Feature Articles

LANCASTER—The Lancaster Players will present “The Prisoner of Second Avenue” in March at The Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. Evening performances will begin at 8 p.m. March 6–7, 13–14 and 20–21. Matinees will begin at 3 p.m. March 8, 15 and 22. The Playhouse and cash bar will open...

NORTHUMBERLAND—Following a public hearing on Tuesday, February 24, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted 8-0 to provide $2.6 million in emergency funding from the Waterway Maintenance Grant Program to dredge the federal navigation channel of the Little Wicomico River. The funding is contingent upon the approval of the...

Get ready to "stroll" into St. Patrick's Day with a twist! Participate in a fun afternoon of shopping, sipping, and dining while celebrating the luck of the Irish at the second annual Leprechauns & Libations Stroll event, set for 2-5 p.m. Saturday, March 14, in downtown Urbanna. Check in...

The Middlesex County Sports Complex Commission (MCSCC) has completed a $33,380 upgrade of its complex’s playground. The sports complex is located beside St. Clare Walker Middle School in Locust Hill and a ribbon cutting was conducted on Monday, Jan. 12, to announce the opening. The playground is located between ballfields...

The second Deltaville Great Decisions session of 2026 will take place on Friday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building, 17147 General Puller Highway, Deltaville. Dr. Taiyi Sun of Christopher Newport University will present on U.S.-China Relations. All are welcome. There is no charge...

LANCASTER—The Lancaster Virginia Historical Society (LVHS) will co-host a Black history presentation, “Old Saint John’s Baptist Church and Cemetery: Revisiting a Community’s Legacy of Faith” Saturday, February 7, at the Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. and the program will follow at...

LANCASTER—The Liz Moore & Associates “Cupcake Wars” event will take place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, February 13, at 276 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. The Liz Moore & Associates Team will offer a delicious selection of four cupcakes in exchange for a donation to The Haven Shelter & Services Inc....

Do you make the best chili in the world? All chili chefs are invited to enter the 12th annual Dan Gill Bodacious Chili Cook-Off, which is set for Saturday, Feb. 14, at Something Different restaurant at 213 Virginia Street in Urbanna. Setup begins at 8 a.m., registration is at 9...

NORTHUMBERLAND—The Westmoreland Players Theatre, 16217 Richmond Road, Callao, will present “The Spitfire Grill,” a musical by James Valcq and Fred Alley, based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff, February 20-March 8. The play tells a story about regret, resilience, kindness and the slow work of healing. Unlike the film...

NORTHUMBERLAND—After writing the book Almost in the Clouds! The Story of the Miskimon Fire Tower, Miskimon, Virginia in the spring of 2024, Susan Anthony-Tolbert wanted to ensure that the beloved fire tower was noted nationwide. In her book-presentations throughout the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula, it became obvious how popular...