Tickets are available for the Town of Kilmarnock’s “Santa’s Village” taking place Dec. 2 and 3. Children will travel to 8 different parts of the North Pole and learn how toys are made and tested for the big day! After touring the North Pole, children will get to visit with Santa plus each child can … Read more
The Essex County Museum and Historical Society holds its Fall Oyster Roast and Courtyard Party on Saturday from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. in and around the museum on Water Lane in Tappahannock. The Gazette-Journal reports the museum’s new outdoor space will have food, beer and wine plus live music by the Rockfish Band. Advance … Read more
Construction of a new Montross Town Park could begin soon according to a presentation made recently to the town council. News on the Neck reports contracts went out for the playground equipment, pavilions, and landscaping at the site between the old courthouse and the Montross branch of the Rappahannock Regional Library. Materials for the park’s … Read more
The Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society invites you to a virtual meeting on Sunday with a talk by George Washington University’s Phillip Troutman entitled, “Middle Passages: Enslaved Migration to, within, and out of Virginia, 1619-1865”. The talk will start with an overview of the slave market, how its networks spidered across the colony … Read more
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Virginia will receive over $346 million from two multistate lawsuit settlements with Experian Information Solutions, Inc. and T-Mobile USA concerning a 2015 data breach. According to Miyares’ ofrfice the breach compromised the personal information of more than 340,000 Virginians who submitted credit applications with cellular phone service provider T-Mobile. Under … Read more
A lawsuit over Virginia’s use of voting machines is dismissed after the plaintiff failed to appear for a hearing 8 news reports the suit called for using paper ballots and conducting a han count. It claimed the machines were “exploitable” and “flawed”. A spokesperson for Attorney General Jason Miyares says they are glad the lawsuit … Read more
A study conducted for the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission finds Virginia has more teachers leaving the workforce than newly licensed teachers entering it. The Virginia Mercury reports 10,900 teachers left the workforce ahead of the current school year, while just over 7,200 teachers with first-time licenses were hired. The finding was part of … Read more
The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office announced the body found last Monday in the 3600 block of Providence Road near the Rosewell Memorial Garden Cemetery is an 18-year-old man from Fairfax County. Investigators say the death is a homicide but he was not killed in Gloucester County. The cause of death wasn’t revealed. Fairfax County authorities … Read more
A missing Warsaw man is now found and is back at home. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office originally reported Jerry Edward Blake had not been seen or heard from for 24 hours as of last Thursday. Blake was said to be driving a black 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Sheriff’s Office expressed thanks to everyone … Read more
The Richmond County Board of Supervisors delays action on proposed changes to the outdoor festival ordinance. News on the Neck reports the move came following a public hearing where one attendee described the changes as an “anti-business, anti-tourism” position to residents and outsiders alike adding the lowering the attendance requirement for a permit from 250 … Read more