School cuts could top $1 million
LOTTSBURG—Northumberland school superintendent Clint Stables on Friday, March 5, announced possible staff cuts in the 2010-11 school budget due to an expected state funding deficit for next year....Full story.

Agritourism: The next cash crop?
WARSAW—When Catherine Petrie lived in California and made trips to the wine county in Napa Valley, her idea of the wine industry was to pop a cork and drink the wine....Full story. . . (click image to enlarge)

Black History: From God to Obama
WEEMS—To celebrate Black History Month, parishioners at Sharon Baptist Church on Sunday dramatized notables who have made important contributions through the years...
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Lady Devils fall, 58-47
George Mason successfully defended its Group A Division 2 state title Saturday, beating Lancaster, 58-47, in the girls championship at VCU’s Siegel Center in Richmond.. ...Full story

Stray deer hounds said abandoned
HEATHSVILLE—The end of deer season in January has resulted in a large number of stray deer hounds and beagles wandering the highways, over-crowding the county animal shelter, and raising the concern of law enforcement officials...Full story