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Adams Post 86 Auxiliary sent Lily Hathaway to Girls State

The American Legion Adams Post 86 Auxiliary sponsored Lily Hathaway, a student at Lancaster High School, to attend Girls State at Longwood University in...

LES Hometown Heroes event helps students explore careers

Lancaster Elementary School (LES) on October 18 hosted the second annual Hometown Heroes event. “This initiative serves as an opportunity for elementary and middle school...

Tavern guild makes $400 donation to NMS art department

The Tavern Spinners and Weavers Guild at Rice's Hotel/Hughlett's Tavern in Heathsville recently gave a $400 donation to the art department at Northumberland Middle...

Northumberland school board begins 2025-26 budget preparations

by AnnGardner Eubank While it may feel like the school year has just gotten underway, the Northumberland County School Board is actively making preparations for...

Computer skills course to focus on Microsoft Word

The Rappahannock Community College (RCC) Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning will offer Microsoft Word: Tips for Productive Usage, from 1-3 p.m. November 12, 19,...

PALS will present Galumpha: A Physical Theater on November 20

On November 20, the Seth W. Ahlborn Performing Arts and Lecture Series (PALS) at Chesapeake Academy will present Galumpha: A Physical Theater, to pre-kindergarten...

River Counties Community Foundation supports Jacob’s Ladder enrichment program

Every summer, a group of academically gifted middle school students gathers for a program with an ambitious goal: to help them overcome obstacles that...

Strings Crewe begins seventh season

The Strings Crew is recruiting new students ages 9-12 as it embarks on a seventh season. Twenty students take free weekly lessons in violin, viola...

LES discusses cyber safety

Lancaster Elementary School recently hosted the Center for Online Safety, which provided assemblies for students in grades 4-7 and a workshop for parents on...

Inward Bound brings students together

Chesapeake Academy middle school students recently participated in an annual retreat called Inward Bound to get to know themselves and their peers better and...

Uncle Ty-Rone entertains and educates LES students

Ty-Rone Travis wanted to share a serious message about the joy of learning with students at Lancaster Elementary School on September 27, so he...

RCC nursing students to receive stipends through new Earn to Learn grants

Thanks to grants from Bon Secours Health System and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), qualifying health science students at Rappahannock Community College (RCC)...

Musical raffle drawing is October 8

The Lancaster County Virginia Education Foundation (LCVEF) will hold a drawing October 8 for tickets to 2024-25 Broadway in Richmond musicals. Tickets are $20...

NPL announces upcoming events

Northumberland Public Library (NPL), 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville, recently announced several special upcoming events. Books Alive!, sponsored by the Friends of NPL, will feature retired...

More Heritage Arts classes announced

Rice's Hotel/Hughlett's Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville recently added more classes to its fall schedule. To register for Heritage Arts classes, visit RHHTFoundationInc.org, or...

RCC educators attend statewide healthcare worker shortage summit

Claude Moore Opportunities recently hosted its annual Claude Moore Scholars Healthcare Workforce Summit in Richmond, bringing together dozens of stakeholders from around the Commonwealth...

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