Essex Country dignitaries broke ground on a $4 million project to build a modern new home in Westport for its agricultural ...

A large brush fire in an Essex County swamp took firefighters from surrounding towns hours to extinguish on Wednesday. Wenham Fire Chief Stephen B. Kavanagh says the fire was first reported just ...

ESSEX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Monday night’s severe thunderstorms have taken down multiple trees in Essex County. Severe thunderstorms hit the Central Virginia area on the evening of Monday ...

All seven municipalities in Essex County have either formally or informally rejected the imposition of strong-mayor powers by Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack. The Town of Essex ...