The Rappahannock Record - Rappahannock Record

by Jackie Nunnery WEEMS—During the Monday, May 19, school board meeting, superintendent Jessica Davis said changes were coming to Standards of Learning (SOL) tests following the recent age of legislation by the General Assembly. The changes will take effect for the 2026-27 school year. Davis said one of the positive aspects...

Lancaster teen succumbs to accidental gun shot injuries

May 21, 2025

Northumberland proposes a $47.2 million budget with $0.08 tax increase

May 21, 2025

Residents and small business owners question town’s proposed tax hikes

May 21, 2025

Planning commission reviews changes for small-scale solar units

May 21, 2025

Commission forwards restaurant rezoning and short-term rental applications for council approval

May 21, 2025

Graduation weekend approaches

May 14, 2025

Northumberland school board offers superintendent position to Dr. Karen Leslie

May 14, 2025

Sports

LHS track teams continue prepping for the postseason

May 21, 2025

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster High School track and field teams competed in two multi-school meets during the final week of the regular season, prepping for...

Lancaster sluggers hit two wins over Colonial Beach, 10-0, 14-2

May 21, 2025

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster tallied 24 runs in two games to sweep Colonial Beach in varsity baseball and improve to 12-7 with one game remaining...

Lancaster drops two soccer matches

May 21, 2025

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Westmoreland edged Lancaster, 2-1, on Monday, May 12, in the Red Devils final Northern Neck District regular season match. Bruton beat LHS,...

Lady Devils shut out Colonial Beach, 15-0

May 21, 2025

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Elizabeth Keyser collected three hits and three RBIs and Braelyn Johnson kept the Drifters scoreless through five innings as Lancaster won by...

JV Red Devils whip Colonial Beach, 15-2

May 21, 2025

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster scored six runs in the top of the first and went on to beat Colonial Beach, 15-2, in junior varsity baseball...

Scores & Schedules

May 21, 2025

Baseball Lancaster 10, Colonial Beach 0 Lancaster 14, Colonial Beach 2 Northumberland 10, Rappahannock 4 Softball Lancaster 15, Colonial Beach 0 Rappahannock 4, Northumberland 0 JV baseball...

Local Life

NPI to host cannery presentation

May 21, 2025

Northumberland Preservation Inc. (NPI) will present a talk by Paul Welch about his family’s three-generation history of operating canneries in the Northern Neck. The presentation...

Fish fry due Saturday

May 21, 2025

The Morattico Waterfront Museum, 6584 Morattico Road, Morattico, will hold a fish fry from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, May 24. The menu will include baked...

Officers association will host Memorial Day Commemoration

May 21, 2025

The Northern Neck Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America will hold a Memorial Day Commemoration May 26 at Historic Christ Church, 420...

Strawberry Festival highlights shortcakes

May 21, 2025

The annual St. Stephen’s Strawberry Festival will be held from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 24, on the grounds of historic St. Stephen’s Episcopal...

VA250 Mobile Museum to bring revolutionary history experience to Town Centre Park Wednesday

May 21, 2025

Step back in time and experience Virginia’s central role in the American Revolution when the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience, “Out of Many, One,” visits...

Set crew is transforming stage for mystery-comedy

May 21, 2025

Turning the Lancaster Players stage from a renovated French farmhouse into a stylish Los Angeles Airbnb is no small feat. “Thanks to the dedication of...