The Essex County Museum And Historical Society has a new book entitled “The History Of Old Rappahannock County from 1656 to 1692”. Back then the county encompassed areas that make up present-day Essex and Richmond counties plus parts of 4 other counties. Ir was written by Thomas Hoskins Warner with illustrations by the late Sydney … Read more
With just weeks to go in his term Gov. Ralph Northam is in Europe leading a delegation to market the commonwealth as a place to locate businesses. The group will visit Belgium, Spain, and Germany, and participate in 20 meetings over the course of the mission including a pair of business roundtable sessions. Northam will … Read more
Price tracking website GasBuddy reports there’s been no change in gas prices over the past week making it the first time in recent memory that there’s been no increase. The commonwealth’s average price for a gallon of regular is $3.30. That’s nearly 19 cents higher than a month ago and $1.25 more than at this … Read more
The Virginia Employment Commission is making upgrades to its Unemployment Insurance System software. Systems were shut down late Monday and officials say they along with telephone access will be unavailable for several days. For those who didn’t get a claim in before the shutdown it will be paid once the systems are back operational. Appeals … Read more
A juvenile is facing felony charges for making a threat against Gloucester High School last Thursday. According to the Sheriff’s Office social media posts were found with one showing armed juvenile in a ballistic vest making threats toward the high school. The individual was apprehended and 2 loaded handguns were recovered which had been recently … Read more
The merger of Blue Ridge Bank and FVCbank is now delayed. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency identified regulatory concerns with Blue Ridge Bank that is pushing back the merger completion date beyond the first quarter of 2022. Recently Blue Ridge donated $100,000 to Rappahannock General Hospital’s “Answering … Read more
Mathews County’s fall roadside cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 13 starting at 8:00 a,m. with a rain date of Nov. 20. According to the Gazette-Journal the Mathews County Visitor and Information Center holds roadside cleanup events twice a year by inviting Adopt-a-Highway volunteers and community groups to work together to clean up county roads … Read more
Work continues at the Park & Ride commuter lot in Essex County at Route 17 and Rt. 754 (Belle Meade Road). The DOT closed the lot last month for reconstruction. The project will regrade the existing gravel lot, and will add new pavement, lighting, and signs.The lot is to open later this month but an … Read more
The Lancaster Community Library and Dee’s Attic Bookstore will hold their second annual book sale starting Nov. 13 at Dee’s on Town Centre Drive in Kilmarnock. There will be more than 20,000 books available in a wide range of categories including art. cooking crafts, science, nature, travel, local history and best=selling fiction. CDs. DVDs. audiobooks … Read more
The Middlesex County Veterans Day observance takes place Thursday beginning at 11:00 a.m., in the courtyard of the Historic Courthouse in Saluda. The Southside Sentinel reports the event will be led Board of Supervisors chairman Wayne Jessie Sr. and the featured speaker will be retired U.S. Air Force Col. Jeff S. Johnson. Col. Johnson served … Read more