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by Don Richeson -  Deltaville’s Gabby Taylor, who attends the music school at William and Mary College, will perform a special free trumpet selection as part of the 12:30 p.m. Sunday, April 4 easter Service at All Saints Anglican Church at 48 New St. in Saluda. The selection will include...

by Jackie Nunnery -  Spring is in the air and now love is in Kilmarnock’s Town Centre Park. Community development coordinator Ashley Jones and Mayor Mae Umphlett unveiled the permanent LOVEworks on a cold and sunny Saturday, March 20. The project has resulted from a partnership involving the town and the...

The exhibit, which will be available throughout 2021, showcases a reproduction of the T.C. Walker mural from Main Street, Gloucester. It includes photographs, archival documents and other objects allowing guests to explore Walker’s fascinating life. Thomas Calhoun Walker, the first African American to practice law in Gloucester, is a...

The Lancaster Virginia Historical Society (LVHS) recently announced “Zooming In On Local History: Virtual Speaker Series II,” featuring a second round of seven presentations by authors, researchers and historians. The programs will be presented via Zoom at 3 p.m. on select Thursdays and will be available later as recordings, reported...

The Bergamot Quartet will provide music at an opening reception for artist Deliece Blanchard, who will give a demonstration. The reception is set for 5-5:45 p.m. and 6-6:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 2 at Gloucester Arts on Main at 6580-B Main St. in Gloucester. Guests are limited to 25 per...

History Known as the Gateway to the Northern Neck, Richmond County was established in 1692 from the old Rappahannock County. Originally explored by Captain John Smith in 1607–1608, the county was settled in 1640 when people migrated up from settlements below the Rappahannock River. It was presumably named after the First...

History Mathews County was an established shipbuilding center for the Chesapeake Bay when it broke away from Gloucester in 1791 to become a separate county. About that time, 12 sailing ships over 20 tons each were built in a single year in Mathews, which the Chiskiake Indians had called Werowocomico. Between 1790...

The Lancaster Virginia Historical Society (LVHS) will host “Black Voices: Recollections of Working Women in mid-20th-century Lancaster and Northumberland” at 3 p.m. Thursday, February 4. The virtual program is the next installment in the “Zooming In On Lancaster County History” series. “The presentation will feature audio clips and information selected from...

Deltaville Maritime Museum Boat Shop Director John England, right, and volunteer Roland Anderson work on Hull 103 recently. Progress on Hull 103 can be viewed through large windows in the museum’s boat shop. The museum is at 287 Jackson Creek Road off General Puller Highway in Deltaville. Museum appointments...

During February, the RAL Art Center, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock, will feature the exhibit, “A Touch of Red.” This mixed-media exhibit promises to provide gallery visitors with a diverse and colorful interpretation of artwork that must include a shade, value or color of red, reported executive director Doug Mock. ...