TriWay Trail Receives Two Point One Million Dollars
The TriWay Trail in Lancaster County has been awarded $2.1 million in state funding. The money will be used to improve the existing first phase of the shared-use trail, including bridge repairs, repaving and widening. The trail is ultimately planned to stretch 10 miles and connect Kilmarnock, Irvington and White Stone. The funding was approved […]
Read MoreWanted Woman Arrested After Standoff in Mathews County
Mathews County deputies arrested 39 year old Sarah Anne Call last Thursday after finding her hiding in a bedroom at a home on Cricket Hill Road. Deputies say Call refused to come out, forcing them to enter the room. She was wanted on three failure-to-appear warrants from Mathews and Gloucester counties. Call was also charged […]
Read MoreVirginia Senators Seek Special Session on Groundwater Concerns
Two Virginia senators are urging Governor Abigail Spanberger to call a special General Assembly session over concerns about groundwater supplies east of Interstate 95. Senators Richard Stuart and Russet Perry say a new state report shows the Coastal Plain aquifer has little capacity for major new withdrawals. The report also warns of declining water levels, […]
Read MoreNew Virginia Hemp Restrictions Take Effect
Virginia hemp businesses are adjusting to new state restrictions on THC products after a judge refused to delay the law. The rules took effect Saturday, making some previously legal hemp products illegal to sell. Business owners say they are still trying to determine what to do with affected inventory. The hemp industry had sued to […]
Read MoreVirginia Childhood Vaccine Schedule Remains Unchanged
Virginia health officials say the state’s childhood vaccination schedule will remain unchanged. The Virginia Department of Health says it will continue following the American Academy of Pediatrics immunization schedule. Required vaccines for public school and daycare attendance also remain in place, with medical and religious exemptions allowed.
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