The Town of Kilmarnock is spotlighted in Virginia Living Magazine’s “Best of 2021” issue published this month. Editors say Kilmarnock is a “tiny town that has enormous charm” and offers the Eastern Region’s favorite downtown with the pedestrian-friendly Steptoe’s District. The town was also recognized for not only being a visitor destination but also a … Read more
Governor Ralph Northam says there are no current plans to require obtaining a so-called vaccine passport for allowing those who are fully COVID-19 vaccinated to access locations within Virginia. The governor tells 8 News that he isn’t ruling out implementing such a requirement at some point. Proponents say having a passport would allow Virginia to … Read more
The Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society is hosting an online talk Saturday at 11:00 a.m. with Dennis Richmond, Jr. entitled, “From Middle School Researcher to Being Featured in the New York Times”. Richmond is a genealogist whose experience in searching for his family’s history was the subject of a Times feature story earlier … Read more
The Kilmarnock Town Council is beginning work on the 2022 budget and lawmakers may have more money to work with than in years past. According to the Rappahannock Record there’s been a 1% increase in revenue streams with a sizeable raise in sales tax and utility income. The Council is also looking at raising the … Read more
Richmond County’s Northern Neck Technical Center receives a $37,500 commonwealth grant for the Governor’s STEM Academy for Agriculture and Maritime Studies. According to the Rappahannock Record the grant is part of $600,000 awarded to 16 high schools and technical centers to upgrade equipment for their career and technical education programs. Northern Neck plans to use … Read more
The Three Rivers Health District is offering 2 COVID-19 vaccination clinics. The first is Thursday at Rappahannock Community College’s Glenns Campus between 12:30 and 3:00 p.m. And next Tuesday a clinic for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be held at Newington Baptist Church in Gloucester, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. To register … Read more
The Virginia Department of Health is reporting that nearly 10% of those who received their first COVID-19 vaccination are not returning to get the second dose. That’s around 160,000 people. According to Virginia Vaccine Coordinator Dr. Danny Avula more than 6 million doses have been administered over the last 4 months but only 32% of … Read more
You may know that the Healthy Harvest Food Bank in Warsaw works to create healthy, self-sufficient and thriving communities because no child, family or senior should live on the edge of hunger. Now the nonprofit is taking that a step further by partnering with the Animal Welfare League to deliver pet food to recipient’s four-legged … Read more
Governor Ralph Northam proclaims the week of May 3-7 as Teacher Appreciation Week. Northam says he’s encouraging all Virginians to participate by sending personalized thank-you notes to recognize educators for their service and dedication to students. More than 100,000 thank-you cards have been sent to Virginia teachers during the first five years of the campaign. … Read more
Route 616 in Westmoreland County also known as Tavern Run Road is back open after flooding near Tavern Run last Monday damaged several drainage pipes resulting in the road being closed. The DOT had originally announced the road was to be closed for several days and a detour route was put in place. It turns … Read more