News Staff The King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office needs your help to find a man from Shacklefords who is wanted for drug possession. 26-year-old Karim Jamal Page is black, 5-7 and 190 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. If you have any information on Page’s whereabouts contact the King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office at … Read more
On Wednesday Governor Ralph Northam addressed a Joint Meeting of the Senate Finance and Appropriations, House Appropriations, and House Finance Committees, where he highlighted Virginia’s budget surplus and economic outlook. The commonwealth ended fiscal year 2021 with a $2.6 billion surplus-the largest in history. Virginia’s economic recovery continues to outpace the nation with an unemployment … Read more
The Town of Kilmarnock is holding a “Vax & Backs” event at Towne Center Park on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Those 12 and older can get the Pfizer vaccine but minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Backpacks will also be handed out while supplies last. The Boys and Girls … Read more
Bingo players are encouraged to participate in this Saturday’s “Bingo for Quilts” event taking place at 1:30 p.m. after the Heathsville Farmer’s Market. Tavern Quilt Guild executive director Corinne Becker tells the Rappahannock Record packets of 15 bingo sheets are $20 and the grand prize is a bed-size quilt. The Farmer’s Market starts at 9:00 … Read more
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative officials are encouraging members with past-due bills to make arrangements with them before Virginia’s service disconnection moratorium ends on August 29. Officials say members who are 30 days or more past-due can receive a COVID-19 Relief Repayment Plan at this time. The cooperative voluntarily suspended disconnects when the pandemic began and … Read more
A Fredricksburg-based propane provider is expanding to Warsaw. Officials announced that Anderson Propane will locate to a Richmond Road site that was home to a floor business and collision center. A new propane storage facility will be constructed with a service area that includes Warsaw, Essex County, and the Greater Northern Neck Region. The showroom … Read more
The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office is looking for tips to catch 2 suspects in a June larceny at Walmart. An investigation determined a woman placed merchandise valued at over $700.00 in her shopping cart then walked out of the store where she was met by a man driving a white colored 2005 Toyota Avalon. If … Read more
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s Communications and Public Relations department received four awards from the Cooperative Communicators Association and three awards from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Managing director of communications and public relations Casey Hollins says his team is dedicated to keeping members informed and engaged with all that is going on at the cooperative … Read more
Town of Warsaw officials observed “National Black Cat Appreciation Day” by spotlighting Midnight, the Town’s official cat. He was adopted from the Richmond County Animal Shelter and according to officials is responsible for various paperwork reshuffling, defending office staff from any intruders, and greeting every Town resident and visitor as they enter the office. Hobbies … Read more
Virginia COVID-19 vaccine coordinator Dr. Danny Avula says officials are monitoring the federal-level discussions about booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for the general population. Last week the FDA and CDC approved third doses for those with compromised immune systems. Avula says if boosters are approved for the general population the rollout will … Read more