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Examining her favorite Easter egg

April 23, 2025

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Soccer squad anxious for a home game

April 23, 2025

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‘Rat Pack and Marilyn’ coming to Heathsville

April 23, 2025

Top Headlines

Celebrating and preserving Brookvale High School history

April 23, 2025

by Jackie Nunnery On the outside, the building on Devils Bottom Road in Lancaster looks like many other schools built in the late 1950s and early 1960s, but for Pixie E. Curry, the rooms inside then Brookvale High School hold significant memories. Curry attended Brookvale as a fifth grader in 1968,...

Northumberland boards call for state police investigation into school finances

April 23, 2025

Kilmarnock pedals forward with plan for a bicycle park

April 23, 2025

Northumberland school board presented $22.4 million budget proposal

April 23, 2025

Lancaster schools gear up for SOLs and graduation

April 23, 2025

Northumberland completes work on $7 million capital improvement plan

April 23, 2025

Finding the sweet spot in life and work

April 16, 2025

Groundbreaking to replace Norris Bridge accelerated

April 16, 2025

Sports

Lancaster JV tallies two wins over Northumberland, 12-2, 17-15

April 23, 2025

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster pitcher Lane Reynolds tossed a complete game for a 12-2 win over Northumberland on April 17, to cap a two-game sweep...

Northumberland and Lancaster open district softball stretch with back-to-back exciting games

April 23, 2025

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster pitcher Lane Reynolds tossed a complete game for a 12-2 win over Northumberland on April 17, to cap a two-game sweep...

Red Devils looking for home pitch advantage

April 23, 2025

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster played seven of its first eight matches on the road, so coach Rob Pittman and his varsity soccer team are looking...

Northumberland and Lancaster split, 1-1, to start district play

April 23, 2025

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi After suffering through a shutout by Northumberland High School on April 15, the Red Devils two days later came back to edge...

Capt. Billy Pipkin’s FISHING LINE

April 23, 2025

Come out of the shadows…Let’s go fishing! Colder temperatures, mixed with above average snowfall, made this winter seem longer than normal. When that dang groundhog...

Scores & Schedules

April 23, 2025

Baseball Lancaster 3, Northumberland 2 Northumberland 11, Lancaster 0 Rappahannock 9, Essex 1 Rappahannock 10, Essex 0 Softball Northumberland 9, Lancaster 7 Northumberland 4, Lancaster 3 Rappahannock 15, Essex 1 Rappahannock...

Lancaster track teams each place fifth at Charles City

April 23, 2025

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster High School girls and boys on Thursday, April 17, finished at the middle of the pack at the Charles City Regular...

Trevor Pittman leads Lancaster offense over Middlesex, 10-3

April 16, 2025

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster batted through the lineup for five runs in the fifth inning to claim a 10-3 win over Middlesex on April 9. The...

Local Life

Neave Trio to perform Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with NN Orchestra

April 23, 2025

The Neave Trio will perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Northern Neck Orchestra (NNO) on Saturday, April 26, at the Lancaster Elementary...

Band From Misfit Beach to give concert Sunday for Flat Iron Crossroads

April 23, 2025

The Band From Misfit Beach, comprised of five retired men in Lancaster, will give a free concert from 3-6 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at...

Lancaster Players announces cast for summer show

April 23, 2025

Lancaster Players president Luke Rawls recently announced the cast of “What Is ‘Murder’?” The mystery/comedy, directed by Karen Stanley, is set to open in...

Morattico Waterfront Museum plans opening celebration May 3

April 23, 2025

Morattico Waterfront Museum will open for the season on May 3. A celebration is planned from noon-4 p.m., reported president David Henley. The public is...