The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors is looking for additional members to join the newly-formed County Anti-litter Committee. According to the Rappahannock Record the committee’s goal is to promote the cause of a cleaner, more attractive community through litter control and recycling. The Board is looking for a member from District 5 along with 2 … Read more
The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors is looking for additional members to join the newly-formed County Anti-litter Committee. According to the Rappahannock Record the committee’s goal is to promote the cause of a cleaner, more attractive community through litter control and recycling. The Board is looking for a member from District 5 along with 2 … Read more
Governor Ralph Northam is throwing his support behind his predecessor as the person to succeed him this November. Northam called Terry McAuliffe the best to lead Virginia out of the economic recovery from the pandemic and cement the transformational changes Democrats have implemented since taking control of state government. An advisor to the Governor says … Read more
Congressman Rob Wittman is holding a telephone town hall on Apr. 14 with Virginia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Coordinator Dr. Danny Avula to provide information and updates on the commonwealth’s vaccination process. The one-hour town hall meeting begins at 6:40 p.m. and can be accessed by calling 1-877-229-8493 then enter passcode 13327. The phone line will open … Read more
Starting next Monday the Federal Emergency Management Agency will begin accepting financial assistance applications from Virginians for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 for deaths related to the coronavirus. It is to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic. The applications will be submitted through a dedicated call … Read more
2 men are charged in a pair of attempted burglaries at self-operated car washes in Gloucester County. Police say Larry Davis, and Marty Redmond, both of Yorktown damaged the coin-operated vacuum machines resulting in the equipment being knocked out of commission. Davis and Redmond were caught after a number of tips from social media and … Read more
When the Gloucester County School Board meets on Tuesday it will hold a public hearing on the proposed redistricting of elementary school attendance zones for the 2021-2022 school year. According to the Gazette-Journal the redistricting is necessary because Botetourt Elementary currently has an enrollment of 627 students, while the other four county elementary schools have … Read more
Virginia’s private schools will receive nearly $47 million in federal funding to pay for COVID-19 related expenses and to ensure facilities can operate safety. The money comes from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed by Congress last December. Eligible private schools need to submit an application to the Virginia Department of Education … Read more
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office warns of a scam going around in which a text or email is going out and is disguised as the priest of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church and a member of the White Stone Church of the Nazarene to buy gift cards from them. Both churches are now aware … Read more
Virginia becomes the first state in the South to legalize recreational marijuana. The General Assembly passed a bill that was to OK pot in 2024 but Gov. Ralph Northam added an amendment moving the date to July 1. On Wednesday the House approved the amendment by a 9-vote margin while in the Senate it deadlocked … Read more