J. Barry Bates of Tappahannock is elected to a second three-year term on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors. The cattle and grain producerwill represent Farm Bureau producer members in Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland counties. Bates has been a Farm Bureau member … Read more
Virginia’s Commission to Combat Antisemitism released its report on antisemitism in the Commonwealth. The Commission’s recommendations include efforts to bolster K-12 education on the Holocaust and Judaism, increase hate crime reporting and data collection, and prevent state agencies from contracting with companies that have taken antisemitic positions. The Commission is tasked with analyzing trends in … Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin’s administration has the help wanted sign out fior a “chief procurement officer”. A Yolungkin spokesperson tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch the “The administration is exploring a variety of ways to make government more efficient and effective and this includes revisiting state procurement and how that operates and may involve the hiring of specific … Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin donates his fourth-quarter salary to Pathways in Petersburg. Pathways began in 1995 as Petersburg Urban Ministries and changed its name in 2008 to serve people from low-income backgrounds in Petersburg and the surrounding region. Since 2001, Pathways has provided workforce development training, life skills coaching, and financial education to participants from low-income … Read more
A man is killed in a crash on Friday along Route 33 in Middlesex County. State Troopers were called to the scenbe near Philpott Road and an investigation determined 85-year-old Joseph P. Pearce of Topping was driving westbound when the car ran off the road, hit a road sign and several mailboxes before going airborne … Read more
The Mathews County Board of Supervisors has called a special public hearing for Tuesday on transferring ownership of the Confederate monument and the county-owned land it sits on. The Gazette-Journal reports the hearing is at 6:00 p.m. in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High School. The Board is proposing to deed the monument … Read more
The Westmoreland County Public Schools teacher found dead in her home last week is being remembered as an exemplary fifth grade teacher who was admired by her fellow teachers and beloved by her students. Police say the body of Taylor Wood was discovered after her home was intentionally burned. Wood’s boyfriend and his brother are … Read more
The Lancaster County School Board takes another step toward awarding a contract for building its new middle and high school. The Rappahannock Record reports that step was a public hearing held last month and only one person spoke expressing concerns that no details have been shared about the design, specifically the auditorium/ theater. The Board … Read more
Last month’s Remote Area Medical clinic at Richmond County Elementary School in Warsaw provided no-cost medical and dental services to more than 200 people in a 48-hour period. According to News on the Neck the value of those services topped $100,000. The school’s gymnasium was transformed into a 25-unit dental clinic with hallways used for … Read more
A woman from Champlain is elected to a fourth two-year term as chairman of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Leadership Committee. A. Faye Hundley will head the group that oversees the Bureau’s Women’s Program which provides leadership and service opportunities for farm women and sponsors events that help educate the public about agriculture. Hundley … Read more