The Virginia Department of Forestry is offering $900,000 in grants for tree-planting efforts this fall and in the spring of 2023. It’s from the Trees for Clean Water Grant Program which aims to improve water quality across Virginia by encouraging tree-planting projects of all types. Applications are accepted in the form of a proposal and … Read more
Virginia is one of 23 states suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saying it lacks the legal authority to impose a nationwide transportation mask mandate as a result of COVID-19. According to court papers the group of attorneys general claims the CDC sought “an unprecedented masking mandate regulating every breath of millions of … Read more
Lancaster County Public Schools is continuing to progress on converting the middle school to an elementary school with one part opening later this month. According to the Rappahannock Record the Early Childhood Education Center at the property on School Street in Kilmarnock will be open to students on August 22, although the playground and equipment … Read more
The Mathews Historical Museum is hosting a visit from internationally acclaimed artist P. Buckley Moss from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. this Saturday. She will sign the second in a four-part series of Mathews-centric prints and trivets created exclusively to benefit the museum. Prints and trivets from both the first and second in the series, … Read more
Today’s technology allows us to post online reviews for products, services and restaurants. In Colonial Beach you’ll soon be able to post reviews of the town’s police officers. According to News on the Neck the town is utilizing an online service so citizens can leave anonymous reviews. The pilot program will begin later this month … Read more
A fundraiser breakfast to benefit Essex County 1st Responders involved in last month’s Prince Street fire takes place this Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at Applebee’s on Tappahannock Blvd. Tickets are $10 per person and a ticket is required for entry to the breakfast. Tickets can be purchased from Rusty Carlton at the … Read more
The final registration date for Bam Bam/Pebbles wiffle ball, which is sponsored by the Middlesex County Parks and Recreation Department is this Thursday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Tom Carter Gymnasium behind the Cooks Corner Office Complex on General Puller Highway. According to the Southside Sentinel the league is for boys and … Read more
The 2022 schedule of Concerts By The Bay performances kicks off September 25 with the Richmond Symphony. Publicity chairman Karen McNeil tells the Rappahannock Record that show and all performances begin at 3:00 p.m. at the Harry M. Ward Auditorium in Mathews High School on Buckley Hall Road. The Bobby BlackHat Band performs October 16 … Read more
Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs a bill giving a tax break to teachers, schools counselors, principals, special needs personnel and student aides. It authorizes an income tax deduction of up to $500 for professional development courses, school supplies or education-related equipment out of pocket. The law applies to educators at both public and private K-12 schools … Read more
A poll of Virginia residents by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy finds that 5 in 10 respondents list community violence and crime as the top public health issue when it comes to personal safety and well-being. The survey conducted for the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association found health care workforce shortages are the second most commonly … Read more