The date for the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Rappahannock Community College’s Warsaw Campus is changed to July 26. It was originally scheduled for July 22. The Glenns campus clinic is still set for July 21. The clinics will be open to the public as well as to RCC students and employees. Visit rappahannock.edu/vaccine for the … Read more
It’s been a deadly summer for motorcyclists in Virginia. According to the State Police 21 riders have died since June 1. 9 of those riders were killed without colliding with another vehicle. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration motorcyclists were nearly 30 times more likely to die in a crash than a passenger … Read more
Virginia will take $700 million from its American Rescue Plan funding passed by Congress to speed up broadband internet deployment to unserved areas. According to Gov. Ralph Northam’s office this additional funding will shave 4 years off the governor’s 10-year goal for achieving universal internet access from 2028 to 2024. Northam’s office says Virginia is … Read more
Virginia’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.3% in June. The commonwealth had the 4th-lowest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate among the Southeast states behind Alabama, Oklahoma, and Georgia. The Virginia Employment Commission reports closed to 9,800 residents found work last month making the total number employed just over 4 million. Most new jobs came in the leisure … Read more
At last week’s Lancaster School Board meeting members took steps to move ahead with construction of a new middle and high school. According to the Rappahannock Record the board approved putting the school’s design project out for bids and acquiring property on Irvington Road between Dream Fields and Hills Quarter subdivision for the new campus. … Read more
The Special Called Meeting of the Kilmarnock Town Council on July 13 at 8:30 a.m. at Town Hall ended up not happening because the mimimum number of members didn’t attend. According to the Rappahannock Record 3 of the 6 council members were absent. The meeting was to be a workshop to review a study of … Read more
The Milford Haven Coast Guard Station in Mathews may be changed to a seasonal station and open only six months a year. The Gazette-Journal reports the change is being includedas part of the Coast Guard’s discal year 2022 budget. A spokesperson for U.S. Senator Mark Warner says he is contacting the agency to be sure … Read more
The Lancaster, Virginia Historical Society’s next Zoom Speaker Series is July 22. It is the rescheduled talk with Will Towles speaking about his family which has been in Lancaster since 1711 and share stories of his childhood and rural life in the upper county. He will reflect on topics such as family history, connections to … Read more
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new LOVE sign at the Whitley’s Peanut Factory Retail Store at Gloucester Point takes place next Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. According to the Gazette Journal the Gloucester Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism installedthe sign on June 29. It was paid for by the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s #WanderLOVE campaign and … Read more
It’s now official: Urbanna Mayor Barbara Hartley is permitted to vote in the town council’s proceedings. According to the Southside Sentinel that word came down from Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring after the town council’s attorney questioned the legality of mayoral votes due to the town’s charter. Herring said the charter does not prohobit having … Read more