The Urbanna Chili Plunge and Cook-Off takes place Saturday, February 11. All chili chefs are invited to enter the Chili Cook-Off contest. The public is invited to vote on the area’s best chili. The Chili Plunge will be into Urbanna Creek from the Town Marina. Plunge individually or be part of a team. Everyone is … Read more
Applications are now accepted for the Rappahannock Industrial Academy Alumni Association’s annual scholarships. The scholarships are open to qualifying African-American public or private school students residing in Essex, King and Queen or Middlesex counties. A $2,100 scholarship will be awarded to a student from each county. These scholarship awards will be renewable for up to … Read more
Safeguard your business and develop a resilience plan in 2023 with a training session on January 23 at Rappahannock Community College’s Warsaw campus from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. This training is free and offered by the Coastal Virginia Adaptation & Resilience Consortium in conjunction with the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula Planning District Commissions. … Read more
James Lee is the new vice president of the Kilmarnock Museum. The Rappahannock Record reports he eplaces Charles Lee, who recently retired from the board after serving for 20 years. Among Lee’s duties is overseeing grounds and maintenance and improverments have alreasy been made on the museum’s memorial gardens along with the landscaping surrounding the … Read more
The public is invited to comment on the Environmental Assessment packet or the proposed opening of the new Cat Point Creek Unit on Newland Road in Warsaw. The Rappahannock Record reports the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge opened the public comment period as part of the process for determining whether a proposed action has … Read more
A state Senate committeeis recommending a bill to limit solitary confinement. The Rehabilitation and Social Services committee voted in favor of the measure which would allow prisons to hold an incarcerated person in isolated confinement when there is a medical need or to prevent an imminent threat for up to 15 days within 60 days. … Read more
Police chiefs in Virginia could impose curfews if a bill in the state Senate becomes law. The measure would allow a police chief to restrict people from gathering and impose a curfew “if there exists an imminent threat of any civil commotion or disturbance which constitutes a clear and present danger.” The curfew would only … Read more
Although the jackpot-winning ticket in last Friday’s Mega Millions drawing was not bought in Virginia, the Commonwealth benefitted from all the excitement. During the 26 drawings of the jackpot run that began in October and ended with Friday night’s drawing, sales of Mega Millions tickets in Virginia generated an estimated $28.9 million for K-12 public … Read more
An Essex County School Division staff member is facing multiple charges from an investigation into an inappropriate relationship with a child under the age of 15. According to the Essex County Sheriff’s Office an investigation was started after trhey received a tip about inappropriate communications between a student and the staff member. The man who … Read more
5 men from Gloucester County are indicted by Attorney General Jason Miyares’ Unemployment Compensation Fraud Unit. Each of the men were charged with felony obtain money by false pretense and felony conspiracy to obtain money by false pretense. Last March Attorney General Miyares was asked by the Virginia Employment Commission to help prosecute fraudulent claims … Read more