The Mathews County School Board decides to rename the elementary school from “Lee-Jackson Elementary” to “Mathews Elementary School”. According to the Gazette-Journal the board voted unanimously to approve the new name during Tuesday night’s meeting. An ad-hoc committee had suggested naming the building “Bay Haven Elementary” but a community survey found that name was not … Read more
Essex County’s deputy administrator is leaving to become Petersburg’s city manager. According to the Times-Dispatch the City Council unanimously selected Stuart Turille Jr. to succeed Aretha Ferrell-Benavides who relocated to Texas. Turille has worked on economic development, budgets, strategic planning and risk management for Essex County. Before working in Essex County, Turille was the town … Read more
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services encourages the public to participate in its Agriculture Week Photo Contest, which is open to amateur photographers through May 31. Photographers ages 18 and up can submit images that best depict Virginia agriculture. In addition to prizes, the winning photo will be featured in the 2022 edition … Read more
Lancaster County Public Schools received a $600,000 grant to go toward constructing the Early Childhood Education Center on School Street in Kilmarnock. According to the Rappahannock Record the donation came from the Nettie Lokey Wiley and Charles L. Wiley Foundation and makes up over a third of the center’s nearly $1.5 million construction cost. The … Read more
The Kilmarnock Town Council heard the first reading of the proposed fiscal year 2022 budget at its meeting on Monday. According to the Rappahannock Record the neary $7.1 million spending plan comes with no changes to taxes and fees for the general fund portion which totals just over $3 million. Sewer rates will be increasing … Read more
1st District Congressman Rob Wittman received the Pegasus Award from the United States Transportation Command for his support of their mission. That includes conducting globally integrated mobility operations, leading the broader Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise and provide enabling capabilities in order to project and sustain the Joint Force in support of national objectives. Wittman … Read more
Tappahannock Police are joining with other law enforcement agencies in participating in the national “Click It or Ticket” high-visibility seat-belt enforcement effort. The campaign, which coincides with the Memorial Day holiday, runs from May 24 to June 6. Officialls say buckling up is the simplest thing you can do to limit injury or save your … Read more
The Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors took time at their meeting last week to recognize the owner of Stan’s Dairy Freeze for his more than 5 decades of service to the community. According to Westmoreland News Stan received a proclamatiom passed by the board calling Stan’s “a gathering place for one and all to enjoy … Read more
Gloucester County has a new Tourism Director. Parks, Recreation and Tourism Director Katey Legg tells the Southside Sentinel that Brooke Corley started her new role on May 3. Corley is a Charlotte, North Carolina native who most recently was the general manager for a hostel that focused on youth travel in Richmond. She holds a … Read more
The RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock announced the winners in its “Art of Still Life Exhibit”. Exhibit coordinator Mary Ellis tells the Rappahannock Record it was judged by Marjorie Perrin who taught for 30 years at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School. Perrin awarded first place to “Purple Tangerine,” an oil painting by … Read more