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Two King George natives were killed this morning in a plane crash in Colonial Beach, a beach town in Westmoreland County, VA. Just before 10:30 a.m. Virginia State Police responded to a call in the area of Layton Landing Rd. in Colonial Beach.

Both victims were on board the plane at the time of the crash, which happened in Westmoreland County, State Police said.

Virginia State Police is currently investigating another plane crash in Virginia -- this time in Colonial Beach in Westmoreland County.

Two former Northern Neck residents are dead after a single-engine plane crash this morning in Colonial Beach. The pilot, Logan Edward Woodworth, 28, and his passenger, Bruce Edward Woodworth, 57, both of Wilmington, N.C. died were both confirmed deceased on the scene, according to Virginia State Police. State Police responded...

With Memorial Day come and gone, the unofficial start of the summer months is upon us. In Westmoreland County, the towns of Colonial Beach and Montross have celebrations lined up all through the summer, ranging from relatively minor shindigs to a celebration of far larger communities. Montross, for example, will...

During the design phase of the now-complete new high school in Westmoreland County, one of the top items on the wish list of people that had closely followed the whole affair was an auditorium. People were willing to pack the George D. English Building practically solid several years ago for a meeting and outright threaten to vote the Board of Supervisors out of office if an auditorium was not part of the new building from the get-go. To their delight, the auditorium stayed in the plans and eventually rose with the rest of the new high school.

In Westmoreland County, those that attended the School Board meeting on the 15th of May got a rundown on how summer school and summer programs are going to run, with deputy superintendent Kathy Rice giving the details. “We have a lot going on this summer,” Rice stated. “We have something...

It’s a busy morning at Grapewood Farm off Nomini Creek in Westmoreland County. The family farm specializes in growing organic grains—sungold spelt, danko rye and liberty soft red winter wheat. As their slogan “Virginia Grown, Virginia Ground” highlights, they also operate their own mill that creates high quality...

Described as “a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled work force,” Skills USA is a non-profit education association that seeks to prepare students as early as middle school for careers in trades and technical service occupations (otherwise known as Career & Technical Education, or CTE), serving over 300,000 students and instructors each year.

STRATFORD—It was a banner year for the Oyster Roast and Auction at Stratford Hall, the historic home of the Lee family in Westmoreland County. Over 160 people raised more than $98,000 on April 23. This annual fundraiser is hosted by the Northern Neck Friends of Stratford and was co-chaired...

The Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors is proposing to hold a public hearing on July 10, 2023, to consider an ordinance that would change the polling place location for Election District 3, Precinct 1 from Washington and Lee High School to Westmoreland High School.

A roadway worker was hit and injured in Westmoreland County, and Virginia State Police are looking for information about the vehicle and the driver. The incident occurred on the stretch of Rt. 205, aka James Monroe Highway, that runs between Oak Grove and Colonial Beach on Tuesday, May 9 at about 10:35 p.m., according to VSP.

Virginia State Police are searching for the driver of a light-colored Jeep that reportedly hit a flagger in Westmoreland on May 9 at about 10:35 p.m. and fled the scene. The incident occurred at the work zone set up at James Monroe Highway (Rt. 205) and Longfield Rd. where resurfacing work is underway.

It looks like some new and interesting technologies and programs may be on their way when Westmoreland County’s next school year rolls in. The school division has made it a point to slowly but surely expand its Career & Technical Education (CTE), and if the School Board’s recent approval of a CTE application is any indication, it’s about to pull in some truly ground-breaking stuff.

Last week, before the public hearing on the Secondary Six-Year Plan for Westmoreland, Carter White, VDOT assistant residency administrator, gave a recap on the background of the program, as well as the Rural Rustic Roads program, which is designed to get gravel roadways that don’t see a whole lot of use per day paved.

Last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting in Westmoreland, marked one of the rare occasions when there’s a request to change the name of a road. The reasoning behind it was simple enough as there were already multiple roads with similar names that could cause some navigational nightmares. The...

Jack and Theresa Rayburn tied for first place with Randy Bagby at Occoneechee State Park in the Individual–Exceptional Service category of the Virginia State Parks 2022 Volunteer of the Year awards. The Rayburns’ work at Westmoreland State Park was critical in helping operations run smoothly despite many staff vacancies. The couple pitched in to help build an outdoor classroom, led a First Day hike, improved trails, planted wildflowers and performed maintenance duties. They also stepped up to fill a last-minute vacancy in the campground host program and volunteered for a month to greet visitors, maintain campsites and ensure campers had positive and memorable experiences at the park. Adding to all this, the Rayburns donated money to buy plants for a beautiful, educational and ecologically significant pollinator garden to continue their involvement in the Virginia Master Naturalist program. Dedicated and hardworking volunteers donated 210,693 hours of time and talent at 41 state parks across the commonwealth in 2022. If you are interested in volunteering at a Virginia State Park, visit dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/volunteers for more details.