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Kellum family supports flag retirement ceremony

Top Headlines July 2, 2025

The Richard Henry Lee Chapter (RHLC), Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) on Saturday, June 28, conducted a formal U.S. flag retirement...

Northumberland adopts $49.1 million county budget

Top Headlines July 2, 2025

by Jackie Nunnery HEATHSVILLE—Northumberland supervisors on Wednesday, June 25, unanimously adopted a $49,102,121 budget and some supervisors are not happy with it. Following the 5-0 vote...

Burgess Buoy sells Mega Millions ticket worth an estimated $348 million

Top Headlines July 2, 2025

RICHMOND—One ticket matched all six numbers in the Friday, June 27, Mega Millions drawing. That ticket is now worth an estimated $348 million. The jackpot...

Lancaster postpones vote on rifle hunting until August

Top Headlines July 2, 2025

by Jackie Nunnery LANCASTER—Following a public hearing on Thursday, June 26, Lancaster supervisors tabled a decision on proposed changes to the hunting ordinance until the...

Lancaster voter registration office temporarily relocated

Top Headlines July 2, 2025

by Jackie Nunnery LANCASTER—Due to an old water leak causing some mold contamination, the Lancaster County voter registration office has been temporarily moved to the...

Lancaster senior softball team wins state championship

Top Headlines July 2, 2025

The Lancaster County Little League Senior Softball team on Monday, June 30, won the 2025 Virginia Senior League state championship and earned a berth...

Road diet installation begins on Route 360 in Callao and Lottsburg

Top Headlines June 25, 2025

FREDERICKSBURG—The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) planned to begin a project to install a new "road diet" traffic pattern on Route 360 in the...

Northumberland focuses on $49 million budget; no raises

Top Headlines June 25, 2025

by Jackie Nunnery HEATHSVILLE—In one of the toughest budget seasons in recent memory, Northumberland County supervisors on Wednesday, June 18, concluded two days worth of...

Northumberland boards reach formal agreement on oversight of school finances

Top Headlines June 25, 2025

by Jackie Nunnery HEATHSVILLE—The Northumberland board of supervisors and school board on Tuesday, June 17, formalized their agreement to have the county take over the...

November 4 ballot shaping up with one race for local office

Top Headlines June 25, 2025

by AnnGardner Eubank LANCASTER—Local and statewide ballots are shaping up for the November 4 election As of the Tuesday, June 17, filing deadline for local office,...

Kilmarnock council adopts $19,306,789 budget and $.03 real estate tax increase

Top Headlines June 25, 2025

by AnnGardner Eubank KILMARNOCK—The Kilmarnock Town Council on Monday, June 16, increased taxes and adopted a 2025-26 budget totaling $19,306,789. According to town manager Susan Cockrell,...

Irvington council adopts $603,205 budget; tax rate and fee schedules

Top Headlines June 25, 2025

by AnnGardner Eubank IRVINGTON—As the 2024-25 fiscal year nears an end, the Irvington Town Council on Thursday, June 12, adopted a 2025-26 budget totaling $603,205,...

Kirkland Grove Camp: Celebrate enduring ties of faith and community with music

Top Headlines June 17, 2025

by Jackie Nunnery KIRKLAND GROVE—Little did anyone know that actions taken in 1892 would have reverberations felt today. Back then, James Booth conveyed 23.5 acres of...

Accountant: Northumberland schools overspent budget by estimated $1.3m

Top Headlines June 17, 2025

by Jackie Nunnery HEATHSVILLE—The lack of polices, procedures and training in the schools’ finance department as well as a culture of “we’ve got to spend...

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Kellum family supports flag retirement ceremony

Northumberland adopts $49.1 million county budget

Burgess Buoy sells Mega Millions ticket worth an estimated $348 million

Lancaster postpones vote on rifle hunting until August

Lancaster voter registration office temporarily relocated

Lancaster senior softball team wins state championship

Road diet installation begins on Route 360 in Callao and Lottsburg

Northumberland focuses on $49 million budget; no raises

Northumberland boards reach formal agreement on oversight of school finances

November 4 ballot shaping up with one race for local office

Kilmarnock council adopts $19,306,789 budget and $.03 real estate tax increase

Irvington council adopts $603,205 budget; tax rate and fee schedules

Kirkland Grove Camp: Celebrate enduring ties of faith and community with music

Accountant: Northumberland schools overspent budget by estimated $1.3m

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