The Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors approved a proclamation designating the week of May 22 through May 28 as Safe Boating Week. According to Westmoreland News. the proclamation reminds boaters to remember their life jackets and have the rest of their safety equipment checked by the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The designation is at the same … Read more
Efforts are continuing to improve visibility at the intersection of Ferry Landing Road and Route 205 which has been the scene of multiple accidents. According to Westmoreland News the DOT’s regional engineer David Beale was at the recent Board of Supervisors meeting to provide an update on work done to date. Beale says they’ve cleared … Read more
There’s a new cardiac care unit open at Virginia Commonwealth University Health at Riverside Tappahannock to serve the Upper Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck. According to the Northumberland Echo the new facility will offer those with coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, heart rhythm disorders and hypertension, services including stress tests and cardiac imaging. Prior … Read more
The Middlesex Lions Club is accepting applications for 3 scholarships to be awarded in June. According to the Southside Sentinel the Club will offer two $1,000 scholarships and one $2,000 Paige Melton scholarship given in his memory by his wife, Rebecca. The scholarships will go to the seniors of Middlesex High School or any county … Read more
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring confirms that the commonwealth’s colleges and universities can require students to get the COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend classes in-person. Herring was asked about the requirement by a Fairfax County Delegate and said there’s no federal law stopping the requirement from being implemented. He also said administrators have authority … Read more
Lieutenant Governor candidate Hala Ayala received an endorsement from Governor Ralph Northam along with House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn and House Majority Leader Charniele Herring. Ayala was lauded for her work on expanding Medicaid, passing criminal justice reform and abolishing the death penalty. If Ayala wins election in November she would become the first woman lieutenant … Read more
Work crews will be out on several Richmond County roads this week. Sign removal and installation work takes place on Route 600 near Maon Road and on Route 690 near Piney Grove Road and Chestnut Hill Road with single lane closures. Work hours are weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Road resurfacing on Route … Read more
Bon Secours broke ground on a renovation and expansion project for Rappahannock General Hospital. The over 35,000 square feet renovation and expansion includes a major overhaul of the emergency department bringing it from an 8-bed semi-private unit to a 10-bed unit with private rooms. Bon Secours also announced a $15 million philanthropic goal called “The … Read more
Gloucester County lawmakers move ahead with allocating the 1% sales tax increase approved by voters last fall to pay down past school construction debt instead of allocating it toward new construction. The Daily Press reports the Board of Supervisors approved the reallocation last week and also turned down the school board’s reques for an additional … Read more
One person is dead from a 2-vehicle collision on Saturday in Richmond County. Police say Andrew Cogan of Farnham was heading east on Historyland Highway when his car crossed the center line and went into the westbound lanes near Conley Pond Road. That’s where Cogan’s car his an oncoming pickup truck. Cogan was pronounced dead … Read more