2023-05-24

King & Queen School District Honors Retirees


The retirement of two valued employees of King and Queen Public Schools was announced at this month’s school board meeting. Superintendent Dr. Carol Carter honored Sharon Martin and Allison Jordan for their many years of service. Martin is a King and Queen native who graduated from Central High School and received her degree in education from Virginia Commonwealth University. After […]

Early Deadlines for Upcoming Holiday

Due to the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, the Rappahannock Times will have early deadlines for its May 31 publication. The news and advertising deadline for May 31 will be noon on Friday, May 26. The letters to the editor deadline will be 10 a.m.

Tappahannock Dancing In The Street

Downtown Tappahannock was filled with festive music Saturday night as the Northern Neck-based Honky Tonk Heroes performed a concert/street dance. Attendance was estimated at 900. Proceeds benefited the Tappahannock-Essex Volunteer Fire Department.

How Medicare Perpetuates Privilege – Not Equity


Thanks to Medicare’s top official dodging questions by members of Congress, the fight for equity in American healthcare just suffered a further setback. In late April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, appeared before the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to answer questions about why the Medicare program declined a request […]

Too Many Veterans Lose The Battle With Drug Addiction


This Memorial Day, millions of American families will take time to honor the memory of the men and women who lost their lives fighting in one of the nation’s wars. It can be a challenging day for veterans at home. Outside of this day, however, we must never forget the countless veterans who lose their lives to addiction, drug overdose, […]

Va. Legislators Say Budget Talks Hinge On US Debt Limit Standoff

Even a short-term breach in the federal debt limit would rattle an already fragile state economy, Virginia finance staffers last week told lawmakers, who say that looming uncertainty is now the main reason no budget deal is imminent. Since the politically divided General Assembly’s regular session ended in February without an agreement on adjustments to the two-year spending plan that […]

POV: Advice From A High School Jr.


As I write this, I am eight days from graduating my Junior year in high school. With summer on the horizon, there is a push to get the final exams out of the way and start preparing for my last year of high school. Things like college applications and summer jobs are now the items that fill my to-do list […]

Health Maintenance


Did you ever have a perfect day, 24 hours when everything went right? I had one yesterday, and it scared me. I woke up at seven, feeling great. That’s crazy, because if I breathe normally before my morning coffee, something’s not right. My Dad lived a long life because he monitored his health constantly. He insisted that “Feeling good is […]

Triad Set To Meet June 6

Kick off your summer by celebrating the seventh birthday of the Essex County- Tappahannock Triad. The party starts at 11 a.m.on Tuesday, June 6, and keeps going until 1 pm at the Tappahannock- Essex Volunteer Fire Department on Airport Road. All are invited to savor lunch with hot food, courtesy of Triad’s law enforcement grill team, and music by William […]

Salome’s Stars

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Single Lambs looking for love could find Cupid aiming at someone you thought (wrongly) was uninterested. Paired Sheep could soon make plans to move into new pastures. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Level that sharp Bull’s eye of yours directly at the target you’re after. Don’t let yourself get sidetracked by any misleading […]