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Classic cars shine to benefit museum

Classic cars shine Over 60 classic cars on Saturday, May 30, rolled into the Compass Entertainment Complex in Irvington for the second annual Memory Lane Car Show to benefit the Kilmarnock Museum. Car and history enthusiasts strolled the grounds to view beautifully restored pieces of driving history, including this 1957...

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Finding Dory wins 2026 Cape Dory Typhoon National Championships

The Rappahannock River Yacht Club (RYC) in Irvington hosted the Cape Dory Typhoon National Championships May 29-31. Typhoon sailors from around the country participated. On...

Chargers shut-out Red Devils, 2-0, in region soccer quarterfinals

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Middlesex ended Lancaster’s most successful soccer season in a decade on Thursday, May 28. The Chargers defeated the Red Devils, 2-0, in...

Warming up for four innings, LHS heats up to blank Chincoteague, 10-0

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi The Lancaster offense got off to a slow start but made up for it with a six-run fourth inning and went on...

Lancaster girls team advances to Class 1A state tennis tournament

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi What a difference a year makes. The Lancaster girls tennis team, with just three players in 2025, is now nine-players strong and has...

Lancaster sluggers tally 15 hits in 13-1 win over West Point

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster turned 15 hits and seven walks into a five-inning mercy-rule victory, 13-1, over West Point in a Region 1A tournament quarterfinal...

Lancaster and Northumberland to send stand-outs to state track meet

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Middlesex High scored a double victory on Wednesday, May 27. The Chargers boys and girls track and field teams won the Region...

LHS boys tennis season concludes

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster ended its boys team tennis season losing in Region 2A quarterfinal loss to Poquoson, 5-0, two weeks ago. However, doubles team Isaac...

Scores & Schedules

Baseball Region 1A tournament Semifinals Lancaster 8, Middlesex 2 Rappahannock 1, Northumberland 0 Quarterfinals Lancaster 13, West Point 1 Middlesex 6, Chincoteague 3 Northumberland 17, Northampton 1 Rappahannock 15, Essex 3 Softball Region...

Local Life

Volunteers prepare on and off stage for upcoming musical

“The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns” will open June 18 at The Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. Evening shows will begin at 8...

New gallery exhibit to open during Virginia Resolved event at Stratford Hall Historic Preserve

Stratford Hall Historic Preserve, 483 Great House Road, Stratford, recently announced a new visitor orientation experience: The Mary Belin DuPont Laird Gallery in the...

Tony Williams to open 2026 Summer Speaker Series at Christ Church

Historic Christ Church & Museum, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems, will launch its 2026 Summer Speaker Series at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 11, with...

LCVEF launches Broadway in Richmond season raffle

The 2026-27 Broadway in Richmond season will begin in the September and the Lancaster County Virginia Education Foundation (LCVEF) is the place to buy...

Irvington Hometown Parade slated July 4

The Irvington Hometown Parade will step off at 3 p.m. on Independence Day, Saturday, July 4. The celebration will hold special significance as communities across...

NNK250 Signature Speaker Series will conclude on June 14

The 2026 NNK250 Signature Speaker Series will conclude at 2 p.m. June 14 at the historic Log House that is rarely open to the...

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