News Staff The application period for Dominion Energy’s environmental grant is underway. Nonprofits and educational organizations in the company’s service areas including those in Virginia and North Carolina are encouraged to apply. Eligible groups can earn up to $50,000 to support projects to improve the environment. Public and private K-12 schools can also apply for grants up … Read more
The Gloucester High School Marching Dukes are in need of sponsors for its annual competition, Bands Along The Bay. The deadline is quickly approaching (9/15) and they have a goal of $10,000. You can contact someone on the band Booster board or a band parent for more information, or go to the Middlesex News And … Read more
Middlesex High School announcing the list of spirit day themes for Homecoming week. Homecoming week is Monday, 9/18/23 through Friday, 9/22/23. The parade is Friday, 9/22/23 at 5:30 PM (from the courthouse to MHS) followed by the game at 7:00 PM and the crowning of the king and queen at halftime. The dance will be … Read more
39 year old Joshua Griffin of Griffin Air of Hartfield has been nationally recognized in the heating, ventilation and airconditioning (HVAC) industry by receiving the Top 40 Under 40 award for his business approach and for his You-Tube channel with viewers all across the world. The Top 40 Under 40 award is given annually by … Read more
The Town of Tappahannock was recently featured on Britalians TV Channel. Crews filmed in town in December of last year and Tappahannock was one of roughly ten Virginia communities the channel selected to film. It gave a large audience a chance to meet the people of the community and the interviews were not prearranged but … Read more
After more than two decades in the mental health field in Pennsylvania, Scott Barker has relocated his practice, R. Scott Barker Counseling, to White Stone. The Rappahannock Record reports Barker offers counseling services to adults and children, including individual and family therapy, as well as couples counseling. His office is in the Icehouse Hub on … Read more
As your kids get into the full swing of the new school year now, the State Board of Education recently and unanimously approved new mathematics Standards of Learning that will raise the floor and remove the ceiling for student performance and achievement. The 2023 math standards are informed by best practices and aligned with the … Read more
Northumberland County Board of Supervisors will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, September 14, at the Courts Building, 220 Judicial Place, Heathsville. At 7 p.m. the board will conduct public hearings on a county cigarette tax and joining the Chesapeake Bay Region Cigarette Tax Board, also, a short-term rental registry, a transient occupancy tax for any … Read more
Students, schools, and youth groups across Virginia are kicking off a statewide campaign to increase seat belt usage rates among teens and youth. Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO)’s peer-to-peer campaign, Drive for Change: Buckle Up and Slow Down, is designed to encourage youth and teens to develop a lifelong buckle up … Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced ALL IN VA, a comprehensive plan to support Virginia’s students facing the continued detrimental impacts of COVID-19 learning loss, declining academic performance and absenteeism. Virginia’s Standard of Learning scores demonstrate that student achievement remains well below pre-pandemic levels. The Youngkin administration is taking further, aggressive action to ensure all Virginia … Read more