News Staff The Boys & Girls Club Board of Directors announce that Ed Fuehrer and Tracey Harding are receiving the 2021 William H. Knull, Jr. Award for their service to the Northern Neck community and decades of dedication to the youth of Lancaster and Northumberland counties, respectively. The award named for Club founding director Captain William H. … Read more
We now know what artifacts will be going into the new time capsule to be buried at the location of the former Robert E. Lee monument. According to Gov. Ralph Northam’s office they include a COVID-19 vaccination card, a photo of a Black ballerina in front of the Lee statue, a Black Lives Matter sticker, … Read more
Labor Day has come and gone and with that is the deadline for the Virginia Employment Commission to resolve a backlog of more than 92,000 unemployment claims needing review. Commission officials say more than 91,000 of these claims were resolved since May when a lawsuit was settled and the Labor Day deadline was set. The … Read more
Virginia Department of Transportation crews will be working on several Middlesex County roads today through Friday. Single lane closures for milling and paving take place today from noon until 7:00 p.m. on Route 3 between the intersection with Regent Road and the Twiggs Ferry Road westbound crossover and on Regent Road between Route 624 and … Read more
The Montross Town Council is taking another shot at obtaining a Virginia Outdoor Foundation Grant to turn land near the town library into a public park. According to Westmoreland News the county was turned down the first time it applied for the $25,000 grant but the foundation gave Town Manager Patricia Lewis suggestions on improving … Read more
This Saturday the Mathews Historical Museum will host artist P. Buckley Moss for an unveiling of her new print of the New Point Comfort Lighhouse. According to the Gazette-Journal Moss will be signing the print that was created exclusively for the museum. Moss said that over the next year, she plans to create three additional … Read more
Tonight’s Gloucester County Board of Supervisors meeting is being held at the Thomas Calhoun Walker Education Center Auditorium instead of at the Colonial Courthouse. Officials say that due to several public hearings and the increase in COVID-19 cases the meeting venue was changed to allow for greater social distancing. The meeting will still begin at … Read more
A Westmoreland County drug sales investigation results in nearly a dozen arrests last week. The Sheriff’s Office says the investigation was conducted in partnership with the Tri-County Drug Force and assistance was provided by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Virginia State Police. the Essex County Sheriff’s Office and the Tappahannock Police Department. The suspects range … Read more
Rappahannock General Hospital employees are now required to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Hospital officials say the benefits of the vaccine outweigh any personal risk and their priority is to protect associates, providers, patients and families. The vaccine mandate also applies to employees at other companies who work at the hospital. It’s not yet known what … Read more
The James Monroe Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution awards Delegate Margaret Ransone the Bronze Good Citizenship Medal. According to chapter officials the medal recognizes an individual’s notable service on behalf of American Principles and is the highest civilian award given by the Sons of the American Revolution. Chapter President Charles Belfield said … Read more