The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office reports a new scam involving their offce. A caller will identify themselves as a Sheriff’s Department employee and informs the person that they have missed jury duty and they need to come to the Sheriff’s Office and pay a fine. The department will never contact the public by phone about … Read more
The Virginia Department of Health.says more than 8.1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across the commonwealth and nearly 45% of the population have received at least one vaccine dose. Around 3.9 million Virginians are fully vaccinated which according to the CDC is defined as those who are two weeks past their … Read more
The Lancaster County Board of Supervisors signs off on the 2021-2022 operating budget. According to the Rappahannock Record the unamously-approved spending plan includes $33.9 million in expenditures plus nearly $1.7 million for capital improvements. By a one-vote margin the board approved a general personal property tax and personal property for motor vehicle tax rate of … Read more
If you’re planning to vote early for Virginia’s Democrat primary election you only have a few days left to do so as early voting ends on Saturday. Democrats will select their nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. Some local House of Delegates seats will be on the ballot as well. If you missed … Read more
Rappahannock Community College’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning is offering a limited-attendance seminar on the Menokin landscape in Richmond County. Menokin is designated as one of the country’s “best documented 18th century houses,” and was home to Declaration of Independence signer Francis Lightfoot Lee. The presenter is Alice French, Menokin’s education coordinator and the seminar … Read more
The Town of Montross is bringing back First Fridays starting this week. According to Northern Neck News the inaugural event for 2021 features Josh Grigsby and the County Line Band performing bluegrass tunes. The monthly events continue into the fall. And while we’re on the subject of fall, town officials are putting together plane to … Read more
The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a woman involved in a larceny that happed last March. The woman was seen tampering with a game-of-skill machine in a conveniece store near Riverside Walter Reed Hospital and stole cash from it. She took off in a dark-colored 4-door sedan. Th3e … Read more
Sports betting in Virginia declined in April from a month earlier marking the first month-on-month decline since gambling was legalized in January. But even though there were fewer wagers it was a good month for the commonwealth as officials say tax revenues rose from from $1.2 million in March to $1.7 million in April. Sports … Read more
A Gloucester firm will be performing an architectural survey of all buildings on Gwynn’s Island as the first step in having the island designated as a historic district. The Gazette-Journal reports Data Investigations is the contractor chosen by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Preservation Mathews is holding the first public meeting on the project … Read more
An investigation ordered by Gov. Ralph Northam into racism at Virginia Military Institute concluded Tuesday with a report released by the law firm conducting the probe. Northam says the investigation found that institutional racism and sexism are present, tolerated and too often left unaddressed. He added that while VMI has taken incremental steps forward since … Read more