2022-11-23

Essex Talks Car Tax Relief


The Essex County Board of Supervisors spent the bulk of its November 15 work session reviewing potential ways to provide vehicle tax relief to the county’s citizens. Earlier this year, the supervisors reduced the personal property tax rate by 25 cents ($4.00 per $100 assessed value to $3.75 per $100 assessed value) on automobiles, light trucks (including pickups and vans), […]

Vietnam Veterans Monument

During the 40th Anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Monument (The Wall), Patti Rowley read 30 names from Panel 11, Rows 36-42. This includes her Father’s name, Col Charles S Rowley, USAF and four other crew members of AdLib shot down over Laos on April 22, 1970. The preceeding reader read the five other crew members names. All ten men were […]

Big Tech Uses Journalism; Big Tech Should Pay For It

Commentary

The powers that Google and Facebook have over economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry—has caught the attention of lawmakers in Washington, DC. After a close election and many worries over the quality of public debate, many ask if social media have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues […]

Thanksgiving Travel Scheduled To Spike

AAA predicts 54.6 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving. That’s a 1.5% increase over 2021 and 98% of pre-pandemic volumes. This year is projected to be the third busiest for Thanksgiving travel since AAA started tracking in 2000. 2005 and 2019 have been the busiest years for Thanksgiving travel, respectively, since AAA started tracking […]

Children’s Gift Shopping Dec. 3

Parents and grandparents can help their children learn the joy of giving by signing them up for Children’s Gift Shopping on Saturday, December 3. This beloved annual activity is offered at Rice’s Hotel / Hughlett’s Tavern in Heathsville as part of “Golden Village Christmas.” Children ages 4 to 12 do their own special gift shopping for $1 a gift. “Golden […]

Letters To The Editor

The Rappahannock Times welcomes Letters To The Editor. Letters should address subjects of local public interest. When writing please conform to the following guidelines: * Be as brief as possible; letters should be no longer than 500 words; * Sign your full name and include your address; * Include telephone number for verification purposes (the number will not be published). […]

NOVEMBER

Events and special promotions happening locally

Featured Events

The CornerStone Community Development Center, Aylett. Food Distribution – (*11235 West River Road, Aylett) * Mobile Pantry on Wednesday, December 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Lily Field Clothing Shed – (11235 West River Road, Aylett) Open on Saturdays. Please do not drop off donations outside the building. Kindly call ahead to schedule a donation drop off or […]

45-Day Election Season Went Smoothly, Virginia Registrar Says


Virginia voters now have a lengthened, 45- day election period to vote in person or by mail via absentee ballot. The state also offers same-day voter registration now, having scrapped the traditional cut off date of about three weeks before the election. The longer election period has appeared to be popular among voters, according to Keith Balmer, director of elections […]

What Is The Bell Shaped Curve?


There’s increasing emphasis for both private and public sectors to focus on “above average” people in certain skills. This clearly eliminates 50% of the population, who fall on the left side of the “bell-shaped curve.” And what is this “curve?” It’s a scientific graph that resembles a mountain range. The top of this mountain represents the largest percentage of our […]