Dominion Energy is accepting applications from nonprofit and educational organizations for a total of $1 million in environmental grants. The money from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation supports work to improve the environment and provide educational experiences in communities served by the utility. Since 2003, nearly $39 million has been donated to projects that protect … Read more
Mathews High School 2022 graduate Cameron Stearns is the winner of the inaugural Gwynn’s Island Civic League Foundation scholarship. According to the Gazette-Journal Stearns received a check for $1,000 last week which will go toward his education at George Mason University where he’ll be majoring in mechanical engineering this fall. The league organized the Foundation … Read more
The Rappahannock Garden Club will mark its 60th anniversary on September 8 with an event at Grace Episcopal Church on South Main Street in Kilmarnock. Anniversary chairman Cathie Elliott tells the Rappahannock Record they invited former club members and hope they attend. The celebration begins at 1:00 p.m. and includes a yard sale with plants, … Read more
To build a new Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office or refurbish a Cooks Corner building…that’s the issue facing the County Board of Supervisors. According to the Southside Sentinel the board heard a presentation earlier this month comparing the 2 options. The presentation showed that there is more than just costs to consider in the decision making … Read more
Virginia’s Patriot Day Ceremony will be held Monday, September 12 at 11 a.m. in the Heilman Amphitheater at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond. The ceremony will commemorate the 21 st anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagonalong with the downing of the jet in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. According to … Read more
The Virginia Farm Bureau announced that farmers can now complete projects including fencing, buffers and wetland restoration at no cost, thanks to record-high funding from the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. It is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency and the Commonwealth which works to improve water quality, keep pollutants from … Read more
If you are among those who will receive student loan forgiveness under the plan announced last week by President Joe Biden you won’t have to pay federal or state income tax on that amount. The Virginia Mercury reports a finance attorney in the Virginia Division of Legislative Services says the amount of student loan debt … Read more
The Virginia Department of Transportation announced the northbound lanes of the Dragon’s Run bridge that takes Route 17 from Gloucester County to Middlesex County are expected to reopen early next month. The northbound lanes were closed after accidents damaged the structure. Crews will install a new 90′ long concrete rail and repair damaged guardrails. In … Read more
Attorneys for John Hooper, the man found guilty in the death of Graham McCormick from a 2017 boating crash in Lancaster County filed a motion for sentence duration reduction in Lancaster County Circuit Court. According to the Rappahannock Record the motion claims Hooper’s freedoms were significantly restricted for 3-1/3 years while awaiting trial. Hooper was … Read more
Demolition is under way at the site of the Lancaster Players expansion in White Stone. According to News on ther Neck the Players bought the Chesapeake Drive property when it was put up for sale earlier this year. Demolition on the first of 4 vacant buildings began last week. The town received a $1 million … Read more