While roads have small amounts of snow and slush in many areas of the Fredericksburg District, hazardous conditions may be present Motorists on Interstate 95 in Caroline, Stafford, and Spotsylvania counties will find clear pavement on the interstate this morning. Primary roads and high-volume secondary roads in the Fredericksburg area have mostly wet pavement with limited patches of snow and slush. In the Middle Peninsula, primary roads in Essex,
Governor Terry McAuliffe recently announced that Virginia is one of just ten states recently awarded federal funds through the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), sixteen school districts in Virginia were selected to participate in the program. Montross Middle School is one of the grant recipients. “Expanding access
It’s The Rob Wittman Show. Round three.Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) will guest host The John Fredericks Morning Radio Show for the third time on Friday, January 23, 2015 from 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.Wittman last commanded the microphone as a guest host for Fredericks in April 2014. The John Fredericks Morning Show is heard on WHKT AM 1650 in Hampton Roads and WNTW AM “The Answer” in Richmond and throughout Central
For 1st Sgt. Jeremy S. Kaplan, moving to the Northern Neck was kind of like coming home. Kaplan, of Mechanicsville, grew up visiting Westmoreland County with his family for long weekends on the river. “I’ve always enjoyed the rural beauty and laid-back, friendly nature of the Northern Neck,” said Kaplan, the new Virginia State Police Area 2 Office commander in Warsaw. “So, when this position became available, I immediately submitted
Colonial Beach put together a commanding performance to defeat the visiting Lady Raiders 70-41 with four of their Lady Drifters scoring in the double-digits. Sydni Carey tallied up 12 points in the first quarter to help her team lead the Raiders 14-6. In the second period, Meredith Slaw led the Raiders’ charge with a seven-point effort, but Carey, Kenzie Cox and Alexia Wilson combined for 16 points to extend the
The thinking man’s sport took the spotlight Saturday at Colonial Beach High School as seven teams competed in the Conference 43 Scholastic Bowl tournament. Rappahannock County, the only team in the conference that’s neither in the Northern Neck nor close by, claimed the conference championship for the second consecutive year, defeating Rappahannock High School in Richmond County once again for the trophy. Colonial Beach and Washington and Lee both fought
The Colonial Beach varsity basketball team rebounded from its 52-49 loss to Caroline Tuesday evening with a 41-20 victory over St. Margaret’s School. The Lady Drifters (10-3) have a big game ahead of them tomorrow evening when they face the Rappahannock Lady Raiders, who were 10-2 heading into tonight’s game against Cumberland. “It’s always going to be tough,” Lady Drifters Head Coach Keith Dickerson said of their upcoming matchup against
Stratford Hall, home of the Lee family, hosted the birthday commemoration of General Robert E. Lee on January 17. This year marks the 208th year anniversary of Lee’s birth at Stratford Hall on January 19. Four generations of Lees lived at Stratford Hall, including two signers of the Declaration of Independence. The Lees were a powerful family of the ruling Virginians of the times. Although Lee moved from Stratford Hall
The American Cancer Society Relay of Life is the world’s largest fundraising event to end cancer. It unites people who have battled cancer, lost loved ones and are taking action to conquer cancer once and for all. This year, the Relay for Life is incorporating the counties of Westmoreland, Richmond and Essex. The Co-Chairpersons for 2015 are Charles Self, Connie Allen and Arita Smith. The 2015 fundraising started with a
Being a park ranger provides a lot of opportunity for and insight about local history. Phill Greenwalt, a park ranger for George Washington’s Birthplace for the last seven years, has used his knowledge as a historian to not only entertain visitors who want to learn about George Washington, but also co-author several books related to the Civil War. His writing adventure began through a blog called the emerging civil war.
The Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library announces its first-ever “Northern Neck History Detectives Poster Contest” for public, private, and home school students in grades 4-6 in Lancaster, Richmond, Northumberland, and Westmoreland counties. Students are invited to submit creative artworks about local history in the colonial and revolutionary periods. Contest Chairman Laurie McCord says, “We want students to imagine traveling back in time to the 1700s, especially during the lifetimes
Watch for a Grand Opening Soon! The small Colonial Beach studio run by Shirley Rush, which is located at 116 Hawthorn St., will soon expand into the larger adjoining building which is now vacant. For almost four years Colonial Beach artist Shirley Rush has been operating a tiny studio and gallery on Hawthorn St. in a little shop next to the public parking lot by the Colonial Beach Museum and
The Colonial Beach School of Rock Concert, promoted by Straight Shooter Promtion (CBVA) in conjunction with Power Jam Music Alliance and the Maryland State Arts Council, will feature events that are Drug, Alcohol and Obscenity Free at Colonial Beach High School, 100 First St., Colonial Beach, VA 22443, January 17 from 7 to 11 p.m. The CBVA Winter Concert includes: Alternative Rock; Pop Punk; Punk Rock; Indie, with a taste
Colonial Beach put together a commanding performance to defeat the visiting Lady
The thinking man’s sport took the spotlight Saturday at Colonial Beach High
Stratford Hall, home of the Lee family, hosted the birthday commemoration of
The American Cancer Society Relay of Life is the world’s largest fundraising