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by Kevin Howe -  Chilton Woods State Forest is one of many natural treasures in the Northern Neck. Located off Mary Ball Road on Field Trial Road, it is about five miles north of Lively in Lancaster County. One of 25 Virginia State Forests, the Northern Neck is lucky and proud...

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi -  A normal Friday night at Good Luck Cellars in Kilmarnock looks like a porch party, 30 to 50 folks listening to music, chatting, picnicking and sipping wine. These days it looks a lot different. Tasting room manager James Garnett says business is steady, however. Now his Friday...

by Jackie Nunnery -  While a paper product shortage consumed much attention in the early stages of the stay-at-home orders, area shoppers have since seen grocery store shelves nearly depleted of fresh produce and meat. The COVID-19 virus has forced closures at some of the nation’s largest meat processing plants...

YORKTOWN — Farmers markets are essential to their communities, especially during times of uncertainty, according to Gail Whittaker, York County Public Affairs information officer. That’s why York County, based on recommendations from the governor’s office, the Virginia Farmers Market Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Virginia...

by Larry Chowning -  Virginia’s commercial crab pot season opened on March 17 but coronavirus has local seafood businesses and crabbers wondering what type of crab market this season will bring.    There are three crab markets for watermen within the state’s crab fishery. Watermen working crab pots supply female (sooks)...

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi -  Who’d have ever thought in a pandemic that playing a round of golf would be a need not a want? So says Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and governors of other states where golf courses are allowed to remain open despite stay-at-home mandates. Golf courses are an...

MIDDLESEX—The Middlesex Mardi Gras 2020 will be held from 5-10 p.m. on Saturday, February 29, at Bethpage Camp-Resort near Urbanna. Here’s the plan: Sponsor a table of eight for your company, group, or friends—call the Middlesex YMCA at 804-316-9191. Browse the auction items available for your perusal and purchase. Enjoy...

GLOUCESTER—Abingdon Episcopal Church on Route 17 at White Marsh in Gloucester County will host the “Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet” from Brazil in the third concert this season in the Arts at Abingdon Series. The concert will be held Saturday, February 15, at 5 p.m. at the church. Admission is free but a...

LANCASTER—Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor will discuss his new book Thomas Jefferson’s Education at 7 p.m. February 20 at Historic Christ Church & Museum. A beautifully written and thought-provoking work, Taylor’s study explores Jefferson’s campaign to transform Virginia through education and the dilemmas slavery posed for such an ambitious...

WESTMORELAND—The Colonial Beach Community Foundation on Valentine's Day, February 14, will host its fourth annual For the Love of Chocolate and Wine Tasting. The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the Colonial Beach Community Center, 717 Marshall Avenue, Colonial Beach. The event will be conducted by Eric Nelson,...