Percent positivity at 42+
Rappahannock Area Health District reports 200+ hospitalized with COVID
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LISTEN: Casey Hollins with Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
An update on restoration efforts and how to prepare for when the power returns and how to slowly reheat your home
LISTEN: Town Talk/Legal Aid Works
Ann Kloeckner talks about losing SNAP-purchased food in the storm and a possible way to be reimbursed. Also updates on rent and mortgage relief.
Cold and windy today
The National Weather Service says wind chills for many will be in the teens, with highs barely above freezing and winds gusting over 30 mph.
REC restores power to 94% after storm
That total is down from a peak of more than 98,000 outages reported on Monday afternoon.
VDOT monitoring roads overnight for a potential refreeze
Motorists advised to stay alert for possible icy patches with rain overnight in the Fredericksburg area, Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula
High number of COVID patients hospitalized at MWHC
Sunday numbers from Mary Washington Healthcare
LISTEN: Kyle Allwine with Northern Neck Electric Cooperative
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative restored power to their members over the weekend. Did all the workers get to finally go home to their families? Some chose to continue helping over cooperatives in Virginia
LISTEN: Casey Hollins with Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Casey Hollins with REC talks about their determination, but the difficulty encountered in restoring power to all their members. Finding more broken poles, along with thawing conditions….
Rappahannock Area Health District weekly COVID update matches what we’ve seen all week
Arrows up in every category
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative explains how power is restored
“Please know, even if your power is still off, crews are hard at work downline fixing components that contribute to your individual outage.”
REC continues to discover significant damage, restore outages
REC says many of the remaining outages are requiring at least several hours’ worth of repairs.
Man arrested for threats to utility workers in Stafford
Stafford deputies say three utility workers were clearing downed trees from the power lines
Armed robbery arrest in Caroline
Armed robbery at Ladysmith Shell on Christmas Day.
Call for organizations to help save lives on Virginia’s roads
Highway Safety Grant Fund applications accepted through February 28
COVID forces Riverside Center for the Performing Arts to adjust schedule
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner moved to July. The next season begins in March
MWHC COVID numbers still high for the region
Mary Washington Healthcare COVID hospitalization numbers
No more! Northern Neck Electric Cooperative restores power to all members
This was posted early Saturday afternoon on the Northern Neck outages map
State to open Community Testing Center for COVID in Fredericksburg
Nine new testing centers will provide free PCR tests in response to Omicron variant
VDOT continues work around the region
With nearly all roads now open to traffic, crews are finishing debris removal, plowing and cleanup today on secondary roads to restore all travel lanes
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