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Big Bands on the Bay and Thank Goodness It’s Ocean View (TGOV) series return to Ocean View Beach Park
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Festevents has announced the highly anticipated 2024 Ocean View Beach Park Season of Events. Get ready for a thrilling lineup featuring the TGOV-themed Friday night series, the Shore Thing Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks, the Ocean View Taste of VA on the Bay, and the Big Bands on the Bay concert series.
Shipyard Spotlight: Terry Williams — Delivering five-star service in contracting
Born and raised in Prichard, Alabama, Terry Williams grew up the youngest of 12 children. Early on, Williams discerned a calling to help others. “Several times throughout my life, I’ve heard various people tell me that I have a call on my life,” he shared. Williams’ innate desire to help people was nurtured by his family, who recognized his potential and prepared him for a future beyond what he could have imagined. “My family saw something in me and nurtured it; they wanted me to make it.”
Newport News City Council Approves 89% Salary Hike for Mayor and Council Members: $51,000 for Mayor, $47,000 for Council Members
Newport News City Council voted to nearly double the mayor and council members’ salaries starting July 1, 2025, with Mayor Phillip Jones being the sole dissenter, citing reasons undisclosed during the meeting. Newport News City Council Votes to Nearly Double Mayor and Council Members’ Salaries from 2025 According to The Virginian Pilot, Newport News City […]
Cool Independence Day things happening on the Shore
Come and enjoy our 4th of July celebration with a golf cart parade starting at 10 am. The following roads will be closed in town from 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM: Fig St/Washington Ave to Peach/Mason, Washington/Strawberry St intersection, Washington/Pine intersection, Washington/Nectarine intersection, Jefferson/Harbor intersection, Madison/Harbor intersection, Monroe/Harbor intersection, Tazewell/Harbor intersection, Randolph/Harbor intersection, Mason/Harbor intersection, Mason/Pine intersection, Strawberry/Mason. There will be having a street fair in the historic district between 11 am and 4 pm with local vendors and food trucks. Fireworks will begin around 9 pm.
Shop the Block High Street Festival Saturday
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Olde Towne will transform for the first ever ‘Shop the Block High Street Festival.’. The festival will span from Dinwiddie Street to Effingham Street along High Street from noon to 5 p.m. “The Shop the Block High Street festival is free to the community,...
Carjacking suspect shot in Rosslyn after Metro Transit officer sees 2 crimes in progress: police
A Metro Transit Police officer shot and wounded a carjacking suspect in the Rosslyn area of Arlington, Virginia, on Friday morning after seeing him carjack one person and try to carjack another, authorities say. A Metro Transit Police officer had been headed to the Rosslyn Metro station at about 11:30...
HEAT ALERT: Friday brings hot and humid feel-like temps near 105 degrees
ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Plan for an even hotter and more humid day to round out the week this Friday. The National Weather Service has posted a heat advisory for the DMV starting at Noon and extending until 8 p.m. The First Alert Weather Team will be on a...
Pungoteague's General Store to Reopen with New Owner and Fresh Vision
PUNGOTEAGUE, Va. — At the corner of Bobtown Road and Pungoteague Roads sits a non-descript building. Inside its walls, busy work is underway to bring the Village General Store back to life. "My goal is to actually make it one of the best things that has ever happened in...
Drought watch continues for Prince Edward, surrounding counties
Even after Thursday’s round of several storms, Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties, along with the surrounding counties, remain in a moderate drought. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued a drought watch on Monday, July 1, highlighting the “abnormally dry” weather and lack of rain in at least the short-term forecast through July 7. […] The post Drought watch continues for Prince Edward, surrounding counties appeared first on Farmville.
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