The King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office needs your help to find a woman from Salem who is wanted for a probation violation on a felony offense. 52-year-old Tonya Marie Calhoun is white, 5′ 7″ tall and 175 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. If you have any information on Calhoun’s whereabouts contact the … Read more
The search continues today for a time capsule from 1887 that’s believed to be in the base of the former Robert E. Lee memorial in Richmond. 8 News is reporting workers will have a limited number of attempts to retrieve the capsule and if a certain amount of stones are removed without it being found … Read more
The continuing increase in COVID-19 cases from the Delta variant results in the Virginia Department of Health adding 170 additional community testing events this month. Officials say while local health departments, pharmacies and hospitals are doing their best to keep up with the demand the department is adding the events to help ease the pressure … Read more
First time unemployment claimants will now have to wait a week before receiving their first benefit checks. The Virginia Employment Commission announced the so-called “waiting week” was re-established as of Sept. 5. When COVID-19 hit Gov. Ralph Northam waived the waiting period as part of the commonwealth’s state of emergency declaration. That declaration ended on … Read more
September is “Spirits Month” in Virginia and the Rappahannock Record reports the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are participating in the observance. Virginia is recognized as the birthplace of American spirits with whisky being distilled in 1620. The commonwealth is now home to over 70 craft … Read more
The Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office is starting the process of finding a new vendor for its computer aided dispatch system. According to the Rappahannock Record the department signed a contract with the current system vendor in 2018 and since then there’s been a number of issues leading the department not to renew the agreement when … Read more
The Coast Guard search in Chesapeake Bay for a a fisherman reported missing after leaving Ingram Bay in Northumberland County ends after the man’s body is found by Virginia Marine Resources Commission crews. The 70-year-old man’s boat was found on Thursday unanchored and adrift with no one on board. The search was suspended last Saturday … Read more
If you’re interested in learning the history of the Navy Base at Dalhgren you’ll want to register for Rappahannock Community College’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning class entitled “The Navy Comes to Dahlgren” starting September 21. The 3-session class will be held at RCC’s Warsaw campus and simultaneously online. It provides a brief history of … Read more
The Lancaster Virginia Historical Society announces a lecture series entitled “Genealogy Research Topics, Tools, and Tips” begins Sept. 23 and continues on succesive Thursdays for 6 sessions. Meetings will take place in-person at the Lancaster Community Library in Kilmarnock and virtually by Zoom. Each session can be attended as a stand-alone program and will be … Read more
Rappahannock General Hospital receives an American Heart Association award recognizing the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Hospitals receiving the Get With The Guidelines® Gold Plus Achievement Award treated patients with 85 percent or higher compliance to core standard levels of care for 2 … Read more