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Blotter from April 17, 2026 through April 23, 2026

Birthday greetings to the following individuals from April 29th ~ May 5th: 29th ~ Marie Parker Dixon, Mary Ann Mackey-Coleman, Sheila Tate Hamlin, Carita Brown, and Ebbie Veney Dudley; 30th ~ Delores Shelton Wood, Charles Crabbe, Jr., Tyemisha Towles, and Michael Wallace; May 1st ~ Ortese L. Parker, Sarah G. Brown, William “Billy” Taylor, Michael Rustin, Christian Oneal Washington, and yours truly (Rosalyn Gray); 2nd ~ Shirley Cupitt, Maxine Johnson Ball, Edith Ann Parker, Lucille B. Jackson, and Brandon Fauntleroy; 3rd ~ Terri Clayton Stewart, Victoria Towles, and Danny Jones; 4th ~ D. Keith Kearse, Russell Wood, Vondell V. Tate, Michael Gray, and Lynn Ambrose; and 5th ~ Cameron Yerby, Robin Gray McKeiver, Mary D. Branson, Daniel C. Wright, Daliekqua LaShawn Parker, Kwin Taylor, and Chris Brown.

The current chapter in the saga of the fight to reopen St. Margaret’s over in Tappahannock came to an end last week, as Judge John Martin dismissed the lawsuit filed against the Church Schools in the Diocese of Virginia (CSDV), ruling that the Foundation for St. Margaret’s School (FSMS) did not have standing to sue.

On behalf of Chesapeake Financial Shares, Jeffrey M. Szyperski, Chairman of the Board and CEO, reported earnings for the first quarter of 2026 of $5,390,860.

Case tests scope of legislative authority to redraw congressional maps as similar battles play out nationwide ahead of midterm elections this fall.