News Staff Virginia Farm to School Week will occur October 2-6, 2023. The Crunch Heard ‘Round the Commonwealth increases awareness of Virginia farm to school programs. To celebrate the event, participants across Virginia will simultaneously take a bite out of a Virginia grown apple. Together, we will make some noise for farm to school programs! The “Crunch” … Read more
An agreement between Essex County and an organization that addresses a variety of issues — including food insecurity — will allow for the creation of a community garden/ food distribution location in Tappahannock. According to the Rappahannock Times, the Essex County Board of Supervisors has unanimously voted to lease to Just Harvest vacant and unimproved … Read more
In Essex County Circuit Court, 39 year old Crystal Herman of Woodbridge, pleaded guilty to distribution of an imitation Schedule I or II drug. The Rappahanock Times reports the Chesapeake Bay Narcotics Task Force utilized a confidential informant to purchase what was purported to be methamphetamine at the Sheetz in Tappahannock. An analysis of the … Read more
Essex County native and Virginia High School Hall of Famer Cora Jackson-Robinson has been named grand marshal for Essex High School’s 2023 homecoming parade. The Rappahannock Times reports the parade is scheduled to take place in downtown Tappahannock at 5 p.m. on October 13. Jackson-Robinson (EHS Class of 1973) is a member of the Virginia … Read more
Warsaw is gifting Rappahannock Community College $25,000 for its health sciences lab building, which will be located on RCC Foundation property in Town adjacent to the Chinn House. Newsontheneck.com reports in a letter to Mayor Randy Phelps and the Town Council, RCC President Shannon Kennedy explained the college is preparing a large grant request that … Read more
The Gloucester Board of Supervisors recently approved the spending of the first wave of funding from the opioid settlement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals that saw the county receive an initial payment of $144,508.08. The Gazette Journal reports Gloucester is one of many localities across the nation that will receive finding from the $26 billion lawsuit; the … Read more
Just a reminder that we still have another two weeks during which Route 3 travelers can expect brief daytime delays crossing the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge at White Stone as crews perform an annual inspection, weather permitting. From 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays, through October 13, a portion of the bridge will be reduced … Read more
Recently, deputies responded to Twiggs Ferry Road on a report of a man standing in the middle of the bridge. Upon identification of the man, it was learned that there was a felony warrant out of Norfolk for his arrest. George Wayne Sharpe, Jr., W/M/38, of Hayes, was subsequently arrested. During a search incident to … Read more
Coming January 1st, an additional 40-cents per package tax on cigarettes in Northumberland, following a decision made at this month’s Board of Supervisors Meeting by unanimous vote. Newsontheneck.com reports the Supervisors also voted to join the Chesapeake Bay Region Cigarette Tax Board (CBRCTB) that’s run by the Northern Neck Planning District Commission (NNPDC). Joining that … Read more
The 42nd annual Guinea Jubilee will be held Friday and Saturday in and around the Abingdon Ruritan Club festival grounds, Bena. The Gazette Journal reports the jubilee kicks off at 3 p.m. Friday with the opening of the arts and crafts and food booths. Slapnation will perform on the main stage, beginning at 7 p.m., … Read more