Bay Transit is seeking part time trolley drivers to work weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Pay is $16.50 an hour. You must be 21 or older with a high school diploma or a GED and have a valid Virginia Commercial DriverLicense with a passenger endorsement.A DOT physical is required. You will be reimbursed … Read more
A Kilmarnock resident is named 2021 Virginia Master Naturalist Chapter Leader of the Year. According to the Gazette-Journal Camille Grabb oversees the Northern Neck chapter of the association that educates the public on environmental issues, performs citizen science projects such as bird and butterfly counts, and helps Virginia conserve and manage its natural resources and … Read more
The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors approves new voting district maps that were drawn following the 2020 Census results. According to the Rappahannock Record the board met in a special session after initially rejecting the map submitted by a 3-person committee which its members determined had the least number of district modifications. The Virginia Attorney … Read more
The FBI released its report on suspected internet crimes for 2021 and found that in Virginia the largest number were online orders that were not delivered or not paid. Next was data breaches followed by extortion. The report found that those over 60 were the greatest group of victims followed by those 30 to 39 … Read more
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership made $6.8 in investments for data centers last year which was over 60% of all major economic investments in 2021. According to Virginia business data center construction created close to 16,000 jobs and represented $7.5 billion in economic input. According to the partnernship every data center job supports more than … Read more
The Virginia Department of Veterans Services will recognize the more than 230,000 men and women who served in our Nation’s Armed Forces during the Vietnam war in a ceremony taking place on Tuesday. The ceremony is at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond and coincides with the natioanl observance of Vietnam War Veterans Day. Officials … Read more
Construction of a new housing subdovision gets the green light from the town of Warsaw. According to News on the Neck the project from StyleCraft Homes is proposed for an area off the Bypass that’s bordered by Scott Town Rd. Richmond Rd., and Hamilton Blvd. About 80% will be single-family detached homes plus townhomes and … Read more
The Mathews County Board of Supervisors decides not to eliminate one of the 3 voting districts after holding a public hearing on Tuesday. According to the Gazette-Journal the county’s electoral board determined the Chesapeake district had a substantially smaller population than the others. However, Mathews officials are elected at-large rather than by district so the … Read more
The Bay Center will begin a grief support group on April 5 from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Northern Neck Family YMCA in Kilmarnock. The group will run for 10 sessions. Executive director Ann DeMuth tells the Rappahannock Record participants learn about the grieving process and develop strategies for coping so they can … Read more
Starting next month the Mathews Historical Museum is hosting will host a “Bay to Belly” traveling exhibit courtesy of the Yorktown Watermens’ Museum that focuses on the food systems of the Chesapeake Bay region. A special event takes place May 7 for Mathews May Faire where the museum will be “Celebrating Mathews Watermen.” It will … Read more