The Virginia Department of Human Resource Management says the number of state employees working from home is triple that from 3 years ago and that’s even after Governor Glenn Youngkin’s new telework policy took effect. A new report showed that in September more than 15,000 eligible state employees were working remotely at least once a … Read more
The Virginia Tourism Corporation announced travelers spent $69 million a day in 2021, up from $48 million in 2020. Virginia’s tourism revenues reached $25.2 billion in 2021 which represents 87% of the spending pre-pandemic. Tourism supports 185,000 jobs, $7.1 billion in salaries and wages, and $1.8 billion in state and local taxes. Virginia is uniquely … Read more
The Virginia Department of Health rescinds an earlier emergency shellfish closure order impacting the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay and west of and including the Virginia Inside Passage of the Eastern Shore due to tidal flooding and the remnants of a weather system from Hurricane Ian. A new closure order has been issued based … Read more
Officials with the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development recently visited broadband internet deployment projects in Gloucester & Mathews counties. According to the Gazette-Journal the officials talked with talking with representatives of Breezeline and Open Broadband, the companies building the projects, as well as with local broadband board and staff members. The department awarded … Read more
The Middlesex County Public Library will soon offer a new online language learning system. According to the Southside Sentinel the Transparent Language” system offers adaptive, personalized, and self-paced language acquisition in more than 120 foreign languages, focused on the four major components of language learning: listening, reading, speaking and writing. It’s made possible through MCPL’s … Read more
The “Taste of Middlesex” festival is set for Saturday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park. According to the Southside Sentinel there will be a wide assortment of food along with craft beer and a wine tasting. Activities include a classic car show and live music … Read more
The Northumberland County Planning Commission is holkding a public hearing on October 20 on proposed changes to the county’s solar power facility ordinance. According to the Rappahannock Record the changes include a revenue-sharing provision of $1,400 per megawatt that includes a rate increase of 10% every five years. Other proposed changes involve fencing requirements and … Read more
The Northern Neck Master Naturalists will lead the monthly Walk on the Wild Side hike at Belle Isle State Park on Oct. 13. Enjoy a crisp fall morning while you discover this month’s theme – “Colors of Fall: Migrating Songbirds and Fall Leaves”. The walk will be conducted at a leisurely pace to allow stops … Read more
Bay Transit announces it is expanding its Express Service Zone to Gloucester Point beginning Tuesday, October 11. Marketing and public relations manager Mike Norvell tells the Peninsula Chronicle that program started in June 2021 the service area extended about ten square miles from Gloucester Courthouse but as ridership continued to grow, so did the need … Read more
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency is offering tools and resources to help you protect yourself and your family as threats to technology and confidential data become more commonplace. The theme for the Commonwealth this year is “We’re all in.” Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth Robert Osmond says last … Read more