News Staff Plan for delays next Monday through Friday if you need to cross the Norris Bridge. Virginia DOT crews will be working with a contractor from 9:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. to identify ocations for future, spot structural steel repairs on the bridge as part of routine maintenance. Traffic will again be reduced to a single … Read more
Lancaster County Public Schools will be holding a COVID-191 vaccination clinic for anyone age 12 and over on Thursday, August 5th at Lancaster High School from 9:00 a.m until noon. An adult must accompany anyone under the age of 18 and that they must have the signed consent/encounter form with them. A link to pre-register … Read more
Lancaster County Public Schools will be holding a COVID-191 vaccination clinic for anyone age 12 and over on Thursday, August 5th at Lancaster High School from 9:00 a.m until noon. An adult must accompany anyone under the age of 18 and that they must have the signed consent/encounter form with them. A link to pre-register … Read more
Construction of a new bridge on Route 14 at the Gloucester County and King and Queen County line, is now complete and the road was reopened to through traffic Thursday afternoon. The new bridge provides 4-foot road shoulders, and new pavement and guardrail was added on the bridge approaches. Vehicles of all legal weights are … Read more
Middlesex County voters will have a chance to weigh in on the Board of Supervisor’s decision to take down the Confederate monument at the Historic Middlesex County Courthouse but it won’t be at the ballot box. The Southside Sentinel reports the Board decided not to request an advisory vote to remove the statue instead voting … Read more
Mark your calendar for Aug. 7 as that’s the day when the Gloucester County Emergency Management Department holds a Preparedness Expo at the Gloucester Home Depot. Emergency Management Coordinator Brett Major says they encourage residents to attend and make sure they have everything needed to withstand a severe weather event. The Expo coincides with Virginia’s … Read more
Virginia plans to use $111 million in American Rescue Plan funding to increase access to financial aid for low- and moderate-income undergraduate students. The proposal from Gov. Ralph Northam designates $100 million for public higher education institutions through the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia, and $11 million for private institutions eligible for the … Read more
Governor Ralph Northam said on Thursday that all Virginians – whether vaccinated for COVID-19 or not – should wear masks while indoors but stopped short of mandating mask wearing. Northam’s reccomendation comes a day after the Centers for Disease Control changed its mask-wearing guidance due to rising case county from the delta variant. Virginia health … Read more
The Virginia School Boards Association received a 2021 Leading Edge Award given by the National School Boards Association for its Task Force on Students and Schools in Challenging Environments. The panel made recommendations to the Virginia Board of Education and the Virginia Department of Education on ways to help challenged schools in Virginia. The Task … Read more
Virginia is investing more than $114 million in federal and state funding to support public safety initiatives across the Commonwealth. Governor Ralph Northam’s proposal includes $62 million in hazard pay and compensation for public safety officials, $35 million to address COVID-19 in correctional facilities, and $17 million for crime reduction and prevention programs and services … Read more