August 11, 2026
News
DWR inviting public input on Gardy’s Mill Pond plans
The public has the opportunity to let their voices be heard on what happens to the only public freshwater pond in Northumberland County—and one of only four public ponds in the Northern Neck.
Lancaster proposing real estate tax increase for FY 27
After six work sessions, Lancaster County held a public hearing on its proposed $51.4 million FY 27 budget.
NAPS Spring Highway Cleanup clears 23 bags of trash
A crew of 21 volunteers cleared the roadsides and gullies during the Northumberland Association for Progressive Stewardship (NAPS) Spring Highway Cleanup, Sunday, May 3. The team removed 23 large bags of trash from Route 200 between Wicomico Church and the Glebe Point Bridge to be disposed of or recycled.
Food Lion surprises James H. Cary
James H. Cary Intermediate School in Tappahannock received an unexpected celebration on May 5 as Food Lion marked Teacher Appreciation Week with a “Carts of Kindness” visit supported by Food Lion Feeds, the company’s hunger relief initiative.
RICHMOND COUNTY ADDING FLOCK & SPEED CAMERAS
Richmond County Board of Supervisors approved the use of two new camera systems—Flock license plate readers and Blue Line school zone speed enforcement.
RICHMOND COUNTY NEWS
(804) 436-4570 Birthday greetings to the following individuals from May 14th ~ 19th: 14th ~ Dorothy Pettiford Lewis, Ernestine Maiden, and Karter James Givens; 15th ~ Shirley Kelly Tate, Timothy Johnson, Patricia Fauntleroy Davis, and Latosha King; 16th ~ Mary L. Cottrell, Robert Bailey, Steven Brown, Princess Stowers Davenport, and Bertha Davis; 17th ~ Dwight Jarrett, and our Production Manager, MELODY HASSELVANDER; 18th ~ Dorothy Reed, Mary F. Newton, Lena Heaggans, Darryl Hackett, and Anthony Tino Parker, Jr.; and 19th ~ Donna Lewis and Lloyd Scott.
Trial for fatal Norris Bridge crash moved again
Lancaster Circuit Court has again approved moving the trial of Jesse Foster, the Lancaster County man charged in the fatal July 2025 Norris Bridge crash — and this time, it’s more than a date change. The case appears headed out of the county.