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Construction begins on pipeline expansion in Hampton Roads
A project to overhaul and double the size of a natural gas pipeline in Hampton Roads is officially underway. TC Energy began construction Monday on the Virginia Reliability Project, according to a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Canadian company plans to replace and widen about 49 miles...
Members sought for short-handed Windsor EDA
The Windsor Economic Development Authority is composed of seven seats, but recent resignations have reduced the number of members serving in those seats to three. The three current members include Tony Ambrose, Dewitt Holland and Town Councilman Jake Redd. Redd noted that having four vacancies is unusual, and he said it is quite important to […] The post Members sought for short-handed Windsor EDA appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Portsmouth restaurant challenges Virginia’s food-to-alcohol ratio, citing casino exemptions
A Portsmouth restaurant filed a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s food-to-alcohol ratio requirements that it argues are outdated and unfair for mixed beverage licensees — especially as the state recently welcomed casinos and exempted the gaming centers from such rules. Regulations from the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority stipulate that a minimum 45% of the total gross sales must be ...
Looming question over Chesapeake council member’s seat leads to rift between members
CHESAPEAKE — At least two City Council members are choosing not to participate in certain city business, such as closed sessions, as a legal question about Don Carey’s council seat lingers. A divided and tense vote at the July 9 council meeting tasked the City Attorney’s office with filing a writ of mandamus with the Circuit Court asking a judge to compel Carey to resign from his position as ...
Carrollton Royal Farms to open in August
A Royal Farms in Carrollton is set to open in August, according to Isle of Wight County Economic Development Director Kristi Sutphin. Isle of Wight County supervisors approved the 12-pump gas station and convenience store in 2022 for one of several commercial parcels in The Crossings at Bartlett Station, a mixed-use development at the corner […]
Nansemond tribe brings medical and mental health care to underserved communities
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Songs and dance reflect the pain of having their land, voting rights and even their identities stolen. Last to get federal recognition, the Nansemond Tribe is now the first tribe in the state to open a clinic that is part of a new healthcare system.
Resubmitted Tidewater Logistics Center plans show one less warehouse
The developer of the proposed Tidewater Logistics Center on the outskirts of Windsor is hoping one less warehouse will persuade Isle of Wight County supervisors to waive a one-year waiting period to reapply for industrial zoning. County officials, however, say the revision isn’t sufficiently different from the concept supervisors voted 4-1 on June 13 to […]
Hundreds of backpacks, school supplies donated to military families in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. — Several military families in Norfolk, are right on track with preparing their children for the back-to-school season. The national nonprofit Operation Homefront's annual Back-to-School Brigade filled bookbags with school supplies and gave them to hundreds of children with parents in the military. It's part of a...
Fishing Point Healthcare opens new facility in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A first facility of its kind found its home in Portsmouth. Fishing Point Healthcare held a grand opening on Saturday. It's a facility established by the Nansemond Indian Nation to serve Medicaid patients and Indigenous Americans. It's part of the comprehensive health service founded by the...
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