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June 11, 2025
ERIN KELLEY
The Trustees of Church Schools in the Diocese of Virginia (CSDV), the organization that owns and oversees the operation of St. Margaret’s, is warning parents of enrolled students that the school may not reopen in the fall. In an email sent to parents on June 5, the President of CSDV, Henry Broaddus, said “the Trustees see St. Margaret’s ability to […]
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June 11, 2025
By Kim Van Sickel and Sara McCloskey VCU Health System
What began as a bold leap into leadership at the age of 29 quickly became a lifelong commitment to health care, community and people for Liz Martin. She has spent more than three decades shaping health care in Tappahannock and the Northern Neck region of Virginia, starting out at Riverside Health System which was then acquired by VCU Health and […]
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June 11, 2025
Benjamin Bickle, community liaison officer for the Office of the Virginia Attorney General (OAG), was the special guest at the Tappahannock-Essex County TRIAD 9th Anniversary Celebration. Bickle poses with local Triad chair Claudia Gray. TRIAD, a program focused on partnering with law enforcement agencies, senior citizens, and senior organizations to reduce crimes against the elderly, is coordinated by the OAG.
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June 11, 2025
A ribbon cutting ceremony took place June 4 for Fitzgerald’s Irish Pub and Sports Bar located at 330 Prince Street in Tappahannock. “I’m very honored to have this opportunity,” owner Tony Fitzgerald told a gathering of more than two dozen people. “I appreciate your support. It’s been amazing.” As part of the event, Tappahannock Mayor Roy M. Gladding presented Fitzgerald […]
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June 11, 2025
Dr. Rob Wright has been appointed the new Director of Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School (CBGS) for Marine and Environmental Science. Wright is an alumnus of CBGS and Rappahannock High School. He previously served as a Band Director and Gifted Education Resource teacher in Westmoreland County, and later as an Elementary Principal and Director of Special Projects in King and Queen […]
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June 11, 2025
ERIN KELLEY
The Essex County Planning Commission voted on June 3 to again recommend denial of conditional use permit requests for three proposed solar facilities, after the applicant amended its proposal. New Energy Equity, of Annapolis, Maryland, submitted three conditional use requests for the proposal which would feature contiguous, adjacent lands encompassing 209 acres and involving six parcels. The property, located in […]
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June 11, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
Essex County Economic Development Authority (EDA) Executive Director Woodie Walker says he is exploring possibilities of using RAISE Grant funding to help accelerate an EDA initiative that calls for converting the Rotary Poor House Park into a multi-use facility. Walker updated the EDA on the issue during its June 5 meeting. In 2022, Town of Tappahannock and Essex County were […]
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June 11, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
The Town of Tappahannock and the Essex County School Board are reviewing a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the creation of a connector road between Airport Road and Marsh Street. The road would be restricted to bus traffic to and from Essex High School and James H. Cary Intermediate School and use by town and county emergency vehicles. The […]
Informational Meeting Planned
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June 11, 2025
The Town of Tappahannock invites all residents, business owners, and community members to attend a public meeting on Monday, June 16, at 6:30 p.m. to learn more about the upcoming Central Park Phase II development plans. The meeting will be held at St. Margaret’s School, inside the Viola H. Woolfolk Center, located at 540 S Water Lane, Tappahannock. During the […]
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June 11, 2025
By Charlotte Rene Woods Virginia Mercury
Childbirth can cost thousands of dollars, with certain conditions also posing extra costs for parents-tobe who have private health insurance. New legislation proposed by Virginia’s Capitol Hill lawmakers and their colleagues could prevent cost-sharing for prenatal, childbirth, neonatal, perinatal and postpartum care, keeping families from being saddled with big bills after birth. U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, remembers the stress […]
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