News Staff The Virginia Employment Commission is conducting its annual survey on prevailing practices in agricultural employment. Each year, the VEC seeks input from agricultural operations who hire farmworkers and agricultural equipment operators in certain crops. Surveys are mailed to businesses that have been identified by VEC. In addition, employers may also participate in the survey on … Read more
Northumberland County is preparing for its third annual Juneteenth Fair. According to the Rappahannock Record it will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on June 17 at Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern in Heathsville. Organizers say there will be food and craft vendors, music and children’s activities, along with displays by community groups, historical groups … Read more
The town of Warsaw’s “Movies On Main” presents “The Land Before Time” today at 8:30 p.m. Make sure to bring the family downtown on National Movie Night to view this classic! The first 350 people in attendance (kids included!) will receive a FREE $5 voucher to Northern Neck Popcorn Bag and Snicka’s Cookies! Michelle’s Sweet … Read more
Kilmarnock Mayor Shawn Donahue orders a Special Called Meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Town Hall. According to a media release it is a Closed Session for consultation with legal counsel employed or retained by a public body regarding specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal … Read more
Maria Calloway is named as Gloucester County’s new Finance Director. She served as the county’s fiscal services manager for the past three years. Calloway served two years in the county’s financial services group as accounting manager and also served as interim director in 2014 and 2015. In her new role, Calloway will be responsible for … Read more
TowBoatUS names Capt. Chris Parker as its new Reedville operation owner. According to Boating Industry Magazine Parker currently owns TowBoatUS Crisfeld in Maryland. TowBoatUS provides professional on-water towing, battery jumpstart, vessel ungrounding and fuel drop-off services. Separate from TowBoatUS services, the locations offer salvage and environmental remediation services. Parker also continues to manage TowBoatUS ports … Read more
A judge orders the Gloucester County School Board to releasae a recording of a 2021 closed door meeting which was held to talk about “personnel matters” but instead discussed conflicts between board members. According to the Virginia Mercury the judge ruled the meeting violated transparency laws and not only ordered the audio recording released but … Read more
The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development launched a Digital Opportunity Survey to provide supplementary data for development of the Virginia Digital Opportunity Plan. The goal is to understand where respondents are regarding their current levels of broadband accessibility, the affordability of broadband services and their level of comfort navigating the internet and digital … Read more
Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a coalition of 28 state attorneys general calling on the Federal Communications Commission to take a tougher stand against companies tricking consumers into agreeing to receive telemarketing and texts. The FCC is proposing to amend its rule concerning consent to close a loophole for so-called lead generators which are entities … Read more
The Virginia Lottery has unveiled its newest draw game called “Pick 5 with FIREBALL”. In it, players select five numbers each from 0 to 9 and try to match their numbers to the five winning numbers drawn twice daily by the Virginia Lottery. Players could win up to $50,000. Tickets for Pick 5 with FIREBALL … Read more