2022-12-21

The dining hall at Beale Memorial Baptist Church just north of Tappahannock was brimming with excitement Friday afternoon as the Essex County Christmas Mother Program and its invaluable volunteers began distribution of toys, clothes, bikes, diapers, and much more to parents to help make the holiday season a brighter one for their families. This year, the Christmas Mother Program assisted […]

Santa Claus wore special insulation Sunday night as he prepared to make a final visit through the Town of Tappahannock and Essex County communities via the Tappahannock-Essex Volunteer Fire Department. The annual Santa visits are part of the fire department’s community outreach program.

A group of people from the Northern Neck and nearby areas are doing their very best to bring back a namesake soft drink – Northern Neck Ginger Ale. Arthur Carver began bottling his family’s ginger ale recipe in Montross, in 1926. The family sold the business to The Coca-Cola Company in 2001 and they moved production to their plant in […]

Kelvin Maddox Jr., also known as KMack, really appreciated his mother’s cooking. He used to tell his mother, Terry Stephenson, that she should start a business cooking for others. He also used to tell her that he just couldn’t go on without her, and she would tell him the same thing. On March 17, 2020 Maddox died at the very […]

The Dragon Hunt Club and its members James Lee Whitlock Jr. and Brian Davis were the recipients of Citizen Merit Awards presented by the Essex County Sheriff’s Office during last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting.They were recognized in appreciation for commendable, brave and self-sacrificing acts of courage on October 7, 2022 during an emergency search and rescue operation. From left, […]