News Staff A fifth-generation Irvingtonian announces her candidacy for mayor. Julie Harris tells the Rappahannock Record her ancestor’s committment to the town helped her develop a lifelong devotion to Irvington and its well-being. Harris is the planning commission chairperson and says they are working on a survey to get input from residents and businesses on the town’s … Read more
Officials with the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project will be in Browns Stone on Tuesday to meet with homeowners needing assistance getting access to clean drinking water, working indoor plumbing and wastewater facilities. According to the Rappahannock Record the meeting will be at the Northumberland County Community Center starting at 5:00 p.m. The Roanoke-based nonprofit … Read more
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative officials are encouraging the nearly 5,000 members with past-due bills to make arrangements with them before service disconnections resume on Wednesday. Officials say members who are 30 days or more past-due can apply fior a payment plan that can go as long as 24 months. Call Member Services at 800-552-3904 to set … Read more
Virginia State Police are looking for a driver who may have been involved in a fatal collision in Westmoreland County on Saturday. According to investigators a car driven by Calvin Harris Jr. of Colonial Beach was heading west on Route 205 when it went off the road, hit a tree and rolled over. Harris died … Read more
The Virginia Employment Commission aannounced a series of virtual job fairs highlighting opportunities throughout the commonwealth. The ‘Live, Love & Work in Virginia’ event for Eastern Virginia takes place Sept. 9 from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Job seekers will be able to view open positions, post their resumes and apply for positions up to … Read more
The Virginia Redistricting Commission meeting that was to tae place today is now moved to Thursday because a commission member tested positive for COVID-19. Officials say because of that positive test the rescheduled meeting will be virtual and rules prohibit voting on any motions unless the meeting is in-person. The commission is redrawing election districts … Read more
We’re beginning to learn the impact that virtual learning has had on Virginia’s Standards of Learning test scores. Virginia Department of Education reports for the 2020-2021 school year, 69% of students passed in reading, 54% passed in mathematics and 59% in science. In 2018-2019, the last time SOL tests were taken Virginia had pass rates … Read more
The Gloucester County School Board agrees to pay the American Civil Liberties Union $1.3 million for their legal costs in the Gavin Grimm lawsuit. Grimm sued the School Board over its transgender bathroom policy and lower courts determined the policy was unconstitutional. The Board recently lost an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate … Read more
There’s new improvements at Port Fun Park in Mathews. The Gazette-Journal reports the park now has a reading trail for children facilitated by the Mathews Memorial Library and Friends of the Library. The trail has signposts that display pages of a book and officials say the selections will be changed monthly. The park also has … Read more
The search continues for a missing 15-year-old girl last seen in Gloucester County. According to the sheriff’s office Maya Kelly of Saluda was seen July 25 at a Salem Church Road address. Maya’s mother tells the Southside Sentinel she has run away before but the longest she was gone was 6 days. Maya is about … Read more