The first phase of White Stone’s public sewer project is expected to be ready for service next month. According to the Rappahannock Record town officials also expect to get an okay for Phase 2 of the project by the middle of next month once plan revisions along with easement approvals are finished. The sewers will … Read more
Rappahannock Community College will begin offering a course to provide 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 begins next year and includes classroom and … Read more
Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reccomended that persons ages 16 through 17 get a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination booster, the Virginia Department of Health gives the go-ahead for administration of those booster doses. Boosters are available at a number of venues throughout the Commonwealth, including pharmacies, physicians’ offices, Community Vaccination Centers, mobile … Read more
Virginia is allocating $34 million for public colleges and universities to develop resources and professional development programs for K-12 reading and mathematics teachers. The funding addresess unfinished learning through the development of high-quality, evidence-based instructional resources, materials, and professional development. All public two and four-year higher education institutions are eligible to apply for the grants, … Read more
Virginia enters a multi-state agreement to require 30% of new trucks and buses to be electric and zero-emission by 2030. The agreement raises that requirement to 100% by 2050. Gov. Ralph Northam announced Virginia’s participation in the consortium comprising 15 other states and Washington, D.C.at a event hosted by the Electrification Coalition. Northam says Virginia … Read more
The King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office needs your help to find a man from Mattaponi who is wanted for an alcohol safety program violation. 51-year-old John Calvin Pitts is white, 5′ 9″ tall and 150 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. If you have any information on Pitts’ whereabouts contact the King and … Read more
The Lancaster County Lions Club’s “Operation Christmas Food Basket” project is back this year after being suspended in 2020 due to COVID-19. According to the Rappahannock Record it takes place this Saturday at Tri-Star Supermarket, on Irvington Road in Kilmarnock.from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Shoppers can pick up a list of suggested items to … Read more
Mathews Memorial Library Director Bette Dillehay is appointed as Mathews County’s interim administrator. According to the Gazette-Journal the Board of Supervisors approved the appointment by a 3-2 vote at a special called meeting on Wednesday. Dillehay will replace Sandy Wenner who announced last week he was resigning as of Tuesday. She will hold the position … Read more
A COVID-19 vaccine clinic takes place this Saturday at at King and Queen Central High School from 9:00 a.m until 2:00 p.m. The Pfizer,vaccine is available for those 12 years of age and older while the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are for those 18 and older. The clinic is for first and second … Read more
The family of a Virginia State Trooper killed in he line of duty has the mortgage on their Gloucester home paid in full by the Tunnel-To-Towers Foundation. The Gazette-Journal reports the home of Virginia State Police Trooper and Marine Corps veteran Chad Dermyer is one of 65 mortgages paid off throughout the country during the … Read more