The Youngkin administration announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Governor’s Fellows Program. It is an opportunity for rising seniors and recent graduates to get a firsthand look at the executive branch in action. Since 1982, fellows have worked alongside the Governor’s Cabinet and staff, learning about state government and assisting in … Read more
There are trading cards for athletes in many sports and soon you can get trading cards featuring Virginia’s farmers. The Free-Lance Star reports the cards are being issued by the State Fair of Virginia to bring attention to these unsung heroes. Fair organizers are seeking nominations for 12 men and women to be featured in … Read more
Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he’d consider calling a General Assembly special session if lawmakers can’t come to terms on a spending plan before the regular session ends next month. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports there a $1 billion gap between the House of Delegates and state Senate budgets. It was in June of last year that … Read more
The Northumberland County board of supervisors unanimously tabled a vote on revisions to the solar ordinance following a public hearing at the board’s meeting last week. The Rappahannock Record reports supervisor James Brann said while he’s not against solar he wants to make sure whatever they do they do right. Brann said comments during the … Read more
Richmond County officials are alerting property owners to be prepared for a sizebale change in their reassessments which are being finalized. News on the Neck reports Commissioner of the Revenue Jennifer Delano told the Board of Supervisors that based on 2021 data, the county’s assessments are only at 73% of the market value but by … Read more
The 42nd annual Rappahannock River Waterfowl Show is March 18-19 at the White Stone Firehouse. According to Chesapeake Bay Magazine there will be waterfowl related paintings, carvings, photography and sculpture exhibited by artists from Maine to Florida. This year’s Artist of the Year is Jim Wilson of Yorktown. Color prints of his new painting of … Read more
Internet service provider Breezeline announced construction has been completed on a 150-mile fiber-broadband network that will serve more than 1,400 homes and businesses in Mathews, Caroline, Lancaster and Middlesex counties. The $7.2 million project is partially funded through a Virginia Telecommunication Initiative grant administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development. Breezeline and the … Read more
Dominion Energy officials say they want to reinstate a surcharge it suspended last year to cover the costs of complying with Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative caps on carbon dioxide emissions. According to the Richmond Tines-Dispatch Dominion suspended the surcharge after Gov. Glenn Youngkin sought to pull Virginia out of the multi-state cap and trade market. … Read more
The Lower Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary announced the results of its its 2022 annual fundraising efforts. The Southside Sentinel reports the auxiliary presented a check for $30,000 to the fire company last month at the Deltaville firehouse. Auxiliary and community support enables the department to upgrade equipment and supplies as well as offer additional … Read more
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is urging bird owners to stay vigilant against avian influenza. 2 cases were discovered in commercial turkey flocks in Rockingham County. Officials said they are ramping up biosecurity measures on poultry farms and encouraging backyard poultry owners to do the same. Bird owners should report poultry illnesses … Read more