The Rappahannock Record - Rappahannock Record

Just days before the new law was set to go into effect on July 1, Lancaster County Circuit Court Judge John S. Martin on Thursday, June 25, sided with guns rights groups and Loudon County resident John Crump, barring Virginia State Police from enforcing an assault weapons ban. The preliminary...

Carnival prize tickets now on sale

June 24, 2026

Ballot fills for upcoming town council and mayoral elections

June 24, 2026

Irvington council adopts $631,401 budget, related tax rates and appropriations

June 24, 2026

Kilmarnock adopts $9 million budget

June 24, 2026

Northumberland approves $48.7 million budget with 8% tax hike

June 24, 2026

Legislature approves $206 billion budget compromise

June 24, 2026

Juneteenth: A day of purpose, celebration

June 24, 2026

Sports

Lancaster Senior League Softball All-Stars win District 15 tournament

July 1, 2026

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi The Lancaster County Little League Senior League Softball All-Star team went 2-0 last week to win the 2026 Virginia District 15 tournament...

Clinic schedules sports physicals

July 1, 2026

The Northern Neck-Middlesex Free Health Clinic (NNMFHC) will again help students prepare for the upcoming athletic season by offering free sports physicals throughout the...

Belle Isle State Park announces July events

July 1, 2026

Belle Isle State Park education support specialist Rachel Howell recently posted the July event calendar. All activities will be held at Belle Isle State Park,...

Pittman and Major named to Class 1 all-state tennis teams

July 1, 2026

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster High School sophomores McKenzie Pittman and Finley Major were named to the Class 1 all-state girls tennis teams. Pittman made the all-state...

Captain Billy Pipkin’s FISHING LINE

July 1, 2026

Let’s Go Fishing! Hookin’ and Cookin’ July on the Chesapeake Bay can be hot, but for an angler, the bay breeze and great fishing is...

Boat parade set on Carter Creek

July 1, 2026

The Rappahannock River Yacht Club (RRYC) will host a patriotic-decorated boat parade on Carter Creek Friday, July 3. Boats will gather on the eastern...

Local Life

Heritage of America Band concert slated Saturday in Irvington

June 24, 2026

The U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band will perform patriotic music, favorites from Broadway and film and popular tunes beginning at 6:30 p.m....

RFM announces Independence Day ‘weekend’ events

June 24, 2026

Reedville Independence Day activities and America 250 celebrations are on tap July 3, 4 and 5, organized by the Reedville Fishermen's Museum (RFM). Village residents...

’50s spirit and ’60s hits shine

June 24, 2026

A 1958 graduation celebration swings into a joyful, high-spirited musical journey back to the 1950s and ‘60s in The Lancaster Players summer production, “The...

Historic Christ Church to host patriotic readings July 2

June 24, 2026

The Foundation for Historic Christ Church (FHCC) with the Cobbs Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and the Richard Henry...

NNO Chamberfest to showcase new music

June 24, 2026

The Northern Neck Orchestra (NNO) Chamberfest concert series will present “Music from the Americas, Scandinavia and Turkey” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 28,...

Northern Neck Chantey Singers marker dedication slated Friday

June 24, 2026

by Tina McCloud A vanishing part of the region's culture will be commemorated in a new road marker that honors the Northern Neck Chantey Singers. The...