Harmony Grove Baptist Church in Topping is holding a Trunk or Treat event on Halloween between 5:00 p,m. and 6:30 p.m. According to the Southside Sentinel church members are going to dress up in costume, decorate their vehicles with a Halloween theme and hand out treats. Organizers welcome you to come in your Halloween costume … Read more
Lancaster County vehicle owners’ property tax bills are higher and it’s not because of an increase in rates according to Commissioner of the Revenue Marlon S. Savoy who tells the Rappahannock Record it’s because vehicle values are going up, not down. And it’s because of COVID-19 which cut production of new vehicles which was made … Read more
The Irvington Town Council is asking residents to use a “porch light” policy to invite trick-or-treaters to their homes. According to the Rappahannock Record the council unaimously passed a motion recommending turning on lights if kids are welcome to collect candy and those with no lights are asking for children and families to respectfully keep … Read more
An apology is issued by a Town of Warsaw councilman after an image of him in blackface appeared on social media. According to News 12 the image was posted by Faron Hamblin last weekend but was quickly taken down. Hamblen said the photo was meant as a tribute to a deceased friend. His apology on … Read more
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is warning of a scam involving text messages and e-mails seeking an individual’s personal information on behalf of the agency. Some messages include a clickable link where the potential victim is asked to enter their info. Officials say they never send messages like that and the link should not … Read more
Another change to dialing phone calls is coming to Virginia. The State Corporation Commission is implementing a new area code for the area currently served by 5-4-0 because numbers are running out in the existing code. The new code will be 8-2-6 and starting next June new service requests will receive a number with that … Read more
The Gloucester County School Board is holding a work session at 6:00 p.m. this Wednesday, in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. According to the Gazette-Journal the Board will discuss the ramifications from the July U.S. Supreme Court Decision denying a request to reverse a lower court’s ruling on transgender bathroom access. Masking and physical … Read more
The Town of Kilmarnock is accepting applications for the Hometown Heroes 2022 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 Lancaster by the Bay Chamber of Commerce announced that Reverend Dr. Tyron D. Williams will be the Grand Marshal of this year’s Christmas Parade . Reverend Williams is pastor of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and also serves as president of the Northumberland chapter of the NAACP, the chairman of the Community Liaison and Advocacy … Read more
A Northumberland County one-car crash takes the life of the driver. Police say Heather A. Schaberg was traveling north on Hacks Neck Road when her car ran off the highway to the right. struck a culvert and crossed Wicomico Point Road. The car then struck a tree. Schaberg who is a Northumberland resident died at … Read more