Virginia has its first avian flu case in nearly 20 years. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reports it is at a turkey farm in Rockingham County and 25,000 birds were removed to prevent the disease from spreading. The department is working with the Virginia Poultry Federation and USDA on a joint incident … Read more
The Virginia Poison Control center reports a 2,000% increase in calls tied to edible-related items since 2018. Officials say this coincides with the increased availability of THC-laced food and the increasing fentanyl crisis where the drig is disguised to look like candy. Since 2018 the center handled nearly 490 edible cases among all ages, and … Read more
Solar power projects in Northumberland County remain on hold after the Board of Supervisors again rejects action on a permit to build a 5 MW solar facility off Fairport Rd. in Reedville. The Northumberland Echo reports the board has been working on a solar ordinabce the site application was made last summer but 3 supervisors … Read more
A rememinder that the DOT will close a section of Route 612 in Essex County beginning Monday for replacing a bridge over Dragon Run. The 5-month-long project will replace the current structurally deficient, steel beam timber deck bridge with a new 48-foot concrete slab structure on concrete abutments and concrete piles. During construction, drivers will … Read more
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office alerted residents that fox dens may be on the rise in the coming weeks. Denning season is between the end of March and early April where a mother fox will give birth to between 4 and 5 babies known as “kits”. A coyote will often find a fox den, dig … Read more
You still have time to apply for a Town of Kilmarnock Hometown Heroes Veterans Banner. The custom banners honoring those who served the country will hang in Steptoe’s District between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The cost is $100 per banner. To obtain a banner download the application from the town’s Facebook page. A high-resolution … Read more
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is holding a “Coffee with a Cop” event today at 10:00 a.m. at the Front Porch Coffeehouse on South Main Street in Kilmarnock. The public is invited to participate in this opportunity to meet officers – over coffee – to discuss community issues, ask questions, or just say hello. The … Read more
Irvington has a new vice-mayor. According to the Rappahannock Record it’s Wayne Nunnally and he received the appointment at the town council’s first meeting of the year held January 12. He succeeds former council member Bonnie Schaschek in the role. Gabe del Rio was sworn in after he won the seat from Schaschek in a … Read more
Virginia reduced the grocery tax at the start of 2023 but any hope oif a complete repeal is out after the Virginia Senate Finance Committee killed a measure to completely eliminate the tax. The reduction came as the state share was eliminated but the local grocery tax remained in place.If the tax were repealed it … Read more
A Virginia delegate says it’s time to scrap the official Robert E. Lee license plate. This proposal comes after the Robert E. Lee statue was removed irom Richmond’s Monument Avenue. Other Lee statues were removed from both the Virginia Capitol and the Virginia section of the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall. Lee-Jackson Day is no longer … Read more