News Staff Last week the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released over $6 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funds to buy food products from local farmers to distribute to food-insecure populations. According to the Virginia Mercury the release was delayed by several months and one contributing factor was language in the budget. The department … Read more
Today is the deadline for registering to vote in next month’s primary election. This year’s primaries for the Virginia House of Delegates, Senate of Virginia and local offices is June 20. The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot is June 9 and the last day of in-person early voting is Saturday, June 17. Registrar’s … Read more
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources announced a harvest of nearly 24,500 turkeys during the 2023 spring turkey season It’s the represents the highest spring turkey harvest ever recorded in Virginia. DWR Executive Director Ryan Brown says turkey populations remain healthy and abundant across most of Virginia, enabling hunters to enjoy a record-setting spring turkey … Read more
Last week the families of veterans being honored in Kilmarnock’s Hometown Heroes program were allowed to review and take pictures with the 17 new banners before they were placed throughout town. According to the Rappahannock Record words of remembrance were offered by several speakers at the Kilmarnock Town Centre Park celebration including Mayor Shawn Donahue. … Read more
Work on the new County Bridge Road span in Warsaw is stopped until July. According to News on the Neck it’s due to environmental restrictions that bar the Virginia Department of Transportation from creating a disturbance in Cat Point Creek which would affect anadromous fish populations. The DOT says work was ahead of schedule so … Read more
The court hearing on misdemeanor charges against Mathews County supervisor Mike Walls will now be held in September. The Gazette-Journal reports the hearing was to take place earlier this week but the judge assigned to the case cited an unnamed conflict of interest. The charges stemmed from an incident earlier this month with Billy Cook, … Read more
The Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office announced a memorial service for Deputy Keith Lewis will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday at Northumberland High School. According to a social media post Lewis served Northumberland County for almost 15 years and touched the lives of many citizens plus he was a great co-worker in every aspect. … Read more
Today is the opening performance in Kilmarnock’s “Music on the Half Shell” 2023 concert series at Town Centre Park featuring “Soul Expression”. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. and the show starts at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 with children under 5 admitted free with a paying adult. Again this year you can bring in food … Read more
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative’s line workers received two awards at the Annual Terex Gaff-N-Go Line worker & Equipment Operator’s Rodeo. The event is hosted by the Virginia, Maryland, & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives and was named Gaff-n-Go as a reference to the “gaff,” a metal spike that line workers attach to their boots to … Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin signs 2 foster-care-related bills into law during the observance of Foster Care Awareness Months. According to 8 News Youngkin signed the measures on Wednesday which allows a child in foster care to be transferred among localities and agencies at the request of a prospective foster parent. According to supporters of the bill, … Read more