2023-02-01

Haylee Ferrell isn’t your average Essex High School senior. She is also a teaching intern at Tappahannock Elementary School. Ferrell is participating in a Virginia Department of Education program called “Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow.” The purpose of Teachers for Tomorrow is to give high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to gain hands-on teaching experience in the hopes that they […]

Essex County Sheriff W.A. “Arnie” Holmes has announced he will be a candidate in the Nov. 7 General Election. A 34-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, Holmes was appointed Essex County Sheriff on July 1, 2018 following the retirement of Sheriff Stanley S. Clarke. He was subsequently un- opposed in a November 2018 special election to fill the final year […]

If you attend a function in Tappahannock, there’s a good chance you will see Yvonne Vaughan. A King William County native who moved here in 2008, Vaughan has volunteered her time with numerous local organizations and governmental agencies. She recently completed a one-year stint as chairman of the Tappahannock Planning Commission and is newly appointed to another five-year term on […]

The King and Queen County School Board started the new year by electing leadership for 2023 during its January business meeting. Celestine Gaines was selected to remain as chair and Harwood Hall serving as vice-chair. This will be Gaines’s fourth consecutive year as chair. During her School Board tenure, Gaines has served as chair for a total of six years. […]

The Essex County Public Library hosted a “Kids’ Bookfest” Saturday, January 28. The event featured readings by authors (seated from left) Sally Chinn, Elaine Hilowitz, Ronaldinio Stickley, and Leslie Eva Tayloe. Author Anne Marie Pace (standing) was the featured speaker.