News Staff A reminder that Lancaster County Public Schools holds a COVID-19 vaccination clinic this Thursday at Lancaster High School from 9:00 a.m until noon. It’s open to those 12 and older but an adult must accompany anyone under the age of 18 and that they must have the signed consent/encounter form with them. Schedule an appointment … Read more
The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors is working on ways to handle the higher-than-expected bids on upgrades at the wastewater treatment facility for Callao/Reedville. According to the Rappahannock Record the county applied for a Virginia Department of Environmental Quality grant to cover the $2 million in additional funding. The low bid was $6.9 million and … Read more
The Irvington Crab Festival is back for 2021 at the Steamboat Era Museum. Executive director Steve Humphrey tells the Rappahannock Record the 10th annual event takes place September 18 from 5:00p.m. until 8:00 p.m. The festival is the museum’s largest fundraiser of the year. Tickets are $50 for adults and $15 for those between 5 … Read more
Christmas may be the last thing on your mind right now but for the Town of Kilmarnock it’s front and center as officials are in search of organizations to fill workshops in Santa’s Village for the town’s 2021 Christmas at the park event. These groups would provide a fun-filled children’s activity and make your workshop … Read more
3 students in Christopher Newport University’s Marketing program are combining classes with practical experience by working on a campaign for the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation in Gloucester County. It started last fall when two classes began the project but then seniors Bailey Hodges, Bryson Malo and Mariah Watt took the project to the next level … Read more
Virginia’s annual three-day sales tax holiday kicks off Friday. This includes in-store purchases as well as online shopping. The Virginia sales tax holiday helps with three types of purchases: school supplies, hurricane or emergency preparedness items and certain products bearing the Energy Star or WaterSense labels. School supplies that qualify for the sales tax holiday … Read more
The Virginia Department of Health is again partnering with Metaculus for round 2 of the Keep Virginia Safe COVID-19 Forecasting Tournament. The first round in April had over 100 quantitative forecasters producing more than 4,000 forecasts in three months. This new round focuses on the Delta variant, the continuation of vaccine rollout and equitable access … Read more
The Virginia Department of Health reports the COVID-19 pisitive case rate is now at 6%. More than 3500 new cases were reported between Saturday and Tuesday with close to 10,000 new cases over the past two weeks. Officials say nearly all cases, hospitalizations and deaths are with unvaccinated people. Slightly more than 60% of those … Read more
A second gubernatorial debate is called off because Republican Glenn Youngkin declines to participate. This fourm was being organized by AARP Virginia and was to take place in October. Democratic candidate and former governor Terry McAuliffe did accept the debate invitation. AARP officials say the organization will continue to be active during election season, providing … Read more
The Urbanna Town Council got an earful about the plans by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District to buy a Linden Ave. home and demolish it to build a sewage pump station. According to the Southside Sentinel close to 2 dozen people spoke at a recent Town Council meeting with one delivering a petition against the … Read more