The Westmoreland County Tourism Council met last Wednesday with the Studio Ammons, de-signers of the upscale new Internet website designed to promote tourism. The PowerPoint presentation delivered by Terry Ammons explored the webpage offerings as they appear online.
The $25,000-plus effort initiated approximately two years ago was largely funded with grant monies obtained from the Virginia Tourism Corporation. Westmoreland Tourism Council Chair Doug Flemer described the result on Wednesday as “a new and exciting, innovative thing.”
Flemer expressed optimism that the site directly linked to the “Virginia is for Lovers” web ad-dress “will encourage visitors to come to Westmoreland County, stay for a couple nights, do some touring and then go back to Northern Virginia.”
The first frame that appears on the www.visitwestmorelandva.org web page is alive with shifting photographs of subjects familiar to local residents. On the lower right portion of the screen is a block of narrative crafted to entice site visitors to activate the “enter here” link that provides access to more detailed particulars.

Mudbog operator Frank Iannarelli met with the Westmoreland Planning Commission during a June 28 work session to consider expanding the list of activities permitted on 14 acres of Business General-BG property at 4618 Leedstown Road.
The work session’s agenda cover sheet described Case # 1007-SE-01 as a “Request by Frank & Shelia Iannarelli, 4618 Leedstown Road, Colonial Beach, VA 22443 for a Special Exception permit to allow any and all outdoor commercial activities as defined in the zoning code.
“In particular, the request included mud or dirt racing and recreation with off road trucks and motorcycles, ball fields, and open field ATV (all terrain vehicles) riding,” the agenda cover sheet relates.
“However, camping is specifically excluded from the request. The property is located at 4618 Leedstown Road, parcel 73 as shown on Zoning District Map 17, Washington Magisterial District.”