Online sports bettors in Virginia now have a third provider to chose from. BetMGM launched its app on Wednesday joining FanDuel Sportsbook and Draft Kings which opened for business last week. Back in September the Virginia Lottery Board gave the green light to online sports betting and started accepting applications a month later. The Board’s … Read more
Artist Sarah Marshall Elliott is the winner of the “You Be the Judge” exhibit contest at the RAL Art Center in Kilmarnock. According to the Rappahannock Record Elliot’s oil painting entitled “Drift Away With Us” received the most votes from members and visitors in the competition that ended last Saturday. Don Presnell placed second for … Read more
A bill being considered in the Virginia Senate calls for background checks on those who are renting guns.[The legislation was proposed after two men died by suicide last year at an indoor firing range using rented guns. Proponents say if the men had undergone background checks, they would have been denied the rental because of … Read more
Now a heads up if you need to use the intersection of John Clayton Memorial Highway and Main Street in Gloucester County between 8:00 p.m. tonight and 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. V-DOT crews will be installing new traffic signal equipment during those hours and police will be directing traffic while the work is underway so plan … Read more
The Three Rivers Health District is advising those receiving a positive COVID-19 test hey may not be able to respond in a timely manner as they are forced to prioritize case investigation to higher risk situations. If you are diagnosed with COVID-19 voluntarily isolate yourself for 10 days, and remain fever free for 24 hours … Read more
The Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation announces a new norsing scholarship in memory of former student Lindsey Blair Greggs. Lindsey was an active member of the Poroporone Baptist Church youth group and graduated from RCC in 2015. She died in a car accident 4 years ago. Due to the church’s fundraising efforts and a gift … Read more
An investigation is underway in a fatal collision that happened Monday in Mathews County. According to Virginia State Police it happened on the John Clayton Highway when a driver tried to pass another vehicle on a curve that was marked as a no-passing zone. The driver hit a minivan driven by 75-year-old Franklin Williams Jr. … Read more
Governor Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that nearly $30 million in grants is being awarded through the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative. Around a third of that funding is going to the Northern Neck Planning District Commission and All Points Broadband to construct a network that brings gig-speed internet to nearly 1800 unserved locations including those in Northumberland, … Read more
The Virginia Department of Elections is ordered to come up with a way to collect required signatures for the primary ballot using contactless methods. The order is the result of a settlement between the department and two candidates who plan to run for state office who sued over COVID-19 concerns. The plaintiffs argued collecting the … Read more
A bill to ban firearms within 40 feet of polling places passes in the Virginia House. The ban would go into effect one hour before the building is being used for that purpose until one hour after. Exemptions include law enforcement officers and licensed armed security officers employed at the building along with those whose … Read more