The Three Rivers Health District is now providing COVID-19 vaccines to anyone in Phase 2 which includes anyone over 16 years old. Those age 16 and 17 will have to be accompanied by an adult. Officials say while vaccine supply is increasing, it remains limited so appointments are required to receive a vaccination. To register … Read more
The American Red Cross gives a Colonial Beach Police Office the Lifesaving Award for his actions last August to rescue a woman who could not swim. According to Northern Neck News Officer Luke Gilliland received the award last month and the police department also bestowed their Lifesaving Award at the same time. Gilliland was called … Read more
Bay Transit, the public transportation division of Bay Aging announced additional precautions being taken to control the spread of the coronavirus. The Noirthern Neck News reports buses now have interior air filters that are 99% effective in inactivating viruses and do not impact air flow or cooling capacity. Hand sanitizers are now in 8 of … Read more
An amendment made by Gov. Ralph Northam to a gun control bill which lengthens restricting gun rights for anyone convicted for assault and battery of a family member is rejected by the Senate. The original bill had a 3-year restriction but Northam wanted it to be 5 years. He also wanted to extend the bill … Read more
The cry of “play ball” will be heard Saturday at Dream Fields in Kilmarnock for the start of the Lancaster County Little League’s 2021 season. Ceremonies start at 2:00 p.m. and league president Tiffany Wolfe tells the Rappahannock Record it includes a tribute to the 1969 Brookvale High Fighting Warriors baseball team. There will also … Read more
Smokers in Northumberland County will not be subjected to a 4-cents-per-pack tax after the Board of Supervisors decided not to move ahead with its implementation. According to the Rappahannock Record the board did leave the door open to joining the Northern Neck Region Cigarette Tax Board whether or not a tax is implemented. Lancaster County … Read more
Virginia eliminates the 10-year work history requirement to qualify for Medicaid, opening eligibility to thousands of legal immigrants. The VIrginia Pioverty Law Center reports a budget amendment from Gov. Ralph Northam allocated $4.4 million to cover the additional costs. The change was to have taken effect last year but was stopped because of COVID-19. There … Read more
Rappahannock Community College announces new tuition assistance programs for students taking classes high-demand career fields. Those include hi-tech jobs such as network and cybersecurity plus industrial careers in fields including welding and CNC milling. Classes in accounting, law enforcement, culinary arts and various health science concentrations qualify as well. Current undergraduates and recent high school … Read more
Gloucester Village’s “Main Street Preservation Trust” wins a Main Street Forward Award which recognizes communities that have shown exemplary recovery and resilience efforts amid COVID-19 and other incidents in 2020. In issuing the award Main Street America cited the Trust’s “Downtown Dollars” program which raised nearly $150,000 in local business gift card sales and benefited … Read more
Virginia health officials announced use of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is on hold out of an abundance of caution because the CDC and the FDA are investigating possible blood clots occurring 6 to 13 days after receiving the shot. Symptoms include a severe headache that does not go away, significant abdominal or leg … Read more