Despite citizens’ claims that proposed county funding would not sufficiently meet the needs of Essex County Public Schools (ECPS), the board of supervisors proceeded with adopting a budget of $38,860,115 for fiscal year 2013-2014 last Tuesday. On May 14, the board allocated $6,468,013 to the operating budget for ECPS and $7,725,000 to the construction fund for school facilities. The county’s contribution included an additional $252,705 to fund an increase in
Border and out-of-county students were again in the spotlight at a recent school board meeting last Wednesday. On May 15, Superintendent Greg Smith proposed that families of students who attend Richmond County schools but live outside the county pay a fee of $588 for the 2013-2014 school year. The alternative proposal was drastically different from previous recommendations made by the county’s Non-Resident Student Committee (NRSC). In fact, Smith said in
The Northern Neck Auxiliary to Post #7167 Veterans of Foreign Wars in Warsaw is pleased to announce the award of three scholarships in the amount of $500 to each of the following recipients. The applicants were required to meet a number of guidelines and requirements for scholarship consideration, the first of which was that they must be a child or grandchild of a member in good standing of the Auxiliary.
The board of supervisors held off on a request to fund floor repairs for the gymnasium in Lancaster High School (LHS) last Wednesday. On May 9, John Mann, Director of Operations at Lancaster County Public Schools, told the supervisors that running water from an open valve caused water damage to half of the floor in the high school gymnasium last summer. Affected areas included the surface under the bleachers and
Essex County Public Schools (ECPS) is going to need over a million additional dollars from the county to balance the budget, said schools’ Superintendent Dr. Gail Pope to supervisors last Tuesday. On March 26, Dr. Pope requested an additional $1,258,178 from the county to match the school’s budget request of $16,479,406 for the 2013-2014 school year compared to $15,668,538 which was the 2012-13 school budget line item. In order
The board of supervisors heard a proposal from the school board on Monday to combine their health insurance plans in order to provide better benefits to Richmond County Public Schools’ (RCPS) employees. David Rowe, a benefits consultant with Bankers Insurance, said that combining the plans would bring the school board’s policy up to par with other districts around the state. Under the Commonwealth of Virginia plan known as Local Choice,
Several Rappahannock Community College students received recognition as “A” Club members during a celebratory luncheon sponsored by the college’s Student Support Services (SSS) Office, and held at Lowery’s Restaurant in Tappahannock on February 26. The “A” Club luncheons, held at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters, single out SSS participants who were enrolled in at least two classes during the preceding semester(s), and earned an A or an
Fairfields United Methodist Church in Burgess to Host Holy Rollers and To-Be-Rollers-
The Northern Neck Auxiliary to Post #7167 Veterans of Foreign Wars in
Border and out-of-county students were again in the spotlight at a recent
Kilmarnock Town Council approved the fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget on Monday
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Fairfields United Methodist Church in Burgess to Host Holy Rollers and To-Be-Rollers-
The Northern Neck Auxiliary to Post #7167 Veterans of Foreign Wars in