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Gloucester County recently named Tami Nunn as its new Human Resources Director. Bringing with her over 30 years of leadership experience, Nunn will begin her role with the County Monday, Dec. 4.

For the sixth time, VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital received an “A” grade, the highest possible ranking, from The Leapfrog Group’s fall 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This national designation recognizes a hospital’s efforts to protect patients from preventable harm. The Rappahannock Record reports The Leapfrog Group is a national organization committed to improving health care … Read more

The Northumberland County Wetlands Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 14, at the Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office, 195 Judicial Place, Heathsville. The Rappahannock Record reports the wetlands board will conduct public hearings on requests from The Northern Neck Land Conservancy to construct a community pier/bridge from the shoreline of Ball Creek at 726 … Read more

Attorney General Jason Miyares recently sent a letter to the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking for increased regulation of illegal Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, or ENDS, like e-cigarettes and vapes. The Attorney General notes that while steps have been taken to restrict youth access to ENDS products, there is no centralized … Read more

Gregory Yetman, of Middlesex County, the Jan. 6 suspect who was the subject of a manhunt in New Jersey, has turned himself in to authorities without incident, according to the FBI. Yetman turned himself in to authorities in New Jersey. Yetman, 47, is charged with several offenses, some felonies, stemming from the Jan. 6 assault … Read more

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that more than $757,000 in matching grant funds will be awarded to 131 small businesses, Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs), downtown business associations, and chambers of commerce as part of the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) Microbusiness Marketing Leverage Program (MMLP). The program is designed to leverage local marketing dollars with matching … Read more

The Lancaster County School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, November 13, at Lancaster Elementary School, 191 School Street, Kilmarnock. Attendees are asked to enter on the left side of the building by the cafeteria. The school board also will hold a special work session from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, November 16, at the College … Read more

At the October School Board meeting, Westmoreland County Schools deputy superintendent Cathy Rice indicated that the accreditation results were even better than what had been initially let on. Specifically, the initial report indicated that Cople Elementary, Washington District Elementary, and Montross Middle School would all keep their accreditation status for this year. The only one … Read more

Mathews High School’s newly-established Key Club and the club’s adult Kiwanis Club sponsors are working on a project to beautify the school’s grounds with new plantings. They began last Thursday by pulling up the existing shrubs and preparing the beds adjacent to the front of the school. Not all the Key Club’s 30 members could … Read more

Authorities seek the public’s help in locating a car and driver involved in a fatal Halloween night crash in Middlesex County. The car is believed to have run over a woman that a deer knocked off a 2011 Honda Moped that was traveling westbound on Old Virginia Street (Route 602), accord – ing to Virginia … Read more