Friday is the deadline to submit applications for the Town of Kilmarnock’s Hometown Heroes Veterans Banners for 2022. The custom banners honoring those who served the country will hang in Steptoe’s District between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The cost is $100 per banner. To obtain a banner download the application from the town’s Facebook … Read more
The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Worker Safety Board removes a number of COVID-19 workplace restrictions. The board evaluated the current COVID-19 infections in Virginia, mitigation strategies, and determined that the COVID-19 virus no longer poses a grave danger to Virginians. Employers can still set their own regulations. Virginia was the first state to … Read more
Walmart and Kroger stores are recalling private-label pancake and waffle mixes because they may have foreign objects in them. According to News 8 the Great Value mix was sold nationwide and the Kroger brand mix was sold in Virginia. The manufacturer notified the retailers that fragments from a cable used to clean manufacturing machines may … Read more
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority is taking entries starting today for an online lottery with the prize being the right to purchase a bottle of Old Van Winkle Distillery bourbon. According to the ABC there will be 2 lotteries – one for the 12 year and one for the 10 year varieties. Entries will … Read more
A Gloucester County brush fire that broke out Sunday was brought under control in a few hours. According to Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue it happened in the 2100 block of Jenkins Neck Road and over 2 dozen firefighters fought the 100-acre blaze keeping it from jumping across the road near Heron Haven. There were … Read more
It’s 3 months in jail for a man who crashed into a horse-drawn buggy in Richmond County injuring a woman and a 3-year-old. According to News on the Neck Levonne Churchill pleaded guilty to reckless driving and driving without insurance. The woman required reconstructive surgery and the child was hospitalized for several days. In addition … Read more
The Rappahannock Region Area Health Education Center at Rappahannock Community College presents an online teleconference on April 19 called “Medication Misadventures: Identifying Risks”. You’ll learn the definitions of various medications, interactions and side effects. medication risks, safety strategies and more. The no-cost workshop will include a case study breakout session for health profession students. To … Read more
Applications are now being accepted from Middlesex County students for the annual Horace Norton Memorial Scholarship According to the Southside Sentinel applicants need to graduate from Middlesex High School in June 2022 or have previously graduated from MHS. Students must be attending a bachelor’s degree program at a four-year college or university in a course … Read more
The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office has its first woman officer on its SWAT team. The department announced Deputy Danielle Woodard was selected after going through a rigorous mental and physical process. It included a strenuous physical fitness test, a firearms test requiring scores in the 90 percentile or higher and an interview board consisting of … Read more
Westmoreland County Public Schools 11th and 12th graders are still waiting to learn if they will be going to the prom this year. According to Westmoreland News several members of the public came before the school board to ask what’s going on with the event that’s been cancelled since COVID-19 began. School board chairman Ralph … Read more