Virginia DOT crews will be working on projects in Gloucester and Mathews County this week. Rumble strips will be installed at various locations on Route 17 and Route 33 in Gloucester County between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. In Mathews County rumble strips will be installed at various locations on Routes 3, 14 and 198. … Read more
The Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation recently received a $6,000 grant from Richmond County to support no-cost Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning classes for County residents. The Richmond County Local and Regional Non-Profits Covid-19 Relief Program Grant comes from the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act. The Foundation is a non-profit that supports … Read more
The suspect charged in a Colonial Beach assault last year takes a plea deal. According to Westmoreland News Scott Stip who lives in Florida entered an Alford plea which means he did not admit to guilt but conceded he would have been convicted at trial. Prosecutors say Stip injured his wife causing a severe concussion … Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the Commonwealth will collect $1.25 billion more in the current fiscal year, on top of the additional $3.3 billion added to the original revenue forecast last December. Youngkin sent a letter to Delegate Barry D. Knight and Senator Janet D. Howell saying it is clear that we must return money to … Read more
The help wanted sign is out for chief information officer at the Virginia Information Technologies Agency as Phil Wittmer resigned less than a month after taking over the job from Nelson Moe. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Governor Glenn Youngin’s office confirmed Wittmer’s departure but gave no reason for why he stepped down. Before coming to … Read more
Virginians are seeing no relief at the gas pump according to Triple-A’s latest report. The statewide average for a gallon of regular is pushing $3.40 which is closer to a nickel more than a week ago. In Febraury of 2021 a gallon averaged around $2.50. Lancaster County’s average is around $3.39 while it’s $3.35 in … Read more
The Virginia Floodplain Management Association named Gloucester County its 2021 Community of the Year. Association officials say Gloucester was the first to create an active public/private group that eventually led to the formation of the County’s Floodplain Management Committee. This committee now meets quarterly to evaluate the County’s adopted Floodplain Management Plan which helps to … Read more
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative announces Jason Satterwhite is promoted to Managing Director – Regional Operations for the Eastern Region. He has been with the cooperative for nearly 25 years and worked with the Dispatch and Operations teams along with being a key contributor on several large-scale project implementations. Satterwhite now has managerial responsibility for Eastern Region … Read more
Trial is to begin for a man accused in the 2020 drug overdose death of a Gloucester woman. According to WAVY Tyler McMillen of Williamsburg was indicted for felony homicide and distribution of fentanyl in the death of 31-year-old Nicole Leigh Shifflett. Police say McMillen called dispatchers claiming Shifflett used heroin and fell unconscious. She … Read more
Advance purchase tickets are npow available for Stratford Hall’s Wine and Oyster Festival on Saturday, April 2, and Sunday, April 3. In addition to wine and oyster tasting there will be a car show and a kids zone that is new this year. Advance ticket prices are $25 for a tasting ticket, $17 for a … Read more