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Carroll Lee Ashburn named grand marshal of 2026 Kilmarnock Lighted Christmas Parade

Lancaster by the Bay Chamber of Commerce recently announced Carroll Lee Ashburn has been selected as the grand marshal of the 2026 Kilmarnock Lighted Christmas Parade on...

Office to close for Labor Day; early deadline for display ads

KILMARNOCK—The Rappahannock Record office will be closed Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day. The display advertising deadline for the Thursday, September 10 paper...

Campaign letters may be published after Labor Day

Service, Advice and Price Letters commenting on positions of candidates seeking office, campaigns, political party endorsements or otherwise commenting on the ballot process for...

Candidate Shannon Taylor visits Northumberland County

Shannon Taylor, Democratic candidate for Congress in the First District, spent Wednesday, August 26, in Northumberland County. im Hendrickson of Heathsville hosted Taylor for a...

Trump Administration and CMS announce $122 million to expand healthcare access, workforce and innovation across Virginia

WASHINGTON, DC—The Trump Administration on Friday, August 28, announced a $122 million investment is being delivered to improve health outcomes for Virginians through the...

Lancaster supervisors adopt legacy zoning and increase transient occupancy tax rate

by Jackie Nunnery LANCASTER—Following a joint public hearing with the planning commission, the Lancaster board of supervisors on Thursday, August 27, approved the new legacy...

Boat show features variety of watercraft

The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum hosted the 2026 Classic & Work Boat Show on Saturday, August 29. Capt. Tom Briggs (center) welcomed visitors aboard the...

The adoption of Labor Day took hard work

Come the first Monday of September, many children and their parents start to face the reality that school, if it hasn’t yet started, is...

Benefit concert supports fire department

The Band From Misfit Beach played a benefit concert Sunday, August 23, on the “patio” at That Damn Mary (TDM) Brewing Company in Kilmarnock....

Lancaster court issues stay in challenge to assault weapons ban

by Jackie Nunnery LANCASTER—Lancaster County Circuit Court judge John S. Martin on Friday, August 21, joined three other state courts and the U.S. District Court...

Northumberland to borrow $5 million to help with cash flow

by Jackie Nunnery HEATHSVILLE—As they did in July 2025, Northumberland supervisors on Monday, August 24, unanimously approved a $5 million revenue anticipation note (RAN) to...

Free clinic seeks community help to complete $150,000 Match Challenge

KILMARNOCK—The Northern Neck–Middlesex Free Health Clinic (NNMFHC) needs to raise some $54,000 toward a $150,000 Match Challenge and is asking the community to help...

Northumberland planning commission discusses zoning ordinance revisions

by Jackie Nunnery HEATHSVILLE—The Northumberland planning commission on Thursday, August 20, addressed several changes to update the county’s zoning ordinance. By a 9-0 vote, the commission...

Farming photos needed for 2026 Bay Heritage

For 250 years, farmers have been a vital part of the nation and an important part of the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula, where...

Technology gives sheriff’s offices an extra set of eyes for search and rescue

by Jackie Nunnery LANCASTER—When it comes to search and rescue missions, time matters. For the sheriff’s offices in Lancaster and Northumberland counties, technology, in the...

Kilmarnock financials receive positive review

by AnnGardner Eubank KILMARNOCK—The Town of Kilmarnock finances earned a clean bill of health for the 2025-26 fiscal year, according to an independent audit conducted...
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