The 82nd annual Kilmarnock Firemen’s Festival will open Thursday, July 27, with a new ride featuring smaller versions of the community’s fire and law enforcement units. Contributors that made the ride possible include Bank of Lancaster/Virginia Commonwealth Bank, Moubray and Company and Kilmarnock Lettering. From left are (front row) Susan Pittman of Virginia Commonwealth Bank; (next row) Roxy Fisher of Kilmarnock Lettering Company; Frank Scott of Virginia Commonwealth Bank; Firemen’s Festival president Johnny Smith of the Kilmarnock Volunteer Fire Department; Randy Moubray of Moubray and Company; Doug Jenkins of Virginia Commonwealth Bank; and Randy Greene of Virginia Commonwealth Bank. The festival will continue nightly through August 5, except Sunday, at the KVFD Carnival Grounds, 200 Waverly Avenue, Kilmarnock. Photo by Madison White Franks