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Erin Kelley, Owner Of The Rappahannock Times, Amongst Cohort
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October 22, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
The Virginia Rural Leadership Institute (VRLI) completed its three-day run in the Middle Peninsula/Northern Neck with a graduation ceremony on October 17 at Wind Vineyards in Essex County. The Virginia Rural Center is a collaborative partnership of the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia and the Council for Rural Virginia who work together toward the mission of […]
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October 22, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
Keith Hodges remains on the campaign trail, seeking re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates for an eighth term in the November 4 election. A Republican, Hodges was originally elected in 2011 to the 98th District seat following the retirement of incumbent Harvey Morgan. He presently represents the 68th District that is composed of the Middle Peninsula counties of Essex, […]
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October 22, 2025
Central High School seniors Roger Broaddus and Kiki Kelly were crowned 2025 Homecoming King and Queen Saturday during halftime festivities at Saturday’s junior varsity football game. The Central junior varsity defeated Essex 14-0.
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October 22, 2025
Town of Tappahanock work crews were busy the afternoon of October 15 repairing a water line leak on the east side of Prince Street. Above, Keith Bundy (left) and Tor Howard were among the workers addressing the issue.
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October 22, 2025
Essex maintained its status as the top rated football team in Region 1A and the top ranked Class 1 team in Virginia following Saturday’s 22-0 victory over Rappahannock. Above, Essex running back Jaden Holmes finds an opening in Rappahannock’s defense en route to a 28- yard touchdown run. See details page B1.
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October 22, 2025
BY D.K. KIMBROUGH
Eighteen months after the Essex County School Board voted to immediately cease all planning and feasibility studies for the consolidation of the three county schools into two, a freshly comprised board with two new members heard proposed options presented once again by a representative of Skanska Construction during the board’s work session on October 13. Plans for consolidation, presented as […]
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October 22, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
Essex County School Division 12-month employees will now be subject to a new leave/absence policy as it relates to holidays. The employees learned of the change during a meeting Friday afternoon with Essex School Board Chairman Scott Croxton and Superintendent Marvin Jones Jr. Previously, 12-month employees — such as administrators, principals, central office staff, maintenance and facilities staff, and some […]
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October 22, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
The 2024-25 Essex School System Teacher of the Year told the county’s Board of Supervisors last week that no formal apology has been delivered to ECPS employees for a payroll issue that caused upheaval in the school division last month. Michelle Dungee, a teacher at Tappahannock Elementary School, made her remarks during the public comment portion of the supervisors’ October […]
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October 22, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
A 53-year-old Warsaw woman was given suspended sentences on convictions of obtaining a credit card without consent of the cardholder and abuse of a vulnerable adult in Essex County Circuit Court last week. In June, Ma Lassa Jenean Elliott entered no contest pleas to both charges. A no-contest plea means that the defendant refuses to admit guilt but accepts punishment […]
