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January 22, 2025
Tappahannock Police Sgt. Scott Maltese (center) was recognized during last week’s Tappahannock Town Council meeting for his efforts in combating drunken driving. Maltese was most recently cited for his work by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Tappahannock Police Chief Thomas Carter (right) told Council that drunk driving deaths across America have increased 33 percent since 2019. Carter said Maltese’s enforcement efforts […]
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January 22, 2025
By Zamone Perez Public News Service
Chesapeake Bay has added more than six billion oysters since 2017 through the Chesapeake Oyster Alliance. And last year, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation grew more than 100,000 oysters to be placed in the bay. But oyster populations were not always on the upward trend. Overharvesting, pollution, and disease caused massive declines in oyster populations. Today, only 3 percent of historic […]
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January 22, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
The two suspects in a 2023 shooting at the Tappahannock Wawa Convenience Store will have their cases considered later this year. Essex Circuit Court Judge John S. Martin set a July 2 jury trial date for 34-year-old Christopher L. Russell of Tappahannock. Russell has been charged with malicious wounding. During a June 2023 bond hearing, during which Russell was granted […]
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January 22, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
The Essex County Board of Supervisors voted last week to continue with their leadership roles for calendar year 2025. Greater Tappahannock District Supervisor Rob Akers was reelected chairman, while South District Supervisor Ronnie Gill was reelected vice-chairman. The two have served in those respective capacities since 2023. Akers was reappointed by a 4-1 vote with North District Supervisor Sidney Johnson […]
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January 22, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
Voicing displeasure with the results of the recent property reassessment, the Essex County Supervisors last week agreed to host a “town hall meeting” allowing the public to better understand the process of the mass appraisal. A mass appraisal is a method for valuing a group of properties using standardized procedures and statistical analysis. Vision Government Solutions completed the reassessment in […]
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January 22, 2025
A bill introduced into the Virginia General Assembly by State Senator Richard Stuart of Westmoreland effectively threatens to end Caroline County’s campaign to withdraw millions of gallons of water a day from the Rappahannock River and discharge the remainder into the Mattaponi. Senate Bill 923 would effectively prevent any locality from withdrawing surface water from one major river basin and […]
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January 22, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
Citing concerns about proffer signatures, the Tappahannock Town Council last week decided to table a rezoning request vote until next month. Edmond Haile Blackwell has submitted an application seeking to have the approximately 12.75 acres site rezoned from its current CG-2 (General Commercial) status to R-4 (Multi-Family Residential). Blackwell, the potential purchaser of the site, hopes to construct up to […]
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January 22, 2025
BY G.C. ROSE
The consequences of a deadly 2024 Essex County crash are now scheduled to be determined in April. The case against 43-year-old Martimiano Perez Linares was originally slated to be heard on January 15. Perez Linarez faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter DUI and two counts of DUI-serious injury for his alleged role in a May crash on U.S. Route 17. […]
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January 22, 2025
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Omega Protein and its fishing operation in the Chesapeake Bay in which Ocean Harvesters claimed they were controlled by a foreign company. The lawsuit was filed three years ago in the Southern District of New York, where a judge dismissed the claim earlier this month. It was filed under the False Claims […]
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January 22, 2025
Tappahannock Artists Guild will host “Sip & Soul Collage” with noted Virginia personality May-Lily Lee on Thursday, January 30 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at TAG. Ring in the new year with this self-exploration workshop. Part journaling and part collaging, Soul Collage requires no art skills. Through this creative and simple process, you’ll embark on a path of sacred […]
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