Road crews will be out this week in Lancaster County doing preparations for upcoming road resurfacing projects. You’ll see workers on White Chapel Road, Courthouse Road and Weems Road getting rid of existing pavement markings, removing pavement markers and making spot repairs. Work takes place between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. each day and there … Read more
A Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Deputy receives the Law Enforcement Commendation Medal from the James Monroe Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Deputy Chad Conn has been with the department for 3 years and also works as a Field Training Officer assisting in training new deputies and serving as a mentor to those he … Read more
Now that the IRS and Virginia have both extended tax filing deadlines until May 17 the Middle Peninsula TaxAide group is offering additional appointments. The Gazette Journal reports the Gloucester Public Library will begin taking appointments Mondays and Saturdays on April 24 and will continue until May 10. Mathews Memorial Library will take appointments on … Read more
The Groovin’ in the Park casual outdoor concert series at the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park is back for 2021. Organizers tell the Southside Sentinel the 7-concert season opens Saturday, May 1, with well-known Virginia country music artists Mike and Amy Aiken. ll the concerts will be outside only rain or shine … Read more
The Virginia General Assembly forms the Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus. Lawmakers say it is in response to a recent string of hate crimes against Asian Americans including the shootings at spas in Georgia earlier this month that left eight people dead including six Asian women. The group plans to hold virtual meetings next … Read more
Virginians may be allowed to legally possess marijuana as soon as this July under legislation being worked on by the General Assembly. House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn tweeted that work is underway to amend a bill allowing simple possession that passed in February so it would take effect this summer instead of in 2024. Simple possession … Read more
The Virginia Department of Health reports two additional COVID-19 variants first appearing in Califormia have been found in samples collected from residents here between December 2020 and February 2021. Officials say the two are associated with increased person-to-person transmission but there is no evidence the variants cause more severe disease. There are also cases involving … Read more
The Kilmarnock Museum opens for the 2021 season next Thursday. Museum president Carroll Lee Ashburn tells the Rappahannock Record there will be photographs and artifacts of the Great Kilmarnock Fire of 1952 on display, along with many new and interesting items which were recently obtained. Hours are from 11:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. Thursdays through … Read more
Parents of kids who will turn 3 this year can now apply for the Kids First early childhood program offered in Lancaster and Middlesex Counties. According to the Kids First Foundation the pre-kindergarten program started 8 years ago as a way to close the learning gap experienced by children from struggling financial circumstances. The Rappahannock … Read more
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management and the Virginia Department of Health remind the public that only those individuals who receive an appointment or invitation to attend a Community Vaccination Center event will be permitted inside to be vaccinated. CVCs currently are intended for people eligible to be vaccinated in Phase 1 in Virginia, who … Read more