Excerpts taken from the February 1, 1951 edition of the Rappahannock Record Heathsville Jail Ordered to Close Seven of Virginia’s 163 jails and lockups have been ordered closed because they fail to meet minimum State requirements, Colonel Richard W. Copeland, director of the State Department of Welfare and Institutions, announced this week. The jail at … Continue reading A glimpse of the past: February 1, 1951