The General Assembly held its special session in Richmond on Wednesday going through the legislation amendments Governor Glenn Youngkin made and the 3 bills he vetoed. Delegates and senators chose not to override the vetoes and approved many of the legislation changes sought by Youngkin. There was no formal work on the state budget which … Read more
State Police are investigating a Lancaster County fatal crash that happened Saturday evening. The investigation determined the car driven by Maurice Warren Boyd of Lancaster ran off the road to the right of Route 622 where it struck an embankment, causing the car to overturn. Boyd was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the … Read more
The Lancaster County Board of Supervisors will vote on Thursday to adopt a proposed $18.1 million school budget following a public hearing last month. According to the Rqappahannock Record a law requires the board to wait at least seven days after a public hearing before taking action. Superintendent Jessica Davis said staff will receive a … Read more
Hillary Pugh Kent announced she has secured the Republican nomination for Virginia’s 67th House of Delegates District encompassing Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland counties. She announced her candidacy following the announced retirement of Delegate Margaret Ransone, who has represented the region since 2012. Kent received endorsements from Attorney General Jason Miyares, Senator Richard H. Stuart … Read more
The Lewis & Clark Circus is at Taber Park in Urbanna from Friday, April 21, through Sunday, April 23. Town Administrator Garth Wheeler tells the Southside Sentinel there are no animals in this circus. Wheeler adds that while the town’s only obligation is to provide a site there is options on the percentage of proceeds … Read more
Mathews County Commissioner of the Revenue Les Hall announced he is seeking a fourth term in office. According to the Gazette-Journal Hall will run as an independent candidate in the Nov. 7 election. Hall said that since taking office in 2012 he has been an advocate for residents of Mathews and remains committed to treating … Read more
Today Essex County Public Schools takes delivery of 2 new electric powered school buseswhich will replace existing diesel-fueled vehicles. The money for the buses comes from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust, administered by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The settlement reached with the automaker in 2016 funds investments in clean energy alternatives . The … Read more
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is seeking comments on its proposed intended use plan for the Virginia Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund. The plan provides information about the goals for the Resilient Virginia Revolving Loan Fund along with an overview of eligible project types and the process for management of the loan fund. Comments … Read more
Personal finance website Wallethub ranks Virginia as the 26th best state for working from home. According to the Augusta Free Press researchers compared data across 12 key metrics including share of workers working from home, internet cost and cybersecurity. They also considered how large and how crowded homes are in the state. Nearly 13% of … Read more
The State Board of Elections approved a 10 calendar day extension for any would-be candidate who failed to meet the April 6 filing deadline to run in state or local primary elections. According to the Virginia Mercury Elections Commissioner Susan Beals cited the unusually big retirement wave in the General Assembly and the increase in … Read more