Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency to assist with response and recovery efforts due to impacts from heavy rainfall and severe flooding is the southwest part of the Commonwealth. The heavy rain started Tuesday and continued into Wednesday. Flash flooding occurred in Buchanan County and dozens of people are unaccounted for. Youngkin … Read more
Virginia’s reign atop CNBC’s list of best states for business is over. In the latest ranking by the cable channel the Commonwealth slipped to number 3. The top spot goes to Virginia’s next-door neighbor North Carolina which finished second in last year’s ranking. Writers said the Tar Heel state’s leaders put aside their very deep … Read more
The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association launches an online database of hospital service prices from across the the Commonwealth. According to the Virginia Mercury the site consolidates online links to pricing at every hospital in Virginia to help support patients’ health care decision-making. It includes the lower and upper limits of prices and breaks down … Read more
A Kilmarnock public works employee receives an award from Mayor Mae Umphlett and the Town Council for helping a woman find a purse misplaced during a recent concert at Town Centre Park. Public works crew lead Antwon Butler found the purse and gave it to a Kilmarnock police officer who made sure it was returned … Read more
The master plan is released for the proposed TriWay Trail linking Kilmarnock, Irvington & Whitestone. The trail is a Lancaster County government initiative with near-universal support by citizens as well as federal, state, and local representatives. The goal of the proposed nine and half-mile multi-use trail is to improve two major community focuses: the health … Read more
This Friday is the deadline to submit entries for the chapter level of the Virginia Writers Golden Nib Contest. Chesapeake Bay Writers publicity director Denise DeVries tells the Rappahannock Record the competition in fiction, nonfiction and poetry offers cash prizes for first, second and third place in each category. Each chapter forwards its firstplace winning … Read more
Tappahannock Police are investigating a burglary at the Chill Stop/CITGO on Church Lane sometime between 10 p.m. on July 10 and 4:30 a.m. on July 11. Officers discovered that the suspect or suspects gained entry through the door and removed several items including a quantity of cash. Investigators say since the store is in close … Read more
The River Counties Community Foundation awards a $15,000 grant to the Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society which will be used to support a new HVAC/dehumidifier and upgrades for the main museum building. Foundation Director Lincoln Boykin tells the Southside Sentinel the current HVAC equipment is more than 20 years old and with the hot … Read more
St. Margaret’s School in Tappahannock appoints Larry Foulk, Jr. as Dean of Faculty and Susan Foulk as Dean of Academics. Both taught at St. Margaret’s School from 2006-2015 a period in which they also raised their three children. As Dean of Faculty Larry Foulk will oversee the school’s teaching staff and develop course curriculum. Susan … Read more
Officials with the Gloucester-Mathews Habitat for Humanity ReStore want the public to know they are open for business despite rumors to the contrary. Board President Mike Davis tells the Gazette-Journal he and others in the organization have discovered that many in the county have been told the ReStore is closed. The store moved in January … Read more