On one side, the expected winner hoisted the trophy. On the other, a sixth-seeded team overcame the top three ranked squads in the conference en route to their huge victory in the finals. For girls basketball, No. 1 Colonial Beach grew their lead from a two-point, 20-18 advantage halftime to beat the No. 2 Rappahannock Raiders 46-33 in the Conference 43 finals at Lancaster High School. The Lady Drifters, also
From the Virginia State Police, submitted at 8:54 a.m. - Since midnight, Virginia State Police troopers and dispatchers statewide have fielded 801 calls for service statewide. During the period statewide, Virginia troopers responded to 238 traffic crashes and 191 disabled vehicles. The majority of the crashes involved damaged vehicles only. There have no reported traffic fatalities. The following is a breakdown of calls for service by Virginia State Police
The Senate of Virginia voted on Wednesday afternoon to pass Delegate Margaret Ransone’s HB1751. The legislation gives the General Assembly greater oversight of regulations with the potential to create financial problems for businesses or Virginia local governments. Bill patron Delegate Ransone commented, “This is my fourth legislative session in the House, and in that time the number of harmful rules and regulations that have been proposed has increased. This legislation
Pre-treating underway, expect brief delays on Interstate 95 and primary routes Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews in the 14-county Fredericksburg District are preparing for another winter storm. Crews are currently pre-treating Interstate 95 and primary routes in the Fredericksburg area. Motorists should expect delays due to the slow moving vehicles that are applying a salt brine anti-icing solution. Anti-icing prevents ice from bonding to the pavement during inclement weather,
On one side, the expected winner hoisted the trophy. On the other, a sixth-seeded team overcame the top three ranked squads in the conference en route to their huge victory in the finals. For girls basketball, No. 1 Colonial Beach grew their lead from a two-point, 20-18 advantage halftime to beat the No. 2 Rappahannock Raiders 46-33 in the Conference 43 finals at Lancaster High School. The Lady Drifters, also
The girls varsity basketball Conference #43 semifinals were hosted by the top seeded Colonial Beach Lady Drifters this Tuesday in the Drifterdome. The winners advance to the finals this weekend in Lancaster. In the first game, the No. 1 Drifters dominated visiting Rapphanannock County with the final score 69-20. The physicality of the Drifters simply overpowered the Panthers, who handed turnover after turnover to the undefeated Colonial Beach team with
Exciting matchups look to be in store for area high school basketball fans this Saturday. In addition to the top two girls basketball teams on Conference #43 earning their way to an expected head-to-head showdown in the conference finals, the No. 1 Lancaster boys varsity squad will face a somewhat surprising opponent in Essex, who as the sixth seed overcame both No. 3 Washington and Lee and No. 2 Northumberland
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
Due to bad weather in February, the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Callao has rescheduled the Economic Update Workshop to Saturday, March 21 at 1:00 PM in the church’s fellowship hall. This informative session will be presented by Vicki Thorpe and Anne Johns of Thrivent Financial and will cover the status of the current economy and its effect on investments and retirement. Thrivent Financial is a financial services organization that
Most children enjoy coloring books at an early age, carefully trying to stay in the lines of the figures and scenes depicted in the book. Phil McKenney was busy making his own coloring books by drawing and coloring his favorite cartoons at the age of three. His favorite was Popeye, with Woody Woodpecker and Roy Rogers coming in a close second. “My mother saved some of those drawings,” McKenney said.
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
On one side, the expected winner hoisted the trophy. On the other,
The girls varsity basketball Conference #43 semifinals were hosted by the top