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  • Joined: February 25, 2026
  • Articles: 363

Friends of NPL donates books to NMS

On Tuesday, March 24, the Friends of Northumberland Public Library visited with the 8th-grade English students at Northumberland Middle School. There, they gifted the class enough books for each student in the 7th and 8th grades to read I Know Your Secret, a middlegrade thriller by Daphne Benedis-Grab, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer by Jeff Kinney for the 6th-grade class.

Mrs. Crabbe celebrates 94 years of life, service, and community

Mrs. Edna (Hazel) Crabbe of Montross celebrated her 94th birthday with a joyful gathering at the Riverboat on the Potomac in Colonial Beach. Surrounded by family, friends, and community leaders, the event reflected the deep impact she has made throughout Westmoreland County and the Northern Neck.

To the Editor

To the Editor, Recent reports regarding redistricting efforts across the country should be a cause for concern for every Virginian, regardless of political party. When congressional maps are redrawn without voter approval or oversight, the very foundation of “free and fair elections” begins to crumble.

Rappahannock Tribe launches campaign to protect namesake river

Following the Rappahannock Tribe’s legal challenge to a state approved water withdrawal permit, the Tribe has launched a fundraising and coalition building campaign seeking public support for what tribal leaders expect to be a long term fight to protect the Rappahannock River.

Spring planting scheduled for Farnham’s new living shoreline

Photo: Environmental Quality Services The living shoreline restoration project on Simonson Road in Farnham, near the public Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources boat landing and parking area, is the only one of its kind in the Northern Neck in VDOT’s naturebased solutions initiative, according to Kelly Hannon, communications manager for VDOT’s Fredericksburg District.