The Department of Transportation is planning to increase the speed of work to make safety improvements to Virginia’s roads. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports DOT Commissioner Stephen Brich told the Commonwealth Transportation Board the safety statistics are trending in the wrong direction and now is the time to act. Accidents resulting in serious injuries rose through … Read more
The Virginia Council on Economic Education is looking for seeking candidates to join its Virginia Personal Finance Teacher Fellowship Program. According to 8 News the educator will offer personal finance and professional development resources to other educators in their school, school division or region. This will allow the Council to devote more of its resources … Read more
Travelers and mariners may be seeing crews and equipment gathering soil samples from the Rappahannock River bed and along the shoreline near the Robert O. Norris Bridge as the DOT begins preliminary engineering activities to prepare for the bridge’s replacement. Minimal impacts are anticipated to vehicle traffic and boat traffic during this geotechnical review work. … Read more
A Westmoreland County woman starts a campaign to bring back Northern Neck Ginger Ale. According to 8 News the Coca-Cola Company discontinued the product when the pandemic started. Coca-Cola has owned the brand for the last 21 years. A petition is being circulated to get production resumed. There is a Facebook group dedicated to the … Read more
Organizers of this year’s Mathews Seafood Festival say they expexct more than 1,200 people to attend. According to the Gazette-Journal the festival is rain-or-shine and in addition to seafood and barbecue, there will be items being sold by local craft vendors plus beer and wine available for purchase. The festival is Saturday from 3:00 p.m. … Read more
A public hearing on a special use permit to allow a residence at the former site of an Urbanna oil dock is set for this Thursday. According to the Southside Sentinel the town Planning Commission unanimously recommended approving the permit to allow a residence on a small parcel south of The Residences at Oyster Harbor … Read more
Interracial Conversations NNK is holding an Open Dialog with 1st district congressional Democratic candidate Herb Jones today at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Heathsville beginning at 6:00 p.m. According to the Rappahannock Reclrd this is the second “Meet the Candidate” event sponsored by Interracial Conversations NNK. Committee member Laurie Morissette says Jones is the only … Read more
This Saturday you can visit Belle Isle State Park and all other Virginia State Parks without having to pay a parking fee. It’s for ‘National Public Lands Day’ and ‘Bike Your Park Day” and Belle Isle is holding a number of events including a Bald Eagle hike starting at 10:00 a.m. ‘Bike Your Park Day’ … Read more
A lawsuit over climate change brought by a nonprofit representing young Virginia residents is dismissed by a state judge. According to the Virginian-Pilot the suit filed by Oregon-based Our Children’s Trust claimed the Virginia Gas and Oil Act is exacerbating climate change and violates constitutional rights. Virginia attorneys argued the suit should be dismissed because … Read more
Last week the Virginia Department of Education issued new transgender guidelines requiring students to use facilities marked for the gender they identify with and mandates that they file legal documents if they wish to be called by different pronouns. The new rules also require schools must “keep parents fully informed about all matters” related to … Read more