The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is out with its latest State of the Bay report and overall the Bay’s health grade is a D+. The Foundation monitors 13 key indicators and 4 showed declines since the last report in 2018 with one of those indicators being a decline in rockfish. The last report also graded the … Read more
The Three Rivers Health District will begin vaccination of the persons qualified in group 1b this week. If you qualify in phase 1b, and want a COVID 19 vaccination or have questions call 804-824-2733 Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, excluding state holidays. Officials say that due to the expanded size of … Read more
If you use the Eltham Bridge on Route 30/33 over the Pamunkey River between the Town of West Point and New Kent County the Virginia Department of Transportation is asking you to be alert for crews, equipment and work zone barrier as a year-long maintenance effort begins on the bridge next Monday. Minimal delays are … Read more
Rappahannock General Hospital announces the appointment of Kristie Duryea to the position of neurosciences and staff development coordinator. Duryea will assume responsibility for hospital wide clinical neuroscience education, care coordination and leadership surrounding RGH’s Primary Stroke Center certification, as well as ongoing staff education. Duryea is a registered nurse and holds a bachelor of science … Read more
Virginia hit a new one-day record of nearly 10,000 COVID-19 cases on Sunday. The rise in cases comes amid a significant increase in coronavirus-related deaths, with approximately 49 fatalities a day, or two deaths per hour, occurring in the commonwealth last week.There were over 43,000 new cases since Jan. 11 and 346 deaths last week. … Read more
The Virginia Cooperative Extension of Lancaster County is partnering with the Lancaster Community Library on their story time to-go bags while the library is closed due to COVID-19. This week, this theme is winter wear. Humans put on hats and gloves to stay warm, while animals have different coverings. The 4-H lesson includes items to … Read more
The Lancaster by the Bay Chamber of Commerce names its 2020 winners for Business Person of the Year and Volunteer of the year, Stuart Bunting is chief executive officer of Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury in Irvington and chamber executive director Anne Paparella tells the Rappahannock Record Bunting was nominated overwhelmingly by community members, his peers, staff and … Read more
The Northumberland County Planning Commission will meet at 7:00 p.m. this Thursday. According to the Rappahannock Record a public hearing will be held on a proposal to add a chapter to the county ordinances to address criteria for requesting a No Wake Zone in the waters of Northumberland County. The meeting will be held by … Read more
The Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill on Monday to eliminate the death penalty. The measure now goes to the Senate Finance Committee and if it is approved there the bill would head to the Senate floor for a full vote possibly sometime next week. Governor Ralph Northam says he will sign the bill. … Read more
5th and 6th grade students at Northumberland Elementary and Northumberland Middle School are participating in a 4-H water science education program with their science teachers. The Virginia Cooperative Extension – Northumberland County made kits available to both hybrid and virtual students which include most of the necessary materials to complete 4 hands-on lessons. The kits … Read more