There’s been no change in Virginia’s average gas prices over the past week according to price tracking website GasBuddy. The average is $3.14 a gallon which is just over a nickel lower than a month ago but around 94 cents more than a year ago. The lowest price is $2.64 a gallon while the highest … Read more
County Bridge Road in Richmond County is closed to through traffic at the bridge over Cat Point Creek due to damage following heavy rain and flooding in summer 2021. The DOT says a timeline to restore and reopen the road is under development. In Essex County an ongoing bridge project closes Dodge City Road over … Read more
The Town of Kilmarnock is accepting applications for this year’s Hometown Heroes Veterans Banners until March 25. 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 page. … Read more
The Gloucester County Public Library is distributing no-cost at-home COVID test kits in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health. Kits are available through curbside pickup only at the Main Library on Main St. Mondays through Fridays from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Call 804-693-2998 to reserve a kit. Officials ask that if you have … Read more
The Three Rivers Health District is holding a COVID-19 testing event today at the Richmond County Rescue Squad on Community Park Drive in Warsaw. No appointment is needed for this drive-through event where the PCR test is administered meaning results take from 2 to 4 business days. Another event is set for Wednesday at the … Read more
A Tappahannock man faces multiple charges for trying to get residents to pay for work that was never approved. According to the Essex County Sheriff’s Office the man claimed to be with the fire department and wanted a fee to clean a dryer vent. He then tried to charge for HVAC work that was never … Read more
The Virginia Department of Health will open more COVID-19 Community Testing Centers with an initial $5 million in funding. The new centers to be located near existing VDH vaccination centers will supplement numerous locally-coordinated Community Testing Events and use PCR tests which according to experts are the most reliable form of COVID-19 testing. VDH is … Read more
Govenor Ralph Northam rededicated “Reid’s Row,” a row of three historic houses on Governor Street in honor of Dr. William Ferguson Reid, who was the first African American elected to the General Assembly after Reconstruction and who co-founded the Richmond Crusade for Voters in 1956. The houses were formerly named Morson’s Row. The dedication was … Read more
Municipalities can now apply for grants offered by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation to address the effects of recurrent flooding, sea level rise and extreme weather. $40 million is allocated to the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund which comes from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative that Virginia joined in January 2021. Go to … Read more
The Lancaster Community Library is making changes as a result of the COVID-19 case increase. According to the Rappahannock Record programs scheduled for January are to be held virtually, canceled or postponed. Those include the Sundays at Two series, Adult Book Group, Changemakers Book Group as well as the Children’s Babygarten and Storytime programs. Masks … Read more