Tara Anderson left Virgin River to take care of her sick mother in another state.
In the TV series “Virgin River,” Tara Anderson is the daughter of Lilly, a local resident of Virgin River. Tara is introduced in the show when she comes to help her mother after the birth of her sister, Chloe. However, her character is not central to the main plot and doesn’t get as much screen time as the other characters. In the third season, it is revealed that Tara has left the town to care for her ailing mother, who has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. This storyline serves as a way to explain Tara’s absence from the show, as her character moves away to focus on her family, which is a common reason for characters to exit TV series when they are not central to the main storyline or when the actors playing them have other commitments.