The 2021 Rappahannock River Waterfowl Show at the White Stone Volunteer Fire Dept that was scheduled for Mar. 20 and 21 is cancelled due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. Department officials say the decision to cancel the 40th anniversary show was made neither quickly or easily but they along with event organizers felt that … Read more
The Rappahannock Volunteer Firemen’s Association announced that 16-year-old Middlesex Volunteer Firefighter Grayson Shelton died on Monday. Grayson is the son of Mark Shelton and his wife Susan. The elder Shelton is also a member of the Urbanna company and posted on his Facebook page that Grayson had a cardiac issue and was airlifted to VCU … Read more
The Robin Grove Dog Park in Colonial Beach had its soft opening on Sunday. Officials with Colonial Beach Rivah Dogs say the opening went well with 6 dog visitors along with their people coming out. The organization is planning to continue soft openings until the Town Manager is comfortable opening the park full-time. They are … Read more
The Virginia State Police 132nd Basic Session held a virtual graduation ceremony last Friday. 44 trooper-trainees took part in the 27-week session including Hunter Dickenson and Richard Warner who are assigned to Gloucester County. They received more than 1,300 hours of classroom and field instruction in over 100 different subjects. For their final phase of … Read more
1st District Congressman Rob Wittman announced that those waiting to receive their second COVID-19 payment can now go to an IRS website called “Get My Payment” to check on the payment processing status. Wittman says payments were issued last week and may take several days to be direct-deposited or received in the mail. To check … Read more
The American Red Cross’s December 18 Blood Drive at the Kilmarnock Lancaster Volunteer Rescue Squad resulted in exceeding the goal of 23 units by collecting 32 units which can save up to 96 lives. The White Stone Volunteer Fire Department is holding a blood drive on Feb. 18 between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Appointments … Read more
The Northern Neck Planning District Commission is conducting an orline survey of businesses as the commission prepares a a new Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. Executive Director Jerry Davis tells the Rappahannock Record they are seeking input from all businesses regardless of size or industry and the survey team will aggregate data and opinions collected. The … Read more
Virginia public health officials said Saturday that the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses sent here is likely to decrease because the federal government does not have the reserve of doses it had said were being held back for second shots. State Vaccine Coordinator Dr. Danny Avula says it’s not clear how large the decrease will … Read more
Multiple felony charges are brought in a Glenns crash that happened on Jan. 2. Police say Brandon Alan McCarthy was driving a stolen pickup truck when he smashed into the former BB&T bank branch on U.S. 17. McCarthy crashed after leading officers from multiple jurisdictions on a chase with speeds as high as 115 miles … Read more
The public will have a chance to weigh in on an environmental permit application from Dominion Energy for its underwater transmission line project in the Rappahannock River. According to the Rappahannock Record Dominion is seeking approval from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission for the current location of work platforms that were not placed according to … Read more