Next week is women’s veterans week in Virginia and Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears will kick off the observance on Monday at the Virginia War Memorial. The Lt. Govenor is a Marine Corps veteran and will be joined by other woman veterans at the Shrine of Memory for the 11:00 a.m. ceremony. The Memorial will be … Read more
The Town of Colonial Beach announces that 2022 decals are available for purchase at the Finance Office Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Proof of DMV registration is required except for golf carts where proof of annual inspection and insurance coverage is required. 2021 decals expire on March 31 and officials say … Read more
Rappahannock Community College’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning is offering an online class covering the critical need for sleep and the essential role it plays in brain health and functioning. The 5-session class begins Mar. 23 and incorporates the book “Why We Sleep” by Matthew Walker, Ph.D. Advance registration with a tuition payment of $35 … Read more
A Three Rivers Health District COVID-19 vaccination clinic takes place on Thursday at the Essex Health Department on N. Church Lane in Tappahannock from 10:00 a.m. until noon. The Moderna vaccine is available for those 18 and older plus the Pfizer vaccine is available for those 5 and older. You can get an initial dose … Read more
The White Stone Town Council unanimously approves purchasing land at the intersection of Rappahannock and Chesapeake Drives. According to the Rappahannock Record the council also approved looking into establishing a line of credit up to $250,000 for use with the downtown revitalization project with some of that to be used for purchasing the nearly half-acre … Read more
Gloucester County’s Department of Community Engagement is conducting an online survey focusing on identifying safe place to walk, bike, and access transit. Residents and visitors interested in walking and biking around the county are invited to take the survey posted at gloucesterva.info. Results will be included in the the second phase of the county’s Multimodal … Read more
If you head down Virginia Street in Urbanna you’ll see the town clocks are back in operation. The clocks face in opposite directions and share a pedestal near the Urbanna Post Office. Town Administrator Garth Wheeler tells the Southside Sentinel the 2 clocks donated to the town by Charles, Agnes and the late Sam Richardson … Read more
The Department of Motor Vehicles is urging St. Patrick’s Day celebrants to plan for a safe ride home before heading out on Thursday and through the weekend. The agency reports there were nearly 130 alcohol-related crashes from March 16 to March 21 last year resulting in 4 deaths and close to 70 injuries. Drivers with … Read more
Virginia earns national recognition for its public health emergency preparedness. The Commonwealth finished in the top tier of Trust for America’s state rankings which measures levels of preparedness for response to a wide range of health emergencies including infectious outbreaks, natural disasters, and manmade events. The rankings also provide policymakers with data that can be … Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin makes his case for withdrawing the Commonwealth from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative by issuing a report he ordered from the Department of Environmental Quality to examine the initiative’s impact. Youngkin says the report found the Initiative is in reality a carbon tax passed on to families, individuals and businesses. He said … Read more