David Macaulay

The library's community celebration is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 8 at 7890 Richmond Tappahannock Highway in Aylett. The new branch is located in the county's former parks and recreation building, which has been renovated.

NEW KENT — The New Kent County Board of Supervisors has thrown out a proposal that would have identified an area in which data centers could have been constructed without input from the public.

NEW KENT — The New Kent County Board of Supervisors has again deferred an application to build almost 260 new homes near Pine Fork Park.

WEST POINT — West Point and King William County have joined forces to secure safety improvements at an accident-prone intersection of Route 33 in the town.

WEST POINT— Electric bike riders could soon be subject to stiffer rules when riding in town, thanks to a new ordinance.

The county is considering a site around the New Kent Visitors and Commerce Center close to Interstate 64 for a YMCA.

NEW KENT — Plans for New Kent's first YMCA have moved a step forward after the county approved $130,000 for architectural and design services.

KING WILLIAM — King William supervisors plan to visit data centers and host an expert panel and town halls as citizens ramp up the pressure over a controversial draft ordinance on new technologies in the rural county.

NEW KENT — New Kent voters will decide in November whether the county should levy an additional 1% on sales tax to fund school construction.

There will be two town hall meetings on the data center issue, one in the Central Garage area and one in the West Point area.