The Virginia Department of Social Services announced it will once again furnish an emergency allotment for its Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program this month. Benefits will be automatically loaded onto recipients’ Electronic Benefits Transfer cards on August 16. The enhanced SNAP benefit is made available through a public health emergency declaration that requires government agencies to … Read more
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a shooting last month at a Warsaw residence that left 2 people hurt. Sheriff Steve Smith tells News on the Neck that a driver pulled up to a Newland Road home where a party for high schoolers was taking place and shots were fired after words were … Read more
1st District Congressman Rob Wittman visited Rappahannock General Hospital in Kilmarnock on Monday to meet with the hospital’s Board Members and see the recent renovations to the facility. Wittman says RGH does exceptional work in providing great care to their patients and he looks forward to see how the renovations will allow them to better … Read more
The U.S. Coast Guard will be moving some of the assets at station Milford Haven in Mathews while construction on the Route 223 Gwynn’s Island Bridge is underway. According to the Gazette-Journal those include the 45-foot Response Boat-Medium and the 49-foot Buoy Utility Stern Boat. The 29-foot Response Boat and the Trailerable Aids to Navigation … Read more
Gloucester resident Jay White is named executive director of the Tri River Alcohol Safety Action Program Policy Review Board. According to the Gazette-Journal White previously served as Deputy Director of Training as well as other positions with the United States Coast Guard in Yorktown. The program’s goal is to improve highway safety by decreasing the … Read more
Town of Urbanna officials are working on ways to finance the construction of a new community swimming pool and they are asking a Middlesex County Circuit Court judge to determine if a loan can be made from the “Charles Wellington Taber Fund”. According to the Southside Sentinel lawmakers want to borrow $500,000 from the fund … Read more
The Lancaster by the Bay Chamber of Commerce announced Sydney Moss Walters is named executive director, effective next Monday. She succeeds Anne Paparella who tells the Rappahannock Record Walters brings great skills, energy and enthusiasm to the role. Walters says she is honored to be named executive director and she is excited to bring her … Read more
The Virginia Department of Education is finalizing model policies to ensure parents are notified if their children are being taught sexually explicit instructional materials in the classroom. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch the public comment period on the proposed policies closed on Wednesday. Among the regulations is notifiying parents at least 30 days in advance … Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin orders flags at state buildings, local buildings, and grounds in the Commonwealth be lowered to half-staff today in memory of former Senator Jane Woods who died last month at the age of 75. Woods served in the Senate from 1992 to 2000 after previously representing the 37th district in the House of … Read more
Virginia State Police are investigating some of the applications submitted by felons to restore their rights to purchase guns after the agency learned they mayt have used fake utility bills to verify their residency. According to News 3 the investigation began after a search warrant was obtained in connection with restoration requests where bills from … Read more