

St Mary'S County, MD · 2d

Henrico Citizen

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Willett announces 2027 re-election campaign

Del. Rodney Willett (D-Henrico) announced Nov. 12 that he will seek another term in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2027, launching a re-election campaign in House District 58. Willet represented the former District 73 from 2020 through 2023 and District 58 beginning in 2024. He is an

Virginia · 1d

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FDR Boulevard Reaches Pegg Road After Years Of Construction

LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — Mike Hewitt remembers his father asking why St. Mary’s County needed another road when the one in front of his business worked fine. It was the 1970s, Hewitt recalled, and a county commissioner had stopped by to tell his father about a road planned behind the business. The idea was to give drivers somewhere else to go when a crash backed up traffic.

Lexington Park, MD · 1d

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Building Bridges Gala Highlights Support For St. Mary’s County Children And Families

LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — Cory Somerville wanted his grandson to finish his last year at the elementary school he had attended for four years. When bus service to his previous after-school program ended, Somerville sometimes had to bring him to work at the library. Then he found an after-school program through Building Bridges that his grandson could get to by bus.

Lexington Park, MD · 3d

Henrico Citizen

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Henrico County residents speak up during SCC's NextEra-Dominion hearing

Nov. 12 is the last day to submit written comments before the Virginia State Corporation Commission closes public comment on the proposed Dominion-NextEra merger . At the last public hearing on the topic Nov. 5, eight Henrico County residents spoke up. As of the time of the hearing, 2,400

Henrico County, VA · 1d

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St. Clement’s Island Museum Announces Maryland Day Grand Opening As New Building Takes Shape

COLTONS POINT, Md. — The St. Clement’s Island Museum has announced that its new museum building will officially celebrate its grand opening on March 25, 2027, coinciding with Maryland Day, as construction continues at the historic waterfront destination. In a recent Facebook update, museum officials reported additional progress...

Coltons Point, MD · 9h

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Varina Elementary earns Purple Star designation

Varina Elementary School has earned Virginia's 2026-27 Purple Star School designation, recognizing its work to support students and families connected to the military. The Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children administer the program. Schools seeking

Henrico County, VA · 8h

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This Virginia Town Is So Cheap, You Can Live On Nothing But Social Security

There’s a small city in Virginia where your Social Security check doesn’t just survive, it actually thrives, and its name is Hopewell. Most retirement advice sounds like it was written by someone who has never actually tried to live on a fixed income. “Downsize your expectations,” they say,...

Hopewell, VA · 5d

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Project Peanut hit with second environmental violation notice

Google’s Project Peanut has received a second notice of violation from state environmental regulators in the span of a month. Peanut, one of the company’s three planned data center campuses in Chesterfield County, is currently under construction and slated to go online in late 2027. An Oct. 30,...

Chesterfield County, VA · 3d

Henrico Citizen

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Henrico Business Watch: Business license filings Nov. 5-11, 2026

Henrico County reported the following business license filings with start dates during the week. The filings are listed alphabetically by business or trade name, followed by a registered address and business industry classification. 7-Eleven #42618A , 301 South Airport Drive, Henrico – retail food and gasoline sales. Adrian Nunez Irizarry

Henrico County, VA · 1d

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Richmond Closes 30-MW Data Center Deal as Developers Flee Northern Virginia’s Power Crisis

A 30-megawatt data center site in Richmond, Virginia, changed hands on November 9, bringing to a close a transaction that Volterra Advisors, a Washington, D.C.-metro data center advisory firm, shepherded for its client NS Development Partners from site identification through closing. Terms were not disclosed and the buyer was not named in the announcement.

Richmond, VA · 2d

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Bizarre Market to return to Richmond this holiday season

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Bizarre Market will return to the River City this holiday season, offering local, handmade goods and much more. The holiday pop-up shop will be held at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond from Nov. 28 to Dec. 23, featuring goods and artwork from 103 artists.

Richmond, VA · 3d