An organization providing accessible and affordable financing products to underserved businesses in rural areas of the commonwealth receives funding from the new Virginia Small Business Resiliency Fund. Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project Inc.will provide $150,000 in technical assistance to microenterprises, deploy $665,000 in microloans to more than 40 businesses, and utilize $100,000 for staff administration … Read more
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin got right to work after his Saturday inaguration by signing more than 10 executive actions including banning mask mandates in schools and rescinding the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state employees The new governor also fulfilled his campaign promise to oust the current parole board members and replace them with an all-new … Read more
A bill introduced in the House of Delegates proposes to do away with the annual switchover to daylight saving time. The measure keeps Virginia in the Eastern Standard time zone. Only Hawaii and Arizona plus 3 overseas U.S. terrorities do not move the clocks ahead an hour each spring. Even if the bill passes and … Read more
A bill introduced in the House of Delegates proposes to do away with the annual switchover to daylight saving time. The measure keeps Virginia in the Eastern Standard time zone. Only Hawaii and Arizona plus 3 overseas U.S. terrorities do not move the clocks ahead an hour each spring. Even if the bill passes and … Read more
An antique electric chair and other items used in Virginia for executions are now donated to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. Officials say more than 265 executions were carried out using the chair. Also donated is the medical gurney used for executing people by lethal injection. Virginia executed more than 1,300 people which … Read more
The United Way of the Virginia Peninsula is sharing in $2.9 million allocated across the commonwealth to help prevent evictions. The funding from the Virginia Eviction Reduction Pilot program supports the charity’s increased capacity to address evictions by strengthening the network of housing solutions through partnerships with schools and courts and by increasing the accessibility … Read more
1st. District Congressman Rob Wittman holkds a telephone town hall meeting next Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. The line will not be open until 4:55 p.m. Wittman says he wants to keep you in the loop on what’s happening in Washington, and give you the chance to ask questions. Call in information is posted at Wittman’s … Read more
Community Housing Partners receives state loans for its rehabilitation project at Holly Court in Kilmarnock. All of the 40 one-bedroom apartments meet Universal Design standards, and five units will have additional design for accessibility under Section 504. Two units will be designed to serve residents who have hearing or visual impairments. The financing is part … Read more
The Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office is looking for tips to find a missing woman. Ahreal Smith is black with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen Wednesday evening at the Claraville Little Sue Store in Heathsville. A photo of Smith is posted at the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. If you know where Smith … Read more
The King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office needs your help to find a man from Highland Springs who is wanted for a probation violation on a felony offense. 45-year-old Cletus Robert Jackson, Sr. is white, 5-11 and 176 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. If you have any information on Jackson’s whereabouts contact the … Read more