The Lancaster school board on Monday, March 10, unanimously recommended a $20,969,588 budget, a 2.61% increase over the current budget, with no change in local funding of $14,236,492. As proposed, the ...

REEDVILLE—Rescue III, Smith Point Sea Rescue’s (SPSR) newest vessel, has recently returned from a week of search and rescue exercises and training with the U.S. Coast Guard and the Port of Virginia.

The Lancaster County Lions Club recently announced the winners of the 2025 James Bland Music Competition. Following a recital at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury (RWC), president Fred Pevahouse, ...

WEEMS—Daniel James Ludeman Sr. passed away peacefully on March 9 at his home on Carter Creek in Weems, surrounded by family.

Xavier Sutton stretches to pull in a loose ball in the state semifinal against Franklin. Photo by AnnGardner Eubank ...

The Northumberland County Historical Society (NCHS) will present historian Mark Gearhart at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at the Ball Memorial Library and Museum, 86 Back Street, Heathsville. Gearhart ...

A bluebird nesting box recently was installed adjacent to the playground at the Lancaster Early Childhood Education Center in Kilmarnock just in time for the spring breeding season. The box was made ...

A Smith Point Sea Rescue crew receives a risk assessment briefing prior to an on-the-water training exercise.

This is an election year for several seats in local government. Voter registrars for Lancaster and Northumberland counties confirmed the deadline to file for local office is 7 p.m. on June 17. The ...

Trinity Episcopal Church, 8484 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster, recognized two community members with the Unsung Hero Award for their selfless contributions. Rose and Ron Hinebaugh were honored for their ...

Valdrighi Draper Washington celebrated his 10th anniversary as coach of the Lancaster High School indoor track and field team by leading the boys team to its first Class 1 state championship Thursday, ...

The second phase of the town’s public sewage project is moving into the request for bid phase, town manager Patrick Frere told council at its March 6 meeting. According to Frere, an advertisement for ...