2022-08-02
Damaging Storms Tear Through the Region
A severe thunderstorm packing straight line winds swept through Essex County the evening of July 25 and, for some, brought back memories of the 2016 tornado that wreaked havoc here. The 2016 tornado featured winds of up to 140 mph and reached its highest speeds along Kino Road. That’s the same path that last week’s storm took, leaving behind significant […]
Slasher Gets Five Years
A 63-year-old Essex County man has been sentenced to five years in prison for convictions of malicious wounding and aggravated malicious wounding. Essex County Circuit Court Judge Herbert M. Hewitt deviated from the recommended sentencing guidelines while issuing his July 27 ruling. State guidelines called for a minimum term of incarceration of 15 years and one month to a maximum […]
Judge Hears Arguments in Petition Against School Board Vote
A Circuit Court judge has said he will issue a written ruling concerning pre-trial motions involving a petition before the court which asks that the Essex County School Board’s January 31 decision (by a 3-2 vote) to remove COVID-19 mitigation strategies in the school system be invalidated. Judge Herbert M. Hewitt announced his decision following a July 27 court session […]
Monarch butterflies join the Red List of endangered species, thanks to habitat loss, climate change and pesticides
CommentaryOn July 21, 2022, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature placed the migratory monarch butterfly on its Red List of threatened species and classified it as endangered. Monarchs migrate across North America each year and are one of the continent’s most widely recognized species. The Conversation asked Oklahoma State University biologist Kristen Baum, who has studied pollinators for […]
Essex County Museum Presents
Pirates On The RappahannockPirates: What comes to mind? Rogues on the high seas plundering ships; Johnny Depp aka Jack Sparrow the scourge of the Caribbean; pirate costumes for Halloween; black flag with a skull and bones – but did you ever think of Pirates of the Rappahannock? The Essex History Museum did! So, curator David Jett, with the aid of Ella Gould, a […]
EMT Course Meeting
The Kilmarnock Volunteer Rescue Squad is hosting an information session for individuals interested in Rappahannock Community College’s Advanced Emergency Medical Training (AEMT) Career Studies Certificate program. Seth Craig, RCC’s Emergency Medical Services Program Head, will talk about the course requirements, expectations, career paths, and answer your questions. The meeting will take place on August 20, 6:10 p.m., at the Kilmarnock […]
