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Zooming on Carter Creek

Saturday, May 9, saw more activity than usual on Carter Creek as the Tides Inn in Irvington hosted the Tidewater Cup Regatta for the Cocktail Class Wooden Boat Racing Association. Above, racers clear the final buoy before a sprint to the finish line. The races returned to the Northern...

High school graduation season arrives

Northumberland supervisors discuss proposed $48.8 million budget, potential 21% tax increase

Virginia Supreme Court invalidates the April 21 referendum to redraw congressional districts

Sen. Tim Kaine and free clinic officials exchange rural healthcare observations

Northumberland County transitions to Everbridge emergency alert system

LHS sports moving on up

Lawmakers end special session without a budget; action taken on some bills

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Lady Devils complete regular season on top

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi The Lady Devils split Northern Neck District varsity softball games against Rappahannock last week in almost mirror images. Lancaster claimed a 9-1...

Devils and Raiders split diamond wins

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Despite splitting games against Northern Neck District rival Rappahannock last week—winning on the road and losing at home—the Lancaster varsity baseball team...

LHS track and field teams compete among 29 schools in Triemplar Memorial

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Xavier Sutton and William Ball had the best finishes for the Lancaster boys and the 4X100 meter relay team led the LHS...

Singles wins bump Lancaster ladies over Mathews, 5-4

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster celebrated a narrow victory, 5-4, over Mathews in girls tennis on Monday, May 4. The Lady Devils won four singles matches. McKenzie...

Audubon to host osprey presentation

The Northern Neck Audubon Chapter will meet from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at Grace Episcopal Church, 303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock. The guest...

Scores & Schedules

Baseball Rappahannock 5, Lancaster 2 Lancaster 3, Rappahannock 0 Northumberland 16, Westmoreland 3 JV baseball Rappahannock 13, Lancaster 1 Rappahannock 14, Lancaster 4 Rappahannock 9, Middlesex 2 Softball Rappahannock 10, Lancaster 1 Lancaster...

Local Life

RFM to host Shoreline EvaluationvProgram talk, tea, waterfront tour

by Tina McCloud Anyone with waterfront property knows of the continual battle with the forces of nature to take it away. Sometimes the solution can...

2026-27 On Stage concert season to open September 26 in the new Lancaster High School Auditorium

The Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts (RFA) will present its 33rd annual series of On Stage performances beginning September 26, when the Virginia Symphony Orchestra...

Northumberland County Historical Society plans open house on May 23

The Northumberland County Historical Society will hold an open house from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 23 at the Ball Memorial Library and Museum, 86...

RYRC to host boat parade and Band on the Barge July 3

The Rappahannock River Yacht Club (RRYC) will again organize a patriotic decorated boat parade on Carter Creek to celebrate Independence Day weekend. The parade...

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