June 26, 2026
News
Immigration arrests spark bills to guarantee K-12 education rights for all Va. students
Bills would prevent Virginia schools from excluding students based on immigration status and provide guidance for educators and school boards
Virginia American Water applying for new rate increase
Customers should be prepared for rate hikes in May
RICHMOND COUNTY NEWS
Birthday greetings to the following individuals from March 11th ~ 17th: 11th ~ Mabel Walker Lewis, Johana Wells, Faith Anderson, Geraldine Johnson-Brooks, Asia Fulcher, and Lataya King; 12th ~ Benita Gaines, James Johnson, Bernard Payne, and China Asleigh Lucas; 13th ~ Courtney Rhondell Jackson, Vincent Ball, and Amanda S. Wilson; 14th ~ Valerie Ann Brown-Weldon, Antron Brown, Lawrence Michael Hamm, Jr., and Angelica “Jelly” Baylor; 15th ~ Brenda Leigh Wells, Karen Fisher, Marques Taylor, Michael Andre Parker, Jr., Izola Coleman, William O. West, Kimberlynn Dixon, Endia Marie Ross, and Teresa “Tee” Parker; 16th ~ Carolyn W. Shaw, Irene J. Smith, Christopher Tyrone Maith, Emily Newman, Eric Christopher Clark, Keith Bryant, and Kevin Sutton; and 17th ~ Elijah Carey, Rosemary Carey, Elizabeth “Beck” Tate, and Corey Brown.
Colonial Beach Council celebrates Scholastic Team
Last week, the Town Council of Colonial Beach honored the recent achievements of the Scholastic Team from Colonial Beach High School.
Warsaw Hoping for Exemption on Well Replacement
Warsaw is changing course on a costly state-mandated water project, shifting from figuring out how to pay for the upgrade to exploring whether they can avoid it altogether.
MONTROSS MIDDLE SCHOOL CELEBRATES PLACING 1ST IN DRIVE FOR CHANGE COMPETITION
YOVASO, or Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety, had a simple message this year—”Don’t be a dumdum, BUCKLE UP!”
VDH partially lifted the Potomac River advisory
On March 5, the Virginia Department of Health partially lifted a recreational water advisory that had been in place since Feb. 13 after the failure of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line. The advisory is now lifted for the section of the Potomac River stretching from Chain Bridge downstream to the Nice Memorial Bridge between King George and Maryland.
GM: Service Authority would offer data center cooling supply at no charge
The King George Service Authority has unveiled a memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining plans to provide the Dahlgren West data center campus with 100% of the reclaimed wastewater from the Dahlgren Wastewater Treatment Plant as a potential cooling supply. As it stands, there’s no rate for that water and thus no charge.
Northumberland moving forward on updated Comprehensive Plan
Last week, county planner Stuart McKenzie presented a revised draft of Northumberland County’s Comprehensive Plan to the Northumberland County Board of Supervisors, noting that the Northumberland County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend adoption.