2023-05-17

The Tappahannock Town Council and Planning Commission were briefed last week regarding a Downtown Revitalization Plan that was recently completed by a consulting firm. Summit Design and Engineering began its work in June of 2022 and completed its task in February. The plan is still awaiting a preliminary engineering report which is a foundational study of the plan’s potential projects […]

Essex County Circuit Court Clerk Gayle Ashworth has announced her intention to retire effective July 1. Mrs. Ashworth made her announcement during the May 9 meeting of the Essex County Board of Supervisors. “This decision has been one of the hardest I have ever had to make,” Mrs. Ashworth said. A 1974 graduate of Hermitage High School in Henrico County, […]

Former Interim Essex County Chief of Emergency Services Tommy Hicks (left) was recognized for his one year of service during the May 9 meeting of the Essex Board of Supervisors. Assistant Chief of Emergency Services Kyle Durham (right) presented Hicks a unique commemorative brick collected from the July 2022 Prince Street fire.

Sheriff W.R. “Rob” Balderson received the Virginia Sheriff’s Institute (VSI) certification designation at the VSI Training Conference in Hot Springs, VA on April 27. The recertification certificate was presented by Dr. Robyn McDougle associate Professor of Criminal Justice, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Although it’s a lengthy and voluntary process, the […]

Since beginning his role as Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System on April 3, Dr. David Doré, embarked on a listening tour to the 23 Virginia community colleges. His tour culminated on May 9 with a visit to Rappahannock Community College’s Glenns and Warsaw campuses. Doré began his day at the Glenns campus, meeting with RCC’s Executive staff, followed […]