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Reedville hosts Boats of Yesteryear

George and Becky Butler displayed Snooky, a 1957 Penn Yan Dynamold. Dynamold boats were constructed from 1955 to 1960. Snooky is the boat’s original...

Lancaster superintendent addresses the SOL scores

by Jackie Nunnery WEEMS—Stressing that Standards of Learning (SOL) scores “are just one data point, and we look at so many other data points,” Lancaster...

Commission recommends Irvington council allow six more units at Refuel

by AnnGardner Eubank IRVINGTON—The Irvington Planning Commission on Tuesday, September 3, advanced a number of conditional use permit (CUP) applications and proposed ordinance amendments along...

Northumberland SOL scores lag behind statewide averages in most subject areas; NHS math pass rate climbs nearly 20 points

by AnnGardner Eubank NORTHUMBERLAND—While the Standards of Learning (SOL) test results from the 2023-24 school year released in late August by the Virginia Department of...

Northumberland school officials review audit recommendations and SOL scores

by AnnGardner Eubank HEATHSVILLE—With the academic session in full swing, Northumberland County Public Schools is reflecting on the previous years and implementing strategies to improve...

Town council decides on landscaping issue at White Stone intersection

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi WHITE STONE—Landscaping in the business district was again discussed by the White Stone Town Council on September 5. Pointe Provisions owner Liza Carter...

Labor Day Art Show winners announced

Winners in the 63rd annual Labor Day Art Show were announced during a reception and awards ceremony Friday, August 30, at RAL Art Center,...

Broadband projects hit stumbling blocks

by Jackie Nunnery LANCASTER—While the various projects designed to give residents reliable high-speed internet have been progressing towards completion, a few stumbling blocks are causing...

Lancaster County HHW collection set September 21

LANCASTER—Lancaster County’s Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste (HHW) fall collection will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. September 21 in the parking lot at...

Pier dedicated to legacy of Madison Boyd

by AnnGardner Eubank KILMARNOCK—An educational pier and demonstration oyster garden at Camp Kekoka was dedicated to the late Madison Boyd on Saturday, August 31, to...

Josh Gemerek presented 2024 Game Changer Award at Virginia Housing Alliance ceremony

URBANNA— Bay Aging recently announced that Josh Gemerek, senior vice president at Bay Housing, received the 2024 Game Changer Award at the Virginia Housing...

A family who fishes together

by Carol A. Muratore Cheree Brookover is a wife, mother of three, new grandmother and former 9-5 office worker. Today she rises at 3 a.m....

School walls going up, wells going in

After nearly six months of construction, the future Lancaster High School is beginning to take shape. This concrete wall on the rear of the...

63rd Labor Day Art Show to open today at RAL Art Center

The RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock, recently announced the 63rd annual Labor Day Art Show will open today, August 29, and...

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