Virginia State Police are strongly encouraging all drivers to be prepared before heading out to any holiday destination. They say to prepare for potential delays and congested highways due to significant traffic volume and inclement weather conditions. In addition, state police remind drivers to ditch distractions, buckle up and never drive under the influence of … Read more
Virginia rolls out a Gold Standard Digital Hub for Virginia veterans and their families. According to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s office this new tool serves to ensure veterans and military families can easily access information regarding earned benefits and resources tailored to their needs. The state-of-the-art technology serves as a single point of access to all … Read more
There’s a new shell recycling center in the Town of Urbanna. According to the Southside Sentinel it’s at the Urbanna Town Marina and will be managed by Friends of the Rappahannock. All recycled oyster shells will be used directly in the nonprofit’s oyster restoration projects in Urbanna Creek. Friends of the Rappahannock and its partners … Read more
The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors schedules a public hearing on the fiscal year 2024 budget at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 1. According to the Rappahannock Record the $51.5 million budget draft released earlier this month included a 7 cent real estate tax rate increase from $0.61 to $0.68. The budget proposal is now … Read more
Rappahannock Community College’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning has space available in its “Virginia in the Seventeenth Century” and “Introduction to Windows 11.” classes that take place next month. Robert Teagle, Executive Director at the Foundation for Historic Christ Church in Weems discusses life in 17th-century Virginia. “Introduction to Windows 11” is designed for those … Read more
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative names Mathew L. Anderson as Director of Substation & Transmission Engineering and Technical Services. Anderson will direct the engineering design, specifications, construction and maintenance of the Cooperative’s substations, transmission lines and mobile substations. He will also be responsible for the procurement of land, site selection and permitting for substations and acquisition of … Read more
The man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2017 death of Graham McCormick in Lancaster County files an appeal claiming his due process was violated. Prosecutors say Rand Hooper was operating a boat in Carter Creek when the death occurred but according to WTVR Hooper’s lawyers said in the appeal there was no direct … Read more
Over 1.2 Virginians will be traveling a distance of 50 miles or more over the Memorial Day weekend according to AAA. That’s more than 5% higher than last year and the fourth busiest Memorial Day weekend since AAA started tracking the holiday forecast in 2000. The club says close to 90% of those travelers will … Read more
The Virginia Public Access Project names former state elections commissioner Chris Piper as executive director. According to the Virginia Mercury Piper will join the nonprofit next month to succeed retiring Executive Director David Poole, a former journalist who founded the organization in 1997 which is noted for being an invaluable source of free information about … Read more
Virginia government websites were unavailable for a time on Wednesday. According to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency a network issues was responsible for the outage which also affected the Department of Motor Vehicles’ online systems. According to a social media post service was restored about 5 hours. The agency didn’t disclosed what caused the network … Read more