Feature Articles

by Bud Ward There’s a new kid in town. Actually, it’s not a kid at all, but rather a musical instrument, in this case a piano for the Northern Neck Orchestra (NNO). And in reality, it’s not even in town yet. Not just yet…but coming to the new Lancaster High School...

The 29th season of the "Sundays at Two" lecture series will open at 2 p.m. January 12, at the Lancaster Community Library in Kilmarnock. On January 19, Brad Perry will present “NASA & Me: From Apollo to the James Webb Space Telescope.” Perry will relate how the building of an Apollo...

Spending more time outdoors is a fun and achievable New Year’s resolution and Machicomoco State Park in Hayes offers a variety of environments to explore. Visitors can use boat slips to fish for striped bass in the salt marsh or look for birds in the grasslands surrounding...

by Bill Powell Although the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park are closing DMM for a winter refurbish of exhibits displays and infrastructure, DMM will continue its fourth year of DMM’s Turner Lecture Series on Sunday, Jan 19 at 2 p.m. with Edward Wright Haile. The lecture...

Illuminating legacies and igniting brighter futures: Delving into the Hidden History of the Northern Neck W hen the Northern Neck Hidden History Trail officially launched earlier this year, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine said the “innovative, digital experience would provide a new perspective to the centuries of history within the Northern Neck...

Times have changed, but charter boat outings are still quite an experience The charter boat bottom-fishing fishery has played a longstanding role in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula economy and today it is still providing a workplace for some — even though times and the business have changed. There are...

Owner Greg Huff wants dining at 1710 Tavern in Tappahannock to be "an experience" not just a meal. With the amount of meticulous and thoughtful restorations he's made to the historic property on Water Lane, he has accomplished just that. “We want to be that special place that you...

Founded in 1874‭ ‬by Elijah Reed‭, ‬Reedville began as a bustling fishing village that created immense wealth from a small fish‭. ‬While it still owes much of its longevity to the oily menhaden that continues to be fished in the nearby waters‭, ‬the village also thrives as a waterfront...

An evolution of Urbanna Days that began in 1957, the Urbanna Oyster Festival as it is known today hosts more than 50,000 people in the one-square mile town of Urbanna over two days — this year it is Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1–2. Visitors flock from all over the...

This October grab your leathers, rev your engine and head to Colonial Beach for legendary music performances, delicious food and undeniable camaraderie at the 10th annual Colonial Beach Bike Fest.   10th Anniversary Colonial Beach Bike Festival October 10-13 Entry and parking: FREE Motorcycle Show: Registration, Saturday, October 12, 10am-12pm, Riverboat on the Potomac, 301 Beach...