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by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi -  After laying dormant for a couple of years, the tasting room and vineyard at the former Athena Vineyards and Winery near Burgess are busy and productive again. Triple V Farms Vineyard and Winery, 3138 Jessie Ball duPont Memorial Highway, Heathsville, held its grand opening August 22. A...

LANCASTER—Responding to the COVID-19 guidelines, and to offer a safe and fun outlet for sailors, the Turkey Shoot board of directors decided to hold a modified regatta, reports co-chairman Tom Chapman of the Rappahannock River Yacht Club (RRYC). The event will be a pursuit race, October 3, on the Rappahannock...

LANCASTER—COMPASS Entertainment Complex, a multi-screen movie cinema and family entertainment center, will open September 4. The complex, 100 Entertainment Drive, Irvington, includes an arcade, bumper cars, batting cages, mini-golf, go-karts, climbing walls, a virtual reality arena and rope courses, as well as the Northern Neck’s first multi-screen movie theater. The...

MATHEWS – On Saturday, Oct. 3, volunteers with the nonprofit organization, U.S. Lighthouse Society and its Chesapeake Chapter, will honor seven Chesapeake Bay lighthouse keepers in special ceremonies at three cemeteries in Mathews County. Some of the keepers served at the Middlesex County lighthouse at Stingray Point that was...

Tucker Douglas of Warsaw arranges sunflowers at his stand during the August Tappahannock Farmers Market. The markets are 9 a.m.-1 p.m. the third Saturday of each month in downtown Tapphannock.

NORTHUMBERLAND—The historic Shiloh School site offers visitors a thriving native plant garden. “The garden is still a work in progress and is a little off the beaten path, but the butterflies, bees and other pollinators have found it," said Jack Moore, president of Northumberland Preservation Inc. (NPI). "During the annual National...

From left, Kilmarnock Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) vice president Ray Lewis and president Ryan Gordon urge folks to purchase raffle tickets for a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4. A drawing for the truck will be held at 11:30 p.m. Aug. 8. Tickets are $10 each. Drive-thru sales events will...

YORK – Online ticket sales have resumed for Yorktown’s Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival at www.villageevents.org. Originally scheduled for Saturday, May 2, but postponed to adhere with Gov. Ralph Northam’s “Temporary Stay at Home” order and ban of gatherings of 10 or more people, the event has been rescheduled...

LANCASTER—The Irvington Farmers Market will begin its 2020 season August 1 at the Town Commons, 98 King Carter Drive, Irvington. The market, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., will feature some new vendors and welcome back many long-standing favorites, offering a rich variety of goods, produce, cut flowers, plants, baked goods, honey...

Despite a delay of nearly a month due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 Deltaville Deltas baseball season is finally set to commence. The Deltas released their 2020 home schedule this week, and kick off the season at home against the Chesapeake Sharks this Saturday night at 7 p.m. The Deltas...