Donations are now being collected to help the congreation of a King and Queen County church rebuild after a fire last month destroyed their building. Officials say more than 3 dozen firefighters responded to the Lower King and Queen Baptist Church on Timber Branch Road in Dragonsville. Investigators are determining the fire’s cause. Rev. Terry … Read more
Lancaster County Circuit Court officials say Jury Questionnaires for the 2022 jury pool were mailed out from the vendor with a return envelope that has the window on the wrong side. The vendor is mailing apology letters and correct envelopes to all who were in the original pool. According to officials there will be no … Read more
The Virginia Native Plant Society is conducting an online presentation on Thursday to discuss the ways waterfront landscape choices impact everything from storm surge and erosion to fisheries. First vice president Kevin Howe tells the Rappahannock Record the speaker will be marine biologist and educator Karen Duhring from the Center for Coastal Zone Management at … Read more
The Virginia Department of Forestry is asking the public to collect and donate nuts of 12 species to be planted at the state nursery. According to the Southside Sentinel the seeds will produce next year’s hardwood seedling crop, which will be sold to Virginia’s forestland owners. Go to dof.virginia.gov for a list of species needed … Read more
The renovations at the New Point Comfort Lighthouse in Mathews county are nearly complete with one major project remaining. Planning and Zoning Director Thomas Jenkins tells the Gazette-Journal that project is the installtion of the lighthouse beacon. A delay in delivery of the light meant the goal of illumination that was to be on Tuesday … Read more
The Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department receives an information technology equipment donation from Northern Neck Electric Cooperative. According to a neww release the equipment will help support and maintain the department’s information technology systems so they can continue to protect and serve the community. The cooperative rountinely makes donations to support non-profits in his 6-county … Read more
The Mathews County Planning Commission meeting next Tuesday will feture three joint public hearings,. According to the Gazette-Journal they concern a park application from the Mathews Maritime Museum, a proposed self-storage facility between Buckley Hall Road and Southwind Drive and a commercial landscape material and portable toilet rental business in Cobbs Creek Industrial Park. The … Read more
Early voting for the general election begins on Friday. The Virginia Department of Elections says residents will go to their local registration office to cast their ballots before the deadline of Oct. 30. This year’s ballot will include various offices including governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and house of delegates. Those wanting to cast an … Read more
Governor Ralph Northam ceremonially signs the Voting Rights Act of Virginia into law on Monday. The act allows voters to sue for suppression while it also protects people against voter discrimination. Voting materials will also be provided in different languages. Northam calls voting the backbone of democracy and says the bill is the strongest voter … Read more
Rappahannock General Hospital receives an award from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment. The Rappahannock Record reports RGH earned the Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award by reaching an aggressive goal of treating patients with 85 percent or higher compliance … Read more