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Legislation aimed at curbing “forever chemicals” in farm-applied biosolids has cleared the Virginia General Assembly and is now headed to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk. Proponents of stricter controls acknowledge the measure is far weaker than they wanted. Still, they are urging the governor to sign the legislation into law, viewing it as an important first step to build upon.

Sheriff’s offices across the Northern Neck are warning residents about scams involving fake court notices and fraudulent demands for payment.

Delegate Betsy Carr, a Virginia legislator who had Ocean Harvesters in her sights, has been appointed to the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a key regional body shaping policy for the Bay.

On Tuesday, March 24, the Friends of Northumberland Public Library visited with the 8th-grade English students at Northumberland Middle School. There, they gifted the class enough books for each student in the 7th and 8th grades to read I Know Your Secret, a middlegrade thriller by Daphne Benedis-Grab, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer by Jeff Kinney for the 6th-grade class.

Following the Rappahannock Tribe’s legal challenge to a state approved water withdrawal permit, the Tribe has launched a fundraising and coalition building campaign seeking public support for what tribal leaders expect to be a long term fight to protect the Rappahannock River.

The Warsaw Town Council is moving forward with a proposed cannabis ordinance, anticipating action at the state level that could pave the way for retail sales in Virginia.

Photo: Environmental Quality Services The living shoreline restoration project on Simonson Road in Farnham, near the public Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources boat landing and parking area, is the only one of its kind in the Northern Neck in VDOT’s naturebased solutions initiative, according to Kelly Hannon, communications manager for VDOT’s Fredericksburg District.