The Conference 43 Champion Lady Drifters hosted the Conference 44 Champions, the Lady Blues from Parry McCluer Wednesday night, in the Drifterdome in the 1A East Regional semi-finals. In what many describe as the best two teams in the region, top-seeded Colonial Beach earned the win with a final score of 44-30. Coach Keith Dickerson was happy with his team’s performance and praised the skill of the ladies of Parry
Virginia Department of Transportation crews with nearly 900 pieces of available equipment are ready to treat and clear roads this afternoon as a winter storm moves across the 14-county Fredericksburg District. Road conditions are currently clear in most of the Fredericksburg area, with ice beginning to appear on primary roads in Stafford County, which is experiencing sleet and freezing rain. Road conditions are clear and wet in the Northern Neck
CORRECTION: Calendar item in this week’s edition of the Westmoreland News should have read “Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors Regular/Land Use Meeting Monday, March 9, George D. English, Sr. Memorial Building, 111 Polk St., Montross, 6 p.m.
The Virginia General Assembly this year passed legislation that moves the date of election for members of Montross Town Council from May to November, beginning in 2016. Montross Town Manager Brenda Reamy said that, about three elections ago, they started talking about the cost that would be passed on to the localities that were having elections at an odd time. “Because that was the only election, somebody had to
The Conference 43 Champion Lady Drifters hosted the Conference 44 Champions, the Lady Blues from Parry McCluer Wednesday night, in the Drifterdome in the 1A East Regional semi-finals. In what many describe as the best two teams in the region, top-seeded Colonial Beach earned the win with a final score of 44-30. Coach Keith Dickerson was happy with his team’s performance and praised the skill of the ladies of Parry
For the Washington and Lee boys basketball team, the 2014-2015 season ended all too soon. But it was a strong run nonetheless, as the Eagles finished the year 12-7 and ended the regular season on a high note with two big victories over Lancaster and Northumberland, who ranked 1 and 2, respectively, in the conference. Washington and Lee’s run came to an end in the conference quarterfinals when they were
The Colonial Beach Lady Drifters were at home versus the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School Lady Dragons in the 1A East Regional quarterfinals on Monday, March 2. The Lady Drifters took an early five-point lead only to have the visitors make the score close at the end of the first period (9-8). After a long three-pointer, the Lady Dragons were ahead by two with five minutes left in the half. A
Lylly Bates inherited more than her uniquely spelled first name from her mother, Jinnifer. Lylly inherited a deep rooted love for animals, and like her mother, is dedicating her energy and knowledge into carving out a lifetime of service for improving animals’ lives. Lylly, 10, and has taken action with her serious plans for her involvement with the King George Animal Rescue League. Her mother is the coordinator for KGARL’s
Two dogs were found on Mulberry Lane on Saturday, Feb. 28. One is a pitbull, the other a German Shepherd. Shepherd ran off, pitbull still around. Call 804 472-3169 if anyone lost their dogs.
A representative of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Alison Rockwell, came to Rappahannock Community College on February 11 to make a preliminary report on the NCAR project WINTER: Wintertime Investigation of Transport, Emissions, and Reactivity. The project, based at Langley Research Center in Hampton, was initiated at the beginning of February, and will continue through March 15. It uses a C-130 research aircraft—a “flying laboratory”—to study the variations
Note: All events are held at 1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, unless otherwise listed. Saturday, February 28 – Sunday, June 7 Spotlight Exhibition, Melchers’ The Crimson Rambler, exemplifies how the garden as subject matter was ideally suited to Melchers’ adoption of impressionistic painting; Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont, 224 Washington St., Falmouth; daily 10 a.m – 5 p.m., except Wednesdays, through March 31 museum closes at 4
Free Lasagna dinner, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Oak Grove 224-7309. Friday February 27 5:30 – 7:00. Everyone is welcome!
The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum continues the 2015 Winter/Spring lecture series with Dr. Ivor van Heerden’s presentation of “Hurricane Katrina Ten Years Later, and Lessons Learned.” The lecture will be on Monday, March 2 and begins at 7:00 PM in Festival Halle located at 177 Main Street in Reedville, VA. Dr. Ivor van Heerden played a key role in the dissemination of information related to the consequences and causes of the
The Conference 43 Champion Lady Drifters hosted the Conference 44 Champions, the
For the Washington and Lee boys basketball team, the 2014-2015 season ended
Lylly Bates inherited more than her uniquely spelled first name from her
Two dogs were found on Mulberry Lane on Saturday, Feb. 28. One