Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism is holding a Dog Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at Beaverdam Park. Bring your pooch to hunt for treat filled eggs followed by a photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny. There will also be a quick trick training session lead by CPDT-KA trainer Amy Willoughby with an opportunity for a … Read more
Mathews County Public Schools will switch to a 4-day-per-week in-person schedule starting Apr. 12. The Gazette Journal reports students currently attending in-person in the hybrid model will move to the new schedule with Wednesdays remaining a day for deep cleaning of the buildings. Parents of all-remote-learning students who want to change to in-person instruction should … Read more
COVID-19 again cancels the Mathews County Independence Day fireworks show at Mathews High School. Mathews Fireworks Committee spokesman Jeremy Elliott tells the Gazette Journal that it was a tough decision because residents have expressed a need for something to look forward to and a desire to bring back the time-honored tradition but the uncertainty from … Read more
Construction is set to begin on a new housing development in Colonial Beach. The Northern Neck News reports the development called School Hill is being built at the former high school site and will initally have 14 townhomes with 21 more to be built next year. It is the first of three phases in the … Read more
Keep Middlesex Beautiful is holding an event on Apr. 24 to clean up the litter along the highways of Middlesex County. The Southside Sentinel reports staging areas will be announced next week where orange bags, vests, gloves and other necessary equipment will be available for picking up trash along the roads. The Committee will arrange … Read more
The Three Rivers Health Districtnnounced they now have over 20 partners administering COVID-19 vaccinations including 3 health care systems, pharmacies, free clinics, federally qualified health centers, private practices, and the health department. Officials say they can now deliver over 6,000 COVID-19 vaccinations per week, combined first and second doses. About 30% of the district population … Read more
The Northern Neck Orchestra continues its misic video appreciation series “Music with Michael Repper” with a talk entitled “The Classical Era, Mozart and Beethoven”. Repper who is the Orchestra’s music director tells the Rappahannock Record that like the art of the time, the music wrtten between 1750 and 1820 is now more real, vibrant and … Read more
Two projects in Richmond County receive funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program. According to the Rappahannock Record the county will receive a $35,000 loan and a $21,000 grant towards the purchase of two law enforcement vehicles plus the Richmond County Volunteer Fire Department will receive a $375,000 loan and a … Read more
On Wednesday Governor Ralph Northam signed the “Voting Rights Act of Virginia” into law. The measure requires state election officials to get prior approval before making changes to voting rules which supporters say will help stop voter suppression. Northam said at a time when voting rights are under attack across the country, Virginia is expanding … Read more
A bill on Gov. Ralph Northam’s desk would prohibit police departments throughout Virginia from using facial recognition technology but it’s not known if Northam will sign the measure. It bans the purchase or use of facial recognition technology unless it is expressly authorized by the state legislature. Supporters say the bill stemmed from reports some … Read more