Essex County News

A new exhibit opening tomorrow at the Essex County Museum in Tappahannock showcases the life of Dr.

Seventy-four percent of Virginia 's public schools met annual performance benchmarks in reading and mathematics under the No Child Left Behind law, but 93 schools face sanctions after failing to achieve those ...

Two people were injured this afternoon when plane lost power during take off. It was reported that the plane was leaving from the new airport off Route 360 at 3:30pm. It reached about 1000 feet and suffered ...

Two people were seriously injured in a nose-dive plane crash into a wooded area shortly after take-off at the Tappahannock-Essex County Airport today.

Margaret Baughan Poles, 85, of King William County peacefully went home to be with her Lord Saturday, June 21, 2008.

Movie night The Manassas Museum will play host to the Fabulous Films of 1958- "Houseboat" on Friday at dusk .

A former coach at Washington and Lee High School has pleaded guilty to four felony counts of soliciting sexually explicit material from members of a girls' softball team last year.

“The inclusion of these 90 acres [in the refuge] will further protect Virginia's abundant and diverse wildlife”

The Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge still has a ways to go to reach its goal of protecting 20,000 acres. via The Free Lance-Star

Catherine Carswell Rice, who was born in Lufkin, will be doing a program and book-signing at Kurth Memorial Library from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 17, in the meeting room. via The Lufkin Daily News

“The refrigerator saved my life”

Tappahannock resident Ray McKinney says he never heard sounds like that of the storm, which hit his house just after midnight last night. via The Free Lance-Star

“Most fires are pretty well in hand.”

Winds that fanned wildfires across parts of Virginia and the Carolinas over the weekend died down Monday, helping firefighters and National Guard troops battle remaining blazes, authorities said. via CNN

The sheriff's department in Essex County is looking for an 80-year-old Tappahannock man who has been missing for three days. via Hampton Roads Daily Press