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Bluff Point PUD Proposed Development 1/26/2010 - Editor BLUFF POINT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE:  Bluff Point Holdings website has development details No septic relief for residents outside the proposed development. 550 units planned 90 room inn/resort hotel/cottage in initial phase 90 slip marina & dredging of Barnes  Creek only 7,204 vehicle a day on local roads at build-out (worst case)   -------------------- The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors will hold a public meeting on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 7:00 PM in the Northumberland High School Auditorium at 201 Academic Lane  east of Heathsville [off Route 360 in Claraville area], to hear a presentation by Bluff Point Holdings, LLC. on their proposed Planned Unit Development [PUD] which is planned to be located off Jarivs P.. [Read more]... « View All Archived Articles Governor Andros Christmas and New Years Day 12/22/2009 - Barbara N. McLennan In colonial Virginia, residents were free to celebrate Christmas in December. New Year’s Day was observed in March.  In 1582 Pope Gregory decreed January 1 as New Years Day, but the new calendar wasn’t accepted by the British Empire (which included the American colonies) until 1752. So Christmas in Virginia was a stand-alone holiday, though it lasted for twelve days, from December 25 through January 6.  New Year’s Day came two months later. Figure 1. Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg, decorated for Christmas   Not accepting the Gregorian calendar was only one dispute the British had with the Pope and Catholic monarchs of Spain and France. Politics and religion were intertwined and governors took strong positions on religious issues like holiday celebrations... [Read more]... « View All Archived Articles Our Classified Ads listings are free as are all of our regular features. Keep up to date with the detailed NorthernNeck.Com Events Calendar.

3/11/2010 RFM Boat Shop and Modelers - Reedville Fishermen's Museum Boat Shop meets from 9:00 AM to Noon at The Pendleton Building... Bingo - Kilmarnock - Bingo play at the American Legion Post 86 on Waverly Avenue (1/2 mile past the fairgrounds on the right) in K.. Heathsville Forge Blacksmith Guild - The Heathsville Forge Blacksmith Guild meets from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Rice’s Hotel/Hughletts Tavern... Al-ANON - Kilmarnock - Al-ANON meets at 8:00 PM at Palmer Hall, 140 East Church Street,.. AA - Kilmarnock - There are two choices for AA meetings - at 8:00 PM at De Sales Hall,.. Grief Support Group - Callao - The Henderson United Methodist Church is offering a Grief Support Group for those who have lost loved ones,.. No Name Needlers - Montross - No-Name Needlers will gather at 1:00 PM at The Art of Coffee ,.. Sit & Stitch and Warm Up America - Meets very second Thursday at the Newton Memorial Library in Hague... Cancer Support Group - The Cancer Support Group meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 3:00 - 4:15 PM in the RGH Cancer Ce.. Warsaw Town Council - The Warsaw Town Council meets at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers at 78 Belleville Lane. Colonial Beach Town Council - The Colonial Beach Town Council meets at 7:00 PM in the Town Center on 22 Washington Avenue. Irvington Town Council - The Irvington Town Council will meet at 7:30 PM at the Town Office ,.. Richmond County Board of Supervisors - The Richmond County Board of Supervisors meet at 9:00 AM at the county meeting room. Free Legal Service - John Rellick, Manageing Attorney from Rappahannock Legal Services will be at the First Baptist Church,.. Lancaster County Wetlands Board - The Wetlands Board for Lancaster County will meet at 9:30 AM at the courthouse in Lancaster... Rappahannock Amateur Radio Association - The Rappahannock Amateur Radio Association will meet at 7:30 PM at the Mid-County Volunteer Rescue Squad Buil.. [View entire Calendar]

Eating out tonight?  Check out our Mystery Diner recommendations and our listings of Northern Neck eateries and check Mystery Diner Recipes for fine dining suggestions in your own home - today: From a recent charter fishing trip with the Capt Rayn & the Midnightsun we brought home ROCKFISH.  Fantastic!! Everything you have ever wanted to know about "WINE" - a Wine 101 educational series by the Mystery Diner.  In the December installment, we learn all about:  Cabernet Sauvignon   …French Red Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon  …from Napa and Sonoma read Wine 101   BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT A "Golf Tournament to Benefit Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck" will be hosted at the Piankatank River Golf Club by the Baxter Insurance Group on Friday, April 2nd, with a Noon Shotgun Start. Registration is at 10:00 AM. Tournament and Hole sponsorships must be made by Friday, March 26th. Details for players and sponsors are available in the flyer HERE

Archived Articles Did you want to re-read any of the Northern Neck.com articles, they are all listed and archived in our new Article Archives database. Do you have an article you'd like to submit and have posted in our Articles database? Email it to us, it may make the Home Page! FREE CLASSIFIEDS! Have you checked out NorthernNeck.Com Classified Ads Listings? What makes our classsifieds so great? They are free, you can post images, they reach a targeted audience and we don't SPAM you with email! Try them, they get noticed! PUBLIC NOTICE BLUFF POINT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors will hold a special public meeting on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 7:00 PM in the Northumberland High School Auditorium, 201 Academic Lane near Heathsville (on Route 360, near Claraville), to receive public comments regarding the Bluff Point Holdings, LLC on their proposed planned unit development (PUD) which is located in the south each corner of the county off Jarvis Point Road. The full notice is available HERE.