Rappahannock Community College reminds students about an upcoming scholarship deadline. Friday is the last day to apply for the college’s 2022-2023 academic scholarships and officials recomment that students first complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to determine all scholarship availabilities. The application is at studentaid.gov and RCC’s school code is 001960. The average … Read more
School divisions have until March 1 to come up with plans for implementing Virginia’s new law making mask wearing optional. Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a bill into law after the General Assembly passed his amendments moving up the start date from July. The new law does allow Youngkin to reinstate mask mandates and other mitigation … Read more
The Virginia Senate passes a bill allowing recreational marijuana sales to start in September through existing medical dispensaries. The current sales start date is in 2024 and proponents say this bill will allow sales to start while the public sales regulatory structure is completed. Pharmaceutical and industrial hemp processors would pay a one-time fee to … Read more
Governor Glenn Youngkin announces his administration is seeking applicants to participate on the Commission on Human Trafficking Prevention and Survivor Support. The commission’s purpose is tpo increase law enforcement awareness, empower and support survivors, and enhance prevention education in the Commonwealth. The Commission will make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly. To apply visit … Read more
The Northern Neck Orchestra continues its 2021-2022 concert series on March 5 at the Lancaster Middle School. It features Florence Price’s prize-winning work “Ethiopia’s Shadow in America”, Joseph Haydn’s Cello Concerto with guest soloist 20-year-old Camden Archambeau and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final and grandest Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter.” Individual tickets are $36.00. Students are admitted … Read more
The Middlesex County Little League will hold registration at the Middlesex Sports Complex field house in Locust Hill today from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until noon. According to the Southside Sentinel the registration fee is $70 for the first child and $40 for second child and $40 for … Read more
The Middlesex County Little League will hold registration at the Middlesex Sports Complex field house in Locust Hill today from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until noon. According to the Southside Sentinel the registration fee is $70 for the first child and $40 for second child and $40 for … Read more
The company hired by the town of Irvington as an advisor for the town’s comprehensive plan will be holding a meeting today at 5:00 p.m. According to the Rappahannock Record representatives from the firm will first tour Irvington then meet with the planning commission and the town council at the Irvington United Methodist Church on … Read more
Rappahannock Community College’s solar installation training course begins Feb. 26 on the Warsaw campus. It provides students with limited or no previous work experience in the solar industry with the skills and training to obtain employment as utility-scale solar installation technicians. The course taught in partnership with the Solar Hands-On Instructional Network of Excellence includes … Read more
A Fredricksburg-based propane provider is beginning work on its new Warsaw facility. Officials with Anderson Propane announced that demolition is beginning at the Richmond Road site that was home to a floor business and collision center. A new propane storage facility will be constructed with a showroom featuring fireplaces, outdoor kitchen equipment, and various appliances. … Read more