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Smoke poured off of a firefighter after he exited the burning home on Ivy Lane Monday.  Emergency responders were unable to reach the victim in time.

Tragedy on Ivy Lane

Posted on January 25, 2012 at 11:49 am

  Staff Reports A house fire claimed the life of a Warsaw man Monday in a blaze so fierce that emergency responders couldn’t reach the victim. “When I arrived at the scene the fire had reached a point to where I could not make entry,” said Christopher Spare, Warsaw chief of police. “The EMS and fire department arrived at the scene and similarly could not make entry. It took fire

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Mayor Raymond Booth

Kilmarnock Mayor delivers ‘State of the Town’ address

Posted on January 27, 2012 at 9:39 am

On Jan. 23, Kilmarnock Mayor Raymond Booth delivered his “State of the Town” address at a town council meeting. What follows is a transcription of his address.   Mr. Vice Mayor, members of council, Town Manager Saunders and staff, citizens of the Town of Kilmarnock. Despite the difficulties of many municipalities during these tough economic times, Kilmarnock has performed strongly during this period and I am pleased to report the

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  • RCC’s new location fills community need in Kilmarnock, VA

    Posted on January 25, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    By Colston Newton   Cold, damp weather didn’t chill the enthusiasm of the crowd that filled Rappahannock Community College’s Kilmarnock Center Saturday for its grand opening. People ranging from interested citizens to office holders, packed the facility and looked through its technologically advanced classrooms that ranged from rooms full of computers to a mock hospital room complete with dummy patients win its beds. RCC President Elizabeth Crowther noted the college

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  • No opposition in upcoming Warsaw election

    Posted on January 25, 2012 at 11:52 am

    Ralph Self

    By Dianne Saison   It is local election time again in Warsaw and for the second race in a row it looks to be uncontested. Just over a year ago town council meetings were packed to capacity with citizens who made promises that the face of politics in Warsaw was going to change. People regularly got up to speak their minds, offer new solutions and gripe about what they considered

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Rappahannock's Lasheonia Smith

Ladies continue raiding parties

Posted on January 25, 2012 at 12:39 pm

By Win Sisson Positive thinking and team play: It’s a powerful combination.  Witness the recent performance of the Rappahannock High girls basketball team. In the last two weeks, the Raiders have knocked off three of their four toughest Northern Neck District adversaries. First fell defending regional champion, Northumberland, 50-49.  “We went to Northumberland positive, thinking that anybody can be beaten.  We jumped out early and hung in there for a

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  • Devils earn fourth district win in Warsaw

    Posted on January 25, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    Rappahannock's Deandre Garner battles with Lancaster's Kedrick Lee.

    By Win Sisson Lancaster’s boys basketball team has a deep bench this year. The Red Devils (15-1, 4-0) are so deep, at times in their game Friday night it seemed Rappahannock (6-7, 1-4) was playing against two different squads.  And for Lancaster, two is better than one.  The Red Devils won in Warsaw, 73-42. “We’re good nine deep.  We’re deeper than last year and deeper than I thought we’d be

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  • Around the Northern Neck District: Week of Jan. 25-Feb. 2

    Posted on January 25, 2012 at 12:05 pm

    Northern Neck District

    Standings VBB: Lancaster’s (15-1, 4-0), Essex (14-2, 4-1), Northumberland (12-3, 3-1), Rappahannock (6-6, 1-3), Washington & Lee (5-8, 1-4) and Colonial Beach (4-13, 1-4) VGB: Lancaster (13-3, 3-1), Northumberland (11-1, 3-1), Colonial Beach (11-6, 3-2), Rappahannock (9-3, 3-1), Washington & Lee (8-5, 2-3) and Essex (4-11, 0-5) JVBB: Lancaster (3-1), Essex (4-1), Northumberland (4-0), Rappahannock (0-5), Washington & Lee (2-3) and Colonial Beach (2-3) JVGB: Lancaster (2-2), Essex (2-3), Northumberland

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Lifestyles

St. Margaret's International Festival

St. Margaret’s School hosts International Festival

Posted on January 25, 2012 at 2:28 pm

After months of preparation, St. Margaret’s international boarding students hosted their annual International Festival on Jan. 16.  This year, they entertained some very special guests. Girl Scout Troops from around Essex County were guests at the event, which commemorated the Girl Scouts of America’s 100th anniversary and St. Margaret’s 90th anniversary. The event began with a luncheon in the Community/Technology Center. The dishes served represented St. Margaret’s international students’ culinary

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  • Barter Players put on epic show

    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 11:59 am

    Members of the Barter Players visiting area schools included, from left to right, Justin Tyler Lewis, Sam McCalla, Audrey Crocker, Samuel Floyd, Rebekah Anwyll and Cami Philgreen.

    The Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts recently funded two performances by The Barter Players through its Arts for Youth program.  The Players are a group of professional theatre artists who perform for young audiences at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon April through December and in schools during their January through March East Coast tour. On the morning of Jan. 4, they presented Rudyard Kipling’s “Just So Stories” in the Lancaster

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  • Raising funds…and a few eyebrows

    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 11:53 am

    By Abby Walter   As a step to raise the $250,000 the Richmond County Little League needs for the new ballpark, the league will be holding a fundraiser on Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Richmond County Elementary School gymnasium. The fundraiser, the Womanless Wedding, consists of 53 men who will perform a mock wedding.  They will dress as groomsmen, bridesmaids, and other members of the wedding party.  The

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Entertainment

Barney Barnum is the first scheduled speaker in an upcoming lecture series.

Reedville Fishermen’s Museum kicks off lecture series

Posted on January 25, 2012 at 2:33 pm

The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum is proud to continue the Winter/Spring Lecture Series for 2012. The series will be presented on first Mondays in February, March, April and May at Festival Halle in Reedville.  The lecture for February will feature “An Evening with Barney Barnum.” Mr. Barnum, a retired Colonel with the U.S. Marine Corps was the fourth Marine to be awarded the nation’s highest honor, the Medal of Honor for

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  • Audubon Society to visit Belle Isle Jan. 28

    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    Are you looking for a wonderful outdoor activity with your children and grandchildren in the winter?  On Saturday, January 28, the Northern Neck Audubon Society will conduct a bird walk at Belle Isle State Park led by Frank Schaff.  There will be several loaner binoculars available.  Meet at the horse parking lot at 8 a.m. Belle Isle State Park in Lancaster County features seven miles of Rappahannock riverfront as well

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  • 5K to benefit Northumberland library

    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    Now you can help support the Northumberland Public Library and keep your New Year’s Resolution to exercise more by participating in the library’s “Have a Heart, Indoor 5K Walk Live! for the Library” fund-raiser on Saturday, Feb. 11. This indoor 5K (3.1 miles) program will take place in the gymnasium of the Northumberland Elementary School in Heathsville. “Walk Live!” is an aerobic/cardio workout that brings walking to a whole new

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