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An Essex County jury has awarded a $2 million judgment in a medical malpractice case. Following a three-day civil trial in Essex County Circuit Court last week, a jury of four women and three men deliberated about three hours before determining that Dr. Lee Richard Brock violated Standards of Care in his treatment and post-operative care of Edward Livesay in […]

During a three-hour March 22 meeting, the Essex County Board of Supervisors inched closer to crafting a balanced spending plan for fiscal year 2023. In the budget proposal, the county’s personal property tax rate is scheduled to drop 25 cents from $3.50 per $100 assessed value to $3.25 per $100 assessed value. The budget proposal’s real estate tax rate of […]

On Haven Beach on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula, trees are dying as the surrounding marshlands slowly convert into ponds. As the sea continues to rise, salt from the Chesapeake Bay is more easily sprayed through the wind onto surrounding flora, destroying it. The marshes are also becoming more susceptible to invasive plant life that thrives on high-salinity waters. That may soon […]

There are still some spots remaining in a new academic program that aims to support Virginia public school students after the impact of COVID-19 on education, although a majority have been filled. The Virginia Department of Education and Graduation Alliance launched “ENGAGE Virginia’’ last month. ENGAGE Virginia will help students with learning and attendance issues after the effects of the […]

The number of farms and farm acreage in Virginia remained flat in 2022 despite small overall decreases in both farms and farmland nationally, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. According to the USDA’s most recent Farms and Land in Farms report, the total number of farms in Virginia remained stable at 41,500 in 2022 — the […]

Route 603 (Lombardy Road) The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has closed Route 603 in King and Queen County in order to perform maintenance work on the structure over Tastine Creek. It’s located between Route 14 (The Trail) and Route 609 (Iris Road). The road for the project for approximately two months, according to VDOT. Drivers will be detoured to […]