Kilmarnock, VA

Group at the start of retracing James Lindsey Smith's escape at Rice's Hotel /Hughlett's Tavern in Heathsville. From left: Kathy Schuder, Jonathan Wibberly, Robenson Charlotin, Caleb Roseme, Alexi Valle, Charles Sydnor, Adam Bowles. 184 years ago, James Lindsey Smith, an enslaved man in Northumberland County on Virginia's Northern Neck, made...

A 17th- and 18th-century style ship christening ceremony was held Saturday, May 14 for the replica of the Virginia sloop Luna. Several hundred people attended the christening at Deltaville Boatyard as the skies and rain cleared as if to honor such an event. Luna is a replica of a 1768 Virginia two-masted sailing sloop and and is owned by the Colonial Seaport Foundation (CSF).

Captain Charles Raymond Charnock Sr., 85, saw his pilot’s face as he “crost the bar” to be reunited with his late wife, Janice Parks Charnock, on Sunday, May 8, 2022. A lifelong resident of Tangier Island, Raymond was born Nov. 24, 1936, to Charles Newman “Charlie” Charnock and Maggie Spence Charnock.

RIDGE, Md. – Ridge VFD firefighters gathered last evening for our monthly training drill. This month we learned about maintaining firefighter safety while mitigating an incident involving homes with solar panels and energy storage systems. Gage Murdock from Energy Select came to the firehouse to present on the topic....

Captain Charles Raymond Charnock, Sr., a lifelong resident of Tangier Island, VA, passed away, on Sunday, May 8, 2022. Services will be conducted from the graveside at the Charnock Family Cemetery on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., with Mr. Jerry Frank Pruitt officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions...

Natural Bridge Speedway May 20th And Virginia Motor Speedway May 21st Up Next For The Ultimate Super Late Model Series Southeast Region. Carnesville, Georgia - The Ultimate Super Late Model Series Southeast Region will head into a double header as the Ultimate Southeast Tour will travel to Natural Bridge Speedway located in Natural Bridge, Virginia on Friday May 20th for the "Road To Jamaica" event paying $5,000 to win and on Saturday the Ultimate Southeast Tour will travel to Bill Sawyer's Virginia Motor Speedway located in Jamaica, Virginia for the annual "King of the Commonwealth" event paying $20,000 to win. The "King of the Commonwealth" event is one of the biggest short track events in the State of Virginia and draws the best Dirt Late Model racers on the East Coast.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The Coast Guard plans to temporarily move some of its assets from the Station Milford Haven in Mathews while much-needed work is done on the Route 223 Bridge, U.S. Representative Rob Wittman announced.

Playoff fortunes can turn in the blink of an eye. Marriotts Ridge trailed Mt. Hebron by a goal with less than three minutes remaining, but had possession looking to tie the game. However, the Mustangs were called offsides, giving Mt. Hebron the ball back. Off the restart, the Vikings’ Maverick Smith sprinted downfield, tip-toeing the sideline with a defender draped on his hip. The ball ...

RIDGE, Md. — We are receiving reports of a motor vehicle accident that has resulted in some damages. At approximately 6:00 p.m. on May 11, first responders were called to the scene in the 48000 block of Curleys Road for reports that a vehicle had struck a powerline and flipped over.

With the forecast calling for rain and possible thunderstorms today and tomorrow, officials at The Pit at Virginia Motor Speedway have decided to postpone the 13th Annual Mud Mayhem Mud Bog presented by Breezeline to a day to be determined. “We hate to have to postpone the mud bog, but...