To vote or not to vote: That’s the question being considered by the Urbanna Town Council when it comes to the town mayor being able to cast ballots. The Southside Sentinel reports the council first encountered the question in January when the town attorney said the charter didn’t provide the mayor with voting privileges. Last … Read more
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors is hanging out the help wanted sign after voting 4-1 to authorize the hiring of additional support staff for the county attorney’s office and to hire an attorney to address a real estate matter. County Attorney Heather Lewis tells the Southside Sentinel there are a number of projects underway … Read more
Individuals convicted on criminal and traffic cases in Lancaster County now have to dig a little deeper into the pockets to pay security assessment fees. The Northern Neck News reports the county doubled the levy from $10 to $20 after the General Assembly approved allowing municipalities to raise the fee. The money is allocated to … Read more
The General Assembly approved legislation modernizing Virginia’s current HIV laws. It lifts the felony criminal ban on blood, tissue or organ donation by people with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, makes HIV-testing for people convicted of certain crimes optional rather than mandatory, and strikes down a statute making failure to disclose HIV-positive status before … Read more
The Three Rivers Health District was notified it will receive more allocation of COVID-19 vaccine and the Johnson and Johnson vaccine has been authorized. Officials say the additional allocations means they will be able to bring more community vaccinating partners on line which will be helping to offer vaccination opportunities to all people on their … Read more
Gloucester County schools will switch from a two-day-a-week class schedule to a four-day week starting as soon as a week from Monday. The Daily Press reports the school board voted to bring back students in middle and high school who have disabilities on March 22 followed by other students on April 12. Officials say 2 … Read more
A home in Remlik is to be demolished because the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors deemed it unsafe. The Southside Sentinel reports the Board authoritzed a $5,000 expenditure to raize the unoccupied home on Old Virginia St. near Hilliard’s Mill Pond. Once the property is demolished the $5,000 will be placed as a lien on … Read more
The Virginia General Assembly passed four new pieces of legislation that will make it easier and cheaper to build and buy electric vehicles in the commonwealth, making the state the first “Zero Emission Vehicle” state in the south. Lawmakers have also considered adopting California’s clean car standards, imposing emissions limits more stringent than federal ones … Read more
The Westmoreland Players present two new productions that patrons can stream free of charge.The first is “DMV Tyrant” by Christopher Durang and tells the story of what happens when a Department of Motor Vehicles customer tries to renew his license. The other is “Mere Mortals” by David Ives which looks into three construction workers boasting … Read more
This Thursday the Lancaster Virginia Historical Society kicks off a second round of online presentations by authors, researchers and historians. The Rappahannock Record reports the series called “Zooming In On Local History” will start with “The Establishment of Presbyterianism in Colonial Lancaster and the Role of Col. James Gordon” presented by by Ammon G. Dunton … Read more