The Town of Irvington is featured in an article by PropTalk magazine. It talks about the town’s history including how the Tides Inn garnered national fame and helped bring a variety of other shops, restaurants, and attractions to the area. Writers also recommended seeing the Steamboat Era Museum and listed a number of reasons to … Read more
The Virginia Employment Commission reports 120,000 residents quit their jobs in October. According to the Augusta Free Press the quits accounted for three-quarters of all job separations that month. 106,000 people quit their jobs in September. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Virginia has less than one unemployed person per two job openings, … Read more
A campaign is under way to create a special license plate honoring Virginia’s women veterans. The Virginia Department of Veterans Services is spearheading the effort and least 450 pre-applications with $10 or $20 deposits are needed by Jan. 11 to go forward with the request. Those who participate in the pre-application process will have the … Read more
The Virginia Department of Transportation is suspending most highway work zones and lift most lane closures on interstates and other major roads from noon Friday, Dec. 23 until noon Tuesday, Dec. 27 and from noon Friday, Dec. 30 until noon Tuesday, Jan. 3. While lane closures will be lifted in most locations, motorists may encounter … Read more
A Richmond County collision between a SUV and a horse and buggy results in 3 people injured and the horse being killed. Police say it happened Saturday on Route 3 near Arnold Lane and Boswell Road when the SUV rear-ended the buggy. The 3 people were thrown from the carriage and suffered what were described … Read more
2 men rescued from the Potomac River are brought to Westmoreland County for treatment. According to The Bay Net first responders from Virginia and St. Mary’s County in Maryland were dispatched Friday morning on reports that two men were in a sinking row boat.The men were transported to the Virginia side of the Potomac to … Read more
The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors extends the deadline for property owners to schedule administrative appeal appointments with the Assessor’s Office to contest their recent reassessments. According to a news release the Board voted for the extension to help alleviate concern over the short time period coinciding with the holiday season. The new deadline is … Read more
The Rappahannock Area Health Education Center at Rappahannock Community College is named by Health Quality Innovator to its 2022 innovator list. The award recognizes and celebrate organizations that demonstrate successful, evidence-based approaches to quality improvement. The Center’s mission is to recruit, train, and retain health professionals and build a pipeline for continuing education opportunities and … Read more
VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital announces more that $6,300 is raised in their annual Holiday Basket Raffle. Half of the money goes to “Christmas Wishes” and the other half goes to the MCV Foundation. The raffle was held December 9 and the raffle winners scored hundreds of dollars worth of prizes thanks to many donations from … Read more
Gloucester County is requesting the public’s input on enhancing existing opioid addiction services. Anyone impacted by the crisis is encouraged to take an online community survey. The county is receiving money from recent opioid lawsuit settlements and officials need your help to determine how to best utilize the settlement funds. Go to gloucesterva.info for a … Read more