If you’ve been looking real hard trying to find a job the Virginia Employment Commission has an event you’ll be interested in. The Commission is partnering with Virginia Career Works for an online job fair this Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hundreds of employers will be conducting online interviews. Thursday’s event is for … Read more
The Virginia Department of Forestry has enacted a burn ban until April 30. Burning is prohibited until after 4:00 p.m. if your fire is within 300 feet of the woods or dry grass which can carry the fire to the woods. You are allowed to burn between 4 p.m and midnight as long as you … Read more
Northumberland County Public Schools officials announced Monday they were informed of two COVID-19 cases that affected Northumberland Elementary School and Northumberland Middle School. The individuals were last on school premises Monday, March 1 and had close contacts with students, teachers, and staff. The Three Rivers Health District is investigating these cases and under their guidance … Read more
Officials with Bay Aging say they are working to help seniors find locations to get a COVID-19 vaccine and helping arrange for transportation to those sites. Development director Jean Duggan tells the Rappahannock Record the organization’s staff is communicating with senior apartment residents, Meals on Wheels recipients and home care clients to help them register … Read more
Governor Ralph Northam visited a Gloucester County elementary school on Monday just days before the one-year anniversary of his order to close all schools due to the coronavirus outbreak. The commonwealth had its first COVID-19 case on March 7, 2020 and Northam says while they knew very little back then about the virus and what … Read more
Residents of Gloucester and Mathews Counties are among those who can apply for eviction prevention services through the United Way of the Virginia Peninsula which reported receiving more than a million dollars from the 2021 Virginia Eviction Reduction Program. The grants can cover rent, utilities, legal expenses, child care, and other necessities. The grant award … Read more
The Virginia Foundation for Health Youth awarded more than $101,000 to the Three Rivers Health District for its program teaching young people skills to make healthy, responsible, and educated decisions concerning tobacco/nicotine products, and other drugs. According to Northern Neck News the district’s “Too Good for Drugs Mendez Foundation Evidence-based Program” started 2 years ago … Read more
Virginia is now the third state in the country to ban no-knock warrants. However, it’s the first state to do so in the name of Breonna Taylor, following her death last March. At the time, the President of the Virginia Association for Chiefs of Police said no-knock warrants were already very rare, but he still … Read more
The Virginia General Assembly passed a new energy assistance program for low-income residents. The legislation provides Dominion and Appalachian Power customers with a limit on their electric bills and weatherization or energy efficiency programs and energy conservation education programs to further alleviate energy burdens. The program is known as the Percentage of Income Payment Program, … Read more
Expect delays starting Wednesday on White Chapel Road between Route 354 and Route 3 as road crews will be closing one lane for centerline painting. Work hours are between 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. There are Pavement Marking Mobile Operations scheduled starting Wednesday on Route 222, Route 201, Route 600 and Route 695 which will … Read more