Governor Glenn Youngkin unveiled his “Right Help, Right Now.” which is a three-year plan to transform Virginia’s behavioral health system. It encompasses crisis care, law enforcement burden, substance use disorder support, behavioral health workforce and service delivery innovation. Youngkin says the current behavioral health system is overwhelmed and failing to meet the needs of Virginians … Read more
The Urbanna Town Council’s next regular semimonthly meeting is set for 7:00 p.m. this Thursday in the new Urbanna Town Hall at 390 Virginia St., Suite B. The Southside Sentinel reports the council generally meets at the same time and location every second and fourth Thursday of the month but due to a special holiday … Read more
The White Stone Town Council received a sidewalk improvement project update at its December 1 meeting. The Rappahannock Record reports the town received a draft from Resource International of Ashland to extend the sidewalk along Rappahannock Drive from the bump out near the town office past Chesapeake Doughnut Company and wind around on Irvington Road, … Read more
This Friday you can welcome Santa Claus to Lancaster County. He will start at 7:00 p.m. in Lively then head to Kilmarnock, and Irvington followed by White Stone. Families are encouraged to come out and either sit in the car or stand outside while Santa passes by with local Fire, Police and EMS personnel. This … Read more
The Virginia American Water Company announces it wants to purchase E.L. Goddard which has around 275 customers in Lancaster, Northumberland, and Westmoreland counties. News on the Neck reports if VAWC gets purchase approval from the State Corporation Commission customers would see billing go from bi-monthly to monthly and water metering would be implemented. The SCC … Read more
Gloucester County’s Real Estate Assessment Department recently mailed reassessment notices to property owners and reminds them that Dec. 31 is the deadline to request an appeal. Even though the deadline is the end of this month appointments will take place throughout January. Reassessment is the process of performing the necessary market analysis and valuation steps … Read more
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine has joined the chorus of consumers urging Coca-Cola to bring back Northern Neck Ginger Ale. WTKR reports Kaine is asking the soft drink giant to either resume production or sell the brand to another company. Coca-Cola stopped production at the end of 2020 blaming a shortage of aluminum.The Carver family sold … Read more
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles issues a reminder about its “start anywhere” capabilities allowing residents to begin their transactions online for REAL ID, driver’s license or ID card renewal, and name change up to 30 days prior to their in-person visit. “Start Anywhere” allows you to begin your transaction by entering information online from … Read more
A study from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service finds the total economic impact of the Commonwealth’s agriculture and forestry industries in 2021 was over $105 billion. This total represents an estimated 11.2% percent of Virginia’s entire economic output. The study determined the 2 industries employ over 490,000 workers which is … Read more
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced that Virginia will receive payments from the recently-settle litigation with CVS and Walgreens for its role in the opioid crisis. The 2 chains are required to monitor, report, and share data about suspicious activity related to opioid prescriptions. The payments are structured to ensure critical support in early years as … Read more