Chesapeake health officials warn residents about rabid fox after person exposed to it
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and last updated 2021-07-23 15:28:01-04
CHESAPEAKE, Va. - A fox tested positive for rabies in the area of Gum Road on July 20.
Health officials said they received confirmation that a fox picked up in the 2400 Block of Gum Rd on July 20 tested positive for rabies.
They said a person was exposed and is undergoing rabies post exposure prophylaxis. There was no further information provided abut the exposure incident.
Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus that attacks the nervous system. It kills almost any mammal or human that gets sick from it. The rabies virus is mainly in the saliva and brain of rabid animals. It can be transmitted through a bite or by getting saliva or brain tissue in a wound or in the eye, nose or mouth
Road closures are expected for an upcoming roadway project.Coastal Point | Stock photo
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announced to motorists mid-week that high friction surface treatment (HFST) will be applied on Gum Road between Roxana Road and Shockley Town Road, necessitating a portion of the road being closed from Wednesday, July 14, at 7 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Thursday, July 15, pending weather.
The treatment is weather-dependent, they emphasized, and the schedule is subject to change.
HFST is designed to give vehicles better traction navigating curves during wet conditions.
A detour from northbound Roxana Road will have motorists turn left on McCary Road and continue onto Frankford School Road and turn left on Shockley Town Road.
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TAKE NOTICE that the property taxes for the years 2012-2019, inclusive, are unpaid on the property hereinafter described and that this proceeding is for the collection of said unpaid taxes or the sale of said property to satisfy the unpaid property taxes.
In the above-styled cause, it appearing from the return of the Sheriff on the original summons or from the return of the summons by certified mail that said defendants is not to be found and that after search and inquiry cannot be located so that ordinary process be served upon : CALEB SMITH, EUGENE SMITH, S.B. BROWN, SAM FLOYD,
Chesapeake Police investigate fatal crash after man struck by vehicle
Chesapeake Police
and last updated 2021-04-24 21:49:15-04
CHESAPEAKE, Va. - A man has died after being struck by a vehicle Saturday evening.
Police say they responded to the 2400 block of Gum Road at 8:05 p.m., for a report that a man was hit by a vehicle.
When officers arrived to the scene they learned that a man was struck by a vehicle in the middle of the road. The man was killed from his injuries.
The vehicle stopped just down the road and the driver returned to the scene, police say.