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Bridge design hearing is well attended

IRVINGTON—A curious community filled the lobby of Lancaster High School on Wednesday, October 21, to see the design for a new bridge that will...

Woman’s club hosts Toys for Tots speaker

LOTTSBURG—Rev. Dr. John C. Seltzer, D.Min, MAPC, BSR, of the Toys for Tots organization, spoke to The Woman's Club of Northumberland County on October...

Northern Neck National Heritage Area awards four subgrants totaling $51,691

WARSAW—The Northern Neck Planning District Commission (NNPDC) recently announced the first grant awards totaling $51,691 from the Northern Neck National Heritage Area subgrant program. The...

Northumberland warns residents of email fraud

by Jackie Nunnery HEATHSVILLE— Northumberland County recently issued an alert warning residents that a fraudulent email and invoice has been circulating. According to an announcement on...

Cobbs Hall Chapter DAR honors KVFD

KILMARNOCK—In observance of the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Cobbs Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution...

Tuesday is Election Day

by Jackie Nunnery RICHMOND—Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Voters will have three proposed constitutional amendments to consider as well as federal offices, and for...

Lancaster woman dies following accidental shooting in Norfolk

NORFOLK—A Lancaster County woman has died as the result of what police are calling an accidental shooting in Norfolk on Saturday, October 24. Semaj Richelle...

Town council completes budget amendment process

by AnnGardner Eubank KILMARNOCK—The Kilmarnock Town Council briefly convened Thursday, October 22, for a second reading and vote on a $1,593,000 budget increase. The original fiscal...

Downings are presented 2026 Helen and Tayloe Murphy Conservation Champion Award

by Alicen Hackney Michael and Christine Downing of Northumberland County were presented the 2026 Helen and Tayloe Murphy Conservation Champion Award at the Northern Neck...

U.S. Senate candidate Mizusawa to visit Kilmarnock on Wednesday

U.S. Senate candidate Bert Mizusawa will visit Kilmarnock on Wednesday, October 28, for a community Meet-the-Candidate and Get-Out-the-Vote town crawl organized by the Lancaster...

Kilmarnock keys in on economic development

by AnnGardner Eubank KILMARNOCK—The Town of Kilmarnock’s Business District revitalization efforts are beginning to take shape as the project’s consulting firm seeks community-wide input. During a...

Candidates for District 5 school board seat respond to questions

Compiled by AnnGardner Eubank With early voting underway for the November 3 election, the Rappahannock Record recently asked candidates in contested local races to comment...

Kilmarnock council candidates respond to three questions

  Compiled by AnnGardner Eubank With early voting underway for the November 3 election, the Rappahannock Record recently asked candidates in contested local races to comment...

NNPDC awarded funding for living shorelines project

WARSAW—The Northern Neck Planning District Commission (NNPDC) has been awarded $416,310 from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Chesapeake Bay Office for extending and...

Planners recommend approval on fueling station

by Jackie Nunnery LANCASTER—The Lancaster planning commission on Thursday, October 15, recommended county supervisors revise the zoning ordinance regarding manufactured homes and utility scale solar...

Menokin project receives $87,000

RICHMOND—The Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) and the Virginia Board of Historic Resources (VBHR) recently announced funding from the Virginia Black, Indigenous, and...
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