Welcome to the online version of the Rappahannock Record, an independently-owned weekly newspaper published in Kilmarnock, Lancaster County, Virginia. Kilmarnock is a trading center for the Northern Neck, a peninsula in Virginia bordered by the Chesapeake Bay and the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers.

One of four newspapers on the Northern Neck, the Record is the largest in both size and circulation. Founded in 1916, it averages 30 to 40 pages each week with a press run of approximately 8,500 and a readership of about 20,000.

Much like this online version, the paper is divided into various news segments. Two section fronts carry top local news of the week and a third section front introduces "The Northern Neck Marketplace," an extensive listing of real estate and classifieds. Other pages are devoted to a calendar of events for the week, stories about upcoming events, opinions, and news about schools, sports, businesses and churches.

The Record's coverage area includes all of Lancaster County (11,100 population) and parts of neighboring Northumberland, Richmond and Middlesex counties. Approximately 5,500 papers are distributed in Lancaster County alone. Subscriptions are sent via second class mail and the paper is available on many local newsstands.

The Record is a member of the Virginia Press Association and the National Newspaper Association.

You can subscribe to the Record from any of our online pages. You will receive a statement by mail, or to order by credit card, call 804-435-1701.

About our area:
Lancaster County is a haven for tourists and boasts a large retirement community. Other prime industries are agriculture, forestry and seafood. A U.S Census report for 2000 lists 5,004 households in the county with an average household income of $38,464. Retail sales for 2002 totaled $126,270,000.

How to contact us:
By mail: Rappahannock Record, PO Box 400, Kilmarnock, VA 22482.
By physical address: 27 North Main St., Kilmarnock, VA 22482
By telephone: 804-435-1701
or (from Virginia interchanges only) 1-800-435-1701.
By facsimile: 804-435-2632.
By electronic mail:
News articles, news photos, other news: editor@rrecord.com
Subscriptions and renewals: circulation@rrecord.com
Advertising, subscriptions and other messages: mail@rrecord.com

Staff
To reach members of the staff, dial the main phone number, 804-435-1701, and then the employee's extension when prompted, or use the e-mail address.

Newsroom Staff: Robert D. Mason, Jr. editor, extension 25, editor@rrecord.com; Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi, extension 23, lvaldrighi@rrecord.com; Audrey Thomasson, extension 22, athomasson@rrecord.com; William R. Fix, copy editor, extension 24, editor@rrecord.com, Starke Jett, extension 28, sjett@rrecord.com

Advertising Staff (address e-mail to mail@rrecord.com): Sara Amiss, manager, extension 13, sara.amiss@rrecord.com; K.C. Troise, extension 19, mail@rrecord.com; Marilyn Bryant, extension 11, marilyn@rrecord.com; Joanna Marchetti, extension 15, joanna@rrecord.com.

Production Staff (address all e-mail to mail@rrecord.com): Wayne Smith, manager, extension 26, wayne@rrecord.com; Kathryn Shrader, extension 24; Gloria Bosher, extension 17; Brenda Burtner, extension 16. Sarah Bowis, extention 17.

Publishing/Business Staff: Frederick A. Gaskins, president, extension 20, fgaskins@rrecord.com; Bettie Lee Gaskins, treasurer, extension 21, blgaskins@ssentinel.com; Kim Kent, accounts manager, extension 14, ardesk@rrecord.com; Ann Shelton, accounts manager, extension 12, mail@rrecord.com.

Subscriptions: Anna Ticer, circulation manager, extension 16, mail@rrecord.com.

Supplemental Publications:
Along with our weekly paper, the Record and the Southside Sentinel (ssentinel.com) in Urbanna, Virginia, jointly publish The Rivah Visitor's Guide. This tabloid contains regional information of interest to tourists and is published monthly, May through September. Up to 23,000 copies are distributed free through over 500 outlets such as hotels, motels, restaurants, convenience stores, etc. An online version will be available soon.

Annual tabloids, also produced jointly with the Sentinel, are inserted as part of the Record with extra copies distributed through advertisers. They include The Vintage Years (senior life-styles) in February, Windows on the Bay (real estate and home improvement) in March, and The Perfect Gift (a Christmas gift catalog) in November.

In addition, we publish special interest pages during the year on topics such as Brides, Football Preview, Car Care, Boating and Fishing, Graduation, and in connection with local festival events. Please contact our advertising department for more information.

Deadlines

Display advertising must be submitted to the Record by 5 p.m. Monday to be included in the Thursday paper. Check with us about online advertising opportunities.

Camera ready ads should be in PDF Pormat. (Steps to eliminate PDF Gremlins and How to Create a PDF file))

Classified ads must be received by noon on Tuesday. You can submit a classified ad directly from our online classified page. All classifieds are also included in the online version.

News items must be received by 2 p.m. Tuesdays. All news items submitted via e-mail must be addressed to: editor@rrecord.com. Be sure to include phone numbers where you can be reached day and night.
For issues in weeks with a holiday, deadlines are moved ahead one day.

For Advertising Rates

Please click on downloadable pdf format
Rate card (effective January 1, 2009)

Comments, Please
We welcome your comments and suggestions concerning ways to improve the paper or the online version.

Advertisements, articles or other materials copyrighted by the Rappahannock Record may not be reproduced in exact or substantially similar form without the permission of the publisher of the Rappahannock Record.