Gloucester Public Schools will resume in-person classes this fall as are other divisions but just over 40 students won’t be joining their classmates on campus. According to the Gazette-Journal those students opted for remote learning during the 2021-2022 school year. Most of those are in high school. Gloucester officials say those students will be participating … Read more
The Lancaster County Board of Supervisors approves purchasing 4 parcels of land for the school board off Irvington Road near Dream Fields. The Rappahannock Record the purchase was approved by a 3-2 margin. According to county attorney James Cornwell the school board is to transfer money back to the county for the purchase of these … Read more
Rappahannock General Hospital officials recognized the volunteers who staffed the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics. According to the Rappahannock Record the hospital’s request for help received an incredible response allowing the clinics to operate almost exclusively with volunteer staff. Non-clinical community volunteers cumulatively completed 1800 hours of service throughout the clinics. More than 120 clinical and … Read more
A pedestrian is hurt after being struck Thursday by an SUV in the town of Tappahannock. Police say the man was hit near the intersection of Church Lane and Prince Street and was airlifted to VCU Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The driver who was identified as an Essex County man was … Read more
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine recently met with Northern Neck Electric Cooperative representatives to discuss issues facing broadband internet deployment in rural areas. Also participating were representatives from Dominion Energy and All Points Broadband along with officials from the counties that are in the cooperative’s service area who shared the need for high speed internet to … Read more
A Gloucester man is re-appointed to Virginia’s Aquaculture Advisory Board. According to a news release from Gov. Ralph Northam’s office Michael J. Oesterling will serve another 3-year term on the board that advises the commonwealth’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services on matters relating to aquaculture. The 7 board members are appointed by the governor. … Read more
Road sign removal and installation projects are taking place starting tomorrow in Essex County. Affected areas include Sunnyside Road at the intersection of Beulah Church Road and Hickory Hill Road, Dunnbrooke Road at the intersection with Hales Bridge Road and Purkins Road, Battery Road at the intersection with Essex Church Road and Femlea Road and … Read more
Middlesex County residents will have a chance to sound off about the county adopting a number of ordinances. The Southside Sentinel reports a public hearing will take place at today’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting and will start at 7:00 p.m. The Board will hear comments on having the county adopting a cigarette tax, joining the … Read more
Gloucester’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism department is holding a public meeting tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. to discuss an upcoming project to identify locations associated with the Battle of the Hook which took place in 1781. According to the Gazette-Journal the meeting in the Gloucester Library’s Community Room, Main Street Center will review the preservation planning … Read more
St. Margaret’s School in Tappahannock names Colley W. Bell III Head of School. Bell is the 13th person to hold the that role. He has more than three decades of experience with independent schools serving as a head of school, administrator, teacher, dorm parent, and coach. St. Margaret’s is an Episcopal all-girls boarding and day … Read more