Get ready to welcome Santa to Lancaster County on Dec. 17 starting at 7:00 p.m. He will start in Lively and head to Kilmarnock then Irvington followed by White Stone. Your family can sit in the car or stand outside while Santa passes by with local Fire, Police and EMS personnel. Santa will not be … Read more
Virginia has its first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The Health Department reported the individual is in the Northwest region and had not traveled out of the country but did travel within the U.S. Experts say Omicron may transmit more readily than other variants but there’s no evidence it is more severe. VDH recommends … Read more
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is expanding in-person service hours starting next Wednesday. Customers may choose to walk in for service on Wednesdays, in addition to Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Appointments will still be available on Mondays and Fridays. Hours vary by office location. DMV officials say they made the change after evaluating data … Read more
Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin says he will remove the Commonwealth from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative carbon cap-and-trade program for power generation. Youngkin says the Initiative is a carbon tax that is fully passed on to ratepayers and will sign an executive order to withdraw from the 11-state program. Utilities in participating states pay for … Read more
Essex County is getting a new historical marker. According to the Southside Sentinel the marker on Tidewater Trail in Center Cross memorializes Thomas Washington who was lynched in March 1896 for the alleged attempted assault of a young white girl. It is one of a very few markers that denotes the lynching of a specific … Read more
The Northumberland County Board of Supevisors is taking a second look at its participation in a regional broadband internet project to determine if it’s favorable or not. According to the Northumberland Echo one issue is the cost of connecting each of the more than 2,000 locations not currently served. The board is investigating its options … Read more
Gloucester County officials are encouraging residents to make sure they complete the necessary regular maintenance on their septic systems. Both Virginia Code and Gloucester County’s Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance specifies that all on-site sewage disposal systems be pumped out at least once every five years. Regular pump-outs also allow the system to operate more efficiently. … Read more
This year’s Mathews Christmas Parade is this Saturday at 1:00 p.m. According to the Gazette-Journal grand marshals Ron and Debbie Lambert will kick off the parade at Thomas Hunter Middle School with the theme of “A Community Christmas”. Organizers say it will be a celebration of the community coming back together after a difficult couple … Read more
A fire at a Tappahannock home Wednesday morning leaves a family of 4 adults and 6 children looking for a new place to live. Crews from the Tappahannock-Essex Fire Department found smoke coming from the front of the Rouzie Drive home and from its roof. Officials say while the fire was put out quickly it … Read more
The Lancaster County Sheriff ’s Office asks the community for cash donations to its Deputy Santa Program which helps kids in need to have a great Christmas. Communications Supervisor Amanda Haynie tells the Rappahannock Record the kids are chosen by sheriff’s deputies who not only want to be sure they have gifts under the tree … Read more