News Staff Urbanna’s 8th annual Founders Day celebration takes place on Saturday after being significantly reduced last year due to COVID-19. The Southside Sentinel reports the event is full of activities to commemorate the town’s colonial history including a fife-and-drum corps that will lead participants to various locations. Urbanna was created in June 1680 through the Act … Read more
The Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts names 4 new board of director members for the 2021-22 season, Foundation President Jamie Tucker tells the Rappahannock recorcd the additions of Mary Cockrell, Jessica Davis, Barbara Mait and Carolyn Schrote will help them usher in a year of nine live performances starting in September. Tucker expressed thanks to … Read more
Artist Doug Mock wins Best in Show at the Virginia Watercolor Society’s Regional Exhibition at held at RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock. The Society’s exhibition entitled “Summer of Color” was held in partnership with The Bay School in Mathews and Arts on Main in Gloucester. , Virginia. Kay Van Dyke judged the RAL show and … Read more
An 80-year-old man died in a fire at a Mathews building that happened on Sunday. According to the Mathews County Sheriff’s office the man’s body was found inside the Gayle Lane building but it’s nor clear if the man died as a result of the fire. The Sheriff’s Office asked the Virginia State Police Bureau … Read more
A structure fire in Gloucester on Sunday proved challenging to extinguish due to a lack of hydrants in the area. Officials say firefighters encountered a fuly-engulfed camper at a Sugar Hill Lane address and it had spread to a nearby truck and the side of a home. A tanker truck was brought in and the … Read more
Virginia School Superintendent James Lane announced the commonwealth will require every school division to adopt policies for the upcoming school year on the treatment of transgender students. Lane said school boards that do not adopt a policy will assume all legal responsibilities for non-compliance. Lawmakers approved a transgender equity policy earlier this year. In June … Read more
Virginia’s redistricting commission holds its last meeting before the feds release data which is expected to change election district boundaries. Data from the 2020 census will detail population charges which will be the factor in district realignment. The clock will then start with the commission having 45 days to ffinalize General Assembly districts and 60 … Read more
The Virginia Tourism Corporation won a 2021 Content Marketing Award from the Content Marketing Institute for Best Content Marketing Program in Travel/Tourism/Hospitality. The award is for the Virginia is for Lovers’ “WanderLove” campaign to attract tourists to explore all that Virginia has to offer in a manner that is safe and comfortable for those seeking … Read more
This is Virginia Farmers’ Market Week and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is encouraging residents to celebrate by shopping local. August is prime season for Virginia produce, and the Commonwealth’s more than 280 farmers’ markets are offering not only a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables but also Virginia Grown meats such as … Read more
A public hearing takes place Wednesday on the Virginia Department of Natural Resources’ Coastal Resilience Master Plan to both educate stakeholders and the public as well as obtaining feedback. The meeting takes place at the Northern Neck Planning District Commission offices on Main Street in Warsaw.beginning at 6:00 p.m. DNR regional planner John D. Bateman … Read more