Feature Articles

Dr. Taiyi Sun will present a talk on U.S.-China Relations as part of the opening offering in the this year’s Deltaville Great Decisions lecture series. His talk is set for 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Feb. 7, at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building, 17147 General Puller Highway, Deltaville. Washington’s relations with...

Williamsburg-based swing band Good Shot Judy will recreate the nightclub feel of Las Vegas on Saturday, February 8. LANCASTER — The On Stage performance, hosted by the Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts (RFA), will begin at 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The eight-member band will showcase the music...

by Bud Ward There’s a new kid in town. Actually, it’s not a kid at all, but rather a musical instrument, in this case a piano for the Northern Neck Orchestra (NNO). And in reality, it’s not even in town yet. Not just yet…but coming to the new Lancaster High School...

The 29th season of the "Sundays at Two" lecture series will open at 2 p.m. January 12, at the Lancaster Community Library in Kilmarnock. On January 19, Brad Perry will present “NASA & Me: From Apollo to the James Webb Space Telescope.” Perry will relate how the building of an Apollo...

Spending more time outdoors is a fun and achievable New Year’s resolution and Machicomoco State Park in Hayes offers a variety of environments to explore. Visitors can use boat slips to fish for striped bass in the salt marsh or look for birds in the grasslands surrounding...

by Bill Powell Although the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park are closing DMM for a winter refurbish of exhibits displays and infrastructure, DMM will continue its fourth year of DMM’s Turner Lecture Series on Sunday, Jan 19 at 2 p.m. with Edward Wright Haile. The lecture...

Illuminating legacies and igniting brighter futures: Delving into the Hidden History of the Northern Neck W hen the Northern Neck Hidden History Trail officially launched earlier this year, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine said the “innovative, digital experience would provide a new perspective to the centuries of history within the Northern Neck...

Times have changed, but charter boat outings are still quite an experience The charter boat bottom-fishing fishery has played a longstanding role in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula economy and today it is still providing a workplace for some — even though times and the business have changed. There are...

Owner Greg Huff wants dining at 1710 Tavern in Tappahannock to be "an experience" not just a meal. With the amount of meticulous and thoughtful restorations he's made to the historic property on Water Lane, he has accomplished just that. “We want to be that special place that you...

Founded in 1874‭ ‬by Elijah Reed‭, ‬Reedville began as a bustling fishing village that created immense wealth from a small fish‭. ‬While it still owes much of its longevity to the oily menhaden that continues to be fished in the nearby waters‭, ‬the village also thrives as a waterfront...