Westmoreland County news

O'Gara fires 2 in bribe case (2/6/2010)
• O'Gara fires British employees charged with bribing foreign official

Waterman drowns in Yeocomico River (2/3/2010)
• Westmoreland waterman drowns

For Westmoreland VIPs, reassessment mixed (1/31/2010)
• Reassessment brings big increase in property values for some Westmoreland officials, below-average jump for others

Westmoreland school officials look to county to close budget gap (1/26/2010)
• Westmoreland School Board wants funding increase

Montross man arrested on drug charges (1/22/2010)
• Montross man arrested on drug charges

Drug task force arrests Montross man (1/22/2010)
• Man accused of distributing 500 grams of cocaine and crack cocaine

Meeting seeks water rate foes (1/17/2010)
• County officials call meeting with subdivision officials to map strategy for opposing proposed water-rate increases

Clearing of trees lands Neck farmer in trouble (1/16/2010)
• Westmoreland says farmer violated zoning law by cutting down trees along Leedstown farm stream

Westmoreland board taps Hynson as chairman (1/12/2010)
• Westmoreland Board of Supervisors elects Woodrow W. Hynson Jr. as chairman

Hynson takes helm of Westmoreland board (1/11/2010)
• W.W. Hynson elected chairman of Westmoreland board after Darryl Fisher decides to give up post.

New exhibits anticipated (1/3/2010)
• Westmoreland museum plans to purchase building next door for library and additional exhibit space.

Neck's water bills to rise? (12/28/2009)
• United Water Virginia Inc. seeking 55 percent rate increase

Westmoreland County land values climb (12/16/2009)
• Westmoreland property values: New sewer systems help increase Westmoreland property values

Sewer systems raising Westmoreland property values (12/15/2009)
• New sewer systems have helped increase Westmoreland County property values by an average of 21 percent since 2006.

Westmoreland BZA upholds O'Gara permits (12/15/2009)
• Board says zoning administrator acted legally in approving site plans for classrooms, shooting ranges