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June 25, 2025
The Essex branch of the NAACP and First Baptist Church partnered last week to present the Second Juneteenth Celebration in Essex County. Juneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom from the slavery system in the United States. At that time, some 250,000 Blacks remained enslaved in Texas. […]
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June 25, 2025
The Rappahannock Committee of the National Society of the Colonial Dames in the Commonwealth of Virginia is proud to announce and congratulate Jasmine Kayla Kelly of Tappahannock, Virginia, on her outstanding achievement as a winner in the prestigious Congressional Essay Contest. Held annually for over 40 years by the National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in partnership with […]
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June 25, 2025
The Twenty-First Annual Tappahannock Rotary Andrew Reavis Memorial Croaker Fishing Tournament was a success with a fleet of 36 boats competing for the biggest fish prizes on a day of relatively calm weather – a light breeze 5 mph wind, blue skies, and a hot temperature of around 85 degrees. On Saturday, June 21, boats took to the Rappahannock River launching […]
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June 25, 2025
The Grand Opening of Linger Lures, Bait and Tackle, located at 508 Church Lane in Tappahannock, was held Thursday, June 19, featuring a ribbon cutting with Michelle Linger doing the honors. Linger Lures specializes in custom soft baits and also offers live bait, frozen bait, and tackle essentials. From left, Tappahannock Mayor Roy M. Gladding, Michelle Linger, Lee Linger, Patricia […]
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June 25, 2025
According to the office of Essex Director of Elections and General Registrar Angela Hart, the following individuals have qualified to appear on the ballot for Essex County elections in November. Voters will select representatives to three seats on the Board of Supervisors and the School Board. Board of Supervisors: Greater Tappahannock District — incumbent Robert L. “Rob” Akers Jr.; North […]
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June 25, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
The Essex Board of Supervisors has agreed to a free study that will determine energy cost savings for county buildings. Chrissy Sheriff and Mike Grochalski of McClure Company attended the supervisors’ recent work session to outline the benefits of energy savings performance contracting. Board of Supervisors Chairman Rob Akers noted the McClure has already visited the county school system’s three […]
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June 25, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
The public learned last week that the second phase of construction at Tappahannock Central Park should be completed by early 2026. The Town of Tappahannock hosted a community meeting regarding phase two on June 16 at the Viola H. Woolfolk Learning Center on the campus of St. Margaret’s School. On hand for the presentation were town administration, Stanley Langford of […]
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June 25, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
A move is afoot to merge local E-911 centers into a regional emergency communication operation center. King and Queen County Emergency Services Coordinator Greg Hunter recently pitched the idea to the Essex County Board of Supervisors. The proposal would include localities on the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck. Participating localities would shut down their communication centers in order to consolidate […]
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June 25, 2025
Rising waters aren’t just a future threat for the Middle Peninsula—they’re already a present challenge for many property owners. That’s why Fight the Flood is calling on homeowners, landowners and business owners across this rural coastal Virginia community to register their properties in the Fight the Flood database today. There’s no doubt about it— making substantial flood resiliency improvements takes […]
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June 25, 2025
By Jeremy Cox Bay Journal
The Chesapeake Bay’s ecological health declined in 2024 as extreme heat, rainfall and drought wreaked havoc across the estuary’s watershed, according to the latest annual report card from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Experts worry it may be a sign of things to come. The grade for the Bay’s aquatic health slipped from a C+in2023toaClastyear, dropping 5 […]
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