Downing Bridge News Today

A senior official with Cork County Council has reassured councillors that they will be shovel ready for the provision of a footpath from Rathcormac village to the Mondaniel junction on the R639 if funding is provided by the National Transport Authority (NTA).

A portion of the James River north of the James River Bridge was closed to shellfish harvesting Friday by the Virginia Department of Health because of contamination by floodwaters. That includes “that portion of the lower James River and its tributaries” upstream from the bridge to the northernmost point of the Hog Island Wildlife Management Area, according to a health department news release. ...

Portions of the James and Rappahannock rivers are closed through Jan. 22 due to concerns over contamination caused by floodwaters.

A shooting near Warsaw Village Shopping Center in rural Richmond County has closed Route 360 and is causing delays on the Tappahannock bridge, officials said Wednesday afternoon.

Multi-generational Nickens family descendants and friends journeyed to the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond on Saturday, February 25 to pay homage to their ancestor, Armistead Stokalas Nickens.

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A fire in Tappahannock, Virginia, damaged or destroyed part of a historic district, impacted businesses and displaced at least one family, officials said.

Officials say a fire that spread quickly through the downtown area of a Virginia town damaged or destroyed part of a historic district, impacted businesses and displaced at least one family.

Officials say a fire that spread quickly through the downtown area of a Virginia town damaged or destroyed part of a historic district.

Witnesses reported the fire burned building along and near the 200 block of Prince Street in Tappahannock.