Gloucester County property owners will see tax bills in their mailboxes soon as they were mailed out May 31. Treasurer Tara Thomas tells the Gazette-Journal the payment due date is extended to June 30. If you have not received your tax bill or you think your bill is incorrect, call the Treasurer’s Office to verify … Read more
Dominion Energy officials report there will be a planned power outage in some parts of Deltaville at 7:00 a.m. on June 15. According to the Southside Sentinel it is due to transformer replacement work and some customers may be without service for up to 7 hours. Dominion officials say doing these upgrades reduces the possibility … Read more
Kilmarnock’s second annual Salebration Days will be held held Friday and Saturday. Kilmarnock Museum president Carroll Lee Ashburn tells the Rappahannock Record one lucky shopper will win $1,000 cash just for shopping in the Northern Neck’s “most shopper friendly town”. No purchase is required to register for the cash drawing. Shoppers need to visit one … Read more
Colonial Beach holds its first-ever Juneteenth celebration from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 18 at the Town Hill. Juneteenth marks the anniversary of the 1865 emancipation of more than a qusrter-million slaves. It was made a national holiday last year. Event organizers tell News on the Neck they guarantee that those who … Read more
The Virginia School Boards Association Board of Directors creates a task force to work on assisting school boards in advocating for best practices and outcomes for improving the infrastructure of school divisions. The panel will engage federal, state, and local leaders to ensure the need for increased federal and state resources is recognized as a … Read more
There may end up being a gas tax moratorium in Virginia after all. According to the Washington Post Gov. Glenn Youngkin is considering amending the recently-passed 2-year budget to include the tax suspension which was rejected by the GA during budget negotiations. Youngkin had urged the GA to halt a scheduled gas tax increase and … Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin ceremonially signed seven bills that combat human trafficking in the Commonwealth and empower survivors. One measure directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop an online course for training hotel proprietors and their employees to recognize and report instances of suspected human trafficking. Another amends the definition of “abused or neglected … Read more
A mural paying tribute to COVID-19 victims is coming to a Tappahannock building. According to News on the Neck the L.I.F.E School of Art plans to paint the mural at its building on Church St. School officials say the mural will be accessible to members of the Northern Neck and surrounding counties to write the … Read more
Rappahannock General Hospital is inviting community members to attend a newly formed hospital sponsored cancer support group. The first meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15 at the RGH Training Center, located behind the hospital. Meetings will be then held every other Wednesday. Social worker Jo Crockett will be the group … Read more
Lancaster County Crime Solvers is looking for someone to take over as President. The current President is retiring and officials say a successor is needed as soon as possible. Crime Solvers collects information from anonymous sources and pays rewards for arrest and conviction of suspects. If you are interested or would like more information contact … Read more