Naked Neck Adventures is partnering with tri-county-area businesses to help raise money for Healthy Harvest Food Bank through NNK Rock Gardens. Take a picture of a rock you have painted with your NNK love message, leave it with one of the community partners listed on NNK’s Facebook Page then post the photo on your own … Read more
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office receives accreditation for the fourth time from the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission. The voluntary program is based on nearly 200 professional standards and around 25% of the commonwealth’s law enforcement agencies recieve accreditation. Departments renew their accreditation every four years and the Sheriff’s Office received 100% compliance during … Read more
Plan for some delays starting today in Essex County for road work projects. Drivers should expect alternating lane closures on the East Queen Street bridge over the Rappahannock River between the Richmond County line and the Essex County line between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. . Flaggers will direct traffic through the … Read more
Stratford Hall is presenting an online lecture on Caribbean Rum And The Making Of The Atlantic World on May 8 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Join Dr. Kelley Fanto Deetz as she hosts Dr. Fred Smith, author of “Caribbean Rum: A Social and Economic History” for a lecture and discussion on one of the most popular … Read more
A Gloucester County forest fire on Sunday resulted in crews rescuing wildlife from the area. Authorities with Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue say it happened off Zach Road and members of their department helped rescue the wildlife. Personnel from the Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad along with the Virginia Department of Forestry also responded. … Read more
Middlesex High School seniors are invited to apply for the 2021 Matthew S. Crittenden Memorial Scholarship. To qualify students need to have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and have participated in youth league or school sports. According to the Southside Sentinel the winner receives $500 per year for four years. Applications are … Read more
Around $14 million in federal funding is awarded to support Virginia students who are homeless. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief – Homeless Children and Youth fund had $800 million allocated from the recently-passed American Rescue Plan Act. Virginia will get about a third of the award this month. It will go to enable … Read more
Virginians who are fully vaccinatied for COVID-19 will not need to wear masks while in small gatherings under a revised executive order from Gov. Ralph Northam. Mask wearing is still required at large outdoor gatherings. This puts Virginia in alignment with revised Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines issued earlier this week. Mask use … Read more
Pre-trial motions took place last week in the case of a man charged in connection with a 2017 fatal boating crash in Lancaster County. Rand Hooper of Richmond was indicted last December for felony homicide, involuntary manslaughter while operating a watercraft under the influence and failure to render aid. Investigators say Hooper was visiting at … Read more
A man with a previous conviction for road rage in Lancaster County takes a plea deal in a second case that happened less than 6 months later. According to the Rappahannock Record Jason Verlander served a 2-month sentence after the August 2020 conviction and in January he was involved in a Kilmarnock incident where Verlander … Read more