The American Red Cross is putting out the call for blood donors as supplies typically decrease during the winter months plus COVID-19 has resulted in fewer donations. Regional communications director Jonathan McNamera tells the Rappahannock Record they are urging healthy individuals to give blood or platelets this month. As a thank-you for helping ensure a … Read more
A trial date has been set for the man charged in connection with a 2017 fatal boating crash in Lancaster County. Rand Hooper’s trial is set for June 21 but will be conducted in Norfolk. Hooper was indicted last December for felony homicide, involuntary manslaughter while operating a watercraft under the influence and failure to … Read more
The King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office needs your help to find a man from Newport News who is wanted for violating the conditions of his release. Jeremy Stephen Forrest is is white, 29 years old, 5 foot 10 inches and 155 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. If you have any information … Read more
Governor Ralph Northam announces new goals for increasing the discretionary spending percentage with the commonweath’s small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses. Northam cited a recently-completed disparity study which he says shows Virginia has significant work to do to maximize the participation of woman- and minority-owned businesses in state contract work, The governor set goals of 23.1 … Read more
1st District Congressman Rob Wittman announced he heard back from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about service delays reported by residents in his district. DeJoy says the distribution center for the area hired 450 extra employees for the holidays and over 300 are staying employed through March 26. He also said they are taking other steps … Read more
The Virginia Department of Health is now sending text messages to those who tested positive for COVID-19 and provided a mobile phone number at the time of the test. Officials say the goal is to provide rapid results notification so quarantining can be implemented and others who may have been exposed can be notified. The … Read more
Bay Aging is warning about a number of COVID-19 vaccine scams making the rounds. One is from marketers offering to sell or ship doses of the vaccine for payment. You do not pay out-of-pocket to get the vaccine. In another scam iyou are offered to get your name on a waiting list if you pay … Read more
The Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation receives a government grant so it can keep the 3.5 acre lot that was in danger of being sold. According to Chesapeake Bay Magazine the land owner wanted $140,000 for the property so with funds not being available the foundation applied for and received the $140,000 from the Virginia Outdoors … Read more
A suspect is apprehended in a Gloucester County arson that happened last month. According to the Sheriff’s office the fire at the Beech Trail home was determined to be deliberately set and 3 family pets perished. The investyigation led deputies to arrest Ta’Kuan Keontay Bingham of King and Queen County, a former resident at the … Read more
An infectious disease expert at VCU Health says emerging variants of the coronavirus may be reason for the public to start wearing two masks. Chair of VCU’s Division of Infectious Disease Dr. Gonzalo Bearman told a local TV station wearing two face masks would “probably be reasonable,” as mutant strains of the novel coronavirus appear. … Read more